Welcome to our Welcome to our Back to school MorningBack to school Morning

2005-20062005-2006

Benchmark SchoolBenchmark School“Learning for All”“Learning for All”

OUR BELIEFS…OUR BELIEFS… ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND

EXPERIENCE SUCCESSEXPERIENCE SUCCESS

HOW…HOW… Differentiated instruction in math, reading, Differentiated instruction in math, reading,

writing and sciencewriting and science Interventions and progress monitoring for Interventions and progress monitoring for

students who are not on grade levelstudents who are not on grade level Accelerated learning and progress monitoring for Accelerated learning and progress monitoring for

students who exceed standardsstudents who exceed standards Using data to plan and revise instructionUsing data to plan and revise instruction

Why Ashton School?Why Ashton School?

Ashton School has a Ashton School has a focus on focus on student learning and student learning and differentiated instructiondifferentiated instruction

Ashton School has a Ashton School has a culture of culture of collaboration and teamworkcollaboration and teamwork

Ashton School holds itself Ashton School holds itself accountable for resultsaccountable for results

What are our expectations?What are our expectations?

Work in partnerships focused on student Work in partnerships focused on student learning needslearning needs

Develop products including differentiated Develop products including differentiated curriculum unitscurriculum units

Analyze student work and document Analyze student work and document patterns of learningpatterns of learning

Report findings to key audiences including Report findings to key audiences including Curriculum Standing Committee and Curriculum Standing Committee and School Committee School Committee

What will be some of the resources and support available?

Increased level of support for all students Increased level of support for all students by special education staffby special education staff

Increased level of support for students Increased level of support for students reading below grade level by reading reading below grade level by reading specialistspecialist

Increased level of support for students Increased level of support for students who exceed the standards by enrichment who exceed the standards by enrichment staff (expanding curriculum)staff (expanding curriculum)

Increase level of support for teachers Increase level of support for teachers through common planning timethrough common planning time(professional development, share (professional development, share resources, etc)resources, etc)

What will be some of the resources and support available?

Early intervention and early identification Early intervention and early identification of students performing below grade level of students performing below grade level in primary grades (KINDERGARTEN)in primary grades (KINDERGARTEN)

Pro-active approach to Special Education Pro-active approach to Special Education referral process to provide support to “all” referral process to provide support to “all” studentsstudents

“ “ASK” team is set up to do interventions, ASK” team is set up to do interventions, data collection, data analysis and progress data collection, data analysis and progress monitoringmonitoring