2013-2014 Hidden Valley Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

School Improvement Plan

2013-2014 through 2014-2015

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Hidden Valley Elementary: Contact Information
School: / Hidden Valley Elementary / Courier Number: / 412
Address: / 5100 Snow White Lane
Charlotte, NC 28213 / Phone Number: / 980-343-6810
Fax Number: / 980-343-6798
Learning Community / Northeast / School Website: / http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/hiddenvalleyES/Pages/Default.aspx
Principal: / Mrs. Tisha Greene
Learning Community Superintendent: / Ms. Charity Bell
Hidden Valley 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 / Mrs. Tisha Greene / / 8/26/2013
Assistant Principal Representative / Mr. Scott Brynildsen / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Liliet Council / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Mr. Scott Shakeshaft / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Carolyn Blick / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Sharon Allen / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Ann Zdrojewski / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Courtney Montgomery / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Murletter Manor / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Tina Brooks / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Kara Scott / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative / Ms. Margaret Anderson / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Representative
Inst. Support Representative / Ms. Vanessa Sealey / / 8/26/2013
Teacher Assistant Representative / Gregory Kelly / / 8/26/2013
Parent Representative / Denise Carter / NA / 8/26/2013
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Other: / Ms. Tiffany Alston / / 8/26/2013
Other: / Ms. Brenda Hews / / 8/26/2013
Other:
Other:

Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.

School: Excellence, Achievement, Growth and Learning for Every Student (EAGLES)

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: To ensure the academic success of every student by making student centered decisions and providing a safe and secure environment

Hidden Valley Elementary Shared Beliefs

2013-2014 Hidden Valley Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

·  All children have the ability to learn and be successful

·  Children need a safe and secure environment to learn

·  With support and proper resources all students will achieve growth in all subject areas

·  Hidden Valley is a supportive community

·  Literacy should be integrated across all subject areas

·  Hidden Valley staff has the passion and ability to show at least one year’s growth in reading and math with 95% or more of our students

·  Hidden Valley can reduce the number of referrals of out of school suspensions by parent communication and providing a secure and safe environment for all students

2013-2014 Hidden Valley Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Hidden Valley Elementary: SMART Goals

·  Ninety-Five percent (95%) of all students will show at least one year of growth in reading based on TRC and Fountas and Pinnell benchmarks as well as End-of-Grade assessments in reading.

·  Ninety-five percent (95%) of all students will show at least one year of growth in math based on pre and post unit and End-of-Year assessments as well as End-of-Grade assessments in math.

·  There will be a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in suspensions involving African-American males based on 2012-2013 data.

·  Ninety-five percent (95%) of all students in grades 2- 5 will complete a student-based integrated electronic project.

Hidden Valley Elementary: Assessment Data Snapshot

K-2 Assessment Data (Reading 3D)

At or Above Grade-Level / Slightly Below Grade-Level / Far Below Grade-Level
Kindergarten DIBELS / 89%/151 / 8%/14 / 3%/3
Kindergarten TRC* / 52%/88 / 19%/32 / 28%/48
First Grade TRC / 31%/42 / 15%/21 / 54%/74
Second Grade TRC / 38%/58 / 14%/21 / 48%/74

Student Growth (Text-Reading Comprehension Levels) 2012-2013

0 – 2 Levels / 3 – 6 Levels / 7-15 Levels
Kindergarten- N/A
First Grade / 39% / 43% / 18%
Second Grade / 37% / 57% / 8%

Table 3 (Percentage of student growth at each range)

