Instructional Model for

MGES 2013-2014

Vertical Team Teaching and Learning K-

5ELA Focus of Learning

Meadow Glen Elementary School’s Vision

 As Meadow Glen

Explorers, our vision is to see, hear, and

experience life from various angles allowing us a limitless future as we explore the world.“Home of the

Explorers”

Meadow Glen Elementary Vertical Team Defined

An expert team of teachers who

collaborate to plan, develop, and implement vertical units of study with assessments that

define student learning based on readiness and mastery rather than age

or grade level.

“Home of the Explorers”

Organization

Meadow Glen Elementary Vertical Team

Carol Beckwith

Aubrey Catone  

Tammy Sharpe

Deni Titcomb

Hope Mefford

Ashley Scott

Amy White

Meadow Glen Elementary Vertical Team Planning

Collaborate weeklyDevelop

Standards based units of study with ELA focus

Standards based mastery and reporting to parents Interim Progress Reports Nine Weeks reporting

“Home of the Explorers”

Common Core State Standards Progression of Learning Example

Grade K - With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Grade 1 - Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Grade 2 - Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Grade 3 - Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Grade 4 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Grade 5 - Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

PROGRESSION OF LEARNING

Teachers will analyze data to inform instruction, monitor progress, and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. MAP, Dominie, DIBELS Next, PASS, Personalized Data Notebooks

Students will be assessed based on established learning targets. (Standards based learning/assessments)

Students will monitor individual progress and articulate learning goals through personalized data notebooks. (Student Reflection)

Students will move within the vertical team based on their learning needs and readiness of Common Core State Standards. (Above grade level learners: 5thgraders ready for 6th grade learning targets)

Family Commitment

TrustRisk takerCommitment

Year long process K- 5 commitment

Team building

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION

Parents will have the opportunity to sign-up for Vertical Team Instructional Model. There will be 12 student slots for parents to enroll their child.

12 student slots will be identified by teachers, educational needs, and administration. Administration will use various data to determine eligibility. (Kindergarten Survey, ESOL, Speech, etc.)

REGISTRATION

Parents will have the opportunity to sign-up for Vertical Team Instructional Model. There will be 12 student slots for parents to enroll their child.

Online registration will begin on June 3, 2013 at 12:00 noon. Registration will end June 7, 2013 at 5:00 PM. It will be date and time stamped.

A phone message will be sent and a post on the website as a reminder.

Waiting List Withdrawal process

Other facts based on your questions…

1. The Vertical grade level is an instructional model not a program.2. All classrooms will follow curriculum adopted by the district.3. Common Core State standards will be used in all classrooms.4. Special Education (Resource, Speech) will be served on the vertical grade

level.5. English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) will be served on the vertical

grade level.6. Students with reading and math interventions (RTI) will be served on the

vertical grade level.7. Mandarin/Partial Immersion students will not participate in the vertical

grade level.8. Activities will be planned to help students understand the purpose of

progression through the standards. (moving up and down in the learning progression)

9. Activities will be planned to teach students how to work in a multi-age environment.

10. Students will come to understand how to monitor individual progress and articulate learning goals through personalized data notebooks.