Westminster Elementary School School Improvement Plan …

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School Improvement Plan 2019 -2020

School Vision / Mission Vision: A community of mindful and motivated lifelong learners

Mission: To provide a nurturing school environment where students are inspired to take risks, problem solve, and respect others.

Carroll County Public Schools Strategic Plan 2018-23: Objectives and Priority Focus Areas Multiple Pathway Opportunities for Student Success

Prepare students to exit CCPS College, career, and community ready. Improve the proficiency level of each student group in ELA and mathematics.

o Grade 3 Reading o Middle School Algebra o MCAP ELA Proficiency o MCAP Math Proficiency Provide access to a well-rounded, varied, and rigorous curriculum to all students. o Under-represented Student Groups in High School Courses Family and Community Partnerships Demonstrate transparency, trust, and respect. o Meaningful, informative, timely, respectful, two-way, and multimodal

communication Seek out, welcome, and engage parent and community volunteers to enhance achievement.

o Outreach to families Partner with local government, businesses, and agencies to support learning. Successful Workforce Recruit and retain highly qualified and diverse employees reflective of our community.

o Recruit and retain Provide professional and leadership development for effectiveness and cultural competence.

o Equitable opportunities for employee growth Promote a culture of continuous improvement Safe, Secure, Healthy, and Modern Learning Environment Establish a welcoming culture of diversity.

o Welcoming, diverse, respectful, and civil culture Promote respect and civility. Collaborate internally and externally to support students' health and well-being. Provide safe and secure schools, facilities, and assets.

o Safe to Learn Act Maintain modern schools, facilities, and resources that support the educational program.

o Facilities Condition Index (FCI)

School Needs Assessment In Math: Trend data on the End of Year Benchmark indicates a lower average of Numbers in Base Ten (NBT) across grade levels when compared to the county, with declines noted in K-5. Scores show that students are below the standard of 80%, which is mastery. The domain of Numbers in Base Ten (NBT) reoccurs in all grade levels and through multiple units of study.

Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Math PARCC/MCAP % of Students Meeting >4

2017

2018

63.29%

58.8%

52.4%

60.4%

45.5%

56.7%

2019 67% 54.8% 52.5%

Percent of Students Meeting Standard (Domain: Numbers in Base Ten)

In ELA: Trend data on the Spring CBA indicates a lower average across grades 3-5 when compared to the county. Scores show that 50-75% of students are meeting the CBA standard of 80%. Scores also show that 45-60% of students are meeting or exceeding PARCC/MCAP expectations.

Year 2018-2019

CBA Met >70%

72.73%

Grade 5 ELA Trend Data 2016-2019

CBA

CBA

CBA

Met >80%

School

County

Average

Average

61.62%

81.36

81.96

PARCC Score of 4 or 5

55%

2017-2018 84.3%

73.0%

85.6

84.4

54%

2016-2017 82.9%

64.5%

83.6

84.9

45%

Year 2018-2019

CBA Met >70%

64.79%

Grade 4 Trend Data 2016-2019

CBA

CBA

Met >80%

School

Average

46.48%

71.58

CBA County Average 76.9

PARCC Score of 4 or 5

52%

2017-2018 78.0%

56.0%

78.4

78.6

54%

2016-2017 72.9%

52.9%

78.3

78.8

44%

Year

CBA

Met >70%

2018-2019 70.41% 2017-2018 63.2% 2016-2017 76.6%

Grade 3 Trend Data 2016-2019

CBA

CBA

CBA

Met >80%

School Average County

Average

60.20%

77.34

80.98

55.9%

77.2

79.8

62.8%

82.3

81.7

PARCC Score of 4 or 5

56% 41% 57%

Year

CBA

Met >70%

2018-2019 90.28%

2017-2018 87.2%

2016-2017 82.3%

Grade 2 Trend Data 2016-2019

CBA

CBA

Met >80%

School Average

73.61%

87.37

77.7%

87.5

66.1%

82.9

CBA County Average 84.96

85.9

84.8

School Improvement Goals to Target Areas from Needs Assessment 1. By June 2020, the percentage of students meeting 80% or better in the area of numbers in

base ten will increase by the determined goal as measured by the CCPS End of the Year Math Assessment.

2. By June 2020, the percentage of students meeting grade level reading expectations will increase by 10 percentage points as measured by reading level, high frequency words, CCPA (grades Pre-K though 1), CBA and SRI (grades 2-5).

3. By June 2020, 70% of all students in grades 2-5 will score 80% or better on the writing portion of the Spring CBA.

School Improvement Goal # 1

By June 2020, the percentage of students meeting 80% or better in the area of numbers in base ten will increase by the determined goal (see chart) as measured by the CCPS End of the Year Math Assessment.

