Division of School and District Effectiveness | School Improvement PLAN
A. SCHOOLWIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP)
TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM (SWP) PLAN
TITLE I TARGETED ASSISTANCE (TA) PLAN
NAME OF SCHOOL/PRINCIPAL: Lake Forest/Taylor BartonNAME OF DISTRICT/SUPERINTENDENT:
Fulton County Schools
Dr. Jeff Rose, Superintendent
6201 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
□ Comprehensive Support School □ Targeted Support School X Schoolwide Title 1 School □ Targeted Assistance Title 1 School □ Non-Title 1 School □ Opportunity School
DIVISION OF SCHOOL AND DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS
B. Advancing Leadership | Transforming Schools
All required components of the Title I Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance are included in this template.
SIGNATURES:Superintendent ______Date ______
Principal Supervisor ______Date ______
Principal ______Date ______
Title 1 Director ______Date ______
(Title 1 Schools only)
Name / Position/Role / Signature
Taylor Barton / Principal
Juanita Del Rio / Teacher
Pamela Herrera / Title 1 Intervention Teacher
Danielle Miller / Assistant Principal
Natalie Gore / Bookkeeper
Susanne Duys / Parent
Maria Salazar / Parent
Anisha Donald / Title 1 Instructional Coach
Planning Committee Members (SW- 8, 16; TA- 7 )
C. Needs Assessment/ Data Review Results (Include Charts/Graphs)
(SWP 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18; TA-1, 8)
2017 vs. 2016 & 2015 Georgia Milestones Performance
(% Levels 1 & 2)
2017 Milestones ELA / 2016 Milestones ELA / 2015 Milestones ELA3rd Grade / 77% / 88% / 81%
4th Grade / 77% / 81% / 86%
5th Grade / 85% / 82% / 79%
2017 Milestones Math / 2016 Milestones Math / 2015 Milestones Math
3rd Grade / 68% / 80% / 71%
4th Grade / 73% / 83% / 81%
5th Grade / 81% / 83% / 77%
Beginning of Year / End of Year
Grade 1 / 25% / 37%
Grade 2 / 50% / 49%
Grade 3 / 46% / 36%
STAR Reading Screener Fall 2017
(Totals are %)
Reading / % at each levelGrade / Fall / at/above / Fall / on watch / Fall / intervention / Fall / urgent
1st / 30 / 36 / 9 / 9 / 19 / 20 / 41 / 36
2nd / 18 / 29 / 10 / 13 / 25 / 31 / 47 / 28
3rd / 18 / 27 / 6 / 8 / 27 / 20 / 48 / 44
4th / 16 / 20 / 7 / 8 / 24 / 19 / 53 / 54
5th / 15 / 17 / 9 / 12 / 25 / 24 / 51 / 47
Totals / 14% / 20% / 6% / 8% / 17% / 18% / 34% / 33%
STAR Math Math Screener 2017
(Totals are %)
Math / At/Above / On Watch / Intervention / Urgent InterventionGrade / Fall / Spring / Fall / Spring / Fall / Spring / Fall / Spring
1st / 53 / 46 / 12 / 9 / 15 / 27 / 20 / 18
2nd / 42 / 65 / 10 / 10 / 24 / 14 / 24 / 10
3rd / 50 / 64 / 11 / 7 / 19 / 11 / 19 / 17
4th / 32 / 46 / 11 / 7 / 22 / 15 / 35 / 31
5th / 41 / 43 / 11 / 11 / 20 / 26 / 29 / 21
Totals / 31% / 33% / 8% / 9% / 15% / 20% / 22% / 16%
Milestones Writing Scores
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Out of School Suspension Days Comparison between 2015-6 and 2016-7
Parent Survey Responses
.
- Analyze existing family engagement measures deployed by your school.
Lake Forest Elementary School
/Unknown
/Never
/Sometimes
/Frequently
/Always
- My school has friendly signs inside and outside to welcome families and visitors in the multiple languages they speak.
