Consolidated School District of New Britain

Consolidated School District of New Britain District Improvement Plan (Year 3) 2015/16 CSDNB Student Learning Priorities All New Britain students will demonstrate strong aspects of character and educational habits of mind All students will demonstrate at least one year s growth in reading, language, and mathematics The following goals, strategies and actions will provide the necessary supports for our students so that they can achieve their Academic and Social/Emotional goals preparing them for college and career. Page 1 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

GOAL 1 Goal 1 Strategy 1 Outcome Measure 1 Year 2 The District s vision, mission and goals establish high expectations for all students and adults; are shared and widely known and implemented to improve student performance Create a district wide positive learning climate in which all staff are responsible for focused contributions toward the district s vision, mission and goals Administrator and Teacher Survey Results- Baseline (11/13) Second Measure (4/15) Third Measure (4/16) Step Strategy Evidence Responsibility Timeline 1 Monthly Academic Update - Effective communication to all internal stakeholders district initiatives and timelines in line with district vision, mission resulting in better informed, higher functioning building administrators and teams Bi-annual Teacher & Administrator Survey questions related to Central Office (Questions 4, 5, 6) Department of Academics August 2015-16 2 Monthly, Good News Web Bulletin - establishing and celebrating highlights of educational excellence Public Relations Staff & MIS Communication Specialist and MIS Webmaster August 2015-16 3 Tri Annual Communications Publish and provide quarterly communication of school academic progress and social emotional progress data reports to all stakeholder groups Tri Annual academic and social emotional data reports (attendance and discipline) Office, Department of Academics, Department of Pupil Services and MIS Department Sept 2015 Dec 2015 March 2016 June 2016 Page 2 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

4 Board of Education Campus Improvement Plan Presentations Campus Improvement Plan presentations to Board of Education Members and stakeholder groups Building Administrators January 2016- June 2016 GOAL 2 To create a collaborative professional culture that ensures the success and achievement of all students by monitoring and continuously improving teaching and learning SLO 1 - MATHEMATICS There will be an increase of the number of students scoring at or above proficient in mathematics. There will be a decrease in the number of students scoring in the substantially deficient range in mathematics Elementary Math (IAGD) - 1 66% of elementary students demonstrated grade level math fluency at the end of the 2014/15. 76% of elementary school students will demonstrate grade level math fluency by June 2016. Elementary Math (IAGD) - 2 38% of elementary school students were proficient or above in mathematics as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA Map Math Assessment. 50% of elementary students will be proficient or above in mathematics by June 2016. 35% of elementary students scored in the substantially deficient range in mathematics as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA MAP math assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 25% by June 2016. Middle Math IAGD - 1 Middle Math IAGD - 2 23% of middle school students demonstrated grade level math fluency at the end of the 2014/15. 43% of middle school students will demonstrate grade level math fluency by June 2016. 31% of middle school students were proficient or above in mathematics as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA Map Math Assessment. 41% of middle school students will be proficient or above in mathematics by June 2016. 47% of middle school students scored in the substantially deficient range in mathematics as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA MAP math assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 37% by June 2016. SLO 2 - READING There will be an increase of the number of students scoring at or above proficient in reading. There will be a decrease in the number of students scoring in the substantially deficient range in reading Page 3 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Elementary Reading IAGD 1 Elementary Reading IAGD - 2 35% of elementary students demonstrated grade level CCSS foundational skill proficiency in 9/2015. 50% of elementary school students will demonstrate grade level foundational skill proficiency by June 2016. 47% of elementary school students were proficient or above in reading as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA Map Reading Assessment. 60% of elementary school students will be proficient or above in reading by June 2016. 30% of elementary school students scored in the substantially deficient range in reading as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA MAP Reading assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 20% by June 2016. Middle School Reading IAGD - 1 Middle School Reading IAGD - 2 13% of middle school students demonstrated grade level CCSS Language (word study) skill proficiency in 9/2015. 25% of middle school students will demonstrate grade level CCSS Language skill proficiency by June 2016. 42% of middle school students were proficient or above in reading as measured by the FALL 2015 NWEA Map Reading Assessment. 52% of middle school students will be proficient or above in reading by June 2016. 36% of middle school students scored in the substantially deficient range in reading as measured by the FALL 2015NWEA MAP Reading assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 26% by June 2016. SLO 3 High School Graduation Rate High School Graduation Rate IAGD - 1 High School Graduation Rate IAGD 2 High School Graduation Rate IAGD 3 There will be an increase in the cohort graduation rate 80% of 2015/16 Cohort will earn required credits for graduation by June 2016 85% of 2016/17 cohort will earn required credits towards graduation during the 2016/17 school year Percentage of students on track end of 2015/16: 88% of 2017/18 cohort will earn required credits towards graduation during the 2017/18 School Year Percentage of students on track end of 2015/16: Percentage of students at risk (3-4.5 credits) (0-2.5) High School Graduation Rate 90% of 2018/19 cohort will earn required credits towards graduation during the 2018/19 School year Page 4 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

