Rocky Point Elementary School

R.A.M.S.

Respect, Attitude, Manners, Safety

255 Elementary School Road

Rocky Point, NC 28457

School Improvement Plan

Plan Years

(Year 1)

December 2013

School Improvement Team

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 / Committee Position / Name
Principal / Donna Redinger
Assistant Principal / Debbie Matthews
Teacher / Amanda Harrell
Instructional Support / Christy Bishop
Teacher Assistant / Teresa Caison
Parent / Sallie Gore

Principal’s Signature: ______

School Board Chair Signature: ______

Rocky Point Elementary School

Vision:

We will create a supportive educational environment

that develops the highest achievement in our students.

Mission:

We are committed 100% to our students.

Core Values

Integrity – Our customers and stakeholders can depend on us to be honest and fair.
Commitment – We are 100% committed to district initiatives.
Respect – We treat others as we want to be treated.
Excellence – We strive to deliver high quality services to all customers and to achieve high performance results.
Creativity – We analyze issues and look for innovative and productive solutions.
Ethics – We recognize that we serve as role-models for our students, and therefore exhibit professional behavior at all times.
Results Orientation – We support decision-making that is based upon data and research-based best practices.

State/District/School

Alignment

Rocky Point Elementary School

School Improvement Plan

Directive I

Student Learning

Strategic Directive I: Student Learning

Goal 1:Increase Literacy skills in K-5 by 10-15% based on BOY mClass scores, EOG’s, and tiered growth expectations for each grade level. (75.5% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders are at risk of failing in reading)

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Assess current programs and practices to ensure they align with Common Core and Essential Standards and are providing growth oriented results /

Review current programs and practices for alignment
Implement the district benchmark protocol to provide growth data
Analyze all school data
Conduct walk-through observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Analyze all school data obtained from the walk-through instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction
Meet with PLC's about data
Meet individually with teachers about their data
Provide additional training on Daily 5, and add Comprehension ToolKit where needed

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Provide Teachers with Research Based Strategies (Best Practices) to use when delivering instruction /

Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to use these strategies to best meet the needs of all students
Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to integrate research based strategies into all content areas
Curriculum Coaches will focus on literacy strategies, differentiation strategies, and strategies on how to integrate technology into instruction

Curriculum Coach

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
C / Principal Data-Logs /

As the instructional leader in the school, principal will submit a data-log (district created) to Central Support Services each month to report progress in meeting the needs of all students and supporting teachers
The Principal will use information gained in the data-logs to reflect and guide school improvement to support student learning and growth
The Principal will analyze the datathat is collected in the logs and use this data to guide the support that is offered at each school

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
D / Utilize the digital district walkthrough instrument and guiding rubric to inform instruction /

Provide professional development to teachers on how to improve instruction using the walkthrough rubric feedback and instrument
Provide professional development to teachers on each component of the walkthrough rubric
Conduct daily walkthrough observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Analyze district digital data obtained from the walkthrough instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
E / Grading Practices and Procedures /

Ensure that grading percentages in Power School are correct
Analyze grade distribution reports after all interim and reporting periods

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive I: Student Learning

Goal 2: Increase Mathematics skills for Grades K-5 by 10-15% based on AimsWeb, EOG’s, and tiered growth expectations for each grade level (72% of 4th graders, and 77% of 5th graders are at risk of failing in mathematics)

Manager: Donna Redinger

Review current programs and practices for alignment
Implement the district benchmark protocol to provide growth data
Analyze all school data
Conduct walkthrough observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Analyze all school data obtained from the walkthrough instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction
Meet with PLC's about data
Meet individually with teachers about their data

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Provide Teachers with Research Based Strategies (Best Practices) to use when delivering instruction /

Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to use these strategies to best meet the needs of all students
Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to integrate research based strategies into all content areas
Curriculum Coaches will focus on literacy strategies, differentiation strategies, and strategies on how to integrate technology into instruction

Curriculum Coach

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
C / Principal Data-Logs /

Principal will submit a data-log (district created) to Central Support Services each month to report progress in meeting the needs of all students and supporting teachers
The Principal will use information gained in the data-logs to reflect and guide school improvement to support student learning and growth
The Principal will analyze the data that is collected in the logs and use this data to guide the support that is offered at each school

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
D / Utilize the digital district walkthrough instrument and guiding rubric to inform instruction /

