Killeen Independent School District 2016-2017 Review Quick Update Generated by Plan4Learningcom 1 of 24 #111
Mission Statement Sugar Loaf staff will work with parents and the community to provide a safe and nurturing environment where students entrusted to our care engage in rigorous and authentic learning experiences United, we will design student-centered processes that will: maximize students' potential, develop a passion for life-long learning, foster academic excellence as well as emotional and social well-being, value students hopes and dreams, and inspire a sense of responsible citizenship and service toward others Values Responsibility Respect Integrity Caring Commitment Generated by Plan4Learningcom 2 of 24 #111
Table of Contents 4 Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success 4 Goal 2: Killeen ISD will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a highly effective staff that proactively engages students for success 13 Goal 3: All Killeen ISD personnel will promote effective parental and community involvement through communication, participation, and partnerships in accomplishing the district's goals 18 Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community 19 Goal 5: Killeen ISD will maintain efficient and effective management of resources and operations to maximize learning for all students and staff 24 Generated by Plan4Learningcom 3 of 24 #111
Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 1: By June 2017, 90% or greater of all students, to include our African-American students, will score satisfactory academic performance as reported on STAAR Reading assessments, and MAP assessments By June 2017, 60% of students in grades 3-5 will meet the post-secondary readiness target set in Index 4 Evaluation 1: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective State System Safeguard Strategy 1) After school tutoring will be offered for students needing remediation in reading, as identified by campus common assessments, MAP and STAAR Tutoring will provide support in difficult reading concepts and increase students' abilities to comprehend complex, grade level texts State System Safeguard Strategy 2) A literacy library will contain a variety of genres that will be utilized to provide small group reading instruction using Comprehension at the Core and Balanced Literacy These materials will also support learning across the curriculum State System Safeguard Strategy 3) Staff will use a variety of manipulatives, resources, experiences and programs to enhance reading instruction and experiences in real world situations, to include but not limited to Comprehension at the Core, LLI, istation, Imagine Learning, SuccessMaker, Weekly Readers and Wilson reading program leadership, classroom teachers CIS State System Safeguard Strategy 4) Master schedule providing a 55-minute block leadership, for intensive, focused intervention to address teachers struggling readers and skills as identified by campus common assessments, MAP, and STAAR Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Administrative Growth in students' MAP results throughout staff, classroom the year STAAR results teachers, Reading Interventionists, RICA teacher and Paraprofessionals Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Generated by Plan4Learningcom 4 of 24 #111
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Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 2: By June 2017, 90% or greater of all students, to include our African-American and White students; will score satisfactory academic performance as reported on CIRCLES, mclass and STAAR Mathematics assessments By June 2017, 60% of students in grades 3-5 will meet the post-secondary readiness target set in Index 4 Evaluation 2: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) After school tutoring will be offered for students needing remediation in mathematics, as identified by campus common assessments, MAP and STAAR 2) Staff will use a variety of manipulatives and resources to provide balanced, differentiated math instruction that incorporates fluency, mathematics vocabulary, problem solving and applying math in real world situations Classroom Teachers Classroom Teachers Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results 3) Students at Sugar Loaf will participate in Classroom Increased fluency rates as measured by district and state funded programs intended to Teachers, progress in FASTT Math increase competence in mathematics Students in grades 2-5 will participate in a fluency program to increase their ability to recall and apply basic math facts Students in grades K-5 will participate in ST math to increase their ability to approach and solve complex math problems Students in grades 3-5 will participate in Think Through Math to increase students' abilities to apply knowledge to multi-step word problems Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results 4) Master schedule providing a 55-minute block for intensive, focused intervention to address math leadership, deficits as identified by campus common teachers assessments, MAP, and STAAR Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Generated by Plan4Learningcom 6 of 24 #111
Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 3: By June 2017, 90% or greater of all students will score satisfactory academic performance as reported on the STAAR Writing assessment By June 2017, 60% of students in grades 3-5 will meet the post-secondary readiness target set in Index 4 Evaluation 3: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective State System Safeguard Strategy 1) Teachers will provide targeted instruction in the areas of grammar and composition using various writing prompts that address the different genres and purposes for writing Prompts will be linked to current learning, and will be evaluated by teachers and presented at PLCs (1 each quarter) State System Safeguard Strategy 2) All students will participate in meaningful writing activities that will be shared with others to include illustrating and publishing a book that will be shared with campus, parents, and community members Classroom STAAR Writing for 4th grade, common Teachers, writing assessments for all grade levels Classroom Teachers, State System Safeguard Strategy Classroom 3) Students will anchor their learning by teachers participating in various real world applications of writing across content areas, to include: interactive notebooks and summarization of learning State System Safeguard Strategy 4) One part-time (retired teacher) will be in place to work with 3rd and 4th grade Title I students during intervention block to strengthen academic achievement in writing through accelerated instruction State System Safeguard Strategy 5) Teachers will employ strategies from Empowering Writers to improve and address writing instruction throughout all grade levels Published works, STAAR Writing for 4th grade, common writing assessments for all grade levels STAAR Writing for 4th grade, common writing assessments for all grade levels 3rd and 4th grade Student responses to writing prompts each teacher leaders, nine weeks as assessed by teacher teams campus leadership and administrators CIS, Administration, teachers Common Writing assessments, Evaluation of student work at PLC Generated by Plan4Learningcom 7 of 24 #111
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Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 4: By June 2017, 85% or greater of all students and all subgroups will score satisfactory academic performance as reported on district and STAAR Science assessments By June 2017, 60% of students in grades 3-5 will meet the post-secondary readiness target set in Index 4 Evaluation 4: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective State System Safeguard Strategy 1) Staff will use a variety of manipulatives and resources to provide students with real world experiences in science State System Safeguard Strategy 2) Staff will plan cross -curricular field based instruction to provide students opportunities to connect and apply science concepts to their daily lives State System Safeguard Strategy 3) will provide teachers with an equipped science lab to allow for hands on science experiences Classroom Teachers Grade level common assessments and performance indicators Classroom Student reflections, grade level common Teachers, assessments and performance assessments Classroom Student reflections, grade level common Teachers, assessments, and performance assessments Generated by Plan4Learningcom 9 of 24 #111
Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 5: By June 2017, 90% or greater of students in Special Programs will score at the satisfactory academic performance level and show a minimum of one year's growth as measured by STAAR assessments Evaluation 5: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Students with Dyslexia will receive specialized instruction using the Wilson Reading Program 2) Students identified as needing special education services will receive grade-level instruction in the general education setting with support from the Special Education personnel in areas identified as needing assistance Additionally, special education staff and classroom teachers will ensure that students will work on grade level TEKS 3) English Language Learners, with support from ELL teacher, will receive services to address specific learning needs during grade level instruction 4) Students identified as gifted and talented will be provided with differentiated instruction by teachers certified in Gifted Education, RICA teacher Classroom teachers, Inclusion Instructional Aid, Interventionist, Special Education teacher,, ELL Teacher, Classroom Teachers Classroom Teachers, CIS, DIBELS Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results ELL Progress Measure from STAAR Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Progress Measure from STAAR Generated by Plan4Learningcom 10 of 24 #111
Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 6: By June 2017, 90% of students and teachers will effectively utilize technologies to extend learning beyond the classroom and improve test scores Evaluation 6: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Online programs will be utilized to assist Classroom students in the core content areas through the use Teachers, CIS, of technology Online programs include, but are Technologist, not limited to: AP's, Principal istation, Think Through Math (state provided); ST Math, Nettrekker, SuccessMaker (district provided); Imagine Learning (district provided); BrainPop (campus provided) Reading A-Z, and IXL (campus provided) 2) Additional technology and technology supplies will be provided to support instruction and student achievement in all content areas provided: ActivSlates, ActivExpressions, Computers, ipad Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Student engagement and high quality product creation to validate level of learning acquisition Generated by Plan4Learningcom 11 of 24 #111
