2015-2016 Torrence Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report
School Improvement Plan
2015-2016
2015-2016 through 2016-2017
School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.
Draft Due: September 28, 2015 / Final Copy Due: October 26, 2015Torrence Creek Elementary Contact Information
School: / Torrence Creek Elementary / Courier Number: / 557
Address: / 14550 Ranson Road
Huntersville, NC 28078 / Phone Number: / 980-343-0695
Fax Number: / 980-343-0697
Learning Community / North / School Website: / http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/torrencecreekES/Pages/Default.aspx
Principal: / Leah Davis
Learning Community Superintendent: / Dr. Matthew Hayes
Torrence Creek Elementary School Improvement Team Membership
From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”
Committee Position / Name / Email Address / Date Elected
Principal / Leah Davis /
Assistant Principal Representative / Megan Morris / / 9/23/15
Teacher Representative / Carly Pasell / / 9/23/15
Inst. Support Representative / Lisa Maccaferri / / 9/23/15
Teacher Assistant Representative / Nicole Desch / / 9/23/15
Parent Representative / Monica Mueseler / / 9/23/15
Parent Representative / Shondrecca Taylor / / 9/23/15
Parent Representative / Wendy Shaw / / 9/23/15
Parent Representative / Purity Stockton / / 9/23/15
Parent Representative / Rebecca Ramanand / / 9/23/15
Vision Statement
District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.
School: Torrence Creek Elementary staff and stakeholders will ensure the growth and success of every student by collaborating with one another, persevering through challenges, modeling life-long learning, and celebrating our diverse student body.
Mission Statement
District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.
School: To prepare well rounded leaders (Eagles) for excellence through academic challenge and character development
Torrence Creek Elementary Shared Beliefs
2015-2016 Torrence Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report
· All students can and will learn with support
· Collaboration and shared responsibility is essential to the success of all
· Differentiation is essential to ensuring every child gets what he or she needs
· Diversity is appreciated and capitalized upon to enhance student learning
· Character development is essential to the learning process
2015-2016 Torrence Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report
Torrence Creek Elementary SMART Goals
· Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
· Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
· Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
· Continue to grow Torrence Creek as a competitive school option in the Huntersville community (Increase enrollment from 514 to 550 by 2016-2017 school year)
· Increase the overall percentage of students performing at College and Career ready levels from 70.3%(in 2014-2015) to 75% (in 2015-2016) as measured by the NC EOG Ready assessments
· Decrease the grade level proficiency achievement gaps of African American students (61.6%), Students with Disabilities (50.8%), and Economically Disadvantaged students ( 63.7%) by 3 to 5 percentage points when compared to White student subgroup(79.8%)
Torrence Creek Elementary Assessment Data Snapshot
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Torrence Creek Elementary SchoolReading / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 226 / 1 / 18 / 32 / 16 / 12 / 147 / 52 / 12 / 25 / 41
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met
Proficiency Denominator / 213 / 1 / 14 / 30 / 16 / 11 / 141 / 49 / 10 / 24 / 41
Proficiency Percent / 64.8 / 0 / 0 / 50.0 / 0 / 0 / 67.4 / 49.0 / 0 / 0 / 100.0
Goal Percent / 55.1 / 43.2 / 69.3 / 40.4 / 43.0 / 56.5 / 65.2 / 42.9 / 27.6 / 30.3 / 92.5
Proficiency Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met
Math / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 226 / 1 / 18 / 32 / 16 / 12 / 147 / 52 / 12 / 25 / 41
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met
Proficiency Denominator / 213 / 1 / 14 / 30 / 16 / 11 / 141 / 49 / 10 / 24 / 41
Proficiency Percent / 72.8 / 0 / 0 / 60.0 / 0 / 0 / 74.5 / 61.2 / 0 / 0 / 100.0
Goal Percent / 53.9 / 41.6 / 77.0 / 37.8 / 46.1 / 53.6 / 63.0 / 42.1 / 34.0 / 30.0 / 93.3
Proficiency Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met
Science / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 74 / 1 / 5 / 9 / 4 / 6 / 49 / 20 / 2 / 11 / 16
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Proficiency Denominator / 69 / 1 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 5 / 47 / 19 / 2 / 10 / 16
Proficiency Percent / 82.6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 83.0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Goal Percent / 61.8 / 51.9 / 76.5 / 46.0 / 51.7 / 63.3 / 71.7 / 50.0 / 33.2 / 36.4 / 94.4
Proficiency Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Attendance / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Rate / 97.0 / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~
Status / Met / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~
Torrence Creek Elementary School
Assessment / Subgroup / 2014-2015 / 2013-2014 / 2012-2013 / 2011-2012
% GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR / % GLP / % CCR
Grade 03 EOG Composite / All / 83.8 / 75.4 / 65.3 / 54.7 / 62.0 / 88.0
Grade 03 EOG Math / All / 85.9 / 77.5 / 64.2 / 53.7 / 63.6 / 95.0
Grade 03 EOG Reading / All / 81.7 / 73.2 / 66.3 / 55.8 / 60.4 / 88.5
Grade 04 EOG Composite / All / 69.6 / 61.4 / 72.5 / 64.0 / 71.9 / 82.6
Grade 04 EOG Math / All / 68.4 / 62.0 / 76.4 / 74.2 / 82.3 / 93.5
Grade 04 EOG Reading / All / 70.9 / 60.8 / 68.5 / 53.9 / 61.5 / 84.1
Grade 05 EOG Composite / All / 79.7 / 73.4 / 80.3 / 71.1 / 73.6 / 95.1
Grade 05 EOG Math / All / 82.4 / 78.4 / 81.9 / 77.1 / 79.2 / 99.5
Grade 05 EOG Reading / All / 67.6 / 59.5 / 71.1 / 59.0 / 66.3 / 95.5
Grade 05 EOG Science / All / 89.2 / 82.4 / 88.0 / 77.1 / 75.3 / 97.0
School EOG Reading Composite / All / 73.2 / 64.3 / 68.5 / 56.2 / 62.5 / 89.4
School EOG Math Composite / All / 78.6 / 72.3 / 73.8 / 67.8 / 74.4 / 96.0
School EOG Science Composite / All / 89.2 / 82.4 / 88.0 / 77.1 / 75.3 / 97.0
EOG Composite / All / 77.8 / 70.3 / 73.4 / 64.0 / 69.4 / 88.6
School Composite / All / 77.8 / 70.3 / 73.4 / 64.0 / 69.4 / 93.3
Torrence Creek Elementary
Certified And Administrative Staff
Position Title / Count
Total / 35
Principal, Elementary / 1
Assistant Principal, Elementar / 1
Facilitator, Elem Literacy / 1
Substitute, Certified Teacher / 3
Teacher, K-6 / 21
Teacher, AIG / 1
Teacher, Elementary Art / 1
Teacher, Elementary Physical E / 1
Teacher, Elementary General Mu / 1
Teacher, EC General Curriculum / 2
Teacher, EC Autistic (Self-Con / 2
/ Number of Years Experience for Teachers (in CMS only)
0-3 / 3-5 / 5-7 / 7-10 / 10-15 / 15-20 / 20+
N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / %
11
/ 34.4
/ 1
/ 3.1
/ 1
/ 3.1
/ 4
/ 12.5
/ 6
/ 18.8
/ 6
/ 18.8
/ 3
/ 9.4
Degrees Held By Teachers
Bachelor's / Advanced
N / % / N / %
21
/ 65.6
/ 11
/ 34.4
/ a
/ Highly Qualified Teachers
Highly Qualified / Not Highly Qualified
N / % / N / %
26
/ 81.3
/ 6
/ 18.8
Torrence Creek Elementary Profile
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Torrence Creek Elementary is located in Huntersville, North Carolina, a suburb of the greater Charlotte area. Our current student population is 514 students in grades K-5. This is a significant change as the 2012-2013 student body was comprised of 1234 students. This reduction in students is a result of the opening of Grand Oak Elementary school which opened the fall of 2013 to relieve overcrowding here at Torrence Creek. This year our demographics are 71% White, 12% African-American, 9% Asian, 2% American Indian and 5% other. 8% of the total population has an ethnicity of Hispanic, 92% are Non-Hispanic. 3% of our students have limited English proficiency. 7% of our students are considered academically gifted and 12% are identified as students with disabilities. Approximately 15% of our students are considered economically disadvantaged this year.
This current school year, our grade levels consist of five Kindergarten classes, four first grade, four second grade, three third grade, three fourth grade classes, and three fifth grade classes. Support staff members include art, music, physical education, media, and technology as special area teachers. We also have one full time and one part time EC teacher, 60% time talent development teacher, and one academic facilitator. As part of the school’s participation in the district’s school design model, the school was able to hire the school psychologist full time in effort to provide comprehensive student service support. Torrence Creek started the Cambridge International Program in 5th grade this school year with plans to add 4th grade next year as part of the Hopewell feeder pattern. Additionally, our school welcomed two self-contained Autistic classes this year which includes two full time exceptional children’s teachers and three full time EC Teacher Assistants.
The administrative team includes the principal and one assistant principal. We have five teacher assistants available to support our instructional program. Approximately 33% of our certified staff holds an advance degree, while 15% hold national board certification (based on the most available data). The average teaching experience for our staff is approximately 10 years with 80% of our staff having five or more years of experience. The school also has a five star rated before and after school program that hosts approximately 70 students. Torrence Creek has a history of high academic performance, having achieved the status of Honor School of Excellence with High Growth from the past State ABC program and has consistently met AYP/AMO targets for all subgroups. Based on 2012-2013 and 2013-14 state EVAAS data, TCE has exceeded expected academic growth overall as a school. Torrence Creek Elementary’s performance composite for the 2013-2014 school year was 69.38% overall with 73.06% of students meeting grade level proficiency and 63.71% of the students meeting college and career ready expectations. Most recent 2014-2015 achievement indicates continuous achievement and growth, with 77.8% of students at proficient, and 70.3% at college and career ready. The North Carolina state report card has scored Torrence Creek at a grade of B for the past two school years (since the start of the grading system).