Berclair Elementarytn School and District Improvement Plan

Berclair ElementaryTN School and District Improvement Plan

School: / Berclair Elementary School
District: / Shelby County Schools District
Analysis of last
year’s final results: / Math 3rd-5th grades 39.1% P/A
Math 3rd grade 47.1% P/A / Reading & Language Arts 3rd-5th grades
31.5% P/A
R/LA grade 3 – 23% / Science 3rd-5th grades
46.6% P/A
Source of Progress: / Source of Challenge: / Source of Challenge:
Berclair Elementary attributes this gain to the fact that teachers have common planning time as well as their practice of closely analyzing student performance data to guide their instructional decisions. Effective small group and response to intervention utilizing hired tutors. / Improve planning to enhance rigor of instruction by raising level of content, increase complexity of vocabulary and writing and raise expectations of learning through differentiated instruction while students take ownership of learning.
Goals for this school year: / Overall Achievement Goals:

1. Berclair Elementary 3rd to 5th grade students (ALL subgroups) scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 39.1% to 42.9% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. 3rd grade students (all subgroups) scoring proficient and advanced on the TCAP Math will increase from 47.1% to 50.4% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
2. Berclair Elementary 3rd to 5th grade students (ALL subgroups) scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 31.5% to 35.8% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. 3rd grade students (all subgroups) will increase from 23% to 27.8%.
3. Berclair Elementary 3rd to 5th grade students (all subgroups) scoring proficient or advanced on TCAP achievement test in Science will increase from 46.6% to 49.9% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.

Subgroup Goals: (List each subgroup individually)

1. Our Black subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 25.5% to 30.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase 27.3% to 31.8%.)
2. Our Black subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 29.8% to 34.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 18.2% to 23.3%.)
3. Our White subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 39.3% to 43.1% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 45.5% to 48.9%.)
4. Our White subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 42.9% to 46.5% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 40.9% to 44.6%.)
5. Our Hispanic subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 41.8% to 45.4% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 49% to 52.2%.)
6. Our Hispanic subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 29.9% to 34.3% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 18.4% to 23.5%.)
7. Our ED subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 37.3% to 41.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 44.1% to 47.6%.)
8. Our ED subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 30.9% to 35.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 20.6% to 25.6%.)
9. Our LEP subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 44.5% to 48.0% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 51.9% to 54.9%.)
10. Our LEP subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase from 28.9% to 33.3% on the Spring 2014 TCAP. (3rd grade will increase from 19.2% to 24.3%.)

Other Required Goal Areas:

1. Berclair Elementary will reach the required attendance rate of 93% by maintaining or exceeding our past attendance rate of 95%.

Plan for this school year: / Key strategies to achieve goals:

1. Rigor, differentiation, literacy, and numeracy MUST be described in lesson plans and infused in all content areas with Science and Social Studies integrated into Reading, Language Arts, and Mathematics
2. Smart boards and related technology will be integrated into lessons on core subjects.
3. AYP grades are departmentalized.
4. Ongoing peer observations and sharing of student work and strategies by collaboration in Professional Learning Community.
5. Differentiated teacher professional development (PD) based on TEM rubric.
6. Increased fidelity to district software requirements.
7. Focus on both Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Student Performance Indicators (SPIs).
8. Share new instructional insights from PD conferences and sessions on-going throughout the year.
9. Book Study to improve teachers’ strategies for CCSS and teaching strategies.

Key strategies to achieve progress for students with the greatest need:

1. Utilization of teacher tutors before and after school and retired teacher tutors during the school day.
2. Implementation of Tier II and Tier III strategies for RTI.
3. Maintain rich data comparisons to identify needs and drive instruction.

Projected costs and funding sources for key strategies.

• Strategies 1, 3, 5, 7 and 12 will not require additional funding. The TEM Lesson Plan Template greatly assists teachers in the creation of effective lessons plans which include the CCSS and SPIs reflected in our curriculum and pacing guides. Departmentalization AYP grades is already in place at Berclair Elementary.
• Strategy 2 has a projected cost of $1,500 for Smart Boards PD on their use. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
• Strategy 4 has a projected cost of $1,500 for the payment of substitute teachers. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
• Strategy 6 has a projected cost of $20,000 for the purchase of computers. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
• Strategy 8 has a projected cost of $5,000 for conference fees, transportation, and other costs associated with PD opportunities. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I and Site Based funds.
• Strategy 9 has a projected cost of $1,000.
• Strategy 10 has a projected cost of $70,000. $7,000 of the projected cost will be covered by Extended Contracts for teachers. $63,000 of the projected cost for hiring retired teachers will be covered by Title I funds.

Benchmarks for Progress / Benchmark: / Timeline:
All teachers will submit weekly lesson plans for administrator’s perusal. Teachers will incorporate tested mathematics and reading/language arts objectives, SCS Curriculum Guides, and CCSS into daily lessons. / Weekly Aug. 2013-May 2014
Teachers in grades K-5 will utilize Discovery Formative Assessments, which model TCAP skills and format, as a standardized assessment of student progress in mathematics, science, and reading/language arts. Grade level data analysis will take place during regularly scheduled meetings following each testing cycle/period. / Assessed 3 times per year
October 2013
November 2013
February 2014
Teachers will assess and benchmark students using iStation (K-3), Reading Plus (4-5) and Imagine Learning for ELL students for reading. Stanford Math will provide benchmarks and monitoring for math. / Weekly Aug. 2013-May 2014
Benchmark 1 – Sept. 2013
Benchmark 2 – Dec. 2013
Benchmark 3 – Feb. 2014