Goal 1: Killeen ISD will maintain rigorous standards of achievement to prepare 21st century learners for graduation and post-secondary success Performance Objective 7: By June 2017, through expert instructional delivery, differentiation, and intervention, 80% of all students and student groups in grades 3-5 will meet or exceed progress as reported by Index 2, SRI and SMI Evaluation 7: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective State System Safeguard Strategy 1) Administrators, teachers, and instructional assistants will communicate through tutoring logs, and conversations through PLC to measure progress and respond to the needs of students, Classroom teachers, Instructional Assistants Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Report cards Generated by Plan4Learningcom 12 of 24 #111
Goal 2: Killeen ISD will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a highly effective staff that proactively engages students for success Performance Objective 1: During 2016-17, Title I funds will be used to hire personnel to directly support reading and mathematics instruction and interventions, to support behavioral interventions, to strengthen parental and community involvement, and to increase the capacity of new teachers to delivery expert instruction Evaluation 1: Met Performance Objective 1) The positions funded include: 3 instructional assistants who provide instructional support in the classroom working in conjunction with classroom teachers; 1 instructional assistant who provides instructional support and behavioral support for identified students; 1 instructional assistant who acts as the parent liaison, and coordinates parental and community involvement in school as well as parenting classes Classroom Teachers Classroom support logs tracking student success toward specific instructional targets; instructional aide logs; behavioral aide logs; and sign in sheets for parent liaison activities Generated by Plan4Learningcom 13 of 24 #111
Goal 2: Killeen ISD will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a highly effective staff that proactively engages students for success Performance Objective 2: During 2016-17, 100% of the faculty will participate in professional learning with the goal of strengthening the instructional core These professional developments will focus on high quality instruction of all students Evaluation 2: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective State System Safeguard Strategy 1) Professional learning days will be provided (1 day) for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th nine weeks for teachers to analyze data, design lessons, and plan for student enrichment and remediation Teachers will be given the opportunity to discuss and choose from a range of research based high leverage instructional practices that meet the needs of all students 2) CIS will meet every week with new/growing teachers to provide lesson planning assistance and IFD curriculum standards study CIS will provide model teaching opportunities and facilitate strategic observation opportunities for new and growing teachers CIS will attend, participate, and assist in leading PLC meetings to provide feedback and examine student progress with teacher teams 3) The leadership team will revise the faculty handbook to ensure clear expectations for faculty/staff attendance and will monitor faculty/ staff attendance 4) The campus conduct committee will examine data across grade levels, and work in vertical teams to articulate and implement CHAMPS CHAMPS is a PBIS program that assists teachers in articulating a framework designed to increase teacher clarity for instruction--and subsequently decreasing issues with classroom management Instructional Specialist,, Time Clock Keeper Conduct Committee leadership Growth in students' MAP results throughout the year STAAR results Walkthrough documentation, surveys regarding professional learning experiences Decreased staff absenteeism Monthly tracking of absences for each employee, and conference forms for teachers/staff regarding absences Decrease in numbers of office referrals as measured in the months of November, January, March, and June Generated by Plan4Learningcom 14 of 24 #111
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Goal 2: Killeen ISD will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a highly effective staff that proactively engages students for success Performance Objective 3: By June 2017, as measured by climate surveys, Sugar Loaf will increase campus morale for all staff Evaluation 3: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf will add a Hospitality Committee leadership Three surveys gathering data regarding which will serve to create a welcoming Hospitality climate, and soliciting ideas for events for environment for staff They will also celebrate and Committee recognize staff members' personal and/or campus staff: beginning, middle and end of year professional occasions 2) Sugar Loaf staff will receive pink rose awards to recognize their contributions to the campus morale and climate 3) To increase communication regarding upcoming events, provide recognition, highlight best instructional practices and to disseminate information, Sugar Loaf administration will send out a weekly newsletter to staff members and teachers Three surveys gathering data regarding campus/peer recognition for employee contributions: beginning, middle and end of year leadership Three surveys gathering data regarding communication at the campus level: beginning, middle and end of year Generated by Plan4Learningcom 16 of 24 #111
