What have we learned and how did we get a 50%+ academic increase?

1. What have we learned and how did we get a 50%+ academic increase? Chris Dopp, Principal, Edison Local SD Julie Kireta, 3rd grade teacher, Edison Local SD Jayma Allen, Title/Primary Support Teacher, Edison Local SD

2. Edison Local School District • Rural • Eastern Ohio • 1663 Students • 2 Elementary, 1 Middle, 1 High School • 65% Free and reduced lunch (elementary) • 14.5% Special Education (elementary) • One building in school improvement • Levy has not passed since 1977 • Have had to reduce our expenditures by $3 million over past two years 

3. 5 Years Ago... • Did not meet AYP • Did not have a Literacy Plan • Vision, Core Values, Goals • Assessment Plan • Professional Development Plan • Beginning stages of RtI Partnered with outside organization to create a plan to improve student achievement!

4. The Big Picture

5. Where We Began Baseline data Leadership Literacy Professional Development Vision, Core Values, Goals Assessment Plan Professional Development Process Content Implementation

6. Baseline Data- Kindergarten and First Grade

7. Baseline Data- Second Grade

8. Vision, Goal, Core Values Vision-To give our staff and students the necessary tools to be successful in our comprehensive reading program. Primary Goal- At least 80% of K-3 students will be successful with core instruction alone, and an additional 15% of students will be successful with core instruction and intervention. Core Values- Student Centered, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Stability

9. Assessment Plan Universal Screener- DIBELS®/DIBELS® Next Skill Inventories/Diagnostic- Really Great Reading/Blevins and QPS Progress Monitoring- DIBELS® Intervention Logs Outcome-Based- DIBELS® OAA

10. Professional Development Plan Leadership Ongoing Leadership Team sessions All teacher PD sessions Teachers SBRR content PD Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) Process PD- Data Analysis, Instructional Planning, Student Intervention Response Embedded Modeling and Coaching Intervention Response Embedded Modeling and Coaching

11. Not a program, professional development Provides teachers with understanding: How students learn to read and write Why some students struggle to learn to read, write, and spell Instructional strategies best supported by research LETRS®: Connecting to the Classroom™ Sessions Support teachers with the application of LETRS® content into their classroom practice Content Professional Development: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling

12. Process Professional Development

13. Modeling and Coaching • One-on-one • Confidential • Takes place in the classroom with teacher’s students • Skill specific • Immediate feedback • Repeated

14. Third Grade Reading Guarantee All students entering the third grade must demonstrate a certain level of competency in reading before advancing to the fourth grade. This level will start between “limited” and “proficient,” and will rise over time. ~ODE The planning, professional development, and implementation has helped to set the third grade up for success!

15. Third Grade Implementation • Awarded Third Grade Reading Guarantee Grant • Implementation K-2 expanded into Third Grade (first year- 2012-2013) • Assessment Plan • Data Analysis • Instructional Planning • SIR (Student Intervention Response) • Evaluation • Regular data meetings • Third Grade Reading Guarantee: • Diagnostic Assessments • Improvement and Monitoring Plan • Report to ODE

16. Assessment Plan Screener Skill Inventories Progress Monitoring OAA Data Analysis Twice a year Analyze screening data Determine further assessment Third Grade • Student Intervention Response • Monitor progress to determine if intervention is working and to make modifications if necessary • Adjust plans, groups, skills, schedules, etc. • Green Folders • Instructional Planning • Analyze skill inventory data (diagnostic) • Create Instructional Plans • Set goals • Plan for progress monitoring • Evaluation • Implementation Process

17. Third Grade Data- First Year Implementation- 2012-2013

18. Third Grade 2013-2014

19. Big Change for 2013-2014- SCHEDULE • Tier II and III built into all K-3 schedules • Needed more time for most at risk students for intervention • Built in time allows for principals to allocate resources appropriately • Shared ownership can occur during common intervention times

20. Spring 2013- Second Grade Data (this year’s 3rd graders) • On track for meeting expectations of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee • Focused on skills necessary to be successful readers, not just benchmark scores • Maintaining CS students • Movement from IS to SS and SS to CS • Need- Increase effectiveness of Tier I

21. Third Grade- Fall of 2013 • More students entering third grade reading with accuracy • Can move from decoding interventions to fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension 3rd Grade Goals: • 89% Core Support • 96% reading with 97% accuracy

22. Fall OAASFEP District Scores Table 2. Results from the October 2013 administration.

23. Fall OAASFEP County Scores OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OHIO ACHIEVEMENT TESTS - PRELIMINARY RESULTS GRADE 3 - PUBLIC DISTRICTS OCTOBER 2013 TEST ADMINISTRATION JEFFERSON COUNTY

24. Third Grade- Winter of 2014 • Only 4 students not on 3rd grade reading level • Of the 22 at risk students, half at risk due to accuracy, half due to fluency—both affecting comprehension • Core instruction and Tier II instruction working effectively

25. What else are we doing to meet the demands of the TGRG? • Implementation into Pre-Kindergarten • Content professional development • Embedded modeling and coaching • After school tutoring • Summer school • Orton-Gilligham • Visualize and Verbalize

26. What else are we doing to meet the demands of the TGRG? • Parent Engagement • Teach Me To Read At Home™ • Family sessions during the school year for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten families • Teach Me To Learn at Home™ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJVZCSDX6o4

27. Questions/Answer Session Contact Information: Chris Dopp- chris.dopp@edisonlocal.k12.oh.us Julie Kireta- julie.kireta@edisonlocal.k12.oh.us Jayma Allen- jayma.allen@omeresa.net Thank you for attending!