4b. Conduct “district focus walks” in September, January, and May to establish a baseline and monitor growth in teacher implementation of “effective Holyoke classroom practices” for classroom management; use data to inform teacher and leader coaching, and to develop professional learning TLT Dirs. of Student Support and Special Education 4c. Hold teachers accountable by incorporating educator progress on implementing the effective classroom management practices into the educator evaluation Principals Dir. of Student Support Dir. of Special Education 5. Build leader skills and ownership of the work 5a. All leaders maintain a common, shared understanding of classroom expectations and effective management practices through up-front PD at DILT and ILS meetings, so that all leaders send consistent, mutually reinforcing messages to teachers and staff Supt. Asst. Supt. TLT 5b. During monthly DILT and bimonthly ILS and TLT meetings, school leaders review student behavior tracker and “teacher tracker” to identify which leaders and teachers need support; leaders collaborate with peers to brainstorm possible solutions to common classroom management/behavioral challenges TLT DILT ILSs 5c. Director of Leader Effectiveness supports principals in using walkthrough and/or student data to identify which teachers need support in implementing the effective management practices DLE 5d. Leverage student discipline and walkthrough data to identify which expectations and management practices different schools are struggling with and provide targeted professional learning (e.g., at faculty meetings or upcoming PD sessions) Dir. of Tal. & PD Dir. of Student Support DLE Initiative 5.2: Activities and Supports Action Step Roles Involved Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 6. Establish Student Support Teams (SSTs) 6a. Ensure that each school identifies a SST that includes a counselor, administrator, nurse, and select teachers proven effective at classroom management whose purpose is to support teachers in monitoring student needs and developing student-specific intervention strategies Principals Dir. of Student Support 6b. Ensure that SST meets on a regular basis to review student discipline data, discuss possible student-specific intervention plans, and monitor any existing intervention plans to ensure ongoing alignment to student needs Principals SST Dir. of Student Support 7. Implement social skills groups to support students with special social-emotional needs
Frequency "Like Proficiency" Threshold BAS Three times/year for K-2 Vendor-provided 1 time/year for 3-8 Grades 3 - 8 Four times/year Average score of students that were proficient on MCAS last year Grades 9 - 10 Math Four times/year Average score of students that were proficient on MCAS last year Grades 9 - 10 ELA Four times/year 70% or higher Grades 9 - 10 Biology Monthly 70% or higher Focus Walks Four times/year Rating on focus walks is consistent with a "Proficient" or "Exemplary" end of year evaluation Summary of Critical Benchmarks Notes: Number of teachers being coached by Instructional Leadership Specialists and all science interims will be tracked and reported but no benchmarks will be set (due to a lack of reference data). Focus was given to critical grades leading up to MCAS-specific grades. Metric Baseline Benchmark 1 Benchmark 2 EOY Target Teacher Pract. Percentage of teachers whose performance on focus walks is consistent with "proficiency" on end of year evaluations. 8% 18% 29% 40% Percentage of teachers coached by ILSs whose performance on focus walks is consistent with "proficiency" on end of year evaluations. n/a n/a n/a 90% Numbers of teachers being coached by ILSs 24 n/a n/a n/a 3-8 Formative Asses. Percentage of students on-level on the BAS by end-of-year: -- -- -- -- Kindergarten -- 30% n/a 40% 1st Grade 30% 40% n/a 50% 2nd Grade 40% 50% n/a 60% Percentage of -8 students scoring like “proficient" on ELA interim assessments % % % Percentage of 4-8 students scoring like “proficient"1 on Math interim assessments % % % % 9 - 12 Formative Asses. Percentage of 9th grade students scoring like “proficient" on English 1 interim assessments 53% 57% 60% 63% Percentage of 10th grade students scoring like “proficient" on English 2 interim assessment 49% 53% 56% 59%
Percentage of 9th and 10th grade students scoring like “proficient" on Algebra interim assessments 35% 39% 42% 45% 9 - 12 Formative Asses. Percentage of 9th and 10th grade students scoring like “proficient" on Geometry interim assessments 39% 43% 46% 49% Percentage of students scoring like “proficient" biology assessments -- -- -- -- 9th grade, Chapter 18 50% n/a n/a n/a 9th grade, Chapter 19 42% n/a n/a n/a 9th grade, Chapter 20 59% n/a n/a n/a 10th grade, Chapter 18 53% n/a n/a n/a 10th grade, Chapter 19 52% n/a n/a n/a 10th grade, Chapter 20 61% n/a n/a n/a Attendance & Discipline K-8 Attendance & Discipline: -- -- -- -- Overall attendance rate Will vary by month n/a n/a 1% increase compared to same month last year Total infractions Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Number of students with 5+ infractions Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Number of students suspended at least once during the month Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Number of students suspended 3 or more days Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year 9-12 Attendance & Discipline: -- -- -- -- Overall attendance rate Will vary by month n/a n/a 1% increase compared to same month last year Overall dropout rate Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Number of students suspended at least once (all students) Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Total number of suspension days (all students) Will vary by month n/a n/a 15% decrease compared to same month last year Number of students suspended at least once (9th grade) Will vary by month n/a n/a 25% decrease compared to same month last year Total number of suspension days (9th grade) Will vary by month n/a n/a 25% decrease compared to same month last year