Professional Learning Communities: Supporting RtI Through a Collaborative School Framework

1. Professional Learning Communities: Supporting RtI Through a Collaborative School Framework Blazing a Trail from Cedar Lane Elementary to Discovery Elementary and on to all Loudoun County Public Schools

2. Presenters • Marlon Mohammed, M.Ed., General Education Teacher • Laura Clairmont, M.Ed., Precision & RtI Support Teacher • Judy Gruden, M.Ed., Special Education Teacher • Lisa Waldbaum, M.Ed., Assistant Principal • Kristin H. McGraw, M.Ed., Early Intervening Specialist

3. 6 Critical Components of LCPS Current “RI” Framework • High Quality Instruction • Universal Screening • Fluid Tiered Framework • Progress Monitoring • Collaborative Decision-Making Using Data • Implementation with Fidelity

4. At present … LCPS has 54 Elementary Schools • 9 Fully implementing RI schools • 12 partially implementing schools • 8 additional “Partnership” schools implementing early intervention frameworks based on fAMO status 29 schools are using a RtI process All IEP goals are progress monitored

5. Loudoun County Public Schools Total ES Population = 34,371

6. Cedar Lane Elementary Total Population =724

7. Discovery Elementary Total Population = 712

8. Cedar Lane’s Journey “Go slow to go fast.” (James Dallas)

9. Cedar Lane’s Journey Spring 2008: New principal brought PLC vision Fall 2008: Staff implements CLT Spring 2009: RtI introduced January 2010:Universal Screening & school wide implementation (through tier 2) Fall 2010- Spring 2011:Full RtI implementation (including tier 3) Fall 2009: Pilot RtI Classes

10. PLC at Cedar Lane WHO? • Grade level CLT: - Grade level teachers - Special education teachers - Reading Specialist - Administrator - RI Coach - Educational Diagnostician • Everyone has a role at the meeting

11. PLC at Cedar Lane • Agenda WHAT? Respect time & maintain focus

12. PLC at Cedar Lane • Bi-monthly • 60 minute sessions • + 2 half-day planning sessions per school year WHEN?

13. PLC at Cedar Lane HOW? • Scheduling is the key! • CLT meets during back-to-back specials • Specialists transition students to and from specials classes • Teaching assistants provide support to students in special education during specials as outlined by IEPs

14. PLC at Cedar Lane WHERE? • Classrooms • Conference room • Hallway • Room with Interactive Whiteboard • Space for a data wall

15. PLC at Cedar Lane Administer and score a common assessment Create a visual display of student results Collectively analyze student results Target struggling students Collaborative Action Plan for Timely, Direct Interventions at Your Grade Level Discuss response options Prioritize Response Options Develop action plan for selected response options Secure group commitment to action plan WHY? Collaborative Identification of Struggling Students at Your Grade Level

16. Guided Reading PLC/CLT Data Walls Reading Resource PALS Tutors Focus Areas Lesson Study Protocol PBIS What were we missing?

17. A timely, systematic approach to responding to struggling learners. RtI

18. Improve Instruction Where do our students need to improve most? FOCUS AREAS Collaborative Learning Cycle -Lesson Study Protocol Examine Student Work Respond to Struggling Learners How can we provide our struggling students more time and support? Work of Our Collaborative Learning Teams Improve Student Results What is our performance goal for our students?

19. CLT and Tier 1 Balanced Literacy • Analyzed and strengthened Core Instruction

20. 2 Days/10 Screeners/750 Students Universal Screening A Team Effort!

21. Half-Day Planning Sessions Data Meetings CLT and Tier 2 Data Meetings

22. Tier 2 - Scheduling

23. Tier 2 - Scheduling Power Up: Monday-Thursday Friday: Progress Monitoring day

24. Connecting PLC and RtI at Cedar Lane CLT and TIER 2

25. Fidelity Common Protocols

26. Connecting PLC and RtI at Cedar Lane Refer to RI Decision Making Flow Chart Power Up Decision Making Flow Chart Cedar Lane January 2011

27. Connecting PLC and RtI at Cedar Lane • DECISION MAKING FLOWCHART

28. Outcomes Fluency Rates LCPS Cedar Lane 2012-2013 Reading Curriculum Based Measurement

29. Outcomes

30. Self-Monitoring Outcomes

31. Measuring Fidelity Fidelity Checklist

32. RtI & Collaborative Learning Teams (CLT) Fit into the Lion’s Den CLT • Time to Communicate & Collaborate  Common planning time is essential • Set Common Goals • Helped us analyze how best to share students during Power Up • RtI/CLT provided the framework to develop & agree upon interventions Provided format to analyze data Data Walls

33. RtI & Collaborative Learning Teams (CLT) Fit into the Lion’s Den RtI • Analyzing data & responding to it systematically • Systematic Approach ensures fidelity • Aligns with the work of CLTs • Progress Monitoring • Based on quality differentiated Core Instruction • Framework for Tiered Model of timely intervention

34. RtI & Collaborative Learning Teams (CLT) Fit into the Lion’s Den RtI CLT RtI fit with CLT because it: • Provided a systematic protocol • Enabled more consistency in our interventions • Provided more structure in a time sensitive manner to progress monitor our kids

35. Measuring Our Success - One Roar at a Time “It enabled me to not only gather data through weekly progress monitoring, but analyze it and adjust my instruction accordingly.” ~Cedar Lane Teacher

36. Measuring Our Success - One Roar at a Time “Collecting data allowed me to understand when my students had achieved the goal I had set for them. I knew when to move to a more advanced level of intervention. I also had a way to record data to help me visually see the growth.” ~Cedar Lane Teacher

37. Power Up has helped me learn more (vocabulary) words, and to read faster. –Ernesto It helped me on my DRA! –David Measuring our success – One roar at a time, no matter how small It has taught me how to think more about what I read. –Gladymarie The graphs help me see how I am improving. -Alyssa

38. I love graphing day! It makes me proud! -Giovanni Now I know that I can do it…read! -Nadean Measuring our success – One roar at a time, no matter how small

39. “Is Power Up a good thing to have?” Yes! Now I know it! -Noe (1st grade)

40. “Would you recommend Power Up to your friends? Why?” “It depends on what they need to work on with their reading, not everyone needs this, but it has helped me!” -Gladymarie

41. District Office Successful Supports Inclusive Practices Universal Screening Tiered Interventions Progress Monitoring PLC

42. Speaking of the District Office…

43. 6 Critical Components of “RI” • High Quality Instruction • Universal Screening • Fluid Tiered Framework • Progress Monitoring • Collaborative Decision-Making Using Data • Implementation with Fidelity

44. New “Early Intervention” Framework

45. How does it all fit together in LCPS? • SIOP • Stetson • Pathways to Literacy • PBIS • TA01-TA03 PLCs!!!!

46. At the “Core” of our Leadership… “PLC Central”

47. The IIM Tool • Pulls student demographic and behavior data from the SIS NIGHTLY • Pulls Assessment data from multiple sources QUARTLERLY • Places students in Tiers in Reading, Math and Behavior based on recommended cut score ranges and algorithms set by the DLT • Schools don’t ENTER data…they use the data to make instructional decisions