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Keep Your Motor Runnin’. Ontario 8C School District Presented by Derek Herzberg, Linda Hofmann, Betsy Davis, Heidi Greer and Julie Bainbridge. Who We Are. 2700 students in Ontario School District K-12 5 Elementary Schools; 10 Kindergarten Classrooms 43% White; 53% Hispanic; 2% Asian
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Keep Your Motor Runnin’ Ontario 8C School District Presented by Derek Herzberg, Linda Hofmann, Betsy Davis, Heidi Greer and Julie Bainbridge
Who We Are • 2700 students in Ontario School District K-12 • 5 Elementary Schools; 10 Kindergarten Classrooms • 43% White; 53% Hispanic; 2% Asian • 19% Migrant • Between 5%-32% ESL depending upon the school • 60%-94% Free/Reduced Lunch depending upon the school • 100% worth the effort
What We Have • $2 Million per year of Federal Compensatory Grants • 2 Elementary Schools in the 6th year of a 6 year grant • 1 of 5 districts in the state to receive a Response to Intervention (RtI) grant in it’s first year through TTSD (Tigard-Tualatin School District) • Effective Behavioral Instructional Support Systems grant from ODE • Positive Behavior Supports grant in consortium with Malheur ESD
The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask. - Thomas Kuhn
TIER III: Intensive Intervention & Progress Monitoring The Multi-Tiered Model: ~5% TIER II: Strategic Intervention & Progress Monitoring ~15% TIER I: Research-Based Core Instruction & Screening for ALL students ~80% of Students 3-Tiered Continuum (Walker, 1996)
80% of Students 15% 5% You Get What You Get and You Don’t Throw a Fit…
1st Year Houghton Mifflin (core program) • Tools for Implementation • Grade Level Meetings • Instructional Assistants • Reading Coach • DIBELS • Oregon Reading First Center M.R.=F,F, .5 Al=E, .5, .5
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)
2nd Year Houghton Mifflin (core program) Read Well (Intervention Program) M.R.=E,E, .5 Al=E, .5, .5 C=E
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)
3rd Year Houghton Mifflin (core) Read Well (Intervention) ERI (Intervention) Language for Learning • Tools for Implementation • Positive Behavioral Supports • Effective Behavioral Instructional Support • ESL Teachers M.R.=F, F, F Al=F, F C=.5 P=.5 Ai=.5, .5
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)
Positive Behavioral Supports • Matrix in place • Reward systems in place • Instructional Assistant Training • Bus Driver Training • All five elementary schools send representatives to the state PBS conference • Using data to help make decisions
EBIS Decision Rules • Level 1 Support (all students): 30-60 minutes ERI in addition to core program • Level 2 Support (strategic): add 30 minutes LFL • Level 3 Support (intensive): replace ERI with RMC for 60 minutes/day for those not passing 3 consecutive in-program assessments • DIBELS 2x monthly • Monitor and revise intervention support programs
CSI Map(Core, Supplemental, Intensive) Benchmark Whole Group HM w/CE Small Group ERI LFL Strategic Whole Group HM w/CE Small Group ERI x2 LFL Intensive Whole Group HM w/CE Small Group ERI x2 RMC x2 LFL
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)
4th Year Houghton Mifflin w/ Core Enhancements (core) Read Well (Intervention) ERI (Intervention) Language for Learning Reading Mastery (Intervention) • Tools for Implementation • Response to Intervention • 3 Tiered Model • School Counselors M.R.=F, F, F Al=F, F C=.5 P=.5 Ai=.5, .5
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)
5th Year Houghton Mifflin w/ Core Enhancements (core) Read Well (Intervention) ERI (Intervention) Language for Learning Reading Mastery (Intervention) • Tools for Implementation • Effective Behavior and Instructional Support Systems • Early Release Friday 1X Month M.R.=F, F, F Al=F, F C=F P=F Ai=F, F
Avoiding the Bumps in the Road • Unity of purpose and vision • District and building leadership support is critical • 100% staff buy–in • Program fidelity • Data-based decision making
Staying the Course Ontario 8-C School District Continuous Improvement Plan reflects our commitment to stay the course with the improvements that we have implemented over the past five years. We believe that this is truly the way to assist all students to reach their highest potential.
Don’t Go Off the Deep End! • Celebrate the little successes along the way • Be realistic about expectations • Be patient in awaiting results
Ontario 8C School District Kindergarten Mid-Year Instructional Recommendations (DIBELS)