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Barnes Elementary School Literacy Improvement Plan

Barnes Elementary School Literacy Improvement Plan. by Christa Dern & Jocelyn Kluth. School Demographics. 40% enrollment change per year 732 students in K-5 American Indian 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander 5.7% Black 5% Hispanic 52.5% White 35%. Program Enrollments.

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Barnes Elementary School Literacy Improvement Plan

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  1. Barnes Elementary SchoolLiteracy Improvement Plan by Christa Dern & Jocelyn Kluth

  2. School Demographics • 40% enrollment change per year • 732 students in K-5 • American Indian 1.8% • Asian or Pacific Islander 5.7% • Black 5% • Hispanic 52.5% • White 35%

  3. Program Enrollments • Special Education 7.6% • ESL 45.2% • Free/Reduced Lunch 70.6% • TAG 0.4%

  4. School Report Card • Overall strong • Academic Achievement Student Performance satisfactory • Attendance/Dropout Student Behavior strong • Improvement improved • School Characteristics exceptional

  5. Teacher Statistics • Job Satisfaction (A or B) 90% • Teachers with Masters Degree or Higher 66.7% • Highly Qualified Teachers 100%

  6. Grade 3 does not meet 15% meets 45% exceeds 40% Grade 5 does not meet 34% meets 53% exceeds 12% Current Test Scores(standardized tests for reading and literature)

  7. Instructional Programs • Kindergarten • Phonics Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell • Harcourt Brace • phonics • phonemic awareness • vocabulary • comprehension • Estrellitas • phonics for Spanish speakers • Grades 1-5 • Harcourt Brace (including all 5 components)

  8. Native Language Literacy • Two Way Immersion Program • reading and writing instruction in native language (English or Spanish) until 2nd grade level of proficiency • next the reading and writing instruction is introduced in the student’s 2nd language • Spanish and English are maintained through 5th grade • equal opportunity for all students to become bilingual

  9. Staff Responsibilities • Classroom Teachers • follow the curriculum and supplement as needed • ESL Teachers • K&1: push-in/small group instruction • grades 2-5: daily pull-out • Title 1 • push-in/small group instruction

  10. Literacy Coach • Attends trimester collaboration meetings tied to the school improvement plan for literacy • available to teachers upon request • model lessons • write lesson plans • team teach • conduct research and gather resources • help assess

  11. Literacy Materials and Resources • DRA kits for assessment • leveled books for instruction • buddy reading • book sets of 6 at all levels • class sets of novels • big books • professional library • after school classes for the struggling readers

  12. Community Outreach • Family Nights • K: Clifford Reading Night, Writing Night • grades 1-5: Literacy Night once a year • SMART • Guest Author/Storyteller • Read Across America Day w/guest readers • book contest with the school librarian • promote summer reading programs during spring conferences

  13. Needs Assessment • Testing (time and resources) • classroom libraries • staff development • multicultural and authentic materials • GLAD strategies • primary level books

  14. How a Reading Coach Should Be Used... • Assist with beginning of the year testing • acquire more testing resources • acquire more leveled books for primary • facilitate better use of classroom libraries • staff development (mini-workshops based on teacher needs) • research more relevant materials for student interest and cultural backgrounds

  15. and used some more • Write a grant for GLAD training funds • organize literacy events (for students and families) • familiarize teachers with new curriculum • suggest and implement school-wide reading incentives • help interpret data for parents

  16. Recommendations • mentoring for new teachers • professional development in literacy • increasing parent involvement • English classes for interested parent • reading and writing “how to” w/your child • continue tracking through the grades • re-organize literacy resources • some scheduled times for lit. coach and teams

  17. More Recommendations • mini workshops • facilitated by the literacy coach • offered throughout the year • highlight topics that teachers request • more school-wide literacy events • read-in/DEAR time • author visits to individual classrooms • genre day • incorporating more technology

  18. Benefits of the Literacy Improvement Plan • teachers would be more informed and supported • students would have relevant, motivating, and appropriate materials • materials would be more user friendly • community support of literacy • teachers would receive tailored literacy strategies

  19. Additional Benefits • literacy coach and teachers would work in conjunction cooperatively, closely, and consistently • united effort to actively promote literacy in a purposeful way for life

  20. “Literacy arouses hopes not only in society as a whole, but also in the individual who is striving for fulfillment, happiness, and personal benefit by learning how to read and write. Literacy…means far more than learning how to read and write. The aim is to transmit…knowledge and promote social participation.”UNESCO Institute for Education

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