Lake County Schools

Lake County Schools Investing In Excellence! College and Career Readiness Academic Services C²Collaborative Cohort November 15, 2012

Shifting Gears Common Board Configuration Circle Map: Why does an Achievement Gap exist in Lake County Schools? Learning Goal: Participants will understand what, why, and how of subgroup performance relates to AMO targets and subgroup achievement gaps. Benchmarks: District Goals *Student Achievement *Highly Developed and High Performing Staff November 15, 2012 Participates will connect AMO data to school achievement gap by engaging in courageous conversation and reflection based on PLC guiding questions. Objectives Sum-It-Up Identify two ways you will facilitate PLCs that engage in courageous conversations about subgroup performance? Essential Question: How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21st century success? Common Language: • NEXT STEPS: • Return to school site as a Change Agent and share your capacity builder plan with your principal and determine next steps. • Utilize AMO Technical Assistance PowerPoint • Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA Waiver) • Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Lake County Schools Vision Statement • A dynamic, progressive and collaborative learning community embracing change and diversity where every student will graduate with the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workplace. Mission Statement • The mission of the Lake County Schools is to provide every student with individual opportunities to excel. • Lake County Schools is committed to excellence in all curricular opportunities and instructional best practices. This focus area addresses closing the achievement gap, increased graduation rate, decreased dropout rate, increase in Level 3 and above scores on the FCAT, achieving an increase in the number of students enrolled in advanced placement and dual enrollment opportunities and implementing the best practices in instructional methodology.

Academic Services Curriculum & Instruction ~ Professional Development ~ Teaching & Learning • The Office of Academic Services encompasses the core business of Lake County Schools. We provide guidance and support to develop instructional leaders through the coordination of district curriculum initiatives, professional learning, along with teaching and learning programs that result in improved learning for ALL. Our goal is to work collaboratively with schools to continuously and significantly improve student achievement, align curriculum and instructional practice to Florida’s standards, assist schools to develop their capacity to implement data-driven planning and review processes that foster continuous school improvement. Assurances • We will ensure that we work with district staff and school administrators to design and collaborate on systems that address professional learning needs related to improving student outcomes. • We will ensure that curriculum is current and at a high level (rigorous) meeting local, state, and national standards. • We will ensure that researched-based best practices (programs and processes) are utilized regarding student curricular needs and student learning patterns. • We will ensure services are provided that target closing the achievement gap by improving the performance of all students while drastically accelerating the achievement of students of color, English Language Learners (ELL), Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and students living in poverty.

21st Century Skills Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Collaboration and Leadership Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneurialism Effective Oral and Written Communication Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination

Bell Ringer: Circle Map Why does an achievement gap exist between subgroups? Who are our subgroups?

Understanding the Achievement Gap • Transformational Education • Ambitious Vision • Extraordinary Teams • Culture of Achievement • Effective Management • Results Orientation • Continuous Improvement • Doing Whatever it Takes (Extra Challenges = Extra Time & Extra Support)

Quick Facts • Over fifty years after Brown vs. Board of Education, there are still great disparities between students of color and white students in academic achievement. • Students of color are disproportionately represented in the nation's dropout statistics: of the more than 1.2 million students who fail to graduate from high school on time each year, more than half are students of color, despite the fact that these students make up less than 40 percent of the high school population. • Only 57.8 percent of Latino students, 53.4 percent of African American students, and 49.3 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native students entering ninth grade earn a high school diploma four years later. • Though the graduation rate for Asian American students is 80.2 percent-roughly four percentage points higher than the white student average-students from some ethnic subgroups, like Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders, do not fare as well academically.

R U C2 Ready?

Remember Today’s Objective: Participates will connect AMO data to school achievement gap by engaging in courageous conversation and reflection based on PLC guiding questions. You will use this form later to design an initial framework to facilitate PLCs focusing on subgroup data.

Why Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO’s)? Florida’s waiver from reporting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), requires the state to report performance on Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) in several areas of academic achievement.

What are the AMO Areas?

Characteristics of AMO’s • AMOs are determined separately for each school and subgroup (calculated individually), by subject area. • The AMO shows whether the school/subgroup is on track to reduce its percent of non-proficient students by half by 2016-17. • For each school and subgroup, a separate yearly target is set to reach the identified 2016-17 goal.

AMO Subgroup Status Students are included in the following subgroups, which parallel subgroups reported in previous years for AYP • All Students • American Indian • Asian • Black or African American • Hispanic • White • Economically Disadvantaged • English Language Learners • Students with Disabilities

Impact of New Achievement Levels and Scoring Scales on Baseline Year • In December 2011, the State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted new achievement level standards for the state’s FCAT 2.0 assessments in reading, mathematics and the (EOC) assessment in Algebra 1. • As a required data-processing step for determining the “On Track” AMO targets in reading and mathematics, the FLDOE retrofitted the baseline 2010-11 FCAT 2.0 scores and Algebra 1 scores to the new FCAT 2.0 vertical scale and Algebra 1 scale with new achievement levels applied accordingly. (This is why AYP and AMO levels look different when comparing your data) • The retrofitted scores will be used in determining the proficiency level of subgroups for the baseline year of the calculation

NAEP FindingsNational Assessment of Educational Progress • Scores for White and Asian students are higher, on average, than for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students. • Hispanic students scored higher, on average, than Black students. • 17-year-old Black and Latino students, on average, read and complete math at the 13-year-old level.

