1. Staying the Course- Making a Difference NC State Improvement Project SIP II November 6, 2007

2. SIP II strives to increase the quantity and improve the quality of personnel providing leadership and instruction for students with disabilities.

3. NCSIP Personnel Development Process Workshops Content Foundations Model Training Tasks/Skills Student Progress Evaluation Research- Based Practices Reading Writing Mathematics On-site Fidelity Observations 3 per year Coaching On-site Program Reviews Annually Review Research Literature Identify Instructional Principles Training Content Training Strategies/ Tasks Model Programs Develop- mental Reviews Analysis & Formal Feedback Trained Observers Feedback & Coaching Evaluation & Reporting OSEP Long-Term Performance Indicators AYP Student Characteristics Project Characteristics School-Based Best Practice Centers/Sites Selection of Centers/Sites Develop Plan

4. Management Identify Sites Allocate Resources Build Relationships Support the network

5. NC’s Best Practice Centers Reading/Writing 2007 - 2008 Reading Centers Reading/Writing Demonstration Centers

6. Content Implementation Demonstration Centers Scaling Up Extensive professional development Literacy Consultants Leadership

7. Role of the Literacy Consultant The literacy consultant is responsible for building relationships with key personnel in each of their LEAs in order to facilitate the development of a long-range strategic plan to provided research-based reading/writing instruction to students who are struggling readers.

8. SIP II Literacy Staff Development 42Reading Foundations Training: 42 trainings have been scheduled and/or provided as of June 2007. Additional Trainings offered: –DIBELS –Direct Instruction Reading Coach Training –Specific Reading Program Training –Training of Trainers for Reading Foundations (Over 40 trainers now approved to provide the 30 hour course)

9. Evaluation Power of Results Stay the Course- with research- based instruction

10. How Are We Doing? AYP Reading Progress for All NC Students, All NC Students with Disabilities and NC SIP Students 2002 -2007 Student GroupN % AAGL 01-02 % AAGL 02-03 % AAGL 03-04 % AAGL 04-05 % AAGL 05-06 AAGL Gain 06-07 All NC Students*63120879.584.985.385.786.787.4 07-.7 All NC SWD*6284349.954.855.057.463.264.8 07-1.6 NCSIP 02-03 16242.661.1-- 18.5 NCSIP Centers/Sites 03-04 486--31.748.6-- 16.9 NCSIP Centers/Sites 04-05 473-- 39.552.0-- 12.5 NCSIP Center/ Sites 05-06 NCSIP Centers/Sites 06-07 769 1080 -- 47.3 56.0 9 * End-of-Grade (Reading) Grade 3-8 Multiple Choice Test 2006-2007 49 3811 %

11. COMPARISON OF READING PROGRESS OF ALL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (SWD) 2001-2007 Percent At or Above Grade Level GAIN 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 ALL NC STUDENTS 77.1 79.5 84.9 85.3 85.7 86.7* 87.4* 10.3 NC SWD 44.3 50.1 54.8 55.0 57.4 63.2* 64.8* 20.5 * based on multiple choice EOG

12. % AAGL 100 - 90 - 80 - 70 - 60 - 50 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 02 03 04 05 Comparison of Reading Progress of Students With Disabilities Statewide and NCSIP Project 2002 – 2007 Statewide NCSIP % AAGL = Percentage of Students At or Above Grade Level Multiple Choice EOG 43 61 32 50 57 49 40 52 06 47 56 63 07 64.8 38 49

13. Sustainability SIP Orientation Developmental Review Fidelity of implementation www.ncsip.org SIP Updates Spring Celebration

14. Comparison of student achievement in classes where Teachers participated in Fidelity observations compared to classes that did not Teachers participated in Fidelity observations Number of Students % AA Grade Level in 2005 % AA grade level in 2006 Gain Yes61946.557.210.7 No15050.752.72.0

16. www.ncsip.org Offers guidance regarding implementation and sustainability of Scientifically-based Literacy and Math Programs Provides specific information by region on program implementation and opportunities for training Furnishes SIP II Evaluation Reports and Performance Reports

17. “We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach almost all children to read. We already have reams of research, hundreds of successful programs, and thousands of effective schools to show us the way. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” (McEwan, 1998)

18. Contact Information Laura H. Snyder 919-807-3993 lsnyder@dpi.state.nc.us Dave Lillie 919-843-5037 lillie@email.unc.edu

19. NC State Improvement Project II presents…

20. We’d like to teach the kids to read with perfect prosody. We’d like the district, school and class to stay in harmony. We’d like for every girl and boy to be at level 3 for every school in our state to make their AYP

21. It’s the reading thing with a vision to guide Carolina pride It’s the reading thing!

22. We’d like to touch, taste, feel and see. That’s multisensory. We’d like to see our kids on task and taught with energy. We’d like all teachers to be trained and teach with fidelity. Effective coaching and support is a top priority.

23. It’s the reading thing with a vision to guide Carolina pride It’s the reading thing!

24. We’d like to see consistency and resource equity. We’d like accountability to be shared equally

25. It’s the reading thing with a vision to guide Carolina pride It’s the reading thing!