SURN Principals’ AcademyApril/May 2015

Clark Elementary SchoolDaphne Keiser, Principal

Daphne.Keiser@Charlottesvilleschools.org

● Clark Elementary School opened in 1931 in Belmont, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Charlottesville.

● Serving the Friendship Court, 6th Street, and Belmont Communities

● Home of the “Five Bees”● Focus of the observations:

o Interventionists o Specialists o Classroom teachers (K-4)

Clark Elementary: School Context

Observation Trend DataPre-Assessment Results

Strengths● Discussing text and other input (13)● Reading (11)● Meta-cognitive Strategies (9)Areas of Need● Setting learning goals (4)● Asking for and giving specific feedback to peers

and to the teacher (3)● Making choices (3)

Pre-Assessment Results Analysis

● Guiding Question: How can students be leaders of their own learning to deepen their critical thinking skills, reflect on their learning, and make their learning more relevant?o February 2015: Learning targets with a focus on the criteria

for success that can be used so students can self-assess, set their learning goals, and provide/give specific feedback related to the goal.

o March 2015: Review research about choices and the impact on student learning. Teachers will analyze their classroom practice to increase choice in relevant tasks.

o March 2015: Using questions to deepen student thinking with a focus on strategies and instructional techniques to lead students to develop their own questions for inquiry.

Anticipated Professional Development

Observation Trend DataPost-Assessment Results

Post-Assessment Results Analysis

Increased Frequency:● Setting learning goals ● Making choices ● Asking for/giving feedback● Problem solving ● Peer tutoring/cooperative learning ● Metacognition strategies ● Creating/using learning tools

Goal Areas from Fall 2014

Teachers share their learning from Hattie’s Visible Learning for Teachers book study.

Next Steps● Administrators will

share the observation data with staff members.

● Instructional Coach will conduct model lessons for close reading strategies in 3rd and 4th grade (completion date April 30th).

Professional Development for 2015-16

● Increase rigor and relevance in literacy instruction with a focus on close and scaffolded reading.o Resources: Rigorous Reading by Nancy Frey and

Douglas Fisher (PD modules)● Increase conceptual building of math standards and skills.

o Resources: Singapore Math: Place Value, Computation and Number

Sense Professional development by the math specialist using

information from the Number and Number Sense required course.

● Continue to build the positive culture of the schoolo Resources:

PBIS work will continue as we refine our school wide expectations and supports.