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Eastern Wake Curriculum Audits. Initial Review with Student Achievement Committee . Todd Wirt. Audit Timeline Audits Conducted (March 4-8). Final Reports Received. Audit Review Meetings. Hodge Road Elementary – July 30 Knightdale Elementary – July 30 East Wake Middle – July 31
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Eastern Wake Curriculum Audits Initial Review with Student Achievement Committee Todd Wirt
Audit TimelineAudits Conducted (March 4-8) Final Reports Received Audit Review Meetings Hodge Road Elementary – July 30 Knightdale Elementary – July 30 East Wake Middle – July 31 Knightdale High – July 31 Audit reviews included the principal, area superintendent, special assistant to the area, respective Senior Director in Academics and the Assistant Superintendent for Academics • Hodge Road Elementary – July 22 • Knightdale Elementary – July 22 • East Wake Middle – July 19 • Knightdale High – July 22 • Executive Summary – July 25
Standards of Measurement Governance & Control Direction & Clientele Expectations Connectivity & Equity Assessment & Feedback Productivity & Efficiency
Data Sources District & school documents collected prior to and during the on-site visits Interview data from nearly all teachers during and before the school visit Survey data collected prior to the on-site visit from every teacher Interview data from the school principal & other support staff Classroom observations from nearly every classroom
Process for today Summarize several major themes across all four of the audits Communicate strategies already put in place prior to receiving the audit reports Share some initial steps that the Academics staff has already taken Next steps
Summary of Findings • Inconsistencies in monitoring, student discipline, and teacher expectations impede continuous improvement in student achievement. • Lack of high quality, aligned, formative assessments that can be used diagnostically • Need for increased monitoring of instruction by school-based administration
Summary of Findings • Effective curriculum delivery is hampered by problems with district services and inequitable distribution of resources • Clearer focus on resources that are allotted to the schools
Summary of Findings • Curriculum delivery is aligned with district curriculum and Common Core but not in context and cognitive type. • The majority of artifacts reviewed and instruction delivered showed rigor only to the “Application” level on Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy • Inconsistent implementation of SIOP • Need to vary dominant teacher activity (41% Large Group, 28% Monitoring Student Work)
Elementary Audit Support Assist administration and curriculum leaders with providing training on high yield instructional strategies tailored to the specific school. Assist administration and PLT’s with the analysis and use of assessment data Identify common curriculum monitoring procedures and tools Assist teachers with the use of resources in CMAPP as guides for Common Core Assist teachers with the scheduling and alignment of instructional resources
Elementary Audit Support Hodge Road Elementary • Move to Single Track schedule • SIOP Coach • RtI Coach • 50% Graduation Coach • Tutoring for ELL students during Track Out • SuccessMaker & Achieve 3000 Knightdale Elementary School • 50% Graduation Coach • RtI Coach • SuccessMaker & Achieve 3000
Middle School Audit Support Assist teachers and school leadership with strong alignment of resources and instruction to Common Core via professional development and support of PLT’s Provide instructional feedback to teachers and school administration via classroom walkthrough observations Assist school in analysis of data related to core instruction and intervention programs to increase alignment with RTI
Middle School Audit Support East Wake Middle School • Problem-based learning training this summer with CERTL (initiated by Principal Allen well before the audit) • RtI Coach • Increased focus on the use of instructional technology to enhance STEM concept
High School Audit Support Assist the administration with the analysis of classroom artifacts as appropriate student work in alignment with written standards Assist teachers with the use of resources in CMAPP Assist leadership with the alignment of instructional resources and analysis/use of data Assist teachers in implementing SuccessMaker with fidelity Show and model the relationship between literacy instruction and the 10 Habits Initiative.
Next Steps School Performance Staff will collaborate on each individual school audit Create a detailed work plan to support each of the four schools Provide opportunities for community participation in the process Report back to the student achievement committee