GWL Academic Program Budget Workshop for 2017-18 March 20, 2017 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GWL Academic Program Budget Workshop for 2017-18 March 20, 2017 Budget Presentation 3

Continuity of Instruction Readers Workshop: K-8 ● ● Fundations: K-3 Writers Workshop: K-8 ● ● Science 21: K-6 ● Vocabulary and Grammar Project Lead the Way: K-8 ● Workshop 2-8 PBIS: K-8 ● Singapore Math: K-8 ● ● Wilson: K-8 Achieve 3000: 2-8 ● ● Spanish: K-8 ● Scholastic Reading Inventory: 2-8 ● Fitnessgram: 4-8

Programmatic Enhancements Middle School Program Elementary Program ● After School Remediation 4-6 ● Pre-K Program ½ Day ● Singapore Math Series Singapore Math Series ● Adjustment Adjustment Classroom Environment ● ● RTI Services Increase Upgrades: 7 & 8 ● 10 Week Launch for ● Modified Football Grades 7 & 8 Kindergarten Pending NYS Athletic After-School Remediation 1-3 ● Association Approval ● Library Media Specialist ● Selective Classification 7 & 8 Pending BOR Approval in June

Kindergarten Quandary

Pre-K Program Concepts & Ideas: Location: GWL Middle School (1 classroom in old grade 4 wing) Staff Assigned: 1 Teacher, 1 Aide Program Length: AM/PM Sessions (3 hour in length) Students Serviced: 30 (15 per session) Selection Criteria: High Needs Population - Automatic Enrollment Lottery System For Remaining Spots

Synthesis: 800 Studies Related to Achievement - John Hattie

Response to Intervention

Looking Closer: RtI & Library Media RTI Teachers need time Library Media Specialists empower students to be: to support the success of all students. ● Critical thinkers Kindergarten Launch Program ● Enthusiastic readers ● ● Key RtI committee member ● Skillful researchers Increase the availability for intervention ● services Reshaping our library program will Tier 2 - small group (5-7), targeted ○ allow more opportunities for projects instruction Tier 3 - intensive group (2-3), ○ and creativity. specialized direct instruction Comply to RTI district guidelines ● Research shows that students score an average of In terms of impact on student learning, the influence of RtI 10-20% higher in reading achievement when their school instruction is ranked 6th out of 195. (Hattie, 2015) has a strong library media program.

After School Support- Current Program Grade Level ELA Support Math Support 1 11 12 2 10 8 3 18 21 4 22 7 5 10 15 6 10

Target Area: Homework Completion Students Missing 1 or More Assignments Week of March 5, 2017. Grade Level Math Reading/Writing Science Social Studies 3 46% 56% 4 96% 30% 5 37% 34% 6 34% 20% 7 56% 24% 14% 18% 8 48% 21% 18% 28%

Target Area: Student Attendance 3-8

Target Area: Student Discipline

FEEDBACK Most Effective Feedback: Reinforcement to the Learner Student to Adult/Teacher Most Effective Forms: Video, Audio or Computer-Assisted Impact of Reward System/Kudzoo- Unknown: Attendance Discipline Homework

Currently Exploring with Kudzoo Kudzoo Kudzoo for GWL Trivia Questions Academic Questions Imported From GWL Teacher Materials Students Upload Grades Grades Uploaded via Eschool Data Student Attendance Check-In Student Attendance Check-In Kudzoo App via Smart Phone Kudzoo App via Chromebooks Prizes Funded by Advertisers Prizes Funded by GWL

Technology Enhancements - Grade 2: ChromeBooks or iPad (trial) - Most likely ChromeBooks (Achieve3000, writing, math homework and practice) - Begin 1:1 iPad initiative in K-1 - apps: primary focus (letter naming, sounds; writing practice; sight words; early math skills) Targeted Web-Based Instruction that ties to individual NWEA MAP scores

Cafeteria/Auditorium Space - Middle School

Current Levels of ENL BOCES Support Grade Level Proficiency Level Service Requirement Grade 1 (Spanish) Expanding 180m ENL per week/1 Unit ENL/ELA or Core Content Area Integrated Instruction Grade 2 (Spanish) Commanding 90m ENL per week Grade 2 (Chinese) Expanding 180m ENL per week/1 Unit ENL/ELA or Core Content Area Integrated Instruction Grade 5 (Russian) Emerging 360m ENL per week/.5 Unit of Study in ENL/ 1 Unit of ENL/ELA or Core Content Integrated/.5 Unit of Study Standalone or Integrated Instruction Grade 5 (Spanish) Entering 360 ENL per week/1 Unit of Study ENL/1 Unit of Study of ENL/ELA Integrated Instruction *Does not include Core Content Grade 6 (Spanish) Transitioning 180m ENL per week/.5 Unit of Study in ENL/ELA/.5 Unit of Study Standalone or Integrated Instruction

ENL/Spanish Redesign & Assignments Position Location Staff Member Assigned K-3 ENL/Spanish New Hire 4-6 ENL/Spanish C. Sanchez 7-8 ENL/Spanish J. Robb

Special Education Demographics & Placements (as of March 20, 2017) Demographic 504 IEP Out of District K-8 Students 17 Students 64 Students 14 Students Chester 2 Students 27 Students 6 Students Warwick 10 Students 26 Students 8 Students Grade Level Self-Contained Co-Taught Staff Allocated K-3 0 19 3 4-5 0 11 2 6-8 13 21 4

Special Education Programming 17-18 K-3 Resource Room, Consultant Teacher, Integrated Co-Teach 4-5 Resource Room, Integrated Co-Teach, Special Class Math 6-8 Resource Room, Integrated Co-Teach*, Special Class Math 6-8 Self- Contained* *Some 6-8 students will move between self-contained/integrated co-teach classes based on IEP recommendations.*