Activity: Participate in the School Improvement Plan Committee that Analyzes Student

Achievement Data
Description:
I worked with the instructional coach and administration to develop the schools School
Improvement Plan. The plan was developed ased on the previous years data and once
the plan was created it was proposed to the schools !eadership Team "or "inal approval.
#hat went well$
%ne o" the est parts o" this process was that every point made in the plan was ased on
the data. &othin' was put into place i" it was not ased on student data and i" it did not
show that improvements in student achievement would e made. This is a key part to
any success"ul school improvement plan.
#e were ale to access in"ormation "rom the past three years usin' the C%(&%S system
that )amilton County has in place. This system is very ene"icial and it allowed us to 'o
ack three years to look "or trends within our data so that we could really make ade*uate
'oals within our school improvement plan.
#hat did not$
The plan was supposed to e completed y the leadership team+ however, this is not what
happened. Poor plannin' caused the team to e unale to come up with a time to meet to
develop this plan. Since the plan had to e completed in a timely manner, administration
chose to have a select "ew complete it. #hile the -o 'ot done this was not est practice
since all 'rade levels were not represented and everyone was not ale to take ownership
o" the "inal product y havin' a hand in it. This was also a prolem ecause all o" the
'rade levels were not present to rainstorm solutions and 'oals ased on the data sets that
were 'iven to us "rom the previous years test.
(iven the chance to do it a'ain, how would you do it etter$
I would have worked ahead and made sure that schedulin' a date on the calendar was a
priority. I would have developed the proposed SIP with the !eadership Team and
proposed the document to the teachers and sta"" as a school as a whole since they would
all e e.pected to live y the norms "ound within the SIP.
Revised Tennessee School and District Improvement Plan Template
The "inal plan should e no lon'er than four pa'es.
2012-2013 In-Progress
School: East rainerd Elementar! School
District: "amilton #ount! School District
Analysis o"
last years
"inal results:
Areas o" (reatest Pro'ress: Areas o" (reatest Challen'e:
/ast 0rainerd /lementary had a
1.23 'ain in overall success rate
"or 452564522 to 452264524.
/ast 0rainerd /lementary priority
rankin' 4 year success rate is
77.83, there"ore we are not
considered a priority school.
$ath (rades 19:: 'ain o" 21.43
"rom 4522 to 4524. Tar'et was
met.
$ath (rade 1: 'ain o" 7.;3 "rom
4522 to 4524. Tar'et was met.
Reading%&anguage 'rts (rades
19:: 'ain o" :.<3 "rom 4522 to
4524. Tar'et was met.
=!A (rade 1: loss o" 4.43
"rom45256 4522 to 452264524.
Tar'et was not met.
/ast 0rainerd /lementary su9
'roup pro"iciency 'aps:
$ath(
0lack6)ispanic6&ative American
vs. all students: 24.43 'ap
/conomically Disadvanta'ed vs.
non9/D students: 2:.<3 'ap
!imited /n'lish Pro"icient vs. non
!/P students: 4;.23 'ap
Students with Disailities vs. non
S#D students: 48.73 'ap
Reading:
0lack6)ispanic6&ative American
vs. all students: 25.;3 'ap
/conomically Disadvanta'ed vs.
non9/D students: 47.43 'ap
!imited /n'lish Pro"icient vs.
non9!/P students: 11.;3 'ap
Students with Disailities vs. non9
S#D students: 2>.>3 'ap
Source o" Pro'ress: Source o" Challen'e:
Students in 'rades 19: at /ast
0rainerd /lementary have made
'ains in mathematics. (ains "or
these 'rade levels may e
attriuted to the "ollowin': 2? The
math chairs in each 'rade level
share in"ormation with their 'rade
level teams a"ter each trainin'
durin' common plannin' times.
They math chairs also help
present school9ased pro"essional
development three times durin'
the school year. 4? /ach 'rade
level has common plannin' time
and meets weekly to discuss
lesson plans "or the upcomin'
week. Teachers discuss content
areas that need to e re9tau'ht and
determine which students need
e.tra support in small 'roup
instruction. 1? (rade level teams
work to'ether durin' common
plannin' to "ind and6or modi"y
curriculum and materials and use
district pacin' 'uides and
)amilton County @athematics
Aramework when appropriate.
