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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-05 School Council - Wood End Elementary MinutesN OFq Town of Reading 'r Meeting Minutes 639a,�oRQ� Board - Committee - Commission -_Council: Date: 2018-02-05 School Council -Wood End Elementary , Time: 3:15 PM RECEIVED TOViN CLERK REA'`.NG, ;4A. . Ig FEB 20 PM 5; 21 Building: School - Wood End Location: Conference Room Address: 85 Sunset Rock Lane Purpose: Monthly Meeting for 2017-18 Year Session: General Session Attendees: Members - Present: Ellen Commito, Joanne King, Lynda Michel, Casey Moulton, Melissa Murphy, Elena Raffa Members - Not Present: Andrea Freeman Others Present: Jacquelyn Pelusi Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Joanne King Topics of Discussion: The fourth monthly meeting -of the Wood End Elementary School Council was held in the Conference Room of the Wood End Elementary School on February 5, 2018. Call to order: A quorum of members being present and the meeting having been duly convened at Wood End School by Wood End principal, Joanne King called the meeting -to order at 3:15.p.m. and proceeded with business. Public Comment: None Review and Acceptance of Minutes: Members reviewed draft minutes from the December meeting. There were no .corrections or additions. Dr. King moved that the minutes from the December 4th meeting be accepted. Motion. seconded. The members then voted unanimously to approve the minutes. Vote: Minutes Accepted 6-0-0 New Business: School Budget Update: Our School Committee recently passed the Superintendent's recommended balanced budget, but we still have some work to do before we know the budgetary impact on our Page 1 1 schools next year. Community groups including "YES for Reading" are trying to get. community members involved so they can become educated about the impact on next year, including reductions in staffing and programming as well as an increase in class sizes, and the negative impact this will have on our students. Upcoming meetings for the FY19 budget include: Monday, February 5th (RMHS Library,, 7:00 p.m.) -School Committee Meeting to prioritize and. vote on School Department Reconstruction/Override Budget based on Selectmen vote Wednesday, February 7th (Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.) -School Committee Balanced Budget presented to Finance Committee All budget information is posted on the Reading. Public School website, located below: https://www. reading. k12. ma.us/test/­budciet-information/fyl9-budget-information/ School Improvement Plan: The school improvement plan that was approved by this School Council was presented by Wood End teachers Lynda Michel and Jacquelyn Pelusi. Mrs. Pelusi presented on the progress towards Goal 1 and Mrs. Michel presented on the progress towards Goal 2 as follows (updates noted in blue): Wood End Elementary School Improvement Plan 2017-18 M: To focus our energy and effort in identifying and implementing evidenced based instructional practices and interventions which will close the achievementsap with our students our students in the high needs group (i.e. special education, English Language Learners, economic -disadvantage). Strategic Initiative/Objective: • Implement block scheduling, academic intervention blocks,.a Multi -Tiered System of Support (MTSS), mentoring program, CICO, and DCAP to address behavioral and academic needs of all students. Monitoring Progress Process Benchmarks: What will be done, when, and by whom? Process Benchmark Person Date Status Responsible All teachers will have a professional practice and/or student learning Principal 10/31/17 Done goal associated with one of the four focus areas for the district (SEL, Closing the Achievement Gap, Literacy, or Math Instruction) Using Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS), SRSS/SIBS, grades, and Principal 11/30/17 Ongoing discipline data, schools will develop a list of at risk students, develop interventions for those students, and monitor progress on a regular basis. Tier 2/3 team progress monitoring; Tier 1 team ODRs Formative assessments to monitor student progress more regularly F&P, Teachers 6/20/18 Ongoing Common Measures, DIBELS,-AMC K-5 Student centered classrooms with reduced amount of teacher -talk Teachers 6/20/18 Ongoing Workshop model K-5 Lessons aligned to standards and students held accountable for grade- Teachers _ 6/20/18 Ongoing level work PLCs, Literacy Continuum at staff meetings, report cards K-5 Align math and literacy to power standards PLCs, Literacy Continuum at Teachers 6/20/18 Ongoing staff meetings, curriculum guides K-5 Progress monitoring systems aligned to standards (i.e. Assessing Math Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Concepts for K-2, pre/post assessments for narrative, information, Teachers opinion writing, and F&P benchmarks) Grade level meeting time to K-5 Page 1 2 review data Person Date . Status Grade -level meetings will take place every 3 weeks; discussions will Principal 9/15/17 Ongoing include all students — looking at.grade level trends, expectations, Principal 10/31/17 DONE.. standards Collaborative time, analysis of student work Effective instructional practices identified through observations and Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing walk-throughs; • rovide time for teachers to observe inother classroom 'Specialist (school and district -wide) SPED had observed all programs in district, Principal, 6/20/18 Ongoing schedule times for March 2018 for all teachers to observe; principal Leadership continue to focus on specific areas during observations (i.e. teacher talk, Team collaboration between students, use of support personnel) Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Intervention blocks established