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Lodestar is headed in a positive direction, and should be positioned for a strong renewal due to stronger performance across most grades; we had challenges in 5th and 6th grades.
Lighthouse requires deep monitoring and support due to declining performance across most grades; this is attributed to inconsistent leadership continuity and presence in the upper grades (6th to 12th).
Across LCPS, we had inconsistent cohort growth - both in terms of proficiency and scale score.
Moving to SBAC IABs / ICAs for our interims was the right decision, as end of year Distance from Standard (DFS) was very similar to average interim performance in most grades.

LCPS CAASSP Reflections and Next Steps

Executive Summary -

Reflections on 2023-24:

Strategic Plan Implications: Our data reflects the analysis conducted by Bellwether in our Strategic Planning Process; the data also shows that baselines going into our 4 year strategic plan is comparable at both campuses.

Clarity of Support: We did not address areas where there were early warning signs early in the year with targeted assistance and support - 5th and 6th grades at Lodestar (new teacher/teacher transition support) and Lighthouse Upper (leadership team support).

Improving Assessment Data Understanding: We need to reset and retrain our staff on our assessment systems, particularly making sure our leaders, teachers, students, and parents truly understand their data metrics.

Building Capacity vs Our New Strategic Plan

Strategic Priority #1 (Initiative 1B, 1C, and 1D) - We will focus on content specific instructional visions, ensure consistent and aligned classroom practices, and improve our leadership team’s systems of support and accountability.

Strategic Priority #3 (Initiative 3A and 3B) - We will ensure world class professional development, and aligning our Wednesday and non-student days through stronger planning by content and grade levels, leveraging assessments and data from interims.

Strategic Priority #3 (Initiative 3C and 3D) We will have clear and consistent org-wide coaching for our teachers, with our Shared Services Academic team supporting our pre-identified gaps where student cohorts are most behind.

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Lodestar Preliminary CAASPP 23-24 Data (Year to Year)

Grade Level / Content	2021-22 Proficiency Rates	2022-23 Proficiency Rates	2023-24 Proficiency Rates	Change (23 to 24)
3rd Grade ELA	4%	11%	14%	+3%
3rd Grade Math	2%	17%	33%	+16%
4th Grade ELA	23%	8%	13%	+5%
4th Grade Math	10%	0%	9%	+9%
5th Grade ELA	23%	26%	8%	-19%
5th Grade Math	8%	21%	2%	-19%
6th Grade ELA*	6%	28%	10%	-18%
6th Grade Math*	4%	27%	15%	-12%
7th Grade ELA	12%	17%	37%	+20%
7th Grade Math	4%	12%	33%	+21%
8th Grade ELA	10%	20%	19%	-1%
8th Grade Math	5%	2%	14%	+12
11th Grade ELA	N/A	20%	36%	+16%
11th Grade Math	N/A	0%	6%	+6%

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Lighthouse Preliminary CAASPP 23-24 Data (Year to Year)

Grade Level / Content	2021-22 Proficiency Rates	2022-23 Proficiency Rates	2023-24 Proficiency Rates	Change (23 to 24)
3rd Grade ELA	17%	12%	6%	-6%
3rd Grade Math	29%	14%	6%	-8%
4th Grade ELA	17%	34%	21%	-13%
4th Grade Math	22%	29%	14%	-15%
5th Grade ELA	21%	37%	38%	+1%
5th Grade Math	10%	11%	24%	+13%
6th Grade ELA*	20%	24%	18%	-6%
6th Grade Math*	12%	21%	18%	-3%
7th Grade ELA	35%	26%	25%	-1%
7th Grade Math	14%	7%	20%	+13%
8th Grade ELA	27%	27%	20%	-7%
8th Grade Math	11%	16%	6%	-10%
11th Grade ELA	37%	57%	37%	-20%
11th Grade Math	12%	1%	6%	+5%

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Lodestar Preliminary CAASPP 23-24 Data (Cohort)

Grade Level / Content	2021-22 Proficiency Rates	2022-23 Proficiency Rates	2023-24 Proficiency Rates	Change
3rd Grade ELA			14%	N/A
3rd Grade Math			33%	N/A
4th Grade ELA		11%	13%	+2%
4th Grade Math		17%	9%	-8%
5th Grade ELA	4%	8%	8%	+0%
5th Grade Math	2%	0%	2%	+2%
6th Grade ELA*	23%	26%	10%	-16%
6th Grade Math*	10%	21%	15%	-6%
7th Grade ELA	23%	28%	37%	+9%
7th Grade Math	8%	27%	33%	+6%
8th Grade ELA	6%	17%	19%	+2%
8th Grade Math	4%	12%	14%	+2%
11th Grade ELA			36%	N/A
11th Grade Math			6%	N/A

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Lighthouse Preliminary CAASPP 23-24 Data (Cohort)

