BIG ROCKS AT OUR SCHOOL --- WRITING

Dr. Hensley recently shared with us his BIG ROCKS that we need to focus on at Second Street School.  This one speaks directly to me and what needs to go on my classroom.  It also speaks to what I know is correct instruction -- something I've known for a while.

BIG ROCKS: Goal #2--Developing a Writing Culture

PIA--Prepare Data, Inquire, ACT

Prepare	According to the KPREP scores our overall writing assessment produced these results: 90 Kids were below the proficiency line 50 Kids were above the proficiency line Student work indicates many of our students are not comfortable with Writing To Demonstrate Learning and are not Proficient at On Demand prompted writing.
Inquire	This data tells us not enough of our students are able to do the following in writing: Produce ON DEMAND pieces at the Proficient Level Read a passage and answer WRITTEN extended response Read a passage and answer WRITTEN short answer questions Read a passage and answer multiple choice questions about it Answer questions about language mechanics that are in short answer and multiple choice form
ACTION(s)	Develop a “Coherent Writing Plan” which does the following: Defines the four kinds of writing we want kids to master Identifies what”publishable” writing students do at each grade level Develops a rubric which guides the evaluation of writing and the instruction of writing Develop a plan for school wide scoring of writing--ON DEMAND to start Incorporate WRITING and READING into all content areas through CLOSE READING (PD to be provided) and informational and argumentative writing. Analyze Critical Writing school wide and in PLCs from each grade Assess formatively and summatively with writing opportunities and score as a PLC Models of all kinds of writing on the wall PD on FEEDBACK for writing Publish and Celebrate Student Writing at the Community Meeting and on the walls--also at lunch and in publications (Newspaper, Bulletin Boards, ChapBooks, etc.)

Chart from Dr. Dewey Hensley -- 11-10-16