2014-2015 Tennessee School Improvement

School Name: / NORTHWEST PREP ACADEMY
Accountability status: / Priority
Analysis of last year’s final results: / Areas of Greatest Progress: / Areas of Greatest Challenge:
·  Algebra I- 16.4% gain
·  U. S. History- 17.6% gain
·  English I- 22.5% gain
·  English II- 8.4% gain
Proficient/Advanced Improvements
Algebra I
All: 2013- 3.1% 2014-20.5%
English I
All: 2013-4.2% 2014-26.8%
English II
All: 2013- 3.6% 2014-12%
U.S. History
All: 2013-65.3% 2014-82.9% / ·  Biology-1.8% loss
·  Algebra II- 2.5% loss
·  English III- -4.4% loss
·  Graduation rate dropped from 52.6% in 2013 to 47.8% in 2014
Underlying Reasons for Progress: / Underlying Reasons for Challenge:
·  Common Assessments
·  Common planning
·  Data reviews in PLCs and departmental meetings
·  Tutoring during and after school
·  EOC Saturday Academy
·  CPS-Classroom Performance System to monitor student progress
·  Master teacher and Learning Coach provide support to new teachers and struggling teachers / ·  Increased number of SWD needing support
·  Revolving student enrollment
·  Increased student absenteeism
·  Limited use of technology integration in all courses
·  Teachers need more training with implementation and utilization of technology based district assessments and interventions
Goals for 2014-15 school year: / * Please consult with your district regarding goals and AMO targets for Achievement and Gap Closure.
AMO targets for Growth / AMO targets for Gap Closure
Algebra I- 9.2% / Algebra I- Econ.Disad.-22.5%, SWD-6.1%
Algebra II- 6.3% / Algebra II- Econ.Disad.-2.7%,SWD-3.1%
English II- 9.6% / English II-Econ.Disad.-12.4%, SWD-3.3%
English III- 11.8% / English III-Econ.Disad.-2.7%,SWD-1.8%
Goal 1: Northwest Prep Academy’s goal is to increase the percentage of all students taking the Algebra II EOC test who meet or exceed the state’s AMO by 10% from 4.8% to 14.8% by 2015.
Goal 2: Northwest Prep Academy’s goal is to increase the percentage of all students taking the Biology EOC test who meet or exceed the state’s AMO by 10% from 8.3% to 18.3% by 2015.
Goal 3: Northwest Prep Academy’s goal is to increase the percentage of all students taking the English III EOC test who meet or exceed the state’s AMO by 10% from 0% to 10% by 2015.
Plan for this school year: / Key strategies to achieve goals:
1.  Strategy: Teachers will participate in weekly departmental meetings and common planning periods
Implementation Plan: Teachers will discuss and prepare lesson plans, review student data to determine instructional strategies, and share best practices.
Desired outcomes: Student achievement will increase on Discovery Education Assessment, common assessments, and End of Course tests.
Projected costs and funding sources: $0
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the 2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
The challenge in the past was that teachers did not have a common planning to meet and discuss student data and best practices. It was difficult to administer common assessment s, or an EOC Blitz. Currently common planning has provided the opportunity for teaches to focus on the areas of need through departmental and PLC meetings; teachers develop interventions and support with a collective effort towards raising academic achievement. Also teachers are communicating with parents in a collaborative effort to increase parental involvement through various on-campus educational nights (Senior parent meetings, EOC Prep night, annual Title I meeting, PTO meetings).
2.  Strategy: Extended day, extended contract, extended year
Implementation Plan: Teams of teachers create weekly assessments to assist SPED students by providing small group interventions, additional one-on-one assistance, yearlong tutoring with EOC classes, and differentiated lessons.
Desired outcomes: Students’ academic progress will increase with additional support and instruction. Teachers will differentiate lessons and provide individual support as needed. Teachers will have more time to teacher for understanding and mastery of skills.
Projected costs and funding sources: $2,500 Title I
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the 2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
Students that are enrolled in EOC classes will receive additional tutoring and EOC prep sessions through small group instruction, remediation, and enrichment. In past years the revolving student enrollment has negatively affected the instructional practices for teachers. Due to student absenteeism and limited instructional days, teachers have had limited opportunities to effectively assess students and provide re-teaching and remediation.
3.  Strategy: Implementation of EOC Saturday Academy and tutoring
Implementation Plan: Saturday Academy is offered two Saturdays a month to students in EOC classes, students receiving low progress report grades and report card marks. Additionally, teachers will provide a scheduled time of support before, during, and after school, two times a week.
Desired outcomes: Students receiving additional instructional support in needed areas will result in greater achievement in classrooms and assessments. With increased teacher and student instruction, technology will provide support and enrichment to on-line students and computer based assessments.
Projected costs and funding sources: $7,000 is provided to teachers from the title I budget and earmarked for teacher stipends.
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the 2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
Our Saturday Academy attendance is expected to increase due to teachers calling the parents of students that are in need of additional help. Teachers are required to contact at least ten students that are at risk of receiving a failing grade. Make-up assignments, on-line classes and enrichment are available to students. This year we are allowing students to participate in out of uniform days, light snacks, and classroom points as incentives for student participation. It is expected that participating students will perform better on school reports, state assessments, and increase the graduation rate.
Key benchmarks for progress on strategies: / Benchmark: / Timeline:
Provide professional development training opportunities for the staff on various district initiatives (ACT, PLAN, PSAT) and web based programs (Compass Learning, Discovery, MIST) for additional classroom intervention. / Instructional and technical training- September 2014-April 2015
Departmental and PLC teams will meet collectively to prepare lesson plans and develop instructional interventions to improve instructional effectiveness and increase EOC scores. Teachers will identify students that need intervention and additional support by way of data disaggregation, data notebooks, and data walls. / Departmental and PLC meetings are held to review progress and areas of need. Tuesdays-August 2014-May 2015
Thursdays- PLC August-2014-May 2015
Tutoring/remediation will be offered at Saturday Academy to increase retention and increase test scores. End of Corse students who are struggling will be identified. / Two Saturdays a month
October 2014- May 2014
Common assessments and Discovery assessments will be aligned to English and Algebra standards for data review. Also instructional refinement and strategies will be considered to address student progress. / Discovery assessments will be offered three times throughout the school year 2014-2015.
Common assessments will be administered each quarter.
Parent meetings and phone contact to parents will increase student attendance, test scores, and parental involvement. Parents will be made aware of tutoring schedules, test taking strategies and skills, test dates, and attendance history. / This will be done throughout the 2014-2015 school year. Also senior night, EOC night, Title I, and PTO meetings.