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Monroe County Community School Corporation

Measuring the Effectiveness of the Longer School Day. Monroe County Community School Corporation. January 24, 2012. Purpose. To measure and analyze the effectiveness of the extended school day with a specific focus on the Professional Learning Community and Enrichment/Intervention time. 1.

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Monroe County Community School Corporation

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  1. Measuring the Effectiveness of the Longer School Day Monroe County Community School Corporation January 24, 2012

  2. Purpose To measure and analyze the effectiveness of the extended school day with a specific focus on the Professional Learning Community and Enrichment/Intervention time. 1

  3. Agenda • Background • Limitations • Methodology • Findings • Students • Faculty • Principals • Considerations • Next Steps 2

  4. Background April 4 - 7 Principals and Directors met to draft proposal of a new school schedule. Teacher contract ratified and valid through August 14, 2015 May - July Principals and Teachers develop the daily schedule and create the intervention/enrichment program April 15, 2010 Board asked for a Referendum from Voters August 2011 April 2011 January 2011 November 2, 2010 Referendum passed by voters. Following this a budget committee was formed to recommend expenditures of this money. April 14, 2011 Dr. Hyland (interim superintendant) approves new school schedule. July 1, 2011 Dr. Judith DeMuth assumes role of Superintendent for MCCSC. Contract valid for 4 years. 3

  5. Limitations • Time to complete analysis and observations • September 2011 through December 2011 • Teacher Bargaining Agreement • State Education Policy • Transportation Budget • Amount of available data • New initiatives were implemented for the 2011 – 2012 school year 4

  6. Methodology • Community Questionnaire • Observations • Professional Learning Community • Enrichment/Intervention Time • Faculty Survey • Student Focus Group • Research on Measuring Effective Education • Comparable Districts Research • Data Trends 5

  7. Student Focus Groups • Purpose: discuss opinions about longer school day • Participants: • Bloomington High School North (8 students) • Bloomington High School South (24 students) • Benefits: • Get extra help from teachers • Possible changes: • Have options to go to different sections 6

  8. Enrichment/Intervention Time • LakeviewElementary School • Games to learn multiplication skills • Goals and progress visually measured • High- and Low-performance students in separate groups • Bloomington High School South • Freedom in scheduling intervention/enrichment • Designed based on students preferences 7

  9. Faculty Observations • PLC meetings at: • Binford (4th and 5th Grades) • Rogers (K-2) • BHSN (English and Math) • BHSS (English and Math) • Survey • Response Rate > 90% 8

  10. Effectiveness of the Usage of Time 9

  11. PLC Time Preference 10

  12. Principal Feedback Support the changes • Students: Very Beneficial • Teachers: Greater Unity and Collaboration • Parents: Fewer Complaints than anticipated • Support Staff: Increased responsibilities 11

  13. Considerations • Keep the extended school day and all other initiatives • Website communicating the changes made and ongoing initiatives • Method Sharing • Look at alternative PLC Schedules 12

  14. Next Steps • Continually analyze data • Attendance • Graduation Rates • ISTEP • Formal parent survey • Continuously seek feedback from faculty • Search for methods to resolve transportation issues 13

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