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Rosecrest Elementary Confidently building our future . . . Weighted Pupil Unit Funding from the state. Utah State Office of Education divides funding amongst districts School Districts allocate funding to all needed areas (district is


  1. Rosecrest Elementary Confidently building our future . . .

  2. Weighted Pupil Unit Funding from the state. • Utah State Office of Education divides funding amongst districts • School Districts allocate funding to all needed areas (district is told by state some • of the specific areas in which funding may be spent) Class Size - Full Time Equivalent – Number of Students = Number of Teachers • Class Size Determined (GSD is 27.25 students per teacher) • Some classes are bigger and some are smaller to balance the FTE •

  3. Utah Core Standards and Objectives • Core standards are aligned to scientifically based content standards and regulated by the State Office of Education. • The standards outline essential knowledge, concepts, and skills to be mastered at each grade level. • The standards were created similar to those in 44 other states to address the problem of low expectations. • They raise the bar on student performance. • The standards are rigorous in nature for both teachers and students.

  4. A Split in a Classroom • From Previous Experience Student Teacher Must be self-motivated • Prepares about 90 lessons a week • • Less individual help • Teaches all subjects Scheduling conflicts • Analyzes data for two grades and • • Issues with students of several subjects other ages • Responsible for six end of year summative tests • Minimal time for small group instruction and differentiation Collaboration difficult with two grade • levels

  5. Avoiding a Split in a Classroom- Looking at Our Creative Grouping • CONS PROS • Classroom Community • • Teacher Expertise • Will take longer to get to Lesson planning • know students • Specialized subjects Student Organization • Data analysis • • Executive functioning skills Student Focus • Scheduling • • More individual help • Extra curricular areas Testing • • Class parties • Formative and summative SEPs • testing in only two subjects Data to adjust instruction • • Differentiated Instruction Small group individuality • • Collaboration Sharing and cohesion • School collegiality •

  6. Rosecrest Successes to Help We have these things in place … • School Wide Discipline Policy • Anti Bullying Policy • Supportive Faculty and Staff • Helpful and Volunteering Community • Technology and Communication/Information Easily Available • Supportive Principal Willing to Listen and Ask for Feedback • Strong Sense of Togetherness from All • Great kids • And more …

  7. Teachers • Third Grade • Mrs. Holley (Math, Science, and Writing) • Mrs. Lucy (Language Arts, Social Studies, and Writing) • Half the job share (Language Arts, Math, and Writing) • Fourth Grade • Mrs. Brown (Math, Science, and Writing) • Mrs. Manning (Language Arts, Social Studies, and Writing) • Half the job share-Mrs. Sharp (LA, Math, and Writing)

  8. Creative Plan to Avoid a Split Class Math/Sci-Teacher 1 ELA/SS-Teacher 2 Math/Sci-Teacher 3 ELA/SS-Teacher 4 M&ELATeacher 5 8:15-8:25 Homeroom 8:25-9:45 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 4th 1 4th 2 4th 3 9:45-10:00 Recess 10:00-11:20 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 4th 2 4th 1 11:20-11:50 Recess 11:50-1:10 3rd 1 3rd 2 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 3rd 3 1:10-1:25 Lunch 1:25-2:45 3rd 2 3rd 1 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 2:45-2:55 All ELA and Math classes are projected at 23. Science and SS projected at 35. SHORT DAY Math/Sci-Teacher 1 ELA/SS-Teacher 2 Math/Sci-Teacher 3 ELA/SS-Teacher 4 M&ELATeacher 5 Short day 8:15-8:25 Homeroom schedule is a 8:15-9:00 PE (3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3) PE (3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3) 4th 1 4th 2 4th 3 work in 9:00-9:45 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 PE (4th 1+1/2 4th 3) PE (4th 2+1/2 4th 3) Planning progress. 9:45-10:00 Recess 10:00-11:20 3rd 1 3rd 2 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 3rd 3 11:20-11:50 Lunch 11:50-12:40 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 4th 1 4th 2 4th 3

  9. Specific Student Example Students begin and end in a homeroom everyday. Math/Sci-Teacher 1 ELA/SS-Teacher 2 Math/Sci-Teacher 3 ELA/SS-Teacher 4 M&ELATeacher 5 8:15-8:25 8:25-9:45 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 4th 1 4th 2 4th 3 9:45-10:00 10:00-11:20 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 4th 2 4th 1 11:20-11:50 11:50-1:10 3rd 1 3rd 2 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 3rd 3 1:10-1:25 1:25-2:45 3rd 2 3rd 1 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 2:45-2:55 Students study science and writing. Students transition once to social studies and writing. Students stay for Language Arts. Students transition a second time to math. Students end the day where they start the next day.

  10. Specific Student Example Math/Sci-Teacher 1 ELA/SS-Teacher 2 Math/Sci-Teacher 3 ELA/SS-Teacher 4 M&ELATeacher 5 8:15-8:25 8:25-9:45 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 4th 1 4th 2 4th 3 9:45-10:00 10:00-11:20 3rd 1+1/2 3rd 3 3rd 2+1/2 3rd 3 4th 2 4th 1 11:20-11:50 11:50-1:10 3rd 1 3rd 2 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 3rd 3 1:10-1:25 1:25-2:45 3rd 2 3rd 1 4th 1+1/2 4th 3 4th 2+1/2 4th 3 2:45-2:55 One third of each large class transitions to the third class for smaller class sizes in Language Arts and math.

  11. Other Grades and Schools • Rosecrest fifth grade already team teaches and is looking at additional teaming. • Rosecrest sixth grade will be team teaching and rotating students in preparation for junior high school. • Other schools on the east side and across the valley have a variety of teaming practices in place where students rotate through teachers, subjects, and ability groupings.

  12. Suggestions for Support • School Community Council Advertise to parents and answer questions • PTA • Advertise to parents and answer questions • • Help students with organization Coats and lunches • • Back to School Morning with parents walking with students to classes Student schedule attached to registration card for registration • day (July 22)

  13. Questions??? Please email, call, or come in with thoughts and/or suggestions.

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