School District
McKeesport AreA Area
School District
Title 1( continued) cKeesport
MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Francis McClure Elementary School, Twin Rivers Elementary School, and Founders Hall Middle School will provide the following:
A. A rigorous high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the state’ s student academic achievement standards. Some of the goals for reading and math for the elementary and middle schools are below:
In Reading …
● Acadience DIBELS( Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
● Kindergarten through 5th grade uses Amplify CKLA
● Supplemental reading programs based on student need for reading intervention groups( Amplify Remediation, Heggerty, Fundations, Phonics for Reading, 95 % Group Multisyllabic Routine Cards, REWARDS, 95 % Comprehension)
● 120 minutes( 3rd – 5th grade)- 160 minutes( Kindergarten- 2nd grade) daily for Language Arts instruction which includes a 40-minute enrichment period across the grade level.
● Flexible grouping within classroom to differentiate instruction
● Assessment schedule at each grade level – test data is used to chart progress and drive instruction
● Grade level meetings – twice a month
● Instruction using baseline data derived from Acadience, CDT, ExactPath( Twin Rivers) and PSSA Testing
● Professional Development courses offered by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and PATTAN.
● Professional learning and resources for all staff on the PA Core Standards for English Language Arts.
In Math …
● K-5 math program,( HMH Math)
● Number Corner( K-2)( Francis McClure)
● DIBELS math assessment( Kindergarten-2nd)
● Minimum of 80 minutes devoted to Math daily
● Flexible grouping within classroom
● Instruction using data derived from PSSA, DIBELS, CDT and classroom assessments
● Professional Development – participation in grade level meetings in order to have continuity across mathematics in all grade levels
● Math enrichment in class, as well as, support by a math specialist through Math Lab Special( Twin Rivers) in all grade levels
● STEAM classes for all students during the specials rotation( Twin Rivers)
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Founders Hall will provide the following in reading and math.
In Reading …
● Common Assessments and Progress Monitoring
● Study Sync Reading / Language Arts Series
● Specific evaluation schedule at each grade level – test data is used to chart progress and drive instruction
● Curriculum meetings
● Department meetings
● Instruction using baseline data derived from PSSA, CDT and common assessments
● Professional Development provided to all staff
● Offer parent workshops as requested on PSSA, Title 1 Reading, Writing and Technology
● Standardized writing rubric to assess student writing within all academic areas
● Skill-based instruction provided for all students during enrichment
● Additional tutoring time available for students during the after-school program
● All staff members of Reading and Language Arts are appropriately state certified in either middle level or secondary level certification. Sixth grade teachers are appropriately state certified elementary level certification.
● Reading Specialist will provide instruction to identified students based on assessment data during the 80-minute ELA block to targeted students while core teachers differentiate lessons for their students.
In Math …
● Common Assessments, Diagnostic / Progress Monitoring and Envision Math Diagnosis and Intervention System
● Big Ideas math curriculum
● Curriculum meetings – monthly
● Instruction data derived from PSSA, common assessments, and CDT Testing
● Professional Development provided to all staff
● Facilitators to work with district staff to increase deep conceptual understanding for staff and effective use of the Math Curriculum Framework, Differentiated Instruction, Word Problem Schema and Modeling Mathematics
● Skill-based instruction provided for all students during enrichment
● Additional tutoring time available for students during the after school program
● All staff members of Mathematics are highly qualified in either middle level or secondary level certification. Sixth grade teachers are appropriately state certified elementary level certification.
● Math Specialist will provide instruction to identified students based on assessment data