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School Improvement Plan

2016-2017

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Draft Due: October 3, 2016 Final Copy Due: October 18, 2016

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Pineville Elementary Contact Information

School: Pineville Elementary School Courier Number: 500

Address: 204 Lowry Street Phone Number: 980-343-3920

Pineville, NC 28134 Fax Number: 980-343-3925

Learning Community South School Website: http://schools.cms.K12.nc.us/pinevilleES

Principal: Brian Doerer

Learning Community Superintendent: Kathleen Elling


Pineville Elementary School Improvement Team Membership From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”

Committee Position Name Email Address Principal Brian Doerer [email protected] Assistant Principal Representative Kathy Trotter [email protected] Teacher Representative Karen Williams [email protected] Teacher Representative Keith Gauger [email protected] Teacher Representative Michele Wright [email protected] Teacher Representative Tracie Parker [email protected] Teacher Representative Mackenzie Ridnour [email protected] Teacher Representative Brooke Karsten [email protected] Teacher Representative Rebecca Chescavage [email protected] Teacher Representative Sarah Pfeffer [email protected] Teacher Representative Rachael Caldwell [email protected] Teacher Representative Marques Hazell [email protected] Teacher Representative Leah Forchheimer [email protected] Inst. Support Representative Maria Zancanaro [email protected] Parent Representative Cynthia Karim [email protected] Parent Representative Renee Davey [email protected] Parent Representative Monica Waligowski [email protected] Parent Representative Michael Reese [email protected] Parent Representative Jaime Robinson [email protected] Parent Representative Martha Miles [email protected] Parent Representative Roxanne Campbell [email protected]

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.

School: Our academic goals are to have: 90% of students on grade level, all students showing at least one year of growth and continued academic proficiency. We continue to strive to increase student engagement, teacher effectiveness and develop the character of all Pineville Smilers through implementation of Positive Discipline.

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: Our mission is to partner with students, parents, staff, and community members to ensure that each student has the opportunity to achieve his/her academic and social potential. We will engage students at their individual level; acknowledging learning styles, interests, and cultural influences. Our success will be measured by national, state, and local assessments. We will eliminate barriers that impede students from being successful.

Pineville Elementary Shared Beliefs

● Students learn through active engagement according to their personalized academic path. ● Staff members and students thrive and grow in cooperative, safe, orderly, and risk-free environment where they are challenged. ● All students must be treated with dignity and respect at all times. ● The diversity of our school community enhances our students’ education. ● Students gain understanding of themselves and the world around them by developing the skills and knowledge essential for thinking,

problem-solving, and expanding their sense of confidence in their abilities. ● The school will provide the least restrictive environment allowing for the inclusion of all students.

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report ● High expectations and challenges result in higher student performance and improved student learning. ● Positive classroom behavior, heterogeneous classes, and teamwork enhance academic achievement. ● Teaching is most effective when teachers are given adequate time for planning and collaborating with peers. ● Positive, professional relationships among adults in the school community enhance student learning. ● Retention and hiring of high quality staff members greatly improves the overall effectiveness of our school. ● Pineville Elementary’ s best qualities are demonstrated through the work and dedication of its staff, students, parents and positive climate.

Pineville SMART Goals

1. Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis. 2. Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of providing an average of

at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

3. Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

4. Implement Personalized Learning in all K-5 classrooms to improve math achievement by 6% from 60.8 to 66.8 as measured by math EOG scores.

5. Increase reading proficiency by 6% from 57.8 to 63.8 as measured by reading EOG scores. 6. Increase math proficiency by 6% from 60.8 to 66.8 as measured by math EOG scores. 7. Increase science proficiency in fifth grade by 5% from 70.5 to 75.5 as measured by science EOG scores.

http://my.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/accountability/statefed/Documents/School%20Improvement%20Plan%20Documents/SLT%20Handbook%202013-2014_final_82813.doc#SMARTGoals

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Pineville Assessment Data Snapshot

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Pineville Elementary Profile

Our children come from a wide range of economic levels. Our largest groups of children are White, Hispanic, and African American. There are over 38

different countries represented and 8 different languages spoken by students at Pineville. Approximately 60% percent of the students are Economically

Disadvantaged.

Pineville Elementary School’s academic history is as follows: For four out of the five last years, our school has exceeded growth. In the 2015-16 school year,

we exceeded growth with a 4.67 and met all of our subgroups (White, Hispanic, African American, SWD, ELP, AIG, EDS).

