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Buzz Aldrin Elementary School
Ethnic Background at Aldrin
50.4%
6.7%
21.3%
17.2%
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Aldrin Demographics
667 Total Stu-dent
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22.9%
18.7%
11.5%
Total PopulationELLLow IncomeIEP
ELL
Spring Proficiency Over Time
Reading Math64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
72%70%
77% 77%79% 79%
2010-11 School Year 2011-12 School Year2012-13 School Year
11 out of 22 New Classroo
m Teachers
Student Growth Over Time
Reading Math0
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64% 66%59%72%67%
78%
2010-11 School Year 2011-12 School Year2012-13 School Year
11 out of 22 New Classroo
m Teachers
PLC Then and Now
2010-2011 2013-2014Everyone had been trained in PLC Everyone has been trained in PLC
Grade Level Teams had common plan time - Followed core series - Planning as a team was focused
on pacing- Did not include support staff
Grade level teams have common plan time.
- Support Staff (ELL, Coaches, SST)- Planning Common Language- Creating Common Assessments
Interventions- Literacy - Grouped only by MAP scores - Retaught what was missed the
week before
Acceleration-formally Interventions- Math and Literacy - Utilize multiple data points - Aligned to current initial
instruction
Support staff- Assigned to specific groups of kids- Pull-out
Support staff - Assigned to specific teams- Plan Time - Push-in/Co-Teach
Data Collection - Analyzed by only the classroom
teacher- Utilized reports from NWEA- Reflected 3 times a year
Data Collection- Analyzed by whole PLC team- School-wide data collection - Small team data collection - Reflect weekly at Data days with
PLC
PlanningAligning the Core to Acceleration
• PLC Teams plan– Tight: • ½ hour for Literacy• ½ hour for Math• ½ hour for Data Analysis for grouping
purposes
– Loose:• Social Studies, Science and Writing
• Follow District Core Curriculum
Data Wall – Running Records
Data Wall – Math Common Assessments
Grouping Students for Acceleration
• Students below the 40th – 1:8 ratio
• Students 40th and above – 1:12 ratio
• Kindergarten is 1:6 ratio at most• Running Records for reading• Common assessments for math and reading• Curriculum Aligned• Push in model – 2 or 3 teachers per room
Math Acceleration
• ½ hour a day – 5-10 minutes of numeracy development– 15-20 minutes of shared math– 5 minutes cumulative review
• 5 days a week
Literacy Acceleration
• ½ hour a day – 5-10 minutes of shared reading– 15-20 minutes of guided– 5 minutes of writing • Students complete a depth of knowledge
exit slip• Students complete when not in guided• Teacher checks-in for the last 5 minutes
• 5 days a week
District Lesson Planning Template - Literacy
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District Lesson Planning Template – Math
Key Take Aways
• Common Plan time– Time for staff to plan and look at data
• Common language– Support staff focused on specific grade levels
• Acceleration– Meeting the needs of ALL students
• Always changing– Continuous reflection of teacher impact
• Common vision– Put the needs of children first
Questions