Woodland Hills Junior High Planned Instruction District Results

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Woodland Hills Junior High Planned Instruction
District Results Implications

• February 7, 2007

May 23, 2007
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Goals

• Overview of PSSA Data (3 year trend Reading)
• 4Sight Benchmark Data
• Terra Nova GLE
• Corrective Action II
• Changes in Reading Curriculum

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Background
3. Performance 45 proficient in math
54 proficient in reading
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2006
Approximately half of all students were
not proficient
2006
1 out of every 4 white students were not
proficient
2006
2 out of every 3 black students were not
proficient
2006
9 out of every 10 students with IEPs were
not proficient
2006
3 out of every 5 EcDis students were not
proficient
SIP 1 SIP 2
Corrective Act. 1

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2/5/07
January 2007 4Sight Benchmarks
69.66
52.14
42.04
38.81
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West Junior High School
2006-2007 4Sight Benchmarks

• Correlation Coefficient .86

55
71
35
44
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West Junior High School
2006-2007 4Sight Benchmarks

• Correlation Coefficient .86

46 GIEP
49 GIEP
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East Junior High School
2006-2007 4Sight Benchmarks

• Correlation Coefficient .86

40
73
21
34
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East Junior High School
2006-2007 4Sight Benchmarks

• Correlation Coefficient .86

10 GIEP
13 GIEP
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Terra Nova Grade 8
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Corrective Action 2

• PSSA 3 Measures

1. Attendance 90 or growth
Graduation 80 or growth
2. Participation 95 of students
3. Performance 45 proficient in math
54 proficient in reading
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Corrective Action 2
3. Performance 2008-2010 56
proficient in math 63 proficient in reading
3. Performance 45 proficient in math
54 proficient in reading
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Corrective Action 2

• But, we have been planning
• Warning
• School Improvement 1
• School Improvement 2
• Corrective Action 1

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Corrective Action 2

• and plans were in place
• Warning
• School Improvement 1
• School Improvement 2
• Corrective Action 1
• Corrective Action 2

School Choice SES
Distinguished Educators
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Corrective Action 2

• Still, we must consider the future
• Warning
• School Improvement 1
• School Improvement 2
• Corrective Action 1
• Corrective Action 2

School Choice SES
Distinguished Educators
School Restructuring
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Corrective Action 2

• Corrective Action 2 (http//www.pde.state.pa.us/pa
  s/cwp/view.asp?a3Q121334pasNav10429pasNav
  )

• Corrective Action 2 (www.ed.gov)

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Changes in Reading Curriculum
Grade 7 Exploratory Rotation (9 weeks each) 712
French 732 Spanish 276 Keyboarding and Computer
Usage Grade 8 Core Curriculum (semester
each) 084 Exploring Technology 284 Family
Consumer Science
Grade 7 Exploratory Rotation (9 weeks each) 084
Exploring Technology 284 Family Consumer
Science 276 Keyboarding and Computer Usage Grade
8 Core Curriculum (semester each) XXX Reading 8
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Changes in Reading Curriculum
Other changes Grade 7 Math Plus Math
Workshop Grade 8 Math Plus Math Workshop 086
Reading 8 Communications Course (opposite French
I, Spanish I) - Reading Workshop
Grade 7 Exploratory Rotation (9 weeks each) 084
Exploring Technology 284 Family Consumer
Science 276 Keyboarding and Computer Usage Grade
8 Core Curriculum (semester each) XXX Reading 8
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Changes in Reading Curriculum

• A question of planned instruction
• This year
• there are 125 students taking Developmental
  Reading 8
• there are 430 students in Grade 8
• 29 of 8th graders are in developmental reading
• 53 of last years 7th graders (this years 8th
  graders) were not proficient in reading on the
  PSSA
• How do we verify that our planned course of
  instruction is aligned to students core
  instructional needs based on student performance?

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Changes in Reading Curriculum

• A question of rigor
• On average, last years 8th graders evidenced 63
  accuracy given PSSA Reading questions from
  Reporting Category R.8.A. Comprehension and
  Reading Skills
• How do we verify that our proficient 8th grade
  students are challenged to move to the advanced
  level in reading?

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Changes in Reading Curriculum

• A question of planned instruction
• The last approved developmental reading planned
  course of instruction dates back to July 12, 1995
  prior to the release of the PA Academic
  Standards in Reading
• With the learning needs evident, what actions
  should be taken to improve reading performance in
  our schools that have reached Corrective Action
  1?

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Changes in Reading Curriculum

• Reminder about mandates
• Chapter 4 ( 4.22) indicates that planned
  instruction in prescribed areas may be provided
  as an instructional unit within a course or other
  interdisciplinary activities.
• Yet, the District is proposing that it maintains
  a course in Technology Education and Family
  Consumer Science at the 7th grade level.
• Yet, the District is proposing to keep Foreign
  Languages at the 8th grade level, exceeding the
  requirement of a 4 year sequence ( 4.25).

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Changes in Reading Curriculum
Getting Results
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Changes in Reading Curriculum
8th Grade Reading
Specific sequencing to ensure coverage of skills
A skills centered approach
Differentiated instruction to support all
learners
Aligned to PA Standards and eligible content
Evidenced based
Built-in assessment that informs instruction