On Monday March8, while many werein the B-R School watching the District speech contest, B-R staff were reviewing and revising the school Title I plan. Title I plan review is a requirement of the Department of Education.
The plan abstract that was reviewed is below:
Bancroft-Rosalie School uses a Three-Tier Reading Model for reading instruction. Tier One is core classroom reading instruction; Tier two is supplemental instruction, designed to meet the needs of students for which core instruction is not enough, by providing them with additional small-group reading instruction daily; and tier three is instruction for intensive intervention. This is for the small percentage of students who require more support in acquiring vital reading skills than supplemental instruction can provide.
The assessment tool for benchmark testing in Reading for grades K-6 will be the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. DIBELS will provide assessments to 1) screen, 2) monitor students’ progress and 3) diagnose students to identify those students who may be at risk of reading failure in future years. The Reading Coach coordinates the DIBELS testing program and oversees the implementation of the interventions. The Reading Team meets once a week to discuss student progress and interventions. The school follows a Decision Rule Plan for analyzing student data and determining what interventions will be used and if the interventions are working.
Bancroft-Rosalie School provides full day kindergarten and summer school is provided for at-risk students in grades K-6 in the areas of math and reading. Grades K-3 have a 120 minute uninterrupted reading block and 45 minutes of classroom time scheduled for interventions. Grades 4-6 have a 90 minute reading block and a 45 minute intervention time. Two paraprofessionals are provided in the kindergarten room and one paraprofessional is provided in each first and second grade classroom during the reading block and intervention times.
The core reading program is Reading Mastery. The National Institute For Direct Instruction (NIFDI) has been contracted as an external consultant to ensure that Reading Mastery, Spelling Mastery and the language program are being implemented as intended.
In 2009-10, Bancroft-Rosalie will be implementing Connecting Math Concepts in grades K-2. Math screening and progress monitoring will be done using mClass Math. NIFDI will also serve as the external consultant for the math implementation.
