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2015- 2016 Writing Program Review KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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2015- 2016

Writing

Program Review

Kentucky Department of Education

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WRITING: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Demonstrator 1. Student AccessAll students have equitable access to high quality curriculum and instruction. Full implementation of a writing curriculum encompasses reading, speaking and listening opportunities.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students participate in intentionally planned literacy learning opportunities to explore ideas and design products across content areas?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Students have limited or inconsistent access to literacy learning opportunities.

a) Students have access to literacy opportunities, but connections among the literacy strands (reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use) are unclear.

a) Students participate in intentionally planned literacy learning opportunities to explore ideas and design products across content areas.

a) Students engage in literacy learning opportunities and help create customized plans and instruction to match their learning needs.

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Demonstrator 1. Student AccessAll students have equitable access to high quality curriculum and instruction. Full implementation of a writing curriculum encompasses reading, speaking and listening opportunities.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students have access and use equipment and materials designed to meet their individual needs as determined by data (e.g., formative assessments)?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Students have limited access to equipment and materials.

b) Students have some access to equipment and materials.

b) Students have access and use equipment and materials designed to meet their individual needs as determined by data (e.g., formative assessments).

b) Students strategically plan for and use a variety of equipment/technological tools and materials designed to meet and enhance their individual needs.

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Demonstrator 1. Student AccessAll students have equitable access to high quality curriculum and instruction. Full implementation of a writing curriculum encompasses reading, speaking and listening opportunities.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers instruct the complex processes, concepts and principles of literacy using differentiated strategies that make instruction accessible to all students?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Teachers provide limited or inconsistent differentiated strategies in literacy instruction.

c) Teachers provide some differentiated strategies in literacy instruction according to student need.

c) Teachers instruct the complex processes, concepts and principles of literacy using differentiated strategies that make instruction accessible to all students.

c) Students use differentiated strategies in self-directed learning demonstrating personalized learning of complex processes, concepts and principles of literacy.

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Demonstrator 2. Aligned and Rigorous Curriculum An aligned and rigorous curriculum provides access to a common academic core for all students as defined by state standards.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school ensure that the language arts curriculum is aligned vertically and horizontally to the Kentucky Academic Standards for Language Arts?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Curriculum lacks vertical and horizontal alignment to the Kentucky Academic Standards.

a) Curriculum is partially aligned vertically and horizontally to the Kentucky Academic Standards

a) Curriculum is aligned vertically and horizontally to the Kentucky Academic Standards for Language Arts.

a) Curriculum is aligned vertically and horizontally to the Kentucky Academic Standards and monitored to ensure effective implementation with a focus on 21st Century Skills taught in the context of core subjects and interdisciplinary themes.

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Demonstrator 2. Aligned and Rigorous Curriculum An aligned and rigorous curriculum provides access to a common academic core for all students as defined by state standards.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the curriculum integrate the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use) across content areas to explicitly instruct and develop communication skills?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Curriculum lacks integration of the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use) to explicitly instruct and develop communication skills.

b) Curriculum integrates the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use) to instruct and develop communication skills.

b) Curriculum integrates the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use) across content areas to explicitly instruct and develop communication skills.

b) Curriculum integrates the strands of literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use) to apply communication skills to meaningful work across content areas.

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Demonstrator 2. Aligned and Rigorous Curriculum An aligned and rigorous curriculum provides access to a common academic core for all students as defined by state standards.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school’s curriculum ensure opportunities for students to apply technology effectively as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) The school’s curriculum provides limited opportunities for students to use technology.

c) The school’s curriculum provides opportunities for students to utilize technology to communicate information.

c) The school’s curriculum provides opportunities for students to apply technology effectively as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information.

c) The school’s curriculum provides opportunities for students to use technology as a tool to access, manage, integrate and create information.

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Demonstrator 2. Aligned and Rigorous Curriculum An aligned and rigorous curriculum provides access to a common academic core for all students as defined by state standards.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do communication portfolios demonstrate student interests and the integration of writing and communication skills across the content areas and over time?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Communications portfolio demonstrates limited student development of writing and communication skills.

d) Communications portfolio reflects student interests and represents the development of writing and communication skills only across some content areas.

d) Communications portfolio demonstrates student interests and the integration of writing and communication skills across the content areas and over time.

d) Communications portfolio is used by students to demonstrate novel, new and worthwhile ideas while elaborating and refining those ideas to maximize creative efforts and effectively communicate both locally and globally.

