Symposium #2: All Children Ready to Learn, All Teachers Ready to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Symposium #2: All Children Ready to Learn, All Teachers Ready to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Symposium #2: All Children Ready to Learn, All Teachers Ready to Teach: Building the Foundation & Raising the Bar Melanie Mullan, Chief Program Officer at Turnaround for Children Ted Husted, Principal, P.S. 85 Great Expectations, Bronx, NYC
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Melanie Mullan, Chief Program Officer at Turnaround for Children Ted Husted, Principal, P.S. 85 Great Expectations, Bronx, NYC
High Need in Turnaround Schools
78 61.4 45.3 35.2 17.3
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Low Need Medium Need High Need Highest Need Turnaround Schools
Average ELA Proficiency Rates 2011-2012 *
Low Need Medium Need High Need Highest Need Turnaround Schools
*NYC Elementary Schools
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The Problem
Traumatic Stress
This can be reversed
Predictable & Recurring
Impacts Learning Changes the Brain
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What We Do
P.S. 85 Great Expectations, Bronx, NYC
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Better Anticipate the Impact of Poverty on Schools
Build High-Capacity Student Support System
- Targeted Interventions for 15% of students
- Classroom-based Supports for ALL students
- School-wide Discipline Framework
School-wide Improvement Plan
- A Few Things Done to Proficiency
- Allocation & Coordination of Resources
- Formative academic/non-academic metrics
Train Teachers
- Constructive approach to disruptive behavior
- Routines for consistency, safety, support
- Practices to promote cooperation, student
agency, social efficacy, goal-orientation
Develop A Framework for School Improvement
Improved Culture for Learning and Growth More Effective, Engaging Classrooms Robust School Improvement Plan Student Support Teacher Training School Leadership Improved Academic Achievement
- Math/English test scores
- Students reading at/above
grade level
Development of Learning Attributes
- Turnaround survey
measuring motivation, self- regulation, social efficacy
Summary Indicators Leading Indicators Traction
Years 3-5 Years 2-3 Years 1-2