systemic change: leveraging federal funds · 2020. 3. 24. · lakeview middle school--$729,000...
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Systemic Change:Leveraging Federal Fundshttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Panyee+FC+short+film+witho
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“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”-
W.E. Deming
● Dani Barkey, Assistant Superintendent
● Amy K. Sivley, Principal @ Lakeview Middle School
● Kelly Meeks, EL Coordinator/ Instructional Coach
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
● Amy K. Sivley, Principal @ Lakeview Middle School
● Kelly Meeks, EL Coordinator/ Instructional Coach
Contact Information
Questions?
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