Independence Elementary School 2013-2014

School Improvement PlanPROGRESS MONITORING UPDATES

ACHIEVEMENTAnnual Goals for 2013-2014:

ELA Goal- Increase of 3% which is about 12.3 MPI points which means we would go from 411.2 in 2013 to 423.5 in 2014 for all students. ELA Super Subgroup draft goal – Increase of 1% which is about 3.4 MPI points which means we would go from 347.6 in 2013 to 351.1 in 2014 for our Super Subgroup.

Independence Elementary will utilize the Gates Data to monitor cohort data and students scoring at and above grade level will increase on an annual basis. The percent of students within a cohort group on grade level or above in reading will increase by 10% by June 2014 as measured by the Gates Assessments (4th/5th).

4th grade scores (current 5th graders) 75% on/above grade level 3rd grade scores (current 4th graders) 67% on/above grade level

Math Goal- Increase of 2.9% which is about 11.7 MPI points which means we would go from 404.2 in 2013 to 415.9 in 2014 for all students. MA Super Subgroup draft goal- Increase of 1.5% which is about 5.3 MPI points which means we would go from 354.9 in 2013 to 360.2 in 2014 for our Super Subgroup.

BENCHMARK DATA COLLECTED TO SUPPORT GOAL ACHIEVEMENT:Communication Arts- The average student score on the District CA Quarterly Assessment will be 80% of higher by May 2014.

Independence Elementary will utilize the Gates Assessment to monitor cohort data and students scoring at and above grade level will increase on an annual basis. The percent of students within a cohort group on grade level or above in reading will increase by 10% by June 2013 as measured by the Gates Assessments (4th/5th).

Independence Elementary students scoring in Tier 2 and Tier 3 on the Aimsweb Assessment will decrease by 10% in each grade level on each assessed area from the fall to the spring benchmark.

Gates DataGrade Level Spring 2013 Spring 2014= Target Gain 10%3rd graders- current 4th graders 67% on or above grade level4th graders- current 5th graders 75% on or above grade level 75% on or above grade level

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AimsWeb Data 2013-2014

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Communication Arts- The average student score on the District CA Quarterly Assessment will be 80% of higher by May 2014. 4th grade Pre- 52.3% -2013 5th grade Pre- 68.3% -2013 4-5 avg. Pre- 60.3% -2013

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4-5 Average 56.5% 60.3% 57% 64.9 60.5% 68.1% 62.8% 75%

District Math Quarterly-The average student score on the District MA Quarterly Assessment will be 90% or higher by May 2014.IN student scores for 4th quarter 2012-2013=

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K Pre- 98.3% 1st Pre- 90.5% 2nd Pre- 80.6% 3rd Pre- 88.3% 4th Pre- 82.3% 5th Pre- 84.4% K-5 Avg. Pre- 87.4%

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1 57.6% 50.1% 50.9% 71.3% 69.1% 84.7% 80.3% 90.5%

2 53.9% 54.1% 50.4% 65.0% 59.8% 80.2% 69.4% 80.6%

3 55.4% 54.7% 53.6% 61.2% 62.3% 80.6% 71.8% 88.3%

4 54% 50.8% 51.4% 66.3% 60.4% 82.3% 67.4% 82.3%

5 67.2% 64.9% 61.0% 72.7% 70.2% 75.6% 65.5% 84.4%

K-5 Avg. 61.2% 59.6% 57.3% 71% 67.7% 83.1% 74.7% 87.4%

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STRATEGY ONE: Curriculum - 90% of lessons will follow BOE approved curriculum and pacing guides, as measured by classroom visit data and evaluations.