The school’s principal is Brian Doerer. In addition to Mr. Doerer, the staff consists of one assistant principal, Kathy Trotter, 39 classroom teachers, 2

Academic Facilitators, 1 full-time TD teacher, 10 Regular Education teacher assistants, 2 ESL teachers, 3 EC teachers, 1 EC Teacher assistant, 2 school

counselors, 1 part-time school psychologist, 1 technology associate, 4 full-time special area teachers, and 3 half-time special area teachers. 50% of our

classroom teachers hold Master’s degrees, and seven teachers have National Board Certification.

Pineville has the following extracurricular activities: Girls on the Run, The WGRIN News Show, Smiler Chorus, Student Council, Photography Club, Robotics,

Soccer Shots, Chess Club and a Basketball Club.

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready Four focus areas:

I. College- and career-readiness II. Academic growth/high academic achievement III. Access to rigor IV. Closing achievement gaps

Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce Five focus areas:

I. Proactive recruitment II. Individualized professional development III. Retention/quality appraisals IV. Multiple career pathways V. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child Three focus areas:

I. Family engagement II. Communication and outreach III. Partnership development

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service Five focus areas:

I. Physical safety II. Social and emotional health III. High engagement IV. Cultural competency V. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems Four focus areas:

I. Effective and efficient processes and systems II. Strategic use of district resources III. Data integrity and use IV. School performance improvement

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign

Four focus areas: I. Learning everywhere, all the time II. Innovation and entrepreneurship III. Strategic school redesign IV. Innovative new schools

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Retention Data Used: Teacher Working Conditions Survey, Principal Survey, Parent Survey, Student Survey,

Discipline referrals from Café

Strategies (determined by what data) ● Task ● Task ● Task (PD)

Point Person (title)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End) ● Interim Dates

1. Re-Employee a lunch monitor ● Establish the school criteria

Trotter, Assistant Principal

Teachers provided duty free lunch as safety allows.

CMS Trotter August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

2. Monitoring of cafeteria procedures and student behavior in the cafeteria.

● Assign each grade lead teacher and members of the administrative team to do a quick cafeteria check.

● Report behavior concerns to administration to address.

● Monitor FAC for cafeteria concerns

Trotter, Assistant Principal

Decrease in Discipline Referrals from the cafeteria.


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Use teacher assistants to monitor the cafeteria on an as-needed basis.

Trotter, Assistant

Decrease in Discipline Referrals /maintain order and safety the cafeteria.


4.Use music to create a positive dining environment and maintain appropriate noise level.

Trotter, Assistant


NA Trotter August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

5. Establish, practice, and reinforce safety rules throughout the year.

Trotter, Assistant


NA Trotter August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017


SMART Goal (2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of providing an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems

Strategic Plan Focus Area:

Professional Development, Retention, Leadership Development, Data Integrity and Utilization, Disproportionality

Data Used: Teacher Working Conditions Survey, Principal Survey, Student Achievement Data from sources including district and school formatives, CORE Assessments, 2015-16 EOG Scores, MAP, Reading 3D





Personnel Involved


1. Draft a master schedule that allows teachers common planning time of one 80 minute session and 7, 45 minute sessions during the school’s 8 day schedule rotation.

Crystal Anderson, Facilitator

A schedule that provides instructional time, including an intervention block, that allows for small group and personalized instruction.

NA Admin. Team and Lead Teachers

August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

2. Provide a schedule for half day planning on Early Release days.

Doerer, Principal; Trotter, Ast. Principal

There will be an increase in student growth scores as measured by Reading 3D, MAP, and EOG assessments.

NA Admin Team and Instructional Staff


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report SMART Goal (3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health Data Used: Teacher Working Conditions Survey, CMS Survey, informal feedback from students, parents and staff





Personnel Involved


1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention ● Establish Bully Liaison

Samantha Andrews and Kanaya Dinkins, School Counselors

Reduction in bullying incidents at school and on the bus as measured by discipline data in PowerSchool.

NA All Staff August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

2. Character Education ● Positive Discipline Training

for New Staff Members ● Positive Discipline Training on

Teaching Children of Trauma ● Pineville Staff Book Study ● Implement Positive discipline

lessons

Doerer, Principal Teacher, parents, and student surveys indicate a reduction in bullying incidents. There will be a decrease in number of student suspensions. Teachers indicate on surveys that they believe the school is safe and the environment is conducive to learning.

