School Wide Improvement Plan

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1 School Wide Improvement Plan

2 Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths: Students are challenged academically Students feel safe and comfortable at school Public feel welcome in our building Teachers and administrators are concerned about individual students Parents have up to date access to students information via Infinite Campus/parent portal Utilize technology in education Teachers incorporate a variety of al strategies Small class sizes Variety of electives offered Teacher s offer multiple incentives to motivate students Staff are trained in ELA and Math for CCSS Weaknesses: Using differentiated for Reading and Math grades PK-12 Using DIBELS to target tier lll students for individual /referral for SpEd services Adjust classroom to move students from proficient to advanced levels Working with advanced level students with enrichment exercises Retaining volunteers Equip students with a variety of study skills Utilize community members in school setting Focus on bullying issues and respecting others K-12 Utilize small group and individualized focusing on individual learner needs K-6 counseling unit on bullying and what it is 7-12 counseling unit on relationships Communication between staff members/respecting peers Title 1 needs more consistency in services for grades K-6 Written discipline policy in elementary Elementary staff meetings-monthly on early release days

3 Goals for Goal 1 By the end of school, 70% of all students, K-12, will be proficient or advanced in reading. Assessments Smarter Balance Assessment, Alt test/msaa, DRA, Star Reading, Reading plus grades 3-11, DIBELS, Functional Assessments, Surveys, Observations, classroom data Goal 2 By the end of the school, 70% of all students, K-12, will be proficient or advanced in mathematics. Assessment Smarter Balance Assessment, STAR Math, Functional Assessments, Accelerated Math/IXL, Surveys, Observations, classroom data Goal 3 Reportable incidences of bullying will be 5 or less for the school Assessment Student, parent, staff surveys, Safe, Drug, and Gun Free School Data Submission Goal 5 The School District will have a graduation rate 100% for all students for the school. Assessment State issued Report Card Elementary School Parent Compact

4 School Responsibilities The Elementary Teachers and Administration will: 1. Provide high-quality and in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State s student academic achievement standards Have high expectations for student achievement. Help all students in their classroom do their best in school. Provide high quality, and to assist students in learning the state standards. Come to school each day with a positive attitude about my students and their families and with well-prepared classroom lessons to assist students learning. Communicate clearly and frequently so that all families understand school programs and their children s progress. Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Show respect for each child and his/her family. Enforce school and classroom rules fairly and consistently. Guide families to monitor their children s homework and to discuss report card grades and academic goals with their children. Arrange ways for parents and other volunteers to use their time and talents to assist my students at school, in my class or at home. 2. Hold parent-teacher conferences bi-annually (fall and spring) during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child s achievement. 3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children s progress. Report cards are sent home 4 times a, and progress reports are sent home 4 times a. 4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Staff will be available for parents, before school, after school, parent teacher conferences twice a, and other meetings arranged through the elementary office. 5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child s class, and to observe classroom activities. The August open house will have signup sheets for parents if they would like to volunteer or help with a classroom project. Parent Responsibilities We, as parents, will support our children s learning in the following ways: Send my child to school on time each day with a positive attitude about school and being a student. Encourage my child to work hard and cooperate with teachers and other students. Read notices from the school and communicate with teachers or others about questions that I have. I will see that the missed work is made up, if my child is absent. Check to see that my child completes the homework that is assigned. Encourage my child to discuss homework, class work, report cards grades, and academic goals with me. Volunteer to work at school or at home to conduct activities to assist my child and teacher, class, and community.

5 Instruction by Highly Qualified Staff Elementary School serves students in grades Pre K through sixth grade with a total of 82 students. We have two FTE certified special education teachers. We have 1 certified Title I Coordinator. We have one certified Title 1 teacher.5 FTE/Certified preschool teacher.5fte. We have two Special Education aides at 100% FTE. We have 7 FTE certified elementary teachers. Current Professional Development Plan at the end of the plan. Transition Daycare/Head Start/Kindergarten The School District provides services for children birth to four s of age. We use a child find procedure to identify at risk children in need of services. We have partnership compacts with SDDC as well as NESC who participate in the screening of our students. We also hold a spring screening which includes birth to four--olds. We use the scores on the kindergarten test to alert the Title I and SPED staff as to possible referrals, if a student is struggling with the kindergarten. At screening the incoming kindergarten students get a chance to meet and visit with the kindergarten teacher. The incoming kindergarten students receive a packet that consists of a starting school color book, school tips and a sample of the handwriting for them to practice. At the Kindergarten screening parents will receive information about Kindergarten expectations/schedules. A planning team meeting will be held in May to further extend our transition plan to meet the needs of incoming students. This meeting will include: Roxanne Lamphere Principal, Liz McGuire Kindergarten teacher, Kathy Natwick ICAP/ Head Start or designee, a current parent of a kindergartener, and a Preschool teacher.