Provide professional development to teachers on how to improve instruction using the walkthrough rubric feedback and instrument
Provide professional development to teachers on each component of the walkthrough rubric
Conduct daily walkthrough observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Analyze district digital data obtained from the walkthrough instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
E / Grading Practices and Procedures /

Ensure that grading percentages in Power School are correct
Analyze grade distribution reports after all interim and reporting periods

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive I: Student Learning

Goal 3:Decrease gaps in performance between targeted subgroups (100% of Black Students have a 0-70% chance of failing 5th grade EOG Math)

Manager: Donna Redinger

Review current programs and practices for alignment
Implement the district benchmark protocol to provide growth data
Analyze all school data
Conduct walkthrough observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Provide Professional development on Balanced Literacy
Analyze all school data obtained from the walkthrough instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction
Meet with PLC's about data
Meet individually with teachers about their data

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Provide Teachers with Research Based Strategies (Best Practices) to use when delivering instruction /

Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to use these strategies to best meet the needs of all students
Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to integrate research based strategies into all content areas
Curriculum Coaches will focus on literacy strategies, differentiation strategies, and strategies on how to integrate technology into instruction

Curriculum Coach

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
C / Principal Data-Logs /

As the instructional leader in the school, principal will submit a data-log (district created) to Central Support Services each month to report progress in meeting the needs of all students and supporting teachers
The Principal will use information gained in the data-logs to reflect and guide school improvement to support student learning and growth
The Principal will analyze the datathat is collected in the logs and use this data to guide the support that is offered at each school

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
D / Utilize the digital district walkthrough instrument and guiding rubric to inform instruction /

Provide professional development to teachers on how to improve instruction using the walkthrough rubric feedback and instrument
Provide professional development to teachers on each component of the walkthrough rubric
Conduct daily walkthrough observations using district created instrument to drive instruction
Analyze district digital data obtained from the walkthrough instrument to guide professional development and improve instruction

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
E / Grading Practices and Procedures /

Ensure that grading percentages in Power School are correct
Analyze grade distribution reports after all interim and reporting periods

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive I: Student Learning

Goal 4:Reduce gaps and disparities in performance between targeted subgroups on identified measures (88% of 3rd grade students are at risk of failing EOG’s in Reading)

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Develop a plan to close the achievement gap among students /

Identify research based strategies and professional development to address targeted learning objectives
Train identified instructional staff to implement research based strategies with fidelity
Implement instructional coaching for implementation support, problem solving, and walkthrough feedback
Conduct ongoing professional development (booster sessions) for continuous skill building

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Provide Teachers with Research Based Strategies (Best Practices) to use when delivering instruction /

Curriculum Coaches will field-test research based strategies and coach teachers and administrators on how to use these strategies to best meet the needs of all students
Curriculum Coaches will coach teachers and administrators on how to integrate research based strategies into all content areas
Curriculum Coaches will focus on literacy strategies, differentiation strategies, and strategies on how to integrate technology into instruction

Curriculum Coach

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive I: Student Learning

Goal 5:The school will increase and/or update technology by 10% as based on inventory reports and Needs Assessment

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Make technology more available to every student /

Purchase more technology for the school
Have 3 computers per classroom

Media Specialist

/ 06/14
B / Provide further training for ipads, mimios, etc. /

Media Specialist will conduct needed training

Media Specialist

/ 06/14

Rocky Point Elementary School

School Improvement Plan

Directive II

Personnel Development

Strategic Directive II: Personnel Development

Goal 1:Develop a plan for expanding the use of PLC's in the school that is directly tied to instructional success

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Expand training on PLC’s /

Meet regularly with all PLC’s within the school
Survey staff to determine needs and concerns related to holding meaningful PLCs at their schools
Provide workshops on PLC’s
Review data with teachers

Principal

/ 11/13
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04/14
06/14
B / Analyze Data /

Help teachers understand their data
Meet individually with all teachers on their classroom data

Principal

/ 11/13
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Strategic Directive II: Personnel Development

Goal 2:Develop workshops and staff development that focus on improving student achievement

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Expand our Balanced Literacy Program /

Provide workshops on Balanced Literacy
Provide workshops on The Daily

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Support teachers who are already beyond The Daily 5 structure. /

Comprehension Toolkit as needed
Implement Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study in Opinion, Information,& Narrative Writing beginning in Grade 3 and expanding to K-5.

