Align By Design

1. Align By Design Baraboo, Wisconsin Jack Young Middle School goo.gl/UKGM4c “It’s a great day to learn at Jack Young Middle School”

2. Align By Design Jennifer Flury, Math Teacher, Grade Level Leader, Jack Young Middle School Maggie Schumacher, Literacy Coach, Jack Young Middle School Jane McMahon, Instructional Facilitator, Baraboo School District John Gunnell, Principal, Jack Young Middle School Tod Today’s Meet Backchannel: todaysmeet.com/AlignbyDesign

3. Jack Young Middle School JYMS serves approximately 700 students in Grades 6 - 8 Economically Disadvantaged: 49% Special Education: 12.9% Minority Population: 13.2% Average Class Size: 24.2

4. Don’t Blame The Lettuce This statement encompasses how we view our work with children and how we view our use of data at JYMS. Our responsibility is to create the ideal conditions to cultivate teaching and learning.

5. Structures in place to support student learning . . . Teachers Who Care “If kids are not your top priority, you will struggle to find your place here.” Daily Intervention/Enrichment Period (26 Minutes, 5 days per week) Math and Literacy Blocks (91 Minutes Daily) Supplemental Reading Instruction (Read 180/Mindplay) Online Options (All Periods, All Core Content Areas)

6. Structures in place to support student learning . . . Acceleration Opportunities For Students (Onsite GT Coach) Academic Check In/Check Out (For Targeted Students) Technology Rich Environment (Device Neutral, Open Access, BYOD) Standards Based Grading (Four Point Scale) Developing Partnerships (Boys & Girls Club, Volunteer/Guest Speakers)

7. Structures in place to support ongoing professional learning . . . Danielson Framework (Has been in place in the district since 2009) Instructional Priorities (Learning Targets, Engagement, Questioning, Formative Assessment) Instructional Coaching (Math, Literacy, NGSS, GT, ELL, PBIS) Mentorship Program (Has been in place in the district since 2005) PLC Model (Meets weekly for two hours) Building Leadership Team (Meets monthly for 60-90 minutes)

8. Structures in place to support ongoing professional learning . . . Team Planning (Meets daily for 44 minutes) Staff Meetings (Meet bi-weekly, approximately 60 minutes per meeting) Data Informed Decision Making (MAP, Aimsweb, Value Added, Educlimber) Instructional Rounds (Driven by Teacher-Leaders and Instructional Coaches) Book Studies (Focus, What Great Teachers Do Differently, Teach Like A Pirate, The Fundamental 5) #Wischat, #WIEE, #EduBoo #BarabooProud

9. Educator Effectiveness Timeline Preparation Participation In EE Pilot (SLO’s) 2012 - 2013 Participation In EE Pilot (Full Pilot) 2013 - 2014 Participation In EE Edcamp (UW-Baraboo) - March 2014 Launch School Report Card (Mid-August) Deep Dive Analysis of School Report Card Data (Late August) Development of building goal based upon data from School Report Card/Analysis of past MAP Scores and three year review of Value Added Data (Early September) Begin Baseline Assessments (Mid September) Release Building Goal/Literacy Based SLO to staff (Early October) Coaches/Admin meet with teachers to create Individual SLO’s (Mid October) Teachers submit individual/group SLO’s based on building goal. (Late October) For All The Text

10. Educator Effectiveness Timeline (Continued) Complete first round of mini-observations (October) Develop School Improvement Plan tied to Building SLO (November) Conduct formal observations of teachers in Summary Year (December/January) PLC days to provide time for teachers to upload artifacts (January/February) Conduct Mid-interval Conferences with teachers in Summary Year (February) Conduct second round of mini-observations (February)

11. Challenges Increasing Poverty Rate Relatively Young Staff Shrinking Budget/FTE Sustainability Mindset

12. JYMS Building SLO School Learning Outcome: Over the course of the 2014 -15 school year, students in grades 6, 7 and 8 will demonstrate an average increase in their MAP Reading scores by increments of 9, 7 and 6 points respectively on the Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 MAP assessment. Rationale: The average MAP growth from the past two years was 8.4 in grade 6. 6.3 in grade 7 and 5.3 in grade 8. The diminishing growth is a reflection of the test’s ceiling. Because the MAP score is a reflection of three components, (Literature, Informational Text, and Foundational Skills/Vocabulary), teachers will be able to attach to one of those three pillars with their individual SLO’s.

13. Aligning a Teacher SLO to a School SLO • How do I use literacy in my subject area? • Word of the Day • Learning Logs • Word Wall Cards • Back Words, Mind Reader • Word Sorts, Graphic Organizers

14. Aligning a Teacher SLO to a School SLO • What area of literacy should I focus on to help my students grow in the area of literacy? What area of literacy will help my students access the mathematics curriculum more easily? • Vocabulary • SLO and PPG

15. Examples of Literacy Based SLOs Math: Vocabulary Decontextualization (to remove from a context) -numbers in a story problem Science: Writing a Scientific Explanation -claim (achievement SLO) -evidence -reasoning (growth SLO) Social Studies: Reading, Understanding and Analyzing Information Text -focus on reading and analyzing primary source documents in class Physical Education: Vocabulary

16. Leadership as a Teacher • 2012-2013 Pilot Participant • CESA 6-12 Mathematics/Science SLO Training • Assisting content area peers during PLC • Team Leader • Educator Effectiveness during Team Planning

17. The Role of the Literacy Coach Support Resources Intervention Data Collection & Analysis Professional Development etc...

18. Supporting the Building SLO Data, data, data…

19. Supporting the Building SLO PD Cohorts - Building Academic Vocabulary, Content Literacy, Formative Assessment, Differentiation Collaboration, Resources, Reflection, Oh my!

20. A Culture of Literacy...

22. The Role of the Instructional Facilitator Educate Elevate CELEBRATE !

23. PROVIDE RESOURCES

24. HELPFUL LINKS • CCSS - LITERACY IN ALL SUBJECTS • CCSS - ELA • CCSS - MATH • NGSS

26. Sample of Website - Mid-Interval

27. PROMOTE GROWTH & REFLECTION

28. Encouraging Growth for All Students • Promoting Tiered SLOs • Evaluating Test Ceilings • Encouraging More Pretesting • Facilitating Differentiation • Maximizing intervention time • Cluster Grouping/class offerings • Encouraging Growth for All Educators • Observations and Feedback - Yr. 2 • Induction Seminars - 5 for Yr. 1 • Instructional Round Playground • Pushing Best Practice • Coaching • Coaching Collaboration

29. T-PACK: Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge

30. State and National Conferences • Teacher and Student recognitions • Meeting Starter norm • Promoting Growth Mindset • #BarabooProud CELEBRATE !

32. PLEASE JOIN OUR PLN! @gunnellAP @janemcmahon2 @InspireMaggie @jmflury PHOTO “Devil’s Lake Blues” COURTESY OF PETER ARNDT

33. Contact Information jgunnell@barabooschools.net jmcmahon@barabooschools.net mschumacher@barabooschools.net jflury@barabooschools.net

34. Requested Resources Smarter Balanced Vocabulary Lists (This is the starting point for our Tier II Academic Word Lists.)

35. JYMS Writing Assessment Rubric *Adapted from the National Writing Project Rubric Work in Progress