PLC Implementation at Link School A closer look at Intervention and Reteaching/Enrichment

1. PLC Implementation at Link SchoolA closer look at Intervention and Reteaching/Enrichment Angela Schlosser, 1st Grade Meagan Patterson, 5th Grade Ann Smith, Literacy Coach John Schmelzer, Principal

2. Total Enrollment of 602 Students • Low-income Rate 11% • Mobility Rate 9.4% • Over 33 Different Languages Represented • Ethnicity • 55% White • 20% Asian/Pacific Islander • 18% Hispanic • 3% African American • 3% Multi-Racial Link School Demographics

3. District 54 Board of Education Goals • Students who have attended District 54 schools for at least one year will read at grade level upon entering third grade. • Each school will close the achievement gap for all students in reading and math as measured by both district and state assessments. • At least 90% of all students will meet or exceed standards in reading and math as measured by both district and state assessments. Why Provide Intervention and Reteaching/Enrichment

4. The Master Schedule is developed to: • Utilize all personnel in their areas of expertise. • Provide grade level teams with 3-4 days of common planning time per week. • Ensure uninterrupted blocks for core instruction in literacy, math, science and social studies. • Provide common blocks of instructional time for Intervention and Reteaching/Enrichment for each grade level team. The Master Schedule

5. Master Schedule

6. Intervention is a 35 minute literacy block targeting the lowest performing students. • Score below the 40th or 66th percentile on MAP • Below grade level based on the Fountas & Pinnell (F & P) Benchmark Assessment. Reteaching/Enrichment is a 30 minute literacy block based upon District 54 Essential Learning Outcomes. • Reteaching is for students who score below 80% on common grade level assessments. • Enrichment is for students who score at or above 80% on common grade level assessments. Intervention and Reteaching/Enrichment

7. Intervention Schedule

8. Where do you find the time?

9. Where do you find the time?

10. 35 - 45 minutes • Placement is based on: • MAP scores – below the 40th or 66th percentile • F & P scores – reading below grade level • Teacher input • Instructional delivery – curriculum aligned interventions based upon the balanced literacy framework • Research-based and District 54 approved • K-2 Leveled Literacy Instruction (LLI) • 3-6 Balanced Literacy Framework • Vocabulary • Shared Reading • Guided Reading • Writing • Instruction is provided by those most qualified to teach students in literacy: • Classroom Teachers • Special Services Teachers • Bilingual Teachers Intervention

11. If students are not responding to an intervention: • Systematic - Problem solve why they are not responding • Discuss weekly if not daily by grade level teams during common planning time (3-4 times per week) • Check-in meetings with grade level team, special services teacher, literacy coach, school psychologist, and administrator every 4 weeks • Allow intervention to run at least 8 weeks • Discuss other options: • Wilson Reading System • Corrective Reading • Earobics • K-1 Sensory • REWARDS • Aligns with our RtI model Non-responders

12. Data Sheet for Intervention

13. Since all teachers have an instructional group during intervention time, students not in intervention are reading and responding to literature • 20 minutes of independent reading • 15 minutes of written response What about the other students?

14. 30 minutes • Placement is based on: • Grade level common assessments aligned to District 54 Essential Learning Outcomes – score below 80% • Teacher input • Instructional delivery • Teachers discuss strategies that were most successful during initial instruction • Groups within the classroom • Based upon skill and/or strategy being taught • Variety of resources are utilized • Instruction is provided by those most qualified to teach students in literacy: • Classroom Teachers • Special Service Teachers and Bilingual Teachers utilize this time for resource support if necessary Reteaching

15. Data Sheet for Reteaching

16. 30 minutes • Placement is based on: • Students who score above 80% on common grade level assessments • Instructional delivery: • Teachers discuss enrichment opportunities and consult with the Gifted Education Resource Teacher • Class-size groups within the classroom • Variety of resources are utilized • Instruction is provided by those most qualified to teach students in literacy: • Classroom Teachers • Gifted Education Resource Teacher, Special Service Teachers, and Bilingual Teachers utilize this time for resource support if necessary Enrichment

17. Student Performance on ISAT when PLC was implemented in 2005: • Reading – 76.7% • Math – 93.9% Student Performance on ISAT in 2011: • Reading – 96.2% • Math – 96.9% The Power of PLCs

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