DC Public Schools were facing low performance in their middle schools. Students were achieving at low levels on the state standardized assessment, DC CAS. The staff felt unsupported and lacked the capacity to support students in their academic and socio-emotional needs.
In the 2008-2009 school year, the Full Service Schools (FSS) Model was implemented in eleven middle schools in Washington, D.C.
The intention was a three-year plan, with the first year focused on implementation, the second on program improvement and outcomes and third focusing on goals and sustainability. The FSS goal was to increase overall academic performance, as measured by the DC-CAS.
The program was based on Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies, including high quality instructional design and delivery for all students aimed at reducing the number of students needing intervention.
FSS was implemented as the restructuring model for 11 middle schools with a programmatic focus on academics and on direct services to students with socio-emotional needs within local school sites.
Insight Education Group has worked with both teachers and coaches in the FSS sites to train and coach them on Strategic Design for Student Achievement (SDSA).
The SDSA planning method aligns directly with the Plan domain of the Teaching For Learning (TLF) Framework that is used as the foundation for teacher support and evaluation in DCPS.
SDSA empowers teachers to examine state content standards, design effective classroom assessments and deliver engaging instructional strategies – key elements that align directly with the remaining domains of the TLF Framework.
Insight Education Group also helped to develop and train individuals in the Assistant Principal of Intervention role, building additional capacity at the school level.
In the 2008-2009 school year, the Full Service Schools (FSS) Model was implemented in eleven middle schools in Washington, D.C.
The intention was a three-year plan, with the first year focused on implementation, the second on program improvement and outcomes and third focusing on goals and sustainability. The FSS goal was to increase overall academic performance, as measured by the DC-CAS.
The program was based on Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies, including high quality instructional design and delivery for all students aimed at reducing the number of students needing intervention.
FSS was implemented as the restructuring model for 11 middle schools with a programmatic focus on academics and on direct services to students with socio-emotional needs within local school sites.
Insight Education Group has worked with both teachers and coaches in the FSS sites to train and coach them on Strategic Design for Student Achievement (SDSA).
The SDSA planning method aligns directly with the Plan domain of the Teaching For Learning (TLF) Framework that is used as the foundation for teacher support and evaluation in DCPS.
SDSA empowers teachers to examine state content standards, design effective classroom assessments and deliver engaging instructional strategieskey elements that align directly with the remaining domains of the TLF Framework.
Insight Education Group also helped to develop and train individuals in the Assistant Principal of Intervention role, building additional capacity at the school level.
