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Early release Fridays: Knowing the child, not just numbers During these Friday meetings Adair County teachers and staff discuss things like effective flashback/bell ringers, writing assessments, intervention strategies, enrichment and a million other things that focus on student achievement and how they can work together to improve student skills which will make them more successful in the future. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Shamarie Claiborne, Media Publicity Directory Adair County School District, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY Early Release Fridays are full of terms unfamiliar to the general public but have proven to be very productive. If I break it down to the simplest terms teachers and support staff work together to analyze test scores to identify activities that are working, ones that are not, recognize students who are succeeding and those in need of extra help. Meet the PLC - Professional Learning Community To do this in the most effective fashion we have created PLCs which stands for Professional Learning Community. Each of these communities consist of either an area of study such as science, math, etc... or grade levels depending on the school. Our district has groups based in both ideologies. During these meetings teachers and staff discuss things like effective flashback/bell ringers, writing assessments, intervention strategies, enrichment and a million other things that focus on student achievement and how they can work together to improve student skills which will make them more successful in the future. There are detailed analysis of test scores and students daily activities. My favorite part has been the active informative discussions about strategies, concepts, and motivational tools each member is using. This is where you see just how much our teachers and staff care about our students and genuinely want them to be successful. Collaborations shows how to help student in problem areas An example might go like this - When the group looks at little Johnny's scores he is excelling in Science but lagging behind in Social Studies. When the members start discussing activities and methods in the two classrooms it is plain that little Johnny is struggling with reading. The science class has group reading where everyone takes turns in small groups reading and discussing the ideas while in social studies it is independent reading. Little Johnny is doing really well with the hands on activities in both classrooms. But is struggling with the test over concepts in Social Studies. The first thing the social studies teacher will do is to provide him with opportunities to work with peers to complete all reading assignments. Next, he will be provided a mentor in the class, someone he can ask questions to at anytime. This will not only provide help and assistance to Johnny but will allow the mentor to have enrichment and a leadership role. Of course then there are Fridays that are full of learning/classes for teachers and staff through speakers, webinars, or book studies. Overall, Early Release Fridays have been beneficial Overall, the Early Release Fridays have been beneficial and continue to provide insight which allows us to reflect on where we have been, where we are now, and where we want to be in connection to student achievement and creating a learning environment of all our students. I hope this has given you somewhat of a better idea of what we do on Early Release Fridays and makes you proud to know we are working hard to improve your students lives because any student who experiences success has grown not only academically but personally. Success builds confidence and confidence is the foundation for success. So really Early Release Fridays are about the entire child not just the scores on a piece of paper. -Shamarie Claiborne<./i> This story was posted on 2014-02-11 12:49:02
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