Shawboro Elementary Shawboro Elementary SchoolSchool

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School Improvement School Improvement PlanPlan

Results and Next Results and Next StepsSteps

October, 2009October, 2009

State Priority: NC public schools will produce globally State Priority: NC public schools will produce globally competitive students competitive students

System Goal: Utilize the PLC structure toSystem Goal: Utilize the PLC structure toSchool Goal: School Goal: Analyze Data to increase reading Analyze Data to increase reading proficiencyproficiency

Smart Goal: K – 2 LiteracySmart Goal: K – 2 LiteracyAs a school in transition, we As a school in transition, we will maintain our current will maintain our current status or increase our current status or increase our current status of 93% of our K – 2 status of 93% of our K – 2 students scoring proficiency students scoring proficiency in reading.in reading.

Grades 3 - 5Grades 3 - 5 We strive to maintain or We strive to maintain or

increase our reading increase our reading proficiency by 10%.proficiency by 10%.

ResultsResults• K – 2 Literacy Reading – 91.6%K – 2 Literacy Reading – 91.6%• Grades 3 – 5 Reading – 67% (retest Grades 3 – 5 Reading – 67% (retest

76.6%)76.6%)

Next StepsNext Steps• Provide students with a Provide students with a

testing environment free of testing environment free of distractionsdistractions

• Compare data from the same Compare data from the same group of students in group of students in kindergarten, first, and kindergarten, first, and second gradessecond grades

• Use data to drive instructionUse data to drive instruction• Vertical teamingVertical teaming• Voluntary after school Voluntary after school

tutoringtutoring• Incorporate Incorporate The Daily Five The Daily Five

and and CaféCafé into the instructional into the instructional programprogram

• Incorporate research based Incorporate research based strategies into daily strategies into daily instructional activitiesinstructional activities

State Priority: NC public schools will produce State Priority: NC public schools will produce globally competitive students globally competitive students

System Goal: Utilize the PLC structure to System Goal: Utilize the PLC structure to School Goal: School Goal: Analyze data from common, formative Analyze data from common, formative

assessments in math assessments in math

Smart Goal: K – 2 LiteracySmart Goal: K – 2 Literacy As a school in transition, As a school in transition,

we will maintain or in we will maintain or in increase our current level increase our current level of 93% of our students of 93% of our students scoring proficiency in scoring proficiency in math.math.

Grades 3 – 5Grades 3 – 5 This year, 80% of our This year, 80% of our

students in grades 3 -5 will students in grades 3 -5 will score proficiency in math.score proficiency in math.

ResultsResults• K – 2 Literacy Math – 95.1%K – 2 Literacy Math – 95.1%• Grades 3 – 5 Math – 78% (with Grades 3 – 5 Math – 78% (with

retest 88.6%)retest 88.6%)

Next StepsNext Steps• Provide students with a Provide students with a

testing environment free of testing environment free of distractionsdistractions

• Compare data from the same Compare data from the same group of students in group of students in kindergarten, first, and kindergarten, first, and second gradessecond grades

• Used data to drive instructionUsed data to drive instruction• Vertical teamingVertical teaming• Voluntary after school Voluntary after school

tutoringtutoring• Incorporate the new math Incorporate the new math

curriculum into Rubicon Atlascurriculum into Rubicon Atlas• Incorporate the new math Incorporate the new math

series into Rubicon Atlasseries into Rubicon Atlas

State Priority : NC public schools will produce globally State Priority : NC public schools will produce globally competitive students competitive students

System Goal: Utilize the PLC structure to System Goal: Utilize the PLC structure to School Goal: School Goal: Analyze data and develop common, Analyze data and develop common, formative formative assessments to increase writing assessments to increase writing proficiencyproficiencySmart Goal: K – 2 LiteracySmart Goal: K – 2 Literacy This year, at least 80% of This year, at least 80% of

k – 2 students will score k – 2 students will score proficiency in writing.proficiency in writing.

Grades 3 – 5Grades 3 – 5 This year, 72% of our This year, 72% of our

students in grades 3 – 5 students in grades 3 – 5 will score proficiency in will score proficiency in writing.writing.

ResultsResults• Writing assessment process Writing assessment process

changed for the 2008 – 2009 changed for the 2008 – 2009 school year.school year.

Next StepsNext Steps• Compare last year’s new Compare last year’s new

writing (two On-Demand and writing (two On-Demand and two Content) with this year’s two Content) with this year’s writing making sure that we writing making sure that we compare students against compare students against themselves as well as one themselves as well as one year at a grade level to year at a grade level to another year at the same another year at the same grade level.grade level.

• Incorporate writing into all Incorporate writing into all content areas.content areas.

• Vertical teaming (K– 5)Vertical teaming (K– 5)

State Priority: NC public schools will be led by 21State Priority: NC public schools will be led by 21stst Century Century professionals. professionals.System Goal: Implement District level trainings to System Goal: Implement District level trainings to provide all provide all staff with common understanding staff with common understanding of district of district initiatives while initiatives while supporting trainings identified supporting trainings identified by PLCs by PLCsSchool Goal: School Goal: Utilize PLC GuidelinesUtilize PLC Guidelines

Smart Goal: K – 5Smart Goal: K – 5 Increase communication / Increase communication /

collaboration among all collaboration among all staff to increase PLC staff to increase PLC knowledge to 100%knowledge to 100%

ResultsResults 100% of staff members 100% of staff members

participated in horizontal PLC participated in horizontal PLC meetingsmeetings

Next StepsNext Steps

100% of staff will participate 100% of staff will participate in vertical PLC meetings in vertical PLC meetings quarterly (K – 5)quarterly (K – 5)

Staff members will participate Staff members will participate in vertical team meetings with in vertical team meetings with the grade level before and the grade level before and after them.after them.

