1. Jack Young Middle School
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Jack Young Middle School
Baraboo, Wisconsin
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“It’s a great day to learn at Jack Young Middle School”

2. Maggie Schumacher, Literacy Coach, Jack Young Middle School
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Jennifer Flury, Math Teacher, Grade Level Leader, Jack Young Middle School
Maggie Schumacher, Literacy Coach, Jack Young Middle School
Jane McMahon, Instructional Facilitator, Baraboo School District
John Gunnell, Principal, Jack Young Middle School
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3. Jack Young Middle School
JYMS serves approximately 700 students in Grades 6 - 8
Economically Disadvantaged: 49% Special Education: 12.9% Minority Population: 13.2% Average Class Size: 24.2

4. Don’t Blame The Lettuce
This statement encompasses how we view our work with children and how we view our use of data at JYMS.
Our responsibility is to create the ideal conditions to cultivate teaching and learning.

5. Structures in place to support student learning . . .
Teachers Who Care “If kids are not your top priority, you will struggle to find your place here.”
Daily Intervention/Enrichment Period (26 Minutes, 5 days per week)
Math and Literacy Blocks (91 Minutes Daily)
Supplemental Reading Instruction (Read 180/Mindplay)
Online Options (All Periods, All Core Content Areas)

6. Structures in place to support student learning . . .
Acceleration Opportunities For Students (Onsite GT Coach)
Academic Check In/Check Out (For Targeted Students)
Technology Rich Environment (Device Neutral, Open Access, BYOD)
Standards Based Grading (Four Point Scale)
Developing Partnerships (Boys & Girls Club, Volunteer/Guest Speakers)

7. Structures in place to support ongoing professional learning . . .
Danielson Framework (Has been in place in the district since 2009)
Instructional Priorities (Learning Targets, Engagement, Questioning, Formative Assessment)
Instructional Coaching (Math, Literacy, NGSS, GT, ELL, PBIS)
Mentorship Program (Has been in place in the district since 2005)
PLC Model (Meets weekly for two hours)
Building Leadership Team (Meets monthly for minutes)

8. Structures in place to support ongoing professional learning . . .
Team Planning (Meets daily for 44 minutes)
Staff Meetings (Meet bi-weekly, approximately 60 minutes per meeting)
Data Informed Decision Making (MAP, Aimsweb, Value Added, Educlimber)
Instructional Rounds (Driven by Teacher-Leaders and Instructional Coaches)
Book Studies (Focus, What Great Teachers Do Differently, Teach Like A Pirate, The Fundamental 5)
#Wischat, #WIEE, #EduBoo #BarabooProud

9. Educator Effectiveness Timeline
Preparation
Participation In EE Pilot (SLO’s)
Participation In EE Pilot (Full Pilot)
Participation In EE Edcamp (UW-Baraboo) - March 2014
Launch
School Report Card (Mid-August)
Deep Dive Analysis of School Report Card Data (Late August)
Development of building goal based upon data from School Report Card/Analysis of past MAP Scores and three year review of Value Added Data (Early September)
Begin Baseline Assessments (Mid September)
Release Building Goal/Literacy Based SLO to staff (Early October)
Coaches/Admin meet with teachers to create Individual SLO’s (Mid October)
Teachers submit individual/group SLO’s based on building goal. (Late October)
For All The Text

10. Educator Effectiveness Timeline (Continued)
Complete first round of mini-observations (October)
Develop School Improvement Plan tied to Building SLO (November)
Conduct formal observations of teachers in Summary Year (December/January)
PLC days to provide time for teachers to upload artifacts (January/February)
Conduct Mid-interval Conferences with teachers in Summary Year (February)
Conduct second round of mini-observations (February)

11. Increasing Poverty Rate Relatively Young Staff Shrinking Budget/FTE
Challenges
Increasing Poverty Rate
Relatively Young Staff
Shrinking Budget/FTE
Sustainability
Mindset

12. JYMS Building SLO
School Learning Outcome: Over the course of the school year, students in grades 6, 7 and 8 will demonstrate an average increase in their MAP Reading scores by increments of 9, 7 and 6 points respectively on the Fall 2014 to Spring 2015 MAP assessment.
Rationale: The average MAP growth from the past two years was 8.4 in grade in grade 7 and 5.3 in grade 8. The diminishing growth is a reflection of the test’s ceiling.
Because the MAP score is a reflection of three components, (Literature, Informational Text, and Foundational Skills/Vocabulary), teachers will be able to attach to one of those three pillars with their individual SLO’s.

13. Aligning a Teacher SLO to a School SLO
How do I use literacy in my subject area?
Word of the Day
Learning Logs
Word Wall Cards
Back Words, Mind Reader
Word Sorts, Graphic Organizers

14. Aligning a Teacher SLO to a School SLO
What area of literacy should I focus on to help my students grow in the area of literacy? What area of literacy will help my students access the mathematics curriculum more easily?
Vocabulary
SLO and PPG

15. Examples of Literacy Based SLOs
Math: Vocabulary
Decontextualization (to remove from a context)
-numbers in a story problem
Science: Writing a Scientific Explanation
-claim (achievement SLO) -evidence -reasoning (growth SLO)
Social Studies: Reading, Understanding and Analyzing Information Text
-focus on reading and analyzing primary source
documents in class
Physical Education: Vocabulary

16. Leadership as a Teacher
Pilot Participant
CESA 6-12 Mathematics/Science SLO Training
Assisting content area peers during PLC
Team Leader
Educator Effectiveness during Team Planning

17. The Role of the Literacy Coach
Support
Resources
Intervention
Data Collection & Analysis
Professional Development
etc...

18. Supporting the Building SLO
Data, data, data…

19. Supporting the Building SLO
PD Cohorts - Building Academic Vocabulary, Content Literacy, Formative Assessment, Differentiation
Collaboration, Resources, Reflection, Oh my!

20. A Culture of Literacy...

22. The Role of the Instructional Facilitator
Educate
Elevate
CELEBRATE !

23. PROVIDE
RESOURCES

24. HELPFUL LINKS CCSS - LITERACY IN ALL SUBJECTS CCSS - ELA CCSS - MATH
NGSS

26. Sample of Website - Mid-Interval

27. PROMOTE
GROWTH &
REFLECTION

28. Encouraging Growth for All Students
Promoting Tiered SLOs
Evaluating Test Ceilings
Encouraging More Pretesting
Facilitating Differentiation
Maximizing intervention time
Cluster Grouping/class offerings
Encouraging Growth for All Educators
Observations and Feedback - Yr. 2
Induction Seminars - 5 for Yr. 1
Instructional Round Playground
Pushing Best Practice
Coaching
Coaching Collaboration

29. T-PACK: Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge

30. CELEBRATE ! State and National Conferences
Teacher and Student recognitions
Meeting Starter norm
Promoting Growth Mindset
#BarabooProud
CELEBRATE !

32. PHOTO “Devil’s Lake Blues” COURTESY OF PETER ARNDT
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PHOTO “Devil’s Lake Blues” COURTESY OF PETER ARNDT

33. Contact Information

34. Requested Resources Smarter Balanced Vocabulary Lists
(This is the starting point for our Tier II Academic Word Lists.)

35. JYMS Writing Assessment Rubric
*Adapted
from the National
Writing Project Rubric
Work in Progress