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The EC teachers in CCS are meeting virtually with EC students to continue providing EBP via the NCSIP interventions Language!, Letterland, Number Worlds, Vmath, Transmath, Language! Live and SPIRE.
We as instructional coaches meet regularly with the teachers to discuss and brainstorm ways to provide high quality EBP virtually. We also join virtual lessons to observe teachers and student learning and follow up with teachers afterwards to discuss lessons and make suggestions, if needed.
Our teachers are working hard to continue instruction with EC students during this time and we couldn't be more proud!

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VCS has had a fabulous NCSIP year. We sent a team to SPIRE training and are excited to use our newly purchased materials the beginning of the 20-21 school year. We started to train over 45 teachers in FoM. We are anxiously waiting to finish the training with Jenny Ainsle. We are excited to start the year with Letterland for all of our EC teachers. We are hopeful to bring RRtCP to our county as soon as we are able. We have a very active team and our thankful for the full support of our EC Director, Dr. Gloria Jones!

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Implementation of LANGUAGE! Live has continued, with one teacher even calling it her saving grace during this time.

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We welcomed our new director, Dr. Elizabeth Mitcham on February 28th.  On March 16th we began our journey of e-learning in a virtual world.  Dr. Mitcham has incredibly lead our department through this time by collaborating with district teams to build equity and break down silos, which I know will continue as we move forward.  Our support staff has worked extremely hard to build resources, tools and support for our teachers, as well as, parents.  Our teachers have worked tirelessly to create environments, which we learned quickly could not be like those in the brick and mortar building, to reach out to students, teach our students, and support our students.  We have continued to collect data and hold meetings as needed.

Things to highlight:  PLCs for teachers teaching Extended Content Standards & OCS; PLCs and continued support and resources for our Classified Staff;  Canvas courses created with resources for K-12 for Extended Content Standards & K-12 General  Content Standards: EC; District-wide PD for all staff including classified; Parent FlipSnack for Remote Learning that includes Social Stories, Communication Boards, etc.; Continued Training for SLD, Best Practices, etc. and much more!

We give a BIG SHOUT OUT to all staff that are working to make this a valuable learning time for students and for granting grace while we create this learning environment! We know that as we move forward learning will change and improve for all students! #RSS_EC

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Change is always happening: We have a new EC director effective July 1.
Read 180: All students with internet access but no laptop or chrome book were provided with a chrome book to insure access to the online program pieces.  HMH worked with our teachers and Technology Department to insure access.
Teachers and administrators continue to go above and beyond to meet the needs of all students.

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Our team has been collaborating with our Gen Ed partners in the district Literacy and Math Focus Teams. We also join the grade level PLCs on a weekly basis. We created a Digital Tools for Teachers and Printable Resources documents that provided district teachers resources to enhance their virtual teaching. We created 20+ professional development opportunities for our teacher assistants and teachers. We are meeting with our EC teachers on a weekly basis to introduce new tools and to provide support. We concluded our Collaborative Cohort and received very positive feedback and we look forward to continuing next year.

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The teachers and staff of Ashe County Schools are dedicated to meeting the needs of our students and their families every day. Our teachers are riding buses daily  to deliver food and other needed items to families. They are meeting with our students regularly to ensure safety, health, and social/emotional well-being. Teachers have created virtual classrooms and continue providing meaningful learning experiences with our students. We are so thankful to companies like Letterland, McGraw- Hill, and Hill Center for providing free online resources, support and coaching for teachers as we navigate remote instruction. What a learning experience this has been for all of us. We are so proud of our students and teachers for all they endured and accomplished in the last few weeks!
WE ARE #ASHEPROUD

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Gaston County has been working tirelessly to provide SDI  remotely and to connect to students and families virtually!  Teachers have developed creative ways to have students participate in EBP activities and programs for both math and literacy.  Some examples are use of interactive slides for "Move it, Say it", delivery of programs such as Letterland using app smashing for rainbow writing,  and meeting with students in groups and individually to teach and practice specific and targeted decoding and math skills.  Beyond the many PD opportunities that have been created and used during this time, the RRtCP team is developing a booster session for the cohorts who are only 1 day shy of completing the course.  We plan to take them through completion of the Learning Tasks including administering the San Diego Quick assessment virtually as well as reviewing the content from the first four days in preparation for day 5 and the post-survey.  We thank everyone for all their hard work and dedication!!

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I am extremely proud of our teachers, our students and their families. In addition to meeting the basic needs of our staff and families, the teachers set up virtual classrooms assisting our students with consistent learning opportunities. Our parents have embraced the virtual learning opportunities and continue to help the students while learning strategies and skills themselves to  foster continuity of learning at home! Tremendous teacher/student relationships and family support have made this COVID-19  remote learning situation work! A huge shout
-out to all teachers - YOU TRULY ARE HEROES!

