““Whatever It Takes”Whatever It Takes”Cherry Road School, Westhill CSDRandall Elementary, Cortland CSD

Initial Thoughts…Initial Thoughts…

“The very essence of a learning community is a

focus on and a commitment to the

learning of each student.” (DeFour, DeFour, Eaker, Many )

Initial Thoughts…Initial Thoughts…

“There is no recipe for school improvement…

Even the most promising strategies must be

customized for the specific context of each district

and each school.” (DeFour, DeFour,

Eaker, Many)

Cherry Road SchoolCherry Road SchoolFocus not on “Are they

collaborating?” but rather “What are they collaborating about?”

Purpose of collaboration (to help more students achieve at higher levels) can only be accomplished if professionals engaged in collaboration are focused on the right things.

Four Questions That Drive Four Questions That Drive the Work of Our the Work of Our Collaborative TeamsCollaborative TeamsWhat is it we want our students

to learn?How will we know if each student

has learned it?How will we respond when some

students do not learn it?How will we extend and enrich

the learning for students who have demonstrated proficiency?

The Master Schedule 2011-The Master Schedule 2011-20122012Grade 3Grade 3Teacher Monday Tuesday Wednesda

yThursday Friday

Grade 3 Interventio

n Block

1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30

Teacher A

10:30-11:30 C/L 10:10-10:45 PE 10:35-11:10 A 11:05-11:45 M 10:45-11:20 PE

Teacher B

9:05-9:40 A 9:30-10:30 C/L 9:00-9:35 PE 9:00-9:40 M 9:00-9:35 PE

Teacher C

9:30-10:30 C/L 9:00-9:35 PE 9:05-9:40 A 9:00-9:35 PE 9:00-9:40 M

Teacher D

10:10-10:45 PE 10:30-11:30 C/L 11:20-11:55 A 9:35-10:10 PE 11:05-11:45 M

Teacher E

9:50-10:25 A 9:40-10:20 M 9:35-10:10 PE 9:30-10:30 C/L 9:35-10:10 PE

Teacher F

10:35-11:10 A 11:10-11:50 M 10:45-11:20 PE 10:45-11:20 PE 10:40-11:40 C/L

The Master Schedule 2011-The Master Schedule 2011-20122012Grade 4Grade 4Teacher Monday Tuesday Wednesda

yThursday Friday

Grade 4 Interventio

n Block

9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30 9:00-9:30

Teacher A

10:45-11:20 PE 10:45-11:20 PE 12:55-1:30 A 10:30-11:30 C/L 9:40-10:20 M

Teacher B

1:40-2:15 PE 12:50-1:30 M 2:25-3:00 A 1:40-2:15 PE 12:55-1:55 C/L

Teacher C

2:25-3:00 A 1:40-2:15 PE 2:00-3:00 C/L 10:25-11:05 M 1:40-2:15 PE

Teacher D

1:00-1:35 A

2:15-2:50 PE 2:15-2:50 PE 12:55-1:55 C/L 10:25-11:05 M

Teacher E

2:15-2:50 PE 2:00-3:00 C/L 1:40-2:15 A 12:50-1:30 M 2:15-2:50 PE

Teacher F

1:40-2:15 A 10:25-11:05 M 10:10-10:45 PE 10:10-10:45 PE 2:00-3:00 C/L

Teacher G

12:20-12:55 A 9:35-10:10 PE 1:40-2:15 PE 9:40-10:20 M 9:30-10:30 C/L

The Master Schedule The Master Schedule 2012-20132012-2013

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Grade 2

10:45-11:15

10:45-11:15

10:45-11:15 10:45-11:15

10:45-11:15

Grade 3

1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30 1:00-1:30

Grade 4

9:15-9:45 9:15-9:45 9:15-9:45 9:15-9:45 9:15-9:45

Examples of an Examples of an Intervention…Intervention…