Update on the Local Education Agency Plan

Progress with the Nine Essential Components

May 10, 2012

Purpose of the Local Education Agency Plan

(LEA Plan)Establishes District priorities based on students’

needs

Documents major District Initiatives to address priorities

Addresses five major performance goals set by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

Is a single, coordinated, and comprehensive plan

Is reviewed and updated annually

Nine Essential Components

Essential Component #1—Use of Standards Based Curriculum• Provide current SBE-adopted basic core instructional

programs in ELA, Mathematics, and ELD Adopted common ELA curriculum for K-6 Provided multi-day training for the Treasures’ adoption Provided district-wide collaboration to review

components to support intensive intervention and universal access

Integrated Treasures’ online technology resources Provided students and teachers with access to online

texts and resources K-6

Essential Component #2—Implementation of Instructional Minutes for Basic Core ELA/Math, Structured ELD, Intensive Intervention and Strategic Support CoursesEnsure school/district complies with daily

implementation of instructional time for ELA and mathematics

Ensure strategic support is provided for English language learners

Utilized English language learner interventionists to increase language proficiency of long-term ELL’s

Provided Read 180 at both intermediate schools Provided Double Period for Math and ELA –(next

year will include 30 minute strategic intervention component within double block based on students’ needs)

Provided RTI with categorically funded staff

Essential Component #2 continued Implemented Treasures’ ELD components in

K-6 Implemented Balanced Literacy K-3 for core

group of teachers Provided strategic interventions For ELL’s

based on the results of the ADEPT assessment.

Provided training to teachers and parents in Study Island and Education City

Essential Component #3—Use a District-wide Instructional Pacing Guide and Assessment K-8Prepare, distribute, and monitor the use of an annual district-

instructional/assessment pacing guide documented to be in use for each grade level K-8 for ELA/ELD and mathematics

Created District-wide ELA Pacing Guides/aligned benchmarks for K-6 Created a plan to complete/revise 7-8 Math and ELA Pacing Guides

/aligned benchmarks Created collaborative lessons based on the standards in the ELA Pacing

Guide Utilized the ADEPT Oral Language Assessment Provided electronic resources to support students with mastery of the

essential standards in the pacing guides

Essential Component #4—Instructional Materials-Based Professional Development (PD) and ongoing targeted PD for instructional leaders to ensure full implementation of District adopted Program and the Essential Program Components (EPC)

Principals are engaged in professional development focused on ELA/ELD, mathematics, and intervention.

Principals are provided training in instructional leadership.

Instructional Leaders Meetings --Standards to Success/Where Great Teaching Begins/Marzano’s High Yield Strategies

Brain-based Lesson Design—Focused Adaptable Structure Teaching Framework (FAST Model)

Facilitation Skills for Administrators—LACOE

School Site Professional Learning Communities

Essential Component #4—Instructional Materials-Based Professional Development (PD) and ongoing targeted PD to ensure full implementation of District adopted Program and the Essential Program Components (Continued…)

Essential Component #5—NCLB Compliant teachers receive professional development focused on the standards aligned/SBE adopted basic core ELA/ELD and mathematics programs Ensure staff meets NCLB compliance Implementation of Instructional materials-based

Professional Development Two-day Treasures Training for K-6 ELA and special

education teachers Envision Mathematics Training for K-6 teachers Ongoing monthly district-wide collaboration meetings

to review intervention and ELD components of K-6 Treasures

Ongoing monthly district-wide 7th-8th grade collaboration to align materials to essential standards

Balanced Literacy Training

Essential Component #6—Implementation of ongoing instructional assistanceProvide instructional assistance and ongoing support

to all teachers of ELA/ELD and mathematics using content experts, specialists, and instructional coaches

STAR Alternative Governance Consultant RISE Professional Development and Coaching Support

(Effective First Teaching—Brain-based strategies) Balanced Literacy K-3 Training Seven Academic Coaches provided ongoing support in

school site/grade level PLCs

Received coaching on how to create lessons using the Focused Adaptable Structure Teaching Framework (FAST Model)—Garvey Intermediate

Common Core Exploration and Introduction Study Island Presentations STARBOARD Training for interactive technology ADEPT Training Refer to matrix on the following page.

Essential Component #6-- Implementation of ongoing instructional assistance (continued…)

Essential Component #7- Implementation of a student achievement monitoring system.

• Provide timely data from common formative and summative assessments for teachers and principals

• Identify students’ needs, monitor ongoing student progress, and inform instruction

• Determine effectiveness of instructional practices and implementation of adopted programs.

Essential Component #7—continued… Created K-6 ELA Benchmarks aligned to

essential standards for each instructional period

Created CST Look-alike for K-8 in ELA and 7-8 Math

Reviewed results of data in grade level/school-wide and district teams each instructional period

Provided additional training for principals, district administrators, and teachers in the use of OARS (Online Assessment and Reporting System)

Used Survey Monkey to survey teacher input regarding ELA Pacing Guide modifications

Essential Component#8—Monthly structured teacher collaboration facilitated by the principal for all ELA/ELD and mathematics teachers by grade level (K-8) and common courses Provide a one-hour structured collaboration

meeting (preferably two) per month per subject in order for all teachers of reading/language arts and mathematics, special education, and ELD teachers to analyze, discuss and utilize the results of data.

Monthly District-wide content area and grade level collaboration led by principals, academic coaches, and district administrators

Weekly school-site teacher collaboration

Essential Component #8 (Continued…)

Nine High Yield Instructional Strategies—Principal Training and Temple Intermediate

Alternative Governance Board (STAR)—Garvey Intermediate Monthly Visitations

Created Restructuring Plan for Garvey and Temple Intermediate

Collaborated in the Standards Achievement Planning Cycle (SAPC)

Essential Component #9—Implementation of Fiscal Support aligned to full implementation of EPCs General and categorical funds are prioritized and

aligned with full implementation of EPCs

Provided funding to increase student achievement: ELL interventionists Academic Coaches Treasures Adoption for all K-6 schools ADEPT Training Pacing Guide Construction in K-6 ELA Targeted PD for staff, (PIVOT, RISE, Facilitation Skills,

STARBOARD Training, Common Core Training, Special Education Trainings)

Next StepsDevelop Intervention Curriculum for 7th-8th Grade

ELA and Math Double Block

Develop Honor’s ELA Curriculum for 7th-8th Grade

Develop curriculum for 7th-8th Social Studies and Science GATE cluster classes

Create/Revise ELA and Mathematics Pacing Guides/Benchmarks for 7th and 8th Grade

Create/Revise Science and Social Studies Pacing Guides/Benchmarks 7-8

Modify Writing Assessments K-8 and update Rubrics for Writing Assessments

Next StepsProvide 1:1 technology for 7th and 8th Grade

Add Mandarin and Spanish for 7th and 8th Grade

Examine current RTI at the sites to increase consistency of intervention support

Develop benchmark assessments for ELL’s to monitor language acquisition

Create /Adopt ELD Supplemental Materials to support ELL’s