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Exemplary School of Writing Recognition
Online Application

Here at Writing to Win, we know that you have worked hard to establish effective routines of writing in your school. When 80% of your faculty shows confidence in implementing these routines, we feel that your teachers and students deserve recognition. This year we offer a simplified application process for Exemplary recognition that can be completed online. Fill in all information and statistics about your school, review and complete the appropriate writing checklists, enter the last three years of writing test scores and click on submit. It’s that simple. We look forward to celebrating your achievement with you.

Erin Van Note
President/Director of Operations
Erincort Consulting, Inc.

 

Exemplary School Information
School: Date:
(mm/dd/yy)
District:  
Principal/designee:    
Day Phone:    
Fax:    
Email:    
Grade Levels in your School:(check all that apply)
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Phase of Writing to Win for which you have established effective routines:
(check all that apply)
Phase I
Journal Writing		 Phase II
Process Writing		 Phase III
Sentence Building

Exemplary School Statistics
Number of teachers responsible for writing
Journal Writing
Process Writing
Sentence Building
Self-contained classroom teachers
English / Language Arts teachers
Content Area Teachers
Special Education / ESL Teachers
Exemplary School Verification of Writing Standards Checklist
Phase I-Journal Writing Standards
Teachers prompt students to write entries that require critical thinking and address a curriculum objective (essential question, performance standard or daily skill)
Teachers write and read their own journal entries aloud as a model.
Teachers list expectations for each entry on a wall chart that is easily visible.
Students self-assess their performance on each entry and record it in their journal.
Teachers prompt students to share their writing.
Teachers guide students in providing positive and constructive feedback to peers.
Teachers use journal entries to assess learning and guide further instruction.
Number of teachers meeting six of seven journal writing standards.
Phase II-Process Writing Standards
Teachers share their own writing as a model for their students to follow.
Teachers list expectations for each step of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading and evaluation) on a wall chart that is easily visible.
Students self-assess their performance for each step of the writing process and record it in their portfolios.
Teachers prompt students to write several first drafts and complete one final draft in a genre of writing.
Teachers provide a Word Bank/Advance Organizer or other prewriting tools that require brainstorming and jot listing.
Teachers and students use a Final Evaluation Form (or other rubric) to score final drafts.
Teachers prompt students to research topics from across the curriculum.
Number of teachers meeting six of seven process-writing standards.
Phase III-Sentence Building Standards
Teachers have students complete a rewrite passage as a pretest of grammatical patterns.
Teachers engage students in both oral and written practice of Sentence Building lessons.
Teachers use visual, auditory and kinesthetic techniques to emphasize use of certain language skills.
Teachers explain the grammatical pattern upon completing each Sentence Building lesson.
Teachers prompt students to use Sentence Building strategies in revising their first drafts.
Teachers have students complete a rewrite passage as a posttest of grammatical patterns.
Number of teachers meeting five of six Sentence Building standards.
Scores on State Writing Assessment
Please complete all columns that you have current information for. For those grade levels who have
not received scores, we will insert your information at a later date. Exemplary School recognition requires that there be a yearly gain in your schools test scores or that your students consistently score above the state average.

Note: Even if you saw a drop in scores this year, you can still qualify for recognition if those scores remained above the state average.

Students’ performance levels on the State Writing Assessment for three years
School and District:
Grade Level:
 
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
  Below State Expectations Basic
Grade Level:
 
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
  Below State Expectations Basic
Grade Level:
 
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
  Below State Expectations Basic
Grade Level:
 
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
  Below State Expectations Basic
Grade Level:
 
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
  Below State Expectations Basic


Use one table per grade level for writing scores you are reporting.

View example of completed table
Example:
  Performance Level
Level of Writing
Current Year
Previous Year
Year Before
  Exceeds State Expectations Advanced
12%
7%
7%
  Meets State Expectations Proficient
81%
70%
62%
  Below State Expectations Basic
7%
23%
31%
Declaration and Signature
I declare that 80% of our teachers responsible for process writing and journal writing meet the required standards, and therefore, qualifies as a 2008 Writing to Win Exemplary School of Writing.
Signature:

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