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Teaching & Learning Update. Grandview Heights Schools Dr. Jamie Lusher September 2015. State & ODE Updates. House Bill 64 Assessments Value Added & Grades: Generated NOT Reported AIR H.S. Science: Biology End of Course Assessment Third Grade ELA Assessment (December 3nd)
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Teaching & Learning Update Grandview Heights Schools Dr. Jamie Lusher September 2015
State & ODE Updates • House Bill 64 • Assessments • Value Added & Grades: Generated NOT Reported • AIR • H.S. Science: Biology End of Course Assessment • Third Grade ELA Assessment (December 3nd) • RIT Cut Score: 186 • Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) • Student Growth Measure: 50%= 1 or 2 Student Learning Objectives
End of Course Assessment Information • file://localhost/Users/jamielusher/Downloads/StateTest_FactSheet_Schedule.pdf • file://localhost/Users/jamielusher/Downloads/ScienceTestHandout.pdf • file://localhost/Users/jamielusher/Downloads/G.H.C.S.D.AssessmentCalendar.2015.16-2.docx
Summer: No Time to Rest • Innovative Learning Environments & Ed Camp • 95% Staff Attendance & Presentation • Ed Camp—Staff Learning & Facilitation of Sessions • Strategic Balanced Literacy Framework • Multi-Sensory Approach to Reading • Fundations (Wilson Reading) • Spire (Orton Gillingham)
Reflections from Teachers • “What if our students didn’t have to be in our classrooms? Would they still want to come?” • “Purposeful play is the highest level of learning. How can we wrap the learning around our students?” • “What is your teacher GPS? What 5 words do you want your students to say about you at the conclusion of the year? What is your destination?”
CIP Goals Accomplished 2014-15 • The Superintendent will provide leadership to ensure full alignment to New Learning Standards. (The Superintendent will present a report to the School Board by July 1, 2015, that will include: evidence of aligned curriculum maps, data on the progress of year one implementation efforts and the specific plans for any necessary shifts in regards to assessment and instruction for Ohio’s New Learning Standard.) • Implement a high impact research based strategy of clear learning targets and ongoing formative feedback for all students in Grandview Heights City Schools’ classrooms.
Professional Contributions & Evidence 2014-15 • Vertically Articulated Curriculum K-12 • Universal Access for Staff & Families • https://ghcsd.itslearning.com/index.aspx?Username=&RedirectLogin=itslearning.com • Consistency and Continuity of Resources and Communication K-12 • file://localhost/Users/jamielusher/Downloads/MAP parent document-1.docx
Professional Contributions & Evidence 2014-15 • Increased Music Offerings 5-12 to include Strings • Differentiated Bookroom & Classroom Leveled Libraries • Universal Pathways: Print Formation, Cursive, Typing • Articulated & Aligned Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Program K-3 • Adjusted the Middle School Math Curriculum Trajectory to support students in reaching Calculus for College Credit in High School • Aligned High School Social Studies • Semester U.S. Government
Professional Contributions & Evidence 2014-15 • Repurposed Science Pathways • Eliminated Repeated Course Offerings • New Courses: Marine Biology & Anatomy • 186 AP Exams (51% receiving 3 and above on AP Exams • Aligned & Adjusted 7-12 Grading Scale • Successfully implemented State Assessments fully on-line • Implemented a True FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) for our 3rd Grade Students • MAP utilized to support on-going identification of gifted students and differentiation of instruction for ALL students.
CIP Goals 2015-16 • Objective 1(Goal 1) The Superintendent will provide leadership in the enhancement of high impact research based strategy of clear learning targets and ongoing formative feedback for all students in Grandview Heights City Schools’ classrooms. (July 2016) • Objective 2(Goal 1)The Superintendent will provide leadership to ensure student learning will be maximized through personalized opportunities and responsive instructional design to engage all students. (July 2016) • Weekly Principal Meetings • Leadership Team • K-12 Professional Collaboration
Teaching & Learning 2015-16 High School • Development of AP Physics & AP US Government Course • Yearlong US Government Course integrated with Financial Literacy (1 credit SS, .5 Financial Literacy) • Development of Coding/Programming Course (.5) • Summer Geometry Options (Current 8th & 9th Grade Algebra Students) Blended Course (Banks & Downer) or Online Course (Support Hours-Richards) • Capstone Opportunities & Service Learning
Teaching & Learning 2015-16 EI/MS • Schedule Development & Instructional Day • Redesign the Related Arts Schedule • Adjust start and end time • Foreign Language Model • 4/5 Immersion • 6th Semester Offerings • 7th: French I & Spanish I (HS Credit) • 8th French II & Spanish II (HS Credit) • Art Foundations (HS Credit) for 8th Grade (?)
Teaching & Learning 2015-16 • Career Technical Education Planning (Waiver 2015-16) • Multi-Tiered System Support (MTSS) Systemic Framework • Utilization of Data Tool Box to support MTSS and personalized learning for students
Teaching & Learning 2015-16 • RLS • Implementation of systematic phonemic awareness and phonics instruction as an integrated component of our Grandview Balanced Framework • Utilization of MPG/MAP to differentiate instruction for enrichment and support
Teaching & Learning 2015-16 • Development and systematic implementation of the Balanced Literacy Framework • Implementation of Data Tool Box to support grade level (data team) discussions as part of a Multi-Tiered System of Support
Purpose • Humans are fundamentally motivated by TWO factors: • Doing things that are intrinsically meaningful • Working with others in accomplishing worthwhile goals never before reached (Fullan, 2014).
