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Our Journey Towards Excellence

William Ramsay ElementaryApril 21, 2015

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Essential Questions

• How is William Ramsay working to improve the academic achievement of all learners?

• How are we working to promote student engagement?

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DEMOGRAPHICS• 880 students• 59% English Language Learners• 87.5% Free and Reduced Lunch• 5% Special Education• Average Mobility Rate 34% (w: withdraw // e: enter)

Mobility Rates by School Year

2009-2010 40% (w:165/e:108)

2010-2011 29% (w:126 / e: 76)

2011-2012 33% (w:152 / e: 96)

2013-2014 33% (w:120 / e: 154)

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Our Story So Far…

Earlier in the year, we committed to:• Improving all students’ achievement in reading and math using data.• Using the STAT process for data analysis meetings.• Providing professional development:

• Lexia• Word Study• Guided Reading• Reading block support from Central Office Content Area Specialists and WRES Coaches

• Utilizing the new lesson planning template. • Using the observation tool as an instrument to measure student

engagement:• Professional development during learning community meetings with the engagement tool• Concentration on “Engages in reading” (high-yield practice 3) for reading instruction

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Scholastic Reading Inventory Results

Grade Q1 On Level

Q2 On Level

Q3 On Level

Yearly Change

3 20% 27% 39% 19%

4 24% 33% 42% 18%

5 39% 48% 63% 24%

Total 27% 35% 47% 20%

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Providing a Multi-Tiered System of Reading Supports

Tier 3

(3%)

Tier 2

(22%)TT

Tier 1(75%)

Instructional Support

Tier 3*Corrective Reading

Tier 2

*After School Tutoring

*Small Group Instruction

Tier 1

*Classroom Instruction

*Balanced Literacy

Outcomes

Tier 3

*100% of the students improved reading levels.

Tier 2

*93% of the Tier 2 Students made progress in reading levels.

Tier 1

*80% improved reading levels

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Student Indicators of EngagementStudent Engagement Practices Observed

December March/April

# % # %

High-yield practices 25 42% 70 74%

Low-yield practices34 58% 25 26%

Practice 3: Engages in Reading

December (9 reading classes observed)

March/April(14 reading classes observed)

# engaged in reading

% engaged in reading

# engaged in reading

% engaged in reading

5 55% 13 93%

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Next Steps• Continued professional development in

high-yield practices for student engagement• Additional area of concentration: student

goal setting• Coaching support for data/running record

analysis to determine teaching points that will accelerate reading progress of Tier 1 students

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Superintendent School BoardKaren A. Graf, Chairman

Kelly C. BoozRonnie Campbell William E. CampbellPatricia Ann HennigStephanie A. Kapsis

Justin KeatingMarc Williams

Christopher J. Lewis, Vice ChairmanDr. Alvin L. Crawley

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Questions and Discussion