Academic Intervention Services (AIS)

Academic Intervention Services (AIS) September 23, 2014

Links • MCS AIS Plan. AIS Plan 2012.docx • AIS “Form” Letter 2014. September\AIS letter.docx • AIS “Second” Letter 2014. September\AIS letter 2.docx • ELA and Math Score Reports get mailed home with both letters.

Purpose of AIS • To provide extra help to students who need help in the core subject areas, but the focus historically is on ELA and Math. Especially now with the Common Core shifts in ELA and Math. • Students historically are flagged by State test results, but can also be identified based upon classroom performance or other factors.

Can’t just look at test scores (in placing students in AIS)… • Look at past school performance. • Teacher input from years past as well as current teachers. Need teacher recommendations. • State test results over the years. • Parental input. • Look at student’s school record also. • All are factors in helping to identify correct services for a student.

The goal is to help students improve! MCS offers the highest and most intensive level of support to help our students. We provide a wide range of services to help our students—separate pull out (small group extra assistance), in-class monitoring by the teacher, 3-5 program, having teachers push-in to the classroom. Just about any means that we can think will help a student improve.

Goal—An Action Plan for each student. Plan is monitored and reported (and documented) throughout the course of the school year.

Good practice for AIS • An action plan with goals, communicated to the parents. • Reports sent home quarterly, can be with report card. Again, notes should correlate with the student’s Action Plan. • Parent contact once a semester (can be email, phone call or meeting). • AIS should start within the semester. • Anecdotal records should be kept on student to document progress, strategies tried, etc.

Test score report by itself is a little tricky. • Proficiency level is listed. • Cut score provided by the State. • Students between the proficiency level and cut score not required to receive AIS. • Scored on a 1-4 rubric. Level 4 is the highest. Very few students statewide receive a “4”. • More accurate comparison is “state percentile rank”. Comparative scoring. Compares students to all students statewide who took the test. • Students below cut score should receive AIS. What AIS is, is different district to district and what they provide is different also.

Sample score report • 20140923072246.pdf (Actual score report) • http://www.fcps.edu/fts/safety- security/publications/saf-2.pdf (Generic score report) • http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/ei/scorereports/ccela-14/ela-understandingreport14-enw.pdf (How to read the score report, off of the engageny website)

Thanks for your support! • This power point will be updated continuously and posted on the school website. • Follow up to schedule a meeting with PTA and Parents at a time to be determined. • Part 2 of the presentation will be at the next Board meeting. • Articles of interest to be attached to this power point.

Further resources… • Statewide testing summaries— http://www.saanys.org/viewarticle.asp?id=4039

Academic Intervention Services (AIS)