- My school and PTA translates communications into the school’s major languages.
- Families feel encouraged to volunteer.
- Families feel our school’s policies and programs reflect, respect, and value the diversity of our school community.
- Families feel they are treated fairly regardless of age, gender, race, or cultural background.
- My school communicates with families in multiple ways (e.g., email, phone, web site).
- My school provides interpreters for all meetings and events, when needed.
- My school provides continuous staff development for teachers regarding effective communication techniques and the importance of regular, two-way communication between the school and family.
- Families feel they have a two-way conversation with the school staff about their child’s strengths, areas for improvement, learning styles, progress, and other concerns about their child.
- Families feel the school provides information about their child’s progress, including progress report cards that help families understand how they can support their child’s learning.
11. My school involves families in planning for
their child’s transitions to elementary school,
middle school, high school or post-secondary
education or careers. / 12 / 1 / 5 / 27 / 80
- My school provides a range of options and choices for a wide array of extracurricular activities that reflect students’ interests, goals, and learning.
- My school uses adequate technology to meet the needs of today’s students.
- My school shares student achievement data with families in ways that solicit their ideas about how to improve achievement.
- My school includes students in parent-teacher conferences as active participants in discussions of expectations and work quality.
- Families understand the academic standards their child is expected to meet and how the curriculum is linked to those standards.
- My schoolinforms families of the process and/or procedures to raise concerns and resolve problems.
- My PTA fuels parent participation on school, district, state, and national committees that focus on education issues.
- Families feel their concerns are treated with respect and my school demonstrates a genuine interest in developing solutions.
- Families feel their school and/or PTA provides opportunities to develop relationships and raise concerns with school district leaders, public officials, and business and community leaders.
- Families feel PTA promotes opportunities to empower parents to advocate for the success of their own child and other children in our school.
- Families feel the school provides information and opportunities to be informed of their rights and responsibilities under federal and state laws.
- My school includes parents with equal representation on decision making and advisory committees or councils.
- My school establishes polices that recognize and respect families’ cultural, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity.
- Families feel that they are a collaborative partner that share in the decision making for areas such as policy, curricula, budget, school reform, safety, and personnel.
- Families feel that they have input in the development of our school improvement plan.
- My school and/or PTA distributes information on community resources that serve the cultural, recreational, academic, health, social and other needs of families within the community.
- My PTA has partnerships with local businesses, community organizations, and service groups to advance student learning or assist the school or families.
- My PTA involves community members in school volunteer programs.
- My school collaborates with community services and adult learning opportunities.
- Families feel their school is a central part of my community.
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (SW 1; TA-1)
Data Review Summary
“Root Cause Analysis”
Strengths / Weaknesses / Needs / Prioritized NeedsAchievement Data / STAR Reading At/AboveIncreased by 6% from Fall to Spring Administration - 14% to 20%
STAR MathUrgent Intervention % dropped from 22% to 16% from Fall to Spring Administration
OSS Totals have stayed consistently low between 2015-6 & 2016-7 / 77% of 3rd Graders Scored Level 1 & 2 on 2017 Language Arts Milestones
77% of 4th Graders Scored Level 1 & 2 on 2017 Language Arts Milestones
85% of 5thGraders Scores Levels 1 & 2 on 2017Language Arts Milestones
81% of 5th Graders scored levels 1 or 2 on the 2017Math Milestones
73% of 4th Graders scored levels 1 or 2 on the 2017Math Milestones
68% of 3rdGraders scored levels 1 or 2 on the 2017Math Milestones
33% of Students Grades 1-5 Scored in “Urgent Intervention” on the Spring 2017 STAR Reading Screener
22% of Students Grades 1-5 Scored in “Urgent Intervention” on the Spring 2017 STAR Math Screener