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Our school system is first and fore most  working hard to provide for the basic needs of our students and families with providing meals no questions asked for anyone 18 and under. Big shout out to our technology community for stepping up with opportunities for free hot spots outside our schools, for no cost increased access and data on phone plans, and more. Thanks to our school tech and media for working to get Chromebooks in the hands of those that had no other device to use for remote learning. Major praise and appreciation for teachers working through various modalities to reach all students: online classroom, Google Meet, by phone call or text, email, by hard copy instructional packets (with much more than just worksheets) Teachers' attitudes have been great through these trying times in a rural county that started without the resources or infrastructure to initially provide equitable instruction. Great strides have been made.

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Congratulations to WCU First RRtCP Class

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Congratulations to WCU First RRtCP Class

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Congratualtions to WCU First RRtCP Class

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Our teachers and leaders are working hard to ensure access to all of our students. They are being creative and thinking outside of the box! Our students don't have equal access to technology, and teachers are ensuring that they are still learning and growing! We have also worked hard as a district to feed our students. Mental health for students, staff, and parents is also a priority! The things we have learned and the resources we are using can only help us better education when we return!!

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Our administrative leadership has been an instrumental part in developing a remote learning plan with resources that are inclusive of ALL students! We have continued with our EBP with invaluable support from our partners adjusting materials to support remote learning. I am celebrating having a growth mindset culture within our district. For example, we shifted from SPIRE print to iSPIRE at two sites seamlessly!

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We am amazed at how many ways my district is working to meet the needs of all students. Virtual learning through varies platforms and continuing to use EBP and other resources. The district and teachers quickly complete training on virtual learning and hit the ground running. We have worked hard at at this to our tool box while continuing to follow evidence based practice and documentation to make sure we are addressing the needs of our students. We continue to provide coaching support though virtual coaching

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Our EC teachers report that they are able to continue reaching their students via online learning through various platforms and are teaching Letterland, Hill and Number Worlds lessons to the best of their ability to ensure as much fidelity as possible with the students who are engaging in online learning. The EC students at our middle schools are doing a great job keeping up with their classwork, and seem to be more at ease completing work online than some of their non-disabled peers. Our teachers are taking personal time to enroll in digital learning classes to better their implementation of virtual learning. Some of the resources include N2Y Engage, NCSU Friday Institute, Goalbook, NCII, and Alison, etc.

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Letterland has really opened their resources up to every parent, student, and teacher.  Their website is full of helpful, "just what we need" resources.  Check it out:

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As of 17th March, we have also made it possible for all Letterland school customers to set up their teachers and students with free access to Phonics Online whilst schools remained closed due to COVID-19. Since Phonics Online is web-based, this will mean that students can access Letterland animations, songs and readers at home. Please find more information on our website.

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We want to do absolutely everything possible to make sure that your students are able to continue visiting Letterland, despite school closures. That's why we will be sharing as many free resources as possible, so that schools are able to support parents and students if they are learning from home.

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I am extremely proud of our district in getting a jump on SDI with the short turn around time our teachers had to prepare, learn new online platforms and provide students with the daily services they require!

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SPIRE representative has been awesome securing supplemental instructional support for teachers and parents. Teachers are transitioning beautifully providing the direct instruction programs require.

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SPIRE representative has been awesome securing supplemental instructional support for teachers and parents. Teachers are transitioning beautifully providing the direct instruction programs require.

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I stand amazed at all of our teachers and staff.  The way that remote learning began seemed so easy and yet I know it was not.
Honestly, we had to dial in our teachers a bit because they were quite zealous in their desire to continue teaching.
Teachers are teaching Letterland and holding reading groups with all kids in which it is possible.

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I have been able to schedule a couple of times each week to meet with all of my math intervention groups using Google Meets. Getting to see their faces is always the highlight of my week. My 8th graders particularly loved it when a spider crawled across my hand during a virtual lesson, my screams were definitely heard across the internet LOL

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CMS is doing an amazing job - They have invited the IHEs to help with planning alongside their star special educators. Using lots of resources from National Centers such as NCII! Teaching math online and tryin to develop great ways to model with concrete objects!

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CMS is doing an amazing job - They have invited the IHEs to help with planning alongside their star special educators. Using lots of resources from National Centers such as NCII! Teaching math online and tryin to develop great ways to model with concrete objects!

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I was able to reach out to McGraw Hill to secure consent for uploading Corr. Reading materials to my individual google classrooms. In the process of blending some virtual instruction as well as instructional videos in an attempt to progress through the lessons.