Grade Level / Content	2021-22 Proficiency Rates	2022-23 Proficiency Rates	2023-24 Proficiency Rates	Change (23 to 24)
3rd Grade ELA			6%	N/A
3rd Grade Math			6%	N/A
4th Grade ELA		12%	21%	+19%
4th Grade Math		14%	14%	+0%
5th Grade ELA	17%	34%	38%	+4%
5th Grade Math	29%	29%	24%	-5%
6th Grade ELA*	17%	37%	18%	-19%
6th Grade Math*	22%	11%	18%	+7%
7th Grade ELA	21%	24%	25%	+1%
7th Grade Math	10%	21%	20%	-1%
8th Grade ELA	20%	26%	20%	-6%
8th Grade Math	12%	7%	6%	-1%
11th Grade ELA			37%	N/A
11th Grade Math			6%	N/A

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Grade	EOY Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	EOY Scale Score 23-24	Distance from Standard on 2024 CAASPP	Change from 23 to 24 Year to Year	Change from 23 to 24 Cohort
3	2436	2343	2391	2410	-93	-45	-26	-79	2391	-45	+34
4	2485	2360	2366	2401	-125	-119	-84	-144	2395	-90	+54	-11
5	2528	2387	2393	2387	-141	-135	-141	-85	2389	-139	-54	+5
6	2552	2402	2440	2448	-150	-112	-104	-63	2422	-130	-67	-45
7	2567	2456	2494	2498	-111	-73	-69	-107	2515	-52	+55	+11
8	2586	2415	2466	2481	-171	-120	-105	-159	2458	-133	+26	-26
11	2628	2477	2534	2529	-149	-94	-99	-191	2496	-132	+59

Math Scale Score Analysis

Lodestar

Interim Assessment Analysis
Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was within 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8th grades Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was beyond 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: (+) 4th and 7th grade (-) 11th

Change from 23 to 24

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Grade	EOY Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	EOY Scale Score	Distance from Standard on 2024 CAASPP	Change from 23 to 24 Year to Year	Change from 23 to 24 Cohort
3	2436	2313	2356	2356	-123	-80	-80	-79	2348	-88	-9
4	2485	2376	2338	2385	-109	-147	-100	-58	2389	-96	-38	-18
5	2528	2451	2412	2452	-77	-116	-74	-99	2437	-91	+8	-33
6	2552	2449	2443	2462	-103	-109	-90	-79	2443	-109	-30	-10
7	2567	2481	2473	2458	-86	-94	-109	-124	2470	-97	+27	-20
8	2586	2456	2446	2479	-130	-140	-107	-133	2438	-148	-15	-24
11	2628	2547	2498	2482	-81	-130	-146	-160	2477	-151	+9

Math Scale Score Analysis

Lighthouse

Interim Assessment Analysis
Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was within 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades. Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was beyond 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: (+) 4th grade (-) 8th and 11th

Change from 23 to 24

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Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	EOY Scale Score	Distance from Standard on 2024 CAASPP	Change from 23 to 24 Year to Year	Change from 23 to 24 Cohort
3	2432	2340	2368	2346	-92	-64	-86	-119	2350	-82	+37
4	2473	Incomplete Handscoring	2387	2403	Incomplete Handscoring	-86	-70	-124	2360	-113	+9	+6
5	2502	Incomplete Handscoring	2400	2376	Incomplete Handscoring	-102	-126	-36	2366	-136	-100	-12
6	2531	2424	2461	2464	-107	-70	-67	-54	2416	-115	-61	-79
7	2552	2485	2473	2498	-67	-79	-54	-75	2502	-50	+25	+4
8	2567	2471	2509	2525	-96	-58	-42	-106	2483	-84	+22	-9
11	2583	2510	2531	2529	-73	-52	-54	-83	2548	-35	+48

ELA Scale Score Analysis

Lodestar

Interim Assessment Analysis
Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was within 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: 3rd grade Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was beyond 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: (+) 7th and 11th grade (-) 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th grade

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Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	EOY Scale Score	Distance from Standard on 2024 CAASPP	Change from 23 to 24 Year to Year	Change from 23 to 24 Cohort
3	2432	2324	2344	2327	-108	-88	-85	-99	2340	-92	+7
4	2473	2440	2395	2383	-33	-78	-90	-50	2390	-83	-33	+16
5	2502	2452	2481	2441	-50	-21	-61	-60	2456	-46	+14	+4
6	2531	2425	2467	2444	-106	-64	-87	-66	2442	-89	-23	-29
7	2552	2465	2470	2484	-87	-82	-68	-79	2484	-68	+11	-2
8	2567	2491	2491	2564	-76	-76	-3	-51	2487	-80	-31	-1
11	2583	2542	2490	2560	-41	-93	-23	+1	2540	-43	-42