72% of 3rd grade students scored 0-2/4 on the Ideas portion of the 2017 Milestones Extended Writing Task
86% of 3rd grade students scored 0-2/4 on the Ideas portion of the 2017 Milestones Extended Writing Task
81% of 5th grade students scored 0-2/4 on the Ideas portion of the 2017 Milestones Extended Writing Task
91% of 3rd grade students scored 0-2/4 on the 2017 Milestones Narrative Writing Task
79% of 4th grade students scored 0-2/4 on the 2017 Milestones Narrative Writing Task
89% of 5th grade students scored 0-2/4 on the 2017 Milestones Narrative Writing Task / Increase the amount of students reading on/above grade level according to the BAS Reading Assessment
Reduce the amount of Urgent Intervention on STAR Reading
Increase the percentage of students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders scoring Level 3 on the 2018 Math Milestones
Increase the amount of 5th graders reading on grade level according to Georgia Milestones
Increase the percentage of students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders scoring Level 3 on the 2017 Language Arts Milestones, particularly Performance by Reading Status Percentage
Increase the percentage of students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders scoring 3 & 4 on the Extended Writing and Narrative Writing
Root Causes are:
1)Additional teacher Professional Development (PD) needed in Writing Strategies
2)Additional teacher PD needed on Math strategies
3)Additional teacher in Phonics and Reading Comprehension strategies
4)Additional technology resources will assist in helping to teach at-risk students with varied learning styles (supplies and computers)
5)Additional staff development on building parent capacity and teaching strategies that will enable parents to assist in the enhanced educational development of his/her child
6)Additional professional development in International Baccalaureate inquiry and concept based instruction needed / Prioritized Need 1-
Increase student achievement levels on English Language Arts Milestones assessment
Perception Data / 50 parents responded that they would like Math workshops
37 parents responded that they would like Reading workshops
Lake Forest received a 4 Star Climate Rating on the 2016 CCRPI Report /
- Parent Survey: 44% of parents responded that they did not know about parent volunteer opportunities at the school
- Parent Survey: 60% of parents responded "No" to the question, "Did you attend a meeting this school year where the goals and activities of the Title I program were discussed with parents?"
Increase student Math levels on STAR Math assessment
Observation Data / TKES Data indicates that the majority of teachers that received Level II ratings received the rating in Academically Challenging Environment and Differentiation / Prioritized Need 3-
Decrease the amount of students in Urgent Intervention on the STAR Reading assessment
Needs Assessment/ Data Review Results
(SWP 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18; TA-1, 8)
Prioritized Needs / Data Source / Participants Involved / Communication to Parents and StakeholdersIncrease student achievement levels on English Language Arts Milestones assessment / CCRPI Report 2016
Georgia Milestones 2015/2016/2017
STAR Reading
BAS Data
Parent Surveys
TKES Data /
- Principal/leadership team
- Literacy Coach
- Teachers
- Parent Liaison
- Parents
- Georgia Dpt. Of Ed. – CCRPI Reports
- School website
- Report Cards
- Teacher/Parent Conferences
Increase student achievement levels on Math Milestones assessment / CCRPI Report 2016
Georgia Milestones 2015/2016/2017
STAR Math
Parent Surveys
TKES Data /
- Principal/leadership team
- Math Coach
- Teachers
- Parent Liaison
- Parents
Increase the amount of students reading on grade level according to BAS Spring screeners / CCRPI Report 2016
BAS testing resultss
Parent Surveys
TKES Data /
- Principal/leadership team
- Literacy Coach
- Teachers
- Parent Liaison
- Parents
D. SMART GOAL #1 (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-Based, and Time-Bound)
Georgia School Performance Standard / Student group (All or subgroup) / Action /Strategies(Include description of SWP 2, 7, 9, 10) / Evaluation of Implementation and Impact on Student Learning / Monitoring Actions of Implementation / Estimated Cost, Funding Source, and/or Resources
(SWP 9) / Artifacts / Evidence
Curriculum Standard 2: Designs curriculum documents and aligns resources with the intended rigor of the required standards
Assessment Standard 3: Uses common assessments aligned with the required standards to monitor student progress, inform instruction, and improve teacher practices / ALL / Increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding Benchmark Assessment System grade level literacy by 10% in each grade level.
