What are we doing?How are we doing?What is the impact on students?

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI): Provides a framework to ensure that the needs of ALL students are met in a timelyand responsive manner.

Major Components are: Levels of instruction which increase in intensity; Research-based; Systematic monitoring; Instructional planning based on student performance data.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORT (PBIS): A research-validated approach to defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors.

DIBELS:

The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development.

FUNDATIONS:

Wilson Fundations for K-3 is a phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling program for the general education classroom. Fundations serves as a prevention program to help reduce reading and spelling failure.

EAROBICS:

Earobics software provides a research-based, comprehensive reading intervention program that helps improve reading proficiency, reading skills and reading.

GSS/JFK:•Advance Student Achievement:

•Literacy•RTI•Technology•Sheltered ELL

•Data Analysis

•Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment:•Map Kindergarten Library Skills•Create Curriculum Extensions

•Professional Development•Share expertise•Share professional growth experiences

• Gr. 4: Building a Science Curriculum for understanding:• Lesson development and

extensions• Gr. 4 Deepening Student Learning

through Reading Strategies• Gr. 5 Integrating Reading Strategies in

the Content Areas• Gr. 5 Enhancing the Every Day Math

Curriculum (using games to enhance skill development; assessment analysis)

C.V. Starr:

• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment:• Aligned Curriculum• Create common tests for lessons and projects

on common topics• Data analysis

• Professional Development:• Shared instructional practice

• Improved Student achievement on State assessments

H. H. Wells:

• Common assessments and curriculum design to the unit and lesson level.

• New courses built around learning goals, with common assessments and inquiry-based philosophy

• - Active Physics and Chemistry, Environmental Science

• - Business Applications and Criminal Justice• - Integrated Algebra, Geometry, Business

Calculus• Cross-curricular alignment: English and Social

Studies• Structured Study Hall• Formative Assessment Demonstrations

(Technology)

Brewster HS:

Restructured Professional Development Committee

Established 2008-09 Mission and Goals:

• Address the individual needs of students to ensure measurable academic progress and social-emotional growth.

• Focus areas:• Response to Intervention• Formative Assessments• Differentiation• Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies• Sheltered Instruction for ELL• Student Writing