2014-2015 University Park Creative ArtsSchool Improvement Plan Report

University Park Creative Arts

2014-2015

2013-2014through 2014-2015

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 26, 2014 / Final Copy Due: October 24, 2014
University Park Creative Arts Contact Information
School: / University Park Creative Arts / Courier Number: / 565
Address: / 2400 Hildebrand Street / Phone Number: / 980-343-5178
Charlotte, NC 28216 / Fax Number: / 980-343-5182
Learning Community / East LC / School Website: /
Principal: / Jaime Tecza
Learning Community Superintendent: / Tonya Kales
{School Name} 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 / Jaime Tecza / / 9/10/2014
Assistant Principal Representative / Sharon Cherry / / 9/10/2014
Dean of Students Representative / Zonja Glover / / 9/10/2014
Inst. Support Representative / Ashley Fulton / / 9/10/2014
Teacher Assistant Representative / Monica Miller / / 9/10/2014
Parent Representative / Vernell Proctor / / 9/11/2014
Teacher Representative / Shalonda Dukes / / 9/10/2014
Teacher Representative / Tarnicka Congress / / 9/10/2014
Teacher Representative / Charles Pueschel / / 9/10/2014

Vision Statement

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

School:"Through the arts, students will be inspired to become creative problem solvers, productive citizens, and life-long learners."

Mission Statement

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

School:University Park Creative Arts Elementary School creates high levels of learning for all students by integrating the arts in the curriculum.

University Park Creative ArtsBeliefs

2014-2015 University Park Creative ArtsSchool Improvement Plan Report

  • Our students can and will learn to their fullest potential.
  • Every child can realize success when encouraged, challenged and when high expectations are communicated.
  • Our students learn best when actively engaged in authentic tasks.
  • Student diversity and talents will be identified, valued, nurtured, and celebrated.
  • Our students will have effective teachers and receive a high quality education.
  • The arts positively impact every area of the curriculum.

2014-2015 University Park Creative ArtsSchool Improvement Plan Report

University Park Creative ArtsSMART Goals

University Park Creative Arts Assessment Data Snapshot

Reading / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 240 / 1 / 3 / 203 / 24 / 6 / 3 / 202 / 10 / 17 / 2
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Proficiency Denominator / 239 / 1 / 3 / 202 / 24 / 6 / 3 / 201 / 10 / 17 / 2
Proficiency Percent / 33.5 / 0 / 0 / 32.7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32.8 / 0 / 0 / 0
Goal Percent / 49.5 / 36.1 / 65.4 / 33.0 / 35.9 / 51.1 / 60.9 / 35.8 / 18.5 / 21.6 / 91.6
Proficiency Status / Not Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met/CI / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met/CI / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Math / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 240 / 1 / 3 / 203 / 24 / 6 / 3 / 202 / 10 / 17 / 2
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Proficiency Denominator / 239 / 1 / 3 / 202 / 24 / 6 / 3 / 201 / 10 / 17 / 2
Proficiency Percent / 33.1 / 0 / 0 / 29.2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31.8 / 0 / 0 / 0
Goal Percent / 48.1 / 34.3 / 74.1 / 30.0 / 39.4 / 47.8 / 58.4 / 34.9 / 25.7 / 21.2 / 92.5
Proficiency Status / Not Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met/CI / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met/CI / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Science / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Participation Denominator / 87 / 1 / 0 / 73 / 8 / 3 / 2 / 72 / 2 / 5 / 1
Participation Percent / 100 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 / 0
Participation Status / Met / Insuf. / ~ / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Proficiency Denominator / 86 / 1 / 0 / 72 / 8 / 3 / 2 / 71 / 2 / 5 / 1
Proficiency Percent / 51.2 / 0 / 0 / 54.2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 52.1 / 0 / 0 / 0
Goal Percent / 57.0 / 45.9 / 0 / 39.3 / 45.6 / 58.7 / 68.2 / 43.8 / 24.8 / 28.5 / 93.7
Proficiency Status / Met/CI / Insuf. / ~ / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf. / Met / Insuf. / Insuf. / Insuf.
Attendance / ALL / AMIN / ASIA / BLCK / HISP / MULT / WHTE / EDS / LEP / SWD / AIG
Rate / 97.6 / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~
Status / Met / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~

Balanced Literacy SMART Goal

University Park will increase the proficiency of college and career ready students in English Language Arts by 10% from 33.3% to 43.3% through the Individualization of Language Arts instruction using the Balanced Literacy approach.

This is important because since the adoption of the common core standards reading scores have dropped from 36.3% of student to 33.3% college and career ready. This is 16.2% of students below the North Carolina annual measurable objective of 49.5%. It is also important because using the INSIGHT survey given to teachers only 24% of teachers felt satisfied with the support they receive at school along with only 19% stating that professional development opportunities involved live demonstrations of what effective teaching looks like.

