Title: Closing the Achievement Gap and Improving your School Through the Community School Model
1Closing the Achievement Gap and Improving your
School Through the CommunitySchool Model
Desiree Margo- Principal M.A. Lynch/Coordinator
District Community School Initiative Leslie
Westendorf- Lynch Title I Teacher Tom Wrightman-
Lynch Instructional Coach
2The M.A. Lynch StoryThe three year Journey from
a school in improvement to a school rated
outstanding
3How the Redmond Community School Initiative began
- In 2006-2007 due to state assessment data M.A.
Lynch was given School In Improvement status - This designation provided SIG funds (School
Improvement Grant funds) - This designation created the opportunity in
2007-2008 for the M. A. Lynch staff to take a
close look at the teaching and learning
occurring at the school. - John Hartford , M. A. Lynch Principal at the
time, led the staff as they worked to
create programs and academic interventions to
improve the achievement of their students - Lisa Flora, a second grade teacher at M.A.
Lynch, coordinated the creation of an intensive
academic after school intervention program
4Program Growth2008-2009
- With the experience of developing a successful
after school program, The M.A. Lynch principal
and staff exhibited a readiness to further
develop programming and with the support of the
Commission on Children and Family were awarded a
Community School Grant.
5Critical Resources
- This grant provided the critical resources
needed to take the next steps to develop a Full
Service Community School - CCF provided
- Funds for a site coordinator
- Funds to support partner programming
6Readiness
- In 2009 -Due to the early success of M.A. Lynch
, the readiness the district exhibited , and
the community REV document in addition to the
leadership of Superintendent Vickie Fleming, The
Redmond School District was awarded a 5 year
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant. - Lynch
- Terrebonne
- Elton Gregory Middle School
- Obsidian Middle School
7In 2010 Vern Patrick was awarded a three year
Oregon Community Foundation Community School
Grant The Redmond School District now has five
community schools
8Essential for the success of a community school-
Start with a strong Foundation
- The Redmond School district guided the community
through a collaborative community process to
determine district priorities. The result of this
process is the REV (Redmond Educational Vision)
One of the clear and urgent themes was Community
Schools
9Community Schools- REV
- Redmond public schools belong to the community.
It is important to provide opportunities for
enrichment, extended learning, and before -and
after-school programs. Schools must be welcoming,
safe, and foster a culture that embraces
differences and encourages understanding.
10The REV provides the foundation for the growing
Community School Initiative and honors the
collective recommendation and priorities of our
Redmond community.
11What is a community school?
- A community school is both a place and a set of
partnerships between the school and other
community resources. It has an integrated focus
on academics, health and social services, youth
and community development and community
engagement that leads to improved student
learning, stronger families and healthier
communities. Schools become centers of the
community and are open to everyone all day,
every day, evenings and weekends. - -- Coalition for Community Schools
12What Are The Building Blocks to a Successful
Community School?
- Community Connection
- Parent Connection
- Learning Connection
13 Community Connection
14Supporting our StudentsCollaboration not simply
co-locating or cooperating
- Boys and Girls Club
- Redmond Area Park Recreation Department
- Oregon State University Extension Office- 4-H
- Oregon Rush Soccer
- Kobukan Karate Kung fu
- Redmond School of Dance
- Redmond Youth Soccer Association (RYSA)
- Art VanGo
- Chess for Success
- CampFire USA
- Redmond Gymnastics Academy
- Start Making A Reader Today (SMART)
- All-Star Academy Basketball
- La Clase (Spanish Literacy Program)
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19 Parent Connection
20Supporting our Families
- Parent University
- Monday and Wednesday evenings
- Family Resource Center Parenting Classes
- One time workshops
- Stress Management
- Helping your child with Math Homework
- ESL and Spanish GED Classes
- Padres Latinos de Lynch (PLL)
- Financial Aid Classes
- Deschutes County Health Services
- On site Mental Health
- On site Health Clinic
- Neighbor Impact On site Head Start
- Family Access Network (FAN)
21Learning Connection
22Cub Club Community School ScheduleStudents
Shouldnt have to choose between the sports they
want to play and the interventions they need
- Snack and check in
- Block 1- Academic
- Intensive academic interventions for identified
students - Homework club for non identified students
- Academic enrichment for TAG and high achieving
students who do not demonstrate a need for
homework club - Block 2- Enrichment
- Sports
- Tech
- Arts
- Science
- Leadership
- Service Learning
- Mentoring
23Supporting the Academic needs of our students
- Academics play the central role in the before and
after school programming that occurs at Lynch.
Though the needs of the whole child are met
through leveraging our partnerships, academic
success for all is at the core of the community
school.