BAS / 2015-6 / 2016-7
1 / 37% / 47%
2 / 49% / 59%
3 / 36% / 46%
Acquire Title 1 Literacy Coach to provide continuous modeling and professional development to teachers in Reading ELA
Purchase 1.5 Title 1 Reading Interventionists to target students reading below grade level
Purchase Imagine Learning as an adaptive Literacy Program in which student language acquisition and comprehension will increase
Extended Day (# of days, start date)
Extended Day focused on Literacy
Guided Reading with Flexible Grouping
Acquire 2 5th grade teachers and 1 4th grade teacher to reduce class sizes in 4th and 5th grade for reduced sizes for literacy groups / Spring BAS Assessments
PLC Minutes
STAR Data
TKES Observations
Lesson Plans
Instructional Rounds Learning Walks / School Leaders Demonstrate:
Monitor guiding reading instruction and student data, perform a root cause analysis on student reading data
Teachers Demonstrate:
Effective Guided Reading strategies differentiated by student reading level
Students Demonstrate:
Mastery of grade level reading standards on the BAS assessment / Fall and Winter BAS assessments data protocols in PLC and leadership meetings
Administrator observation and feedback sessions on guided reading
Teacher peer observations of Guided Reading
Literacy Coach monitors and provides feedback to teachers / Additional 4th Grade Teacher to reduce class sized – $37000
2 Additional 5th Grade Teacher to reduce class sized – $74000
1.5 Intervention Specialist to support literacy instruction - $88,650
Orton Gillingham phonics instruction training for teachers K – 5 - $15,000
Literacy Coach to support literacy instruction - $73,840
Estrellita Phonics program for biliteracy phonics instruction - $917.31
Van Soelen and Associates to work with PLCs in using protocols to analyze data and create common assessments - $7500
Critical Friends Protocol Training for Teachers to facilitate data discussions in PLCs - $4200
Extended Day Coordinator and Teacher - $5600
Imagine Learning Espanol for dual language literacy instruction - $7200
OSMO devices to support literacy (spelling and phonics) and math (computation) achievement - $700
WriteScore Reading & Writing Assessment for grades 2 – 5 - $5091
Imagine Learning Literacy Program Site License - $40,000
Flocabulary - $1600 a web-based learning program for all grades and subjects that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement.
Educreations - $3495 -Share video lessons with students in a safe and private classroom environment. Have students show what they know by creating their own videos. Provide rich feedback on student work.
- Reading A – Z - $731.16 - Books and resources correlated to state andCommon Core Standards
- Reading lessons,decodable books,reader's theater scripts,reading worksheetsand assessments
RAZ Kids - $2428.70 -
Raz-Kids delivers hundreds of interactive,leveledeBooks spanning 29 levels
Parent Resource Center Literacy and Math Instructional Materials - $500
(SW 2, 7, 9, 10; TA 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
SMART GOAL #2 (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-Based, and Time-Bound)
(SW 2, 7, 9, 10; TA 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Georgia School Performance Standard / Student group (All or subgroup) / Action /Strategies / Evaluation of Implementation and Impact on Student Learning / Monitoring Actions of Implementation / Estimated Cost, Funding Source, and/or Resources(SWP 9) / Artifacts / Evidence
Assessment Standard 2: Uses a balanced system of assessments including diagnostic, formative, and summative to monitor learning and inform instruction / ALL / Decrease the percentage of students scoring levels 1 & 2 on Milestones ELA by 10% in each grade level
2017 / 2018
3rd Grade / 77% / 67%
4th Grade / 77% / 67%
5th Grade / 85% / 75%
Acquire Title 1 Literacy Coach to provide continuous modeling and professional development to teachers in Reading ELA
Purchase Imagine Learning as an adaptive Literacy Program in which student language acquisition and comprehension will increase
Extended Day (# of days, start date)
Acquire Title 1.5 Intervention teachers to provide reading intervention to targeted students
Extended Day focused on Literacy
Guided Reading with Flexible Grouping / PLC Minutes
STAR Data
TKES Observations
Lesson Plans
Instructional Rounds Learning Walks / School Leaders Demonstrate:
Support PLC work and Literacy intervention strategies during RTI block and Reading block.
