Guidance Information

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A rising tide lifts all boats.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AGAINST THE ODDS By Dr.
Anael Alston Dr. Larry Aronstein
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Glen Cove City School DistrictWho are we?

• 2900 students K-12 located on the North Shore of
  Nassau County Long Island, New York
• Serve a diverse student population 38
  Euro-American, 16 African-American, 42
  Hispanic, 3 Asian, 1 other.
• 50 of our population live in poverty (qualify
  for free and reduced lunch).

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Glen Cove City School DistrictWho are we?

• Landing Elementary School - named 2010 National
  Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
• Robert M. Finley Middle School named 1 of 10
  schools in America as an NASSP Breakthrough
  School

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2006-2009 ELA Scores
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What did we do?
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Innovative Professional Development Series
1. 1.5 periods
of ELA and Math for ALL students 6-8 2.
UbD Grant Wiggins K-12
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Differentiation of Instruction K-12 4.
Readers and Writers Workshop K-8 5. 36
Hours of PD in Mathematics
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What Accurate Data does
Data

• Allows for understanding information to make
  decisions
• Should come from many sources
• Negates the myths
• Give multiple views of historical, current and
  future conditions
• Must be used in the context of learning and
  teaching for ALL students

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2006-2009 Math Scores
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What are our beliefs?
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We Have No Control
We Can Influence
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Beliefs (continued)

• Poverty is no excuse for a lack of academic
  achievement.

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Beliefs (continued)

• We believe in the 3Rs
• Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

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Beliefs (continued)

• We based our practice on four pillars of
  instruction
• Differentiation of Instruction
• Teaching for Understanding
• Understanding by Design
• Inquiry

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The principles and actions behind the Essential
Elements

• EE 7 Professional learning and staff
  development for all staff that are ongoing,
  planned, purposeful, and collaboratively
  developed.
• You get what you get!
• Hire the BEST!
• Know who you are, know where you are, look
  around, then plan and do.

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Post College Ready Cut ScoresNYS ELA
Assessments
Grades 2009-2010 2009-2010 using 08/09 Cut Scores
Grade 6 57 Passing 77 Passing
Grade 7 51 Passing 81 Passing
Grade 8 53 Passing 65 Passing
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Post College Ready Cut ScoresNYS Math Assessments
Grades 2009-2010 2009-2010 using 08/09 Cut Scores
Grade 6 62 Passing 86 Passing
Grade 7 64 Passing 88 Passing
Grade 8 64 Passing 92 Passing
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How to get in touch with us

• Via e-mail DrAAlston_at_gmail.com
• Twitter _at_DrAAlston
• Via e-mail Larryaronstein_at_yahoo.com