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School Improvement Plan – Elementary

School: CT Walker Principal: Aletha Snowberger Date: 8/30/16

School Improvement Goal Area:

Performance Measure (with unit of measure) Baseline TargetYear 1

Target Year2

Target Year3

Increase the percentage of students reading on grade level by Grade 372 75 (69) 78 81

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Grade 4Georgia Milestones EOG in Math

70 73 (69) 76 79

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Science EOG58 61 (62) 64 67

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the SocialStudies EOG

56 59 (60) 62 65

Increase the school’s CCRPI Target by 3% annually97 100 (97) 103 106

Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increase student performance at or above grade level.

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryInitiative: The percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the Georgia Milestones in ELA will increase by 3% from 69% to 72% as measured by the 2017 Georgia Milestones in grades 3-5.

Group Affected by Initiative

Research-Based Action Steps (Tasks

in Indistar)

Team or Leader who will oversee the initiative and

actions& collect data

Data that the Team or

Leader will collect

Timelinefor implementing

initiative and actions

Funding Source, Materials/Resources

Needed

Students in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 3-5

Identify students scoring in the developing range on the 2016 GMAP in ELA

Data Team Students at each grade level scoring developing on the ELA assessment

September data team meeting

GMAP score reports, no extra funding needed

Students in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 3-5 and below level in I-ready

Correlate the students identified as developing on the GMAP with students scoring below benchmark on the I-ready assessment at the beginning and middle of year benchmarks.

Data Team Students scoring 1) developing on ELA milestones 2) Below level on I-ready fall assessment 3) Below level on I-ready mid-year

1) September data team meeting

2) February Data Team Meeting

GMAP and I-ready reports, no extra funding needed

Students in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 3-5 and below level on I-ready

Title I tutoring for students that scored both developing and below benchmark on ELA assessment

Instructional Leadership team, Title I team

Using data collected by Data team, data will be collected through I-ready and with individualized lesson plans for students participating in Title I tutoring program to track progress.

October 2016-March 2017

Title I funding for teacher tutors, I-ready individualized lessons, tutoring resources for comprehension

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryAll students grades 3-5

Research and implement new vocabulary and phonics resources for students grades K-8 to increase vocabulary and phonics as identified by I-ready and leadership team

Instructional Leadership Team

Teachers have requested the extension of a site license for Flocabulary. Depending on the program purchased (looking at Sadlier-Oxford) students will be able to track learning online as well as usage. Teachers will implement a vocabulary portion of their lesson plans each week. I-ready data to track development in vocabulary section of the ELA test.

September 2016-May -2017

Title I funding to purchase program, resources to include the program, I-ready to track vocabulary development

Also looking at site license for Flocabulary

All students grades K-5

Teachers will utilize the Whoose Reading program in their classrooms to monitor student reading and provide incentives for increase reading and comprehension.

Rachel Blakeney, media specialist and Instructional Leadership Team

Data on usage by teacher will be tracked to ensure students are engaged in the program. Student responses to constructed responses will be reviewed by teachers

September 2016-May 2017

Program was already purchased in April of 2016 from Title I budget. After program evaluation, determination will be made to see if the teachers would like to renew the program

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryParents of students in grades K-5

Include in Sunday weekly call encouragement for parents to have students utilizing I-ready at home for a minimum of 45 minutes per week

Aletha Snowberger Sunday night call log and announcement texts highlighting I-ready and encouraging usage.

Each Sunday between August 2016-April 2016

Infinite Campus messenger and web page.

Students in bottom quartile in Grades 3-5 in all Milestones subjects

"Mastering the Milestones"sessions will also be held the week before Masters week and the week when we return during school hours. A teacher on each grade level will pull the bottom quartile students in each content and provide three hours of Milestones review daily.

Instructional Leadership team

Mastering the Milestones agendas and lesson plans

Last week of March and the week after Masters week in April

None needed





Target Year2

Target Year3


Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Grade 4Georgia Milestones EOG

70 73 (69) 76 79



56 59 (60) 62 65


Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increase student performance at or above grade level.

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryInitiative: The percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the Georgia Milestones in Math will increase by 3% from 69% to 72% as measured by the 2017 Georgia Milestones in grades 3-5.

