The 8 Step Process

Shelbyville Middle School

Staff Buy-In ~

Faculty meeting presentations and discussion School visit to Creston Middle School Math and ELA department book talk, “Closing

the Achievement Gap” Supportive scheduling Monthly round table discussion

– Vertical and horizontal teacher collaboration– Being reflective and responsive to data

Data Disaggregation ~

Assessments:- Aleks software- Acuity ELA and Math tests- ISTEP/IMAST/ISTAR

Analysis of Acuity data- trend

- item analysis Examination of Growth Model by teacher ELA and math data walls Data driven classroom instruction

Calendar Development ~

Summer of 2011~ Develop 3 week instructional calendars inc. activities and assessments

IDOE Learning Targets will drive instructional focus (The Learning Connection)

Instructional Focus ~

Targeted Focus for Instructional Lesson Development:

Acuity Item Analysis-mini lessons Use of Learning Connection targets and

assessments Acuity trends Expectations for Lesson Development

Assessments ~

Acuity ELA and Math ALEKS Read 180/System 44 ISTEP ELA and Math To Do: Summer of 2011 development of

Learning Targets and grade level 3-week

assessments

Tutorials and Enrichment ~

After school Aleks/activity bus Wednesday athletic study table Develop Success Period for reteaching,

maintenance, and enrichment To Do: Grade level RTI teams will

organize Success Period groups by academic performance

Maintenance ~

Math teacher pro. day to create grade level mini lessons

Progress monitoring through RTI Data team meetings Revision of SMS homework procedures Review numeric range of “F” (59-0)

Monitoring ~ Data Team Meetings ~ Minutes and Agendas Data meeting protocol Principal Walkthroughs/observation & evaluation form Student data binders in AIM High class Fidelity of learning targets School improvements benchmarks (Acuity/Suzette) Monitoring use of instructional resources

ParaprofessionalsTechnologyFacility

Summary ~

The 8 Step Process fine-tunes procedures already being

implemented at SMS. This process will enable SMS to better meet the

individual needs of students for their continued growth and academic

success.