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School Improvement Plan

2017-2018

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, 2017 Final Copy Due: October 17, 2017

2017-2018 Billingsville Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

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Billingsville Elementary Contact Information

School: Billingsville Elementary Courier #: 335

Address: 124 Skyland Avenue Phone Number: 980-343-5520

Charlotte, NC 28205 Fax Number: 980-343-5583

Learning Community: Central Learning Community School Website: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/billingsvilleES/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Cheryl Turner

Learning Community Superintendent: Tara Lynn Sullivan

Billingsville 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 Date Elected Principal Cheryl Turner [email protected] 09-06-17

Assistant Principal Representative Amanda McPeters [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Olavee Williams [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Amanda Saunders [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Hannah Bendfelt [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Victoria Catella [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Gwen Brooks [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Allyson DeLong [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Ashley Sears [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Sherita Garris [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Representative Taylor Parker [email protected] 09-06-17

Inst. Support Representative Dianne Burke [email protected] 09-06-17

Teacher Assistant Representative Megan Moore [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Venetta DeGraffinried [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Nicole Bailey [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Neraida Gonzales [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Ashley Kinney [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Aretha Lowry [email protected] 09-06-17

Parent Representative Jennifer Wood [email protected] 09-06-17

mailto:[email protected]





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Vision Statement

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

productive life.

School: Billingsville Leaders will achieve high levels of success to ensure they have choices in the future.

Mission Statement

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

School: Every student will be career ready and a productive member of society.

Billingsville Elementary School’s Shared Beliefs

● All children can learn

● All children want to be successful

● All students deserve a safe and nurturing learning

environment

● All students deserve the opportunity to have extended

learning

● All students deserve a positive role model

● All children deserve an effective teacher

● All staff and volunteers will follow Billingsville

instructional protocol


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Billingsville Elementary SMART Goals

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

● 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.

● Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of

bullying and harassing behaviors.

● By June 2018, students in grades 3-5 will increase proficiency (GLP) in Reading by 12 percentage points as measured

by the NC EOG assessment

● By June 2018, students in grades 3-5 will increase proficiency (GLP) in Mathematics by 12 percentage points as

measured by the NC EOG assessment.

● By June 2018, students in 5th grade will increase proficiency (GLP) in Science by 10 percentage points as measured

by the NC EOG assessment.

● By June 2018, students in grades K-2 will increase their reading level by a minimum of one year's worth of growth

based on their TRC reading assessment.


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Billingsville Elementary Assessment Data Snapshot


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Billingsville Elementary Profile

Billingsville Elementary is a school with a long history serving the children of Grier Heights and the surrounding community.

Billingsville was constructed in 1927 as a neighborhood school. In 1992, it became a Montessori Magnet. In 2002, the

magnet program moved to a new location and shortly thereafter, construction on a new Billingsville school began. The

school opened during the 2005-2006 school year marking the beginning of a new era of serving the children and families of

the communities surrounding the school.

Billingsville Elementary currently serves the Grier Heights community and has a diverse student population. African-

American students comprise 86.9 % of the student population, followed by 12.0% Hispanic, 3.1% Asian, 1.9% white, 0.3%

American Indian and 1.9% mixed races. Approximately 100% of our students receive free or reduced lunch. Our current

enrollment is 378 students in Pre-Kindergarten- through 5th grades.

There are 4 Pre-Kindergarten classes, 3 kindergarten classes, 3 first grade classes, 3 second grade classes, 4 third grade

classes, 3 fourth grade classes, 2 fifth grade classes and 2 extension program classrooms. A reading specialist supports

our students in K-5 who are reading below grade level. Three K-3 Instructional Assistants support the classroom teachers

and assist with supporting our reading program in K-3. One Instructional Assistant supports classroom teachers in grade 4-

5. Support staff includes: full-time PE teacher, Full time Media Specialist, part-time music teacher, part-time art teacher, a

part time TD catalyst teacher, one Literacy-Facilitator-supports K-5, one Math-Facilitator-supports K-5, one Teacher

Mentor, one Assistant Principal, one BMT, one and a half EC teachers and one EC Instructional Assistant, one full-time

speech pathologist, one part-time ESL teacher, one part-time school Psychologist, one full-time and one part-time social

worker, one Guidance Counselor, one full-time Nurse and two Communities In School staff members.

The school board approved Billingsville as a K-2 school for the 2018-2019 school year. According to the school

assignment plan Billingsville will pair with Cotswold for the 2018-2019 school year. Billingsville will be in a transition year in

2017-2018 to prepare students, staff, parents, and community members for the transition in 2018-2019.

Data from May, 2017 End of Grade tests indicated that 53.2 % of student were on grade level in Math. The Reading


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proficiency indicates that 32.62% were on grade level in Reading. According to EVASS data, academic growth, we

exceeded growth with a growth index of 3.52. Billingsville met 8 out of 8 target sub-groups for AYP goals. To provide

individualized instruction for all of our K-5 students, we provide one-to-one technology for all students. Students work on

Compass Learning and Envision, in order to access their individualized learning plan.