Grade Level

Baseline Data (percentage of students meeting 80% or better in the area of NBT from May 2019)

Goal (percentage of students meeting 80% or better in the area of NBT from May 2020)

Kindergarten

83%

90%

1st Grade

79%

90%

2nd Grade

72%

82%

3rd Grade

67%

77%

4th Grade

56%

66%

5th Grade

54%

64%

Strategic Actions

Time Line

1.1. Teachers will meet with the math specialist during Team Meetings to: o identify students who did not pass the county grade level benchmark assessments o monitor progress of these students on county wide assessments (formative and summative) o track and review math data o create and monitor WIGs o plan for upcoming units

1.2 Teachers will be provided with grade level Professional Learning Opportunities in the area of numbers in base ten (instructional strategies ? place value, computation/algorithms, concrete models/representations, abstract representations, etc.).

Ongoing throughout the school year

*October *Team meetings (as needed)

Measures of Success / Desired Performance Level

-list of students to target -intervention documentation

-Professional Learning Opportunity agendas -walk-throughs

1.3 Teachers will be provided with Professional Learning Opportunities to learn and implement Number Talk strategies with fidelity (implemented at least twice a week).

*Team meetings no later than November *Number Talks twice a week

1.4 Staff will be provided with a Professional Learning

Fall 2019

Opportunity on Growth Mindset (productive struggle) in the fall

of 2019.

-Professional Learning Opportunity agendas -walk-throughs

1.5 Ensure that teachers demonstrate cultural proficiency and responsiveness in their classroom to inform strategies and reach ALL students.

Sept-June

School Improvement Goal # 2

By June 2020, the percent of students meeting grade level reading expectations will increase by 10 percentage points (see chart below) as measured by reading level, high frequency words, CCPA (grades Pre-K though 1), CBA and SRI (grades 2-5).

Grade Pre-K K

1

2 3 4 5

Percent Meeting Expectations May 2019

Letter ID ? 72% Reading Level ? 93% HFW ? 89% HSIW ? 90% CCPA ? Closed Syllables ? 78% Reading Level ? 85% CCPA ? r-controlled ? 80% CCPA ? Two-Syllable Closed ? 82% HFW ? 78% Reading Level ? 50% SRI ? 67% CBA ? 74% SRI ? 76% CBA ? 60% SRI ? 67% CBA ? 46% SRI ? 74% CBA ? 63%

Percent Meeting Expectations May 2020 Goal

Letter ID ? 82% Reading Level ? >95% HFW ? >95% HSIW ? >95% CCPA ? Closed Syllables ? 88% Reading Level ? 95% CCPA ? r-controlled ? 90% CCPA ? Two-Syllable Closed ? 92% HFW ? 88% Reading Level ? 60% SRI ? 77% CBA ? 84% SRI ? 86% CBA ? 70% SRI ? 77% CBA ? 56% SRI ? 84% CBA ? 73%

Strategic Actions

Time Line

Measures of Success / Desired Performance Level

2.1 Professional Development on Strategies introduced in Notice & Note to promote deeper student engagement with text.

Team Meetings and ?-day

collaborative planning meetings with ELA Specialist

CBA

Wonders Assessments

Running Record Comprehension questions and retelling/summaries

2.2 Teachers will incorporate CBA practice questions/text dependent writing prompts (across all subject areas) into instruction and provide ongoing feedback, as appropriate.

Weekly in Whole Group and Small Group instruction

Written Response to Text

Observation of Student Discussion of text

2.3 Increase opportunities for students to participate in rigorous on-line writing tasks.

2.4 Teachers will increase the use of Targeted Phonics with the use of FUNdations.

2.5 Ensure that teachers demonstrate cultural proficiency and responsiveness in their classroom to inform strategies and reach ALL students.

School Improvement Goal # 3

By June 2020, 70% of all students in grades 2-5 will score 80% or better on the writing portion of the Spring CBA.

Grade 5 ? Percent of Students Meeting Grade Level Expectations for Writing

Narrative

Opinion

Ideas

62

76

Organization

68

87

Clarity

56

65

Language

88

88

Conventions

Grade 4 ? Percent of Students Meeting Grade Level Expectations for Writing

Narrative

Opinion

Ideas

46

52

Organization

42

50

Clarity

47

50

Language

60

62

Conventions

Grade 3 ? Percent of Students Meeting Grade Level Expectations for Writing

Narrative

Opinion

Ideas

47

72

Organization

46

80

Clarity

35

62

Language

54

76

Conventions

Strategic Actions

3.1 Incorporate classroom structures to include: o model exemplary writing using mentor texts o mini lessons geared towards student need o peer coaching during the use of the writing process o teacher conferencing with students by need

Time Line September - June Daily/Weekly

Measures of Success / Desired Performance

Level

Completed student writing assignments (narrative, opinion, information)

3.2 Increase opportunities for students to participate in rigorous on-line writing tasks.

Biweekly

3.3 Increase the use of common rubrics for limited writing responses with students, including group/peer assessments activities and selfassessment, during first pass instruction. Weekly

3.4 Teachers in grades K-5 will implement the use of writing portfolios to track student growth and progress.

3.5 Teachers in grades 2-5 will utilize Notice and Note signposts to respond to text dependent questions.

Daily

3.6 Ensure that teachers demonstrate cultural proficiency and responsiveness in their classroom to inform strategies and reach ALL students.

Daily

Daily

Student progress will be monitored by:

CBA 1 and 2

Teacher created assignments

Writing Portfolios

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