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Broward County School District’sStruggling Reader Chart

For the Benefit of All Students

Broward County School District’sStruggling Reader Chart

For the Benefit of All Students

Presentation for:

The Urban Special Education CollaborativeMay 2007

Presentation for:

The Urban Special Education CollaborativeMay 2007

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The School Board of Broward County, FloridaThe School Board of Broward County, Florida

Beverly A. GallagherChair

Robin BartlemanVice Chair

Maureen DinnenJennifer GottliebPhyllis C. Hope

Stephanie Arma Kraft, Esq.Robert D. Parks, Ed. D.

Marty RubinsteinEleanor Sobel

Benjamin J. Williams

James F. NotterInterim Superintendent of Schools

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Dr. Earlean C. SmileyDeputy Superintendent

Curriculum & Instruction/Student Support

Diane M. CarrExecutive DirectorCore Curriculum

Sayra HughesExecutive Director

Bilingual/Foreign Language/ESOL Education

Leah KellyExecutive Director

Student Support Services and Exceptional Student Education

Frank VodoloExecutive Director

Educational Programs

Presented by:Presented by:

Eleanor GoldbergCurriculum Development SpecialistExceptional Student Education DepartmentCore Curriculum Departmenteleanor.goldberg@browardschools.com

Barbara KrakowerFlorida Inclusion NetworkBroward County, Floridabarbarakrakower@browardschools.com

Dorett WadeCurriculum Supervisor, Mentally HandicappedExceptional Student Education Departmentdorett.wade@browardschools.com

www.browardschools.com

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Broward County School District Demographics

Broward County School District Demographics

• 6th Largest School District in the Nation

• Nation’s Largest, Fully-Accredited School District

• 273 Schools• One of the Fastest Growing School

Districts in the United States

From: www.browardschools.com/about/overview.htm ( March, 2007).

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Student InformationStudent Information

• More than 260,000 Students in K-12

• Urban/Suburban Mix

• 45,000 ESE Students

– 35,000 Special Needs Students– 10,000 Gifted Students

From: www.browardschools.com/about/overview.htm(updated March, 2007).

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Student Information, cont.

Student Information, cont.

From: Bilingual/Foreign Language/ESOL Education Department,School Board of Broward County, Florida, March, 2007

• 24,655 students identified as Limited English Proficient

• Students from 163 Countries

• Students Speaking 55 Different Languages

• 42,806 Foreign Born Students

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From: www.browardschools.com/about/overview.htm(updated March, 2007).

Diversity Breakdown of StudentsDiversity Breakdown of Students

• White 31.5% 82,667• Black 37.2% 97,698• Hispanic 25.3% 66,412• Asian 3.3% 8,567• Multi-racial 2.6% 6,743• Native American 0.2% 509

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PersonnelPersonnel

• Instructional Staff of Approximately 23,043

From: www.browardschools.com/about/overview.htm(updated March, 2007).

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District-wide Struggling Reader Plan Background

District-wide Struggling Reader Plan Background

• Unified Vision beginning in 2002-03• Increased Accountability for Student

Achievement• PreK - High School• Collaborative Effort

–Regular Education–ESE–ESOL

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Collaborative Effort of District’s Departments

Collaborative Effort of District’s Departments

• Funds• Staff Expertise• Materials• Professional Development

– District’s Reading Endorsement

Sharing Resources

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Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

• Administrators• Reading Resource Specialists/Reading Coaches• ESE Specialists• ESOL Specialists and Support Staff• District Support Staff• School Psychologists• Guidance Counselors• Teachers

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13This pamphlet is also available in Spanish, Haitian-Creole and Portuguese.

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State Support forBroward CountyState Support forBroward County

• Principals, reading coaches attend annual Just Read! Florida Leadership conferences.

• Reading First Grant is initiated with 25 schools which grows to 52.

• Just Read! Florida Academies provided intensive teacher training statewide.

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State Support forBroward CountyState Support forBroward County

• Reading diagnostic assessments made available to districts free of charge.

• Broward institutes the Florida’s Progress Monitoring andReporting Network (PNRN)required Reading First.

• Florida Oral Reading Fluency Probes for progress monitoring.

• Available to MS in 2005.• Available to HS in 2007.