After close analyses of EVASS and EOG growth data, we continue to implement the Family Model from the strategic

school book aligning our staff to place the strongest teachers into our struggling families, as a means of academic success

for all our students. A special emphasis is to develop strong relationships with our parents so they feel part of the

Billingsville Family and work side by side with our staff and volunteers to ensure our students are successful to have

choices later in life. The Leadership Family has a strategic plan in place that supports students’ achievement using the

Family Model. The school structure is PLC Families instead of grade levels. Students are assigned to families instead of

individual teachers. These families are made up of classroom teachers, EC, ESL teachers, Special Area teachers, Reading

Tutors and Instructional Assistants.

We are pleased and proud to have active partnerships with the YWCA after school program, the Selwyn Elementary

School PTA, Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Antioch Baptist Church and Grier Heights Presbyterian Church.

Additionally, Heart Math, North Star reading, Augustine, and Read Charlotte tutors support our students. The YWCA after

school program is funded by Myers Park Presbyterian Church. Myers Park Presbyterian Church also funds our position of

a New Teacher Mentor and a Community in Schools representative.

The Selwyn PTA assists in a variety of means including recruiting Billingsville parents to engage in their child’s schooling.

In addition to our partnerships with outside agencies and businesses, Billingsville works closely with the Bright Beginnings

program to transition students into our K-5 program by housing four Pre-K classes and including those students in our

reading and behavior incentive programs as well as our curriculum nights and PTA activities. Our school also works closely

with the middle schools we feed into by assisting in student registration for our rising sixth grade students and by holding

parent information meetings for current middle families at our school. Our school also utilizes the counseling services for

student and family support services through A Child’s Place, Behavior Mental Health and medical services through

Communities in Schools. Title I dollars are used to provide programs, technology, transportation, materials, newsletters,


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and speakers that will help strengthen parents as our partners in education.


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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


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SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

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

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service

Strategic Plan Focus Area: I. Proactive recruitment, II. Individualized professional development, III. Retention/quality appraisals IV. Multiple career pathways V. Leadership development I. Physical Safety II. Social and emotional health III. High engagement IV. Cultural competency V. Customers service

Data Used: Teacher Surveys

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. Develop and implement systems and procedures for the cafeteria

Assistant Principal

Decrease the amount of office referrals written by cafeteria staff by 12%

N/A Cafeteria staff Leadership family

Aug. 2017-June 2018 • Quarterly


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2.Hire a lunchroom monitor Assistant Principal

A lunchroom monitor will be in attendance at work 95% of the time.

Title 1 Lunch Monitor

Aug. 2017-June 2018

• Quarterly

3.Create Master schedule to provide additional support in the cafeteria

Principal Students and teachers will have lunch at their assigned times, without delays in the lunch schedule, 95% of the time.

N/A Leadership Family Support Staff BMT

Aug. 2017-June 2018

• Quarterly


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

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

Data Used: EOG and MAP assessments





Personnel Involved


● Interim Dates

1.Create a master schedule that allows for daily 1 hour planning blocks per week

Principal Student achievement: Reading and Math: 65% of students meet their MAP Growth goals

N/A All Staff Aug. 2017-June 2018

• Quarterly

2. Create a duty schedule that provides time before and after school time for teachers to plan.

Principal Student achievement: Reading and Math: 65% of students will meet their MAP Growth goals.


• Quarterly

3. Provide job embedded professional development during planning time.

Math and Literacy Facilitators

Student achievement: Reading and Math: 65% of students will meet their MAP Growth goals.


• Quarterly


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

Data Used: Students’ surveys, Kickboard reports, Referral Data





Personnel Involved


● Interim Dates

1. Bully Prevention

Create school wide expectations that have zero tolerance for bullying.

• Individual student and parent conferences to resolve and prevent future bullying.

• Master Character Education Program delivered in the classroom.

Guidance Counselor

Decrease office referrals dealing with bullying by 10%.

Title 1 All Staff, students and parents

Oct. 2017-June 2018

• Quarterly


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2. Character Education

Monthly Leadership Character Education Plan.

• Monthly Character Leadership professional development for staff.

• Weekly character building lessons for students.

• Morning announcements to support Leadership and Character Trait.

• IB Attitudes

Assistant Principal IB Coordinator Counselor

85% of students participating in at least 1 service project.


Sept. 2017-June 2018

• Quarterly

3. Healthy Active Child 30 min. Structured Recess Lab once a week.

• Brain gym activities used daily to transition students from one activity to another.

PE Teacher Classroom Teachers

Decrease office referrals by 10%.



• Quarterly

4. School Health Team Focus on bringing more nutritious food into the school.

• Increase opportunities for healthy food choice decision making.

• Students will participate in lessons around the school’s garden.

School Nurse Classroom Teachers

Increase of students eating healthy snacks by 10%



• Quarterly


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SMART Goals: 90-Day Plan Goals.

