a snap shot of westfield’s school improvement process
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A Snap Shot of Westfield’s School Improvement Process
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Goals 2010-2011
•Affective: By the end of school year 2010-2011, WF Students will demonstrate an overall 3% decrease in bullying and harassment as measured by office referrals.
• Cognitive: At the end of 2010-2011 school year, WF Students will maintain scores that meet or exceed in Math and Reading as measured on the Measures of Academic Progress Assessments and ISAT.
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Action Plans 2010-2011• MAP Scores
– Goal Setting/RIT band Work• Curriculum Mapping
– Gaps– Math drop in unit
• Z-Scores– Bubble Kid Program/Accelerated
• Extended Response– Math/Reading
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InterventionsStudents identified in team meetings that were
at the 30th percentile and below based on Z scores from primarily MAP scores, in addition to ISAT, OLSAT, and teacher recommendation.
• Rocket Math: – Math fact program
• On average, students have improved 4 levels in first quarter.
• Reading Plus: – Structured silent reading program designed to
improve reading comprehension skills.• Students have averaged a two level gain
on the reading program for 1st quarter.
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Interventions Continued• Bubble Groups:
– Students are provided with additional instructional time focused on math and/or reading depending on the students need. Students also focus on test taking strategies.• 6th grade Reading: 100% improved, 6th grade
math:100%, 7th grade read: 80%, 7th grade math: 100%, 8th grade reading: 92% and 8th grade math: 100%
• RIT Band Work: – Students work on writing goals, identifying
strengths and weaknesses, and build skills in areas of weakness based on their MAP scores.
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Interventions Continued• Supportive Reading:
– Students are provided with additional instructional time focused on building their reading comprehension skills.
• Study Skills Group: – Students receive instruction on building study
skills such as organization, time management, and test taking skills.
• Quiet Lunch: – Students receive extra time to complete work
with supervision.
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Training Monitoring• Reading Plus:
– Special Education Teachers, Parapros, Grade level teachers, Support Staff, and Administration
– Summer session and a half day inservice
– Ongoing contact with Reading plus coordinator
• Rocket Math:– Parapros and Special Education
Teachers• AIMSweb:
– Special Education teachers, Supportive Reading, Support staff, and Parapros
– Natsuki provides ongoing training and serves as a consultant to staff
• Book Studies:– BLT: Ahead of the Curve– All staff: Rethinking Homework– Select Staff: Trouble with Boys
• Reading Plus:– Special Education Staff, Natsuki,
Parapros and Support Staff– Monitored through student
conferences, program built in data collection, direct teaching lessons of weak areas, and AIMSweb (Maze and RCBM)
• Rocket Math:– Parapros and Special Education
teachers– Chart in which students progress
is collected• AIMSweb:
– Progress monitoring tool for reading, writing and math
• Book Studies:– Ongoing discussions in team
meetings
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Specific Goals/Plans for May1. ISAT Bubble Groups2. M.A.P. Testing3. RTI Interventions – may need to know AIMS Web4. Rocket Math – need background5. Reading Plus – need background6. Building Goal Setting Sheets
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Curriculum MappingContinue to examine maps to see gaps, overlaps, and needs.
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Our Plans for the Future
ISAT Bubble Groups
• Set up a time to train our paraprofessionals to teach the program.
• Analyze our ISAT data.
• Identify students who could be part of the Bubble Groups. (below-to-meets)
• Schedule intervention times to determine when students are pulled out of class.