24THE KEYTargeted Intensive Academic
Interventions before school , during the day, and
after school
- Before school programs
- After School Programs
- Push in small group during the day
- Instructional coach support with use of data to
inform decision making - Title I support before school and during the day
- Coordination and delivery of interventions by
school staff
25Title I Teacher Support
- Organizes and supports School wide assessment
- Assists with school wide assessment analysis
- Supports Before School Program
- After school Program
- Supports and assists in planning for small Group
Interventions and push in support for ALL GRADE
LEVELS - Team Collaboration- Title I teacher is an
integral part of the academic leadership team
26Instructional Coach Support
- Instructional Coach supports
- Data teams and data analysis
- All school assessment planning and implementation
- All school assessment analysis
- Is an integral part of the academic Leadership
Team - Supports Before and after school intervention
planning - Supports during the day intervention planning
27Systems Support
- Master Schedule- an intentional plan that
maximizes effective instruction - Collaborative effort- all specialist support
small group literacy push in time from
900-1030 - Grade Level Curriculum Maps- these maps are used
in many ways - Inform Special Education Support (Preview)
- Inform before and after school programs
- Inform Data Team focus
28Intensive Academic Interventions for Identified
Students
- Assessments are used to identify at risk
students - OAKS
- DIBELS
- DRA
- Houghton Mifflin Resources
- Teacher assessments
- Using these assessments, students are identified
- Students and their families are sent invitations
to the before and after school academic
interventions. Staff follow up with phone calls
when needed - Growth targets are set for each student and
ongoing assessments occur
29Before School ProgramRHS Students earn credit
for being a part of the Before School program.
Title I staff provide support for the morning
program as well
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34Before and After School Cub Club Interventions
- LLI- Leveled Literacy Intervention
- ERI- Early Reading Intervention
- Houghton Mifflin Resources
- Rocket Math
- Rewards
- DRA Assessment
- SMART Reading program
35Results
- What are the benefits to students and families?
36In three yearsIncreased achievement for all
studentsClosed the achievement gapChanged
Status- from a School in Improvement to a school
rated Outstanding
37Reading 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
All Students 80 60 61 79 68 81 88 93
3rd Grade 92 76 79 81 80 85 80 92 96 92
4th Grade 72 86 73 77 78 93 92
5th Grade 83 67 80 74 79 77 67 75 76 95
ELL 17 41 16 43 58 81
Special Education 18 46 17 25 38 34 50 55 75
SES 91
Math 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
All Students 70 76 54 80 81 63 75 85 87
3rd Grade 69 78 71 67 68 78 77 65 81 92 92
4th Grade 62 89 79 71 63 89 83
5th Grade 64 80 67 85 75 79 82 79 75 75 86
ELL 20 29 41 29 22 58 88
Special Education 49 57 19 0 42 33 50 60 72
SES 85
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40Funding
- Grants
- 21st Century Community Learning Center 5 Year
Grant - Oregon Community Foundation Community Center 3
Year Grant - CCF (Commission on Children and Families grant)
- CCF- Friendly PEERsuasion Grant
- Art s Central Support and grant
- Leveraged Funds
- TAG (Talented and Gifted)- enrichment classes
- Title IA set aside (McKinney Vento )- after
school tutoring for homeless students - Title I Staffing- Educational assistants support
before and after school programs - Special Education- Special Education Educational
Assistants support after school programs - Other Classified staff support- Library Media
Managers, etac
41Funding continued
- Corporate Sponsors- adopt a school
- Private Sponsors- support individual students
through scholarships - Program fees based based on a sliding scale
using Free and Reduced data - Non Profits
- Non Profits obtain grants and provide
programming for students and parents in your
school - State and County Organizations
- These organizations have their own funding
source and provide programming in for students
and parents in your school -
42Increased opportunities for Health and Social
Services
- M.A. Lynch has an on site Health Clinic and an
on site Head Start. In a addition Lynch students
and families have the support of a full time FAN
(Family Access Network) advocate to help our
most at risk students and families weave through
the often confusing world of social services to
ensure that all students come to school ready to
learn.
43Increased Parent and Community Engagement
- M.A. Lynch provides opportunities for parents and
community members to build stronger families
and healthier communities by offering a variety
of classes and services
44What are the lessons learned?What does it take
for?
- Strong Superintendant support
- Strong Principal support
- Staff buy in and support
- Collaborative school culture
- Strong belief that EVERY STUDENT CAN SUCCEED
- Initiative Integrated into the district strategic
plan and site initiatives- not an add on - Highly Effective coordinator
- Networking opportunities for coordinator
- Collaboration with partners NOT Co-Locating or
simply cooperation - Strong, effective partners- must be a win/win
- Integration of school day with after school- not
simply an add on - Site staff support
- Leverage resources throughout the community and
district
45More lessons learned
- Start to sustain in year one- otherwise when
the grant or when funds are gone, the program is
gone - Choose effective AND engaging intervention
materials- not more of the same - Empower site staff as leaders
- Listen to student and parent voice- and then use
their input to develop and refine programming - Welcome and leverage your community resources
- Continuously look for and apply for grants from
various sources - Develop corporate sponsors
- Develop ways for a variety of people to
financially support programming and students
thorough sponsorships
46More
- Use data to inform decision making
- Collect data consistently
- Use the data to tell a story
- Share the story
- APPRECIATE all those who are a part of the
Community School work - Continuously add new partners
- Create systems and document them
47How can this approach be replicated in other
communities?
- IF READINESS exists- THEN
- What is required is
- Effective Coordinator
- Some funds to support intensive interventions
- Everything else can be leveraged
48Questions?