1. Albany Area Schools  20 Miles West of St.Cloud.  Approximately 1600 students in the district.  97% White  Less than 1% LEP  11% SpEd  19% FRPL  100% Graduation Rate  136 open enrolled to Albany vs. 92 out.

2. We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. Calvin Coolidge

3. Albany Avon  Grades 1-6; 420 students, 3 sections per grade.  98% White  0% LEP  14% SpEd  26% FRPL  Title I school  Grades K-6, 390 students, 2 sections per grade.  All day, every other day K.  94% White  1% LEP  13% SpEd  16% FRPL  Non Title I

4. Albany Avon  MCAII Reading Proficiency - 2008  Gr. 3 84%  Gr. 4 70%  Gr. 5 85%  Gr. 6 79%  MCAII Reading Proficiency - 2008  Gr. 3 89%  Gr. 4 83%  Gr. 5 79%  Gr. 6 81%

5. Assets In Place  Aimsweb Universal Screening  90 min. common reading block.  Scheduled intervention time Gr.1 & 2 Albany  Grade level team meetings.  Supportive administration.  Progress monitoring.  Good interventions.

6. Coaching has helped us....  Improve the quality of grade level mtgs.  Improve the quality of our interventions.  Use our data more effectively.  Establish a framework for Problem Solving meetings.  Set up paperwork for problem solving.  Use our leadership team to guide and inform our journey.  Meet helpful people in other schools who share our growing pains!

7. Challenges ahead....  Time  Establishing effective Problem Solving Teams with time to follow through (integrity checks!!!)  Resources for buildings without Title I.  Moving beyond K-3 and Reading.  RtI and SpEd referrals  Did I mention time?

8. Go as far as you can see. When you get there you will be able to see further. Thomas Carlyle