Intervention: DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION IN MATH - Tier II and Tier III Interventions
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Actions
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Person Responsible
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Timeline
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Resources
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Source of Funds
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Disaggregate Augmented Benchmark Exam, ITBS, and QELI data to identify first-fifth grade students scoring "basic" or "below basic."
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 09/16/2011
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Utilize "Item by Item Selections of Correct Answers" Report (Augmented Benchmark Exam and ITBS) to identify skills in which 75% or fewer of students answered correctly and inform staff and parents of these skills.
Action Type: Alignment
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 07/01/2011
End: 09/01/2011
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Collaborate with staff and parents to develop and implement Academic Improvement Plans to focus on the needs of students working below grade level.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Parental Engagement
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Cheryl Carson, Principal; Ruth Keogh, Literacy and Math Teacher
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Provide common planning periods for grade level and subject area vertical teams to develop strategies to address the needs of students with AIPs, IEPs, and 504 plans.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Utilize instructional strategies to differentiate mathematics instruction for kindergarten through fifth grade students, such as learning contracts, flexible grouping, curriculum compacting, learning centers, peer tutoring, cooperative learning groups, learning styles, and independent study. (Tier II)
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity
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Vearlon Jeffries, Molly Clark, Loretta Ellington, Micaela Battles, Jane Harkey, Darrell Hayden-Classroom Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Provide SOAR assessments to second - fifth grade students four times yearly (September, November, February, and May) to assess students' mastery of standards listed on the LRSD Math Curriculum Map.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Program Evaluation
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 09/21/2011
End: 05/09/2012
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Identify second - fifth grade students scoring less than 70% mastery of standards as measured by SOAR assessments.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
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Merilyn Burruss, Math Coach
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Start: 09/28/2011
End: 05/16/2012
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Reteach students demonstrating less than 70% mastery of standards on Math SOAR assessment.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Equity
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Loretta Ellington, Micaela Battles, Jane Harkey, Darrell Hayden, Shirley Marshall-Classroom Teachers
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Start: 09/28/2011
End: 05/19/2012
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Performance Assessments
Teaching Aids
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Conduct monthly Math Team meetings to review student progress on AIPs, IEPs, and 504 plans and curriculum maps.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
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Tina Brown and Merilyn Burruss-Math Coaches
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Start: 08/31/2011
End: 05/31/2012
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Performance Assessments
Teachers
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Schedule and conduct no less than two conferences with the parents of all students to discuss progress, including with AIPs, IEPs, and 504 plans.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Parental Engagement
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Vearlon Jeffries, Molly Clark, Loretta Ellington, Micaela Battles, Jane Harkey, Darrell Hayden -Classroom Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Community Leaders
Performance Assessments
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Identify and implement strategies such as the use of an age appropriate checklist for test-taking strategies to assist second-fifth grade students in identifying the task, accessing given knowledge, and developing an accurate response to open response items and kindergarten and first grade students in listening skills and test taking strategies.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
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Tina Brown and Merilyn Burruss-Math Coaches
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Conduct after school tutoring sessions for students on "targeted" skills in mathematics. (Tier II)
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Technology Inclusion
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 09/20/2011
End: 03/14/2012
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Computers
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Teaching Aids
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General Revenue:
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$7500.00
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ACTION BUDGET:
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$7500
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Provide instruction to support language acquisition for Limited English Proficient students.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity
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Joni Thomas, Molly Clark, Amy Hallum, Kim Lang, Courtney Gasper, Ruth Keogh, and Jane Harkey-ESL Trained Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
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Provide instruction to enrich and extend learning for gifted and talented students.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Equity
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Heather Theodore and Margaret Wang, Gifted and Talented Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Provide instruction to address the needs identified in IEPs for Students with Disabilities. (Tier III)
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Special Education
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Mary McMorran, Resource; Steve McGuire, Speech; Gina Goad, OT; Shirley Marshall, Self-Contained Teacher
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Performance Assessments
Teachers
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Provide instruction for 504 students with accommodations outlined in 504 plans.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Equity
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Vearlon Jeffries, Molly Clark, Loretta Ellington, Micaela Battles, Jane Harkey, Darrell Hayden-Classroom Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Utilize Response to Intervention (RtI) Tier I interventions to address the academic deficits of all students and Tier II and Tier III interventions to address the academic deficits of "below basic" students who are not demonstrating growth.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
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Vearlon Jeffries, Molly Clark, Loretta Ellington, Micaela Battles, Jane Harkey, Darrell Hayden-Classroom Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2012
End: 05/30/2012
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District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
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Analyze disaggregated ITBS test results for first through fifth grade students to identify the percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile on the Mathematics Problem Solving subtest and assess the effectiveness of implementing Differentiation of Instruction.
Action Type: Program Evaluation
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 06/04/2012
End: 06/15/2012
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Analyze disaggregated Augmented Benchmark Exam results for third through fifth grade students to determine the percentage of students (by subgroup) scoring "proficient" or advanced" and assess the implementation of Differentiation of Instruction.
Action Type: Program Evaluation
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Cheryl Carson, Principal
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Start: 06/04/2012
End: 06/15/2012
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Create Professional Learning Communities at each grade level to conduct weekly common Planning Periods, focusing on reviewing curriculum maps and examining assessment data from teacher made tests.
Action Type: Collaboration
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Cheryl A. Carson, Principal
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Start: 08/05/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Monitor assessed data for core classes of GT students using SOAR tests, ACTAAP, and quarterly grades. Coordinator will also hold parent conferences for underachieving students.
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Parental Engagement
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Heather Theodore and Margaret Wang, Gifted & Talented Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Computers
District Staff
Teachers
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Accumulate quarterly evidence of differentiated learning in core class lesson plans for GT students.
Action Type: Equity
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Heather Theodore and Margaret Wang, Gifted & Talented Teachers
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Start: 08/15/2011
End: 05/30/2012
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Computers
Performance Assessments
Teachers
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