Secondary ESAIL Presentation

By:Nate Perry (MS/HS Principal)

and Pam Emmerich (Director of Instruction)

School District of Belleville

Purpose of Presentation:To create an understanding of how the ESAIL can be used at the secondary level to assess professional learning and align with school improvement plans.

Table Introduction:Name

Title/Role in District

Prior Knowledge/Use of ESAIL in your District

What is the ESAIL?Environmental

Scale for

Assessing

Implementation

Levels

Environmental Scale for Assessing Implementation Levels

● Distribute ESAIL and allow time to review.

Multi-Purpose Tool1. Pre-Assessment...

...to determine a school's readiness for implementing CLM.

2. Periodic Assessment...

...to study a school's growth over time on one or more literacy criteria.

Multi-Purpose Tool (cont’d)3. Post-Assessment...

...to measure a school's improvement over the academic year.

4. Guide and Monitor...

...school-wide efforts, including professional development in particular areas.

10 Criterion in an ESAIL Criterion 1: Creates a Literate Environment

Criterion 2: Organizes the Classroom

Criterion 3: Uses Data to Inform Instruction and to Provide Research Based Interventions

Criterion 4: Uses a Differentiated Approach to Learning

Criterion 5: Uses Assessment Wall for School-wide Progress Monitoring

10 Criterion in an ESAIL (Cont’d)

Criterion 6: Uses Literacy Coaches to Support Teacher Knowledge and Reflective Practices

Criterion 7: Builds Collaborative Learning Communities

Criterion 8: Creates and Uses School Plans for Promoting Systemic Change

Criterion 9: Uses Technology for Effective Communication

Criterion 10: Advocates and Spotlights a School’s Literacy Program

ESAIL Logistics

● Setting the Stage with Staff : Descriptive Ideas

● Schedule

● Time

● Materials

● SSched

ESAIL Logistics - ScoringM = Meeting-Was there a preponderance of observable evidence in each grade level band to warrant an M?

A = Approaching-There was some observable evidence but not observed in all classes.

B = Below-Evidence not observed in most classrooms.

Belleville Middle and High School Professional Development for the 2015-16 School Year

1. Focus on instructional practices2. Centered around The Fundamental Five

by Cain and Laird○ Frame the Lesson○ Work in the Power Zone○ Frequent, Small Group, Purposeful Talk

about the Learning○ Recognize and Reinforce○ Write Critically

3. Paired six sessions with Michelle Amend on critical writing

Continued Professional Development for the 2016-17 School Year

Michelle Amend had eight more sessions with our staff this past year, with a continued focus on critical writing:

Session 1 Session 3

Session 2 Session 6

Belleville Middle and High School ESAILs2015-17

April 27, 2016: End of year ESAIL (2015-16)

● Agenda● Results

October 24, 2016

December 7, 2016

March 6, 2017

April 26, 2017

Evolution of ESAIL Practices -Adapting to fit our needs

Full ESAIL at the end of the 2015-2016School year

Evolution of ESAIL Practices -Adapting to fit our needs

ESAIL around school

improvement plan goals in the fall of

the 2016-17 school year

Evolution of ESAIL Practices -Adapting to fit our needs

Targeted ESAIL around

department goals in the winter of the

2016-17 school year

Partner Discussions● How could or do you adapt the ESAIL to fit your district’s needs?

*Keep the full ESAIL for the end-of-the-year comparison/growth!

Calibration1. Calibration was built into the

schedule.2. Time was also allotted at the

end of the each ESAIL to debrief.

3. The participants tried to reach consensus on scores, particularly if scores were “off” by more than one level.

Sharing Findings with Staff

Review of principals expectations on 12-12-16.

Sharing Findings with Staff

Discussion on reflective practice on 5-8-17.

SIP Goal Planning

2016-17 Belleville Secondary SIP Goals

Leveraging Literacy Leadership (L3)

2017-18 Belleville Secondary Goal Setting

ESAIL and End of the Year Report● Potential Information to Include:

Belleville End of Year Report/ESAIL

Lessons Learned● Organize summary of findings by grade bands (middle

school/high school) rather than by grades/classroom to avoid micro analysis of teachers.

● Share explicitly with staff that the purpose is to identify patterns and trends, not evaluative, not about individual classrooms.

● Hold staff accountable only for what they have learned.

● Have more than three people for best calibration.

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Lessons Learned1. Be explicit with your staff regarding your

expectations. Eg. digital vs. paper logs2. Continue walkthroughs outside of the ESAIL.3. Know what you should be seeing: look-fors.4. Remember that it is all about continuous

growth.5. Sometimes change is slow, and there are

setbacks.

Partner Discussions

1. What are your takeaways from this session?2. What are your district’s next steps with the

ESAIL?

To Copy:-Agenda April 2017

MS - HS ESAIL Walkthrough

-Sussess Critera

Belleville ESAIL 2016-2017