Attainment and Achievement Gaps • The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports the following high school completion rates: • 73 percent of Hispanics will complete high school or the GED • 89 percent of Blacks will complete high school or the GED • 93 percent of Whites will complete high school or the GED • There are notable gaps in who earns a bachelor's degree: • 33 percent of Whites; 18 percent of Blacks; and 11 percent of Latinos • The NCES also reports that in 2000-01: • 79 percent of adults over the age of 25 with a bachelor's degree had jobs. • 64 percent of individuals who completed high school had jobs. • Individuals who did not complete high school had a 34 percent employment rate.

Data Sources • Florida DOE Student Performance Results: Demographic Report https://app1.fldoe.org/FCATDemographics/ • Florida DOE AMO Reports http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org • District Edusoft Demographic Reports http://www.edusoft.com

2012 FCAT 2.0 Reading District Trends by Subgroup (Demographic Report)

2012 FCAT 2.0 Reading District Trends by Subgroups (Demographic Report)

Florida DOE AMO Reports

Quick Facts • Each year, approximately 1.2 million students fail to graduate from high school, more than half of whom are from minority groups. • Percent of freshmen that enroll in at least one remedial course Alliance for Excellent Education, February 2009 edition.

Indicators of Achievement GapsNCLB Revisited

The Three Achievement Gaps

Circle MapDefining and Metacognition How can courageous conversations about specific factors assist with closing the achievement gap? Factors Contributing to the Achievement Gap

Factors That Contribute to Achievement Gaps

Jigsaw Activity • Number of 1-4 • Each group will come together by identified number and be assigned a Courageous Conversation to engage in for 5 minutes • Each group member will then return to their home group and provide a 2 minute summary of their courageous conversation • Home groups will update their circle maps with new learning • Each group will share out findings

Norms for Courageous Conversations • Listen first • Stay present in the conversation • Speak your truth without fearing what others say • Remember that everyone dos not communicate in the same way • Be willing to take risks • Be comfortable with being uncomfortable • Try to understand where others are coming from • Understand that there may not be closure

Courageous Conversations

Addressing Barriers • Barriers; the reasons (root causes) why certain subgroups are not meeting performance standards. • Determine if any subgroup within the population has a disproportionately lower rate that negatively affects the overall rate. • Develop targeted interventions to the identified subgroups, allowing the implementation of more precise, concentrated interventions. • Identify changes that can be made in systems

Actions That Close Achievement Gaps • Use effective research based instructional strategies. • Maintain high standards for all students by providing a rigorous curriculum. • Understand and capitalize on students' diverse cultures. • Examine expectations, beliefs, and practices through the equity lens. • Serve as "first responders" in identifying students who need additional instructional support. • Participate in professional development that provide them with strategies for working with students and their families who are not achieving success.

Practices That Close Achievement Gaps • Embrace an agenda to focus on ALL students and target research based strategies (TEAM: Instructional Review Look-For Sheet a.k.a “Green Sheet”) • Revisit assumptions about how learning occurs and integrate a broad discipline view (Lesson Study, CCSS –Common Core State Standards) • Reflect upon the ways you think about students and causes for low achievement (SIP: School Improvement Planning) • Understanding Comprehension School Reform to embrace a range of theories, focusing on systems and engage in comprehensive planning (FCIM: Florida’s Continuous Improvement Model) • Identify and reflect on types of learners in your classroom and redefine outcomes and results (PLC: Professional Learning Communities)

Capacity Building Planning Guide Based on our learning today, identification of data trends, and participation in courageous conversations complete the capacity building planning tool. Each group will share with the large group

Remember Today’s Objective: Participates will connect AMO data to school achievement gap by engaging in courageous conversation and reflection based on PLC guiding questions. You will use this form NOW to design an initial framework to facilitate PLCs focusing on subgroup data.

What Will We Do When Teacher Don’t Learn It? Aligning Collaboration and Professional Learning How Will We Know When Teachers Learn It? • Lesson alignment • Instructional practices are based on data • High student expectation for ALL • Progress monitoring is culturally embedded • Utilization of best instructional practices daily • Intrinsic motivation for professional growth • Examining instructional best practices • Opportunities for professional development • Establish teacher support system/ demonstration classrooms • Opportunities to reflect on practices • Utilize problem solving method

Focus on Strengths Among Student Groups Summarizing Activity: Identify two ways you will facilitate PLCs that engage in courageous conversations about subgroup performance?

Ifwe remove barriers and provide necessary support to maximize student learning, thenschool leaders and teachers that are best qualified to provide solutions can improve outcomes.

Learning Goal: Participants will understand what, how, and why subgroup performance relates to AMO targets and subgroup achievement gaps.

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