Wyandotte - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

V. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCHSTRATEGIES WITH TIME LINEDescribe the high quality and ongoing professional development that will support the schoolwide reform strategiesJuly 30th: Representatives from each Small Learning Community trained in Literacy First Reading Strategies usingresearch from Doug Buehl and Robert Marzano. Each SLC is training their SLCs on these strategies.Each Monday afternoon, English teachers are meeting around implementation of benchmarks in the the new LanguageArts curriculum. Benchmarks are specific learning goals set in each Language Arts grade level that students must knowbefore receiving a grade.Each Tuesday afternoon Reading Enhancement teachers are meeting to discuss data and the effectiveness of their readingstrategies.Each Monday afternoon, Math teachers are meeting around implementation of benchmarks in the Math curriculum.Benchmarks are specific learning targets that identify the minimum content knowledge students must know beforereceiving a grade.Describe how the plan is integrated with the school’s results-based staff development plan, including a timelineThe goal for Wyandotte High School is 68% of our students being at proficient on the Kansas Reading Assessment. Thegoal for math is 52%.July Literacy First training 18 people representing the each SLC.August - Math Team retreat to identify goals and priorities.September Implementation of benchmark system. Monday study team for Language Arts and Math. Tuesday study teamfor Reading Enhancement. Look at curriculum development, student supports, and data. Focus Content Wednesday workaround the implementation.October: Support systems in place for students to make up benchmarks or recieve tutoring. Also have a swing teacher inplace to assist students during the school day. Continue with Literacy First. Analyze September Math Scrimmage.November: Test each Junior on KRA. Examine results and begin work towards addressing where students are notproficient utilizing the swing teacher. Sophomores who are in an English Class first semester will take KRA and we willutilize results for Junior Year. Begin training SLCs in Literacy First strategies. Focus on Achievers and students nottaking ownership of learning.Analyze October Math Scrimmage.December: Continue training in Literacy First with SLCs with an expectation of implementation of trained strategies.Continue to analyze results of Kansas Reading Assessement. Develop action plans for students not proficient. Continuewith Monday and Tuesday Study teams. Continue focus on students who are not taking ownership of learning as well asthose students who are achievers. Analyze semester math scrimmage data.January: Begin Second Semester of implementation of benchmarks. Revise current system to hold higher accountablityfor students. Continue to utilize results and implement action plan for students not proficient in certain benchmarks.Continue with study teams on Monday and Tuesday. Literacy First training continues in SLC as well as training SLCrepresentatives.February: Continue with second semester of implementation of the above.March: Give second round of assessments with student who were not proficient first semester of their Junior Year. TestSophomores in Language Arts Second Semester. Begin math testing.April: Analzye results and look at individual benchmarks. Revise curriculum and staff development to fit the needs of ourstudents. Describe how professional development resources will be sufficient to effectively carry out the schoolwide reformPage 25 of 42-- Kansas City, Wyandotte High School --