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Before we begin, please…

Pre-work Read Chapter 5 from On Common Ground

Team Work: Complete

Individual Reflections/Team De-Briefing Journal

pages 2-4

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High Schools That Work Making Middle Grades Work

Getting All Subgroups to Make AYP for NCLB

February 21-22, 2008NEOUCOM

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Introductions HSTW NE Staff & Coaches

SST 3, 4 & 5

Individuals (Please join a team)

Invited Teams:

District Teams

MMGW Site Teams

NE Invited Middle Schools

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In 2002, NCLB required states to hold schools and districts accountable for the achievement of each student group, including the major racial and ethnic groups, low income students, limited English proficient students and students with disabilities.

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AYP measures whether schools and districts have gaps in achievement among groups of students. Schools and districts are required to meet annual goals, with the intent that all students will reach proficient levels in reading and mathematics by the 2013-14 school year.

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The proportion of Ohio schools and districts meeting AYP in 2006-07 is similar to 2005

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Workshop Objectives Support efforts currently in

place Sites to bring plans that address AYP targets

Who? District Teams/MS MMGW Sites/Coaches SSTs Sites/Coaches

When? Team Planning/Networking

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Workshop Objectives

Understand how Ohio calculates/determines AYP Tony DiRenzo Complete page 5

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Workshop Objectives

All 4 strands: Learn how to address the need

for targeted instruction for students not on grade level

Identify principles and effective strategies for providing supplemental instruction

Collaborate through Professional Learning Communities (PLC) to determine which strategies would work best in their own schools

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Workshop Objectives Strand 1 – Special Education Establish protocols for working collaboratively with academic teachers in the middle school

to address the needs of special education students

Karen Kanotz Jim Earnhart

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Workshop Objectives

Strand 2 – Literacy Understand the

needs of middle school English language learners and examine

a variety of practices at

successful schools to integrate literacy

across the curriculum

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Strand 3 – Math Understand the needs of middle school mathematics learners and examine a variety of strategies used by successful schools to get all students to perform at proficient Ed Thomas

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Workshop Objectives Strand 4 – Effective

Remediation Learn how to provide

effective remediation/intervention for targeted students not performing at the proficient

level Heather Sass

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Workshop Objectives Network with

districts/schools addressing the same AYP targets to share strategies/successes

Participating Schools Share best practices by attending a follow-up session on June 12, 2008

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What comes to mind when you hear the words

“school improvement?”

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Random Acts of Improvement

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What is Needed is a Framework for

Aligning Actions for School Improvement

Literacy

Numeracy

Freshman transition

Data-driven decisionsExtra help

Active engagement

Raising expectations

Personalization

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HSTW/MMGW are frameworks, not prescriptions

What It Isn’t A short-term

strategy A program A funding

source Just for a

certain type of student

What It Is . . . A process

model to change culture

Framework!!! A network of

states and sites

Recognized by USDE for data on effectiveness

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HSTW/MMGW are custom frameworks that

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• Allows for planning based on the needs of YOUR students

• Instructionally centered

• Drives structures for shared decision-making

• Facilitates teachers working together, especially between the junior high and high school for successful transition of all students

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HSTW is the nation’s first largescale high school improvement initiative to engage educators in partnerships with students, parents and community with the goal of raising achievement for all students

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Making Middle

Grades Work Initiatives of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) HSTW network of over 1200 schools in 32 states MMGW network of more than 200 middle grades sites in 16 states Recognized by the United State Department of Education for its research supporting effectiveness

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HSTW/MMGWHSTW/MMGW Ohio Ohio NetworkNetwork

Ohio adopted HSTW in 1998 and MMGW in 2000

Currently Ohio has 111 HSTW implementing sites and 58 MMGW sites

Four regional offices serve Ohio’s HSTW/MMGW sites

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Friday Agenda

8-8:55AM Team Networking - Coaches will facilitate; page 12.

9-10:45AM Session C- Strand Locations.

11-11:45AM Team De-Briefing. Please see pages 6- 10..coaches will assist. Begin flip chart for Gallery Walk, page 6.

