Third Grade Reading Guarantee Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District

By: Andrea Celico, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent Karen Heinsbergen, Program Specialist-Literacy

CH-UH Vision & Mission

P.A.S.S.A.G.E. 

Every Student, Every Day! Some Success, Some Way!

Only district in Cuyahoga County and only 1 of 8 in the state to receive all A’s in 4 value-added areas!

Teacher CredentialingThird grade: ensure any student that’s “not on

track” has a teacher who meets one of the credentialing requirements

33% of our 3rd grade classroom teachers currently meet the requirements of the TGRG

Provided list of accredited programs and costs for teachers

Praxis test information shared with teachersProvided endorsement classes at Notre Dame

College at discounted rate (subsidized by TeachOhio Grant)

Where we have been…

since 2010

Materials

Assessments

ELA Shifts

Strategic Planning

Instruction

Literacy PlanStructureMinimum of 135 minute literacy block for students in grades K-3 Addressed student-teacher ratioPerformance GroupingProfessional Development and preparationStaggered StartResource allocation

Staffing decisionsLiteracy leads Intervention support - LLI

Curriculum and InstructionComprehensive Literacy Framework (handout)Performance GroupingIntervention SupportOhio’s New Learning StandardsScope and sequenceStandards-Based Report Card

Assessment of students’ skillsHow did we determine if a student was “on track” or “not on track?”Use composite score from DIBELS subtest for K-3 by September 30Reading diagnostics (grades 1-2) administered in November (ODE)Other assessments:

Running recordsGuided reading level benchmarking (F & P)Progress monitoring using DIBELS

After assessment….Move students into groups based on student

performanceParent notification sent out (handout)Create RIMP’s for “not on track” K-3 students

Sample RIMP (handout) Supported by Literacy Leads and Central Office

administrators Provided us with information about student

interventions over time Working on a warehouse for storing intervention

information to track students

Early Literacy and Reading Readiness Grant$20,000 from ODE2 elementary schools

Offered to “not on track” 2nd graders

Community partnership with Great Lakes Science Center

November-March

Weekly lunch sessionsProgram aligns to Ohio

New Learning standards in science and ELA and aligns to classroom objectives

Experiments and writing components

Summer Programming Offer programming to 3rd grade students who

haven’t met 392 threshold (currently approximately 164 students out of 414 or 40%)

Camp Jumpstart for incoming 1st Graders

BAGG (Books-A-Go-Go) for all families

Parent and Community Communication and TestimonialsWebsite (handouts)LettersNewslettersSurveysStaggered Start Survey link for feedback

http://www.chuh.org/news/detail/2013/9/4/staggered-start-survey

Curriculum nightsTGRG Information nights (school-based)Student TestimonialParent Testimonial

ChallengesAssessing students prior to school year

startingTracking interventions electronicallyFinding properly licensed teachers Staffing implications for retained studentsTiming of OAA test results as they relate to

summer programmingMaking choices with limited funds