English Language ArtsMath

Opening CommentsMr. John M. Solimando

School Principal

Ms. Tammy RyderAssistant Principal

Reading Department

Beth DockendorffTonimarie MeyerJulie McGuirkPriscilla Brundage

Math DepartmentLinda Lettieri

Kerry Devine

Special Education DepartmentMaura CrownAmy DoceKim KedzielawaDawn RubinoStephanie SalinovichTraci SickNicole SoslerTracey Vianden

Academic Intervention Services New York State

(Section 4402 of the Education Law)

Academic Intervention Services (AIS) is additional instruction which supplements the instruction provided by the classroom teacher

It is one response to our district’s Response to Intervention(RtI) program

Academic Intervention Services New York State

(Section 4402 of the Education Law)

AIS is intended to assist students who are at risk of not achieving the Common Core Standards in ELA and Math

It is made available to students with disabilities on the same basis as non-disabled students

It is a mandated program

Common Core StandardsMath

Content StrandsOperations & Algebraic Thinking Number & OperationsMeasurement & Data Geometry

Areas of intensive focus are specificallydefined for each content strand.

How do students qualify for Math services?

K-3: NWEA - a computer adaptive assessment and/or Teacher Recommendation

Gr. 4 & 5: NYS Math Test and/or Teacher Recommendations

Common Core StandardsEnglish Language Arts

Key Features of the StandardsReading Text complexity and the

growth of comprehensionWriting Text types, responding

to reading and researchSpeaking & Listening Flexible communication

and collaborationLanguage Conventions, effective use,

and vocabulary

How do students qualify for ELA services?

K-1: Letter, Sound, and Sight Word Identification, Benchmark Assessment and/or Teacher Recommendation

Gr. 2-3: Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment and/or Teacher Recommendations

Gr. 4 &5: NYS ELA and/or Benchmark Assessments and/or Teacher Recommendations

NYS Performance Indicators

NY State has revised the definitions of Performance Levels on the ELA and Math Assessments

Students scoring at a level 2 are considered partially proficient in standards for their grade.

AIS services will be based on scale scores within

Level 2

How are services provided?Taught by a specialist with small groups of

students 

Classes generally meet several times a week in half hour sessions or twice a week in forty five minute sessions

“Pull out” or “Push in”  

Home/School ContactProgress ReportsParent ConferencesNotes, Phone callsParent Advisory Meeting

Helping at HomeReading and Writing

Help:Reading for at least 15

minutes a dayKeep reading to your

child, even when he/she can read independently!

FluencyHigh Frequency wordsComprehension

activitiesWriting opportunities

Helping at HomeMath Help:

Review basic factsExamine number

relationships Compare numbers Consider part/whole

relationshipsTalk about math: at

home, at the grocery store, etc.

Questions or Comments?

Thank you for coming!Please come visit us during Open House!Reading Math

Beth Dockendorff Rm 202

Priscilla BrundageRm. 202

Tonimarie MeyerRm. 203

Julie McGuirk Rm. 203

Linda Lettieri Rm. 143Kerry Devine Rm. 143