Assessment Detail Summary 2012/11 – 2011/12

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2010-2011
School Year / 2011-2012
School Year
Subject / Demographic
Subgroup / %
Prof. / %
Met Exp.
Growth / Avg.
Growth / High
Growth
Ratio / %
Prof. / %
Met Exp.
Growth / Avg.
Growth / High
Growth
Ratio
Grade 03 Reading / Grade Total / 53.6 / 37.6
Grade 03 Math / Grade Total / 76.4 / 69.2
Grade 03 Total / Grade Total / 65 / 53.4
Grade 04 Reading / Grade Total / 56.9 / 37 / -0.237 / 0.6 / 50 / 35 / -0.283 / 0.5
Grade 04 Math / Grade Total / 80.4 / 42.5 / -0.102 / 0.7 / 80.8 / 61.3 / 0.069 / 1.6
Grade 04 Total / Grade Total / 68.6 / 39.7 / -0.170 / 0.7 / 65.4 / 48.1 / -0.107 / 0.9
Grade 05 Reading / Grade Total / 58 / 31.8 / -0.193 / 0.5 / 48.1 / 50 / -0.027 / 1
Grade 05 Math / Grade Total / 67 / 28.2 / -0.213 / 0.4 / 75.9 / 47.2 / -0.079 / 0.9
Grade 05 Science / Grade Total / 68.8 / 63
Grade 05 Total / Grade Total / 64.6 / 30 / -0.203 / 0.4 / 62.3 / 48.6 / -0.053 / 0.9
Reading Total / Total / 56.2 / 34.2 / -0.213 / 0.5 / 44.6 / 42.9 / -0.149 / 0.8
Math Total / Total / 74.4 / 34.8 / -0.162 / 0.5 / 74.8 / 53.8 / -0.009 / 1.2
Science Total / Total / 68.8 / 63
EOG Total / Total / 65.8 / 34.5 / -0.187 / 0.5 / 60.2 / 48.4 / -0.079 / 0.9
School Composite / Total / 65.8 / 34.5 / -0.187 / 0.5 / 60.2 / 48.4 / -0.079 / 0.9

School Composite 2010/11 – 2011/12

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School Composite
2010-2011 School Year / 2011-2012 School Year
Subgroup / Perf.
Composite / Avg.
Growth / AYP
Reading / AYP
Math / Grad.
Rate / Perf.
Composite / Avg.
Growth / AYP
Reading / AYP
Math / Grad.
Rate
African-American / 57.3 / -0.21 / Not Met / Not Met / ~ / 56.8 / -0.11 / Not Met / Met / ~
Asian / 100.0 / -0.19 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~ / 62.5 / 0.017 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~
Hispanic / 77.6 / -0.12 / Met / Met / ~ / 64.3 / -0.04 / Not Met / Met / ~
Multi-Racial / 100.0 / 0.134 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~ / 81.8 / 0.198 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~
Native American / 83.3 / -0.30 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~
White / 22.2 / -1.08 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~ / 53.8 / -0.21 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~
LEP / 66.7 / -0.10 / Met / Met / ~ / 48.7 / -0.10 / Met / Met / ~
SWD / 35.2 / -0.12 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~ / 25.3 / -0.16 / Insuf Data / Insuf Data / ~
ED / 66.0 / -0.20 / Not Met / Not Met / ~ / 60.1 / -0.07 / Not Met / Met / ~
EOG Total / 65.8 / -0.18 / Not Met / Not Met / ~ / 60.2 / -0.07 / Not Met / Not Met / ~
EOC Total / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~
School Composite / 65.8 / -0.18 / Not Met / Not Met / ~ / 60.2 / -0.07 / Not Met / Not Met / ~

