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Teachers in Command: Our Journey to Equity and Excellence

Valley Heights Schools USD 498

Agenda

• Demographics/

Beginning of our Journey

• Overview of MTSS
• Assessments
• Sorting & Analyzing Data
• Practice Sorting &

Analyzing Data

• Progress Monitoring &

Interventions

Valley Heights Demographics

• Rural district in Marshall County

serving the Waterville and Blue Rapids communities

• 2A Classification

○ 2018-2019 Enrollment: 448

• Low SES

○ 48% Free/Reduced

Our Journey Begins...

Year 1 - 2014-2015

• Blue Rapids building placed on watch
• KLN/Tonya Phillips implemented plan of improvement

Year 2 - 2015-2016

• KLN/Tonya Phillips continued with support
• Judy Rockley helped overhaul PreK-6 ELA Curriculum -

Journey’s - Implemented ○ Also initiated reading MTSS structuring

• TASN Application Rejected

Year 3 - 2016-2017

• TASN Application Accepted
• TASN led PreK-12 MTSS Structuring and Training

○ Minimum intervention requirements being met ○ Intervention - ELA only

• K-6 focused on Journey’s Instructional Plan/Guide
• 7-12 focused heavily on Scope & Sequence for all area
• Became a part of Kansas Reading Roadmap (KRR)
• Followed MTSS Process during K-6 Summer School (Tier 3)

Historical Look cont.

Year 4 - 2017-2018

• Continued TASN PreK-12 MTSS Support
• PreK-12 implemented Social Emotional Curriculum
• Implemented math interventions
• Heavy focus on intervention requirements
• Fidelity to Scope & Sequence
• Interim Assessments
• Explored Math Curriculum
• Selected Rigor and Relationships for KESA Goals

Historical Look cont.

Year 5- 2018-2019

• Implemented Eureka Math PreK-6
• Began drafting KESA Rigor and Relationship Goals
• Implemented Behavior Interventions
• Created Community Coalition

What is MTSS?

Multi-Tier System of Support

• Evidence based,

system-wide practice to support rapid response to academic, behavioral, and social emotional learning.

https://www.ksdetasn.org/mtss/overview

Questions to ask Yourself

• What do my students need to know and

be able to do?

• How will I know if they have learned it?
• What will I do if they have not learned it?
• What will I do when they have learned it?

MTSS Goals

Benchmarking Goals

• 80% Tier 1
• 15% Tier 2
• 5% Tier 3

MTSS Process at Valley Heights

• Ongoing district-wide PD
• Formation of DLT, BLT & Site

Council

• Hired MTSS Coaches
• Full Action Plan Implemented

○ Revised Building Level Core Beliefs & Norms ○ Created Curriculum Protocols

• Benchmark Assessments to begin

Data Collection ○ AimsWeb (Fall ‘15) ○ FastBridge (Spring ‘17) ○ myIGDIs (Spring ‘17)

Action Plan

Building Core Beliefs

Curriculum Protocols - Elementary

Curriculum Protocols - Jr Sr High

MTSS Process - Gathering Data

• Universal Screener

○ FastBridge

• Diagnostic Assessments

○ Quick Phonics Screener ○ Phonological Awareness Skills Test (PAST)

We have the data--now what?

• Intervention Times
• Grouping/Sorting
• Interventions
• Monitoring Progress
• Change

Schedule Elem

Schedule 7-12

Grouping/Sorting - Elem

Grouping/Sorting - 7-12

Your Turn!

1. Select either the elementary or high school data sample. 2. Sort the data into the correct quadrants. 3. Discuss

a. Why did they fall into that quadrant? What does this say about how they read? b. What type of instruction is needed?

Elementary Quadrant Sort Elementary Sample OR Data Elementary Sample aReading Data High School Quadrant Sort High School Sample Data

Progress Monitoring after Implementing Interventions

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Why?
• How?

Change

• Groups are fluid
• 4-7 data points

○ Which direction are the data points/trend line going?

Long-Term Data: Student Snapshots

Longitudinal Study

Contact Information

Robert Green, Elementary Principal rgreen@valleyheights.org Justine deBoer, K-6 MTSS Reading & Math Coach judeboer@valleyheights.org Emily Gunn, 7-12 MTSS Reading & Math Coach egunn@valleyheights.org Megan Martin, 7-12 At Risk Coordinator/MTSS Behavior Coach mmartin@valleyheights.org