ELA Scale Score Analysis

Lighthouse

Interim Assessment Analysis
Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was within 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th grades Grade levels where the average distance from standard (DFS) on Interim Assessments was beyond 10 scale score points (+/-) of actual: (-) 4th and 8th grade

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CAASPP MATH: Cohort Data

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CAASPP ELA: Cohort Data

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ELPAC 3-5

DATA SUMMARY
	3 Year Growth	3 Year Average	1 Year Growth
LS 3	-4	-1	-2
LS 4	-5	-2	0
LS 5	31	10	-39
LS Averages	7.3	2.3	-13.6
LH 3	-10	-3	1
LH 4	-3	-1	7
LH 5	-12	-4	-11
LH Averages	-8.3	-2.6	-1

LODESTAR

LIGHTHOUSE

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ELPAC 6-8, 11

LIGHTHOUSE

DATA SUMMARY
	3 Year Growth	3 Year Average	1 Year Growth
LS 6	-17	-6	-29
LS 7	-7	-2	-19
LS 8	-13	-4	-14
LS 11	N/A	N/A	-9
LS Averages	-12.3	-4	-17.75
LH 6	-9	-3	-26
LH 7	19	6	22
LH 8	-30	-10	-2
LH 11	-58	-19	-49
LH Averages	-19.5	-6.5	-13.5

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ELPAC 23-24

LIGHTHOUSE 3-8, 11

LODESTAR

3-8, 11

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Academic Committee/Board of Directors

6/4/24

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MAP Data: Growth and Achievement - ELA Overall

The number of students of students is students with test results from both terms, Spring 2023 & Spring 2024

K-5

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MAP Data: Growth and Achievement - Math Overall

K-5

6-8

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - Math - Lighthouse K-5

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - Math - Lodestar K-5

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - ELA - Lighthouse K-5

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - ELA - Lodestar K-5

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - ELA - Lighthouse 6-8

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - ELA - Lodestar 6-8

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - Math - Lighthouse 6-8

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MAP Data:

Growth and Achievement - Math - Lodestar 6-8

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Academic Committee / Board of Directors

2/27/24

3/6/24

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Interim Assessments #4 Completion (Jan)

Notes:
Successes: We are marching forward with the data we have and limiting impact on student learning. Challenges: Newer leaders are still navigating building buy-in and execution on their teams.

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Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 4 Diff. from EOY CAASPP
3	2432	2324	2344	2327	-108	-88	-85	-99	-9	+11	+14
4	2473	2440	2395	2383	-33	-78	-90	-50	+17	-28	-40
5	2502	2452	2481	2441	-50	-21	-61	-60	+10	+39	-1
6	2531	2425	2467	2444	-106	-64	-87	-66	-40	+2	-21
7	2552	2465	2470	2484	-87	-82	-68	-79	-8	-3	+11
8	2567	2491	2491	2564	-76	-76	-3	-51	-25	-25	+48
11	2583	2542	2490	2560	-41	-93	-23	+1	-40	-94	-24

Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 4 Diff.from EOY CAASPP
3	2432	2340	2368	2346	-92	-64	-86	-119	+27	+55	+33
4	2473	Incomplete Handscoring	2387	2403	Incomplete Handscoring	-86	-70	-124	N/A	+38	+54
5	2502	Incomplete Handscoring	2400	2376	Incomplete Handscoring	-102	-126	-36	N/A	-66	-90
6	2531	2424	2461	2464	-107	-70	-67	-54	-53	-16	-13
7	2552	2485	2473	2498	-67	-79	-54	-75	+8	-4	+21
8	2567	2471	2509	2525	-96	-58	-42	-106	+10	+48	+64
11	2583	2510	2531	2529	-73	-52	-54	-83	+10	+31	+29

ELA

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections: We have enough strong alignment to the instructional model, we can better investigate the outliers, which allows us to be strategic in our next steps.
See the Success: Our midyear data indicate that most grades are on track to outperform the 2023 CAASPP results. For elementary grades the data is more predictive as it is ICA which is a similar length and format as the CAASPP summative assessment. Name the Gap: There are multiple factors impacting achievement that must analyze and use to make data-driven decisions. In grades 4 and 6 at Lighthouse and 5 and 6 at Lodestar, there are three factors to consider. (1) new to the profession, (2) not using curriculum with fidelity, (3) and teaching students in critical grades on the seems of a school. Do It. When teachers are new to the field or to LCPS, we must have a yearlong onboarding plan and place them in grades in which students are seeing more success.