School budget

All Staff August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.

● Create a master schedule that provides for 30 minutes of physical activity each day for every student

● Students cannot lose physical activity time as a student consequence

● Provide resources to teachers to increase level of physical activity.

● Provide PE equipment ● Provide additional

opportunities for students to become physically active including Girls on the Run, Soccer Shots, Basketball Club and the Boosterthon Fun Run.

Seligman, PE Teacher

Increase the number of students performing at standard or higher on the yearly physical education test.


4. School Health Team ● SHT includes – Nurse,

Secretaries, Counselors, PE Teacher, AP, Classroom teachers

● Identify school needs and collect school data (absences and tardies, lack of parent/teacher knowledge of common illnesses including asthma, diabetes, allergies)

Abruzino, Nurse Decrease the need of student visits to the health room as measure by student log. Decrease in the number of chronic tardy and attendance concerns.

NA Nurse, Office Staff, First Responders


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report ● Develop action plan (Nurse to

provide education to teachers through videos and one-to-one counseling as needed, Nurse meets with parents to assist with meds, build knowledge)

● Implement action plan ● Evaluate


SMART Goal (4): Implement Personalized Learning in all K-5 classrooms to improve math achievement by 6% from 60.8 to 66.8 as measured by math EOG scores.

Strategic Plan Goal: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health Data Used: MAP, Reading 3D, interim assessments, EOG





Personnel Involved


1. Continue district led PL Coaching for selected staff

Caldwell, AIG teacher

Increase student academic accountability and achievement in math.

NA Caldwell, Anderson, Zancanaro, Select teachers


2. Offer PL training for staff members

Caldwell, AIG teacher

Increase student academic achievement in math.


3. Visit other PL schools within CMS Caldwell, AIG teacher

Increase student academic achievement in math.


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 4. Continue to implement DDI protocol to analyze data.

Doerer, principal Increase student academic achievement in math.


5. Increase technology within classrooms, growing closer to one-to-one technology as a school

Doerer, principal Increase student academic achievement in math.



SMART Goal (5): Increase reading proficiency by 6% from 57.8 to 63.8 as measured by reading EOG scores.


Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic Growth/HIgh Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor Data Used: MAP, Reading 3D, interim assessments, EOG scores





Personnel Involved


1. Use data driven instruction model throughout the school, K-5, to develop student action plans.

Doerer, Principal Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, reading EOG, MAP, and Reading 3DTRC.


2. Develop instructional teaching practices aligned to CCSS.

Doerer, Principal Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, reading EOG, MAP, and Reading 3D TRC.


3. Implement the school-wide coaching model to provide teachers with additional instructional feedback and support.

Doerer, Principal Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, reading EOG, MAP, and Reading 3D TRC.


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 4. Provide professional development in the following areas: close reading, academic conversations, personalized learning.

Anderson and Zancanaro, Facilitators

Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, reading EOG, MAP, and Reading 3D TRC.


5. Implement Letterland, a phonics-based approach to learning reading (K-2).

Anderson Facilitator

Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, MAP, and Reading 3D TRC.

NA K-2 Staff August 2016 to June 2017; Checkpoints: November 2016 and February 2017

6 Use Wordly Wise vocabulary resource (3-5) to augment reading instruction.

Zancanaro Facilitator

Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, reading EOG, MAP, and Reading 3D TRC.

N/A 3-5 Selected Staff


7. Conduct teacher and parent Learning Walks.

Anderson, Zancanaro, Facilitators

Increase awareness and understanding of our school’s learning environment.

NA Selected staff/parents



SMART Goal (6): Increase math proficiency by 6% from 60.8 to 66.8 as measured by math EOG scores.


Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic Growth/HIgh Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor Data Used: MAP, interim assessments, EOG scores





Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End) ● Interim

Dates

1. Use data driven instructional model throughout the school, K-5, to develop student action plans.

Doerer, Principal Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, math EOG, and MAP.


2. Develop instructional teaching practices aligned to CCSS.



2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Implement the school-wide coaching model to provide teachers with additional instructional feedback and support.



