Meeting the Needs of All Learners

1. Meeting the Needs of All Learners Ankeny Extended Learning Program Identification and Service Delivery Model

2. Greetings • Nicole Petersen- AELP Parent Group President • Lisa Glenn- Director of Special Programs, Ankeny Schools

3. Goal of this meeting • Broad overview of changes in service model • Provide potential examples of services to students • Alignment with district mission and vision

4. Meeting the Needs of High Level Learners Desired State Current Reality The upcoming transition to the new Iowa Core will increase the rigor and depth of complexity required for student mastery of concepts. This will invariably help our pyramid closer resemble the more typical balance of 80-90% of students having their needs met within quality core instruction. Additionally, as teachers continue to refine their formative assessment practices to guide instruction designed to meet students learning needs within quality core instruction, the type of support high level learners receive will shift to occur within general education classrooms.. The overall rigor and depth of complexity of our current math and reading curriculum causes our current Pyramid of Interventions to be skewed with an exorbitant amount of students whose learning needs are not being met through quality core instruction. Due to a minimally challenging curriculum and to better meet the learning needs of high level learners, a large number of students are accelerated and identified as gifted and talented to increase learning opportunities for students.

5. Identification • Researched process for identification • Use of Iowa Assessment and Cognitive Abilities Test • Identify general intellectual ability • Use of sub-scores to determine instruction • Identification at the end of third grade, IA screening at fourth and fifth grades

6. Response to intervention • Unidentified students who have instructional needs which are not being met will benefit from the building-level problem solving process (RtI) • Interventions will be developed for students needing additional instruction, and could lead to eventual identification

8. Examples • Services are determined based on instructional need • Not all examples are going to be the appropriate instructional venue for every student • Instructional services will change throughout the year depending on student need • AELP providers are differentiating for student need, just as we would expect all teachers to do in Ankeny

9. Collaboration with PLC’sLinda Gehling – Crocker and Terrace • Collaboration with grade level teams • Meet AELP students’ needs in the classroom throughout the day • Offer suggestions and resources • Critical Partners within PLC’s

10. Math MenuKim Haack – Ashland Ridge and Southeast • Prime number explorations • KWC • Factor Captor with Modification • Modification: Use the advanced level game board. Before covering all the factors, make a factor tree and write the prime factorization for the number • Zacarro exploration on exponents • Complete Math boxes 2,4 • Journal - first 3 problems

12. Reading MenuJanine Roode – Westwood and East • Exposure to more complex text • Stimulate interest in new genres • Develop reading ability • Expand vocabulary • Higher level questioning • Metacognition

13. Contests and CompetitionsErin Bouda – Northeast and Northwest Math Olympiads • International math contest • Students will participate in a series of five monthly contests. • Focus is on critical thinking and thinking creatively for possible solutions

14. Letters About Literature • A reading and writing contest for • 4th – 12th graders • Students read a book, poem or speech and write a letter to the author • Letters judged on state and national levels

15. Affective NeedsVicki Taylor – Prairie Trail • Supporting Students Socially and Emotionally • May include… • understanding oneself, i.e. learning style • peer interactions • perfectionism • stress and anxiety • leadership skills

16. Meeting the Needs of High Level Learners Students in ACSD AELP Teacher Time with Identified Students

17. Questions • At this point, teachers are gathering data about their students’ needs in order to meet those needs in the best way. • We have given you a large amount of information in a short period of time. If you have building or student-specific questions, you are invited to set up a time with your child’s AELP teacher and/or principal.

18. Our Mission:Ankeny Community Schools is unified in its commitment, passion, and vision so every learner is prepared to achieve a lifetime of personal success. Ankeny Community School District does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, ancestry, political party preference, military affiliation, socioeconomic status, or familial status.  Inquiries and grievances may be directed to Dr. Matt Adams, Assistant Superintendent, 306 S.W. School Street, P.O. Box 189, Ankeny, Iowa 50021-0189, (515) 965-9600, or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60661.