Before and After
Transcript: My name is Tracy L. Chenoweth, and I am the Principal at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School which is located in Tucker County, West Virginia in the RESA VII school service district. The Total Enrollment at the school is 499 students, grades Pre-K to Grade 8. The school's percentage of Free and/or Reduced Lunch is 60%. Our percentage of Minority Enrollment is 3%. Other Relevant Information Tucker Valley is a very rural school – one of only three schools in the county. There are two elementary/middle schools that feed into one high school. The total county student population is just a over 1,000 students. TVEMS is a school-wide Title I school. The attendance rate is currently at 98%. We are also a Focus school based on the achievement gap of our special needs population. Our percentage of highly qualified teachers is 95%. Our motto this year is “Respect and Improve”. Only 48% of households have internet in the home –countywide. https://wvde.state.wv.us/spl/ http://wvde.state.wv.us/spl/Documents/spl_guidance_document.pdf http://www.ed.gov/oii-news/competency-based-learning-or-personalized-learning http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/AIR_Personalized_Learning_Issue_Paper_2013.pdf http://www.thinkthroughmath.com/ http://www.scilearn.com/ Fast ForWord Identify the Problem(s) Key Points $Free Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Step #4 Houston...we have a problem! Questions? Propose an Action Plan Results Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School Home of the Wildcats Vol I, Issue: 1 Explore the Related Research to Address the Problem Step #2 Performance/achievement targets: Over identification of SPED No plan for gifted - no formal SAT Percentiles in the thirties and forties. Only science about 50% Related initiatives already being implemented, current programs and services related to the problem: Hodge-podge of products Pearson - no PD NO PD period! Some trained - nothing brought back Focus on writing Limited use of benchmarking No benchmarking grades K-2 Project Title: Before and After - TVEMS Support for Personalized Learning Timeline for the action plan: I implemented SPL in grades 5-8, with a focus on Math and Reading LA on January 15th. The 2014-2015 school year will see SPL implemented in all grades, 4 days per week, for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. Target population: Using the Universal Screening process, class-wide assessments for all students will be used to determine who is at risk and who is at or above grade level content standards. Students at or above grade level will be referred for enhancement. Students below standard levels will be selected for targeted and intensive instruction though the SPL process. Students already identified via Special Education and/or Title One (including SAT) will be incorporated. Problem or issue: Tucker County was actually a year and a half behind in SPL implementation, based on the WVDE roll out. There had been no professional development or implementation of SPL at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School. The Master Schedule had time slots for SPL in grades 5-8 but no time had been allotted grades K-4. Data to support need for action: WESTEST Data Reading Levels- Below Mastery Math proficiency- way below Mastery TVEMS was dead last Identified as a Focus school 12% increase in reading scores across the board grades 5-8. Increase in reading levels at an average of 1 grade level. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go! http://www.advanced-training.org.uk/resources/Universal/personalised_learning_practical_guide.pdf Before and After...TVEMS Support for Personalized Learning Think Through Math Step #1: Develop the School Profile New Principal -FOCUS school, No SPL 10% increase in Math across the board grades 5-8 Results Step #3 Tucker Valley Tribune