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On the Path to Model Schools Conference
Linda Lucey, Ph.D. Executive Director, Program Design
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2011 – Nashville - MSC106 sessions
•28 Featured Presenters
•16 High Schools
•10 K8 Schools
•24 How-to’s
•11 Partners
•20 Resource Sessions
•Strands:–Leadership
–Effective Teaching
–High Expectations
–Community and Family Partnership
–Curriculum Focused
Have you attended an MSC before?
Agenda
•The Types of Models•The Application•3 School•Delivery•Your Path
Getting Started:
Type into the Chat window:
Which case study have you read that you would recommend to others?
“Model” Schools•High Performing•Rapidly Improving•Learning Criteria
–Foundation Learning–Stretch Learning–Learner Engagement–Personal Skill Development
•On a Path of Continuous Improvement
Diversity•Geographically•Rural, Urban, Suburban
•Size•Learner population•Type (Tech, Magnet, Charter, Private, etc)
Rigor/Relevance Framework
The Application Process
•How do we do it?–Reviewed by Committee
•Staff and Key Consultants
–Phone interviews–Acceptance/Regret
The Session Description
•What will your presentation describe?–The Kitchen Sink? Laser-like Focus?
•How will you make your presentation interactive/engaging?–Beyond the Sit-n-Get/Lecture
The Application•Meeting AYP•“By the Numbers”
–School size–%ELL–%Students with Disabilities–%Minority–%Migrant Students
Data, Data, Data
•Student Achievement – ELA/Math
•Graduation Rate
•Attendance Rate
•Per Pupil Expenditure
•Differentiated based on Elementary/Secondary
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Massachusetts Median Brockton HS
Learning Criteria•Data Indicators•Narrative that describes how your school addresses <foundation learning in the core subject areas> in an exemplary fashion.
Poll Audience
•Which data indicator do you use to measure stretch learning?–More than 1 year’s growth in literacy–Participating in advanced math–Enrolled in accelerated courses–Using portfolios to show project/problem based learning
Stretch Learning•Enrolled in AP courses•Taking SAT•College Going Rate•Completing CTE sequence•Enrolled in accelerated courses•Participating in World Languages•More than 1 year’s growth in literacy
Learner Engagement
•Participation in a club•Disciplinary referrals•Participation in athletics•Mentoring program participation
Personal Skill Development•Computer literate•Students holding leadership positions•Using technology to manage information
•Have career exploration experience•Participation in peer mediation•Completing a senior project•Completing an internship•Maintaining career development plan
Example Models
•Mission Driven•Journey to Excellence and Growing•Passionate Leaders•It’s About the Children
Kirkpatrick Middle School
Brockton High School
CHAT: What stands out that interests you the most?
Turnaround at Brockton High
BROCKTON - Brockton High School has every excuse for failure, serving a city plagued by crime, poverty, housing foreclosures, and homelessness.Almost two-thirds of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and 14 percent are learning to speak English. More than two-thirds are African-American or Latino - groups that have lagged behind their peers across the state on standardized tests.But Brockton High, by far the state’s largest public high school with 4,200 students, has found a success in recent years that has eluded many of the state’s urban schools: MCAS scores are soaring, earning the school state recognition as a symbol of urban hope.
Principal Susan Szachowicz, shown chatting at lunch with Yiriam Lopez, is in many ways the school’s biggest cheerleader. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff) By James Vaznis Globe Staff / October 12, 2009
Emphasis on literacy brings big MCAS improvement
The Delivery
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The “WHAT”:
LITERACY for ALL:
Reading, Writing,
Speaking, Reasoning
WHAT are we teaching???
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How did we determine our focus?Literacy Skills Drafted:
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WHAT are we teaching???ENGAGING THE FACULTY:
Interdisciplinary discussion groups on the drafts using 3 guiding questions:
1.In each of the four areas of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Reasoning, have we included what is required for students to be successful in your class/your content area?
2.Is the skill stated clearly so that all teachers and students can understand it?
3.Is the skill applicable to ALL content areas?
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Two pronged approach:1. Literacy skills for ALL
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!2. Safety nets and interventions for struggling learners
WHAT are we teaching?
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“Lessons Learned the Hard Way” Tip:
Put all your negative folks together in a group so they don’t spread their toxic fumes.
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FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!!!
We started with writing!
WHAT are we teaching?
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Why writing???We examined the test. Asked
What did you notice?
AND… We needed a WIN!!! Pick something measurable.
WHAT are we teaching?
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LITERACY CHART: WRITING
to take notes to explain one’s thinking to argue a thesis and support one’s thinking to compare and contrast to write an open response to describe an experiment, report one’s findings, and report one’s conclusion to generate a response to what one has read, viewed, or heard to convey one’s thinking in complete sentences to develop an expository essay with a formal structure
c Brockton High School, 2002
WRITING
SOCIAL
SCIENCE
MATH
ELECTIVE
ENGLISH
SCIENCE
We started with writing.FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!!!
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So, HOWare we teaching it???
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What can we control, what can’t we control?
What do we have now that we can use differently?
HOW are we teaching it?
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Faculty Meetings becameLiteracy Workshops
HOW are we teaching it?
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Our Professional Development Model: Development of Scripts Train the Trainer Interdisciplinary and Dept.
workshops Implementation calendar Assessing with rubric Monitoring/collecting
student work
HOW are we teaching it?
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OPEN RESPONSE STEPS TO FOLLOW 1. READ QUESTION CAREFULLY. 2. CIRCLE OR UNDERLINE KEY WORDS. 3. RESTATE QUESTION AS THESIS (LEAVING BLANKS). 4. READ PASSAGE CAREFULLY. 5. TAKE NOTES THAT RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. BRAINSTORM & MAP OUT YOUR ANSWER. 6. COMPLETE YOUR THESIS. 7. WRITE YOUR RESPONSE CAREFULLY, USING YOUR
MAP AS A GUIDE. 8. STATEGICALLY REPEAT KEY WORDS FROM THESIS IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR END SENTENCE. 9. PARAGRAPH YOUR RESPONSE. 10. REREAD AND EDIT YOUR RESPONSE.
Next Steps
•Talk to your coach•Attend MSC•Visit a Model School – Study Tour•Review Case Studies on SPN website•Submit an Application to Become a “Model”!!
What’s your “X” Factor?
Your “X” Factor•If you are good…what can you do to be GREAT?
•Do you have one or two things you do EXTREMELY well that are adaptable/replicable?
•Are they unique/creative/innovative? How?
•What data do you have that supports the work?
Upcoming MSC
•2012 – Gaylord Florida•2013 – Gaylord National, Washington DC
•2014 – Swan and Dolphin - Orlando
Questions/Concerns?
•Linda Lucey – 518-723-2077•[email protected]
Thank you for attending!We hope you found the information valuable.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments. We encourage and value your feedback.
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