4. Provide professional development in the following areas: district initiatives, academic conversations, personalized learning



5. Math facilitator will attend district trainings and will provide school based PD based on district initiatives.

Anderson, Facilitator

Increase student proficiency by 6% on grade level interim assessments, math EOG, and MAP.


6. Conduct teacher and parent Learning Walks.

Anderson, Zancanaro, Facilitators

Increase awareness and understanding of our school’s learning environment.

NA Selected staff/parents



SMART Goal (7): Increase science proficiency in fifth grade by 5% from 70.5 to 75.5 as measured by science EOG scores.


Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic Growth/HIgh Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor Data Used: interim science assessments, EOG scores





Personnel Involved


1. Utilize the data driven instruction model to create and analyze science interim assessments and common assignments.

Doerer, Principal Increase student proficiency by 5% on grade level interim science assessments and common assignments, science EOG results.

NA Fifth grade PLC


2. Teach specific science content vocabulary aligned to NC Essential Standards.


NA Fifth grade PLC


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Continue to utilize the science lab for extended learning.


Fifth grade PLC, B. Parker



Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All Schools Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-ready. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievement Data Used: rosters, report cards, teacher grade books, conferring with parents/students/staff





Personnel Involved


1. Common assessments ● aligned to CCSS

Doerer, Principal; Trotter, Assistant Principal

Students receive immediate feedback for goal setting.


2. Data disaggregation ● provide specific time and

support and resources to analyze student outcomes


Students receive immediate feedback for goal setting.


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Flexible grouping

● generate student action plans for each learning cycle


Students will receive specific instruction and/or interventions directly aligned to specific learning needs.


4. Late and make-up work ● established policy and criteria

states that late and make up work should be completed within five school days


Students will have increased opportunities to meet their academic goals.


5. Additional learning opportunities ● If a student earns below a

59% on any of formal test, the student may have the opportunity to analyze errors with teacher guidance within one week of the original assessment administration date (or due date). The student will be provided with additional explicit instruction and then given an opportunity to retest and replace the original grade up to 80%.

Doerer, Principal; Trotter, Assistant Principal; Anderson and Zancanaro, Facilitators; Lead Teachers

Teacher focus moves to student mastery of content. Additional testing opportunities will result in greater content mastery.

N/A Principal, Assistant Principal, Facilitators, Classroom Teachers


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 6. Grade reporting

● Grades for all assignments must be entered in the PowerSchool within ten (10) school days of the assignment due date. This includes make-up work. (Note: Grades for long term assignments/projects and work turned in late are excluded from the 10 day posting requirement.)


Grades will be posted in PowerSchool within ten school days of the assigned due date.

NA 3-5 teachers, admin


2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Pineville - 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting Not Applicable

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption. Not Applicable

3. Please state how the waiver will be used. Not Applicable

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals. Not Applicable

Approval of Plan

Committee Position Name Signature Date Principal Brian Doerer Assistant Principal Representative Kathy Trotter Teacher Representative Karen Williams Teacher Representative Keith Gauger Teacher Representative Michele Wright Teacher Representative Tracie Parker Teacher Representative Mackenzie Ridnour Teacher Representative Brooke Karsten Teacher Representative Rebecca Chescavage

2016-2017 Pineville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Teacher Representative Sarah Pfeffer Teacher Representative Rachael Caldwell Teacher Representative Marques Hazell Teacher Representative Leah Forchheimer Inst. Support Representative Maria Zancanaro Parent Representative Cynthia Karim Parent Representative Renee Davey Parent Representative Monica Waligowski Parent Representative Michael Reese Parent Representative Jaime Robinson Parent Representative Martha Miles Parent Representative Roxanne Campbell


Quarter 2 Review Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal Brian Doerer Assistant Principal Representative Kathy Trotter Teacher Representative Karen Williams Teacher Representative Keith Gauger Teacher Representative Michele Wright Teacher Representative Tracie Parker Teacher Representative Mackenzie Ridnour Teacher Representative Brooke Karsten Teacher Representative Rebecca Chescavage Teacher Representative Sarah Pfeffer Teacher Representative Rachael Caldwell Teacher Representative Marques Hazell Teacher Representative Leah Forchheimer Inst. Support Representative Maria Zancanaro Parent Representative Cynthia Karim Parent Representative Renee Davey Parent Representative Monica Waligowski Parent Representative Michael Reese Parent Representative Jaime Robinson Parent Representative Martha Miles Parent Representative Roxanne Campbell