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Grade	EOY Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 4 Diff. from EOY CAASPP
3	2436	2313	2356	2356	-123	-80	-80	-79	-44	-1	-1
4	2485	2376	2338	2385	-109	-147	-100	-58	-51	-89	-42
5	2428	2451	2412	2452	+23	-16	+24	+1	+22	-15	+23
6	2552	2449	2443	2462	-103	-109	-90	-79	-24	-30	-11
7	2567	2481	2473	2458	-86	-94	-109	-124	+38	+30	+15
8	2586	2456	2446	2479	-130	-140	-107	-133	+3	-7	+26
11	2628	2547	2498	2482	-81	-130	-146	-160	+79	+30	+14

Grade	EOY Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 4 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 4 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Diff. from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 4 Diff. from EOY CAASPP
3	2436	2343	2391	2410	-93	-45	-26	-79	-14	+34	+53
4	2485	2360	2366	2401	-125	-119	-84	-144	+19	+25	+60
5	2428	2387	2393	2387	-41	-35	-41	+15	-56	-50	-56
6	2552	2402	2440	2448	-150	-112	-104	-63	-87	-49	-41
7	2567	2456	2494	2498	-111	-73	-69	-107	-4	+34	+38
8	2586	2415	2466	2481	-171	-120	-105	-159	-12	+39	+54
11	2628	2477	2534	2529	-149	-94	-99	-191	+42	+97	+92

Math

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections: In math we have added mathematical language routines which gives students access to the conceptual understanding and to strategic testing skills simultaneously.
See the Success. Our midyear data indicate that most grades are on track to outperform the 2023 CAASPP results. For elementary grades the data is more predictive as it is ICA which is a similar length and format as the CAASPP summative assessment. Name the Gap. There are multiple factors impacting achievement that must analyze and use to make data-driven decisions. In grades 4 and 6 at Lighthouse and 5 and 6 at Lodestar, there are three factors to consider. (1) new to the profession, (2) not using curriculum with fidelity, (3) and teaching students in critical grades on the seems of a school. Do It. When teachers are new to the field or to LCPS, we must have a yearlong onboarding plan and/or place them in grades in which students are seeing more success. One is a strategic decision this school year and the other is an ongoing process throughout next year.

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CAO will create continuity by refining current practices and building three clear, enduring systems with clear implementation guidance. We will shift to a focus on purposeful implementation as evidenced by student impact.

What is the quality of learning our students experience most days of school?

LCPS CORE Reflections and Strategies

Executive Summary - CAO Academic Strategies

SUSTAINING SUCCESS

Data Driven Instruction

Positive Staff and Student Culture

Coaching Systems

BUILDING CAPACITY

Intensive coaching for new teachers

Creating a sense of belonging and safety using crew.

Deepening understanding of external assessments.

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 1: Data Driven Instruction and Decisions

Outcome 1: 90% of curriculum Outcome 2: Weekly Summative Outcome 3: Intervention Outcome 4: Data Driven Instruction/Decisions

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Data Driven Instruction Outcome 3: All math and ela classes will ensure that students get multiple opportunities to master grade level standards.	Growth Strategy: We make data-driven decisions when deciding who to provide intensive support. Monitoring Plan: We triangulate data using scorecards, coaching, and interim assessment data.	See the Success: Now that our data indicates that all students are on pace to get 90% of the remaining curriculum and they are being assessed on weekly summatives. Name the Gap: New teachers need intensive coaching and we need to start this process earlier in the year Do It: Develop yearlong onboarding scope and sequence.

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 2: Positive Staff and Student Culture

Outcome 1: Crew for all Outcome 2: Monitor Key Areas Outcome 3: Respond Restoratively Outcome 4: New Teacher Support

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Monitoring Key Areas Creating a sense of belonging for students through crew.	Growth Strategy: Through crew we are examining students perspective on having a caring adult and the impact of crew Monitoring Plan: Midyear student survey data.	See the Success: We have more accurate data about student perspective on their sense of safety and belonging at school. Name the Gap: Our students have caring adults do not know when and how to get support. Do It: We are going to normalize safety in our community by addressing the importance of safety in crew, reinstitute the role of crew leader as the one caring adult in each student’s life, and leverage consequences for students who instigate, starts, or record/share fights. (loss phone privileges, RJ for instigators, etc.)

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 3: Coaching Systems

Outcome 1: Real Time Coaching Outcome 2: Lesson Plan Feedback Outcome 3/5: Professional Learning Outcome 4: Sound Teaching

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Professional Learning Internalization All math and ela teachers will internalize their end of cycle assessments and the set of lessons prioritizing that will lead to mastery	Growth Strategy: Internalizing blueprint of external assessments and mapping onto lesson design. . Monitoring Plan: Graduating proficient teachers from planning feedback giving leaders ability to focus on high needs teachers. Weekly co-observation to evaluate impact of leader coaching.	See the Success: Internalization has deepened and grown across roles. Name the Gap: compliance isn’t translating to student results. Do It: Leaders internalize: assessments aligned to targets, claims, and standards rigorous learning for each anchor standard. Teachers internalize the above and: lesson focus Impact of Instructional routines on student engagement and learning.

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CAO Summary - Coaching Systems Leader Model

ACADEMIC PROGRESS : Coaching as a team supports us to see the intersection between culture and instruction in service of academic outcomes.

