Team Rippleside

TITLE 1 Federal program that provides funding to local school districts to improve academic achievement of disadvantaged students (high poverty areas). We have been a school-wide program since 2010.

Rippleside Funding We use our support to hire paraprofessionals for grades K-3 to support classroom teachers. Send staff to trainings. LLI teachers to support K-3 reading interventions. We have created a WIN time to enhance our interventions for students of all abilities.

Statewide and Local Assessments MCA tests are used by the state department to score schools against the MN state standards. Each sub-group is looked at separately.

MMR Students are scored based upon Proficiency Student Growth Exceeds Meets Partially meets Does not meet Student Growth Achievement Gap Closure Graduation Rate

Focus School Lowest 10% of Title 1 Schools We did not improve over a 2 year growth period. Therefore we are a Focus School

Northern Sky Regional Center of Excellence Committed to a 3 year period with Rippleside Elementary School. Support Assistant Director Reading Specialist Math Specialist Data Analysis

Implementation Team Representatives to decide on specific strategies in the classroom.

Strategies Learning Targets Guided Reading Book Study Northern Sky Support to learn the steps of a learning target Guided Reading New curriculum: Benchmark Literacy Staff Training

Strategies PLC’s Tuesday morning Math Curriculum Alignment with State Standards

Lead to Formative Assessments FINAL STEP: Use learning targets as a tool to understand Formative assessments which drives instruction Variety of evaluations to drive instruction on-going basis vs. summative evaluations (end of unit tests/weekly tests/high points/high stakes). Great example: Students assessing own work daily

Parent Involvement Be part of PAC team at Rippleside: contact Jenny McGuire at 218. 927.4838 Be part of District Parent Advisory Team (contact Lisa DeMars at 218.927.2115 Ext. 3301) Attend Entrance, Fall, and Spring Conferences Get involved in (PTO) Parent Teacher Organization (contact Rippleside Elementary School) Volunteer in your child’s classroom and other school activities Read to your child each day Guide them to independence as they prepare for school each morning

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