Bellringer

Directions: Fill in the descriptions (using the information from the boxes) for each

Essential.Essential 1Essential 2Essential 3Essential 4Essential 5Essential 6Essential 7Essential 8Essential 9Essential 10Essential 11

Student Selectio

n Collaboration

Inquiry Emphasis

Active Site Team

Trained Tutors

Voluntary Participatio

n

Writing & ReadingSchool

Commitment

AVID Elective Class

Rigorous Curriculum Data Collection &

Analysis

Self-CheckEssential 1 Student Selection

Essential 2 Voluntary Participation

Essential 3 AVID Elective Class

Essential 4 Rigorous Curriculum

Essential 5 Writing and Reading

Essential 6 Inquiry Emphasis

Essential 7 Collaboration

Essential 8 Trained Tutors

Essential 9 Data Collection and Analysis

Essential 10 School Commitment

Essential 11 Active Site Team

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Site TeamPhil Pautienus

August 9-10, 2012

Common Board ConfigurationDate: August 10, 2012

Benchmark: Essential 10: 2 ; Essential 11:1 - 7

Bell Ringer: AVID Connection Activity

Essential Question(s)• Have we increased our site team’s size and

influence?• How can diversity promote a strong

AVID Site Team? • How can a strong site team lead to

increase school-wide expectations and instructional resources?

Vocabulary: AVID, Essential, Site Team, Coordinator, WICOR

Objective: Participants will design a plan that uses teachers/faculty strengths in each Essential of the ISS/CSS certification reports as indicated by the AVID standards for success.

Agenda: (Gradual Release)1. Bellringer2. Background Info3. (I do) Essential 8 4. (We do) Essential 105. (You do) Assigned Essential 6. Summarizing Activity

Summarizing Activity: Participants will present information discussed in their groups about their assigned essential. Homework:Participants will place the AVID Site team monthly meetings onto their school calendar for the 2012-2013 school year and assign site team members responsibilities for ensuring success of the AVID program at their school sites.

Learning Goal: To build a stronger AVID Site Team at each school that fully participates in the Program.

Lake County SchoolsVision Statement A dynamic, progressive and collaborative learning community

embracing change and diversity where every student will graduate with the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workplace.

 Mission Statement The mission of the Lake County Schools is to provide every student

with individual opportunities to excel.

Lake County Schools is committed to excellence in all curricular opportunities and instructional best practices. This focus area addresses closing the achievement gap, increased graduation rate, decreased dropout rate, increase in Level 3 and above scores on the FCAT, achieving an increase in the number of students enrolled in advanced placement and dual enrollment opportunities and implementing the best practices in instructional methodology.

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AVID

AVID

AVID

21st Century Skills Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap

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1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving2. Collaboration and Leadership3. Agility and Adaptability4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism5. Effective Oral and Written Communication

6. Accessing and Analyzing Information7. Curiosity and Imagination

High Effect Size Indicators

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“The Department’s identified set of indicators on high effect size instructional and leadership strategies with a causal relationship to student learning growth constitute priority issues for deliberate practice and faculty development.”

-Florida Department of Education, 2012

Learning Goal with Scales

Tracking Student Progress

Established Content Standards

Multi-tiered System of Supports

Clear Goals Text Complexity ESOL Students

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School LeadershipHigh Effect Indicators

Classroom TeacherHigh Effect Indicators

Feedback PracticesFacilitating Professional

LearningClear Goals and

Expectations Instructional ResourcesHigh Effect Size Strategies Instructional InitiativesMonitoring Text

Complexity Interventions Instructional AdaptationsESOL Strategies

Vocabulary: AVID, Essential, Site Team, Coordinator, WICOR

O?

AVID Schools SPEAK!

Signs of Life

Lifeless!

AVID Leadership Know the Program Read the AVID materialsVisit the Elective ClassroomParticipate FullyAttend Site Team Meetings Attend Social Events Know the Strategies and PracticesTake Responsibility for the Success of AVID

Hands-On Directions:Understanding the Rating System

Institutionalization (Level 3): No more than one Indicator is below Level 3 (i.e. 3 out of 4, or 4 out of 5, or 5 out of 6 etc.; no Indicator may be at level 0.

Routine Use (Level 2): No more than one Indicator is below Level 2. No Indicator may be at level 0.

Meets Certification Standards (Level 1): No more than one Indicator is below Level 1; there must be a plan in place and implemented to bring that Indicator to Level 1 or higher for the following school year.

Not AVID (Level 0): Certification requirements for Level 1 are not met (more than 1 Indicator is below Level 1). There was no plan or the plan from the previous year was not implemented effectively.

Hands-On Directions:Reviewing the 11 Essentials

Define the responsibilities needed for the success of that essential.

Decide what type of team member (Adm., Guidance, Elective Teacher, Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Site Team Teacher) would be suited for this task.

Describe how the site team might be able to show documented evidence of this essential for the CSS binder.

Essential 8 – Trained TutorsI Do!

Reviewing the Essential 1/4

Essential 8 – Trained TutorsI Do!

Defining Responsibilities 2/4

Establish a Recruitment Process for Tutors (Peer Tutoring)Ensure tutors get trained (TA? At the beginning of the

school year)Assign trained site personnel to provide on-going coaching

and support for tutorsEstablish and monitor time sheets Collaborate with elective teachers in evaluating tutor

performancesMonitor and coach tutors to sustain effective tutorials

(Ratio 7:1)Ensure consistent tutorial practices throughout all AVID

sectionsProvide on-going modeling for tutors regarding the use of

higher level questions and ways to push students thinking.Develop ways to show appreciation for Tutors

Essential 8 – Trained TutorsI Do!

Team Member Selection 3/4

Elective Teacher

Math

Essential 8 – Trained TutorsI Do!

Documentation 4/4

1. Tutor Training Plan2. Tutor Training Documents (Sign in Sheets, Tutor Certificates,

Spreadsheet, Etc.)3. Tutorial Request Forms (1 showcasing each subject area)4. Video of a Tutorial Session5. Documentation of Higher Order Questions Asked (Tutorial

Request Forms) 6. Documentation of Elective Teacher’s AVID Training

Essential 10 – School CommitmentWe Do!

Reviewing the Essential 1/4

Essential 10 – School CommitmentWe Do!

Defining Responsibilities 2/4

Essential 10 – School CommitmentWe Do!

Team Member Selection 3/4

Essential 10 – School CommitmentWe Do!

Documentation 4/4

Hands-On Directions:Looking at the Essential Assigned to your

Group:Define the responsibilities needed for the

success of that essential.Decide what type of team member (Adm.,

Guidance, Elective Teacher, Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Site Team Teacher) would be suited for this task.

Describe how the site team might be able to show documented evidence of this essential for the CSS binder.

You Do!

Share Out!Present your Essential (What is the focus?)Name 2-3 ResponsibilitiesSuggest a Possible Site Team MemberQuickly Explain why?Name an additional documentation not

suggested by AVID.

A strong site team = A strong AVID Program

One person can’t do this alone!

AVID done right can allow teachers feedback opportunities, offer a venue for facilitating Professional Learning, establish clear goals and expectations for school sites, offer teachers instructional resources and strategies, and establish school base instructional initiatives.

Participant Scale and Reflection(Please complete and turn in)

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0-Not Using

•No understanding or implementation steps taken away

1-Beginning

•Little understanding and inconsistent implementation steps taken away

2-Developing

•Moderate understanding and implementation steps taken away

3-Applying

•Consistent understanding and implementation steps taken away along with monitoring componets for effective execution

4-Innovating

• In addition to criteria of Applying, enhanced understanding, implementation, monitoring, and execution take aways