NASDSE November 14, 2006 Margaret McGlinchey Kim St. Martin

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End of Year goal is for the student to demonstrate this skill at 35 phonemes per minute-grey area

Now you see this student in the context of the whole class. Does it make a difference in how you think about this student? Yes No

Same building different teacher

Mission Statement To develop support systems and sustained implementation of a data-driven, problem solving model in elementary schools to help students become better readers with social skills necessary for success.

Three Important Themes Create systems, not just programs, to support each and all students Earlier rather than later Evidence, not opinion

Participating Schools 2004 Schools (21) 2005 Schools (31) 2006 Schools (50) Reaching over 40,000 students and 2,600 teachers and administrators in 102 schools and 17 ISDs!

School-Wide Support Systems for Student Success Reading Behavior Universal Intervention Core Instruction, all students Preventive Targeted Intervention Supplemental, some students, reduce risk Intensive Intervention Individualized, functional assessment, highly specific 80% 7-15% 1-5%

Comstock East Elementary An Exemplar of MiBLSi

Year 1 Behavior Leadership team received training in creating a positive behavior support system February~April: 3-5 school-wide behavior expectations school-wide teaching matrix major vs. minor behavior consequences office referral form

Behavior Continued… Summer 2004 : teaching plans for non-classroom settings -hallway -bathroom -playground -bus -cafeteria -library media center -assembly

Year 1 Literacy DIBELS training was provided for all K-5 staff –Expectations for DIBELS testing: Classroom teachers had a leadership role in all DIBELS assessments. –Progress monitoring expectations Intensive students-weekly Strategic students-monthly

Literacy Continued… Data Analysis –Kindergarten retention data was analyzed and discussed. Reading Mastery I in grades K~1 was implemented –Child Study data analyzed: 100% of the referrals cited reading as a major concern.

Year 2 Behavior –August: school wide behavior expectations taught directly and formally, implemented acknowledgment/reward system, SWIS was used to monitor referral data –December: staff met to discuss regaining momentum for behavior tickets, classroom incentives were established to increase the number of tickets given.

Behavior Continued… Behavior Trainings: Fall-Leadership team attended training on how to address tier 1 & 2 behaviors (check-in/check-out system, SWIS data analysis training) Winter-Leadership team received intensive behavior training to address tier 3 behaviors (functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, wrap-arounds)

Behavior Continued… Implementation of Tier 2~Teir 3 Systems Behavior Intervention Team (B.I.T) –Students receiving three major office referrals were discussed at the B.I.T. –Goal was to establish a behavior intervention plan for students with input from teachers, parents, administrators, and personnel having behavioral expertise. –Check-in/Check-out person was identified and data collection system was established to determine effectiveness of the plan

Year 2 Literacy (K~5) –90 minutes of uninterrupted language arts –30 minutes of targeted reading support by reading personnel. The most intensive students working with trained reading personnel. Students identified using DIBELS/classroom assessment data Flexible grouping

Literacy Continued… (K~1) –All kindergarten and first grade students received an additional 30 minutes of intensive reading support using Reading Mastery I to address phonemic awareness and alphabetic principle. –All students received 150 minutes of daily language arts instruction. –Supplemental programs became a part of the core instruction to fill gaps.

Literacy Continued –Leadership team received training on analysis of core reading program effectiveness of intervention programs grade level meeting structure application of data based decision making action planning

Literacy Continued… Grade Level Meetings The child study team changed from problem solving for one student, to groups of students within a grade level. Grade level teachers, principal, school psychologist, reading personnel 1 st Meeting: review of core program and critical skills necessary for each grade level Subsequent Meetings: –student progress monitoring data –data based decision making –Interventions –resources

Year 3 Behavior –School Improvement Behavior Committee reviewed SWIS data and identified months having highest referral counts. –Incentives were communicated to students via school-wide assemblies. (dessert buffet, pizza party, ice cream social) –Second Step (social skills curriculum) was being taught school-wide.

Year 3 Literacy (K~5) –90 minutes of core instruction for all students –30 minutes of targeted reading for intensive and lower strategic students Sound Partners, Corrective Reading, Road to the Code –30 minutes of intensive support for lowest students Reading Mastery I & II, Teacher-Directed PALS, Corrective Reading, Read Naturally, Rewards

Percent at Benchmark Range Second Grade: School to District

Percent at Intensive Range Second Grade: School to District

Referrals Per Year Per 100 Students

Putting the Pieces Together MiBLSi provided problem solving framework : to implement a culture of collaboration between general education and special education staff for frequent assessment of student performance to allow staff common planning time, grade level meetings, and staff meetings to address student’s needs and adjust instruction accordingly All of these practices are in accordance with NCLB, IDEA 2004 and are aligned with a Response to Intervention model