for Grades K-5 to provide academic Principal • 8/28/17 Met support for all students Allows time for SPED team to provide services so Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing students to get "double dose" PD for paras to provide effective support; coaching and modeling Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Workshop on November 7 and April 13, ongoing consult time with SPED LC Teachers teachers Provide additional support from reading specialist and tutors to Reading 10/10/17 Ongoing identified students (Tier 2) in addition to classroom teacher instruction Specialist (double dose) LLI with identified students (2 or more levels below grade level) used consistently, in addition to instruction provided by general education classroom teacher (most qualified) CAP staffA e,00.5 mice nt and P to promote best practices in all classes Principal 12/15/17 Ongoing Reviewed at grade level meetings, during SST . All elementary students will receive at least 30 minutes of social Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing emotional learning weekly through their Open Circle lessons Every Wednesday morning in all classes, all -school meetings focused on Core Values, all -school enrichment programs Utilize all -school time for Open Circle each week to provide consistency Principal 8/28/17 Met and include para educators Based on our school data, we will implement Tier 2 and 3 interventions Leadership 6/20/18 Ongoing matched to needs of students (mentoring or CICO) Training on Team Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) and Proactive Solutions, mentoring, CICO are being implemented monitored by Tier 2/3 team A clear decision-making process for determining student access for Tier Leadership 6/20/18 Ongoing 2 and 3 interventions will be developed for students with regular Team progress monitoring; establish entrance and exit criteria Collaborative progress monitoring (Google) with 5% of student population receiving interventions; using SRSS/SIBS data and ODR data, connectedness survey for students, feedback surveys from intervention facilitators Measuring Impact . Early Evidence of Change: Changes in practice, attitude, or behavior you should begin to see if the initiative is having its desired impact Early Evidence of Change Benchmark Person Date . Status Responsible All staff will have a student learning or professional practice goal that aligns Principal 10/31/17 DONE.. with one or more of the four focus areas Identify at least one evidence based intervention strategy to address the Reading 6/20/18 DONE achievement gap in literacy (i.e. LLI) 'Specialist Building Leadership Team meets 2 x monthly or equivalent to refine T2/3 Principal, 6/20/18 Ongoing interventions and monitor universal support systems Tuesday morning, Leadership Thursday afternoon on a month Team Ensure through observation and review of schedules that Open Circle Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing curriculum is being implemented with 100% fidelity LJe �«r,cc.c4-Geacc Regular review at data team meetings of grade -level data, ODRs, PAWS Staff Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing meetings for basic overview, more in-depth review with specific grades as needed during grade level time, monthly staff emails to update on PAWs Page 1 3 There will be.a decrease in in the achievement gap between the general Principal 9/30/18 Ongoing population of students and the high needs group on state and local Teachers K-5 assessments Using MCAS, F&P, Writing assessments Principal 8/28/17 Met Resources Supporting Implementation The staff and financial resources allocated to support this initiative Resources Professional Development time and subs — regular education and special education Comprehensive data collection review and analysis calendar Time and resources to provide intervention blocks for struggling students — academic intervention time in schedule for Grades K-5 Leveled Literacy Intervention Program for use with students reading below grade level Additional PD and coaching in the use of Applied Math Concepts (AMC) assessments to provide small group skills -based instruction, K-2 oal 2: o improve literacy instruction for ail students by providing teachers with time and training, timely supervision and coaching, evidenced based Tier 2 student interventions, grade level progressions, clear expectations and pacing chart. Strategic Initiative/Objective (Curriculum Implementation) • Implement MA Curriculum Frameworks in ELA in all classrooms, with particular focus on grade - level expectations fog all students. Monitoring Progress Process Benchmarks: What will be done, when, and by whom? Process Benchmark 'Person Date Status Responsible All K-5 teachers have 60 -minute uninterrupted block for Principal 8/28/17 Met reading instruction five days per week, and a 60 -minute block for writing at least 4 days per week, Integrated K has been a challenge in meeting the time for ELA,and math Academic intervention blocks established for Grades K-5 to provide . Principal 8/28/17 Met tiered support in math/literacy to all students Blocks set for each grade level 4 x 30 Grades K-5 Teachers will be utilizing Units of Study for Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing . riters Worksho and provide instruction at least 4 days per week SPED teachers attended TCRWP training for writing; still need to provide PD for teachers to develop skills; use observation opportunities to focus on "workshop model" in other classrooms Utilize common assessments K-5 to monitor student progress — Teachers 6/20/18 In F&P Benchmarks, DI BELS, and pre/post assessments for writing All Progress teachers are doing this and following assessment calendar; using data in grade level meetings, sharing time to