IAGD 4 Percentage of students on track to graduate at end of 2015/16 SLO 4 English Language Development There will be an increase of one or more levels on the LAS Annual Overall Score for K-12 English Language Learners 231 ELL students exited 2014/15 K-12 ELD- IAGD 1 13.49 % of K-12 ELD students were proficient or above in reading as measured by the NWEA Map Reading Assessment. 23.49 % will be proficient or above in reading by June 2016. 66.49% of K-12 ELD students scored in the substantially deficient range in reading as measured by the NWEA MAP Reading assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 56.49 % by June 2016. K-12 ELE-IAGD 2 12.51 % of K-12 ELD students were proficient or above in reading as measured by the NWEA Map Language Usage Assessment. 22.51% will be proficient or above in reading by June 2016. 66.76% of K-12 ELD students scored in the substantially deficient range in language as measured by the NWEA MAP Language Assessment. We will decrease the % of students scoring in the substantially deficient range to 56.76 % by June 2016 Page 5 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Goal 2 Strategy 1 Establish and grow a strong professional team to improve teaching and learning Step Action Evidence Responsibility Timeline 1 Facilitate Administrator Professional Learning & Data Teams Build capacity of all administrators, ensure inter-rater reliability and calibration of quality instructional practice(s), analyze school wide data and adjust CIPs to ensure goals are met through Monthly Administrator Professional Development & Data Team Meetings Quarterly Collection of Building Wide Data (NWEA, Math Fluencies, Foundational/Language Assessments, ELD Benchmark Data) Building Administrator Calendar of scheduled grade level/ content and intervention team meetings Office/ Department of Academics/Pupil Services August 2015 16 District Instructional Rounds/dates Page 6 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

