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Comprehensive Literacy Framework

School Board Update

November 20, 2023

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Learning to read well is critical to all other learning in school, and in life.

Shakopee Public Schools is committed to renewing the foundation for comprehensive literacy learning and teaching by:

Initially targeting primary literacy.
Developing a guaranteed and viable system of core instruction, individual student progress monitoring, developmental assessments, timely and targeted intervention (MTSS), training and oversight.
Continuing and finalizing the shift to student centered classrooms, via universal high quality instruction.

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Shakopee Comprehensive Elementary Literacy Framework

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What’s NEW this year?

Robust Assessment System

Focused on student learning
SWAT Team
Data Dive meetings
Instructional plans
Tier I differentiated instruction, interventions and progress monitoring

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This implementation of the FastBridge assessment system has allowed us to really focus on designing needs-based instructional plans to support student learning. As a part of this work, we have implemented:

SWAT Team - team of intervention teachers from across all five elementary buildings. Extensively trained in the system to ensure reliability & validity in the assessment process. This has also allowed classroom teachers to focus on establishing routines and building community with their students, which is one main tenant of Developmental Designs.
Data Dive meetings - facilitated conversations with classroom, ELD, Intervention & Sped teachers around the FastBridge data. This included 2 initial start-up meetings: the first to analyze the data from the benchmarking assessments & determine additional diagnostic data needed, and the second to determine instructional plans to match student needs & how to monitor progress. It also includes ongoing PLC meetings for continued support regarding the instructional plans, and troubleshooting as needed.
Though we have had teachers throughout the district doing this in the past, what’s new this year is the intentional & systematic way in which we are supporting ALL teachers in responding to student needs.

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What’s NEW this year?

LITERACY COACHING on the assessment system

“In the past, we collected data and it ended there. Now we are actually doing something with it.” Tim O., Gr. 3 Educator

“…just this year… I’ve gotten more training. I can use this.” Sarah R., Gr. 3 Educator

“Thank you for doing this (presentation) and making sure everyone is hearing the same thing. We really appreciate it.” Corrine D., Gr. 4 Educator

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What are teachers saying?

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What’s NEW this year?

Instructional Leadership

Understanding Evidence Based Reading Instruction
Identifying key instructional practices in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension

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What’s NEW this year?

High Quality Resources

Language Arts Articulation K-5

Guiding Principles for our Literacy Framework
Standards Alignment
Curriculum Review Tool

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What’s NEW this year?

Expert Literacy Teachers

LETRS = 19
Shakopee University Literacy Pathway = 19
CORE Online Elementary Learning = 30

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What are

teachers saying?

“Shako U has been affirming and also causing us to question - as a group we’re coming together to improve our practices. We all want to do our best for kids.”

-Stacey C.

1st Grade Teacher

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Next Steps…

Resource Review
Professional Development Phase 1
Review of Instructional Minutes & Scheduling