23

58

18.5

0.5

9

63.1

27.3

0.6

12

64.7

23.3

0

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2006 2007 2008

MS 219 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESULTS COMPARED 2006 THROUGH 2008

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

MS 219 Historical Data

41.8

40.5

16.6

1.2

30.1

39.6

26.8

3.5

18.8

37

38.8

5.4

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2006 2007 2008

MS 219 MATH RESULTS COMPARED 2006 THROUGH 2008

LEV 4

LEV 3

LEV 2

LEV 1

MS 219 Historical Data

M.S. 219 Quality Review Recommendations (2007-2008)

1. Further develop all teachers’ skills, knowledge, and understanding of the collection and utilization of data to improve instruction.

2. Continue to develop the curriculum to promote experimental inquiry and opportunities for independent research for students.

3. Ensure that whole-school goals contain measurable interim criteria for success so that monitoring and review are more effective.

4. Ensure that all teachers provide instruction that carefully matches the different learning needs of students in each class.

5. Extend professional development opportunities for teachers to share good practice.

6. Develop communication links with parents to enable feedback from them about their children’s interests and ways of learning.

Goal Setting Criteria

How Renzulli Learning System (RLS) Helps Us Meet Our Goals

RLS Coordinator/Site Manager

Renzulli Fair (Winter & Spring)

4.3 Provide professional development that encourages teachers to continuously evaluate and revise their classroom practices to improve student outcomes.

3.1 School leaders and faculty deliver challenging and engaging curricula in core subjects, including the arts, that are aligned to state standards.

1. Further develop all teachers’ skills, knowledge, and understanding of the collection and utilization of data to improve instruction.

2. Continue to develop the curriculum to promote experimental inquiry and opportunities for independent research for students.

What we implemented In Response to QR Recommendation

QR Rubric

How Renzulli Learning System (RLS) Helps Us Meet Our Goals

Programming for teachers and students (Renzulli lab period)

Student Learning Profiles – Personal Success Plans (PSPs)

3.3 School leaders make strategic organizational decisions to support a coherent and rigorous instructional approach that enables students to reach their learning goals.

2.4 Communicate high expectations to all students and families, and involve students in developing their learning goals and plans and in taking their next learning steps.

3.2 Teachers plan and teach lessons that are differentiated to meet the needs of individual students and student groupings and are designed to enable all students to reach their learning goals.

3. Ensure that whole-school goals contain measurable interim criteria for success so that monitoring and review are more effective.

4. Ensure that all teachers provide instruction that carefully matches the different learning needs of students in each class.

What we implemented In Response to QR Recommendation

QR Rubric

How Renzulli Learning System (RLS) Helps Us Meet Our Goals

Teachers sharing websites.

Parental Access to the RLS website.

1.1 Collect and analyze actionable information, including assessment results and attendance data, to provide a complete view of the learning outcomes and needs of individual students and groupings of students.

1.3 Engage in an open exchange of information with students and families regarding students’ learning needs and outcomes, including assessment results and attendance data.

5. Extend professional development opportunities for teachers to share good practice.

6. Develop communication links with parents to enable feedback from them about their children’s interests and ways of learning.

What we implemented In Response to QR Recommendation

QR Rubric

Looking Ahead…

Using benchmarks more effectively

Developing explicit criteria for the Renzulli Fairs

Implementing a cross-curricular unit design