1. N ORTH G ODWIN E LEMENTARY S CHOOL

2. D EMOGRAPHIC I NFORMATION Total Number of Students (Kindergarten through 4 th Grade): 438 Ethnicity American Indian--.5% African American—13% Asian—3% Hispanic—46% Caucasian—27% Multi-Racial—10.5% Bilingual Students: 76 students or 17% served daily…94 additional students monitored for a total of 170 bilingual students or 39% of our K-4 population. Free/Reduced Lunch: 92% Special Education: 54 students or 13%

3. M ATH I NTERVENTION January 2012—hired 2 Full Time Math Intervention teachers for each elementary using 31a funds. Focus on 3 rd and 4 th graders for 1 st semester adding 2 nd graders 2 nd semester.

4. M ATH I NTERVENTION September 2013—one Math Interventionist per building Push in services to see math lesson delivered by classroom teacher Pull out services to provide remediation.

5. N ORTH G ODWIN 4 TH G R. MEAP S CORES

6. W HAT ’ S THE M AGIC ? Build Relationships with Students & Staff Getting the right people on the bus Supporting them on their ride Developing Solid Core Instruction Strong Classroom Management

7. B UILD R ELATIONSHIPS Get to know your students Get to know your colleagues Work together collaboratively https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTu9qngVc-Q

8. G ET THE R IGHT P EOPLE ON THE B US Staff Recruitment Student Teachers Paraprofessionals Be Selective Screener Interviews Live Teaching Traditional Interviews

9. S UPPORT FOR THE R IDE Mentorship Program Observation/Visitation Modeling Outside Consultants Teacher Induction Program (TIP) Building Collaboration District Collaboration

10. C ORE I NSTRUCTION Provide quality core instruction “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.” --Steve Jobs Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate 21 st Century skills, Literacy in the Content Area and Sheltered Instruction

11. C LASSROOM M ANAGEMENT Strong classroom management is the foundation of a successful classroom.

12. C ONTACT I NFORMATION Mary Lang North Godwin Elementary lang@godwinschools.org 616-291-6770