Swanton Schools Literacy Action Plan 2011

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Swanton Elementary School Action Plan

2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014

Focus: Literacy

Goal 1: To increase literacy proficiency for students in all grades through the integration of daily reading and writing opportunities

Needs Assessment:BP=Below Proficiency, HP = Above ProficiencyNECAP Reading from 2010-2011Grade 3 BP 28 % HP 72 %Grade 4 BP 40% HP 60%

Grade 5 BP 53% HP 47%Grade 6 BP 31 % HP 69%Provide additional supports to 2010-2011 5th graders going into 6th grade

NECAP 5th Writing from 2010-2011BP 63% HP 37%

NECAP 4th Science from 2009-2010(no available data from 2010-2011)BP 77% HP 23%

F & P Fall Data 2010-2011Kg (Letter recognition as basis for F & P testing, 29 students tested- HP 44% HP 56%)Grade 1 BP 49% HP 51%Grade 2 BP 37% HP 63%Grade 3 BP 34% HP 66%Grade 4 BP 25% HP75%Grade 5 BP 57% HP 43 %Grade 6 BP 36 % HP 64 %

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Strategies/ Action

Plan Steps

-Leah Mermelstein Writers

Workshop Training June 15,16, 17 Consistency of WritersWorkshop model andcurriculum mapping

-August In-ServiceContinued professionaldevelopment with LeahMermelstein on curriculummapping and use of Units OfStudy Writing Kits provided toevery teacher

-Half Day In- Service duringschool year for curriculummapping -vertical alignment ofreading & writing- Curriculum meetings, verticalalignment meetings andmonthly grade level literacymeetings in school yearcalendar with a focus on usingformative assessment, monthlywriting samples, VCAT data andstudent progress to improveinstruction

- Common schoolwide use ofidentified characteristics of

- Continue refining curriculummaps and assessments

-Create and schedule year longschool calendar for data teammeetings for grade levelteachers & and specialists

- continue common schoolwideuse of identified characteristicsof Readers and WritersWorkshop Models use ofUnits of Study in Writing andmentor texts at all grade levels.

- Identify and train teams inusing data team protocols toexamine formative andsummative data in reading &writing based on DouglasReeves 90/90/90 research and

data analysis model.

-Create format for visuallytracking literacy data (datawalls,etc.)

-Use formative assessmentsmeasures more systematically,such as Literacy Profiles in

- Continue to refine dataanalysis protocols, formativeassessments, and curriculummaps

- Create authentic & relevantreading and writingopportunities & assessments tosupport curriculum mapadjustments that are projectand/or theme based

- Based on data, identify areasneeding systematic schoolwide professional developmentsuch as vocabulary and/ordevelopmental sequence forword study

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Readers and Writers WorkshopModels Begin to use Units ofStudy in Writing and mentor

texts at all grade levels.

-Use of Workshop Walkthroughby colleagues for feedback andprofessional development- Continue to developconnected instructional units &assessments that integrate Lifelong readers and non fictionstrategies usingComprehension Tool Kits, Units

of Writing, Six plus One Traits,Notebook Know How, and Aboutthe Authors. Connections withscience and social studieswithin units.

- Literacy Coach to modellessons that increase higherorder thinking skills/strategiesof Life long Reading Strategiesto extend posters and utilize

identified resources acrossreading & writing

-Literacy Coach to modelscheduling of readers & writersworkshop into daily schedule

- Use of NSTA Science probes in

writing K-2, and adaptingversions for grades 3-6 thatintegrates reading and writing

- Develop benchmarks forFNWSU writing, science probes,and social studies writingassessments

-Literacy Coach to modellessons to support studentdifferentiation in guidedreading comprehension focusgroups (includes writing),

literature circles, writingactivities, and conferring.

-Continue to expand use oftechnology to support literacy:Young Writers Project,

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writing and create socialstudies probes

-Continue to expand use oftechnology to support literacy:Young Writers Project,SmartBoards, GoogleDocs, etc.

- increase kindergartenclassroom libraries to includemore level A/B/C books, fictionand non-fiction

-Continue to expand use oftechnology to support literacy:Young Writers Project,

SmartBoards, GoogleDocs, etc.

SmartBoards, GoogleDocs, etc.

Success

Indicators/

Measurable

Objectives

F & PCurrent NECAP Reading from2010-2011Increase HP 5 % per gradelevel COHORT(3rd grade goinginto 4th grade)Continue:Gd 3 Increase to HP 77% (noNECAP cohort data)Grade 4 increase to HP 77%

Grade 5 Increase to HP 65%Grade 6 Increase to HP 52%

NECAP 5th Writing from 2010-2011Increase to 42%Increase number of classroom

-increase 5 % per NECAPreading per grade level,increase 5 % in 5th gradewriting-identify subskills and areas forspecific monitoring

-increase 5 % per NECAPreading per grade level,increase 5 % in 5th gradewriting-identify subskills and areas forspecific monitoring

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teachers using Young WritersProject more consistently toinclude all 5th & 6th grade

teachers

NECAP 4th Science from 2009-2010(no available data from 2010-2011)Increase to 28%

F & P Fall Data 2010-2011estimated based on cohort dataKg (Letter recognition as basis

for F & P testing- increase totesting 32 students) based onincrease in letter recognition to61%Grade 1 Increase to HP 56%Grade 2 1 Increase to HP 56%

Grade 3 Increase to HP 68%Grade 4 Increase to HP 71%Grade 5 Increase to HP 80%Grade 6 Increase to 48%

Resources -Half day in-service gradeplanning time for curriculummapping in August andJanuary/February.

-Half day release time(substitutes) for each grade

- Half day in-service time fordata training in protocols

- Half day release time(substitutes) for grade levelplanning to make changes andcontinue to develop

- Half day in-service time forproject based, authenticlearning training

-Half day release time(substitutes) for grade levelplanning to align units with

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level to identify neededresources and developassessments for units identified

in curriculum maps prior toinstruction

-Funds to order resources andleveled books to integratescience & social studies intounits

assessments for units identifiedin curriculum maps

- Funds for materials to supportdata analysis professionaldevelopment

- Funds for materials to supportdata analysis

data and curriculum beingassessed

- Funds for materials/resourcesto support authentic learningproject & theme basedopportunities professionaldevelopment

Person (s)Responsible

-Literacy coach

-consultants- Leah Mermelstein,-teachers-interventionists-special educators-Administration-FNWSU District CurriculumCoordinator

-Literacy coach

-consultants-teachers-interventionists-special educators-Administration-FNWSU District CurriculumCoordinator

-Literacy coach

-consultants-teachers-interventionists-special educators-Administration-FNWSU District CurriculumCoordinator

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Documents

Swanton Schools Literacy Action Plan 2011