1. FinalApplicationStaff Development
School Bs
Proposed Solutions for Success
By Deitra Pulliam

2. What is the Problem ?
School B has not made AYP in three years in reading.
7th year in the School Improvement Process.
Teachers are overwhelmed by the increased benchmarks each year.
Teachers have become reactive to data as oppose to proactive toward the data.
Students continue to struggle as the achievement gapgets wider.
3. States benchmark passing rate 81%
2007-2008 All students that passed at 72%
2008-2009 All students that passed 76%
2009-2010 All students passed 78%
2007-2008 Black students that passed at 66%
2008-2009 Black students that passed 71%
2009-2010 Black students that passed 75%
2007-2008 Hispanic students that passed at 69%
2008-2009 Hispanic students that passed 69%
2009-2010 Hispanic students that passed 74%
2007-2008 Students with disabilities students that passed at 46%
2008-2009 Students with disabilities students that passed 60%
2009-2010 Students with disabilities students that passed 59%
2007-2008 Economically Disadvantage students that passed at 71%
2008-2009 Economically Disadvantage students that passed 73%
2009-2010 Economically Disadvantage students that passed 76%
2007-2008 Limited English students that passed at 74%
2008-2009 Limited English students that passed 74%
2009-2010 Limited English students that passed 83%
White students too few to report were unidentifiable in the make up of the data
based on low representation. However, in 2007-2008 results in reading, they continued to out perform their peers in both the district and school
4. The Question
Based on the existing gap in student performance
What can teachers do to engage students in meaningful, interactive and challenging instruction responsive to students needs?
5. Methodology used
Interrupted Time Series
Istation (A Reading Intervention Program)
SOL Test Results/
Inferential Statistics / Cross sectional data
Free and reduced lunch, demographics
Of students who have performed below the benchmark and have failed two consecutive years.
6. Data Collection
Unit Assessments
Data collection for I-station
Running Records
Individual Reading Intervention Plans
Teacher long and short term goals
Teacher Surveys /Professional Dev./PLCS
Flow and usage of training
7. Research Reveals the following:
8. Research Suggest
(Hedsinger,2010) in his study utilized statistics to support the findings and was able to indicate the viability of pairwise comparison for assessments.
Activities such as increasing the
language arts block, benchmark assessments, articulation meetings, family literacy nights, volunteer
reading programs such as RIF, and community volunteer group these activities will increase the
collection of data.
9. Proposed Solutions
Comprehensive Strategies to engage teachers will include
Professional Development
Critical Friendships
Small Committees that support governance.
Scanning the environment for trends and issues
Task orientated focus on improving instruction.
10. Proposed Solutions Teacher Centered
Our focus will entail looking at models and educating ourselves . The three websites will aid us in our approach.
http://www.masterteacher.com/
http://www.masterteacher.com/Corporate-Video
http://www.school-teacher-student-motivation-resources-courses.com/index.html
http://www.essentialschools.org/benchmarks/13
11. 12. Innovative Teaching to raise students scores will include
Smart boards/ whiteboards
http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/SBActivities.htm
Virtual Fieldtrips
http://www.uen.org/tours/
http://www.amnh.org/ology/water
Teacher webpages/ Blogs/ http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=5184
Laptops/ ipads/ clickers
13. 14. 15. Solutions offered
16. What is the Big Ideas
School Bwill set ambitious yet realistic goals showing growth targets for its schoolso we can narrow the achievement gap.
School B will have to work on the followingin a study by (Marx et al 2006)he advises that any group that is able to
think about the future should be informed by the inflow of constant information (p.166). He suggest thefollowing
1. Be clear that all educators are leaders by the virtue of the important role they play in society .
Teachers are stakeholders and areinvestors in the sake of ourschools.
2. Regularly staff must engage in the process of scanning the environment for trends and issues. For
School B that means looking into the causes for not making AYP and closing the gap, then work toward developing solutions.
3.Make environmental scanning and visioning tools and techniques a part of how we do business this involves discerning political, economic, social and technological forces affecting the organization.
Innovative strategies andtools must be offered through teacher training.
Look at the type of reforms that are offered and translate it into action. Data driven instruction does not require teacher buy- in- it creates it (Santoyo, 2008 et al p.46).
4.Set up future council or network as advisors.
Looking at the current conditions of the school, fine the elements that define our culture and celebrate what we do well.
5. Conduct staff and community surveys.
6. Make the process continuous by maintaining fluidity that will support the organizations renewal.
17. Our Focus
Closing the achievement gap among sub groups by increasing student achievement and student performance on standardize test.
Increasing high quality professional development.
Motivating teachers through clear objectives and explicit goals.
Monitoring assessments on a regular basis eliminatingbarriers .
18. References
Arlington Public Schools Strategic Plan 2005-2011 www.aps.va.us
Cornelius,D (2011). Education and Skills Gap: A Global Crisis Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers v.86 n4 Pg.50-55 April 2011 r3trieved ERIC 2011 July
Heldsinger, S. Humphrey , S. Australian Educational Researcher August 2010 Vol. 37
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making.NCEE 2009-4067 US Department of Education.
Marx, Gary. (2006) Future focused leadership: Preparing schools, students, and communities for
tomorrows realities. Library of Congress
http://www.masterteacher.com/
http://www.masterteacher.com/Corporate-Video
http://www.school-teacher-student-motivation-resources-courses.com/index.html
http://www.essentialschools.org/benchmarks/13
Santoyo, P. (2008). Data in the Drivers Seat. Educational Leadership p.43 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Swaffield, S. (2007). Improving Schools Light touch Critical Friendships . Volume 10 Number 3 Nov. 2007 205-219 Issn-1365-4802 DOI: 10.117/136548020777845. Sage Publications/
http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/SBActivities.htm
Teacher webpage http://www.apsva.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=5184
Field trips
http://www.amnh.org/ology/water
http://www.uen.org/tours/