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Demonstrator 2. Aligned and Rigorous Curriculum An aligned and rigorous curriculum provides access to a common academic core for all students as defined by state standards.

CHARACTERISTIC E

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the curriculum provide opportunities for students to practice 21st century critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving and communication skills and to connect these skills -to real world experiences?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

e) Curriculum provides limited opportunities for students to practice 21st century critical thinking, problem -solving and communication skills.

e) Curriculum provides opportunities for students to practice 21st century critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.

e) Curriculum provides opportunities for students to practice 21st century critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, problem- solving and communication skills and to connect these to real world experiences.

e) Curriculum provides opportunities for students to actively use knowledge as it is being learned through applying the skills of critical thinking, problem- solving and creativity to content knowledge and collaborating and communicating locally and/or globally.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers, students, and others provide literacy instructional strategies and models that assist in achieving specific learning objectives?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Teachers provide instruction that has limited connection to specific learning objectives.

a) Teachers provide instruction that results in achieving specific literacy learning objectives.

a) Teachers, students, and others provide literacy instructional strategies and models that assist in achieving specific learning objectives.

a) Teachers, students, and others provide instruction, models and demonstrations that address specific literacy learning objectives and provide time for students to apply this learning for further inquiry, design and interactive collaborative settings.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students research information to seek a new or deeper understanding around a topic and demonstrate new understanding through products?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Students research only information around a topic chosen by the teacher.

b) Students research information around a topic of personal interest and demonstrate understanding.

b) Students research information to seek a new or deeper understanding around a topic of personal choice and demonstrate new understanding through products.

b) Students research information to seek a new or deeper understanding based on inquiry around a topic of personal choice and demonstrate new understanding through products that may be used by others for further understanding of the topic.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students demonstrate media literacy through regular use of technological tools, resources and applications in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use to meet specific communication goals?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Students rarely use technological tools, resources, and applications in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use at school.

c) Students access and use technological tools, resources and applications in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use to meet general communication goals.

c) Students demonstrate media literacy through regular use of technological tools, resources and applications in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use to meet specific communication goals.

c) Students demonstrate media literacy through regular use of technological tools, resources and applications in reading, writing, speaking, listening and language use to evaluate or communicate using critical thinking skills.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students integrate what is learned when using technology with what they learn offline to develop understanding and communication?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Students are only infrequently expected to integrate what is learned when using technology with what they learn offline.

d) Students seldom integrate what is learned when using technology with what they learn offline to develop understanding and communication.

d) Students integrate what is learned when using technology with what they learn offline to develop understanding and communication.

d) Students demonstrate their media literacy by integrating what is learned when using technology with what they learn offline, making global connections, creating and collaborating.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC E

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students use varying strategies and demonstrate an understanding of communicating to audiences in different forms for various purposes?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

e) Students are rarely given opportunities to practice communicating using appropriate audience, form, and purpose.

e) Students sometimes are given opportunities to practice communicating using appropriate audience, form and purpose.

e) Students use varying strategies and demonstrate an understanding of communicating to audiences in different forms and for various purposes.

e) Students communicate with various audiences in different forms and for different purposes both locally and globally.

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Demonstrator 3. Instructional Strategies All teachers implement instructional strategies that provide quality experiences, variety of activities and access for all students.

CHARACTERISTIC F

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students engage in discussion with teachers and peers to inform the writing process and publish/share their work?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

f) Students are rarely given the opportunity to engage in conversations with teachers or peers during the writing process.

f) Students are given opportunities to engage in conversations with the teacher during the writing process.

f) Students engage in discussion with teachers and peers to inform the writing process and are provided with a means to publish/share work.

f) Students take part in sustained engagement and collaboration with teachers, peers, and outside experts to design literacy projects, ask questions and refine literacy products.

