Early Intervention High Expectation and Quality Teaching

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Early Intervention High Expectation and Quality
Teaching
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Wimberly Goal

• To establish a national PROCESS model that
  reduces the number of African American and others
  who are inappropriately referred to special
  education.

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Local Site Selection Criteria

• A site which the local chapter of The 100 Black
  Men has a relationship
• An elementary school
• Must have the right principal
• enthusiastically endorse the program concept
• has a good working relationship with his/her
  staff and the community

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Objectives

• To implement an in-depth mentor training program
  for a core group of mentors consisting of the 100
  members who will also be advocates for school,
  parents and student.
• To develop partnerships with agencies and
  institutions that add capacity for meeting
  program goals and objectives.

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Objectives

• To develop a positive supportive relationship
  with the school-based administrators and the
  classroom teachers.
• To develop a trusting advocacy relationship with
  parents and students.

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THE PLANNING PROCESSCORE PLANNING TEAM
100 BMOA Provide Planning Grant
PRINCIPAL/FACULTY/STAFF Identify students at
risk of failing Identify students at risk of
referral Identify those who may be
mis-identified
Determine student needs (reading, behavior,
etc.) Develop intervention plan/s
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Wimberly Initiative on Disproportionality
Partnerships Linkages
Local Universities
Student Outcomes
Ramsey Research to Practice Scholars
Data Collection
Intervention Strategies
Community Organizations
Parents
Assessment of Student Needs
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Other Components

• Parent Program
• Field Trips
• Saturday Leadership Academy
• PBIS Commissary
• Star cards
• Student Recognition

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Elements for Success

• Early Identification
• Effective Interventions
• Support for Teachers
• The right principal
• Local Planning
• Active Parent Participation
• Partnerships
• Sustained Focus on Student Outcomes

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ESSENTIALS

• Mentoring to improve behavior and social skills
• After School Tutoring as a focused intervention
  to improve student achievement
• Parent Involvement to support improved behavior
  and academic achievement

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Evaluation

• On-going assessments of student progress
• Recording of behavior changes
• Changes in parent participation

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DATA COLLECTION

• Academic Progress
• (in areas of academic weakness)
• Behavior
• PBIS
• Mentoring

• Attendance
• Parent Involvement
• Teacher effectivenrss

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Set High Expectations

• Clear Student Outcomes are generated through
  the planning process teachers, parents, mentors
  (the 100), and principals have a map that
  indicate what
  
  
• teachers are expected to teach
• and what
• students are expected to achieve