MORGANFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL      

 

I n n o v a t i o n   S n a p s h o t    

Competency-­‐Based  Instruction    

Morganfield   Elementary   School   will   focus  on   competency-­‐based   instruction   rather  than   seat-­‐time.     Teachers   will   facilitate  personalized   learning  experiences   to  assist  students   to   achieve   college   and   career  readiness.  

K e y   E l e m e n t s

   

k id -­‐FR IENDLy  Suppor t s  • Data  Retreat  • Community  of  Learners  • Community  of  Practice  • Leader  in  Me  • Cultural  Proficiency  Institute  • Personalized  Learning    • FRSYC  Funds    

 

 

 

MORGANFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL   Morganfield  Elementary  School    

Innovation  Snapshot  

Vision  

  Morganfield  Elementary  School  strives  to  revolutionize  education  through  a  personalized  approach  that  embraces  competency-­‐based  instruction,  measured  by  mastery  rather  than  traditional  seat  time.  Competency-­‐based  instruction  will  assist  in  transforming  Morganfield  Elementary  School  teachers  into  facilitators  of  personalized  learning.  MES  Community  of  leaders  will  be  catalysts  for  change.  Professional  development  will  assist  in  this  journey  to  prepare  our  students  for  college  and  career  readiness.    

Personalized  Learning  Future  

  By  the  year  2017  and  beyond,  Morganfield  Elementary  Schools  will  ensure  personalized  learning  by  enabling  our  students  to  be  leaders,  implementing  competency-­‐based  instruction,  and  guiding  leaders  to  develop  leaders.  These  three  elements  will  drive  our  students  to  college  and  career  readiness.    

Strategies  

  Morganfield  Elementary  School  students  will  complete  annual  surveys.  These  surveys  will  aid  in  creating  a  better  learning  environment  as  well  as  meeting  the  needs  of  individual  students.  Students  will  also  participate  in  leadership  roles  within  the  school.  In  an  effort  to  prepare  our  students  to  be  career  ready,  they  will  be  required  to  apply  and  interview  for  these  leadership  opportunities.  These  strategies  will  assist  in  creating  leaders  in  our  students.    

  Teachers  will  continue  to  implement  competency-­‐based  instruction  for  students.  Strategies  to  accomplish  this  element  include  use  of  individual  goal-­‐setting.  Teachers  will  also  analyze  annually  summative  assessment  data,  non-­‐cognitive  data,  and  a  variety  of  other  data  to  develop  the  school  improvement  plan  inclusive  of  the  personalized  learning  plan.    

  The  Morganfield  Elementary  School  faculty  of  leaders  will  continue  to  help  develop  everyone’s  leadership  capacity.  This  will  be  accomplished  through  many  strategies.  Teachers  will  participate  in  appropriate  professional  development  and  put  the  new  learning  into  action  in  the  classroom.  Teachers  will  participate  in  learning  networks  to  enhance  their  classroom  abilities.  Teachers  will  also  collaborate  with  others  for  a  deeper  understanding  and  analysis  of  standards,  assessments,  tasks  through  learning  communities.    

  MES  will  strive  to  create  college  and  career  ready  students.  Teachers  will  facilitate  student  goal  setting  for  college  and  career  readiness  and  ensure  they  implement  them  effectively.  School  leaders  will  collaborate  with  FRYSC  to  remove  the  college  and  career  readiness  barriers  and  to  provide  training  for  parents  that  will  give  them  the  knowledge  they  need  to  assist  students  with  their  future  goals.  School  leaders  will  also  collaborate  with  Preschool  to  promote  kindergarten  readiness  and  better  ensure  a  stronger  foundation  for  our  students.    

MORGANFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL    

Data,  Insights,  Research  

  On  October  20,  2014  an  MES  leadership  team  met  to  analyze  data  and  begin  future  plans.  The  team  began  with  looking  at  the  effectiveness  of  professional  learning  communities  within  Union  County.  The  chart  below  shows  their  rankings.    

MES  PLC  Observations     Never   Sometimes   Often     Always  Collaborative  Teams       X    Shared  Understanding       X    Collective  Inquiry     X      Action         X  Continuous  Improvement         X  Results  Orientation         X  Celebrating  Successes       X    The  above  table  showed  the  importance  and  value  of  professional  learning  communities  to  the  staff  of  Morganfield  Elementary  School.  It  was  apparent  the  importance  of  carrying  on  PLCs  to  assist  in  teaching  and  learning.    

  Other  data  consisted  of  Reading  KPREP  scores.  Reading  has  been  an  opportunity  for  growth  for  MES  for  years.  Our  students  consistently  score  higher  in  math  than  in  reading.  Below  are  some  tables  that  show  the  data  examined  by  the  leadership  team.    

%  of  P&D  on  KPREP  (Reading)  Over  Time     Year  1    (2011-­‐2012)   Year  2  (2012-­‐2013)   Year  3  (2013-­‐2014)     Girls   Boys   Girls   Boys   Girls   Boys  Third  Grade   83%   62.5%   33.3%   44%   50%   50%  Fourth  Grade  

53.7%   31.6%   71%   63%   33.3%   46.2%  

Fifth  Grade   31%   39%   37.8%   25%   80.6%   67.7%    

%  of  P  &  D  for  GAP  in  Reading  KPREP  Over  Time     2011-­‐2012   2012-­‐2013   2013-­‐2014  Grade  3   71%   25.6%   41%  Grade  4   36.6%   61.1%   29.8%  Grade  5   26.4%   26.1%   66.7%  The  above  tables  showed  the  importance  of  teaching  students  to  be  leaders  of  their  learning.  It  also  exhibited  the  need  for  continual  professional  development  for  teachers.    

Supports  

  Morganfield  Elementary  School  is  comprised  of  a  highly  motivated  team  of  teachers  and  students.  Future  supports  to  enable  the  continued  effort  to  create  personalized  planning  would  consist  of  more  student  technology.  This  technology  is  vital  to  creating  competency-­‐based  learning  for  all  grades.  

MORGANFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL   Currently  our  status  is  enhancing  and  expanding  an  existing  innovative  practice.  However,  in  order  to  meet  the  strategies  listed  above,  more  technology  is  a  must.