1. SURN PRINCIPAL’S ACADEMY APRIL 21, 2015 INGRID BYNUM, PRINCIPAL INGRID.BYNUM@ACPS.K12.VA.US PATRICK HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2. Fast Facts About Patrick Henry ES Established in 1953 Pre-Kindergarten to 5 th Grade 597 Students 49% Af-Am; 35% Hisp; 10% Wh; 6% As; 48% ELL 81.5% FARMS (Sep 2014) 67% of Staff with Post-Graduate Degrees 71% of Instructional Staff are Probationary Located in Alexandria; Urban Setting in Suburban Location; 12 ES; 1 PK-8; 2 MS; 1 High School

3. Initial Staff Observed 2---PK; 1---K; 1---1 st ; 1---2 nd ; 3---3 rd ; 3---4 th ; 1---ELL All Probationary Teachers except 1

4. Data Outcomes from Pre-Assessments

5. Professional Development Foci Based Upon Initial Observations the Focus Became… Engaging Students In: -Setting Learning Goals -Reading -Writing -Problem Solving -Creating Products -Self-Assessing Their Work, What They Learn and How They Learn Instructional Management Team Met to Discuss PD: -Already Focused on Shared Inquiry Process with Junior Great Books -Increasing Accountable Talk; Higher Order Questioning (Advancing) to Impact HOTS -Effective Literacy Block Delivery (Core and I/E) -Increasing Performance Based Assessment Opportunities -Student Led Discussions About Objectives and Essential Questions -Efficacy at the Next Level -STAT Process to Drive Instructional Focus -Effective Co-Planning and Co-Teaching

6. Post-Initial Staff Observed 1---K; 5---1 st ; 2---2 nd ; 4---3 rd ; 5---4 th ; 2---5 th All Probationary Teachers

7. Data Outcomes From Post-Assessments

8. Post-Assessment Data Validation Data After the Focus Shift Revealed: -Our Focus to Improve in HY #5, #7 and #9 resulted in an increase in #5, #9 and #10 -Use of learning tools increased to support Higher Order Thinking -Applying discourse would require discussion of text, etc -PD is making a positive impact -Probable cause for HY evidence not being observed: -Amount of time in classrooms for informals -With GROR model being employed, student engagement may not be observable at times during the lesson, i.e.—explicit modeling (I Do) -Learning goals by students are set outside of the instructional block; therefore, they did not increase

9. Comparison Data Pre to Post Initial Observations

10. Next Steps for Data for SY 14-15 SURN observation tools will continue to be utilized because they align to our school-wide focus of increasing student discourse A focus will continue on HY practices 5,7 and 9 because they support high levels of comprehension Teachers who have been observed will continue to improve in areas where they had low yield practices and/or no-evidence of HY practices 5, 7, 9 Instructional Management Team will continue to discuss data to drive support of collaborative planning, PD, school education plan adjustment and correlation to formative assessments

11. Implementation Recommendations for SY 15-16 Summer Retreat -Deep Dive into Discourse with an increase in Accountable Talk, student choice, Shared Inquiry, Hands-On/Real World projects to Higher Order Thinking through exploration In-Service Week -Differentiated PD sessions led by staff members who are effective at the practice focus; Buy-in of 3 new foci by staff survey Peer Visits and Videotaping -With a specific focus on newly identified areas as well as current; upload of videos to the server for access by staff; spotlight of the week to be sent to all instructional staff