Instructional Alignment Analysis

Shawn HubersCurriculum Leadership

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74%

18%

5% 3%

Caucasian African American Hispanic Other

JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL Demographics

1041 total students62 teachersOver 50% E.D.

Taught CurriculumTaught Curriculum

Total Instructional Alignment

Total Instructional Alignment

Written CurriculumWritten Curriculum

Tested CurriculumTested Curriculum

Instructional AlignmentVenn Diagram

It’s Nice to KnowIt’s Nice to Know

Other Agreed Upon Content

Other Agreed Upon Content

Essential ContentEssential Content

Concentric Circles Model of Curriculum Alignment

PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION• Teachers were reluctant to give plans to me

• No behavioral objectives

• No account for time

• Not in functional format

• Only one (English teacher) showed evidence of planning for higher level thinking.

Best of ClassBest of Class

TypicalTypical

6 7 8 9 10

Student Monitoring

• Effective use of PLC – Common assessments and using the data.

• No clear description of what mastery of curriculum looks like and no consistent reassessing process.

Assessment and Grading Practices

Classroom Assessments

• Teachers are using various forms.

• All tests are common assessments.

• Assessments are not monitored by administrators.

• Only English teacher using higher level thinking

Grading Practices

• All teachers use NC Wise – and have hard copy backups.

• Teachers use county policy for grades• 65% - Tests• 20% - Quizzes• 15% - Homework

North Carolina ABC Accountability Information

88% proficient School of Distinction

Black Hispanic E.D. L.E.P.0

102030405060708090

100

% Jordan Students Passing EOC scores% State Average Passing EOC Scores

74%

157 / 187 45 / 52 474/552

85%

67%

87%

86%

71% 74%

56%

* Data gathered from ncreportcards.org

Process of Informing Parents

EOC teachers vs. Non EOC teachers.

Interim Reports

Detailed

weekly reports

Phone calls

Report Cards

More pressure and workload on EOC

teachers.

No mention of morale issues???

Lesson planning is unsatisfactory – needs to improve.

PLC is great! Teachers interviewed were unconsciously

competent.

Higher expectations set from administrators in lesson planning

Teachers must become consciously competent in order to sustain success and improve.

Conclusion/Recommendations

Systems always trump Vision Statements. Your Vision Statements are hanging on the walls, your Systems are happening down the halls!

Andy Stanley