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A District’s JourneyImplementing Assessment For Learning Practices With Fidelity Missouri School Boards’ Association
Annual ConferenceSeptember 26, 2014
The District• 32 schools• 3 high schools• 6 middle schools• 20 elementary schools• 3 early childhood centers
• Approximately 2400 employees• 18,183 students• 1441 teachers• 65.1% with advanced degrees
The District• 23.9% Caucasian population• 75.1% Minority population• 71.9 % African American• 2.1% Hispanic• 1.1% Asian
• 57.8% Students eligible for free/reduced lunch• 2.8% Dropout rate• 92.8% Graduate and attend
higher education
The District• Fully accredited• Active, supportive, united and
engaged Board of Education
Why is assessment literacy important?
“Innovations that include strengthening the practice of formative assessment produce significant and
often substantial learning gains.”
--Black & Wiliam, 1998, p. 140
Research
• .4 to .7 gain• .7 standard deviation score gain =
25 percentile points on Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)70 SAT score points4 ACT score points
Largest Gains – Low Achieving Students!
How much were the learning gains?
Assessment Literacy …
describes the set of knowledge and skills
educators need to gather information about student
learning.
What’s the purpose of assessment?
How do we use the results?
Two Important Questions
Two Purposes for Assessment
SUMMATIVE•Assessment OF Learning•How much have students learned as of a particular point in time?
FORMATIVE•Assessment FOR Learning•How can we use assessment information to help students learn more?
Another way to look at it...
Teach a unit---give a test.Teach another unit—give a test.
At the end, give a really big test!
Teach...assess the learning....teach some more...assess the learning... adjust my teaching...assess the learning...is this working?...adjust the teaching..................
TEST!
These are SUMMATIVE assessments
These are FORMATIVE assessments
The Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning
Where am I going?1. Provide a clear statement of the learning
target2. Use examples and models
Where am I now?3. Offer regular descriptive feedback4. Teach students to self-assess and set goals
How can I close the gap?5. Design focused lessons6. Teach students focused revision7. Engage students in self-reflection; let them
keep track of and share their learning
AND TEACHERS!
Goal
To increase student achievement in the Hazelwood School District, we will implement, with fidelity,
a balanced assessment plan incorporating the principles of Student-Involved Assessment
For Learning in all classrooms by 2013-14.
Informational Meeting
YEAR ZEROWhere have we been?
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."
Margaret Mead
Year Zero
The Conversation
•Rick Stiggins• One chance for success• Get it right the first time!• Be deliberate • Build capacity of District Leadership
Team (*) • Develop principals and teachers (*)• Give them permission to lead (*)• Build ownership • Commit to the process (*)
Year Zero
The ProcessJanuary, 2011• Presented to initial overview Learning Leadership Team• Presented to Teacher Advisory Committee• Presented to Paul Alvord, HNEA President
February, 2011• Presented to HNEA Executive Team
March, 2011• Presented to Principals• Asked principals to share with staff• Presented to Curriculum Coordinators• Presented to Special School District Area Coordinators• Presented to Coordinator of Professional Development
Year Zero
The ProcessApril, 2011• Determined Steering Committee• Attended Leading PD in Seven Strategies of
Assessment FOR Learning - Naperville, Illinois)
May, 2011• Sent HSD staff email to invite them to one of four
informational meetings• Submitted article in HSD Staff Talk regarding the
Assessment Literacy Pilot • Held first informational meeting
June, 2011• Held second, third and fourth informational meetings
Year Zero
The Process
July, 2011• Attend Assessment Training Institute
Summer Conference
August, 2011• Held introductory meeting
September, 2011• Held second meeting
Year Zero
The Meeting
• At the table• Assistant Superintendent• Director of Professional Development• President of the Teachers’ Association
• Forming the Committee• Size• Composition
Year Zero
CompositionName Years
TeachingGender Race Area of
DistrictGrade/ Subject
Position
Person 1 5 years Male Caucasian West 9th
ScienceTeacher
Person 2 12 years Female African American
Central 2nd Teacher
Person 3 7 years Male Caucasian Central 7th Math
Teacher/ Team
Leader
Person 4 15 years Female Caucasian West PreK-5 PrincipalPerson 5 2 years Female Indian
AmericanEast 12th
ELATeacher
Person 6 20 years Male African American
East PreK-5 Inst.Specialist
Year Zero
Initial Steering Committee• Alvord, Paul—President of Teachers’ Association• Brown, Paula—Director of Professional
Development • Clifton, Gerri—Instructional Coach • Dirnbeck, Susan—Learning Facilitator• DuMont, JoAnne—Learning Facilitator• Hinds, Tracy—Instructional Specialist• Kelly, Jacqui—Principal• McPherson, Lisa—Teacher• Muse, Angie—Teacher• Reiter, Crystal—Principal• Rizzo, Mike—Teacher • Tobias, Grayling—Assistant Superintendent
Year Zero
Our Learning
•Training, Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning•Bonding•Leadership•Laying the groundwork
Year Zero
Seven Strategies TrainingNaperville, Illinois - April, 2011
• May 18, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. @ The Learning Center Board of Education Room• June 1, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. @ The Learning Center Board of Education Room• June 1, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. @ The Learning Center Board of Education Room• June 8, 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. @ Hazelwood Central Fieldhouse
Volunteer Teacher Meetings
Cohort A Informational Meetings
2011
Learning Teams
Two to six individuals who have committed to meet regularly for an agreed amount of time guided by a common purpose.
