Local

District 4
Applying Multiple Local District 4 Goals Into A Lesson
Dale W. Vigil, Ed.D. Superintendent

Administrators Professional Development November 16, 2011

 Agenda

Align And Review Local District 4 Goals To LAUSD

Review LAUSD Performance Metric Data Preparing For The Common Core State Standards

View Middle School Classrooms Utilizing Simultaneously Multiple Local District 4 Goals While Implementing The Content Standards

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Update Local District 4 Goals

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Goal 1 By June 2013, all students will demonstrate effective use of thinking strategies, skills and techniques to
guide their learning as measured by the CST (ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies) with 67% of Elementary students scoring ProNicient or Advanced in ELA and 75% scoring ProNicient or Advanced in Math, and 50% of Secondary students scoring ProNicient or Advanced in ELA and 41% scoring ProNicient or Advanced in Math.

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Goal 2 By June 2014, graduation rates at Senior High Schools will be 70%.
We will develop a comprehensive, appropriate and relevant mathematics pedagogy with an emphasis on algebraic reasoning. A pilot will be implemented in 2011-12.

Pre-K-7 math pedagogy will be aligned to the Algebra course and teachers of mathematics will be provided appropriate professional development.

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Goal 3 By June 2013, all students will demonstrate their understanding of learning targets and show
progress toward meeting the content standards as measured by student work based on writing, speaking and project based experiences contained in their portfolios and the CST measures listed in Goal 1.

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Goal 4
By June 2013, all English Learners (ELs) will use academic language development strategies, skills and techniques to guide their learning as measured by 75% of all ELs moving at least one California English Language Development Test (CELDT) level per year in Local District 4 and at each school site and by 24% of all English Learners meeting the requirements for reclassiNication. *

*ReclassiNication rates are calculated by dividing the number

of reclassiNied students by the number of English Learners from the previous school year. Target is set at a 3% annual growth.

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Goal 5 By June 2013, all Stakeholders will observe, reNlect and learn from one another utilizing the instructional core with the purpose of building teacher knowledge and
skills, rigorous content, and engaged student learning. This goal will be met by the students being involved in project-based learning 40% of the time, 50% of classroom discourse will include student voice, and 100% of core subjects will have evidence of weekly writing utilizing a standards based rubric.

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Goal 6 By June 2013 all stakeholders will use culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy and practice
that support students ability to think through their learning and communicate effectively through writing, speaking, project-based experiences and real world application. This will be measured by observation rubrics which will be developed during the 2010-11 school year.

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Goal 7 By June 2013, the Local District and school sites will work collaboratively with parents to improve
student achievement as measured by 95% agreement in Parent Response sections 1 and 2 on the LAUSD School Report Card or Early Childhood Education Desired Results Parent Survey Summary of Findings.

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Performance Metric Data

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PERFORMANCE METER

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PERFORMANCE METER

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Preparing For The Common Core State Standards

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Common Core State Standards will require: Use of 21st Century Skills Collaboration Communication (Writing, Listening, Speaking, Reading) Critical Thinking Creative Thinking Technological Literacy

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requires: Project Based Learning Use of 21st Century Skills Collaboration Communication (Writing, Listening, Speaking, Reading) Critical Thinking Creative Thinking Technological Literacy

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Middle School Classroom Instruction

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School Culture:

Commitment To A Philosophical Premise For All Classrooms

Commitment to Implement All Professional Development Pedagogy and Practice

Commitment to Implement Local District 4 Goals

Commitment to Make Decisions Based On Students Needs

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Expectations of Staff:

Maximize Team Planning Time

Uniform Protocols Across All Classrooms Discuss Student Work, Behavior and Support

Spencer Kagan Cooperative Learning Strategies

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Demographics:

Make Up Of Students In Classroom Includes English Learners, Standard English Learners, and Special Needs Students

Regular Classroom, Not a Magnet Classroom

Algebra
Local District Goal 1: Critical Thinking Local District Goal 2: A comprehensive, Appropriate and Relevant Mathematics Pedagogy Local District Goal 4: Academic Language Development Local District Goal 5: 50% of Classroom Discourse Is Student Voice Local District Goal 6: Collaboration and Communication

Table Talk #1

Discuss: Working in pairs or triads at your table:

What evidence did you observe of our Local District 4 Goals in this Algebra classroom?

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Local District Goal 1: Critical Thinking Local District Goal 4: Academic Language Development Local District Goal 5: 50% of Classroom Discourse is Student Voice Local District Goal 6: Collaboration And Communication

Table Talk #2
Discuss: Working in pairs or triads at your table:

What evidence did you observe of our Local District 4 Goals in this classroom?

Share what speci`ic strategies you have implemented or tried at your school site to increase student discourse and critical thinking opportunities.

ReNlection
Independent Re`lection:

Re`lect on your own on what you have learned today from hearing about this schools journey.

Table Talk #3
Discuss: Working in pairs or triads at your table:

Share your re`lections and how you might integrate this learning into next steps at your school site.

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