Our Belief Encore: A Personalized Approach When a core academic program, where students get equal to Student Learning access to rigorous coursework, is supplemented by a program during the school day, where EVERY student gets the opportunity for support at their own level of Mountain View Middle School Beaumont Unified School District development, and have input into what those opportunities look like, student success increases at all levels. Jonathan Brubaker - English Andrea Hammond - Math Teacher Michael Breyer - Principal Teacher / Technology Coach ahammond@beaumontusd.k12.ca.us mbreyer@beaumontusd.k12.ca.us jbrubaker@beaumontusd.k12.ca.us Mountain View Middle School Encore ● Grades 6, 7 and 8 Encore is an agile and responsive service delivery ● 996 students ● 51% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged model designed to support the changing academic, ● Ethnic breakdown social and emotional needs of all students. Encore Hispanic - 48% ○ supports core instruction through differentiation, ○ White - 32% ○ African American - 8% providing equitable opportunities for success. ○ Asian - 7% ○ Two or more races - 4% ○ Native American and Pacific Islander - 1% ● EL Student population - 8% ● 40 teachers
Encore Nuts and Bolts The Evolution of Encore ● 35 minute period ● 2010/2011 - RCOE Leadership Team Training - Through New Eyes (Solution Trees) EQ: How do you ensure success for all students? ● 4 days a week ● 2012 - 2014 - Response to traditional methods of intervention outside of the ● Enrollment in Encore changes throughout year school day not meeting the needs of students ● Includes intervention, acceleration and enrichment ○ AIM (Academic Intervention and Mentoring) and Cougar College ● Spring 2014 - “Encore” conversation begins, intervention during the school activities day to meet the diverse needs of students 2014/2015 - Encore implementation - time carved out of school schedule for ● student support, PBIS / Digital Citizenship only prescribed components Encore Teams Academic Interventions 6 Encore teams - 2 per grade level ● Strategic Academic Support ● Teams consist of 4-5 core academic teachers, and a PE or elective Provided during the school day teacher ● Responsible for determination of Encore offerings and student placement Skills-based groups ● SAI teachers and counselors run behavior support groups ● PE teachers run intramural sports, lowering class size ratios Production-based groups Student mentoring a key component
Behavior Interventions Enrichment Behavior Support Groups Offered during various Encore cycles: Focus on PBIS skills College and Career Readiness, Coding, Foreign Language (DuoLingo), Fine Arts, Psychology, Creative Writing, School Garden, Novel Studies, Intramural Sports, Social Skills Groups CSI, Cultural Celebrations, Art History, Photography, Chess, Art, etc. Structured support for students with special needs ASB and Advanced Choir provide additional opportunities Students request enrichment classes via Google Forms Honors Projects Math Acceleration ● Math 7, 8, and 1 offered in an independent study model with teacher Science: The Scientific Method and Science Fair support ● TenMarks online assessments used to build individualized plan for all ELA: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream students Social Studies: Developing Civilizations based on Maslow’s Hierarchy ● Allows for multiple entry points into accelerated program Challenges ● Limited time Any student earning a grade of ‘B’ or higher in the applicable course Incorporated summer learning without any element of accountability or ● may enroll in the honors project. support Concurrent enrollment in different levels of math - assumes knowledge of ● given standards
PBIS & Digital Citizenship Taking AVID Schoolwide First cycle of Encore used to introduce and reinforce school wide initiatives Distribution of Binders and Section Tabs ● PBIS Skills Encore Instruction in Cornell Notes ○ PBISWorld.com ■ Working with others Friday Binder Checks ■ Disagreeing appropriately ■ Expectations by area College and Career Readiness Enrichment ● Digital Citizenship ○ Common Sense Media ○ Google Digital Literacy and Citizenship Our PLC At Work 6 Week Cycle Calendar - 14/15 and 15/16 Encore teams meet two / three times during each cycle. Future Placement Encore Cycle Start End Deadline Meeting 1(whole staff, facilitated by principal): ENCORE 1 Aug. 13, 2015 Sep. 9 Sept. 18, 2015 Teachers share successes and opportunities for growth ENCORE 2 Sept. 21, 2015 Oct. 21 Oct. 30, 2015 Teachers agree upon their teaching responsibilities for next cycle ENCORE 3 Nov. 2, 2015 Dec. 9 Dec. 18, 2015 Meeting 2 / 3 (team meetings, facilitated by teachers): ENCORE 4 Jan. 4, 2016 Feb. 3 Feb. 12, 2016 ENCORE 5 Feb. 22, 2016 Mar. 30 Apr. 8, 2016 Student lists are developed for each Encore class ENCORE 6 Apr. 11, 2016 N/A May 27, 2016 Behavior data teams have priority placement
Encore Cycles - Frequency and Effectiveness 9 Week Cycle Calendar - 16/17 6 Week Cycle Future Placement Successes Encore Cycle Start End Challenges Deadline ● Allows for quicker transitions into and ● ERD time dominated by Encore out of academic and behavior support ENCORE 1 Aug. 8, 2016 Sep. 28, 2016 Oct. 6, 2016 transitions groups ● Adds an additional transition into ENCORE 2 Oct. 11, 2016 Dec. 14, 2016 Dec. 21, 2016 ● Increased number of enrichment students’ schedules outside of a offerings throughout the year grading period ENCORE 3 Jan. 9, 2016 March 8, 2016 March 17, 2016 ● Increased number of honors project By the time teachers truly know their ● opportunities students, there is a new Encore group ENCORE 4 March 27, 2016 June 1, 2016 ● Math acceleration is limited to a very short period of time Encore Cycles - Frequency and Effectiveness What Do You Measure? 9 Week / 1 Qtr Cycle ● Decrease in failing grades in core classes Successes Challenges ● Increased acceleration opportunities in Math ● ERD / collaboration time can focus ● Limits number of course offerings more time on data driven instructional students can take part in ○ Success of students who took acceleration opportunities practices, curriculum development, ● Decrease in suspensions ● Student may be limited in honors student centered conversations project opportunities Decrease in discipline referrals ● ● Relationships can be built more ● Teachers must prepare for longer effectively with increased time ● Increased student engagement on campus Encore cycle Math acceleration has additional time ● ● Teachers need to prepare for fewer Encore groups throughout the year
What Does the Data Tell Us? Flexibility Promotes flexibility within the master schedule to address individual student Discipline Data for Students in Encore Positive Behavior Support Group needs While Not in Behavior Support Group: 625 Discipline Referrals 55 Suspensions Teacher teams allow conversations throughout the year / Encore cycles to While in Behavior Support Group: 116 Discipline Referrals 16 Suspensions better identify needs as they arise 180 Students participated in Math acceleration 150 Student completed Honors projects in various content area s Beginning an Encore Program at Your School Student Accountability Pitfalls to Avoid ● Too much freedom Grades ● Too much structure How are grades assigned? ● Top down approach to implementation ● ● How can students be held accountable without grades associated with the Must Haves class? ● Start the conversation early about what your needs are ● Clear purpose ● Define your non-negotiables Attendance ● How do we account for students while allowing flexibility to meet students’ Don’t Forget… needs? ● Encore is a personalized approach to meeting student needs. Encore at one school may look very different from another. Track student progress and define data points to determine efficacy of programs ●
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