Attendance and Suspension 2012-2013

Total Enrolled / Perfect Attendance / Has an Absence / Excused Absences / Unexcused Absences / ISS / OSS
N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / % / N / %
School Total / Female / 430 / 52.3 / 22 / 5.1 / 408 / 94.9 / 339 / 78.8 / 351 / 81.6 / 8 / 1.9 / 12 / 2.8
Male / 392 / 47.7 / 26 / 6.6 / 366 / 93.4 / 319 / 81.4 / 320 / 81.6 / 18 / 4.6 / 61 / 15.6
Total / 822 / 100.0 / 48 / 5.8 / 774 / 94.2 / 658 / 80.0 / 671 / 81.6 / 26 / 3.2 / 73 / 8.9
Race
African American / Total / 384 / 46.7 / 19 / 4.9 / 365 / 95.1 / 297 / 77.3 / 334 / 87.0 / 25 / 6.5 / 55 / 14.3
American Indian / Total / 333 / 40.5 / 20 / 6.0 / 313 / 94.0 / 278 / 83.5 / 255 / 76.6 / 1 / 0.3 / 12 / 3.6
Asian / Total / 11 / 1.3 / 1 / 9.1 / 10 / 90.9 / 9 / 81.8 / 9 / 81.8 / 0 / 0.0 / 1 / 9.1
More Than One / Total / 26 / 3.2 / 1 / 3.8 / 25 / 96.2 / 22 / 84.6 / 20 / 76.9 / 0 / 0.0 / 1 / 3.8
Pacific Islander / Total / 15 / 1.8 / 1 / 6.7 / 14 / 93.3 / 9 / 60.0 / 12 / 80.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0
White / Total / 53 / 6.4 / 6 / 11.3 / 47 / 88.7 / 43 / 81.1 / 41 / 77.4 / 0 / 0.0 / 4 / 7.5
Ethnicity
Hispanic / Total / 398 / 48.4 / 26 / 6.5 / 372 / 93.5 / 326 / 81.9 / 307 / 77.1 / 1 / 0.3 / 14 / 3.5
Non-Hispanic / Total / 424 / 51.6 / 22 / 5.2 / 402 / 94.8 / 332 / 78.3 / 364 / 85.8 / 25 / 5.9 / 59 / 13.9
EC Category
AIG / Total / 9 / 1.1 / 0 / 0.0 / 9 / 100.0 / 6 / 66.7 / 7 / 77.8 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0
Non-EC / Total / 756 / 92.0 / 46 / 6.1 / 710 / 93.9 / 601 / 79.5 / 612 / 81.0 / 24 / 3.2 / 64 / 8.5
SWD / Total / 57 / 6.9 / 2 / 3.5 / 55 / 96.5 / 51 / 89.5 / 52 / 91.2 / 2 / 3.5 / 9 / 15.8
LEP Status
LEP / Total / 251 / 30.5 / 19 / 7.6 / 232 / 92.4 / 206 / 82.1 / 191 / 76.1 / 0 / 0.0 / 9 / 3.6
Non-LEP / Total / 571 / 69.5 / 29 / 5.1 / 542 / 94.9 / 452 / 79.2 / 480 / 84.1 / 26 / 4.6 / 64 / 11.2
McKinney Vento
No / Total / 808 / 98.3 / 48 / 5.9 / 760 / 94.1 / 646 / 80.0 / 657 / 81.3 / 26 / 3.2 / 69 / 8.5
Yes / Total / 14 / 1.7 / 0 / 0.0 / 14 / 100.0 / 12 / 85.7 / 14 / 100.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 4 / 28.6
504 Plan
No / Total / 799 / 97.2 / 47 / 5.9 / 752 / 94.1 / 637 / 79.7 / 651 / 81.5 / 20 / 2.5 / 68 / 8.5
Yes / Total / 23 / 2.8 / 1 / 4.3 / 22 / 95.7 / 21 / 91.3 / 20 / 87.0 / 6 / 26.1 / 5 / 21.7

Hidden Valley Elementary Profile

Hidden Valley Elementary is centered in the thriving community of Hidden Valley. We have added over 100 students from last year at this time as well as 15 new staff members to our team. Hidden Valley has over 950 students in grades K-5 and expected to have another 34 students in our two pre-kindergarten classrooms. Hidden Valley added two pre-kindergarten classrooms during the 2013-2014 school year to provide students with a full 7 years of uninterrupted instruction at one site, as well as an opportunity to vertical plan with the kindergarten team. The student population at Hidden Valley is comprised mostly of Hispanic and African-American students. Hidden Valley Elementary has strong community support and is working to further increase the engagement of parents and the community and extend it to the classroom level. Hidden Valley is a Title I School with 98 percent of our students receiving free and reduced lunch. We have a very high transitory population as approximately 40 percent of our students who begin Kindergarten with us make it through fifth grade without changing schools.