1. International Center for Leadership in Education Tom Welch Greyhills Academy High School August 8, 2008

2. Welcome back! Who traveled? Who played? Who celebrated? Who learned? Who read? Who dined? Who conserved? Who connected?

3. Meeting Greyhills’ Challenge...

4. To ensure the success of every Greyhills student in the 21 st century

5. Greyhills Academy High School is committed to providing a nurturing and safe environment where culturally based, and academically challenging programs are utilized in providing holistic, experiential and problem-based learning that promotes life-long learners and whose knowledge will benefit Dine, First Nation's people and global societies.

6. What are the challenges you anticipate for Greyhills students in the rest of the 21 st century?

7. What strengths will help you meet those? What challenges will need the most attention?

8. Common complaints The students aren’t motivated They aren’t prepared when they come to us The parents aren’t supportive of what we are trying to do

9. With AYP schools often speak of different challenges

11. What is the most important skill for any student? Reading is the basis for all traditional school success.

13. 2005-06 Lexile Framework ® for Reading Study Summary of Text Lexile Measures 600 800 1000 1400 1600 1200 Text Lexile Measure (L) High School Literature College Literature High School Textbooks College Textbooks Military Personal Use Entry-Level Occupations SAT 1, ACT, AP* * Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)

15. 500 600 700 900 1000 800 Quantile Measure (Q) Personal Use Employment High School First-Year College 1200 1100 1300 1500 1400 Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%) 2005-06 Quantile Framework ® for Math Study Summary of Quantile Measures 8th 10th 11th

16. Begin with the End in Mind

17. What are your goals for your students? Are these shared by every teacher? Is every student aware of these goals?

18. A look at Kingsville Academy History of student failure 90% Hispanic 95% Free and Reduced lunch 75%+ English-language learners

19. Culture of Commitment Understanding by students and faculty that every child would succeed. Commitment to “WIT” (Whatever It Takes)

20. The Rigor/Relevance Framework

21. 1.Awareness 2.Comprehension 3.Application 4.Analysis 5.Synthesis 6.Evaluation Knowledge Taxonomy Knowledge Taxonomy

22. Application Model 1. Knowledge in one discipline 2. Application within discipline 3. Application across disciplines 4. Application to real-world predictable situations 5. Application to real-world unpredictable situations

23. 12345 Application Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rigor/Relevance Framework

24. Levels CDCDABABCDCDABAB 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 3 2 1 Bloom’s Application

25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs. Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid.

27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345 A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Express probabilities as fractions, percents, or decimals. Classify triangles according to angle size and/or length of sides. Calculate volume of simple three- dimensional shapes. Given the coordinates of a quadrilateral, plot the quadrilateral on a grid. Analyze the graphs of the perimeters and areas of squares having different-length sides. Determine the largest rectangular area for a fixed perimeter. Identify coordinates for ordered pairs that satisfy an algebraic relation or function. Determine and justify the similarity or congruence for two geometric shapes. Obtain historical data about local weather to predict the chance of snow, rain, or sun during year. Test consumer products and illustrate the data graphically. Plan a large school event and calculate resources (food, decorations, etc.) you need to organize and hold this event. Make a scale drawing of the classroom on grid paper, each group using a different scale. Calculate percentages of advertising in a newspaper. Tour the school building and identify examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, planes, and angles. Determine the median and mode of real data displayed in a histogram Organize and display collected data, using appropriate tables, charts, or graphs.

28. How could those standards be “translated” into culturally relevant working expressions for your students?

29. 1 2 3 12345 A B D C Know the characteristics and phenomena of sound waves and light waves. Understand the effect of sounds, words, and imagery on a listening audience.

30. 1 2 3 12345 A B D C Explain family life as well as community life now and in the past. Recall major scientific and technological discoveries and the inventors responsible for them.

33. Right Standards Right level of proficiency Are we teaching / assessing ALL students’ ability to apply the standard to post high school responsibilities?

34. KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE A P P L I C A T I O N A B D C Rigor/Relevance Framework Teacher Work Teacher/Student Roles Student Think Student Think & Work Student Work

35. Are we teaching / assessing the right standards for success in school and beyond?

36. Right Standards Right level of proficiency Are we teaching / assessing ALL students’ ability to apply the standard to post high school responsibilities?

37. There are various ways to measure student success

38. Criteria Core Academic Learning (Achievement in the core subjects of English language arts, math and science and others identified by the school) Stretch Learning (Demonstration of rigorous and relevant learning beyond the minimum requirements) Student Engagement (The extent to which students are motivated and committed to learning; have a sense of belonging and accomplishment; and have relationships with adults, peers, and parents that support learning) Personal Skill Development (Measures of personal, social, service, and leadership skills and demonstrations of positive behaviors and attitudes)

39. National Essential Skills Study (NESS)

40. Comparison High-priority rankings do not always mean a high number of standards and assessment items. Lower ranked skills are oftentimes assessed multiple times on state tests. NESS items may align to state standards multiple times but those skills and standards are not assessed to the same degree, if at all.

41. Rigor/Relevance For Every Student

42. Are We Teaching The Right Stuff To the Right Level In the Right Way

43. 1. Do NESS 2. Analysis Curriculum Matrix Data 3. Select Standards to Focus on 4. Do Lexile Study 5. Do Quantile Study 6. Set Level of Proficiency 7.Analyze Curriculum / Instruction and Assessment on Rigor & Relevance Framework

44. The Survey Results: NESS Lexile Quantile Curriculum Matrix Art and CTE Kits How to Teach to B / D Quadrants on R&R Framework 8. Provide Professional Development on:

45. Professional Development Focused Sustained

46. Scope and Sequence

47. Form follows Function

48. Instruction Rigor / Relevance / Relationships Struggling Learners Technology

49. 3101 Kirklevington Dr. #238 Lexington, KY 40517 859.576.0878 tom@twelchconsulting.com www.twelchconsulting.com Tom Welch International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.