Acceleration Roadmap

June 17
3:30–4:30pm

June 21
3:00–4:00pm

June 23
4:00–5:00pm

• Apply learning from the webinar/professional development sessions to your unique context and role
• Collaboratively plan with others who are engaged in similar work
• Ask follow-up questions related to webinar/professional development content

June 29
3:00–4:30pm

July 15
3:00–4:30pm

• Explain how the learning acceleration approach supports students with diverse learning needs, such as multi-language learners or students with disabilities.
• Create a plan to equitably accelerate student learning for all in a way that proactively attends to the needs of students who are starting significantly behind their peers by defining guiding principles for equity-based, collaborative planning that attends to students with diverse needs.
• Explain how their system will take next steps to equitably accelerate student learning for all over the next two years by anticipating the adult-centered barriers that could potentially prevent access to accelerated learning for all. (MTSS Tier 2 and 3 support)
• Identify the key barriers to change management and brainstorm proactive solutions to addressing the barriers.

July 1
3:00–4:30pm

July 19
3:00–4:30pm

• Create a plan for collecting and examining available data regarding student attendance and students' and families' feelings of belonging.
• Set a specific school culture goal with an eye towards racial equity.
• Identify a variety of supports to implement to promote attendance and foster belonging.
• Identify the key barriers to change management and brainstorm proactive solutions to addressing the barriers.

July 7
3:00–4:30pm

July 21
3:00–4:30pm

• Articulate a plan for diagnostics that help teachers bring students into grade level instruction.
• Identify or build resources to support teachers and leaders in diagnosing students' unfinished learning in the core content areas.
• Explain how teachers, school leaders, and district leaders will use information gleaned from diagnostics to accelerate student learning using culturally responsive and just- in-time scaffolds.
• Identify the key barriers to change management and brainstorm proactive solutions to addressing the barriers.

July 8
3:00–4:30pm

July 26
3:00–4:30pm

• Establish an academic focus for the year, based on your school's instructional materials and current student academic needs, and aligned to Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Create a plan for how you will align observation, coaching, and professional learning priorities to this focus area.
• Develop improvement cycles in key areas to ensure students continue to experience equitable, high-quality learning experiences.
• Identify the key barriers to change management and brainstorm proactive solutions to addressing the barriers.

July 14
3:00–4:30pm

July 28
3:00–4:30pm

• Explain their next steps for planning their training for teachers and leaders, including tiered engagement strategies to connect with students and families.
• Create and practice delivering an investment and communication plan for their stakeholders including leaders, staff, students, and families.
• Assess and communicate out their progress on access, implementation, and quality goals to develop next steps for implementation.
• Collaborate with role-alike leaders to plan for building system-wide capacity.

• Set a vision for a welcoming, supportive, and culturally responsive classroom environment.
• Set a specific classroom culture goal with an eye towards racial equity.
• Determine what systems you will implement to maintain communication and 360-degree feedback with families.
• Set a communication goal that fits within your plan and unique context.
• Examine how you can use the information you gather about families and students to inform and prepare transitional lesson plans that incorporate social and emotional learning.

• Evaluate the quality of assignments you are providing to ensure all students can meaningfully engage in high -quality, grade-appropriate content.
• Determine how to identify the most critical prerequisite skills and knowledge for each grade level and subject area. (ELA and math)

• Explain how the learning acceleration approach supports students with diverse learning needs, such as multi-language learners or students with disabilities.
• Proactively plan scaffolding strategies for daily or weekly lessons according to the learning objective, target standard(s), and your students' needs.
• Anticipate and plan for potential barriers to learning by designing flexible lessons and learning environments that address the needs of historically marginalized students.

• Examine how to strategically use diagnostic, formative and summative assessments to plan for accelerated learning
• Identify curriculum embedded assessments (formatives) and plan your pacing calendar accordingly to include space for just-in-time scaffolds while prioritizing grade-level content.