Keystones to Opportunity

WHSD Local Comprehensive Literacy Plan (LCLP)Keystones to OpportunityLCLP ContentsSection I: Team MembersSection II: Mission & VisionSection III: Guiding PrinciplesSection IV: Needs Assessment Review

Section V: Setting & Prioritizing GoalsSection VI: Dissemination of PlanSection VII: Assessing & Reporting ProgressAppendix A: Literacy Needs AssessmentLiteracy Plan Team MembersHeather Moschetta ChairHeidi Balas Lead WriterLaura Dentel Lead WriterJack Howell Lead WriterJoanne Krett Lead Writer

Allison KlineEmily KunkleMarcia MurelloRochelle PristeraMarty SharpRoxanne SimonKatie TwichellDina Veltre MillerLCLP Vision & MissionThe WHSD will empower all of its students birth through 12th grade with the literacy skills to be successful in the dynamic world of the 21st century. It will also ensure that al of those providing instruction teachers, parents, guardians, and child care providers be well-versed in evidence-based literacy instructional strategies.Create a culture of literacy in our communityProvide differentiated, targeted professional development is evidence-based instructional strategiesCultivate an environment where literacy is the foundation for student successProvide a myriad of educational opportunities that accommodate individual learning styles in order to improve literacy and develop the necessary skills of an independent and self-sufficient adultFoster a breadth of literacies to develop competent and fluent readers, writers, speakers, listeners, and media consumers.Develop a collaborative partnership with students, families, staff, community members, and outside service providers to promote literacy and to develop and disseminate effective literacy strategies.Broaden our students world view through literacy.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSESBirth 5 yearsXK 5th GradeX6th 8th GradeX9th 12th GradeXStandards & CurriculumGoal: Standards & Curriculum The Woodland Hills School District will transition all content area curricula, from birth to grade 12, to the Common Core and Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSESBirth 5 yearsXK 5th GradeX6th 8th GradeX9th 12th GradeXAssessmentGoal: Assessment The Woodland Hills School District will increase the use of data-driven instruction in all classrooms from birth to grade 12 through data meetings and training.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSES that would assistBirth 5 yearsXUDL; Building BlocksEvidence-based instructional approaches K 5th GradeXUDL, Transitions, Special Needs, Family Engagement, ELLS, Data6th 8th GradeXData, UDLContent Literacy9th 12th GradeXData, UDL, Reading ApprenticeshipContent literacy, cooperative learningInstructionGoal: Instruction The Woodland Hills School District will increase literacy instruction in all content areas from birth to grade 12 through evidence-based professional development.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSES that would assistBirth 5 yearsXK 5th GradeXData6th 8th GradeXUDL, Special Needs, LDCLong Range vision for PD9th 12th GradeXReading Apprenticeship, LDCLong Range vision for PD

Professional Learning & Practices Goal: Professional Learning & Practice The Woodland Hills School District will implement professional development based on best practices in literacy instruction for all teachers and administrators from birth to grade 12.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSES that would assistBirth 5 yearsXTransitions, Building BlocksHow to coordinate goals, assessment & instructionK 5th GradeXTransitions6th 8th GradeXTransitions, Family Engagement, Reading ApprenticeshipPLN, IU, PaTTAN, trainings for all teachers9th 12th GradeXTransitions, Family Engagement, Reading ApprenticeshipPLN, IU, PaTTAN, trainings for all teachersLiteracy Leadership, Goals, & SustainabilityGoal: Literacy Leadership, Goals & Sustainability The Woodland Hills School District will implement sustainable literacy initiatives district-wide, from birth to grade 12.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSESBirth 5 yearsXTransitionsCreating PortfoliosK 5th GradeXTransitions

6th 8th GradeXTransitions

Common planning time, elementary-middle school shared PD, vertical alignment of curr9th 12th GradeXTransitions

Common planning time, middle-high school shared PD, vertical alignment of currTransitionsGoal: Transitions The Woodland Hills School District will develop and put into place a transition plan to address the developmentally appropriate academic needs of all students from birth to grade 12.Needs Assessment ReviewIN PLACENOT IN PLACEKtO CONTENT AREA MODULES THAT WOULD ASSISTOTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURSES that would assistBirth 5 yearsXFamily EngagementPD partnerships with elementary schoolsK 5th GradeXFamily Engagement, ELL6th 8th GradeXFamily Engagement, ELL

School-community relations workshops, partnership with local libraries for PD9th 12th GradeXFamily Engagement, ELL

School-community relations workshops, partnership with local libraries for PDPartnershipsGoal: Partnerships The Woodland Hills School District will increase parental and community involvement in all schools, from birth to grade 12.Prioritizing GoalsProfessional Learning & PracticeLiteracy Leadership, Goals, & SustainabilityTransitionsStandards & CurriculumAssessmentInstructionPartnershipsDissemination of PlanApril 2013 Final Draft presentedAugust 2013 Mr. Catalano outlines LCLP to school board and district administrators.August 2013 Members of the LCLP team will present overview of plan to faculty members at first in-service days.September 2013 Building administrators will solicit volunteers for building literacy leadership teams.October 2013 Building Literacy Leadership team will present plan to parents at PTO meeting.October 2013 District Literacy Leadership team will produce a tri-fold brochure highlighting the major components of LCLP. Copies to be placed in all school offices.December 2013 The technology integration specialists, in collaboration with the LCLP team, will product a video slideshow with voiceover outlining goals of the LCLP. Video to be posted on district website and aired on access channels.January 2014 parents of incoming students will be given a DVD copy of the video slideshow when they register. Local libraries will also be given copies. The DVD will provide a link to an online survey that viewers can access after viewing the video.Assessing & Reporting Progress2-year PD Calendar in Literacy Strategies training by in-house and contracted expertsLesson plans/PortfoliosWalk -ThroughsClinical ObservationsAdministrators trained in literacy strategiesDigital Repository for literacy materials & lessons

Student Achievement DataAnalyze literacy needs at key transitional gradesUtilize assessment measures to determine growth before transitionsCommon Core TeamsBuilding & District Data teamsPD Needs AssessmentParent/community survey about partnershipsQUESTIONS???(E-mail Heather Moschetti Just Kidding!!)LCLP