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“Soaring to New Heights”. Oak Hill Elementary. High Point, North Carolina. What has made you improve at Oak Hill?. “Teachers help me, I do my work, I try my best.” . Who We Are. High Point, North Carolina 460 students 99% free and reduced lunch 54% students speak languages
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“Soaring to New Heights” Oak Hill Elementary High Point, North Carolina
What has made you improve at Oak Hill? “Teachers help me, I do my work, I try my best.”
Who We Are • High Point, North Carolina • 460 students • 99% free and reduced lunch • 54% students speak languages • other than English at home • 18 languages spoken by students • 4% identified as Exceptional Children • Received the School Improvement Grant in 2010
Keys to Success! • Analyze data for instruction • Standard based planning • Building a classroom culture • Acknowledging and attacking our weaknesses
Analyze Data “In God we trust, everyone else bring data!”
Analyze Data Common Assessments & Benchmarks
Deconstructing Standards • Classroom teachers and a member of the Curriculum Lead Team look at Common Core standards • Work together using resources to unpack the standards • Determine what students should be able to do for mastery of the standards • Plan instruction to prepare students for mastery
High Expectations in Action • Feedback given FREQUENTLY • Student On Task Ratios • Student Communication of Standard Ratios • NO student is allowed to “opt out” • Rigorous conversations between students to explain their thinking
1.Data2.Research3.Implementation4.Progress Monitor Attack Our Weaknesses