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Durham Intermediate School Sixth Grade:
The Team Approach
Deena CreteJacqueline LincolnKarla Rigsbee
Grade level intervention for
academic support: Opportunity Room
Come to the “OR” for immediate triage
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Shared responsibility among the teaching team
Shared instruction with fair, equitable assessment of
student progress
Guaranteed success. No failing grades assigned on the
first try
AS TEACHERS WE ASKED OURSELVES, “WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
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DESIGN OF THE OR
What are we going to do if/when
students haven’t mastered a concept?
What are we going to do if/when students have confusions?
How can OR be designed so it’s
different from the typical “study hall”?
How can we ensure student attendance in the OR room will be prescriptive in
nature?
Can we help the student realize what
needs fixed?
The “OR is a place where students have another opportunity to learn
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W e C R E AT E D T H E 6 T H G R A D E “ O R T E A M ”
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HOW WE STARTED
Agreed to a “No F “ Policy
Agreed on ownership for student success
Created weekly intervention meetings
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GUARANTEED SUCCESS
No students will be allowed to
fail on the first try
A student who still has
confusions has another chance to understand
The “OR,” is designed to
treat the “patient” before
he or she is “sick”
F
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OR CONSIDERATIONS CHOOSING OUR METHODS
Roles
• Teachers regularly grade/assess work and student progress to identify problems
Theory
• Follow educational research that supportsmore student practice is directly tied to learning
Core
Concepts
• “OR” work to be completed in a timely manner (i.e. one week)
• Small group tutoring is highly effective• Maintain core instructional time
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HOW IT WORKS
A student is referred to the
OR when…
Student fails to
complete an assignment
with mastery of the
concept
Parents & students are notified with a referral
slip attached to the assignment
An OR grade is put in Powerschool for the assignment until it is
completed.
Student needs re-teaching or
more monitored practice
OR assignments must be resubmitted within one
week to receive full academic credit.
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EXAMPLE
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HOW IT WORKS, cont.
OR schedule offers sessions before & after school, and at
lunch break
Students may choose any OR session/teacher. They may also get parent help w/teacher approval.
All three 6th grade teachers tutor two OR sessions per
week
7:30 – 8:15 11:25 – 12:05 3:15 – 4:00
Monday: Mrs. Rigsbee
Tuesday: Mrs. Crete Tuesday: Mrs. Lincoln
Friday: Mrs. Crete Wednesday: Mrs. Rigsbee
Thursday: Mrs. Lincolln
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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“OR is basically like Sylvan, but it’s at your school. Plus, we don’t even have a Sylvan here, and I don’t like my parents helping me! Most of all, I am always having trouble with Math, so in the OR Room my teacher, or another sixth grade teacher, can help me so I don’t fall behind.
At first I thought OR was like detention, so the first time I went I was SCARED, but after a while I began to love it. OR rules”!
Avery R.
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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS, cont.“I go to OR when I have questions or confusions on my
schoolwork. I can ask questions there and get through the confusions, and then my grades are better.”
Dylan
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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS, cont“OR is a great way to get a second chance on your schoolwork”
Caroline
“OR helps me when I am struggling with a lesson. I know that I can get one on one help from a teacher. Basically, it is like a second chance to get a better grade on my work.” Ali
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Deena Crete, Jacqueline Lincoln, Karla
RigsbeeDurham Intermediate School
DURHAM INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL 530-895-4690
Opportunity Room - OR