Let’s Get Started! Initial LC Tasks Dr. Sharon Walpole University of Delaware

1. Understanding your grant 2. Understanding your core program 3. Planning whole-group and needs-based instruction 4. Planning assessments 5. Planning professional development

Understanding your grant

1. Make a graphic organizer Specific Responsibilities District Building Literacy Teachers Rep Admin Coach

Sample (LC Handbook, pp ) Times Fall Year 1- Spring Year 2 o Task o Conduct whole-school, after-school professional development session one hour each month o Conduct small-group, after-school professional development sessions two days each month o Conduct two in-school professional development sessions each month for each grade level team o Conduct six formative observations of instruction for each teacher o Establish professional development library Team Literacy Coach Principal Assistant Principal

2. Decide how to use it Review with state department Remind administrators of the shared commitment Use in preplanning to remind teachers of shared commitment Present to School Board and parents Present quarterly updates

Understanding your Core Program 1. Conduct a personal review of every grade level’s manuals with the LC Handbook’s Descriptive Template (p. 133) Pay special attention to any placement or progress-monitoring tests and any materials intended for needs-based use

2. Check for other review information to identify potential strenghts and weaknesses

3. Consider other ways to learn about the program in action Can consultants help? Are there videos? Are there schools using the program that you can call or visit?

4. Decide what “stuff” must be stored, displayed, and used in each classroom Make a checklist for your teachers Make sure everyone has what he or she needs

Plan time for whole-group and needs- based instruction: Think about time Phonemic Awareness DecodingFluencyVocabularyComprehension Strategies Writing K 20%10%20%30%10% 1 20% 10%20% 2 10%30%10%30%20% 3 30%

Then think about groupings Phonemic Awareness DecodingFluencyVocabularyComprehension Strategies KNeeds-Based Group Whole Group and Needs-Based Group Whole Group 1Needs-Based Group Whole Group and Needs-Based Group Whole Group and Needs- Based Group Whole Group 2Intervention OnlyNeeds-Based Group Whole Group and Needs- Based Group Whole Group And Needs-Based Group 3Intervention OnlyWhole Group and Needs- Based Group

Think about support How can it be managed? Push-in programs? Paraprofessionals? Circle-Seat-Center rotations? What will teachers need to be successful? Routines? Materials? Modeling?

PS: This is a long-haul project Just get started

Planning for Assessment 1. Decide who will assess 2. Get your school-level calendar with all vacations and events 3. Find out when the required assessments will be due 4. Schedule trainings and due dates for

Plan professional development 1. Make a strict schedule 1. During the day for grade-level teams? 2. After school for the entire staff? 3. On release days? 2. Start with the CORE!!!! Will you have consultants come during preplanning? How can you help teachers set up their rooms so that they have what they need?

3. Make direct connections between the summer trainings and your core 4. Make sure that all of your attention is directed to giving everyone the support needed to start teaching

How should YOU plan your time? Grant Core Schedules Assess PD June JulyAug Order and Unpack?Review?Consultants?Review?Consult with DOE?School?Classroom?Personal?Core?Academies? Choose and Buy? Learn and Schedule ?Train?

Spend some time prioritizing and planning the time you have before school starts.

AreaFocus Priorities