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Fowlerville Community Schools: Implementing the Formative Assessment Process

Fowlerville Community Schools: Implementing the Formative Assessment Process. 2009 MERA Conference. Timeline. 2007-08 6 FHS Teachers participated in a pilot group through the MDE called High Schools of Purpose. 2008-09

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Fowlerville Community Schools: Implementing the Formative Assessment Process

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  1. Fowlerville Community Schools:Implementing the Formative Assessment Process 2009 MERA Conference

  2. Timeline • 2007-08 • 6 FHS Teachers participated in a pilot group through the MDE called High Schools of Purpose. • 2008-09 • Began training entire FHS staff on Formative Assessment strategies and grading practices. • 20 FHS teachers attended a Ken O’Connor workshop on grading for learning and continued to meet as a book study group throughout the year. • FJHS FAP Team participated in the first training group provided by the MDE utilizing the coaching model PLC. • 2009-10 • FHS and FJHS sent 3 full teams (21 teachers + 3 teacher coaches) to be trained in FAP in the second year cohort. • MSU and MDE will be utilizing a graduate student researcher to conduct research on several school districts in Michigan including Fowlerville. • Whole-Staff professional development in FAP is taking place for ALL teachers within FHS & FJHS

  3. Our Struggles • FAP requires a significant paradigm shift for many teachers. • Implementation cannot occur from a top-down approach - must be a “grassroots” effort. • Training is very complex and must be comprehensive • Teaching strategies • Classroom management • Grading practices • Who provides this training? • Training cannot occur too fast.

  4. Our Success • FHS & FJHS building culture is significantly shifting from the critical mass of trained staff • Teachers utilizing FAP in their classrooms have seen an average reduction in failures of 14%, and a 8% increase of students attaining mastery on district assessments. • Teachers are excited about their instructional practices • The MDE/Measured Progress Model has produced several teacher-leaders to help train/lead initiatives • FAP is being implemented at the classroom level providing a strong correlation to trainings/PD

  5. What Happens Next? • Continued Support for FAP Teams • District sponsored PD • Title II funds through school improvement plan • Full-Scale Building Policy Changes by 2010-11 • Grading reporting policies • Formative assessment strategies for all staff • Common assessments beyond semester examinations • Future MDE/Measured Progress Training • Move FAP Down to the K-5 Level • Continue to inform/educate the community

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