Noe Middle School
A “NOE-ticeable” Difference in Education
Instructional Leadership:
Impacting the Classroom
Kathleen A. Sayre, Ed.D., Principal
Jennifer Cave, Assistant Principal
Outline
Demographics and Organization of School
Comprehensive School Improvement Planning
Administrators as Instructional Leaders
Walk thrus
Classroom Instructional Framework
Question and answers
About our School
Noe Middle School is an urban school located
in Louisville, Kentucky
Population of approximately 1,350 students
51% of our students are on free or reduced
lunch
Approximately 40% of our student population
lives in the school’s surrounding neighborhood,
which is one of the community’s highest
poverty areas
About our School
Noe offers two of the district’s magnet programs
– the Gifted and Talented Magnet and the Visual
and Performing Arts Magnet
Approximately 8% of our students are part of our
English as a Second Language program for,
representing 20 different languages and cultures
Noe’s racial profile includes 54% Caucasian
students, 38% African-American, and 8% from
other races
Comprehensive School Improvement
Planning
In Kentucky the CSIP is used to determine
how schools will ensure that their students will
reach proficiency and above
Focus is on student needs
All stakeholders are brought together for
improvement
CSIP
We attribute much of our success to the development
and implementation of the CSIP
The ILT, other interested staff, and members of the
SBDM Council meet an average of 10-12 times of a 2
month period to review data, determine needs, revise
and add strategies/activities
Parents and staff have an opportunity to provide
input at Open Forums before the CSIP is presented
to the SBDM
CSIP Process
Our CSIP is a dynamic document
Our plan is organized to include each content
area, parent and community involvement,
safety and academic support
Every activity/strategy is implemented and
evidence is collected
Implementation and impact checks are
completed 3 times a year and shared with the
SBDM Council
Administrators as
Instructional Leaders
Lesson Plan Reviews
Teacher Evaluations
Walk thru observations
Instructional Leadership Team
Department Meetings
Book Study among district administrators
Walk thrus
Members of the Administrative
Team regularly visit classrooms
( Walk- thru schedule)
These quick walk thrus are a glimpse
of what is going on in the classroom
Teachers receive feedback on the
activity of both the teacher and the
students
Tablet PCs are used to collect data
Administrator discuss and analyze
their findings
Walk Thru Components
Teacher Behavior
(Active/Passive/Not Engaged)
Activity Observed
(Large group/teacher directed/independent work)
Learning Activity
(Paper-pencil/Discussion/Technology/Hands-on)
Objectives, Visuals, and Work Posted/ Procedures in
Use/ Core Content Connection
Number of students engaged
Classroom Instructional Framework
As part of a district initiative to improve
instruction, principal received training on the
development and use of the Classroom
Instructional Framework
Video segments of teachers implementing
these instructional practices were shared with
teachers through Professional Development
Teachers then were to apply these practices in
their classrooms
CIF Components
The CIF is a basic reminder of what good
instruction is and includes Entering Activities,
the Anticipatory Set, Interactive Teaching and
Learning, Guided Practice, Independent
Practice, and Closure
CIF Activity
During viewing,
use the Guided
Practice chart to
make your
notations in
preparation for
discussion.
Contact Information
Noe Middle School
121 W. Lee Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 485-8307
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Middle/Noe.html
Dr. Kathleen Sayre – Principal
Kathleen.Sayre@jefferson.kyschools.us
Jennifer Cave - Assistant Principal
Jennifer.Cave@jefferson.kyschool.us