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Demonstrator 4. Student Performance All students have access to an aligned and rigorous curriculum, where instructional strategies are of high quality and inclusive, resulting in student performance at a consistently high level.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students craft communications distinctive to specific disciplines and purposes?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Students are inconsistent or limited in demonstrating understanding of differing communication structures related to disciplines and purposes.

a) Students demonstrate an understanding of communication structures for specific disciplines and purposes.

a) Students craft communications distinctive to specific disciplines and purposes.

a) Students go beyond mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand their own learning and opportunities to gain expertise and write as content experts applying that knowledge to the kinds of questions and problems experts in that field tackle.

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Demonstrator 4. Student Performance All students have access to an aligned and rigorous curriculum, where instructional strategies are of high quality and inclusive, resulting in student performance at a consistently high level.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students demonstrate through the strands of literacy (speaking, listening, writing, language use and reading) a respect for cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds (face-to-face or virtually) to build on and articulate their own ideas?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Students rarely have opportunities to build on the ideas of others and are inarticulate in their attempts.

b) Students respect cultural differences and attempt to build on ideas of others and articulate their own ideas.

b) Students respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds (face-to-face or virtually) to build on and articulate their own ideas through the strands of literacy.

b) Students, in both face-to-face and virtual collaborations, create new ideas and increase innovation and quality of work by building on ideas of others and articulating their own ideas, with depth and complexity through the strands of literacy.

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Demonstrator 4. Student Performance All students have access to an aligned and rigorous curriculum, where instructional strategies are of high quality and inclusive, resulting in student performance at a consistently high level.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students learn and work together with teachers, peers and others, either face-to-face or virtually, to problem-solve and generate products/outcomes tied to curriculum and learning goals?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Students rarely or inconsistently have opportunities to learn and work together to problem-solve and generate products.

c) Students learn and work together with teachers and peers to problem-solve and generate products.

c) Students learn and work together with teachers, peers and others either face-to-face or virtually to problem-solve and generate products/outcomes tied to curriculum and learning goals.

c) Students learn and work together with teachers, peers, and others either face-to face or through the use of a wide variety of online communication tools and environments to problem-solve and generate products, events or presentations with a local and/or global purpose.

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Demonstrator 4. Student Performance All students have access to an aligned and rigorous curriculum, where instructional strategies are of high quality and inclusive, resulting in student performance at a consistently high level.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students refer to works of quality and substance as models to inform their work?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Students seldom reference the work of others as models to inform their work.

d) Students are indiscriminate in their reference of others’ work as models to inform their work.

d) Students refer to works of quality and substance as models to inform their work.

d) Students create works of quality and substance that are used as models to inform others’ work.

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WRITING: FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Demonstrator 1. Assessments Teachers use multiple formative and summative assessment processes to inform, guide, develop and revise instructional strategies and curriculum to enhance student learning and achievement.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers engage regularly in a collaborative approach to develop and/or align writing and communication assessments across grade levels and content areas?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Teachers rarely collaborate to develop or align writing and communication assessments across grade levels and content areas.

a) Teachers occasionally participate in a limited collaborative approach to develop or align writing and communication assessments across grade levels and content areas.

a) Teachers engage regularly in a collaborative approach to develop and/or align writing and communication assessments across grade levels and content areas.

a) Teachers engage in a systemic school-wide collaborative approach to develop and/or align writing and communication assessments across grade levels and content areas, and monitor the impact on student learning over time.

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Demonstrator 1. Assessments Teachers use multiple formative and summative assessment processes to inform, guide, develop and revise instructional strategies and curriculum to enhance student learning and achievement.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers develop and implement a plan to monitor student progress in writing and communication skills consistent with grade-level writing standards and formative assessments?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Teachers lack a plan to monitor student progress in developing writing and communication skills consistent with grade-level writing standards.

b) Teachers develop a plan to monitor student progress in writing and communication skills consistent with grade-level writing standards and formative assessments.

b) Teachers develop and implement a plan to monitor student progress in writing and communication skills consistent with grade-level writing standards and formative assessments.

b) Teachers consistently implement a plan to monitor student progress in writing and communication skills consistent with grade-level writing standards, formative assessments, and respond to evidence through revised instruction.