Teachers Demonstrate:
Provided differentiated instruction based on student literacy needs, and collaboratively plan intervention and guided reading groups
Utilize Orton Gillingham strategies in order to teach students phonemic awareness
Students Demonstrate:
Increased reading levels through increased phonemic awareness and comprehension / Weekly PLC meetings in which student literacy data is analyzed, as well as designing literacy interventions for the daily RTI block through the use of protocols. / Writing instruction training with Kevin Raczynski from the Georgia Center for Assessment for teachers grades 3 – 5 on October 12, 2017 - $2,162.00
Substitute costs for writing instruction training with Kevin Raczynski for teachers grades 3 – 5 on October 12, 2017 - $2300
Additional 4th Grade Teacher to reduce class sized – $37000
2 Additional 5th Grade Teacher to reduce class sized – $74000
1.5 Intervention Specialist to support literacy instruction - $88,650
Orton Gillingham phonics instruction training for teachers K – 5 - $15,000
Literacy Coach to support literacy instruction - $73,840
Van Soelen and Associates to work with PLCs in using protocols to analyze data and create common assessments - $7500
Extended Day Coordinator and Teacher - $5600
OSMO devices to support literacy (spelling and phonics) achievement - $700
WriteScore Reading & Writing Assessment for grades 2 – 5 - $5091
Imagine Learning Literacy Program Site License - $40,000
Flocabulary - $1600 a web-based learning program for all grades and subjects that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement.
Educreations - $3495 - Share video lessons with students in a safe and private classroom environment. Have students show what they know by creating their own videos. Provide rich feedback on student work.
- Reading A – Z - $731.16 - Books and resources correlated to state andCommon Core Standards
- Reading lessons,decodable books,reader's theater scripts,reading worksheetsand assessments
RAZ Kids - $2428.70 -
Raz-Kids delivers hundreds of interactive,leveledeBooks spanning 29 levels
Parent Resource Center Literacy and Math Instructional Materials - $500
Georgia School Performance Standard / Student group (All or subgroup) / Action /Strategies / Evaluation of Implementation and Impact on Student Learning / Monitoring Actions of Implementation / Estimated Cost, Funding Source, and/or Resources
Artifacts / Evidence
Assessment Standard 4: Implements a process to collaboratively analyze assessment results to adjust instruction / ALL / Decrease the percentage of students scoring levels 1 & 2 on Milestones Math by 10% in each grade level
2017 / 2018
3rd Grade / 68% / 58%
4th Grade / 73% / 63%
5th Grade / 81% / 71%
Acquire 2 5th grade teachers and 1 4th grade teacher to reduce class sizes in 4th and 5th grade for reduced sizes for math groups
Targeted professional development on Number Talks and Math Journals to increase understanding of math concepts / PLC Minutes
STAR Data
TKES Observations
PLC Minutes
STAR Data
TKES Observations
Lesson Plans
Instructional Rounds Learning Walks / School Leaders Demonstrate:
Conduct observations during Math block and give feedback on instruction
Teachers Demonstrate:
Create common assessments and analyze student data to adjust instruction
Students Demonstrate:
Develop mastery of grade level math standards / Utilize the Title 1 Math Coach to support effective Math instruction
Weekly PLC meetings in which student Math data is analyzed and intervention strategies are developed through the use of protocols. / OSMO devices to support math (computation) achievement - $700
Parent Resource Center Literacy and Math Instructional Materials - $500
SMART GOAL #3 (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-Based, and Time-Bound)