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Foundation for Struggling Reader Chart Design

Foundation for Struggling Reader Chart Design

• Reading First Initiative• Florida’s Formula for Reading Improvement

Based on Scientific Evidence:

5 + 3 + ii + iii = No Child Left Behind

Formula from Dr. Joseph Torgesen, 7/2002.

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5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLB5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLBFive Instructional Components� Phonemic Awareness� Phonics� Fluency� Vocabulary� Comprehension Strategies

Oral LanguageWriting

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5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLBThree Types of Assessment to Guide Instruction

5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLBThree Types of Assessment to Guide Instruction

Screening: to identify children who may need extra help

Diagnosis: to determine specific instructional needs

Progress Monitoring: to determine if children aremaking adequate progresswithin the currentinstructional environment

Formula and descriptions from Dr. Joseph Torgesen, 7/2002.

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5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLB5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLB

� This refers to high quality initial instruction in grades K-5.

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5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLB5 + 3 + ii + iii = NCLB� This refers to immediate intensive

intervention.

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http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/studentsupport/ese/html/teacher_resource.html

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Ongoing Collaboration of Committee

Ongoing Collaboration of Committee

• Regular Meetings• Reevaluation/Revision of Chart

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Evidence-based ProgramsEvidence-based Programs

• Ongoing Evaluation Process Based on Student Performance– Benchmark Assessments– State Standardized Tests

(FCAT-SSS and FCAT-NRT)– Screening Assessments– Diagnostic Assessments– Progress Monitoring

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Ongoing District Support to Schools

Ongoing District Support to Schools

• District Funded- Reading Resource Specialists-

Elementary- Reading Coaches - Secondary- Superintendent’s Schools’ Coaches

Elementary and Secondary- ESE Reading Program Specialists

• One-Voice Training

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Linking Struggling Reader Chart Data to IEP, PMP and LEP Student Plan

Development

Linking Struggling Reader Chart Data to IEP, PMP and LEP Student Plan

Development

• Looking at Students Based on Their Specific Needs, Not Their Labels!

• Making Data-driven Decisions

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Click on Virtual CounselorDATA WAREHOUSE HOMEPAGEDATA WAREHOUSE HOMEPAGE

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The XXXXXXXXX (student number) is a link that allows you to view specific student information.

Valuable information pertaining to ESE and ESOL status is found on this link and it is recommended that you view this for each student requiring a PMP.

UNDERSTANDING PMP STATUS PAGEUNDERSTANDING PMP STATUS PAGE

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Click here Struggling Reader Matrix

GENERATING A PMP- STEP #2Identifying Area of Weakness & Screening Instruments

GENERATING A PMP- STEP #2Identifying Area of Weakness & Screening Instruments

STEP 2a: Identify area of weakness. (specific to academic area)MATH: 5 Strands (SSS)

READING: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension

SCIENCE: 8 Strands (SSS)

WRITING: 6 Traits for Writing

STEP 2b: Identify Initial Screening Instrument (specific to academic area)

Note on how AIP is being generated - Instr. Level now

populates field

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What is the Impact on

Student Achievement?

What is the Impact on

Student Achievement?

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From Dr. K. Blasik, Dept. of Research, Evaluation, Assessments SBBC, May 2006From Dr. K. Blasik, Dept. of Research, Evaluation, Assessments SBBC, May 2006

Broward FCAT Reading ResultsPercentage of Students Achieving Proficiency, Level 3 or higher

Broward FCAT Reading ResultsPercentage of Students Achieving Proficiency, Level 3 or higher

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2004 FCAT ResultsStudents with

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38% scoringat or abovegrade levelin Math

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2005 FCAT ResuStudents with

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2006 FCAT Results Students with Disabilities

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Achievement ResultsAchievement Results

In 2006, 35 percent of Students with Disabilities in grades 3-10 were performing at or above achievement level 3 on FCAT Reading. This is an increasefrom 24 percent in 2002, 27 percent in 2003, 29 percent in 2004, and 30 percent in 2005. In 2006, 44 percent of Students with Disabilities in grades 3-10were performing at achievement level 1 on FCAT Reading. This is a decrease from 65 percent in 2002, 57 percent in 2003, 53 percent in 2004, and 50 percent in 2005.

Broward County FCAT Reading

Students with Disabilities By Achievement Level

Grades 3-10

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Level 1 Level 3 and Above

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