Oak Hill Elementary “Soaring to New Heights” High Point, North Carolina
Feb 23, 2016
Oak Hill Elementary
“Soaring to New Heights”
High Point, North Carolina
What has made you improve at Oak Hill?
“Teachers help me, I do my
work, I try my best.”
Who We Are
• High Point, North Carolina• 460 students• 99% free and reduced lunch• 54% students speak languages other than English at home• 18 languages spoken by students• 4% identified as Exceptional Children• Received the School Improvement Grant
in 2010
School Data
Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Overall0
10
20
30
40
50
60
40.9
31.728.6
34.1
47.946.1
50.848.2
41.8
53.9 54.5
49.97
Reading Comparisons
201020112012
"Soa
ring
to
New
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eigh
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School Data
Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Overall0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
62.157.1 58.9 59.5
83.5 83
75.480.9
85.1 85.590.9
86.9
Math Comparisons
201020112012
"Soa
ring
to
New
H
eigh
ts"
2010 2011 20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
34.1
74.6
85.5"S
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Science Comparisons
2010 2011 20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
44.8
65.2
70.3
Composite Compar-isons
"Soa
ring
to
New
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eigh
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Keys to Success!
• Analyze data for instruction
• Standard based planning
• Building a classroom culture • Acknowledging and attacking our weaknesses
Analyze Data
“In God we trust, everyone
else bring data!”
Analyze DataCommon Assessments & Benchmarks
Deconstructing Standards• Classroom teachers and a member of the Curriculum
Lead Team look at Common Core standards
• Work together using resources to unpack the standards
• Determine what students should be able to do for mastery of the standards
• Plan instruction to prepare students for mastery
Deconstructing Standards
High Expectations in Action
• Feedback given FREQUENTLY• Student On Task Ratios• Student Communication of Standard Ratios
• NO student is allowed to “opt out”
• Rigorous conversations between students to explain their thinking
1.Data2.Research3.Implementation4.Progress Monitor
Attack Our Weaknesses
“Building a Culture of Excellence”