Group Affected by

Initiative


in Indistar)




Leader will collect




Needed

Students in developing range on Math GMAP grades 3-5

Identify students scoring in the developing range on the 2016 GMAP in Math

Data Team Students at each grade level scoring developing on the MATH assessment



Students in developing range on MATH GMAP grades 3-5 and below level in I-ready


Data Team Students scoring 1) developing on Math milestones 2) Below level on I-ready fall assessment 3) Below level on I-ready mid-year


February Data Team Meeting


Students in developing range on Math GMAP grades 3-5 and below level on I-ready

Title I tutoring for students that scored both developing and below benchmark on Math assessment




Title I funding for teacher tutors, I-ready individualized lessons, tutoring resources for word problems and problem solving.

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryAll students grades K-5

Have at least two Math nights to help engage parents in math curriculum

Assistant Principals, Guidance Counselor

Sign in sheets from Math nights, agendas,

One night in Fall and one night in Spring at minimum

Funding for supplies for math night activities

All students grades K-5

I-ready computer lab days devoted to each grade level

Rachel Blakeney I-ready usage reports September 2016-May 2016

Continued tech support for the computer labs and mobile carts to ensure I-ready can be utilized

Parents of students in grades K-5

Include in Sunday weekly call encouragement for parents to have students utilizing I-ready at home for a minimum of 45 minutes per week









None needed


School: C. T. Walker Magnet School Principal: Aletha Snowberger Date: 8/30/16



Target Year2

Target Year3


Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Grade 4Georgia Milestones EOG

70 73 (69) 76 79



56 59 (60) 62 65


Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increasing effective communication

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryInitiative: Improve the number and quality of communication outlets and communication tracking to stakeholders

Group Affected by

Initiative


in Indistar)




Leader will collect




Needed

Parents of all students K-8

Send a Sunday evening call to parents updating them on important events and announcements, including reminders on I-ready, conferencing, and academic resources. Text of calls will also be posted on the Wildcat Weekly section of the Walker website.

Aletha Snowberger Call log from the messages sent via shout point, number of visits to Wildcat Weekly website through School Wires

August 2016-May 3017

None above what is already available.

Parents and students of all students K-8

Ensure that teachers are utilizing School Wires webpages to communicate effectively with parents by posting syllabus, contact information, homework assignments and resources.

Data Team Data from School Wires teacher checklists, site visit counters,


None above what is already available


Ensure that all teachers have email distribution lists created for their parents

Grade level chairs Copies of weekly newsletters sent to parents through email distribution.

September 2016-November 2016


School Improvement Plan – ElementaryProfessional Learning Plan to Support School Improvement Plan

(SWP 4)Professional Learning

Strategy to Support SchoolImprovement Plan Initiative

ProfessionalLearning Timeline

Estimated Cost, Funding Source,and/or Resources

Person(s)/ Position

Responsible

Monitoring TeacherImplementation of

Professional Learning

Artifacts/Evidence of Impact on Student Learning

Professional Learning from representative from Whoose reading for all ELA teachers in order to utilize program effectively.

September 2016 Price already included with Site License purchased in April 2016

Rachel Blakeney schedules training with representative

Data team will collect information on program usage after professional learning has been completed

Student usage data, library circulation, student constructed responses in program, I-ready data in ELA.

Vertical teaming K-8 based on subject area to increase alignment of standards and ensure teachers are scaffolding curriculum

Monthly beginning September 2016

No additional cost Grade level chairs Administration will monitor meetings

Agendas and sign in sheets from vertical team meetings, student exemplars from strategies developed in vertical alignment meetings

Monthly professional learning on the 4th Monday of the month utilizing a learning menu based on teacher survey, administrator observation of TKES standards, and assessment data

Monthly on the 4th Monday of the month from 3:45-5:15

Supplies needed for additional copies, instructional activities to include videos


Administration will attend work sessions and each professional learning session will provide minutes of discussion topics

Teachers will leave each learning session with one task to complete that month in their classroom. Student exemplars will be uploaded to TKES portal

Provide professional learning for teachers on how to utilize lexiles and quantiles more effectively for student growth

To be scheduled with central office professional learning liaison

None Aletha Snowberger Will develop plan based on presentation given from district liaison

Will develop plan based on presentation given from district liaison

School Improvement Plan – ElementaryProfessional learning is needed on how to increase the growth of gifted and talented students so that their growth matches the same growth as other students.

