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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is you reading specialist helpful for lesson planning and WIN time planning? Is there someone to help with math?[/quote]

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Our reading specialist is a phenomenal resource! Love her. She helps with CKLA planning and FIT/WIN time planning. 
Yes! Our staff development teacher helps us plan for math. She is also amazing. [/quote]

What does your school do during FIT/WIN time for kids who do not need intervention?  Is it mostly busywork/computers or is there any real enrichment available for kids who are above-level (and if so, how often do they get it and how does that work)?  Does Central Office have any rules/requirements around this or send out any materials to support it (besides the 3rd-5th grade ELA enrichment stuff) or is it mostly left up to the schools or teachers to decide what they want to do?[/quote]

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It varies widely school to school. At my school, it is left up to the schools/teachers/grade level teams to decide what they want to do during FIT/WIN time.

There is a centrally identified "enrichment" FIT/WIN class, so students who have been identified as meeting that Central Office decided criteria go to a teacher that teaches a set curriculum that was created by the AEI office.

Students that need intervention are usually pulled out to work with someone with training on an intervention program. The rest that haven't been identified as needing intervention/enrichment are exposed to different activities that are up to us. I try to do novel studies with the kids bc they love them! I also mix up highly engaging informational and literary texts. So there is some enrichment available, but if/when/how often it happens will depend on your child's individual teacher/school.

Central Office is useless. They like to mandate things and then not provide support to make it happen. [/quote]

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