POSITIVE STAFF AND STUDENT CULTURE	LEADER INTERNALIZATION leads to impactful coaching	IMPACTFUL COACHING leads to stronger student outcomes.

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CAO Summary -

Foci 1: Data Driven Instruction

CAO Summary

FOCUS 1: Data Driven Instruction and Decisions

Outcome 1: 90% of curriculum Outcome 2: Weekly Summative Outcome 3: Intervention Outcome 4: Data Driven Instruction/Decisions

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Intensive coaching for new teachers.	Supporting leaders to develop systems to develop, monitor, and coach interventions
	CAO Reflections
	Data is only as meaningful as its ability to drive change in student learning, so holding team accountable through the assessing, scoring, analyzing, , and intervening processes.

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CAO Summary Academic Foci 2: Positive Student and Staff Culture

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Design interventions aligned to blueprint delivered during SEA Wednesdays.	Staff and Student Culture: We need incentives and accountability for creating safe schools each day.
	CAO Reflections
	We are currently developing a multi-tiered strategy to address student conflict /fighting which will include reclaiming a right to wellness and safety, responding to instigating, informing families of persistent patterns and consistent school responses, connecting student attendance, tardies, and achievement data to their positive/negative impact on school culture.

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CAO Summary - Academic Foci 3: Coaching Systems

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
		Compliance has limited impact without deep understanding. Developing deep understanding when compliance is leading to student impact.
	CAO Reflections and Next Steps
	Leaders internalize: assessments aligned to targets, claims, and standards rigorous learning for each anchor standard. Teachers internalize the above and: lesson focus Impact of Instructional routines on student engagement and learning.

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Academic Committee / Board of Directors

1/31/24

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Interim Assessments #3 Completion (Dec)

Notes:
Successes: Completion during the assessment window Challenges: Chronic Absence leaders, teachers, and students.

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Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Difference from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Difference from EOY CAASPP
3	2432	2324	2344	-108	-88	-99	-9	+11
4	2473	2440	2395	-33	-78	-50	+17	-28
5	2502	2452	2481	-50	-21	-60	+10	+39
6	2531	2425	2467	-106	-64	-66	-40	+2
7	2552	2465	2470	-87	-82	-79	-8	-3
8	2567	2491	2491	-76	-76	-51	-25	-25
11	2583	2542	2490	-41	-93	+1	-40	-94

Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 ELA Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Difference from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Difference from EOY CAASPP
3	2432	2340	2368	-92	-64	-119	+27	+55
4	2473	Incomplete Handscoring	2387	Incomplete Handscoring	-86	-124	N/A	+38
5	2502	Incomplete Handscoring	2400	Incomplete Handscoring	-102	-36	N/A	-66
6	2531	2424	2461	-107	-70	-54	-53	-16
7	2552	2485	2473	-67	-79	-75	+8	-4
8	2567	2471	2509	-96	-58	-106	+10	+48
11	2583	2510	2531	-73	-52	-83	+10	+20

ELA

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections:
See the Success: Our coaching has deepened our collective understanding of rigorous learning. Name the Gap: Our coaching needs to focus on impact on student learning. It needs to consistent at LH 6-12 and persistent at Lodestar K-12. Do It. Focal grades with a focus on evidence of students’ cognitive engagement as a predictor for student performance assessments.

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Grade	EOY Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Difference from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Difference from EOY CAASPP
3	2436	2313	2356	-123	-80	-79	-44	-1
4	2485	2376	2338	-109	-147	-58	-51	-89
5	2428	2451	2412	+23	-16	+1	+22	-15
6	2552	2449	2443	-103	-109	-79	-24	-30
7	2567	2481	2473	-86	-94	-124	+38	+30
8	2586	2456	2446	-130	-140	-133	+3	-7
11	2628	2547	2498	-81	-130	-160	+79	+30

Grade	CA Scale Score Cut Off	INTERIM 2 MATH Scale Score Averages	INTERIM 3 MATH Scale Score Averages	Cycle 2 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Cycle 3 Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Cycle 2 Difference from EOY CAASPP	Cycle 3 Difference from EOY CAASPP
3	2436	2343	2391	-93	-45	-79	-14	+34
4	2485	2360	2366	-125	-119	-144	+19	+25
5	2428	2387	2393	-41	-35	+15	-56	-50
6	2552	2402	2440	-150	-112	-63	-87	-49
7	2567	2456	2494	-111	-73	-107	-4	+34
8	2586	2415	2466	-171	-120	-159	-12	+39
11	2628	2477	2534	-149	-94	-191	+42	+97

Math

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections:
See the Success: In our last assessment, we noticed that our students accurately answered questions at DOK level 1 and 2. Math language routines have been introduced in most secondary classrooms. Name the Gap: We asked all coaches to focus on the application problems with a focus on both language demands and conceptual learning. Do It: Our directors will coach grade 5 and 6 to more closely assess student access to rigorous learning.