Teachers will need support and guidance in curriculum mapping, reader’s workshop structure, data driven instruction, and best practices in reader’s workshop.

Action steps

  1. Provide embedded professional development in curriculum mapping during grade level PLCs focusing on the whole group mini-lessons.
  2. Create a Balanced Literacy committee that will help guide the implementation of balanced literacy and serve as a time for two-way communication.
  3. Organize outside professional development and visits with a school who is currently implementing.
  4. Provide embedded professional development on readers workshop during grade level PLCs focusing on small group and individual conferencing.
  5. Create and share a rubric for expectations of what the structures of RW should look like.
  6. Provided feedback during walkthroughs and formal evaluations.
  7. Provide coaching, model lessons, and co-teaching.
  8. Create videos of both K-2 and 3-5 master teachers utilizing their literacy block.

Math SMART Goal

University Park will increase the proficiency of college and career ready students in math by 10% from 32.9% to 42.9% through the individualization of math using curriculum mapping, data analysis, small group instruction.

This is important because since the adoption of the common core standards UPCA’s math scores have grown from 31.9% to only 32.9%. In addition UPCA did not make expected growth in math. It is also important because using the INSIGHT survey given to teachers only 24% of teachers felt satisfied with the support they receive at school along with only 19% stating that professional development opportunities involved live demonstrations of what effective teaching looks like.

Support will be needed in curriculum mapping, teaching using the common core standards, data driven instruction, and best mathematical practices.

Action Steps:

  1. Provide embedded support and professional development during PLC planning weekly.
  2. Create a math committee led by the Dean and district title 1 math facilitator
  3. Create videos of both K-2 and 3-5 math best practices
  4. Provide feedback during walkthroughs and during formal observations
  5. Provide coaching and modeling

Arts Integration SMART Goal

University Park will increase the composite proficiency of college and career ready students by 10% from 35.8% to 45.8% through a focus of Howard Gardner’s 8 multiple intelligences using art integration and structured activity times to promote collaboration and problem solving.

This is important because the proficiency of students who are college and career ready have only increased by 2.3%. It is also important because using the INSIGHT survey given to teachers only 24% of teachers felt satisfied with the support they receive at school along with only 19% stating that professional development opportunities involved live demonstrations of what effective teaching looks like.

Support will be needed in the integration of the arts into the regular classroom environments, planning of Achieve 225 lessons for recess, and frequent feedback of integration during the year.

Action Steps:

  1. Staff will attend a 3-day training on art integration held by A+ during the summer.
  2. Staff will observe model art integration lessons held by A+ fellows.
  3. Arts team will work with teachers during the year to model, co-teach, and provide feedback.
  4. Create an arts integration committee that will guide the school in the implantation of arts integration and serve a two-way communication device.
  5. Provide feedback during walkthroughs and formal observations
  6. Form a committee focusing on Achieve 225.
  7. Provide ongoing training and coaching on how to implement it into recess for each grade level.
  8. Create videos demonstrating how to do each game related to achieve 225 and put them on announcements.

Parent Participation and Marketing SMART Goal

??? Actual Goal to Be Created

University Park Creative Arts Profile

Demographics:

University Park Creative Arts has 247 females and, 159 malestudents. Males comprise 39% of our overall population, whereas, females make-up 61% of our population. Our largest ethnic group is African American which is 87% of our population and the smallest ethnic group is our Asian population which is 1.2% of our population. We have a growing Hispanic and American Indian population with 8% of our students in the Hispanic subgroup and 9% of our students in the American Indian subgroup. In addition, we have 28 white students equally to 1.7% of our population. Another one of our subgroups is exceptional children. We have 28 exceptional children, which is 7% of our population. We have 3 academically gifted students and 11 limited English proficient students. As for other special groups, University Park Creative Arts has 8 McKinney Vento students and 5 students with a 504 plan.

Suspensions/Retentions:During the 2013-2014 school year, University Park Creative Arts had 38 out-of-school suspensionsand 1 studentretained for the year. For first quarter this year, there is areduction in the number of referrals and suspensions compared to the first quarter last school year.

Staff and Qualifications: University Park Creative Arts has 21 classroom teachers (3 classroom teachers at each grade level K-

2 and 4 classroom teachers at each grade level 3-5), 7 special area teachers, 3 instructionalassistants, 1 principal, 1 assistant principal, 1 dean of students, 2 facilitators, 1.5 exceptional children teachers and 1 teacher assistant, 2 student services staff, 3 itinerantstaff, 1 Title I tutor, 3 secretarial staff, 3 custodians, 2 ASEP staff and 6 cafeteria staff. All staff work to support the goals and direction of the school. All staff work directly with students to keep them healthy and safe. During the 2012-2013 school year, 37% of staff members have more than 10 years teaching experience. Also, University Park Creative Arts had 4 National Board Certified Teachers and 43% of our teachers had advanced degrees.