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive II: Personnel Development

Goal 3:Develop policies and practices to retain and recruit highly qualified staff (Create a work environment that attracts high quality staff)

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Secure business-sponsored incentives for staff /

Contact businesses
Recognize great team efforts

Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Develop better communication /

Regular school website updates
Regular updates of teachers’ websites
Use School Shutterfly account to communicate with teachers
Weekly newsletter to staff

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Rocky Point Elementary School

School Improvement Plan

Directive III

Community Connectedness

Strategic Directive III: Community Connectedness

Goal 1:Improve Communication with all stakeholders

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Monitor and Maintain school websites /

Continue to train key personnel on how to update and maintain webpages
Post timely and relevant information on the website
Monitor website to ensure current and accurate content

Media Specialist

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Use Connect 5, our district-wide telephone communication system /

Send important and timely messages to families in multiple languages

Data Manager

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
C / Publicize and promote awards, and successes /

Submit timely news articles to local media regarding awards, successes, and school events

Counselor

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
D / Seek and support efforts to increase family participation and support /

Post meeting dates for school committees (PTO, Advisory Council, AIG Council, Migrant, School Improvement Team)

Title I Coach

/ Ongoing each month
E / Identify ways to recognize and connect with all staff /

Recognize individual staff for awards, achievement, and celebrations

Staff

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Strategic Directive III: Community Connectedness

Goal 2:Cultivate Business/Industry Partnerships

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Increase Parent and Community Involvement /

Start a Watch DOGS program
Contact businesses for support of our programs

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
A / Monitor and Maintain school website /

Continue to train key personnel on how to update and maintain department pages
Post timely and relevant information on the website
Monitor website to ensure current and accurate content
Continually improve user experience for district website – adding new features/pages as necessary

Media Specialist

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14
B / Post on school website press releases publicizing various school related events /

Continue to train key personnel on how to update and maintain websites
Monitor website to ensure current and accurate content

Media Specialist

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Rocky Point Elementary School

School Improvement Plan

Directive IV

Culture

Strategic Directive IV: Culture

Goal 1:Improve image of school

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Identify ways to recognize and connect with all stakeholders /

Recognize individual staff and students for awards, achievement, and celebrations

Principal

/ 11/13
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B / Improve professional image /

Hold student-led conferences
Help implement clubs
Form a student advisory team
Implement Project-based Learning

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
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06/14
C / Improve PBIS school-wide /

Green Ribbon Status now,

Work towards Blue Ribbon status /

PBIS Chairperson

/ 11/13
02/14
04/14
06/14

Rocky Point Elementary School

School Improvement Plan

Directive V

Resource Management

Strategic Directive V: Resource Management

Goal 1:Budgeting

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / School Leadership will meet monthly to discuss school finances /

Decide priorities for budget at school level through Needs Assessment

School Leadership Team

/ 11/13
12/13
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02/14
03/14
04/14
05/14
06/14
B / Budgeting for Fieldtrips / Fieldtrip Committee will meet to approve any fieldtrips /

Committee

/ 11/13
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06/14

Strategic Directive V: Resource Management

Goal 2:Implement Home-Base as directed by NCDPI

Manager: Donna Redinger

Item / Initiative / Action Steps / Person Responsible / Process Check
A / Home-Base for teachers /

Assign team members for training
Teachers will be able to access student data along with teaching and learning resources
Principals will be able to monitor data on students

Assistant Principal

/ 11/13
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06/14
B / Home-Base for parents /

Hold annual meeting to inform parents how to use the program
Provide computer at school for parents who do not have access to a computer to check on their child’s progress
Parents will be able to view their child's attendance and progress, and administrators can monitor data on students, teachers and schools

Principal

/ 11/13
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C / Schoolnet for teachers /

Schools will identify members of its team to receive training to be trainers of the other employees at the school

Teachers will be able to use Schoolnet to access student data

Teachers will be able to access teaching and learning resources

Teachers will use Schoolnet for lesson plans

Students will be able to access their schoolwork, grades, and learning activities

Principal

/ 06/14
All Schools
Does this school:
Yes / Implement strategies for improving performance of all students?
Yes / Implement instructional practices designed to improve academic performance of students at-risk of academic failure or dropping out?
Yes / Plan use of staff development funds?
Yes / Plan for use of assessments to monitor student progress?
Yes / Provide daily duty-free lunch to teachers?
Yes / Provide at least five hours of planning time for teachers each week?
Yes / Implement strategies for involving parents and the community in the educational program?
Yes / Amend the School Improvement Plan when AYP is not met for two consecutive years when missing one or more targets in the same subject area?
K-8 Schools Only
Does this school:
Yes / Provide 30 minutes of daily physical activity to meet Healthy Active Children requirements?