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November Progress Update: Expectations set on August 6th. All teachers unwrapped weak trend skills on August 6th to help set focus. PLCs reviewed and aligned pacing guides to district ECO guide to help pace instruction during PLC meetings. K-3 teachers participated in CCUoS PD and 4th/5th grade teachers on writing in the content areas. 6 teachers piloting the math programs. Curriculum/Open House night on August 5th/6th. Learning Luau- Math/Reading Night on November 12 th to help parents understand the curriculum and key skills. Curriculum implementation monitored through classroom visits and teacher evaluations. Common Core update to be shared with FIRST/PTO on December 10th.March Progress Update: PLC Teams reviewed UoS and curriculum pacing during PLC meetings and Emily Day time. Updates on engagement and objective alignment are included within the March Update. 50 visits during 2nd quarter. December 10th FIRST/PTO meeting CC updates shared with the parents. PLC Teams continue to make efforts to utilize PLC time to shared instructional strategies to support the curriculum, but teams are still struggling in this area. PLC Teams used their District Data Days to assess the BOE approved curriculum. Teachers and teams were encouraged to provide parents with updates with their websites and classroom newsletters. Many teacher provide parents with curriculum objective updates each week with the material that they are covering with their students. Many of the activities that are not BOE approved have been weeded out of the instructional day at Independence.June Progress Update:

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STRATEGY TWO: Instruction - 100% of lessons/activities will include an objective and a Marzano instructional strategy, as measured by classroom visits and evaluations.

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CCUoS Reading Recovery

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November Progress Update: Instructional strategy expectations shared on August 6 th. Data celebrations shared during quarterly staff meetings highlighting instructional strategies being monitored on our SIP. EDCs facilitating chapters of Classroom Instruction That Works during EDC ½ collaboration days. 30 teachers across all areas have participated in Components 1 2 and 3 of Classroom Instruction That Works with Dr. Stone. EDCs share critical points from their chapter during monthly staff meetings in order to pass along the information to the whole staff. Instructional strategy data shared during quarterly staff meetings focused on updating SIP. Literacy Coach provided teacher support on instructional strategies during PLC meetings and collaboration days. Assistant Principal and Literacy Coach developed and implemented plan for “Teacher Peeks” to begin during the week of November 4th.March Progress Update: ISIT Team will review classroom visit form and finalize for the 2014-2015 year during the 4 th quarter meeting. Staff meeting on January 17th -reconnected the dots with SIP initiatives and updated the goals. March 28 th staff meeting SIP task forces will update plans. Literacy Coach joined teams on PDC, Emily Days and District Data days to provide instructional support. EDC team

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members continue to help share instructional strategy information during SIP focused staff meetings to help keep the information alive. The Instructional Framework will continue to be shared and discussed during leadership team meetings and teams will be encouraged to utilize the framework when developing lessons and activities for students to ensure the timing is intentional. Building SIP PD team will begin sharing the PD modules with SIP Team on March 10th. % increases for the strategies for next year will be adjusted based on going deeper with making sure our instructional strategies are QFIC.June Progress Update:

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STRATEGY THREE: Assessment- 100% of teachers will assess the curriculum by using the formative/summative assessments and analyzing data, as measured by the completion/submission of the building data analysis tool (ORIG).

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November Progress Update: Assessment expectations shared on August 6th. PLCs analyzed district quarterly and grade level assessment data during 1st and 2nd quarter data days in order to adjust quarterly SMARTgoals in CA and MA. Teams use the ORIG tool to help analyze data and establish their goals. Teachers use PLC data and goals to help determine their classroom and individual student goals in CA and MA. Teachers posted building SIP, PLC, Classroom and Student Goals in their classroom in order to illustrate the goal alignment. Teachers participated in 1 st quarter SIM and 2nd quarter Data Team Meetings in order to help share and support student needs. Mastery Connect PD on August 30 th. EDCs visit during monthly meetings on MC to share new learning and problem solve any issues/concerns.March Progress Update: All K-5 teams utilized the district data days to analyze district and grade level data to make adjustments to instruction and intervention plans. All teams used the ORIG Tool and submitted a copy to principal. Vertical Team reviewed MA and CA quarterly data during …….. The Vertical and Intervention Teams looked at the assessment tools within the Envisions Program. Vertical and Intervention Teams reviewed Aimsweb data to discuss trend weak areas. More assessment data is included within the benchmarking data section of this PM document.June Progress Update:

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STRATEGY FOUR: Intervention- 100% of identified students will participate in a research based intervention for 150 minutes/week, as measured by quarterly Student Information Meeting with supervising principals and Data Team Meetings.