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What is the quality of learning our students experience most days of school?

LCPS CORE Reflections and Strategies

Executive Summary - CAO Academic Strategies

SUSTAINING SUCCESS

Data Driven Instruction

Positive Staff and Student Culture

Coaching Systems

BUILDING CAPACITY

SEA Wednesday- Tier 1 Intervention

Reducing Fights

Deepening understanding of external assessments.

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 1: Data Driven Instruction and Decisions

Outcome 1: 90% of curriculum Outcome 2: Weekly Summative Outcome 3: Intervention Outcome 4: Data Driven Instruction/Decisions

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Data Driven Instruction Outcome 3: All math and ela classes will ensure that students get multiple opportunities to master grade level standards.	Growth Strategy: We internalize external assessment blueprint to plan intervention. Monitoring Plan: We will do SEA walkthroughs as a team once per cycle.	See the Success: Now that our data indicates that all students are on pace to get 90% of the remaining curriculum and they are being assessed on weekly summatives. Name the Gap: We want to use the data for standards-based interventions on student engaged assessment (SEA) Wednesday. Do It: Design interventions aligned to blueprint delivered during SEA Wednesdays.

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 2: Positive Staff and Student Culture

Outcome 1: Crew for all Outcome 2: Monitor Key Areas Outcome 3: Respond Restoratively Outcome 4: New Teacher Support

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Monitoring Key Areas Experiencing deep loss in our community has increased our acceptance acceptance of physical harm in our community “it’s just a fight”	Growth Strategy: Through crew we are exploring the psychological impact of living with violence. Monitoring Plan: We are supporting and holding students accountable who instigate, start, and/or record and share fights.	See the Success: We are no longer in a safety crisis. Name the Gap: Our students are not regularly checking in with a caring adult to get support with interpersonal challenges. Do It: We are going to normalize safety in our community by addressing the importance of safety in crew, reinstitute the role of crew leader as the one caring adult in each student’s life, and leverage consequences for students who instigate, starts, or record/share fights. (loss phone privileges, RJ for instigators, etc.)

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CAO Summary

FOCUS 3: Coaching Systems

Outcome 1: Real Time Coaching Outcome 2: Lesson Plan Feedback Outcome 3/5: Professional Learning Outcome 4: Sound Teaching

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Professional Learning Internalization All math and ela teachers will internalize their end of cycle assessments and the set of lessons prioritizing that will lead to mastery	Growth Strategy: Internalizing blueprint of external assessments and mapping onto lesson design. . Monitoring Plan: Graduating proficient teachers from planning feedback giving leaders ability to focus on high needs teachers. Weekly coobservation to evaluate impact of leader coaching.	See the Success: Internalization has deepened and grown across roles. Name the Gap: compliance isn’t translating to student results. Do It: Leaders internalize: assessments aligned to targets, claims, and standards rigorous learning for each anchor standard. Teachers internalize the above and: lesson focus Impact of Instructional routines on student engagement and learning.

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CAO Summary - Coaching Systems CAO Model

INTERNALIZE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT BLUEPRINT

16/40=40%	6/40=15%	9/40=22.5%	9/40=22.5%
CLAIM 1: Reading Literary/ Informational	CLAIM 2: Writing Organization/Purpose Evidence/Elaboration Conventions	CLAIM 3: Speaking/Listening	CLAIM 4: Research

INTERNALIZE CLAIMS, TARGETS, AND STANDARDS

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CAO Summary - Coaching Systems Leader Model

ANCHOR STANDARD 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

HIGH LEVEL STANDARDS INTERNALIZATION

Close reading

Teacher with annotated text in hand and all students with text in hand
Model think aloud and annotation: words, sentence structure, and key details
Elicit student response using equitable participation strategies

Retell/summary/gist
Logical inferences
Strong, effective evidence: brainstorm and sort
Cite text evidence

INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINE #1

UNPACKING LEARNING TARGETS

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CAO Summary - Coaching Systems Teacher Model

UNPACKING LEARNING TARGETS	MODELS, CRITIQUE, AND DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK

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CAO Summary -

Foci 1: Data Driven Instruction

CAO Summary

FOCUS 1: Data Driven Instruction and Decisions

Outcome 1: 90% of curriculum Outcome 2: Weekly Summative Outcome 3: Intervention Outcome 4: Data Driven Instruction/Decisions

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Design standards-based interventions aligned to blueprint delivered during SEA Wednesdays	Supporting leaders to develop systems to develop, monitor, and coach interventions
	CAO Reflections
	Data is only as meaningful as its ability to drive change in student learning, so holding team accountable through the assessing, scoring, analyzing, , and intervening processes.