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Demonstrator 1. Assessments Teachers use multiple formative and summative assessment processes to inform, guide, develop and revise instructional strategies and curriculum to enhance student learning and achievement.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers, peers and others provide regular feedback on students’ writing and communication products as part of a constructive feedback process that is subsequently applied by students to improve their communications?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Teachers infrequently provide feedback on students’ writing and communication products as part of a constructive feedback process.

c) Teachers provide some feedback on students’ writing and communication products as part of a constructive feedback process.

c) Teachers, peers, and others provide regular feedback on students’ writing and communication products as part of a constructive feedback process that is subsequently applied by students to improve their communications.

c) Teachers, peers, and others provide regular, specific feedback on students’ writing and communication products as part of a constructive feedback process that is subsequently applied by students to improve their communications and initiate student-directed learning.

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Demonstrator 1. Assessments Teachers use multiple formative and summative assessment processes to inform, guide, develop and revise instructional strategies and curriculum to enhance student learning and achievement.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers provide regular opportunities for students to revise and apply new learning before summative products are assessed?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Teachers provide few opportunities for students to revise summative products.

d) Teachers provide some opportunities for students to revise and apply new learning before summative products are assessed.

d) Teachers provide regular opportunities for students to revise and apply new learning before summative products are assessed.

d) Teachers provide ongoing opportunities for students to reflect, revise and apply new learning before summative products are assessed.

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Demonstrator 2. Expectations for Student Learning Teachers communicate consistently high expectations and use common standards for student learning in writing.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do students know and understand expectations for their work and receive/provide feedback using standards specific language?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Students are unaware of the expectations for their work and receive no feedback.

a) Students have some awareness of expectations for their work and/or receive minimal feedback.

a) Students know and understand expectations for their work and receive/provide feedback using standards specific language.

a) Students use expectations for their work to guide the development of their personalized learning plan and receive/ provide feedback using standard specific language.

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Demonstrator 2. Expectations for Student Learning Teachers communicate consistently high expectations and use common standards for student learning in writing.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers and students collaborate to set writing and communication goals that are standards-based and informed by feedback and assessments?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Teachers and students do not set writing and communication goals.

b) Teachers set writing and communication goals for students that are standards-based.

b) Teachers and students collaborate to set writing and communication goals that are standards-based and informed by feedback and assessments.

b) Students regularly set standards-based writing and communication goals that are informed by self-reflection, teacher and peer feedback, and assessment evidence.

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Demonstrator 2. Expectations for Student Learning Teachers communicate consistently high expectations and use common standards for student learning in writing.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers and students engage in self-assessment to monitor progress toward meeting writing and communication goals?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Teachers and students do not engage in self-assessment to monitor progress toward meeting writing and communication goals.

c) Teachers and students are beginning to engage in self-assessment to monitor progress toward meeting writing and communication goals.

c) Teachers and students engage inself-assessment to monitor progresstoward meeting writing andcommunication goals.

c) Teachers and students engage in ongoing self-assessment, using a variety of methods designed to support different learning styles, to monitor progress toward meeting writing and communication goals.

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Demonstrator 2. Expectations for Student Learning Teachers communicate consistently high expectations and use common standards for student learning in writing.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers and students use models as exemplars and to co-develop scoring guides and rubrics to assess writing and communication?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Teachers and students do not use scoring guides and rubrics to assess writing and communication.

d) Teachers and students use only external scoring guides and rubrics to assess writing and communication.

d) Teachers and students use models as exemplars and to co-develop scoring guides and rubrics to assess writing and communication.

d) Students develop models as exemplars, scoring guides and rubrics to assess writing and communication.

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WRITING: AREA OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Demonstrator 1. OpportunityProfessional learning opportunities are planned according to the Standards for Professional Learning with the teachers’ learning needs in mind in response to data available about current teacher practice and student learning in the context of the components and indicators of effectiveness in The Framework for Teaching.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers develop, implement and assess relevant and purposeful professional growth plans (PGPs) in response to the teacher self-reflection about current practice and student learning?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) There are no teachers’ Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) in place.

a) PGPs are developed, but do not reflect individual teacher need (s).

a) PGP implementation results in change in current practice and supports appropriate instruction.

a) Ongoing assessment of the implementation of the PGP results in necessary adjustments that result in increased teacher effectiveness and student learning.

