How North Clackamas Has Implemented RTISeptember 30, 2010 at the Eugene Hilton

Vivian Garrison, Director of Special Education Matt McDermott, TOSAKelly Laugle, School Psychologist Kelli Puchel, TOSA

Changing the Writing Trajectory for all Students

NCSD: Who We Are

Elementary Schools 21Middle Schools 4High Schools 4Tech Center 1

White 69%

Hispanic 12%

Asian 6%

American Indian 4.5%

Russian 4.5%

African American 3%

Hawaiian/Pacific islander 1%

17,508 Students

6th largest district in Oregon

Free and Reduced Lunch* 37.6%(*Ranging from 16% - 82%)Title I Elementary Schools: 11Non-Title I Elementary Schools: 10

Our Target for Today

• Share how we use an RTI service delivery model in North Clackamas School District to improve writing instruction and writing outcomes

• Three main themes– Sustaining the foundation for literacy– Building an infrastructure for writing– Innovation and collaboration throughout the entire

district

Principals as Instructional Leaders

Started with literacy and moved to writing– A Core program implemented with fidelity– 90 minute reading block– Writing labsites– Literacy coaches– A radical change for NCSD

Working with the Sacred Cows of Traditional Education

• The Master Schedule• Recess/electives/down time/ schedule time• Focusing on the professional

development of teachers and administrators

• How we have always done it vs. Thinking outside the box

• Inservice• Working with School

Teams• RTI Leadership Team• Professional Learning

Communities• Strategic Support

Sustaining a Service Delivery Model for all Students

Supporting Leaders: Meeting Principals with Resources

Instructional coachingData (DIBELS, SWIS)ResearchRTI TOSA TrainingPrincipals’ meetingsA guiding document

4th Grade OAKS Writing ScoresPercentage of Students Who Met or Exceeded

2006 - 2008

49.8

38.5

44.8

43.8

42.9

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7th Grade OAKS Writing Scores Percentage of Students Who Met or Exceeded 2006-08

44.7

49.2

7.410.6

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52.8

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10th Grade OAKS Writing Scores Percentage of Students Who Met or Exceeded 2006 - 2008

56

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Why Writing as a Focus• Great concern across district about writing scores

and college readiness

• Writing is a threshold skill for college and employment

Operating with a Tight Budget

Writing Next

• Writing strategies• Summarization• Collaborative writing• Specific writing goals• Word processing• Sentence combining

• Prewriting• Inquiry activities• Writing workshop/process• Study of models/mentor text• Writing for content learning

09-10 Writing Focus K-12ARRA Grant Writing ProjectEssential Question:Can we increase the rate of success at passing college entrance exams for 78 students with disabilities at MHS by providing focused writing instruction?

Elementary Learning Specialist PLCEssential Question:Can we affect 4th grade writing scores for students with disabilities by targeting writing instruction and assessment at Grades 1-4?

Improving NCSD’sWriting Scores

• 4th, 7th, 10th grade state writing assessment

• Writing component of college entrance exam

Instructional CoachesEssential Question:Can the Teachers’ College model of lab sites increase and improve the use of Calkins K-6?

Elementary Writing CommitteeEssential Questions:

How do we make Calkins more accessible to all teachers and align Calkins to state standards?

Will developing writing focal points help align instruction across K-6 in writing?

RTI Leadership TeamEssential Question:What will be effective and efficient universal screening, progress monitoring, decision rules, and interventions for K-6 writers?

Elementary ELL Specialists PLCEssential Question:What does proficiency look like at each grade level for English Language Learners?

‘Writing throughout the Content’ in MS & HS

Essential Question:Will common writing expectations throughout a school increase a student’s quality of writing?

Writing assessment PilotEssential Question:Can NCSD develop an K-6 assessment that is qualitative, quantitative and has a strong correlation with the state writing test?

Innovation and Highlights

The writing projectResearchDifferentiated trainingMiddle schoolsLabsites

•Elementary Writing PLC

•Lucy Calkins- Summer Writing Institute

•Post-High Readiness

What’s Possible

Fall• 15% Not able to

finish in three hours• 35% Adult Basic Ed• 15% WR 80• 23% WR 90• 4% WR 95• 8% WR 121

Spring• 100% finished >90

minutes• 12% Adult Basic Ed• 4% WR 80• 19% WR 90• 19% WR 95• 46% WR 121

4th Grade Writing 06-10

44.8

49.8

38.5

43.8 42.9

12.6 11.48.6

18.915.8 16.4 15.7

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7th Grade Writing 06-10

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49.2

55.9

44.7

1314.3

7.4

44.847.9

52.8

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10th Grade Writing 2006-10

55.2 54.3 53.157.5

24.6

31.3

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Growing Our Practice

• Promising Assessments

• Step-Up to Writing 3-12

• Writers Workshop Model

• Continue Focused FTE on Writing Instruction

Mapping the terrainCoordination across all levels K-12

Writing PLCsTeam leadersClackamas ESD Step-Up to WritingMarzano & Erkins

North Clackamas RTI Website:

http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/182310161126270/site/default.asp

(Google search “ncsd rti”)

Contact

Vivian Garrison, Director of Special Education garrisonvi@nclack.k12.or.us

Matt McDermott, TOSA, RTI Facilitator mcdermotttm@nclack.k12.or.us

Kelli Puchel, TOSA, EBISS Facilitator puchelk@nclack.k12.or.us

Kelly Laugle, School Psychologist lauglek@nclack.k12.or.us

Gail Meyer, Secretary for RTI meyerg@nclack.k12.or.us

North Clackamas’ RTI Website:

http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/182310161126270/site/default.asp(Google search “ncsd rti”)