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CAO Summary Academic Foci 2: Positive Student and Staff Culture

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Design interventions aligned to blueprint delivered during SEA Wednesdays.	Staff and Student Culture: We need incentives and accountability for creating safe schools each day.
	CAO Reflections
	We are currently developing a multi-tiered strategy to address fights which will include reclaiming a right to wellness and safety, responding to instigating, informing families of persistent patterns and consistent school responses, connecting student attendance, tardies, and achievement data to their positive/negative impact on school culture.

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CAO Summary - Academic Foci 3: Coaching Systems

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Coaching leads to student impact. Focus is the greatest lever is coaching	Compliance has limited impact without deep understanding. Developing deep understanding when compliance is leading to student impact.
	CAO Reflections and Next Steps
	Leaders internalize: assessments aligned to targets, claims, and standards rigorous learning for each anchor standard. Teachers internalize the above and: lesson focus Impact of Instructional routines on student engagement and learning.

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Academic Committee / Board of Directors

12/6/23

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ANALYZING INTERIM ASSESSMENT DATA
This year we made the decision to shift to SBAC summative assessments because it allowed for us to have assessments that were aligned, common, and predictive. It is equally powerful that the student-facing assessments are predictive of the testing experience AND that as leaders we are able to organize and align our data to predict performance on upcoming state assessments. As you are analyzing our math and ela data, please note the following: Student performance has been reframed from percentage of proficient student to distance from standards. Distance from standards is established by calculating the difference between state’s published scale score and the average of each student scale score in the grade level. With this data reframing, we can collectively answer the question: Is this good growth for this point in the school year?

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Interim Assessments #2 Completion

Notes:
Challenges: Simultaneously learning and launching a new platform for interims. Successes: Launching a new schedule for next interims.

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ANALYZING INTERIM ASSESSMENT DATA
This year we made the decision to shift to SBAC summative assessments because it allowed for us to have assessments that were aligned, common, and predictive. It is equally powerful that the student-facing assessments are predictive of the testing experience AND that as leaders we are able to organize and align our data to predict performance on upcoming state assessments. As you are analyzing our math and ela data, please note the following: Student performance has been reframed from percentage of proficient student to distance from standards. Distance from standards is established by calculating the difference between state’s published scale score and the average of each student scale score in the grade level. With this data reframing, we can collectively answer the question: Is this good growth for this point in the school year?

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Grade	END OF YEAR Scale Score Cutpoints	INTERIM 2 ELA Scale Score Averages	Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 Summative Assessment	Difference
3	2432	2324-2367	-108	-99	-9
4	2473	2440-	-33	-50	+17
5	2502	2452	-50	-60	+10
6	2531	2425	-106	-66	-40
7	2552	2470	-82	-79	-3
8	2567	2491	-76	-51	-25
11	2583	2542	-41	+1	-40

Grade	Scale Score Cut Off	ELA Averages on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASSP	Difference
3	2432	2340-2367	-92	-119	+27
4	2473	Incomplete Handscoring	Incomplete Handscoring	-124	N/A
5	2502	Incomplete Handscoring	Incomplete Handscoring	-36	N/A
6	2531	2424	-107	-54	-53
7	2552	2485	-67	-75	+8
8	2567	2471	-96	-106	+10
11	2583	2510	-73	-83	+10

ELA

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections:
Our cycle 2 ELA interim assessment data indicates that students in more than 50% (8/14) ELA courses ie., Grade 3 ELA, outperformed or is not less than 10 points away from the prior cohorts end of year performance. This data tells a promising growth story as surpassing end of year performance, even on a subset of standards, indicates that we are closing the distance from standard year over year.

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Grade	Scale Score Cut Off	Math Averages on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Difference
3	2436	2313-2356	-123	-79	-44
4	2485	2376-2287	-109	-58	-51
5	2428	2451--2413	+23	+1	+22
6	2552	2449-2441	-103	-79	-24
7	2567	2481-2465	-86	-124	+38
8	2586	2456-2454	-130	-133	+3
11	2628	2547-2507	-81	-160	+79

Grade	Scale Score Cut Off	Math Averages on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on Interim Assessment	Distance from Standard on 2023 CAASPP	Difference
3	2436	2343-2362	-93	-79	-14
4	2485	2360-2345	-125	-144	+19
5	2428	2387-2391	-41	+15	-56
6	2552	2402-2391	-150	-63	-87
7	2567	2456-2475	-111	-107	-4
8	2586	2415-2415	-171	-159	-12
11	2628	2477-2533	-149	-191	+42

Math

Lighthouse

Lodestar

CAO Reflections:
Our cycle 2 math interim assessment data indicates that students in more than 64% (9/14) math courses ie., outperformed or is not less than 15 points away from the prior cohorts end of year performance. This data also tells a promising growth story as surpassing end of year performance, even on a subset of standards, indicates that we are closing the distance from standard year over year.