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November Progress Update: Intervention expectations shared on August 6th. Teachers using Building Menu and PMonitoring Menu tools when discussing intervention plans during SIM and Data Team meetings 1st and 2nd quarters. RR teacher provided specific PD for STAR team members during 1st and 2nd quarter

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STAR meetings. Teachers set and post Building SIP, PLC, Classroom and Individual Student Goals for CA and MA in their classrooms. SA, SPED, SPECTRA assisting grade levels with intervention/extension for students in need. PLCs receive additional intervention planning time during CC time. Literacy Coach provided PD for A+ volunteers on Florida Resources. All teams will implement flexible grouping for intervention by the end of the year. PALS received math PD from NCADA and are providing intervention for students struggling in grades K-5. Teachers shared concerns for students in Tiers 2 and 3 during SIM and Data Team meetings 1st and 2nd quarters. Literacy Coach continues to assist with building goal setting SIP initiatives.March Progress Update: SPED and S Area teachers continue to provide support to the grade levels with struggling students. PALs worked with students in each grade level, monitored their progress and set goals with students. During the December Intervention meeting the team spent time reviewing the Critical CC Areas for math. During the January, the team reviewed the components of the Envision Program and February the team spent time discussing the Focus Math intervention program. STAR Team met on October and February 4 th and RR teachers provided PD on the skills and updated the kits as the K expectation in skills has increased throughout the year. Data Team conversations and student updates went well in January. Teacher feedback is included within this strategy. This practice allows for the staff members that need to be aware of students that are struggling to have updates on their progress over time and as they progress through elementary school. Updated student PAL dated is also included in this update. Many of our PALs began goal setting with their students without being asked to do so. Many of our students are being PM in either Fluency or Comprehension. Goal setting continues to be a big part of our SIP focus. Next year, we will go deeper and provide more PD on next steps with goal setting. This has proven to be an area that our students have responded to very positively over the last two years. We will be adding Goal Setting as a strategy within our SIP plan for 2014-2015.June Progress Update:

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STRATEGY FIVE: PLCs- All PLC Teams will meet weekly and 100% of meeting time will be focused on one of the four critical PLC questions as measured by approved PLC agendas/minutes submitted.

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November Progress Update: PLC expectations shared on August 6th. PLC agendas submitted for review by Wednesday of each week for feedback. PLCs take quarterly data days to set SMARTgoals and develop class goals and individual student learning goals in both CA and MA. Kid Talk time is embedded in weekly PLC meeting conversations. Teams take Emily Day time to collaboratively plan instruction and assessment. PLCs will complete the Critical Issue assessment in November to establish areas of strength and areas for growth as a PLC team. PLCs have the ability to focus their agenda time on sharing instructional strategies. PLCs and teachers will assess their work in the area of SIP during a December check in with SIP initiatives.March Progress Update: PLC meetings focus on the 4 Critical Questions and team members support one another on PD efforts during their conversations when appropriate as well. PLC Team members support the PD efforts through PLC conversations as well and the quarterly evidence of PD classroom data reflects the support that the teachers help provide one another. The building SIP PD team discussed making this strategy more of an action step next year to still be monitored, but not a strategy in isolation. The teachers discussed their Teacher Peeks during one of their 2nd quarter PLC meetings and the conversations were powerful. Strategy sharing is still illusive for most teams. Truly carving out the time presents challenges, but will allow for our teams to rise to higher levels for student outcomes when they master this task of strategy sharing.June Progress Update:

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