One fall session and one spring session

None Stacy Bearden, Madeline Evans (ACE Teachers)

ACE teachers collaborative meeting agendas with grade levels,

Teacher differentiated lesson plans for gifted learners, ELT groupings showing enrichment for gifted learners, Future problem solvers curriculum


Parent EngagementActivities

Person(s) Responsible- will

oversee theactions

EvaluationResults

Evidence of Impact onStudent Learning

Timeline Estimated Cost, FundingSource, and/or

Materials/Resources Needed

Volunteer Training held Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month

Jenny Landrum Number of parents trained to be volunteers in the school

Increased parent involvement in school events and classroom activities.

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9 Am

August 17th at 9 am and 4:30 PM

Materials needed= volunteer packets, copy paper to copy packets, pens, Volunteer training powerpoint $50.00

Infinite Campus Parent Portal Training

Kenya Lee Number of parents who have an active parent portal account

Increased awareness of student’s academic progress as monitored by Infinite Campus


Parent portal handouts, copy paper, riso ink, powerpoint $50.00

Fall Title I survey Aletha Snowberger Feedback provided utilized in Title I School Improvement plan to include inclusion of tutoring, more parent events, and increased communication goal

Tutoring program evaluation to show student progress after being involved in tutoring program as measured by I-Ready in ELA and Math

March 2017 at the conclusion of tutoring program which will run from October until March

$26 for access to Survey Monkey

M.A.D nights (Music, Art, and Drama) with Title I agenda to discuss elements of programs and opportunities for student and parent engagement

Enrichment Teachers Parent survey indicated that parents want more information on fine arts and math/science programs. These nights are to expose parents to their children’s curriculum in the fine arts areas

Motivation for children to participate in fine arts program in order to have their work showcased. Increased parental presence at school events and exposure to other parents, as indicated by needs assessment survey

One per nine weeks at the end of each grading period

None

Parental Involvement Plan to Support School Improvement Plan




oversee theactions

EvaluationResults















Fall Title I survey Aletha Snowberger Feedback provided utilized in Title I School Improvement plan to include inclusion of tutoring, more parent events, and increased communication goal





Enrichment Teachers Parent survey indicated that parents want more information on fine arts and math/science programs. These nights are to expose parents to their children’s curriculum in the fine arts areas

Motivation for children to participate in fine arts program in order to have their work showcased. Increased parental presence at school events and exposure to other parents, as indicated by needs assessment survey


None

Title I compact revision meeting and a Day in the Life

Aletha Snowberger and Kenya Lee

To engage parents in the school improvement process and to formulate revisions to the parent compacts

Engage all stakeholders in the process of school improvement and provide parents with opportunity to voice their input on compact revisions

August 18th, 2016 (however weather was severe and no parents came…reschedule meeting for September 15th at 6pm along with our Day in the Life)

$50 for flyers, paper, and ink

Title I Annual Meeting Aletha Snowberger and Kenya Lee

To inform parents of the school improvement plan goals, the parent/school compact, and the Title I policy and parental involvement budget

To ensure that parents are aware of school improvement goals and the compact. To inform them of the feedback that was submitted for the parent compact and to present the final parent compact

September 29th, 2016 at 6pm

$50 for flyers, paper, and ink.

Title I GMAP night and School Improvement update

Counselors, Instructional Leadership Team, and Teachers

To inform parents about the types of questions and skills needed to master the Georgia Milestones Assessment and to discuss changes in the requirements with parents

Engage parents in preparation resources for the milestones in early March in order to help students review for the GMAP assessment through out March and April

March 2nd, 2017 $50 for flyers, paper, and ink

**The Title I Annual Meeting must be held before October 1st but not prior to compact and policy revisions. (Include revision date on policy)**100% Compacts should be signed, dated, and returned before November 1st except for new students. (Include revision date on compacts)** All parent meetings should be maintained throughout year with complete documentation (sign in agendas, handouts, webpage posting, shout points, etc.