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CAO will create continuity by refining current practices and building three clear, enduring systems with clear implementation guidance. LCPS will shift from solely monitoring implementation--compliance to monitoring student impact at greater frequency. LCPS will align our priorities and monitoring tools, while supporting leaders to customize action plans to their staff and student needs.

LCPS CORE Reflections and Strategies

Executive Summary - CAO Academic Strategies

SUSTAINING SUCCESS

Data Driven Instruction

Positive Staff and Student Culture

Coaching Systems

BUILDING CAPACITY

Analyze impact and implementation data to determine correlation and establish cycle goals.

Intentionally building Crew

Weekly data talks and internalization.

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CAO Summary - Sustaining Success

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Data Driven Instruction All math and ela classes will ensure that students get 90% of grade level instruction from adopted curriculum as outlined in the LCPS curriculum maps.	Growth Strategy: site-based leaders bi-weekly pacing reviews. Monitoring Plan: Directors conduct end of cycle review and request a refined pacing guide plan for all teachers who are not at 90%.	Last year’s focus on teaching grade level curriculum was a primary driver for Lodestar’s 6-8 accelerated growth. Building on that success, all math and ela courses will launch semester 2 on pace to get 90% of the lessons in the curriculum.
Curriculum Internalization: All math and ela teachers will internalize their end of cycle assessments and the set of lessons prioritizing that will lead to mastery	Growth Strategy: weekly internalization during Wed’s PD. Monitoring Plan: Directors conduct two evaluation and feedback on two internalization meetings per cycle	To thrive in a 21st century math course students need literacy and language development, so this year all math teachers incorporate mathematical language routines to deepen students understanding of math through academic discourse.

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CAO Summary - Sustaining Success

Drivers	2023-24	CAO Themes
Interim Assessments: To be effective interim assessments must be common, aligned, and predictive	Growth Strategy: Begin CAASPP Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments which are aligned because they are organized around smaller clusters of standards. These assessments are predictive of end of year performance because they are published by the same consortium that creates our end of year CAASPP summative assessments. Monitoring Plan: teachers will analyze, develop action plan, and reteach grade level standards. Site-based leaders will observe at least one reteach lesson.	This year we are focused on how we use interim assessment data to drive intervention for students, we will continue to use Wednesdays to give students multiple opportunities to master grade level standards. Our walkthrough data indicates we will need to spend the next 4-6 weeks focused on the quality of intervention for teachers and impact of intervention on student learning through assessing outcomes.

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CAO Summary - Academic Foci 1: Data Driven Instruction

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Grade Level & Data Driven Instruction: weekly data meetings focuses both on grade level rigor and student learning	Grade Level & Data Driven Instruction: Weekly data talks during Wednesday's PDs. Site based leaders observe reteach on a biweekly basis. Directors analyze notes for data talks on biweekly basis.
	CAO Reflections
	Through observation, feedback, and accountability, all sites require regular weekly data talks. Our next foci is on how teachers use this data to drive targeted intervention for students throughout the week.

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CAO Summary Academic Foci 2: Positive Student and Staff Culture

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Staff and Student Culture: Clearly articulate the how of staff and student culture through the use of common rubrics. Responsive Moments lead to Strategic Action Plans for culture challenges - “it’s only unexpected once”.	Staff and Student Culture: Walkthroughs with common rubrics lead to aligned outcomes with customized pathways
	CAO Reflections
	We have done an exceptional job of responding to significant culture challenges, stabilizing our community through strategic operational shifts, and connecting wellness to achievement. While loss is staggering, it has served to strengthen relational bonds within teams as they support each other through healing and the intentional relationship building amongst adults. We have leveraged both internal and external resources to provide ongoing supports to all stakeholder. This has enabled both Lodestar 6-12 and Lighthouse 6-8 to take time to heal and prioritize learning.

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CAO Summary - Academic Foci 3: Coaching Systems

2023-24 SY	What are the Core Practices/Strategies that will further growth this year?	Based on the data, what needs to be more tightly progress monitored?
	Coaching Systems: (a) planning support through unit and lesson plan feedback is proactive rather than reactive. (b) observation is focused on the reteach after data meetings (c) observation feedback give teachers time to practice and grow their craft	Coaching Systems: Directors review lesson plan feedback each cycle to give site-based leaders completion and quality ratings. Once per cycle coach co-observes reteach and feedback session.
	CAO Reflections and Next Steps
	Lesson plan feedback continues to be a critical coaching tool for leaders as it give insight into rigor, quality and impact of instruction before students experience the lesson. While most sites have created consistency in leader practice, we will evaluate the quality of teacher’s “first draft” lesson plans to better understand how our coaching is improving teacher practice. More importantly, over the next 4-6 weeks, leaders will coach with lesson plan “in hand” to deepen the connection between the quality of planning and quality of learning and teaching.

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