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What’s going on at Glasscock Elementary School?

What’s going on at Glasscock Elementary School?. STLP Project Team wins STATE!. Academic Team wins District Governor’s Cup. 1 st Place Quick Recall & 1 st Place Future Problem Solving Sponsors: Mrs. Karen O’Daniel & Mrs. Kelly Rawlings. Artist in Residence April 22-23.

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What’s going on at Glasscock Elementary School?

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  1. What’s going on atGlasscock Elementary School? STLP Project Team wins STATE!

  2. Academic Team wins District Governor’s Cup 1st Place Quick Recall & 1st Place Future Problem Solving Sponsors: Mrs. Karen O’Daniel & Mrs. Kelly Rawlings

  3. Artist in Residence April 22-23 The “great 3-headed storyteller” Focus: Storytelling in grade 3 Faculty sponsors: Sarah Martin & Joanna Wright

  4. Earth Day April 22, 2013 Ms. Brook & Mrs. Lou Lou’s class planted flowers.

  5. Student Showcase 2013“Peace, Love, Proficiency”

  6. We were named a “Fit Friendly Worksite.”

  7. Dr. Seuss’ Birthday/ Read Across America Guest Readers Arts & Crafts Graphing Readers Theatre

  8. Fishing for Words

  9. Book Clubs for grades 3, 4, 5 In partnership with the Marion Co. Public Library

  10. 5th grade Newspaper Team

  11. School Improvement Plan Update IMPLEMENTED: • Literacy training for all staff • Assessment & Rigor training for certified staff • Sharing of reading strategies • Standards-based grading in Math • Parent Night for grades 3, 4, 5 • Lesson plan upgrades • Guided literacy groups

  12. IMPLEMENTED (CONT.): • Longer reading passages & timed tests • Reading logs • Vocabulary & comprehension work • Effectiveness survey • Book study (grades 4 & 5) on classroom expectations • More math application problems • Upgraded technology • Adding lexile levels to books • Tracking student reading lexiles using SRI

  13. STILL TO BE IMPLEMENTED: • Review of Understanding Poverty concepts • Additional training related to reading and math standards (PD planned for June) • Standards-based Reading • New Reading materials based on new standards • Work on student motivation • Summer JumpStart program • Book study for teachers in grades K-3

  14. Grade 1 Thinklink Reading 80.8 % Prof & Dist Math 87.7% Prof & Dist

  15. Grade 2 Thinklink Math 80.7% Prof & Dist Reading 75.8% Prof & Dist

  16. Grade 3 Thinklink Math 38.8% P &D  51.6% Reading 26.5% P & D  60.3%

  17. Grade 4 Thinklink Reading 31.7% P & D  40.4% Math 15.9% P & D  43.8%

  18. Gr 4 Science & Gr 5 Soc. St. Soc. St. 49% P & D, 15% Nov Science 59.7% P & D, 10% Nov

  19. Grade 5 Thinklink Reading 20.7% P & D  50.9% Math 20.7% P & D  39.7%

  20. Glasscock Elementary School was selected to complete a Primary Program Review for the 2012-2013 school year. A team of teachers collaborated and discussed the document in PLC meetings.

  21. Strengths in Primary Program Review • Collaboration among teachers on their team or grade levels. • Students have access to and use a variety of equipment and materials. • RtI decision -making protocol has been established and is used to make decisions. • Aligned curriculum • Teachers embed multiple and developmentally -appropriate assessments to monitor progress and guide instruction. • Teachers participate in job-embedded professional development. • K-3 teachers regularly collaborate with stakeholders (Mock election, artist in residence, Government Day, Health Department classes, Extension Office, etc)

  22. Areas for Growth • Learning targets are connected to intended standards. • Instructional strategies vary throughout the school. • Teachers provide primarily evaluative feedback. • Communication with parents about the K-3 program.

  23. Strategies to turn Areas of Growth to Strengths • Improving communication with learning targets (posted targets outside classrooms and inside classrooms, addressed to the students at the beginning and end of lesson, written in child-friendly language)—KASC (KY Association of School Councils) suggestions and tips, • Instructional strategies vary throughout the school—common lesson planning template, PLCs, acknowledgement of student led, teacher led instructional strategies. • Teachers provide effective feedback to students—KASC suggestions and tips, collaboration amongst teachers • Communication with parents about the K-3 program—Planning to update policy, handbook, all grade levels held parent nights explaining their program and standards based grading model.

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