Vertical team meetings (K – Vertical team meetings (K – 5)5)

State Priority: NC public schools will be healthy and State Priority: NC public schools will be healthy and responsible. responsible.

System Goal: Implement Positive Behavior Support at System Goal: Implement Positive Behavior Support at all all schools. schools.School Goal: School Goal: Establish a Positive Behavior Support Establish a Positive Behavior Support SchoolSchool

Smart Goal:Smart Goal:

This year, we will This year, we will decrease office decrease office referrals by 25%.referrals by 25%.

ResultsResults Number of referrals went Number of referrals went

from 350 to 245 which is a from 350 to 245 which is a 30% reduction.30% reduction.

Next StepsNext Steps Study the data to review Study the data to review

the categories of referrals the categories of referrals so that large number so that large number categories can be studied categories can be studied looking for ways to reduce looking for ways to reduce the number of referrals the number of referrals (largest area buses – 136).(largest area buses – 136).

StudyStudy repeat offenders repeat offenders and where offenses occur and where offenses occur to find ways to remedy the to find ways to remedy the situations.situations.

State Priority: Leadership will guide innovation in NC public State Priority: Leadership will guide innovation in NC public schools. schools. NC public schools will be governed NC public schools will be governed and supported by and supported by 21st Century systems.21st Century systems.System Goal: Increase parental and community involvement and System Goal: Increase parental and community involvement and inputinputSchool Goal: School Goal: Establish parental and community involvement and Establish parental and community involvement and input input (internally and externally) (internally and externally)

Smart Goal:Smart Goal: Increase collaboration Increase collaboration

internally (new staff) internally (new staff) and externally (parent and externally (parent volunteers) by the use volunteers) by the use of PLCs by a minimum of PLCs by a minimum of 10%of 10%

ResultsResults Number of volunteers per Number of volunteers per

class continued to average class continued to average 2/3 per class2/3 per class

Next StepsNext Steps Have each class keep Have each class keep

volunteer logs to get a volunteer logs to get a more accurate count.more accurate count.

Communication between Communication between

parents and teachers parents and teachers should include should include opportunities for parents to opportunities for parents to participate.participate.

State Priority: NC public schools will be governed and State Priority: NC public schools will be governed and supported by 21 supported by 21stst Century Century

systems. systems. System Goal: Commit resources required to improve System Goal: Commit resources required to improve access access to technology. to technology.School Goal: School Goal: Increase utilization of resourcesIncrease utilization of resources

Smart Goals: Smart Goals:

Increase Smart Board Increase Smart Board usage to 100%usage to 100%

Increase the number of Increase the number of Document Readers to Document Readers to one per grade level one per grade level which will increase the which will increase the use of this technology.use of this technology.

ResultsResults Each teacher invited one of the Each teacher invited one of the

administrative team members in administrative team members in when they taught a lesson using when they taught a lesson using the Smart Board.the Smart Board.

From the technology funds and From the technology funds and the PTA, each grade level has the PTA, each grade level has access to a Documentaccess to a Document

Reader.Reader.

Next StepsNext Steps The big project for PTA for the The big project for PTA for the

next few years is to purchase next few years is to purchase Document Readers for each Document Readers for each teacher.teacher.

Increase the number of teachers Increase the number of teachers using Skype.using Skype.

Utilize the new computer lab for Utilize the new computer lab for whole class projects.whole class projects.

State Priority: Transitions to 21State Priority: Transitions to 21stst Century Schools Century SchoolsSystem Goal: Support school in creation and System Goal: Support school in creation and implementation implementation of school transition plans, of school transition plans, using identified using identified district transition goals and district transition goals and strategies.strategies.School Goal: School Goal: Utilize PLCs to create transitions Utilize PLCs to create transitions between between certain grade levels certain grade levels

Smart Goals:Smart Goals:

This year, weThis year, we will implement will implement a transition time before a transition time before school ends for school ends for kindergarten students to kindergarten students to learn something about first learn something about first grade.grade.

We will also implement a We will also implement a

transition before school transition before school ends for third graders to ends for third graders to learn about fourth grade.learn about fourth grade.

ResultsResults Our transition between kindergarten Our transition between kindergarten

and first grade was very successful. and first grade was very successful. Kindergarten students got to visit each Kindergarten students got to visit each first grade classroom to see and hear first grade classroom to see and hear from the teachers at that level.from the teachers at that level.

We did not practice the transition We did not practice the transition between third and fourth grades between third and fourth grades because we failed to implement this because we failed to implement this before testingbefore testing

Next StepsNext Steps We will continue the transition We will continue the transition

between kindergarten and first grade.between kindergarten and first grade.

We will continue our transition from We will continue our transition from fifth grade to middle school.fifth grade to middle school.

We will implement the transition We will implement the transition between third and fourth grades between third and fourth grades before testing starts.before testing starts.

We will continue implementing We will continue implementing transitions betweentransitions between

grade levels until we have all grade grade levels until we have all grade levels involved.levels involved.