School Improvement Plan
School Name: __Sharon Elementary______ /
AdvancED Standards / FCS Departments /
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Academics & Accountability
Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services / Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services / Superintendent
Technology and Information Services
Transportation /
Continuous Improvement Goal / AdvancED Standards / Support from FCS Department(s)
Common Core Implementation
· Integration of ELA and content areas
· Increased use of non-fiction text
· Increased use of common assessments
· Writing
· Instructional Strategies
· Technology Integration
· Vertical collaboration / Indicator 3.1
The school’s curriculum provides equitable and challenging learning experiences that
ensure all students have sufficient opportunities to develop learning, thinking, and life
skills that lead to success at the next level.
IndIcator 3.2
Curriculum, instruction, and assessment are monitored and adjusted systematically in response to data from multiple assessments of student learning and an examination of professional practice.
IndIcator 3.5
Teachers participate in collaborative learning communities to improve instruction and student learning.
IndIcator 4.5
The technology infrastructure supports the school’s teaching, learning, and operational needs. / Continued support from Academics and Accountability to ensure that pacing guides, rubrics, report cards, and common assessments are aligned.
Continued support from Academics & Accountability to support the professional learning opportunities for our staff around the ELA Common Core. Specific areas may include mentor texts and content area writing.
Continued support from Academics and Accountability to allow flexibility in schools purchasing resources that best support the Common Core.
Continued support from Technology to allow us to be innovative and progressive with technology integration.
TKES
· Acclimating teachers to TAPS
· Focus on increasing SGPs / IndIcator 5.2
Professional and support staff continuously collect, analyze, and apply learning from a range of data sources, including comparison and trend data about student learning, instruction, program evaluation, and organizational conditions. / Continued opportunities to ensure inter rater reliability from school to school on TAPS.
Continued support from Human Resources to guide our implementation of TKES with a focus on personnel/time management.
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: Increase CCRPI score in the area of Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs).
SMART Goal: Sharon students will demonstrate increased achievement in all content areas as measured by state and local assessments. CCRPI data will reflect an increase in the overall SGP score for our Sharon students.
School Name: Sharon Elementary School Year: 2013-2014 /
X / Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
X / Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
/
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible? /
AdvancED Standard(s) /
Standard 1: Purpose and Direction / TKES
Teachers will receive in-depth professional learning on the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES). Through this process, they will acquire an in-depth understanding of the 10 TAPS standards. Teachers will be given continual feedback throughout the year on their performance as related to these standards, which will directly impact student performance and increase achievement. / If teachers implement highly effective instructional practices, then SGPs (Student Growth Percentiles) will reflect increased student achievement. / Ongoing throughout the 2013-2014 school year. / TKES standards, exemplar videos, and fact sheets
TKES platform
Sharon administration/feedback
Vertical collaboration
Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Common Core Implementation
All grade levels have defined specific annual goals to increase student achievement in English Language Arts through the implementation of Common Core standards. Specifically, teachers will increase the utilization of non-fiction text across all content areas, emphasize content area writing, and incorporate performance based assessments. / If teachers integrate ELA standards across all content areas, then student achievement in all areas will increase accordingly. / Ongoing throughout the 2013-2014 school year. / Criterion Writing
Non-fiction text related to content area standards
Performance Based Tasks
OAS
Common Core READY
2013-14 Professional Learning Plan
for School Improvement Planning
School Name: Sharon Elementary /
Professional Learning Goal(s): / Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s): /
Our school improvement goals and professional learning plans were developed after in-depth data analysis by each grade level. Research has shown that schools with the greatest gains in achievement engage in professional development and implement a process for monitoring implementation of the school improvement plan. / Our professional learning plan was designed to align with our school improvement plan. Our professional learning provided teachers with practical instructional strategies and interventions to impact student achievement for students of all ability levels. /
Date / # Hours / Description of Learning Activities
August 1
Pre-Planning (School) / 3.5 hours / Framing the Year: “Life is a journey, not a destination”
BYOT in the classroom – Tony Vincent
August 2
Pre-Planning (District) / 2 hours / District Collaboration: itsLearning Resources and Report Card Update by Grade Level (location: Haw Creek Cafeteria)
August 7
Pre-Planning / 7 hours / Grade level/team meetings regarding Quarter 1 Common Core Implementation.
August 15
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · Feed My School
· DIGS Curriculum Updates
· Mandated Reporter Training
· TKES Overview
August 28
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (School) / 3 hours / Teachers will participate in 3 carousels of learning:
· School Improvement Planning / Data Teams (Bartlett)
· its Learning (Brandon)
· Interim Assessments (Spartz)
September 10 / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Standard 3: Instructional Strategies
o Standard 7: Positive Learning Environment
· Performance Based Assessments
September 18
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District) / 3 hours / District Collaboration
· Grades 4 & 5 – Criterion Writing Training
· Grades K-3 – Collaboration with LAC cluster on Common Core standards and assessments
October 1st
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Orientation to the TKES online platform
o TKES Self-Assessment of Standards #3 and #7
o October Walkthroughs of all staff members will focus on Standards # 3 and #7
· Grading / Reporting – The difference between a “3” and a “4”
November 5th
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Standard 2: Instructional Planning
o Standard 8: Academically Challenging Environment
o November Walkthroughs/Formative Assessments of all staff members will focus on Standards #3, #7, #8
o Review of SGPs from 2013 (Released 10/13)
· Common Core – ELA content integration
December 3rd
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Standard 1: Professional Knowledge
o Standard 4: Differentiated Instruction
o December Walkthroughs/Formative Assessments will focus on Standards #3, #4, #7, #8
January 6
Prof. Dev. Day (School) / 7 hours / PL Rotations:
· TBD: Focus will tie back into overarching SIP goals (Common Core Implementation, TKES Training, Technology Integration)
February 4th
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
o Standard 9: Professionalism
o February Walkthroughs/Formative Assessments will focus on Standards #3, #4, #5 #7, #8
· BYOT Update– Preparing for mini GAPSS in March
February 14
Prof. Dev. Day (District a.m.) / 7 hours / District Collaboration
· Grades K-5 – Collaboration with LAC cluster on Common Core standards and assessments
March 4th
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Standard 6: Assessment Uses
o Standard 10: Communication
o March Walkthroughs/Formative Assessments will focus on Standards #3, #4, #5 #7, #8
March 6th
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / · TKES Orientation/Training
o Surveys of Instructional Practices
o Student Growth
o TEM Scores
May 6th
Faculty Meeting / 1 hour / TBD
May 27
Post-Planning / TBD
May 28
Post-Planning / TBD
Total Hours: / 41
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