presenter 8/30/10 Special Education Survival Guide Jodie Pierotti Randy Edge Steve Taylor Board of Education Special Education Department 9/15-16/10 Title 1 Improvement Conference Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Randi Tranquill WVDE Title 1 Department 9/17/10 Analyzing Student Data Jodie Pierotti Teacher Coaches Tammy McKnight Tammy Stout 9/20/10 Strategic Plan Workshop Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Randi Tranquill John Merritt – Title 1 Director 9/22-23/10 New Principals Academy Jodie Pierotti WVDE 9/27/10 Analyzing benchmarks and WESTEST2 data and developing an action plan Collaborative Teams Teacher Coaches Sandy McKinney, Tammy McKnight and Robin Stout, Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal WESTEST2 data analysis Special education staff Special Needs Academic Coaches – Robin and Kelly 9/27/10 Accelerated Reading – Why We Should Do It Language Arts Teachers Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal Steve Taylor, Principal 9/28/10 Tim Brown Jodie Pierotti Linda Hindman Tim Brown John Merritt 9/29/10 IPI Training Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor WVDE 9/30/10 WVEIS Workshop Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Bob Mathews, MIS Department 9/30/10 Employee Code Workshop Jodie Pierotti Karen Brunicardi, Assistant Superintendent of
12/6/10 Working with Benchmark Data Collaborative Team – 8th Grade Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 12/7/10 Parent Involvement Training Afternoon and Evening Edline Odyssey Acuity WV Writes Parents Randi Tranquill, TIS and Jodie Pierotti C&I Assistant Principal 12/16/10 Literacy Teams – The Reason Why, What, How, and When Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Judy Johnson, Curriculum Director and WVDE 1/4/11 RTI – Understanding Tiers Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/14/11 How to Schedule and Do Calendars to get needs met Special Education Staff Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/14/11 Data and Grouping Collaborative Teams Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/18/11 Understanding the ACT EXPLORE Results Collaborative Teams 8th grade Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/18/11 RTI – Strategies and Uses for developing a school wide plan Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/19/11 Single – Sex Based Education Collaborative Teams 6th grade team Mr. Chadwell, Director of Single – Sex Education,
Encore Team Parent Workshop in the evening state of South Carolina 1/20/11 Single – Sex Based Education Strategies that Work 10 Classroom Teachers C&I Assistant Principal Mr. Chadwell, Director of Single – Sex Education, state of South Carolina 1/25/11 Working with Benchmark Data Collaborative Teams Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/25/11 How to Engage Students Learning Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/26/11 On-Line Writing Workshop Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Dianne Boggess, Testing Coordinator 1/27/11 FLEX and How it Works Collaborative Teams Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 1/27/11 Title 1 Improvement Meeting Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Randy Edge Central Office Heads 1/31/11 Title 1 Monitoring Workshop Jodie Pierotti Mackenzie Lackey John Merritt, Title 1 Director Frank Bono 1/31/11 – 2/6/11 FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference) Technology Workshops Orlando, Florida Steve Taylor Randi Tranquill Presenters across the country 1/31/11 and 2/1/11 Understanding 8th Grade Schedules Collaborative Team 8th grade Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal Kelly Ubbens, PHS Counselor 2/2/11 Working with Benchmark Data Collaborative Team Jodie Pierotti, C&I
8th grade Assistant Principal 2/4/11 Working with Benchmark Data Collaborative Team 7th grade 6th grade Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 2/4/11 Presenting to the Legislator about Truancy Workers in the schools – trying to help pass a bill Legislators Randy Edge, Assistant Principal of Discipline 2/10/11 RTI – Designing RTI for Middle Schools Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Judy Johnson, Curriculum Director and Teacher Coaches 2/14/11 Understanding EXPLORE Test Results Working with 8th grade students Parent Workshop 8th grade teachers 8th grade students 8th grade parents Jack Wiseman 2/14/11 Me Read? No Way! Collaborative Teams Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal 2/15/11 Presenting to the Legislator about Truancy Workers in the schools – trying to help pass a bill Legislators Randy Edge, Assistant Principal of Discipline 2/15/11 Bullying Workshop Randy Edge WVDE 2/17/11 Technology Training Student Engagement Special Education Staff Teacher Coaches Kelly Swisher Robin Goldsburg Randi Tranquill, TIS 2/21/11 RTI – Workshop for Teachers to understand the RTI process and strategies to use in the classroom VanDevender Staff Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton
2/23/11 Technology Training - Mimio Collaborative Teams Teacher Coaches Tammy McKnight Robin Stout Randi Tranquill, TIS 2/28/11 How to Handle Parents Strategies to use in the Classroom Collaborative Teams Teacher Coach Sandy McKinney 3/2/11 Title 1 Improvement Meeting Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Randy Edge Central Office Staff 3/7/11 Mock Monitoring with Dr. Bono Title 1 Staff VanDevender Staff Dr. Frank Bono John Merritt, Title 1 Director 3/15/11 RTI – Middle School Training for Administrators Jodie Pierotti WVDE 3/16/11 RTI – How it Works Akron, Ohio Literacy Team Jodie Pierotti Helen Holt Linda Hindman Ali Harper Briana Devore Noel Clinton Presenters that have been working with RTI 3/18-19/11 Math Safari Kelly Sandy Presenters across the state 3/28/11 Stations that Work How to Manage Stations Collaborative Teams Teacher Coaches Kelly Swisher Robin Goldsburg 4/5/11 WESTEST 2 Training Jodie Pierotti Steve Taylor Dianne Boggess, Testing Coordinator 4/6-7/11 New Principals Academy Step 3 Jodie Pierotti WVDE 4/7/11 APTA Workshop Cheryl Gray Steve Taylor Dianne Boggess, Testing Coordinator 4/25/11 WESTEST 2 Training VanDevender Staff Jodie Pierotti, C&I Assistant Principal Steve Taylor, Principal
VanDevender Middle School Examine Possible Reasons for Not Meeting Objectives Ask "WHY?” Five Times Curriculum and Resources Schedule and Classroom Administrator(s) and Teachers Students and Parental Involvement Too much to cover from large skill gaps Discipline Not covering grade level CSOs Absenteeism Inconsistency of programs from grade level Classroom support from special education teachers More PD with accountability No motivation Insufficient personnel Special Education coverage for inclusion classes Unwilling to change Dislike school Lack of modifications Lack of involvement in SES, Critical Skills, and Extended year. Selection of an Intervention Model Based on the needs assessment and determination of root causes, Wood County Schools will incorporate components of the Transformation Model for VanDevender. Wood County Schools believes that developing teachers and school leader effectiveness, implementing comprehensive instructional reform strategies and providing sustained support will improve VanDevender Middle school.
District Capacity Index Each LEA must complete a self analysis of the capacity it has to assist the low performing schools in the implementation of the selected intervention. This will be determined utilizing a scale of 1-3 ranking from poor (1), satisfactory (2) and commendable (3) for the following criteria: Criteria Poor 1 point Satisfactory 2 points Commendable 3 points Points Earned LEA governance State takeover district Limited SEA intervention No SEA intervention 3 Title I audit reports Findings in areas requiring a repayment of funds Findings in areas noted-repayment of funds not required No findings in the fiscal area 3 LEA overall achievement ranking Bottom (5% = 3 districts) Middle (70% = 38 districts) Top (25% = 14 districts) 3 Approval of the district strategic plan by the SEA (entire plan, not just the Title I section) Not approved by the SEA Approved by the SEA with revisions Approved by the SEA without revisions 3 Percentage of Title I schools that met AYP in the last testing cycle 0-50% of the Title I schools met AYP. 51-75% of the Title I schools met AYP. 76-100% of the Title I schools met AYP. 3 Development of schools as professional learning communities The school has not yet begun to address the practice of a PLC or an effort has been made to address the practice of PLCs, but has not yet begun to impact a critical mass of staff members. A critical mass of staff has begun to engage in PLC practice. Members are being asked to modify their thinking as well as their traditional practice. Structural changes are being met to support the transition. The practice of PLCs is deeply embedded in the culture of the school. It is a driving force in the daily work of the staff. It is deeply internalized and staff would resist attempts to abandon the practice. 3 Identification of district leadership team and assignment of responsibilities No district leadership team nor identified person assigned for monitoring implementation Lacks specific identification of personnel for the district leadership team and for monitoring implementation. A specific district leadership team is identified and one or more persons are assigned for monitoring implementation. 3 Criteria Poor 1 point Satisfactory 2 points Commendable 3 points Points Earned School Leadership Team School leadership team members are identified School leadership team members are School leadership team members are 3