School Improvement Plan – Middle




Target Year2

Target Year3

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Mathematics EOG 54 57 60 63

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Science EOG 34 37 40 43

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Social Studies EOG 37 40 43 46

Increase the school’s CCRPI Target by 3% annually 95.3 98.3 101.3 104.3

Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increase student performance at or above grade level

School Improvement Plan – MiddleInitiative: The percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the Georgia Milestones in ELA will increase by 3% from 46% to 49% as measured by the 2017 Georgia Milestones in grades 6-8. (I-ready assessment indicates that 28 of the 33 students K-8 who are more than two grade levels below and 29 out of 57 students one grade level below are in grades 6-8)

Group Affected by

Initiative


in Indistar)




Leader will collect




Needed

Students in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 6-8

Identify students scoring in the developing range on the 2016 GMAP in ELA

Data Team Students at each grade level scoring developing on the ELA assessment



Students in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 6-8 and below level in I-ready


Data Team Students scoring 1) developing on ELA milestones 2) Below level on I-ready fall assessment 3) Below level on I-ready mid year


February Data Team Meeting


School Improvement Plan – MiddleStudents in developing range on ELA GMAP grades 6-8 and below level on I-ready

Title I tutoring for students that scored both developing and below benchmark on ELA assessment




Title I funding for teacher tutors, I-ready individualized lessons, tutoring resources for comprehension

All students grades 6-8

Research and implement new vocabulary and phonics resources for students grades K-8 to increase vocabulary and phonics as identified by I-ready and leadership team

Instructional Leadership Team

Teachers have requested the extension of a site license for Flocabulary. Depending on the program purchased (looking at Sadlier-Oxford) students will be able to track learning online as well as usage. Teachers will implement a vocabulary portion of their lesson plans each week. I-ready data to track development in vocabulary section of the ELA test.

September 2016-May -2017

Title I funding to purchase program, resources to include the program, I-ready to track vocabulary development

Also looking at site license for Flocabulary

School Improvement Plan – MiddleAll students grades 6-8

Teachers will utilize the Whoose Reading program in their classrooms to monitor student reading and provide incentives for increase reading and comprehension.

Rachel Blakeney, media specialist and Instructional Leadership Team

Data on usage by teacher will be tracked to ensure students are engaged in the program. Student responses to constructed responses will be reviewed by teachers


Program was already purchased in April of 2016 from Title I budget. After program evaluation, determination will be made to see if the teachers would like to renew the program

Parents of students in grades 6-8

Include in Sunday weekly call encouragement for parents to have students utilizing I-ready at home -for a minimum of 45 minutes per week









None needed





Target Year2

Target Year3

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Mathematics EOG 54 57 60 63

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Science EOG 34 37 40 43

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Social Studies EOG 37 40 43 46

Increase the school’s CCRPI Target by 3% annually 95.3 98.3 101.3 104.3

Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increase student performance at or above grade level

School Improvement Plan – MiddleInitiative: Increase the percentage of students scoring in proficient or above categories of the science and social studies Georgia Milestones by 3% as measured by the 2017 8th grade Georgia Milestones from 23% in Science to 26% and from 11% in Social Studies to 15%

Group Affected by

Initiative


in Indistar)




Leader will collect




Needed

Students in grades 6-8

Students will participate weekly in hands on lab activities in coordination with STEM teacher

STEM teacher, science teachers (Green and Exum)

STEM schedules, lab activities in lesson plans

Weekly September 2016-May 2017

STEM teacher (new allocation this year) materials for STEM lab and materials to support science curriculum


STEM lab activities that support standards in which students will attend STEM lab.

STEM teacher STEM lab schedules Bi Monthly from September 2016-May 2017

STEM teacher (new allocation this year) materials for STEM lab and materials to support science curriculum


Social studies teacher will utilize pre and post tests for units in order to assess student growth and provide remediation to students

Snipes Pre and post test assessment results, evidence of remediation in lesson plans

September 2016-April 2017

Professional learning on Pre and post tests and assessment uses,





Target Year2

Target Year3

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Mathematics EOG 54 57 * actual data is TBD based on Alg I)

60 63

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Science EOG 34 37 (33) 40 43

Increase the percentage of students scoring Proficient or above on the Social Studies EOG 37 40 (27) 43 46

Increase the school’s CCRPI Target by 3% annually 95.3 98.3 (82) 101.3 104.3

Performance Measure is aligned to the RCSS Performance Objective of:Increasing effective communication

School Improvement Plan – MiddleInitiative: Improve the number and quality of communication outlets and communication tracking to stakeholders

Group Affected by

Initiative


in Indistar)




Leader will collect




Needed


Send a Sunday evening call to parents updating them on important events and announcements, including reminders on I-ready, conferencing, and academic resources. Text of calls will also be posted on the Wildcat Weekly section of the Walker website.

