greeneville city schools opening convocation august 5, 2010 support systems for success
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Classroom Supports
Teaching &
Learning
Highly Competent Educators
Exemplary Leadership
Academic Coaches
Differentiated Instruction
Professional Learning
Data Analysis for
Instructional Decisions
Rigorous Curriculum
Benchmarking and Formative Assessments
Instructional Technology
Family & Community
Instructional Support• Textbooks• Materials/Supplies• Working
Environment
Academic Coaching
• Use of ARRA funds to invest in our most valuable resource: our educators
• Use of school-based academic coaches to support teachers as they learn and grow
• Ability to build capacity within our faculty and to develop a culture of learning in each building that will remain long after the funding goes away
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
Supporting Teaching and Learning:
Teaching &
Learning
Differentiated Instruction
Why this? Why here? Why now?
Student-Focused Content
Academic Coaching
Differentiated Instruction
Teacher-Focused Process
BENCHMARKING AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Supporting Teaching and Learning:
Teaching &
Learning
Benchmarking and Formative Assessments
Purpose of Benchmarking and Formative Assessment
• National comparison• Regular check on growth and progress• Tools to inform and guide instruction
DATA ANALYSIS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS
Use of Race to the Topto Support Teaching and Learning:
Teaching &
Learning
Data Analysis for
Instructional Decisions
Data Analysis for Instructional Decisions
Identified Needs– Student – based Decisions– State/Local Assessment Demands– TVAAS Challenges– Formative Assessment Design and Implementation– New Teacher/Principal Evaluations– Principal Requests for Assistance
Race to the Top (RttT) Plan
• Data Specialist• Virtual/Online Learning Specialist• Benchmark Assessment Training• Professional Development
– Academic Coaching– Differentiated Instruction– Benchmarking and Formative Assessment
Family and Community Engagement
• New addition to Board of Education goals– “Cultivate family and community engagement.”
• Purpose– Focusing on improving and expanding current
avenues of communication – Achieving true engagement of families and
community in the learning process– Working together, all stakeholders in a student’s life
can realize their desire to see him/her become an informed and engaged citizen.
Family and Community Engagement
• Input on Board Goals• Focus groups• Facebook• Issue-specific blogs• Guest columns in The Greeneville Sun• Complaint management system available soon• Family Friendly Schools Survey administered in
Spring 2010 to identify needs
Virtual/Online Learning
• New Team• Team Goals
– Identify best practice models– System Vision: High School; Middle School; Elementary School– Timeline and Benchmarks– Measures of Success– Resource Needs: Personnel; Time; Funding;
Equipment/Software– Curriculum Development– Policy Recommendations– Integration with Differentiated Instruction
Commitment to Rigorous Curriculum
• Elementary High Achievers Program• Middle School Programming Changes• High School culture of challenge and support• Differentiated Instruction• For each and every student it is –
– Getting them to do the most they can do, not the least they can get by with
Classroom Supports
Teaching &
Learning
Highly Competent Educators
Exemplary Leadership
Academic Coaches
Differentiated Instruction
Professional Learning
Data Analysis for
Instructional Decisions
Rigorous Curriculum
Benchmarking and Formative Assessments
Instructional Technology
Family & Community
Instructional Support• Textbooks• Materials/Supplies• Working
Environment
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Next Steps
• Raise student expectations at all levels• Continue to broaden curriculum at middle and
high school levels• Incorporate a national and global perspective
into curriculum• Expand student support systems• Expand the use of new technologies
Next Steps
• Utilize facilities beyond the regular school day• Implement methods of extending learning
time• Expand professional learning opportunities• Revise “educator” selection process• Revise grading practices and reporting
Next Steps
• Expand methods of assessment to inform the teaching and learning process
• Initiate a community engagement effort at school level
• Create a day-care program for educators and community