Region 10 Dallas, Texas Home of the Cougars!

Richardson Independent School District
Region 10
Dallas, Texas
Home of the Cougars!
Professional Leadership Cadres (PLC) 2010-2011
Darwin Spiller
Amber Leblond
Lin Wall
Principal
Assistant Principal
Instructional Facilitator /SBF
Nakita Jackson
Crystal Adindu
Specialist on Site
Campus Reading Specialist
Tonya Mitchell
Shantoinette Walthall
Zana Hughes
Campus Reading Specialist
Math Support
Science Support
Professional Learning Cadres Leaders
Lloyd Campbell
Shawntel Newhouse
Rachele Cannon
Science Cadre
Math Cadre
Reading Cadre
Maria Ethetton
Stephanie Bowling
Social Studies Cadre
Writing Cadre
Mary Jackson
Cross Curriculum Research
As the Stults Road Community,
we are committed to high expectations,
appreciation of the individual,
and the encouragement of lifelong learners
who will successfully function in today’s
global and culturally diverse society.
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Bilingual School- 6th Year
80% Economically Disadvantaged
35% Mobility Rate
65% Stability Rate
Example: 5th Grade Math (August 23rd – August 27th)
5.1A Use place value to read, write, compare, and order whole numbers through 999,999,999,999.
5.14A Identify the mathematics in everyday situations.
Instructional Focus
PLACE VALUE (WHOLE NUMBERS)
2 days
• Review the number system
(base ten system)
• Create Place Value Chart to
billions
• Read and write numbers through
the billions
Suggested Core Resources
5th Place Value Chart Activity
Textbook: Topic 1 Lesson 1.1 pp
4A‐5B
Place Value Match
Let’s Make a Number
Context
Process
Content
ACCELERATION & ENRICHMENT
Investigations Texas Student
Activity Book pages 14, 27
Exploring Math Kit Level D Unit
1(from CD)
Practice Pages 1‐10
Exploring Math Kit Level E Unit
1(from CD) Practice pages 1‐2
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Classroom teachers, support teachers, and Instructional
Leadership Team (ILT) monitor student progress on a
continuous basis.
Data is the tool that drives our decisions. We analyze and
focus on a triangulation of data.
Four critical questions associated with professional
learning communities:
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What is it we expect our students to learn?
How will we know when our students have learned it?
How will we respond when our students don’t learn
How will we respond when our students already know it?
• Master Schedule- Designed so that support personnel for grades KN-6th are linked to each
grade level during daily targeted instruction.
• Goal- To create small group learning opportunities so individual attention can be given to
every student.
• Stults Road provides job-embedded collaboration.
• All grade levels, support staff, aides, and tutors have a common planning time.
• Professional Learning Communities and Faculty Meetings occur weekly.
 Teachers submit individualized tutoring plan to principal
 Teachers collaborate with support staff
 Teachers monitor to see if additional support is needed
 Teachers keep parents, support staff, & administrators informed of progress
Teachers actively participate in the decision-making process.
(Research from Teacher as Decision Makers James Cooper, 1999)
Saturday School- Student Engagement Examples
Title I Parent Education
Activity
Details
SRI /DIBEL/ TAKS /LAT/TELPAS
INFO
Data night to inform parents on how to read
interpret the different reports.
Diana Day Night
HEARTS Team communicates with parents about
our school wide discipline program.
Health Fair
Hosted by Nurse, Counselor, and PE teachers.
Outside booths related to fitness, diet,
drug/alcoholic awareness, bullying, blood
pressure, and cholesterol testing.
Homework Club
Ongoing activity designed to help parents help
their children with homework.
English Classes
Community volunteers work with non-English
parents while their children attend Saturday
School.
Title I Parent Education
Activity
Details
Grades & RPORTAL
Teach parents HOW to use the Grade Book System
(RPORTAL).
Pajama Reading Night
Special Readers located throughout the building.
Parents are encouraged to read with their children
in a comfortable atmosphere-blankets & pajamas.
Math Night
Different math games, activities and a make & take
session that allows parents to create manipulatives
to use with their children.
Curriculum Night
Grade level meetings where teachers explain their
curriculum and expectations to parents.
Science Fair Training
Classes presented in Spanish & English on how to
complete a science fair project. Computer room is
available several nights a week.
Family Science Night
Parents and children have an opportunity to
complete a variety of hands-on science
experiments.
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Grades K-6
Literacy Camp
Math Camp
Science Camp
 Shared mission, vision, values, & goals
 Collaborative teacher teams
 Results oriented
 Student engagement
 Interventions
 Continuous Reflection
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Data Driven Decisions
Coaching Model
Support Staff
Teacher Collaboration
Dialogue
Feedback
Reflection
Dennis King NCDS PLC Presentation 2007
Cycle of Continuous Improvement –
National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Learning Forward
Data Analysis
Ongoing Improvements
Evaluation of
Professional Development
Educator Learning Goals
Learning Strategies
Job-embedded Coaching
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Example:
The video is titled Stults Road Elementary: PD in Action
http://www.nsdc.org/standfor/definition.cfm
Board of Trustees honors schools that demonstrate
an ongoing commitment to the communities they serve.
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Church of the Ascension Mentoring Program
Healing Hands Ministry
 Stults Road rank 7th in North Texas 12th in State….Dallas Morning News April 4, 2010
 Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll (TBEC)
 Texas Education Agency Exemplary school
 TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgements (6 out of 7 areas)
 Just for Kids Higher Performing School
 Stults Road added to WWW.AllthingsPLC.com website for implementation of
Professional Learning Communities Framework
 2010 recipient of Peer Mediation Award
 Superintendent Medallion Award
 2008 Elementary Principal of the Year
 2010 Principal on Superintendent Cabinet
September 22, 2010:
National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Learning Forward
Submitted application for
Shirley Hord Learning Team Award
* Another example of a powerful PLC at Stults Road
posted on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPiORz44zO8
The PLC Project
10 RISD Elementary Schools
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* Partner with Walden University/Laureate