Sage Department Update July 18, 2018
2018-2019 Sage Data Elementary
2018-2019 Sage Data Secondary
2018-2019 Demographic Sage Data
2018-2019 Demographic Sage Data
2018-2019 Budget--Staffing Elementary Teachers: 4.5 Middle School Teachers: 3.0 Department Head Secretarial Support through Office of Teaching and Learning
2018-2019 Budget -- Expenses Curriculum Materials: $5,618 Dues (WordMasters, New England Math League): $1,100 Travel Reimbursement - Mileage: $515 Screening: $14,000
Department Review History -- 2011 Task Force Goals of the Task Force: “Review current and past practices” ❖ “Consider programming options that best meet the needs” ❖ “Recommend program elements given the current staffing or additional ❖ staffing”
Department Review History -- 2011 Task Force The Review Identified The Following Challenges: Inability to service profoundly gifted students in K-1 ❖ Large number of students per teacher ❖ Itinerant nature of programming ❖ Amount of time per building ❖ Reduced hours of direct services and integrative services ❖ Placement of students across all classrooms ❖
Department Review History -- 2011 Task Force The Review Identified The Following Challenges: Training of new district teachers and administrators ❖ Facilitation of programs such as WordMasters and Math League ❖ Limited time available to support independent investigation ❖ Resources and policies for curriculum acceleration ❖
Department Review History --2011 Task Force The Review Identified The Following Recommendations : Train teachers on differentiation across the curriculum ❖ Train teachers in cluster and flexible grouping practices ❖ Provide accelerated learning options ❖ Continue and expand pull out services ❖ Offer Independent Investigation ❖ Conduct early identification and intervention ❖
Department Review History --2011 Task Force The Review Identified the Following as Optimum Services:
Department Review History --2011 Task Force The Review Identified the Following as Optimum Services: Centralize Sage services in support of district goals ❖ Full-time Director ➢ Secretary ➢ Screening all Kindergarten students town-wide, grades 1-11 as needed ❖ 120 minutes per week pull out model in elementary ❖
2017-2018 Sage Department Review Gathered responses from parents, teachers and administrators ❖ Conditional survey for parents ❖ Customized questions based on respondents’ answers ➢ Survey open to ALL parents ➢ Static survey for teachers ❖ School district visits ❖ Brookline ➢ Bedford ➢ Presentation by member of Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education ❖ (MAGE) Sent two Sage teachers to Association for Supervision and Curriculum ❖ Development (ASCD) conference on Differentiated Learning Formation of Sage Council ❖
2017-2018 Sage Department Review Findings and Concerns Many issues from 2011 still exist although the following additional concerns were identified: Issues with communication ❖ Lack of clarity and understanding among classroom teachers about gifted ❖ learners Lack of clarity among families about Sage ❖ Screening process may be biased ❖ Student demographics do not reflect school populations ❖ Department needs strong leadership ❖
2017-2018 Sage Department Review Recommendations Different model for elementary and middle ❖ Scheduling differences ➢ Change in social and emotional needs as students enter preteen years ➢ Content specific classes at middle school level ➢ Elementary: ❖ Multiple screening tools PLUS portfolio ➢ Sage teacher consults with classroom teacher to provide support ➢ Development of a Classroom Strategies list for differentiation and flexible grouping ➢ Parent Information Sessions twice per year ➢ Pull out services 2 hours per week ➢ Independent Investigation continues with stronger focus on solutions-oriented problem ➢ solving; includes community involvement Integration services continue ➢ Sage teachers meet monthly with grade level teams ➢ Move toward universal screening over time in Grade 1 with a watch list in Kindergarten ➢
2017-2018 Sage Department Review Recommendations Middle School: ❖ Middle school Sage teachers work with elementary Sage teachers on transition to grade 6 ➢ Middle school Sage teachers and DH work with Sage students on transition to grade 9 ➢ Development of Sage checklist for students showing need for services in middle school ➢ Checklist will be created using current research ■ Middle school teachers will be trained in use of checklist ■ Elementary screening tools will be used if additional information is needed ■ Sage services offered on a continuum of tiered interventions in alignment with Multi Tiered ➢ System of Supports (MTSS) Direct services to students 25% of time ➢ 3 hours per grade level per 6-day cycle ■ Work with teachers through collaboration, coaching and integration 75% of time ➢ Students monitored through multiple indicators ➢ Mastery of content ■ Demonstration of higher order thinking skills ■ Growth in subject and social-emotional realms ■
2017-2018 Sage Department Review Next Steps Hire Department Head ❖ Create professional development plan for Sage teachers ❖ Review screening tools and research alternatives ❖ Create and implement a communication plan - administration, teachers ❖ and parents Develop a plan for universal screening to begin in the 2020-2021 school ❖ year Collaborate with new Department Head on finalizing the vision and ❖ mission statements as well as the role of the Sage Council Identify data to be collected for next Sage Department review in ❖ 2023-2024
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