ATI Conference July, 2011
YEAR 1 Where have we been?
Cohort A• 220 volunteers
• Two books:• Main Text: Seven Strategies of
Assessment for Learning• Support Text: Classroom Assessment
for Student Learning
• Expectation: read, attend, implement
• Paid for meeting attendance
Year One
Meeting Parameters• Monthly
• Choice of meeting days
• Central location
• Mixed PreK-12 grouping
• Facilitated by the steering committee
Year One
YEAR 2 Where have we been?
Cohort B
•445 volunteers•Not paid for attendance•One text: Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning•Expectation: read, attend, implement, and keep a portfolio.
Year Two
Cohort B Introductory Meetings
2012
Cohort B Training
2012-2013
Cohort A – Year 2 Training• 188 volunteers•Not paid for attendance• Two books:•Main Text: Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning• Support Text: Classroom Assessment for Student Learning
• Expectation: read, attend, implement, and keep portfolio.
Cohort A Training
2012-2013
Tom Schimmer TrainingFebruary 27 and 28,
2013
Building Leader Training
March, 2012
Teacher Leaders and
Administrators
Honor and Recognize!
Individual Certificates for Cohort A and
Cohort B
April, 2013
Celebrate!
April, 2013
Student Training• Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee• High School students were introduced
to the strategies their teachers will be using in the classroom.
Parent Training
• Parents• Key Communicator Training sessions
• One Training/Introduction during 2011-2012• Two Trainings during 2012-2013
• Strategies 1-3• Strategies 4-7
Board Training• Board of Education• Overview and Board
updates two times in public session during 2011-2012
• 2012-2013 Board was extensively trained in Workshop and Public
Session
• All seven strategies were introduced – a modified version of the teacher training
YEAR 3 Where have we been?
The Summer Institute• Three day training (Supported by presenters
from ATI) July 22, 23, 24
• Voluntary – over 600 attendees
• Lays the foundation for the year’s upcoming professional development
• Differentiated (Learners classified as Year One, Year Two, or Year Three.)
• 979 out of 1441 teachers trained
Year Three
The Summer InstituteYear Three
Seven Strategies Cohort C – First Year of Learning 2013-
14
The Summer Institute Year Three
Classroom Assessment for Student LearningCohort B – Second Year of Learning 2013-14
The Summer InstituteYear Three
Assessment Literacy Grading PracticesCohort A – Third Year of Learning 2013-14
Assessment Literacy Parent Night
Parental Support
Parental Support
Importance of Celebration
District Building Leader End of the Year Celebration
2013-14
2013 – 2014 Steering Committee
What are the results?
2014 District Highlights•Four schools earned between
70% – 79% of the points •Ten schools earned between 80% – 89% of the points•Seven schools earned between 90% – 98.6% of the points*** Three schools earned 100% of the points *** District: 82.9%
HSD Earns National Recognition from Pearson
•Barrington Elementary•Cold Water Elementary•Garrett Elementary•McCurdy Elementary•Walker Elementary
Barrington Elementary
Cold Water Elementary
Garrett Elementary
McCurdy Elementary
Walker Elementary
REFLECTIONWhat have we learned?
What We’ve Learned
•Cultivate teacher leadership•Teacher presentations and videos•Expanding steering committee•Developing building leaders
What We’ve Learned
•Support leaders’ learning•Additional training•Planning discussions•Presentation skills
What We’ve Learned
•Consider accountability•Feedback via collegial conversations.•Feedback via walk-throughs.•Feedback via evaluation tools.
What We’ve Learned
•Learning spirals.•At first, strategies bent to fit schema.•Transformation of philosophy is slow.
What We’ve Learned
•Process develops leaders.•New roles – teacher leaders, building teacher of year, team leaders, coaches, curriculum coordinator, assistant principals, principals, assistant superintendents, superintendent.
What We’ve Learned•Board involvement and support are crucial to success
Get Started, Go Slow,
Don’t Stop!
•Ms. Desiree D. Whitlock, Master CBM*, President • Dr. Brenda C. Youngblood Ph.D., Advanced CBM*, Vice President •Mr. Karlton Thornton, Master CBM*, Secretary•Mr. Mark Behlmann, Master CBM*, Treasurer•Mrs. Ann Gibbons, Master CBM*, Director•Mrs. Cheryl Latham, Advanced CBM*, Director•Mr. Chuck Woods, Master CBM*, Director
Contact Information•Dr. Grayling Tobias, Superintendent, Hazelwood School Districtgtobias@hazelwoodschools.org
THANK YOU!
A District’s JourneyImplementing Assessment For Learning Practices With Fidelity Missouri School Boards’ Association
Annual ConferenceSeptember 26, 2014
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