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Oakwood Elementary PEERS 2003

Oakwood Elementary PEERS 2003. Group Members. Kelly Agler Caroline Arend Cindy Etzler Pam Holtsberry Ann Kenny Beth Norbeck Nancy Ruhe Chris Slattery. Initial Goal. To develop strategies that better meet the needs of all students. DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION. CONCERNS.

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Oakwood Elementary PEERS 2003

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  1. Oakwood ElementaryPEERS 2003

  2. Group Members • Kelly Agler • Caroline Arend • Cindy Etzler • Pam Holtsberry • Ann Kenny • Beth Norbeck • Nancy Ruhe • Chris Slattery

  3. Initial Goal • To develop strategies that better meet the needs of all students. • DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION

  4. CONCERNS • Meeting the needs of struggling students who are not served through Special Education. • Meeting the needs of advanced students who receive minimal challenge in the regular curriculum.

  5. Plan • Action Research Peers Group. • Investigate methods successful schools are using to meet students’ needs. • Develop a list of options that are feasible for Oakwood Elementary.

  6. Kelly Agler and Cindy Etzler preview curriculum materials

  7. METHODS • Video Presentations -The Slow Learning Child • Inclusive Education • Tiered Instruction • Group Discussion • Individual Research

  8. Individual Research Projects Kelly Agler -Parent Involvement Caroline Arend -Community Mentors Cindy Etzler -Summer Education Pam Holtsberry -Differentiated Instruction Ann Kenny -Computer Based Instruction/Co-teaching Beth Norbeck -Schools Attuned Nancy Ruhe -Successful Schools Chris Slattery -Increased Instructional Time/All-Day Kindergarten

  9. Presenters at Teachers’ Meeting: Pam Holtsberry, Laurie Ball, Beth Norbeck, Ann Kenny, Kelly Agler

  10. Changing Focus • Primary Need: Helping students to develop basic skills. • Secondary Need: Supporting struggling students in the intermediate grades. • Important to focus on basic tools for learning: Reading, Writing, Math

  11. DIBELS Assessment Fall 2003 K 1ST 2nd 3rd High 31% 39% 30% 28% Risk Some 52% 22% 38% 35% Risk Low 17% 39% 32% 37% Risk (grade level)

  12. Proposed Outcomes • Increase use of Coaching Groups • Implement Co-Teaching Strategies • Increase parent feedback/involvement. • Develop volunteer program (Reading First Grant) • Strengthen Phonemic-Based Interventions • Create a resource list of computer software

  13. Cindy Etzler consults with Caroline Arend.

  14. Proposed Outcomes(continued) • Pursue fact-finding for All Day Kindergarten • Use of research based interventions for struggling students (Schools Attuned) • Consider summer school options • Mobile summer school • Extended summer school

  15. Prioritized Outcomes • Implement all-day Kindergarten • Improve development of basic academic skills in Kindergarten/1st grade • Increase parent involvement in the school.

  16. Implementation • Group members plan to continue into an implementation phase. • Continue to work through the PEERS program. • Select and implement specific outcomes identified in initial phase.

  17. Presenters at School Board Meeting:Nancy Ruhe, Kelly Agler, Chris Slattery

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