Buzz Aldrin Elementary School

Ethnic Background at Aldrin

50.4%

6.7%

21.3%

17.2%

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Aldrin Demographics

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22.9%

18.7%

11.5%

Total PopulationELLLow IncomeIEP

ELL

Spring Proficiency Over Time

Reading Math64

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77% 77%79% 79%

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Student Growth Over Time

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PLC Then and Now

2010-2011 2013-2014Everyone had been trained in PLC Everyone has been trained in PLC

Grade Level Teams had common plan time - Followed core series - Planning as a team was focused

on pacing- Did not include support staff

Grade level teams have common plan time.

- Support Staff (ELL, Coaches, SST)- Planning Common Language- Creating Common Assessments

Interventions- Literacy - Grouped only by MAP scores - Retaught what was missed the

week before

Acceleration-formally Interventions- Math and Literacy - Utilize multiple data points - Aligned to current initial

instruction

Support staff- Assigned to specific groups of kids- Pull-out

Support staff - Assigned to specific teams- Plan Time - Push-in/Co-Teach

Data Collection - Analyzed by only the classroom

teacher- Utilized reports from NWEA- Reflected 3 times a year

Data Collection- Analyzed by whole PLC team- School-wide data collection - Small team data collection - Reflect weekly at Data days with

PLC

PlanningAligning the Core to Acceleration

• PLC Teams plan– Tight: • ½ hour for Literacy• ½ hour for Math• ½ hour for Data Analysis for grouping

purposes

– Loose:• Social Studies, Science and Writing

• Follow District Core Curriculum

Data Wall – Running Records

Data Wall – Math Common Assessments

Grouping Students for Acceleration

• Students below the 40th – 1:8 ratio

• Students 40th and above – 1:12 ratio

• Kindergarten is 1:6 ratio at most• Running Records for reading• Common assessments for math and reading• Curriculum Aligned• Push in model – 2 or 3 teachers per room

Math Acceleration

• ½ hour a day – 5-10 minutes of numeracy development– 15-20 minutes of shared math– 5 minutes cumulative review

• 5 days a week

Literacy Acceleration

• ½ hour a day – 5-10 minutes of shared reading– 15-20 minutes of guided– 5 minutes of writing • Students complete a depth of knowledge

exit slip• Students complete when not in guided• Teacher checks-in for the last 5 minutes

• 5 days a week

District Lesson Planning Template - Literacy

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District Lesson Planning Template – Math

Key Take Aways

• Common Plan time– Time for staff to plan and look at data

• Common language– Support staff focused on specific grade levels

• Acceleration– Meeting the needs of ALL students

• Always changing– Continuous reflection of teacher impact

• Common vision– Put the needs of children first

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