Student Performance Data:

During the 2013-2014 school year, University Park Creative Arts did not met expected growth overall. We did not reach our intended goal of proficiency and have set new goals that will assist with preparing students for continued academic growth. During the 2013 -2014 school year, 31.5% of 3rd graders were proficient, 32.5% of 4thgraders were proficient and 40.2% of 5thgraders were proficient in reading. For math, 27.4% were proficient in 3rd grade, 32.5% were proficient in 4thgrade and 37.9% were proficient in 5thgrade. Our school’s overall compositeproficiency rate was 35.8%. This year, we have set a goal to increase our overall proficiency growth rate by 10% as measured by the end-of-grade ready math and reading assessment in grades 3-5.

Stakeholder Perspective:

University Park Creative Arts has a growing number of parents who are excited to know how they can assist with our efforts.

The school, parents and community would like to increase the number of parents who are actively involved in our daily efforts to

positively impact student learning and achievement. The school recognizes the link between student involvement and student success and is working tomaintain and increase two-way communication between school leadership, classroom teachers and parents. The school also recognizes the need for the community at large to be aware of the wonderful learning taking place at University Park Creative Arts. Our goal is to market our school as CMS’s premier arts integration elementary magnet.

Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready
Four focus areas:
  1. College- and career-readiness
  2. Academic growth/high academic achievement
  3. Access to rigor
  4. Closing achievement gaps
/ Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce
Five focus areas:
  1. Proactive recruitment
  2. Individualized professional development
  3. Retention/quality appraisals
  4. Multiple career pathways
  5. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,
faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child
Three focus areas:
  1. Family engagement
  2. Communication and outreach
  3. Partnership development
/ Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Five focus areas:
  1. Physical safety
  2. Social and emotional health
  3. High engagement
  4. Cultural competency
  5. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by
strengthening data use, processes and systems
Four focus areas:
  1. Effective and efficient processes and systems
  2. Strategic use of district resources
  3. Data integrity and use
  4. School performance improvement
/ Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign
Four focus areas:
  1. Learning everywhere, all the time
  2. Innovation and entrepreneurship
  3. Strategic school redesign
  4. Innovative new schools

SMART Goal (1):
Duty Free Lunch for Teachers / Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Recruit retain and develop a premier workforce
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Recruitment and Retention
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
  • Task
  • Task
  • Task (PD)
/ Point Person
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
  • Interim Dates

1. Use district approved funds to have a lunch room monitor for 10 hours a week / Jaime Tecza/Principal / Teachers are able to enjoy a duty free lunch to rejuvenate and deliver high quality instruction. / District lunch monitor funds / Administration and lunch monitor / Beginning September 2014
SMART Goal(2):
Duty Free Instructional Planning Time / 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.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Recruit retain and develop a premier workforce
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Recruitment and Retention
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
  • Task
  • Task
  • Task (PD)
/ Point Person
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
  • Interim Dates

1. Develop the master schedule so that all teachers have two 90 minute PLC planning times a week and three 45 minute planning times a week / Sharon Cherry- AP / Teacher survey data, quality lesson plans, and improved student achievement / ENCORE teachers and classroom teachers / August 25-June 11
2.Intentional scheduling of daily common planning times for ENCORE teachers- including 60 minutes weekly of PLC planning / Jaime Tecza- Principal / Teacher survey data, quality lesson plans, and improved student achievement / Encore Teachers and administration / August 25-June 11
SMART Goal(3):
Anti-Bullying / Character Education / Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
Strategic Plan Goal: / Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Strategic Plan Focus Area: / Social and Emotional Health
Navigator Pathway: / Enter Kindergarten ready / Advanced Reading in K-2 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3 / At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7
At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5 / Successful completion of Math I in grade 9 / Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam / Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
  • Task
  • Task
  • Task (PD)
/ Point Person
(title/name) / Evidence of Success
(Student Impact) / Funding
(estimated cost / source) / Personnel Involved / Timeline
(Start—End)
  • Interim Dates

1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention / Lynn Hudson- Counselor / Decrease in parent and student bullying referrals. Student and parent surveys. / Student Services Department, Administration / August 25-June11
2. Character Education
Achieve 225
Girls on the Run
Daily announcement describing the character trait / Kim Barnett- PE teacher
Donna Deveraux- Media specialist / Decrease in student referrals / Classroom teachers, Achieve 225 team / August 25-June 11
3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.