1. SURN Principals’ Academy April/May 2015 Clark Elementary School Daphne Keiser, Principal Daphne.Keiser@Charlottesvilleschools.org

2. ● Clark Elementary School opened in 1931 in Belmont, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Charlottesville. ● Serving the Friendship Court, 6th Street, and Belmont Communities ● Home of the “Five Bees” ● Focus of the observations: o Interventionists o Specialists o Classroom teachers (K-4) Clark Elementary: School Context

3. Observation Trend Data Pre-Assessment Results

4. Strengths ● Discussing text and other input (13) ● Reading (11) ● Meta-cognitive Strategies (9) Areas of Need ● Setting learning goals (4) ● Asking for and giving specific feedback to peers and to the teacher (3) ● Making choices (3) Pre-Assessment Results Analysis

5. ● Guiding Question: How can students be leaders of their own learning to deepen their critical thinking skills, reflect on their learning, and make their learning more relevant? o February 2015: Learning targets with a focus on the criteria for success that can be used so students can self-assess, set their learning goals, and provide/give specific feedback related to the goal. o March 2015: Review research about choices and the impact on student learning. Teachers will analyze their classroom practice to increase choice in relevant tasks. o March 2015: Using questions to deepen student thinking with a focus on strategies and instructional techniques to lead students to develop their own questions for inquiry. Anticipated Professional Development

6. Observation Trend Data Post-Assessment Results

7. Post-Assessment Results Analysis Increased Frequency: ● Setting learning goals ● Making choices ● Asking for/giving feedback ● Problem solving ● Peer tutoring/cooperative learning ● Metacognition strategies ● Creating/using learning tools Goal Areas from Fall 2014

8. Teachers share their learning from Hattie’s Visible Learning for Teachers book study.

9. Next Steps ● Administrators will share the observation data with staff members. ● Instructional Coach will conduct model lessons for close reading strategies in 3rd and 4th grade (completion date April 30th).

10. Professional Development for 2015-16 ● Increase rigor and relevance in literacy instruction with a focus on close and scaffolded reading. o Resources: Rigorous Reading by Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher (PD modules) ● Increase conceptual building of math standards and skills. o Resources:  Singapore Math: Place Value, Computation and Number Sense  Professional development by the math specialist using information from the Number and Number Sense required course. ● Continue to build the positive culture of the school o Resources:  PBIS work will continue as we refine our school wide expectations and supports.