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FAIRLAWN Local Schools. Meaghen Hays Project M.O.R.E. Coordinator. About Me. Meaghen Hays Intervention Specialist at Fairlawn Local Schools Service Students with Disabilities and At-Risk students in grades Kindergarten through 3 rd Grade
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FAIRLAWNLocal Schools Meaghen Hays Project M.O.R.E. Coordinator
About Me • Meaghen Hays • Intervention Specialist at Fairlawn Local Schools • Service Students with Disabilities and At-Risk students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd Grade • I am in my 4th year of teaching at Fairlawn Local Schools • This is my 3rd year as the Project M.O.R.E. Coordinator
Fairlawn Demographics • 638 students currently attending Fairlawn Local Schools in grades Kindergarten through 12th Grade • We have an additional 36 students receiving early intervention through our Pre Kindergarten program • Project M.O.R.E. Participation • 52 students, both disabled and at-risk, are participating in the Project M.O.R.E. program • 13 students participating in Project M.O.R.E. have been identified and are receiving special education services • 12 students participating in Project M.O.R.E. currently have an active IAT or SBIT team • 38% of our students are currently receiving Free and/or Reduced Lunch services • This qualifies Fairlawn Local Schools as a Title 1 building K-12
My Project M.O.R.E. Program • I am currently serving 52 students through Project M.O.R.E. • I currently have 42 adult and student mentors • 5 of the Project M.O.R.E. mentors are classroom paraprofessionals and/or aides that donate their time to the Project M.O.R.E. program • My mentors range in age from 7th grade students to 12th grade Seniors • Most successful mentors are my 8th grade student mentors • Project M.O.R.E. operates in three sessions throughout the school day
Project M.O.R.E. Headquarters(Organization) • All pertinent information regarding students, session schedules, Big Buddy/Little Buddy Pairings, mentor attendance, and questions are posted on the Project M.O.R.E. bulletin board
Project M.O.R.E. Headquarters(Organization) • Project M.O.R.E. student bins are located at the Project M.O.R.E. Headquarters • The Question Bin is also located at the HQ’s • Students are to place any information, questions, and/or concerns that need addressed prior to the next session of Project M.O.R.E. The Question Bin is checked daily
Project M.O.R.E. Headquarters(Organization) Additional student bins are located in cabinets in the Project M.O.R.E classroom
Project M.O.R.E. Reading-Tutors Material(Organization) • Reading-Tutor’s materials are located in the filing next to the Project M.O.R.E. Headquarters • Materials are categorized by reading levels and are color coded to maintain the material order
Project M.O.R.E. Reading-Tutors Material(Organization) • In order to cut paper usage, the Reading-Tutor’s materials have been made into file folder games that can be recycled for each student. Student books continue to be copied for the students to take home and build their student libraries. In doing this, we have cut our paper usage by 80%.
Project M.O.R.E. Reading-Tutors Material(Organization) • Reading-Tutor’s materials are maintained by a student aide during non-session periods of the school day. • My student aide (Cara), is responsible for making sure at least 20 copies of each book are in the filing cabinet at all times. If books need to be made, the materials shown in the picture are available all day, everyday. • Cara also communicates when more duct tape and staples need to be purchased
Project M.O.R.E. Work Stations(Academic Strategies) • In order to continue reaching the needs of our students, teacher collaboration takes place 4 times each year to develop further strategies to meet deficits. The following stations on the slides have been implemented due to teacher requests
Project M.O.R.E. Work Stations(Academic Strategies) “COZY CORNER”
Project M.O.R.E. Work Stations(Academic Strategies) Lakeshore Math File Folder Games: Patterning & Sorting, Beginning Operations, Shapes & Measurement, Numbers & Counting Lakeshore ELA File Folder Games: Vocabulary, Phonemic Awareness, Alphabet, and Word Work
Project M.O.R.E. Work Stations(Academic Strategies) Frog Publications Classroom Learning Game Sets are also available to students and mentors.
Project M.O.R.E. Work Stations(Academic Strategies) • Students also have access to manipulatives and other items needed to extend Reading-Tutor’s materials
Project M.O.R.E. Fun Days(Incentive) Academic Games Available to Students and Mentors
Project M.O.R.E. Fun Days(Incentive) Academic Games Available to Students and Mentors