/ach 'rade level disa''re'ates
data "rom "ormative district
*uarterly math assessments to
ad-ust teachin' strate'ies and
identi"y students "or =TI.
Students in 'rade 7 and : at /ast
0rainerd /lementary have made
'ains in =ead6!an'ua'e Arts.
These 'ains may e attriuted to
the "ollowin': 2? Teachers use
*uarterly writin' assessments and
Aounts and Pennells 0enchmark
data to identi"y and track student
pro'ress and provide etter small
'roup instruction. 4? Teachers in
these 'rade levels use the Aounts
and Pennell Continuum o"
!iteracy !earnin' and #ords
Their #ay :
th
/dition while
plannin' common core standards
ased readin'6lan'ua'e arts
lessons durin' weekly common
plannin'.
(oals "or this
school year:
%verall Achievement (oals: BAli'ned to Airst to the Top (oals?
2. /ast 0rainerd /lementary student achievement scores on TCAP
test "or 19: 'raders in mathematics will increase "rom <5.43
Pro"icient6Advanced in 452294524 to <4.>3
Pro"icient6Advanced in 452494521, which is a 4.:3 'rowth, to
meet the Achievement Tar'ets set throu'h the Tennessee
Department o" /ducation, Annual @easureale %-ectives
BA@%s?.
4. /ast 0rainerd /lementary student achievement scores on TCAP
test "or 19: 'raders in readin'6lan'ua'e arts will increase "rom
78.73 Pro"icient6Advanced in 452294524 to :4.<3
Pro"icient6Advanced in 452494521, which is a 1.43 'rowth, to
meet the Tennessee Department o" /ducation, Annual
@easureale %-ectives BA@%s?.
Su'roup (oals: B!ist each su'roup individually?
2. /ast 0rainerd /lementary achievement scores on TCAP Test
"or lac)%"ispanic%*ative 'merican su+group have a 'ap
when compared to overall students. This 'ap will reduce "rom
12,2- to 11,.- in mathematics and "rom 10,/- to 10,1- in
reading to meet the Annual @easureale %-ectives BA@%s?
"rom the Tennessee Department o" /ducation Tar'ets.
4. /ast 0rainerd /lementary achievement scores on TCAP Test
"or Economicall! Disadvantaged su+group have a 'ap when
compared to overall students. This 'ap will reduce "rom 10,1-
to 1.,1- in mathematics and "rom 2.,2- to 22,2- in
reading to meet the Annual @easureale %-ectives BA@%s?
"rom the Tennessee Department o" /ducation Tar'ets.
1. /ast 0rainerd /lementary achievement scores on TCAP Test
"or &imited English Proficient su+group have a 'ap when
compared to overall students. This 'ap will reduce "rom 2/,1-
to 21,3- in mathematics and "rom 33,/- to 31,2- in
reading to meet the Annual @easureale %-ectives BA@%s?
"rom the Tennessee Department o" /ducation Tar'ets.
7. /ast 0rainerd /lementary achievement scores on TCAP Test
"or Students 3ith Disa+ilities su+group have a 'ap when
compared to overall students. This 'ap will reduce "rom 24,.-
to 22,1- in mathematics and "rom 12,2- to 11,1- in
reading to meet the Annual @easureale %-ectives BA@%s?
"rom the Tennessee Department o" /ducation Tar'ets.
%ther =e*uired (oal Areas:
/ast 0rainerd /lementary School will continue to meet or e.ceed the
attendance rate o" 813.
Plan "or this
school year:
Cey strate'ies to achieve 'oals:
1.
2.
3.
Cey strate'ies to achieve pro'ress "or students with the 'reatest need:
1.
2.
3.
Pro-ected costs and "undin' sources "or key strate'ies:
0enchmarks
"or Pro'ress
0enchmark: Timeline: