Solutions Team K8 Programming Study Instructional Minutes December 1, 2004

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Solutions TeamK-8 Programming Study
Instructional MinutesDecember 1, 2004
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Data Collection

• Contacted ADE regarding state board statues and
  regulations
• Surveyed all Kyrene Elementary and Middle Schools
• Surveyed surrounding school districts
• Gathered research on time allocation for each
  content area
• Contacted state and national content experts
  regarding time allocation

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Elementary School Data Recommendations
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Comparison Between the ADE and Kyrene School
District
Excludes lunch and recess Includes
lunch, recess, and passing periods
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Elementary Survey Data Site Reported
Instructional Minutes Per Day

• Individual School Comments
• Uninterrupted blocks of time are provided at some
  grade levels for Language Arts Math.
• Instruction in Reading and Writing is integrated
  across curricular areas.
• Ability level groups in Reading and Math.
• All classrooms at some school sites begin with a
  20 minute wake up math lesson.
• All grade levels teach core content in the same
  time frame to facilitate differentiated student
  needs.

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Elementary Survey Data Site Reported
Instructional Minutes Per Day
Reported by day. However, Science, Social
Studies and Health are not always scheduled on a
consistent daily basis.

• Individual School Comments
• There are different models of teaching Social
  Studies and Science.
• Daily, Quarterly, Block
• Social Studies and Science also integrated with
  Reading and Writing in thematic units
• Departmentalizing for Social Studies and Science
  instruction occurs for some grade levels.
• Some schools integrate Health into other core
  content areas.

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Elementary Survey DataSurrounding Districts
Instructional Minutes Per Day
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Elementary Survey DataSurrounding Districts
Instructional Minutes Per Day
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Assessment ResultsNot Always What You Would
Expect
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MSS/CASS Data Analysis School Site Comparison
Based On Free and Reduce Lunch (FRL) Status
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Data vs. Performance _at_ Two Excelling SchoolsCASS

• CASS performance declined at one grade level in
  04, declined for two consecutive years in 03
  and 04 at two grade levels, and increased at one
  grade level in 04. There are 120 minutes of
  instruction across grade levels.
• CASS performance at grade 2 (135 minutes of
  instruction) out performed grade 3 and 4 (135
  minutes of instruction) and grade 5 (105 minutes
  of instruction) in 04.

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Data vs. Performance _at_ an Excelling SchoolMSS

• MSS performance at grade 4 and 5 (80 minutes of
  instruction) consistently out performed grade 3
  (45 minutes of instruction) on MSS
• MSS performance at grades 1 and 2 ( 60 minutes of
  instruction) significantly lower than performance
  at grades 4 and 5 (90 minutes of instruction)

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Supporting Research

• Reading
• IRA does not specify minimum time allotments for
  reading instruction
• 3-Tiered Reading Model 2004 University of Texas
• K-3
• Tier I - 90 minutes - uninterrupted
• Tiers II and III - intervention (30 minutes per
  tier)

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Supporting Research

• Writing
• NCTE does not specify minimum time allotments
  for elementary school writing instruction
• Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. Morrow,
  Gambrell, Pressley, 2003.
• Writers Workshop 1 hour per day (Atwell, 1999)
• Writers Workshop 4 times per week for 50 - 55
  minutes (Graves, 1994)
• Writers Workshop 50 - 60 minutes/day (Calkins,
  NCTE Conference Featured Session, 2004)

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• Integrated Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
• Primary (K-2) Literacy Instruction Model
• Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. Morrow,
  Gambrell, Pressley, 2003.
• 150-180 minutes for literacy block
• Dr. Louisa Moats national reading expert
• 1st Grade 100 - 160 minutes
• 2st Grade 80 140 minutes

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Supporting Research

• Math
• NCTM does not specify minimum time allotments for
  elementary mathematics instruction
• Social Studies
• NCSS does not specify minimum time allotments for
  social studies instruction
• Science
• NSTA and AAAS/Project 2061 do not specify minimum
  time allotments for science instruction

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Belief

• All students should have an equal opportunity to
  learn the core curriculum.

Recommendation
Students will be provided consistent
instructional times in all curricular content
areas within grade levels and across school sites
in order for all students to master the curricula.
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Daily Recommended Time Allocations Grades 1-5

• 90 min. of reading
• 45 min. of writing
• 90 min. of math
• 45 min. of social studies
• 45 min. of science

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Sample School Day
Uninterrupted Time
Uninterrupted Time
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Middle School Data Recommendations
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Data Collection

• Contacted ADE regarding state board statues and
  regulations
• Surveyed all Kyrene Elementary and Middle Schools
• Surveyed surrounding school districts
• Gathered research on time allocation for each
  content area
• Contacted state and national content experts
  regarding time allocation

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Comparison Between the ADE and Kyrene School
District
Excludes lunch and recess Includes
lunch, recess, and passing periods
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Middle School Survey DataSurrounding Districts
Instructional Minutes Per Day
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Current Time Allocation
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Kyrene Middle School Core Content Areas

• Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
• Science
• Social Studies
• Math
• Math Applications
• Spanish

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Kyrene Middle School Exploratory Areas

• Exploratory Fine Arts
• Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Visual Arts, Drama
• Exploratory Other
• Technology, Family and Consumer Science
• Physical Education

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Sample Student Schedule
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Grade 8 AIMS Analysis of Meets Exceeds Data
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Middle School Performance CASS

• CASS performance at grades 6 and 7 generally
  exceeds performance at grade 8
• Mean Performance Increases
• The mean in grade 6 increased by 11 from 00-04
• The mean in grade 7 increased by 18 from 00-04
• The mean in grade 8 increased by 5 from 00-04

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Middle School Performance MSS

• MSS performance at grades 6 exceeds performance
  at grade 7 and grade 8
• Mean Performance Increases
• The mean in grade 6 increased by 31 from 99-04
• The mean in grade 7 increased by 10 from 99-04
• The mean in grade 8 increased by 10 from 99-04

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Supporting Research

• Reading
• IRA does not specify minimum time allotments for
  middle school reading instruction
• Writing
• NCTE does not specify minimum time allotments
  for middle school writing instruction
• Best Practices in Literacy Instruction. Morrow,
  Gambrell, Pressley, 2003.
• Writers Workshop 1 hour per day (Atwell, 1999)
• Writers Workshop 4 times per week for 50 - 55
  minutes (Graves, 1994)
• Writers Workshop 50 - 60 minutes/day (Calkins,
  NCTE Conference Featured Session, 2004)

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Supporting Research

• Math
• NCTM does not specify minimum time allotments for
  middle school mathematics instruction
• TIMSS (1999) Trends in International Math and
  Science Study
• Average time allotment in U.S. is 48 minutes/day

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Supporting Research

• Social Studies
• NCSS does not specify minimum time allotments for
  social studies instruction
• Science
• NSTA and AAAS/Project 2061 do not specify minimum
  time allotments for science instruction

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Number of Performance Objectives by Grade Level
and Subject Area
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Belief

• All students should have an equal opportunity to
  learn the core curriculum.

Recommendation
The Middle School schedule will allow for
adequate core instructional time in order for all
students to master the curricula.
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Daily Recommended Time Allocations Grades 6-8

• Increase duration of instructional periods for
  core content areas
• Special emphasis or consideration by the Middle
  School Solutions Team should be given to Language
  Arts Math