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Appoquinimink's Race to the Top Plan

Appoquinimink's Race to the Top Plan. Presented to the ASD Board of Education. January 17, 2012. Appoquinimink Priorities. Support our most successful students through increased accelerated opportunities Improve teaching and learning outcomes for elementary special education students

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Appoquinimink's Race to the Top Plan

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  1. Appoquinimink's Race to the Top Plan Presented to the ASD Board of Education January 17, 2012

  2. Appoquinimink Priorities • Support our most successful students through increased accelerated opportunities • Improve teaching and learning outcomes for elementary special education students • Support the transition of students new to the Appoquinimink School District

  3. Increased Learning Opportunities for Accelerated students • Increase connections with higher education/college offerings during the student school day • Dual credit course for World History and English • Implement SpringBoard AP Primer in middle school enrichment period for accelerated learners • Students identified as 96%ile and above are using the program • 6th graders use the 7th grade material, 7th use the 8th and so on • Implement Engineering is Elementary during RtI for accelerated learners • Three kit rotations per year • Includes science, math, language arts, technology and culture

  4. Accelerated students continued • Provide a ladder experience for 5th-9th grade for immersion in college related activities • 5th grade career fairs planned for each building • Middle school visits to UD • 8th grade March 15th College Night at DE State • High school trips to UD nursing lab

  5. Improve Learning Outcomes for Special Education Students • Provide professional development for special education inclusion pairs: • Systematic problem solving method • Hired Stetson Associates to provide training in _____ schools • Special education specialist provides on-going training for inclusion teams • Learning Focused Strategies • All 1-12 staff have been trained in three modules • K staff have been trained in first module • Walkthroughs have monitored implementation • Collaborative teaming

  6. Special Education continued • Incorporate lesson demonstration in the interview process for teachers seeking special education positions. • This has been added to the process for hiring special education staff • Lesson plan submission has been included for all applicants; lesson demonstration is optional • Implement a three-year agreement with teachers of special needs students. • New special education staff sign an agreement when they meet with human resources

  7. Support the Transition of Students New to the Appoquinimink School District • Implement a New Student Monitoring program • Program is in place and is monitored at least two times per year • Use state data coaches to facilitate collaborative time • Data coaches provide direct support in 6 schools • Coach the coach/turnkey training is happening in 8 schools • Implement CCSS and common assessments measuring progress toward standards • Units are completed for high school • Units 1-4 have been developed in elementary and middle school • Remaining units to be completed over the next month

  8. Overarching Strategies • Conduct focused walkthroughs to monitor CCSS and LFS implementation • Rubric was developed with administrators to complete walkthrough process and provide feedback to schools • To date over 750 classrooms have been visited • Visits occur monthly • Develop teacher leader program focusing on coaching and mentoring for improved student achievement • DDOE to provide us with how this is working in other district • Met with AEA to discuss and will be putting together committee to work on this initiative

  9. Other activities within plan • Conduct Comprehensive Site Reviews in each school on a three year cycle • Five schools this year • AECC, MMS, AGW are completed • MHS and BHE over the next two months • Team consists of district staff, DDOE, DASL, and other DE district staff

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