6 Monitoring / Evaluation Staff will meet quarterly during early release time to evaluate,, and make adjustments as needed. Questions to be answered are: 1. what is working well that we can build on? 2. What is not working well and needs to be modified or changed? 3. Who is falling through the cracks? Teachers will review student achievement as related to the goals of the School-Wide Plan at the end of each semester. Teachers will pretest students before every unit in ELA and Math to determine which skills students need to review. Teachers will review Smarter Balance Assessment scores to adjust for the next school. Teaching staff will benchmark students fall/winter/spring for evaluation purposes using DIBELS or equivalent tools The staff will evaluate all strategies and actions in the spring/fall and revise as necessary. Elementary Professional Development Plan.

7 Demonstrated Need Proficient or advanced in ELA Professional Development Description All staff will be trained in the use and disaggregation of data for DRA, DIBELS, Reading Plus and be able to use the information to guide future Professional Development Goals (Tied to district/school goals) 1. 70% of students will be proficient or advanced in ELA Timeline Involved Person(s) (indicate if it is specifically for admin or teachers when not for full staff) Title 1 staff, teachers, para s Evaluation of Effectiveness and/or Impact (How) End of Resources Required (Supplies, additional plans, prior trainings) Reading Plus DIBELS DRA T i t l e I Funding Source(s) T i t Other l (Describe) e I I General fund for reading Plus Program Indicate District Wide PD or Building/School Level PD Elementary School level Proficient or advanced in Math Prevent bullying All staff will be trained in CBM s, effective diagnostic and formative assessments and use the data to guide future All staff will be trained in the use of Character Counts or comparable 2. 25% of SpEd, migrant, ELL, homeless, foster care students will be proficient or advanced in ELA 1. 70% of students will be proficient or advanced in Math 2. 25% of SpEd, migrant ELL, homeless, foster care students will be proficient or advanced in Math 1. There will be less than 2 reportable incidences of bullying at the elementary level Teachers, para s, SpEd staff Title 1 staff, teachers, para s Teachers, para s, SpEd staff All staff-certified and non-certified End of End of End of School climate surveys Safe, Drug, and Gun Free School Data Submission Reading Plus DIBELS DRA CBM s CBM s Character Counts Curriculum or comparable Pre-teach to staff before it is introduced to students at all grade levels General fund for reading Plus Program General fund for General fund for General funds for purchase of Elementary School level Elementary School level Elementary School level Elementary PD

8 District Professional Development Plan

9 Demonstrated Need Proficient or advanced in ELA by the end of grade 3 Professional Development Description All staff will be trained in the use and disaggregation of data for DRA, DIBELS, Reading Plus and be able to use the information to guide future Professional Development Goals (Tied to district/school goals) 3. 70% of students will be proficient or advanced in ELA Timeline Involved Person(s) (indicate if it is specifically for admin or teachers when not for full staff) Title 1 staff, teachers, para s Evaluation of Effectiveness and/or Impact (How) End of Resources Required (Supplies, additional plans, prior trainings) Reading Plus DIBELS DRA Title I Title II Funding Source(s) Other (Describe) General fund for reading Plus Program Indicate District Wide PD or Building/School Level PD Elementary School level 4. 25% of SpEd, migrant, ELL, homeless, foster care students will be proficient or advanced in ELA Teachers, para s, SpEd staff End of Reading Plus DIBELS DRA General fund for reading Plus Program Elementary School level Proficient or advanced in Math by the end grade 8 All staff will be trained in CBM s, effective diagnostic and formative assessments and use the data to guide future 3. 70% of students will be proficient or advanced in Math 4. 25% of SpEd, migrant ELL, homeless, foster care students will be proficient or advanced in Math Title 1 staff, teachers, para s Teachers, para s, SpEd staff End of End of CBM s CBM s General fund for General fund for Elementary and secondary School level Elementary and secondary School level Prevent bullying All staff will be trained in the use of Character Counts or comparable 2. There will be less than 5 reportable incidences of bullying All staff-certified and non-certified School climate surveys Safe, Drug, and Gun Free School Data Submission Character Counts Curriculum or comparable Pre-teach to staff before it is introduced to students at all grade levels General funds for purchase of District wide PD

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