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“ A rising tide lifts all boats. ”

“ A rising tide lifts all boats. ”. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AGAINST THE ODDS By Dr. Anael Alston Dr. Larry Aronstein. Glen Cove City School District Who are we?. 2900 students K-12 located on the North Shore of Nassau County Long Island, New York

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“ A rising tide lifts all boats. ”

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  1. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AGAINST THE ODDS By Dr. Anael Alston Dr. Larry Aronstein

  2. Glen Cove City School DistrictWho are we? 2900 students K-12 located on the North Shore of Nassau County Long Island, New York Serve a diverse student population: 38% Euro-American, 16% African-American, 42% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% other. 50% of our population live in poverty (qualify for free and reduced lunch).

  3. Glen Cove City School DistrictWho are we? Landing Elementary School - named 2010 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Robert M. Finley Middle School – named 1 of 10 schools in America as an NASSP “Breakthrough School”

  4. 2006-2009 ELA Scores

  5. What did we do?

  6. Innovative Professional Development Series 1. 1.5 periods of ELA and Math for ALL students 6-8 2. UbD: Grant Wiggins K-12 3. Differentiation of Instruction K-12 4. Readers and Writers Workshop K-8 5. 36 Hours of PD in Mathematics

  7. What Accurate Data does… Data… • Allows for understanding information to make decisions • Should come from many sources • Negates the myths • Give multiple views of historical, current and future conditions • Must be used in the context of learning and teaching for ALL students

  8. 2006-2009 Math Scores

  9. What are our beliefs?

  10. In Our Control We Have No Control We Can Influence

  11. Beliefs (continued) Poverty is no excuse for a lack of academic achievement.

  12. Beliefs (continued) We believe in the 3R’s Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

  13. Beliefs (continued) We based our practice on four pillars of instruction Differentiation of Instruction Teaching for Understanding Understanding by Design Inquiry

  14. The principles and actions behind the Essential Elements EE # 7Professional learning and staff development for all staff that are ongoing, planned, purposeful, and collaboratively developed. “You get what you get!” “Hire the BEST!” “Know who you are, know where you are, look around, then plan and do”.

  15. Post College Ready Cut ScoresNYS ELA Assessments

  16. Post College Ready Cut ScoresNYS Math Assessments

  17. How to get in touch with us: Via e-mail: DrAAlston@gmail.com Twitter: @DrAAlston Via e-mail: Larryaronstein@yahoo.com

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