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“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”-

W.E. Deming

● Dani Barkey, Assistant Superintendent

○ dbarkey@warsawschools.org

● Amy K. Sivley, Principal @ Lakeview Middle School

○ asivley@warsawschools.org

● Kelly Meeks, EL Coordinator/ Instructional Coach

○ kmeeks@warsawschools.org

Contact Information

SIG 2015-16

● Lakeview Middle School--$729,000

● Major Goals○ Increase the capacity of…

■ staff through High Ability certification, TESOL certification, and

administration certification

■ parents through Family Literacy and Math Nights

■ students through Student Learning Binders/Data Sheets, Catch Up

Cafe, and After-School Enrichment

■ students who enter middle school below grade level in math and/or

reading through Math/ELA Skills classes

UVA Partnership

● The UVA/PLE program. . .○ is about capacity building.○ is the only program in the country

dedicated to establishing the school system conditions that set the stage for change while building transformative leadership capacity.

○ conducts extensive interviews and data analysis within the schools they partner with to create a plan that is tailor made for each school and district.

UVA Levers: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/darden-curry-ple

Instructional Infrastructure

Talent Management

Leadership Data Culture

UVA Partnership Actions

● SRA (School Readiness Assessments)

● Interim assessment cycle

● Forming new leadership teams

● Monthly principal meetings are PLCs

● 90-Day plan process and trackers

● Curriculum maps

● Most effective teachers at foundational courses

● Evaluation process: Support and accountability

Title III

Eighth Grade EL <20th 20-40th 40-60th 60-80th >80th

2015-16 to 2016-17

45% 25% 25% 0% 5%

2017-18 to 2018-19

20% 0% 40% 10% 30%

Lakeview’s WIDA Scale Score Growth 2015-2019(by percentile)

Secondary Newcomer

Class

EL Leadership Academy

Coffee and Conversation for EL Families

Title I

● Traditional Model○ Title I teachers and paras

● Title supports in isolation

● Para support to assist struggling learners in small groups

● Those kids. . .

● Fluid system of supports○ Team of interventionists and specialized paras

● Data Driven Decision Making by PLC teams

○ Data Trackers

● Highly trained teachers and paras working with students

● Collective Responsibility

Title Funds: Sustaining Change Beyond the Grants

Sustaining SIG Initiatives at LMS

● Differentiation of

needs

● Data Talks

● FTE Decisions

● Schedule

Modification

Sustaining District Change

● Leadership Teams (Distributed Leadership Theory)

● Better communication and accountability from district to

administrators

● Targeted support by the district for school leaders:

Increased capacity

● Culture of accessible data

● Assessment Cycle: To inform teaching on a daily basis

● Rigorous evaluation to ensure a high bar for teachers

● Highly effective teachers in high needs positions

● Targeted action plans at each school with district support

Next Steps

● Co-teaching

● Data Conversations

● RTI

● Structures, guidelines and exemplars

● Curriculum Maps and Assessment Cycle in all core

subjects and electives

● Peer-to-Peer Coaching to strengthen teaching

strategies

● Continued use of 90-Day Plans

● Dani Barkey, Assistant Superintendent

○ dbarkey@warsawschools.org

● Amy K. Sivley, Principal @ Lakeview Middle School

○ asivley@warsawschools.org

● Kelly Meeks, EL Coordinator/ Instructional Coach

○ kmeeks@warsawschools.org

Contact Information

Questions?

Thank You!