Ohio Department of Education Board Meeting

1. Ohio Department of Education Board Meeting Third Grade Reading Guarantee Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District By: Andrea Celico, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent Karen Heinsbergen, Program Specialist-Literacy

2. Pathways Relevance CH-UH Vision & Mission Common Core Rigor P.A.S.S.A.G.E. YOU Relationships Every Student, Every Day! Some Success, Some Way! Only district in Cuyahoga County and only 1 of 8 in the state to receive all A’s in 4 value-added areas!

3. Teacher Credentialing • Third grade: ensure any student that’s “not on track” has a teacher who meets one of the credentialing requirements • 33% of our 3rd grade classroom teachers currently meet the requirements of the TGRG • Provided list of accredited programs and costs for teachers • Praxis test information shared with teachers • Provided endorsement classes at Notre Dame College at discounted rate (subsidized by TeachOhio Grant)

4. Where we have been… Assessments Strategic Planning Materials ELA Shifts Instruction since 2010

5. Literacy Plan Structure • Minimum of 135 minute literacy block for students in grades K-3 • Addressed student-teacher ratio • Performance Grouping • Professional Development and preparation • Staggered Start • Resource allocation • Staffing decisions • Literacy leads • Intervention support - LLI Curriculum and Instruction • Comprehensive Literacy Framework (handout) • Performance Grouping • Intervention Support • Ohio’s New Learning Standards • Scope and sequence • Standards-Based Report Card

6. Assessment of students’ skills How did we determine if a student was “on track” or “not on track?” • Use composite score from DIBELS subtest for K-3 by September 30 • Reading diagnostics (grades 1-2) administered in November (ODE) • Other assessments: • Running records • Guided reading level benchmarking (F & P) • Progress monitoring using DIBELS

7. After assessment…. • Move students into groups based on student performance • Parent notification sent out (handout) • Create RIMP’s for “not on track” K-3 students • Sample RIMP (handout) • Supported by Literacy Leads and Central Office administrators • Provided us with information about student interventions over time • Working on a warehouse for storing intervention information to track students

8. Early Literacy and Reading Readiness Grant • $20,000 from ODE • 2 elementary schools • Offered to “not on track” 2nd graders • Community partnership with Great Lakes Science Center • November-March • Weekly lunch sessions • Program aligns to Ohio New Learning standards in science and ELA and aligns to classroom objectives • Experiments and writing components

9. Summer Programming • Offer programming to 3rd grade students who haven’t met 392 threshold (currently approximately 164 students out of 414 or 40%) • Camp Jumpstart for incoming 1st Graders • BAGG (Books-A-Go-Go) for all families

10. Parent and Community Communication and Testimonials • Website (handouts) • Letters • Newsletters • Surveys • Staggered Start Survey link for feedback http://www.chuh.org/news/detail/2013/9/4/staggered-start-survey • Curriculum nights • TGRG Information nights (school-based) • Student Testimonial • Parent Testimonial

11. Challenges • Assessing students prior to school year starting • Tracking interventions electronically • Finding properly licensed teachers • Staffing implications for retained students • Timing of OAA test results as they relate to summer programming • Making choices with limited funds