1. THE MOONSHOT MOMENT 90% Literacy in Grade 3 by 2018
Indian River County, FL

2. Our Moonshot Moment Vision Inspires Our Work
Literacy is the gateway to all learning
Our goal is 90% literacy by third grade
Our aspiration is to be a literacy capital and model for the nation
“Literacy is the #1 predictor of individual and community success.” - Annie E. Casey Foundation
We learn to read by the end of third grade, so we can then read to learn
Third Grade is the point of transformation
Only 1 in 6 are able to catch up once they fall behind

3. What Does a Moonshot Community Stand For?
A community that values the goal together: Everyone has a role in our shared success
Schools can't do it alone!

4. Moonshot and Emergent Learning
In a time of drastic change,
it is the learners who inherit the future.
The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists Eric Hoffer

5. What is a Learning Community?
A Community in which….
“ People continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free and where people continually learn how to learn together.”
Peter Senge The Fifth Discipline

6. Our Framing Question
What does it take to get 90% of our 3rd grade students reading on grade level by 2018?

7. Role of the Change Leader

9. Breakdown = Breakthrough

11. Emergent Learning Lesson Learned
Disciplined attention to insights that
emerge from collective work…
Deliberate application of those insights
to improving future results.
Lesson Learned
People notice and reflect on their results,
then change what they do…
New thinking and actions produce better results,
even when circumstances change

12. 4QP EL Platform®

13. Before & After Action Review

14. Emergent Learning Table

15. Moonshot Classrooms Building Literate Citizens & 21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Collaboration
Problem Solving
A Moonshot classroom is building the 21st century skills to build the skills needed for tomorrow’s jobs: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration & problem solving. We are moving from memorization and recitation to higher level thinking. This is a complete culture shift in the way we teach and uncovering the way ALL students learn so that we reach the 9 out of 10 students needed to have a productive workforce and economy.A Moonshot classroom is building the 21st century skills to build the skills needed for tomorrow’s jobs: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration & problem solving. We are moving from memorization and recitation to higher level thinking. This is a complete culture shift in the way we teach and uncovering the way ALL students learn so that we reach the 9 out of 10 students needed to have a productive workforce and economy.

16. Grade Level Proficiency as Measured by SAT 10
2015 Students by Grade
Same Student Cohort Score in 2014
Same Student Cohort Score in 2015
District Average Growth
Highest School Growth
Kindergarten Na
43% NA
1st
53%
23%
114%
2nd
50% 0%
27%
3rd
49%
57%
16%
District Total
48%
54%
12%
MSA Students*
25%
42%
65%
300%
*Attendees of two sessions (14 weeks)
Last year there was a 12% increase in literacy growth in k-3 classrooms. Our MSA after school programs saw a 65% increase in literacy proficiency.

17. Moonshot Academy Student Growth
Last year =12% growth in our K-3 classrooms. Our Moonshot Academy After School programs brought a 65% increase in literacy proficiency in SAT 10, a nationally normed assessment.