model grading of student writing using rubric Utilize Leveled Literacy Program (LLI) to provide small group Reading Specialist 6/20/18 In intervention for struggling readers Identified students in K-5 and Progress provide set times for LLI instruction 4 x 30 week,,except K is 5 x 30 Use staff meeting time to provide coaching and training to use F&P Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Literacy Cqntinuum to identify grade level expectations, reading Literacy Team progression, and targeted instruction Lori (K-2) and Keri (3-5) are providing training using reading/literacy continuum with all teachers during staff meetings Establish methods for staff to capture and report results of Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing assessments, progress monitoring online Courtney Fogarty has Data Coach developed established data sheets for record keeping; compiles school-based data to share with each school and at the district Page 14 level Person Date Status Grade -level teams utilize data from MCAS results and interventions Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing to determine growth/success and identify appropriate use of Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing academic support times Data walk done with all grade levels, K -S; identified areas of focus for the year (i.e. poetry) Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Collaborate with Reading Specialist about trends, strengths, areas Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing of need, in an aggregate way to help inform feedback to teachers Reading specialist meets with grade level teachers during grade Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing level time to.plan instruction, small group strategies; Lexia is being SST used and monitored with SPED; data is reviewed with each grade Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing level; not to be used in place of direct instruction (should be done Teachers at home for selected students) K-5 Effective instructional practices identified through.mhe Principal 6/20/18 In Progress observations and walk -throw h ;'provide time for teachers to . Reading observe in other classrooms (school and district -wide) Provide time Specialist in March to allow teachers to observe and note practice; Work with Principal 9/30/18 Ongoing School Council to set up activities for each class and provide parent support (no additional work for teacher to plan for observation) or provide time for students to read & write independently Measuring Impact Early Evidence of Change: Changes in practice; attitude, or behavior you should begin to see if. the initiative is having its desired impact Early Evidence of Change Benchmark Person Date Status Responsible Observations of teachers would see evidence of increased differentiated Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing instruction strategies within classroom Observation of teachers would include evidence of teacher collaboration Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing Increased level of consistency across classrooms as seen on common Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing assessments, especially in Writers Workshop Decreased numbers of students referred for special education testing Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing through implementation of effective interventions SST Identified students are receiving appropriate interventions during Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing academic intervention blocks in addition to literacy blocks Teachers K-5 Trer 2/3 interventions provided have data that indicate successful Principal 6/20/18 Ongoing instruction, improvement of student achievement Reading Specialist There will be a decrease in in the achievement gap between the general Principal 9/30/18 Ongoing population of students and the high needs group.on state and local assessments Using MCAS, F&P, Writing assessments Resources Supporting Implementation The staff and financial resources allocated to support this initiative Resources Units of Study in Writer's Workshop for Grades K-5 — materials and teacher manuals F&P Benchmark Assessments, DIBELS Monitoring System Leveled Literacy Intervention Program & Materials Time & district funding for.substitute coverage — instructional rounds, observations, PD Professional Development • Data Teams — data analysis • Lesley Literacy Institute • F&P Benchmark Assessments • Units of Study for Reader's Workshop at Teachers College evised 1.31.1 Page 1 5 Focus Area for Student Council: Based on a review of the School Improvement Plan and the goals of the. school, the members agreed to focus on one area to support teaching and learning for Wood End. School Council will begin working on a way to support teachers and provide time for classroom observations. This will take place in March and.the event will be ."March Madness" where parent volunteers will cover classrooms. Teachers'will have. opportunities to sign up in advance to observe a colleague in an area of interest. Dr. King will work with the teachers to select classrooms and provide appropriate. coverage for students without having teachers plan for this additional time. Details will be reviewed at the next School Council meeting. Misc: Dr. King noted there will be 8 half-day students from Wood End who will be attending. kindergarten at Killam Elementary in the fall. This is due to space constraints and two full= day.classes at maximum capacity. Information about Kindergarten screening will be sent out in March. Adjournment There being no further business, the School Council adjourned at 4:00 p.m—with plans to reconvene on March 5, 2018. Respectfully Submitted, Joanne King. 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