Aletha Snowberger Call log from the messages sent via shout point, number of visits to Wildcat Weekly website through School Wires

August 2016-May 3017

None above what is already available.

Parents and students of all students K-8

Ensure that teachers are utilizing School Wires webpages to communicate effectively with parents by posting syllabus, contact information, homework assignments and resources.

Data Team Data from School Wires teacher checklists, site visit counters,




Ensure that all teachers have email distribution lists created for their parents

Grade level chairs Copies of weekly newsletters sent to parents through email distribution.

September 2016-November 2016



Professional Learning Plan to Support School Improvement Plan(SWP 4)

Professional LearningStrategy to Support SchoolImprovement Plan Initiative

ProfessionalLearning Timeline

Estimated Cost, Funding Source,and/or Resources

Person(s)/ Position

Responsible

Monitoring TeacherImplementation of

Professional Learning

Artifacts/Evidence of Impact on Student Learning

Professional Learning from representative from Whoose reading for all ELA teachers in order to utilize program effectively.

September 2016 Price already included with Site License purchased in April 2016

Rachel Blakeney schedules training with representative

Data team will collect information on program usage after professional learning has been completed

Student usage data, library circulation, student constructed responses in program, I-ready data in ELA.

Vertical teaming K-8 based on subject area to increase alignment of standards and ensure teachers are scaffolding curriculum

Monthly beginning September 2016

No additional cost Grade level chairs Administration will monitor meetings

Agendas and sign in sheets from vertical team meetings, student exemplars from strategies developed in vertical alignment meetings

Monthly professional learning on the 4th Monday of the month utilizing a learning menu based on teacher survey, administrator observation of TKES standards, and assessment data

Monthly on the 4th Monday of the month from 3:45-5:15

Supplies needed for additional copies, instructional activities to include videos


Administration will attend work sessions and each professional learning session will provide minutes of discussion topics

Teachers will leave each learning session with one task to complete that month in their classroom. Student exemplars will be uploaded to TKES portal

Provide professional learning for teachers on how to utilize lexiles and quantiles more effectively for student growth

To be scheduled with central office professional learning liaison

None Aletha Snowberger Will develop plan based on presentation given from district liaison

Will develop plan based on presentation given from district liaison

Professional learning is needed on how to increase the growth of gifted and talented students so that their growth matches the same growth as other students.

One fall session and one spring session

None Stacy Bearden, Madeline Evans (ACE Teachers)

ACE teachers collaborative meeting agendas with grade levels,

Teacher differentiated lesson plans for gifted learners, ELT groupings showing enrichment for gifted learners, Future problem solvers curriculum

School Improvement Plan – MiddleProfessional learning and coaching for 8th grade science and social studies teachers in order to target growth in 8th grade science and social studies

Monthly beginning in January 2017

Purchase of 8th grade SS coach books ($400)

Aletha Snowberger with help from central office Professional Learning

Feedback from central office professional learning specialists, lesson plans based on coaching, post test data

Professional learning agendas, observation from central office liasons, meeting agendas with administration,




oversee theactions

EvaluationResults















Fall Title I survey Aletha Snowberger Feedback provided utilized in Title I School Improvement plan to include inclusion of tutoring, more parent events, and increased





Enrichment Teachers Parent survey indicated that parents want more information on fine arts and math/science programs. These nights are to expose parents to their children’s curriculum in the fine

Motivation for children to participate in fine arts program in order to have their work showcased. Increased parental presence at school events and exposure to other parents, as indicated by needs


None

Parental Involvement Plan to Support School Improvement Plan


**The Title I Annual Meeting must be held before October 1st but not prior to compact and policy revisions. (Include revision date on policy)**100% Compacts should be signed, dated, and returned before November 1st except for new students. (Include revision date on compacts)** All parent meetings should be maintained throughout year with complete documentation (sign in agendas, handouts, webpage posting, shout points, etc.

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