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Improving Mathematics Performance

Improving Mathematics Performance. February 14, 2013 Suffolk Public Schools. Focus Area I - Instruction. Implemented Strategic Staffing Model Created Opportunities for Greater Collaboration across the District and Region Sharing of Best Practice Lessons

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Improving Mathematics Performance

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  1. Improving Mathematics Performance February 14, 2013 Suffolk Public Schools

  2. Focus Area I - Instruction Implemented Strategic Staffing Model Created Opportunities for Greater Collaboration across the District and Region Sharing of Best Practice Lessons Developed Curriculum Reference Guides (9-12) Conducted Lesson Studies (Gr 7) Developed additional Technology Enhanced Items Beginning to implement Guided Math groups Expanded flexible grouping practices

  3. Focus Area II – Professional Development • Analyzing Student Performance by Question data • Guided Math • Concrete Representational Abstract Approach to Teaching • Using the M-Scan Framework to plan and conduct walkthroughs • Effective Use of Resource Folders

  4. Focus Area III - Assessment Increased local assessment rigor Incorporated more open-ended items Developed quarterly mathematics pre-assessments Created additional opportunities for online testing at the local level Created quarterly content review notes for student and teacher use

  5. Focus Area IV - Accountability Increased the monitoring of mathematics instruction by principals and central office staff Increased collaboration within each school and across the district Increased instructional support to schools

  6. New Assessments in English and Science Preparing Students for Success February 14, 2013

  7. Standards Implementation Timeline English/Writing: • Adopted 2010 and Infused in 2011 • Fully Implemented in 2012 • Field tested new online writing tool in 2012 • Field tested new reading/writing content and Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs)in 2012 • New standards assessed in 2013 Science • Adopted 2010 and Fully Implemented in 2012 • Field tested new content and TEIs in 2012 • New standards assessed in 2013

  8. Action Steps • School Improvement Plan Reviews • Academic Reviews • Mid-year conferences with principals • Curriculum revisions • Comprehensive Literacy Plan revisions • Assessment revisions • Literacy Reviews (Elementary) • Monthly Principals’ meetings

  9. Curriculum Revisions • Beginning 2010, committees revised • Action plans and timelines • Pacing guides • Scope and sequences • Crosswalk comparisons • Lessons and labs for curriculum guides (science) • Content review notes and vocabulary • Local assessments

  10. Elementary

  11. Reading Suffolk Public Schools’ Literacy Committee Representation from elementary schools and middle schools Literacy Reviews Conducted over the past two years as needs arise Curriculum Development Classroom Teachers, Academic Coaches, and Lead Teachers serve Ongoing Reading Assessments (K-2) Cumulative Reading Assessments (3-5)

  12. Reading Interventions/Response to Interventions PALS, Words Their Way, Foundations K-2 Professional Development Principals, Classroom and Title I Teachers, Academic Coaches, and Paraprofessionals Monthly Steering Committee Meetings (K-5)

  13. Writing Two formal monitored writings each nine weeks (Expository, Persuasive, Narrative) Internal and external monitoring occurs throughout the year Online writing tool practice Computer access for TEIs VDOE Grade 5 Writing Reviews, Standard Settings, Prompt and Scoring Committee Teacher/Lead Teacher representatives

  14. Science • Professional Development • VDOE Standards Presentations • VISTA – Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching & Achievement • Paraprofessionals, Teachers, and Principalswith emphasis on “Inquiry” based instruction • Sample lessons and experiments • Pre-assessments for grade 5 used as a diagnostic tool • Full Implementation and Assessments of New Standards

  15. Middle

  16. Reading • English Implementation Committees Two years focusing on infusion and implementation • Format Change of Assessments One or paired passages and stand alone items without a passage • English Curriculum Overviews Focused on resources starting at pre-service • Virginia Department of Education Presentations At principals, vertical, city-wide, and school-based meetings • Online Practice Items--VDOE samples and locally developed TEIs

  17. Writing • Monitoring of Student Writings Quarterly reviews and feedback from teams of teachers • Online Writing Tools Practiced across grade levels (started spring 2012) • Mock WritingSessions Mirror the state approach • Writing Process Modification Writings per quarter have changed from two topics to one topic to better develop skills and deepen understanding of the process

  18. Writing Continued Writer’s Workshop Based on informal writings, areas of improvement become a focus of intervention Virginia Department of Education Presentations At principals, vertical, city-wide, and school-based meetings

  19. Science • Science Summer and Steering Committees Compared crosswalks, developed lessons and labs, updated content review notes for parents and students • Format Change of Assessments Practiced TEIs in 2012 Field tested TEIs in 2012TEIs count in 2013Local assessments reviewed and updated • Science Curriculum Overviews Focused on resources starting at pre-service

  20. Science Continued • Community Instructional Materials (e.g. Green Living Guides, Chesapeake Bay Foundation) • Participation in Region II Math and Science Coalition Industry leaders, local divisions, and colleges partner to provide training and student experiences

  21. High

  22. Reading • Review of 2010 Standards • Instructors critiqued the draft of the 2010 standards and sent revisions/comments to VDOE coordinator for review • Updated Resources • English Curriculum Reference Guides, Assessments, and Content Review Notes for grades 9 and 10 were revised during summer curriculum of 2011 • Standards were implemented in grades 9 and 10 during the 2011-2012 school year. Grades 11 and 12 continued to operate on the 2002 standards. Resources updated in 2012 for grades 11 and 12 • Teachers created simulated TEI for reading this year

  23. Reading • Assessments • Local assessment items have been revised to include more non-fiction passages • Professional Development Activities (PDA) • Media Literacy PDA held for all English teachers • Representatives from each grade level attended VDOE English Summer Institute and presented to all English staff during pre-service • VDOE resources were shared with instructors at monthly meetings which included: online reading tools, ESS, vocabulary resources, practice items through TestNav, etc • Use of Technology • Articulate software has been purchased for the development of online TEI – updates currently being made

  24. Writing • Implementation Process • Writing followed same process & timeline as Reading • Phased-in of grades 9-10 in 2011-2012 • Full implementation of grades 11-12 in 2012-2013 • Representative served on VDOE SOL Items and Test Review Committee • SOL Writing Rubric • Writing Rubric was included in all Curriculum Reference Guides for students and parents • Teachers have used the rubric to score writing samples throughout the year

  25. Writing • Writing Prompts • VDOE writing prompts are used for district quarterly writing prompts • Teachers also have access to released prompts • District Resources • English Curriculum Reference Guides, Assessments, and Content Review Notes • Teachers have created TEI for writing – also drag and drop and hot spots • Articulate software has been purchased for development of online TEI - currently being updated

  26. Science • VDOE Resources • Instructors have reviewed the Enhanced Scope and Sequence from VDOE and have been encouraged to use the activities in class • Reviewed/Analyzed VDOE Released Practice Items • Increase Laboratory Experiences • Instructors are required to keep Laboratory Logs and increase the number of laboratory experiences for students • Representative served on VDOE SOL Items and Test Review Committee

  27. Science • Implementation of TEIs • Added to local assessments (paper/pencil) and teacher made assessments • Articulate software has been purchased for development of online TEI , currently updated • Science Instructional Support in each high school • Conducted PDA on writing assessment questions with increased rigor • Analyzed data and identifying low performing areas • Created TEI for all teachers to use based on the data • Revised Curriculum

  28. New Assessments in English and Science Preparing Students for Success

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