INCREASING PROFICIENCY FOR

ALL STUDENTS

RESA 3PRINCIPAL FORUM 2014

Who are the students we

serve ?

All students at All levels at All times

How Student Groups Overlap

Percentage of WV Students with Disabilities Who Belong to Other Groups

AU4%

BD3%

CD30%

DB0%

DF0%

HI1%

LD27%

MD2%

MM12%

MS1%

OH13%

PH0%

PS4%

TB0%

VI1%

December Child Count by DisabilityWest Virginia

December 1, 2013

What are we preparing them

for ?

State Board Goal

The West Virginia Board of Education will provide a statewide system of education that ENSURES all students graduate from high school prepared for success in high-quality postsecondary opportunities in college and/or careers.

How are they doing?

PROFICIENCY

• a high degree of competence or skill; expertise.

• synonyms: skill, expertise, experience, accomplishment, competence, mastery, prowess, professionalism, ability

WESTEST 2 Mathematics AllPercent PROFICIENT

Grade 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

3 38% 44% 41% 49% 42%

4 42% 42% 46% 47% 48%

5 42% 45% 45% 50% 46%

6 39% 43% 45% 48% 48%

7 39% 47% 44% 51% 47%

8 35% 37% 40% 42% 43%

9 33% 36% 39% 41% 43%

10 37% 39% 42% 43% 42%

11 37% 41% 44% 48% 44%

WESTEST 2 RLA AllPercent PROFICIENT

Grade 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

3 40% 44% 46% 49% 44%

4 39% 40% 48% 44% 47%

5 40% 43% 46% 51% 42%

6 40% 43% 50% 51% 53%

7 40% 43% 51% 49% 50%

8 40% 42% 49% 47% 50%

9 40% 40% 47% 48% 52%

10 40% 43% 47% 48% 51%

11 35% 35% 44% 45% 47%

WESTEST2 Math 2013

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 All grades

SWOD - WESTEST 2

45.6645 52.8295 50.7126 52.9006 52.0789 48.1116 47.3775 47.1112 49.2252 49.82

SWD - WESTEST 2 24.2693 22.1194 15.3019 12.3059 10.4078 7.8086 8.9943 8.0959 6.1192 13.8207

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Mathematics proficiency rates by grade level YEAR: 2013 - County: WV

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WESTEST2 RLA 2013

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 All grades

SWOD - WESTEST 2

49.4513 52.5523 47.3195 58.8443 56.272 56.0284 58.1089 56.5625 51.8601 54.2094

SWD - WESTEST 2 19.4556 16.7357 9.5767 10.1163 9.7087 8.2388 9.6395 7.5915 5.6391 11.4259

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RLA proficiency rates by grade level YEAR: 2013 - County: WV

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WHAT IF TOMORROW’S

HEADLINES READ…

DATA REVEALS THAT WV SCHOOLS ARE PERFORMING JUST BELOW THE MIDDLE

THE STATES HIGHEST PROFICIENCY RATES ARE IN GRADES 6-9

BUT STILL BARELY MAKING IT TO 50%

What do we need to do differently ?

LEARNING IN THE FAST

LANE

LEARNING IN THE FAST LANE

• Read the introduction of the book on page 1

• Ask yourself the following questions

• What is the approach my school is taking to meet the needs of struggling students?

• Is it working? Are the struggling students on the road to academic success, or are

they falling further behind?

Traditional Remedial Approaches

• Focus on drilling isolated skills that bear little resemblance to current curriculum

• Those students who are deemed the furthest behind, are the furthest removed from the current curriculum

• We spend significant amounts of time teaching in reverse, and then ask why students are not catching up to their peers

Acceleration Overarching Practices

Addresses GAPS in all academic areas

And all in the CONTEXT OF NEW LEARNING

All in the CONTEXT of grade level standards

What is so special about In the context of new learning?

• Instead of addressing gaps in the context of new learning and helping students succeed in class today, remedial programs largely engage students in activities that connect to standards from years ago.

•Remediation pounds away at the past

Acceleration

Jump starts underperforming students

into learning new concepts before their

classmates even begin

Benefits of Acceleration Groups

• Real world relevance, purpose of the concept, and critical vocabulary development

• The basic skills needed to master the concept

• The new skills needed to master the concept

• The big picture of where instruction is going

Remediation vs Acceleration

Remediation

•Mastering concepts of the past

Acceleration

•Prepares students for success in the present

Acceleration Framework

•Thought provoking hands on activity that encompasses the big idea of the standard

•Clearly articulate the learning goal and expectation

“ Students can hit just about any target that they know about, and that sits still for them”

-Rick Stiggins

Questions to consider

• What may need to change about my school’s schedule in order to accelerate instruction rather than remediate students ?

• What about the students that need special education? Can we continue to provide documented intensive services necessary for a referral?

• Am I willing to break away from the pack and try something new?