Goal 2: Killeen ISD will recruit, employ, develop, and retain a highly effective staff that proactively engages students for success Performance Objective 4: A collaboratively developed momentum plan outlines Sugar Loaf's cohesive year-long, professional development plan addressing the district-wide problem of practice The focus of our momentum plan will be high quality lesson design focused around the YAG, VAD, IFD, and red-line TEKS that promotes learning tasks that are both the specificity and cognitive level of the TEKS Evaluation 4: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Staff will continue book study of Marzano's Art and Science of Teaching, and refine our work regarding tracking student success 2) Staff will participate in highly structured PLCs on a weekly basis PLC conversations will be focused around: Writing prompts and evaluation of students' writing, Target and task connection and alignment, Rigor, behavior referral data, and data from common, state, and district assessments 3) Sugar Loaf will conduct three internal instructional rounds and provide campus-wide feedback regarding progress toward the campus and district problem of practice 4) Sugar Loaf will host a district instructional rounds visit and provide campus feedback regarding progress toward the campus and district problem of practice Student folders tracking progress in reading, math, and writing Three surveys regarding PLC implementation for each area: beginning middle and end of year Improvement as evidenced by data collected during the instructional rounds process Improvement as evidenced through subsequent instructional rounds Generated by Plan4Learningcom 17 of 24 #111
Goal 3: All Killeen ISD personnel will promote effective parental and community involvement through communication, participation, and partnerships in accomplishing the district's goals Performance Objective 1: By June 2017, will experience a 10% increase in the participation of parents in school-sponsored parent involvement activities (volunteering, parent learning opportunities, student events) Evaluation 1: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf's parent liaison acts as our HARP coordinator, ambassador coordinator, and plans events that promote family and community Parent Liaison involvement in school Parent and family activities Grade Level include, but are not limited to: Teachers ELFC Club I and ELFC Club II, parent Math, Science, orientation, grade level specific ELAR committee transition/orientation nights, parent education chairs during Math/Reading/Science nights, Open House, Meet the Teacher, parent conferences (fall/spring) Sign in sheet for parent/student participation as well as end of year surveys soliciting parent feedback 2) Sugar Loaf's parent liaison acts as a volunteer Sign-in sheets, monthly volunteer hours coordinator and will enlist volunteers from parents, Parent and our adopt a unit as needed on the campus Liaison 3) Sugar Loaf will provide mid-semester opportunities for parents to conference with teachers to share their student's academic and social progress Parent Liaison, Parent conference logs, leadership Parent surveys 4) Sugar Loaf's parent liaison acts as the Parent Liaison, Documentation of parent visits, anecdotal coordinator for home visits and will accompany leadership records of student response to home visit staff to students' homes to address concerns regarding behavior, academics, or student welfare 5) Sugar Loaf administration will use the Blackboard connect program to mass communicate with parents via phone, email, and text regarding school events, attendance, and other areas of concern Feedback from Blackboard connect regarding numbers of families successfully reached using the system Generated by Plan4Learningcom 18 of 24 #111
Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community Performance Objective 1: By June 2017, 90% of Sugar Loaf students will report that they feel emotionally and physically safe at school as measured by student surveys By June of 2017, 90% of parents will report that they consider the school to be safe and secure Evaluation 1: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf students will participate in an antibullying education program sponsored by the counseling department 2) Sugar Loaf administrative team will encourage students/parents and teachers to report bullying as it affects school operations, respond to reported bullying, and track students accused of bullying 3) Sugar Loaf will use Project Wisdom to promote positive social behavior for all students Classroom Three surveys regarding student climate teachers, specifically for bullying or other student counselor, campus concerns: beginning, middle, end of year leadership leadership Three surveys regarding parent opinion on school climate as it relates to student's safety at school: beginning, middle, end of year leadership, counselor 4) All exterior doors except the front doors are locked in order to maintain a safe school environment All interior doors are locked in order to maintain a safe school environment Safety team will conduct random inspections to check for compliance 5) Maintain a safe school environment by ensuring that all visitors sign in at the front office and wear badges as they visit the campus 6) Sugar Loaf staff and students will participate in monthly safety drills and safety team will participate in after action discussions to discuss needed improvements, front office personnel, Safety team 7) Sugar Loaf administration creates and updates campus duty rosters that ensure safe transitions for students as they arrive and leave campus Decreased ODRs Monthly safety records Sign in sheets, anecdotal records Monthly safety records Monthly safety records Generated by Plan4Learningcom 19 of 24 #111
Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community Performance Objective 2: During the 2016-17 school year, student engagement will increase as evidenced by a 30% reduction of office referrals and a 97% attendance rate Evaluation 2: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf administrative and support staff will identify and target students at-risk for behavior to participate in a mentoring program that affords students the opportunity to make school connections 2) Sugar Loaf administration and office staff will work in coordinated efforts of the attendance officer to address attendance issues in a timely fashion 3) Sugar Loaf will celebrate student perfect attendance each semester by providing an ATTEN-Dance, Specials teachers, CTSS, CIS anecdotal notes from mentors Decrease in numbers of absences or tardies leadership, office as reported by classroom teachers personnel, classroom teachers leadership, office personnel, classroom teachers Increase number of participants attending the AttenDance Generated by Plan4Learningcom 20 of 24 #111
Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community Performance Objective 3: By June 2017, Sugar Loaf will increase student sense of hopefulness by providing opportunities for students to participate in clubs including drama and music, technology, choir, and as well as talent shows Evaluation 3: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf staff hosts a music and percussion Music teacher, Club sign in sheets, student surveys club which will include two musical performances regarding performances for the 2015-2016 school year, music and choir committee 2) Students will be able to try out and participate in two talent shows during the 2015-16 school year 3) Sugar Loaf will host a career week during which all grade levels will invite professionals from the community to discuss career opportunities for all students 4) Sugar Loaf staff will coordinate a fifth grade field trip to the KISD Career Center to create interests in various career opportunities and further their education 5) Sugar Loaf students will serve on a Student Council that will provide students opportunities for leadership roles within the campus 6) Sugar Loaf staff will host a variety of clubs for students to participate in with an opportunity to showcase their interents Music teacher, Student participation and exit survey for each performance, music and choir committee All classroom teachers and teachers Counselor, Instructional Coach, classroom teacher administration, teachers Student response to guest speakers and surveys Student post-field event survey Three surveys from council members to discuss progress toward goals Student registration for clubs Three surveys to discuss response to clubs: beginning, middle and end of year Generated by Plan4Learningcom 21 of 24 #111
Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community Performance Objective 4: By June 2017, Sugar Loaf will increase opportunities for student recognition to include STAAR, academic, attendance, Caught You Being Good, ST Math, and SRI/SMI achievement awards Evaluation 4: Some progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Students will be given various student recognition awards during the 2016-2017 school year, Classroom Teachers, Counselor Student Award Logs Generated by Plan4Learningcom 22 of 24 #111
Goal 4: Killeen ISD will provide a safe, healthy, secure, and orderly environment for students, staff, families and community Performance Objective 5: By June 2017, Sugar Loaf will increase opportunities for students to participate in extended and structured physical activity Evaluation 5: Significant progress made toward meeting Performance Objective 1) Sugar Loaf's extended schedule allows for students to have recess built into their daily schedule Student participation in recess leadership, classroom teachers 2) Sugar Loaf's master schedule allows student to Schedule, Fitnessgram have 225 minutes of structured Physical Education leadership, and/or Music with movement on a weekly basis (as required by TEA) classroom teachers, Physical education teachers and Music teachers 3) Sugar Loaf students will participate in a highly structured Field Day as a celebration of their learning and accomplishments in Physical Education, Physical Education teachers, classroom teachers Teacher and student survey of event satisfaction 4) Sugar Loaf students and families will be given the opportunity to participate in a 2 K fun run in Spring 2017, as well as Jump Rope for Heart during the 2016-17 School Year Post event surveys, Physical Education Teachers, Relay for Life Coordinator Generated by Plan4Learningcom 23 of 24 #111
Goal 5: Killeen ISD will maintain efficient and effective management of resources and operations to maximize learning for all students and staff Performance Objective 1: By June 2017, Sugar Loaf will effectively manage campus resources to maximize learning for all students and staff Evaluation 1: Met Performance Objective 1) PLC framework will inform grade levels of the need for instructional supplies which will support and strengthen the instructional core for all students including Title I, At Risk, ELL, SPED and GT students 2) Sugar Loaf staff will report needs for work orders and work order will be placed within two days of receiving notification 3) Sugar Loaf uses a schedule that maximizes classroom teachers' abilities to utilize all district and campus provided intervention programs and protect instructional time for all students, Instructional Specialist, Support Request logs Work order logs, teacher satisfaction surveys by 9 weeks Teacher satisfaction surveys by 9 weeks, PLC documentation Generated by Plan4Learningcom 24 of 24 #111