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Demonstrator 1. OpportunityProfessional learning opportunities are planned according to the Standards for Professional Learning and with teachers’ learning needs in mind in response to data available about current teacher practice and student learning in the context of the components and indicators of effectiveness in The Framework for Teaching.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school support teachers’ pursuits of professional learning opportunities focused on research/evidence- based best practices and based on teacher Professional Growth Plans, school and student data?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) There is no evidence to support opportunities based on data.

b) Professional learning opportunities are limited, do not focus on research/evidence- based practices that support teacher PGPs.

b) Professional learning opportunities incorporate the Standards for Professional Learning, focus on research/evidence- based practices are planned, implemented and evaluated based on teacher Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) and school and student data.

b) Professional learning supports individual learning focus (PGP) fosters team collaboration for school improvement and benefits from alignment and coordination with school, district, regional, and state improvement goals for more systemic professional learning experiences.

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Demonstrator 1. OpportunityProfessional learning opportunities are planned according to the Standards for Professional Learning and with teachers’ learning needs in mind in response to data available about current teacher practice and student learning in the context of the components and indicators of effectiveness in The Framework for Teaching.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school ensure that job embedded professional learning opportunities (teacher learning that is grounded in day-to-day teaching practice and is designed to enhance teachers’ content-specific instructional practices with the intent of improving student learning; is school or classroom based and integrated in the workday) are available?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) The school does not provide access to job embedded professional learning opportunities to teachers.

c) The school provides limited access to job embedded professional learning opportunities to only a few teachers.

c) The school offers job embedded professional learning opportunities that are integrated in the work day to all teachers.

c) The school provides a variety of job embedded professional learning opportunities (tailored to meet teachers’ individual needs) all teachers.

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Demonstrator 1. OpportunityProfessional learning opportunities are planned according to the Standards for Professional Learning and with teachers’ learning needs in mind in response to data available about current teacher practice and student learning in the context of the components and indicators of effectiveness in The Framework for Teaching.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school allocate time for teachers to collaborate and exchange ideas?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) The school does not provide opportunities or allocate time for teachers to collaborate with each other.

d) The school provides limited opportunities, but does encourage collaboration for teachers; however, no time is allocated for collaboration to occur.

d) The school provides opportunities and allocates time for teachers to collaborate and exchange ideas.

d) The school provides a variety of opportunities and allocates time for teachers to collaborate and exchange ideas, especially during the school day, in professional learning communities and through professional learning opportunities.

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Demonstrator 2. ParticipationTeachers participate in program-specific professional learning opportunities focused on 21st Century Skills and designed to meet their needs.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers participate and implement content-specific professional learning based on school, student and teacher data?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) Teachers do not participate in content-specific professional learning opportunities based on analysis of school and student data.

a) Teachers participate in content-specific professional learning opportunities based on analysis of school and student data; but there is no evidence of implementation or a change in practice as a result of the professional learning.

a) Implementation of content-specific professional learning based on school, student and teacher data results in change in current practice and supports appropriate instruction.

a) Teachers consistently participate in on-going content-specific professional learning opportunities based on analysis of school and student data. Necessary adjustment to the professional learning result in increased teacher effectiveness and student learning.

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Demonstrator 2. ParticipationTeachers participate in program-specific professional learning opportunities focused on 21st Century Skills and designed to meet their needs.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers participate in professional learning communities addressing issues related to instructional practices, data analysis and increased student learning?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) Teachers are not members of professional learning communities.

b) Teachers are members of professional learning communities but do not actively participate to address issues related to instructional practices, data analysis and improving student achievement.

b) Teachers are members of professional learning communities within the school/district and participate actively to address issues related to instructional practices, data analysis and increased student learning.

b) Teachers are members and leaders within their professional learning organizations ,actively participate to address issues related to instructional practices, data analysis and improving student achievement As a result contribute to school and community life.

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Demonstrator 2. Participation Teachers participate in program-specific professional learning opportunities focused on 21st Century Skills and designed to meet their needs.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent are teachers participating members of professional organizations?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) Teachers are not members of professional organizations.

c) Teachers are members of professional organizations but do not participate in them.

c) Teachers are members ofprofessional organizations and actively participate in them.

c) Teachers are members and leaders within their professional learning organizations, actively participate in them and as a result contribute to school and community life.

