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CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO WATCH
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California Schools to Watch is a statewide program implemented by the California League
of Educators, California Department of Education, California Middle Grades Alliance, National Forum, and the California Schools to Watch model schools.
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Redesignated: 2023
Designated 2019
Ontario-Montclair School District
San Bernardino County
Alicia Tuttle, Principal
1450 East G Street, Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 986-5834
School Characteristics
Community: suburban. Enrollment: 1,128. Grade levels: 6,7,8. School schedule: six-period day with optional zero period. Grade level common preps.
School Demographics
Free/reduced lunch: 95%. English learners: 80%
Replicable Practices
Through a school-wide International Baccalaureate (IB) model, Wiltsey Middle is committed to structured inquiry as a vehicle for learning and real-life applications and to full inclusion with co-teaching and multiple tiers of support. Units of study are organized around the IB areas of interaction: statement of inquiry, inquiry questions, summative assessment, approaches to learning, and differentiation.
Teachers are supported in the school/IB vision by common planning time weekly, full day planning sessions, opportunities to visit peers, and coaching from an IB coordinator/data coach.
The school has identified close reading, the claim-evidence-reasoning framework for writing, and higher-level depth of knowledge questioning as the school-wide focus for the year supported by peer and coach observations, and staff development.
Support for instruction is evident through internal and external instructional rounds and a district program called “spotlight teacher” where two teachers are available for observations in-person and via a live-streaming service providing teachers with immediate modeling of research based instructional strategies and classroom management strategies aligned with PBIS.
All students participate in a highly organized process of student-led conferences where they analyze their academic progress with families and set academic goals for improvement.
Wiltsey has developed a unique coordinated services team in their counseling center (PAWS) where they can access outside services, and/or receive support from two bilingual academic counselors, as well as student mentors with training in behavioral counseling.
At the conclusion of every unit of study in all grade-level content areas, students are required to complete a summative task which is real-world applicable and engages them in creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, citizenship and character education.