11:45-1:15PM Lunch with presenter, complete page 13.

1:30-1:45PM Facilitator’s Panel.

1:45-2:30PM Complete flip charts. Turn in Journals. Explore Gallery Walk.

2:30PM Last minute items. Adjourn

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HSTW Ohio Regions

NE Region

C/SE Region

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What progresshas been made in

Ohio to raise student achievement through

implementing the HSTW school

improvement design?

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HSTW NE Ohio Region25 HSTW Implementing SitesAkron • Buchtel HS• East HS• Ellet HS• Firestone HS• Garfield HS• Kenmore HS• North HSCanton City• Timken HSCareer-Technical Centers• Ashland County W. Holmes CC• Buckeye CC• Columbiana Co. CTC• Cuyahoga Valley CC• Jefferson County JVS• Mahoning County CTS• Trumbull CTC• Wayne County CC

Cleveland MSD• Cleveland MLK/Health CareersFirelands Local• Firelands HSGirard City• Girard HSNorthwestern Local• Northwestern HS Orrville City• Orrville HSShefield/Shefield Lake • Brookside HSYoungstown• Chaney HS• Choffin CC• East HS

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HSTW NE Ohio Region13 MMGW Implementing Sites

Akron • Goodrich MS• Goodyear MS• Hyre MS• Jennings MS• Roswell Kent MS• Litchfield MSCanton City• Hartford MSGirard City• Girard Jr. High

Youngstown City• Alpha School of Excellence for Boys• Athena School of Excellence for Girls• East MS• Hayes MS• Volney Rogers MS

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SREB believes high and middlegrade schools will achieve theHSTW/MMGW goals if they base

their efforts on aComprehensive improvement

framework of

7 Key Conditions 10 Key Practices

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7 HSTW/MMGW Key Conditions

District and schools leaders:

1. Adopt a clear, functional mission statement

2. Provide strong leadership to improve and align curriculum and develop leadership/focus teams

3. Plan for continuous improvement that ensures faculty and stakeholder involvement

4. Qualified Teachers/Preparation: helps teachers without majors in their subject areas to upgrade their content knowledge

5. Commit to HSTW/MMGW goals and key practices and fully implementing the comprehensive improvement frameworks

6. Flexible scheduling to earn more credits

7. Support for professional development

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10 HSTW/MMGW Key PracticesHSTW MMGW

1. High Expectations 1. High Expectations and extra help2. Extra Help

3. Academic Rigor 2. Academic Rigor

4. Teachers Working Together

3. Teachers Working Together

5. Students Actively Engaged

4. Students Actively Engaged

6. Guidance 5. All Students Matter

7. Continuous Improvement

6. Continuous Improvement

8. Program of Study 7. Use of Technology

9. Rigorous CT Studies

8. Strong Leadership

10. Worked based learning

9. Qualified Teachers

10. Parent Support

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Improvement in the ratings of the 69 HSTW sites based upon the results from the 2002-2007 Ohio Report Cards.

Report CardRatings

2002 2004 2006 2007

# % # % # % # %

AE 21 30.4 8 11.5 2 2.9 1 1.5

AW 7 10.1 7 10.1 4 5.8 2 3

CI 24 34.7 19 27.5 10 14.5 12 18

EF 11 15.9 13 18.8 30 43.5 26 38.8

EX 6 08.6 22 31.8 23 33.3 26 38.8HSTW Sites

69 69 69 67*

Ohio’s HSTW Sites Improved!

AE – Academic Emergency, AW – Academic Watch, CI – Continuous Improvement, EF – Effective, EX-Excellent

* Two of the original schools closed.

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Begin with the end in mind...Elementary and middle grades education

provides the foundation on which the future of

each child is built.

Doors are “opened” or “closed” to high school and post secondary study

based on the skills that a student does or does not master

during the middle grades and high school.

Don’t we owe it to our students to find“what works” and implement

it to the fullest?SouthernRegionalEducationBoard