2 Implement Educator Development and Evaluation System for Administrators and Teachers Increase Leadership capacity to provide quality, reflective instructional feedback to improve teacher instructional practice Monthly Administrator PD to support quality implementation of Teacher Evaluation Calibrate Site Walks for ELD/ELE Instructional Rounds calibration of expectations and teacher evaluation rubrics Administrators will successfully implement all aspects of the Teacher Evaluation Plan (including goal setting, midyear & yearend meetings as outlined in the CSDNB Assessment and Professional Development Calendar) Office/Department of Academics/Pupil Services and Building Administrators August 2015 16 3 Use Teacher Evaluation Tool to provide targeted and individualized professional development for teachers and administrators to improve leader and teacher instructional practice Bloomboard Data District Assessment and Professional Development Calendar Officer/ Building Administrators, Human Resources August 2015 16 4 Maintain and monitor effectiveness of a response to intervention framework/process (prek-12) that provide targeted and tiered and/or specialized instruction for all students in academics and social emotional learning School based data team schedule for interventionists and core teachers Power Teacher Intervention Log Report Department of Academics August 2015- ongoing Page 7 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Goal 2 Strategy 2 Articulate, implement and support a core instructional program with a challenging standards-based curriculum and high expectations for students Step Action Evidence Responsibility Timeline 1 Articulate an instructional curriculum framework that aligns content with standards, instruction, assessment and learning (prek-12) and maintain an annual curricular revision cycle Web-based curriculum, accessible from District Website Evidence On-line curriculum (including printed K-5 curriculum binders for core subject areas) Office/Department of Academics/Pupil Services August 2015-16 Revised BOE Curriculum Development Policy 2 Provide core resources for each subject/course Leaf Management Texts and related materials purchased and inventoried Office/ MIS Department July 2013-17 3 Provide Support and Professional Development for core subject areas Professional Development and Assessment Calendar 2015/16 Office/Department of Academics/Pupil Services August 2015/16 Goal 2 Strategy 3 Use of assessments, data systems and accountability strategies to improve adult practice and student achievement 1 Maintain reporting system in Power Teacher/Power School to ensure teachers are implementing the core program with fidelity Power Teacher Grade Book Reports Principal Walkthroughs ELD site walks Office, Department of Academics, MIS August 2015/16 Explicit Phonics/Word Study/Math walkthrus 2 Implement common benchmark assessments, progress monitoring assessments NWEA Power Teacher- Benchmark Assessment Scores for (1) PALS preschool assessment; (2) CCSS Foundational Office, Department of Academics, MIS August 2015/16 Page 8 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Reading & Language (Word Study); (3) Math Fluencies (K- 8); (4) ELD (K-12); Intervention Log progress monitoring reports and Building Administrators Goal 2 Strategy 3 (continued) 3 Implement, facilitate and monitor district wide professional learning and data teaming Assessment and Professional Development Calendar 2015/16 Grade level and Data Team Protocols and minutes Office, Department of Academics/ MIS and Building Administrators August 2015/16 4 Implement Educator Development and Evaluation System for Administrators and Teachers that explicitly links students performance to teacher evaluation Bloomboard (Goal Setting, Mid-Year Conference and Year End Conference) Office/ Department of Academics and Building Administrators August 2015/16 GOAL 3 Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by establishing and maintaining an organizational system and resources for a safe, high-performing learning environment SLOs 1-4 IAGD - 1 Each School will reduce the number of students with chronic Absenteeism by 10% District Average for 2014/15: 22.6% Target: 12.6% IAGD - 2 Each school will reduce the number of ISS/OSS by 10% District Average for 2014/15 Page 9 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

IAGD - 3 Parent Survey Results Fall 2015 Baseline: xx% parents completed fall survey Spring 2016: xx% completed fall survey Parent Survey Results School Focus for 2015/16 (Based on Spring 2015 Parent Survey Results) (Admins to analyze spring 2015 survey results and set Parent Goal for the 15/16 Academic Year Step Action Evidence Responsibility Timeline 1 Communicate, implement and monitor a universal Code of Conduct for all staff and students aligned with district vision, mission and goals ED166 Report ISS & OSS Reports Office/ MIS/ Department of Academics/ Department of Pupil Services August 2015 - ongoing 2 Safe School Climate/PBIS and School Attendance Committee - action steps will be implemented and monitored in all schools with monthly team meetings ED166 Report ISS & OSS Reports Attendance Reports Building Administrators/ Office/Board of Education August 2015-June 2016 Revise Safe School Climate Policy Building Level Data Team meeting calendar Revised Safe School Policy 4 Administrator stakeholder surveys (teachers, students, families) about the learning environment. Survey feedback is to be used to guarantee a high performing learning environment Bi-annual stakeholder survey feedback Office/ Building Administrators November 2015 and April 2016 Page 10 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Goal 3 Strategy 2 Education Leaders distribute responsibilities and supervise management of the building facilities and practices so that the environment is conducive to learning 1 Develop and implement a plan to ensure a safe physical plant according to local, state and federal guidelines and legal requirements for safety Safe, clean, well maintained and orderly buildings Department of Facilities Management/ MIS Department August 2015- on-going 2 Evaluates and revises processes to continuously improve the operational system Systematic, systemic maintenance of all schools Department of Facilities Management August 2015 - ongoing 3 Facilitates the development of communication and ticket systems that assures the accurate and timely exchange of information to inform practice Timely feedback and resolution of building wide/facility issues Facilities Management/ MIS Department August 2015 on-going 4 Oversees acquisition, maintenance and security of equipment and technologies that support the teaching and learning environment Equity of building resources, management of maintenance cycle for continuous building, equipment updates/improvements Department of Facilities Management/ MIS Department August 2015- on-going Page 11 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

