1. “Soaring to New Heights”

2. What has made you improve at Oak Hill? “Teachers help me, I do my work, I try my best.”

3. High Point, North Carolina 460 students 99% free and reduced lunch 54% students speak languages other than English at home 18 languages spoken by students 4% identified as Exceptional Children Received the School Improvement Grant in 2010

4. School Data

6. Science Comparisons

8. Keys to Success! Analyze data for instruction Standard based planning Building a classroom culture Acknowledging and attacking our weaknesses

9. Analyze Data

10. Common Assessments & Benchmarks

11. Deconstructing Standards Classroom teachers and a member of the Curriculum Lead Team look at Common Core standards Work together using resources to unpack the standards Determine what students should be able to do for mastery of the standards Plan instruction to prepare students for mastery

12. Deconstructing Standards

13. High Expectations in Action Feedback given FREQUENTLY Student On Task Ratios Student Communication of Standard Ratios NO student is allowed to “opt out” Rigorous conversations between students to explain their thinking

15. “Building a Culture of Excellence”