Garrison Union Free School District 2019-2022 District Priorities Board of Education Meeting April 23, 2019
Quick Overview of Priorities 1. What are our District Priorities? Literacy ○ Technology ○ Social Emotional Learning ○ Facilities ○ 2. How/Why were they selected? 3. Who is responsible for working on the priorities? 4. What was our timeline?
A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO BOE THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS STUDENTS COMMUNITY STAFF PARENTS ADMINISTRATION
Literacy from Budget ➢ Classroom libraries ○ Superintendent’s Fountas & Pinnell ○ Perspective Renaissance STAR 360 ○ Personnel ➢ Hiring process ○ Interventionist ○ Professional Development ➢ Words of Advice ○ In-district ○
Literacy from Observation & Evaluation ➢ Pre/Post Obs ○ Principal’s Literacy Programs ➢ Perspective Guest readers ○ Publishing parties ○ DEAR (Author visits) ○ PTA Enrichment Clubs ○ Provide continuous ➢ opportunities for professional growth
Literacy In Action
Story of Professional Development: Words of Advice Literacy & GUFS Curriculum & Assessment Structures & Methods Adopted TCRWP’s Reading & Reading Workshop Writing Units of Study, K-8 Writing Workshop Adopted Fountas and Pinnell Read Aloud and Class Benchmark Assessment System Conversations Supporting Striving Readers & Component Work Writers
Internal Reading August 2017 all teachers were ● trained in the F&P Benchmark Assessment: Assessment System K-3 students are assessed 4 ● times a year (September, F&P Benchmark November, March, June) Assessment 4-8 students are assessed 3 ● times a year (September, System January, June)
Assesses 6 Key Areas of F&P Benchmark Reading Development Assessment Accuracy ○ System Fluency ○ Literal Comprehension ○ Inferential Comprehension ○ Interpretive ○ Comprehension Writing about Reading ○
1. Complete F&P’s finding Independent and Instructional levels for all readers Crafting Instructional 2. Determine Instructional Goals (at least 2) for every reader Plans for Readers: 3. Create an optimal instructional schedule that varies structures based on a reader’s relationship to benchmark Our Process 4. Revise based on time, materials and other considerations 5. Identify readers that have not grown (or made insuffjcient growth) and craft a more detailed, more nuanced plan 6. Consult out-of-classroom support
Predictable Growth for Readers Levels Typical Time Spent Within Level* A-B ½-1 month per level C-G 1- 1 ½ months per level H-L 1 ½- 2 months per level M-U 3- 3 ½ months per level V-Z 3- 4 ½ months per level * Based on highly supportive conditions including having a skilled reading teacher, adequate just right reading time, etc.
2nd Grade: November 2017 and November 2018 November 2017 November 2018 Category % of Readers Category % of Readers Far Below 20% Far Below 4% Below 16% Below 9% On 44% On 73% Above 20% Above 14%
4th Grade: January 2018 and January 2019 January 2018 January 2019 Category % of Readers Category % of Readers Far Below 30% Far Below 18% Below 21% Below 25% On 10% On 25% Above 39% Above 31%
6th Grade: January 2018 and January 2019 January 2018 January 2019 Category % of Readers Category % of Readers Far Below 92% Far Below 47% Below 8% Below 5% On 0% On 32% Above 0% Above 16%
Renaissance STAR 360 Reading
NYS ELA ~ GUFSD vs. NYS
NYS ELA ~ GUFSD vs. Putnam, Rockland, & Westchester
GUFSD NYS ELA Performance 2017 vs. 2018 Students scoring Level 3 or 4 increased from 53% to 69% ● (NYS increased 40% to 45%) Students scoring Level 2 decreased from 41% to 21% ● (NYS decreased 34% to 31%) Students scoring Level 1 increased from 6% to 10% (NYS ● decreased 26% to 24%) Cited from NYSED.GOV Assessment Data, https://data.nysed.gov/assessment38.php?instid=800000039680 &year=2018&subject=ELA&prof24=0
Recommendations for 2019-2020 School Year Professional Development Materials K-2: Phonics/Word Study: 5 days Guided Reading Sets 3-5: Conferring with Readers: 5 days F&P Short Reads 6-8: Monthly PD: Units and Methods: 10-12 Nonfiction Books days Book Club Sets Support Team Stafg: 10 days (*meet for two periods during 6-8 days) K-8: Literacy Across Content Areas: 5 days
Board Questions, Questions? ● Feedback and Suggestions Feedback – Warm and Cool ● Suggestions ●
Schedule of Presentations April 23 ~ Overview of District Priority Process & Literacy May 8 ~ Technology & Social Emotional Learning May 29 ~ Report of District Priority Process Findings, Discussion of Findings, & Recommendations June 12 ~ Finalize & Approve District Priorities for 2019-2022
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