Goal 3 Strategy 3 Establish an infrastructure for finance and personnel that operates in support of teaching and learning 1 Develop and operate a budget within fiscal guidelines that aligns resources of school, district, state and federal regulations Budget Superintendent s Cabinet August 2015 on-going 2 Seeks, secures and aligns resources to achieve district vision, mission, and goals to strengthen professional practice and improve student learning Building Level Quarterly Reports Administrator Survey Results Superintendent s Cabinet August 2015 on-going 3 Establish, implement and monitor a Talent Development plan to recruit, support and retain highly qualified and diverse educators 4 Conducts staff evaluation processes to improve and support teaching and learning, in keeping with district and state policies Talent Development Plan Superintendent s Cabinet August 2015 June 2016 Bloomboard Superintendent s Cabinet August 2015 June 2016 GOAL 4 Outcome Measure 1 Strategy 1 Education Leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by collaborating with families and other stakeholders to respond to diverse community interests and needs and to mobilize community resources Stakeholder - Parent Survey Results (Questions: Ensure the success of all students by collaborating with families and other stakeholders 1 Maintain a District-wide Parent Student Handbook outlining expectations for high achievement 2015/16 Parent Student Handbook Office/ Department of Academics/Pupil Services and School Administrators August 2015 July 2016 Page 12 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

2 Provide up-to-date information to parents regarding student progress PowerSchool Parent Portal. Curriculum, grades, assignment access for all families to support continued student learning at home Building Administrators/Teachers MIS August 2015-2016 3 Establish and Communicate Clear District Expectations requiring all teachers to utilize the PowerTeacher grade book PowerSchool Reports, Teacher grade books in PowerTeacher Office/Building Administrators August 2015-2016 4 Monitor and update district website to provide single source access for district information District webpage MIS and District Departments August 2015-2016 Goal 4 Strategy 2 CSDNB responds and contributes to community interests and needs to provide high quality education for students and their families 1 Each district school will operate a highly effective school Governance School Governance Council Agendas and Minutes Superintendent / Building Administrators August 2015-2016 2 Establish a district advisory council with representatives from each SGC Quarterly Superintendent January, March, June 2016, 3 BOE Meetings Collaborative opportunities for families to guide decision making by the BOE BOE Members August 2015, ongoing BOE Meet and Greet Meetings 4 Parent Workshops, ESL & Citizenship Classes, School Workshops Meeting Agendas, dates of workshops, classes School Staff, Administrators, Family Resource Staff, Adult Education Staff August 2015-2016 Page 13 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

5 Family Resource Centers/Adult Education Opportunities Number of parents and community members utilizing activities and classes Family Resource Staff, Adult Education Staff August 2015-2016 6 Develop pamphlets for community explaining language acquisition services and opportunities Pamphlet and acquisition at various community sites Department of Academics January 2016 Goal 4 Strategy 3 Leaders access resources shared among schools, districts and communities in conjunction with other organizations and agencies that provide critical resources for children and families 1 Ensure all 3 and 4 year olds in the city of New Britain receive a quality preschool experience Percentage of NB pre-school students attending preschool (need percentage of students) 2 Summer Enrichment Experience Academic and Enrichment Summer Program for k-3 students Department of Academics and Community Partners August 2015-2016 3 Collaborative Partnerships with mental health organizations Support for students, families and school staff to reduce OSS, ISS, referrals to office and calls to 911 and/or 211 Office, Department of Academics/ Pupil Services, Ct. Department of Public Health, Community Mental Health Organizations, CT Mental Health Organizations August 2015-2016 4 Well Managed Classroom Continuation of common expectations for students and adults engaged in community activities (in school and out of school) Community Partners utilize the same WMS skills and strategies while interacting with our students Office, Department of Academics/Pupil Services August 2015-on-going Page 14 District Improvement Plan DRAFT 2014 REVISED 11.6.15- Accepted by Board of Education 12.21.15

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