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Addison School District 4 | November 2009. The Board + RTI + Coaching = Student Success. District 4 Board of Education & Administrators. Mr. Dave Williams: dwilliams@asd4.org Board President Mrs. Kathy Willis: kwillis@asd4.org Board Secretary Mr. John Langton: jlangton@asd4.org
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Addison School District 4 | November 2009 The Board + RTI + Coaching = Student Success
District 4 Board of Education & Administrators Mr. Dave Williams: dwilliams@asd4.org Board President Mrs. Kathy Willis: kwillis@asd4.org Board Secretary Mr. John Langton: jlangton@asd4.org Superintendent Dr. Bhavna Sharma-Lewis: bsharma-lewis@asd4.org Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
District 4 Coaching Team Donna Infantino: dinfantino@asd4.org Instructional and Enrichment Coach Amy Kinsman: akinsman@asd4.org Elementary Instructional Coach Shelley Taylor: staylor@asd4.org Middle School Instructional Coach Lisa Williams: lwilliams@asd4.org Elementary Instructional Coach
Addison, Illinois • Suburban K-8 (20 miles west of Chicago) • ~4300 students • 1(PK-K); 6 (K-5); 1 (6-8) • Demographics: ~62.4% Hispanic, 29% White, 4.6% Asian, 2.2% Black, • SES: 49.5% Low Income, 25.2% ELL, 17% SWD
Primary Factor in Advancing Student Achievement… Effective Teachers Bill Gates
District 4 Commitment Empowering all students and adults by • Creating job embedded professional development • Providing a financial framework for teaching and learning • Differentiating the needs of all stakeholders in a timely manner
District 4 Action Plan • Response to Intervention (RtI) = Students Need Effective Instruction • 2. Focused Professional Growth and Development • 3. Student Achievement/Learning • 4. Collaborative Culture • 5. Continuous Support of Teaching and Learning
District 4 Instructional Coaching & RtI • Support and Enhance Core Instruction (Tier 1) • Differentiate • Best practice • Research-based • Support and Enhance Interventions (Tier 2 and 3) • Training • Facilitate • Problem Solve • Support and Enhance Data Driven Decisions • Leadership • Prescribe • Evaluate
District 4 Coaching Framework • Horizontal Model (PK-K; 1-2; 3-4; 5/Enrichment; 6-8) • Centered District-Office • District-wide coaching plan, cycles, professional support • Consistent implementation, evaluation, communication • Based on curriculum and instruction needs • Supported grant/local funds
What is an Instructional Coach? Sources: Joellen Killion & Cindy Harrison, Taking the Lead: New Roles for Teachers and School-based Coaches Jim Knight, Instructional Coaching.
Modeling • Based on student data • Teacher requests • Research, create, plan • Facilitate implementation • Debrief • Observe
Co-Planning • Differentiated instruction • Target specifics • Resources, interventions, scientifically-based strategies
Gifted/Talented/Enrichment • Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)…Completing the RtI Spectrum • Identification • Total Talent Portfolio • Curriculum Compacting • Teaching and Learning
Professional Development • Needs based-ongoing • Current and best practices • Differentiated implementation • Accessible-informal conferences
Book Clubs After/Before School Classes On-Site Specialty Workshops Professional Development/Institute Days Article Studies Lead Curriculum Committee Work Summer Professional Academies New Teacher, Paraprofessional & Administrator Trainings Learning Opportunities
Student Success + Teacher Development + Fiscal Responsibility = Instructional Coaching
“Give a man a fish; and you have fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.” Unknown
Investment in Instructional Coaching… (Teacher Salary + Benefit Costs) Results…priceless! Possibilities…endless!
Coaching Impact • Guided Reading • Writing Strategies • Co-Teaching/Inclusion Strategies • School Enrichment Model-SEM • Differentiation • Assessment & Data Analysis • Content Literacy • ELL Strategies
District 4 Outcomes • 1 Teacher = 30 students 4 instructional coaches = 300 teachers = 4,200 students • Assessment Results: Increase Reading Achievement • Personalized • Reflective Practice • Collaborative Culture • Builds Confidence
“I can honestly say that my success this year can be traced back to my partnership with the coaches.” “Our coach has been a phenomenal asset to our building. She has provided exceptional resources and support, I loved having the coach this year work with us!” “Coaching has opened my eyes to doing things differently in my classroom that is more engaging and productive.” “Coaching regenerated my enthusiasm.” “The coaching resources here are invaluable and anything that was asked was delivered.”