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Demonstrator 2. Participation Teachers participate in program-specific professional learning opportunities focused on 21st Century Skills and designed to meet their needs.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent do teachers have contact and collaborate with community, business and postsecondary partners?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) Teachers have no contact with external partners.

d) Teachers have limited contact with external partners.

d) Teachers have contact and collaborate with external partners (community, business and postsecondary) through advisory committees, work exchange programs and/or community groups.

d) Teachers contact and collaborate consistently with external partners (community, business and postsecondary) through advisory committees, work exchange programs and/or community groups. Opportunities within the school schedule are provided for this collaboration, with a stipend or professional development credit, for engagement in such practices.

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WRITING: ADMINISTRATIVE/LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND MONITORING

Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school council/leadership ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) School council/leadership does not have policies in place to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum.

a) School council/leadership establishes policies to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum.

a) School council/leadership ensures that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy.

a) School council/leadership monitors and evaluates the teaching of writing concepts throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy.

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Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school council/leadership and teachers participate in the planning of the annual school budget with clear consideration and allocation of resources for writing?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) School council/leadership plans the annual school budget with little consideration for allocation of writing resources.

b) School council/leadership and select teachers are included in the planning of the annual school budget with some consideration of allocation of resources for writing.

b) School council/leadership and teachers participate in the planning of the annual school budget with clear consideration of allocation of resources for writing.

b) School council/leadership and teachers across contents actively participate in the planning of the annual school budget to ensure adequate and quality materials, equipment, space and technology are available to implement school wide writing program.

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Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the school council/leadership allocate equitable time and resources to implement the writing program?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) School council/leadership never or rarely allocates time and resources to implement the writing program.

c) School council/leadership allocates time and resources to implement the writing program, but these are not equitable to other content areas.

c) School council/leadership allocates equitable time and resources to implement the writing program.

c) The school council/leadership meets with teacher leaders when planning for the allocation of time and resources to implement the writing program.

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Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs.

CHARACTERISTIC D

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent are decisions related to staff assignment based on the established policies that include student literacy needs and teacher certification?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

d) There are no policies in place to assess assignment of staff to meet literacy needs.

d) School councils establish policies for the assignment of staff.

d) Decisions related to staff assignment are based on the established policies that include student literacy needs and teacher certification.

d) Decisions related to assignment of staff are made based on needs of students, teacher certification and other data (e.g., ILP) and teacher professional development experience (e.g., participation in National Writing Project ).

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Demonstrator 2. Principal Leadership Principals are the primary leaders of all program efforts and support teacher leadership through shared and distributed leadership strategies and actions.

CHARACTERISTIC A

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the principal enlist teacher leaders to collaborate, evaluate and reflect on the impact of the writing instructional practices on overall student achievement in the school?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

a) The principal does not evaluate nor reflect on the impact of writing instructional practices.

a) The principal individually evaluates and reflects on the impact of writing instructional practices on overall student achievement in the school.

a) The principal enlists teacher leaders to collaborate, evaluate and reflect on the impact of the writing instructional practices on overall student achievement in the school.

a) The principal and staff collaboratively evaluate and reflect on the impact of the writing instructional practices on overall student achievement.

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Demonstrator 2. Principal Leadership Principals are the primary leaders of all program efforts and support teacher leadership through shared and distributed leadership strategies and actions.

CHARACTERISTIC B

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the principal initiate and participate in professional learning related to the school’s writing program?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

b) The principal does not participate in professional learning regarding the school’s writing program.

b) The principal initiates professional learning regarding the school’s writing program.

b) The principal initiates and participates in professional learning related to the school’s writing program.

b) The principal participates in, models and leads professional learning regarding the school’s writing program through collaboration with staff and shared self-reflection.

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Demonstrator 2. Principal Leadership Principals are the primary leaders of all program efforts and support teacher leadership through shared and distributed leadership strategies and actions.

CHARACTERISTIC C

STEP 1: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

To what extent does the principal communicate with parents and the community about the writing program?

What evidence can be triangulated?

Provide a rationale that clearly illustrates how the evidence communicates the status of the program and next steps for its improvement.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A CATEGORY OF IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS

No Implementation Needs Improvement Proficient Distinguished

c) The principal does not communicate with parents about the writing program.

c) The principal communicates with parents about the writing program.

c) The principal communicates with parents and the community frequently about the writing program.

c) A variety of sources, including technology and media resources, are regularly used to communicate current information about writing programs with parents and community.

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