Strategic Plan Goal:

Strategic Plan Focus Area:

Data Used:

Strategies (determined by what data)

• Task

• Task

• Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


• Interim Dates

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See Comprehensive

Plan Report


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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: II. Academic growth/high academic achievement

Data Used: EOG test, MAP Data and Reading 3D Data





Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End) ● Interim

Dates

1. Common assessments

• Post-assessments created in School Net, Compass Learning and by teachers, will be aligned to objectives.

• At minimum formal common assessment will be given every 6 weeks and will be aligned to content standards.

• Assessment components will be broken down by objectives.

• Literacy and Academic facilitators will facilitate monthly meetings that focus on data analysis.

• PLC Common Assessment calendars will be posted on google docs

Assistant Principal Literacy Facilitator Math Facilitator

Quality and alignment of assessments will improve planning and pacing will be more strategic. Improved student performance of all post and/or retest through effective PLC planning and collaboration.

N/A Teachers Leadership Family

Oct. 2017-June-2018

• Every Quarter

• Every 6-8 weeks

2. Data disaggregation

• Process of monitoring student achievement by objective in

Assistant Principal

Data used to plan for differentiated instruction. Common assessments data

N/A Teachers Guidance

Oct. 2017- June 2018

• Quarterly


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order to facilitate remediation/intervention plans (i.e. MTSS)

• Cycle assessment of student mastery is compiled and discussed in grade level meetings.

• Students will conference with teachers to analyze data to improve performance and to set goals.

• Exit tickets and learning checks will be used to access and monitor student understanding.

• Data used to group and differentiate instruction to meet individual student needs.

• Teachers will communicate with parents regarding skills that are not mastered.

• Data trackers will be uploaded to Kickboard.

• Reading 3-D progress Monitoring

Literacy Facilitator Math Facilitator Reading Specialist

trackers, created in Kickboard, demonstrate greater mastery among students.

Counselors Psychologist Leadership Family

• Every 6-8 weeks

3. Flexible grouping

• Process of grouping students according to academic need by objective.

• Remediation and enrichment

Assistant Principal Literacy Facilitator

Students who have demonstrated mastery will be provided with Performance Tasks enrichment opportunities to


Oct.2017-June 2018

• Every Quarter


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period built into the school day and to be driven by data results.

• Use of RIT scores, School Net, and envision data to group students according to ability. Grade level families create instruction to match each group’s specific needs. Incorporate this targeted instruction during remediation and enrichment and extension period.

Math Facilitator

help push the “High Fliers”

• Every 6-8 weeks

4. Additional learning opportunities • Additional practice will be

provided for students who do not achieve initial mastery (79%)

• Following additional practice, new opportunities shall be provided to measure student mastery. A maximum score of 79% can be earned.

• Extended learning opportunities off campus related to the common core standards

Teachers D Mastery Learning of all

students

Data based on student performance (same data as outlined for Strategy of the Mastery Grading Procedures Plan) Students are able to apply what they have learned in the community.

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N/A Admin. Facilitators

Teachers Tutors School Volunteers

Oct. 2017-June 2018

• Weekly

• Quarterly


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5. Late and make-up work

• A student who misses homework assignments or due dates because of absences, whether excused or unexcused, will be allowed to make up the work. Arrangements for completing the work should be made within five school days of the student’s return to the school and should include a schedule for completion of the work.

• If the student was present in class on the due date, the work may be given less extra credit.

• If the student was not present in class on the due date because of excused absences, full credit shall be given for the completed work.

• Missing work must be completed at least one week prior to grading period ending.

• Teacher will initiate the contact with students regarding such work.

Principal Assistant Principal Teachers

An understanding among all staff, students and parents regarding CMS and school grading expectations.


Oct. 2017-June 2018

• Every Quarter

• Every 6-8 weeks


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6. Grade reporting Literacy

• Guided Reading (Small Group instruction) Assignments & Comprehension Assessments

• Jottings & Reader’s Notebook Assignments

• Common Assessments, Quizzes,

• Content Literacy Assignments

• Compass Learning Assignments

• Projects

Writing

• Writing Journal and/or Writer’s Notebook Progress

• Writing Process Assignments

• Final Products

• Writing in Response to Literature

Math

• Common Assessments – Unit Post Tests

• Common Assessments – Check Points/Quizzes

• Investigations, iReady, and Xtra math Assignments

• Guided Math Assignments

Leadership Advisor for Each Grade Level

An understanding among all staff, students and parents regarding CMS and school grading expectations.

N/A Leadership Advisor For Each Grade Classroom Teachers EC Teachers ESL Teacher

Aug.2017 - June 2018

• Every grading period (nine weeks)


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Science/Social Studies

• Common Assessments, Quizzes

• Authentic Work Products

• Projects

• Writing in Content Area


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Billingsville - 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

● Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

● 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

● Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the

most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of

the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students

requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals. ● This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance

their achievement on the performance goals.


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