East Providence School Department

School Improvement Plan& Report for Title I Schools

Submission Date: June 22, 2016

The purpose of this Title I School Wide Plan is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.

School / LEA
School:
Poverty Rate: 49.84% / East Providence
School Classification: Warning / School Planning Team Members/Roles (including parent and/or community members):
Stephen E. Prew, Principal
Melissa Pearson, Parent
Michelle Botelho, Parent
Kelly Vasey, Reading Specialist
Lisa Gomes, ELL Teacher
Kathy Oliver, Grade 1 Teacher
Regina Jones, Grade 4 Teacher
Jen Clark, Grade 5 Teacher
Mission, Vision & Core Values of the School / Overall Description of the school
The mission of Kent Heights Elementary School is to give our children a global education by providing the very best educational opportunities through a strong home-school relationship and the use of innovative and research based instructional strategies. Through continuous monitoring and reflection, we will use all available resources to ensure that no child is left behind. / Kent Heights Elementary School is a Title I school with a diverse population. We foster a love of teaching and learning and offer an excellent academic program that successfully integrates technology into the curriculum. In 2015 – 16, Kent Heights was nominated as a Blue Ribbon School due to “Closing Achievement Gaps”. In addition to providing school wide Title I services, our students receive ESL, speech, OT, PT, and special education services. Kent Heights is a welcoming and strong learning community with an ideal school climate, eager students, committed faculty and parents/guardians, a focused leadership team, and dedicated volunteers. Together, the school community successfully embraces and implements programs that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, which support a culture of achievement.
Summary of Needs Assessment
Date of most current needs assessment: February 2016
Summary of the School’s Greatest Strengths:
o  School Culture
o  Staff Collaboration
o  School Leadership
o  Strong Components of Implementation
*Instruction
*Assessment
*Differentiation
Summary of the School’s Most Significant Growth Areas:
o  Reading
o  Mathematics
Agreed Upon Academic Assessment Information To Be Used to Analyze for the Purpose of Improving Student Achievement
1.  NECAP Science Assessments- Grade 4
2.  DIBELS- Grades K-5
3.  Easy CBM - Grades K-5
4.  Eureka Math Mid and End-of-Module Assessments- Grades K-5
5.  Core Knowledge (K-2) and Expeditionary Learning (Grades 3-5) Performance Tasks
6.  Quarterly Writing Tasks
7.  New District Assessment Tool
8.  PARCC
Required Indicators of Overall School Health
Baseline
(2013) / Results
(2014) / Results
(2015) / Performance
Trend
Targets Passed / 16/16 / 5/16 / PARCC Results Pending
Classification / Warning / Warning / None
Total Points/100 / 45.33 / 38.3 / NA
Composite Index Score: Proficiency / 12 / 12 / NA
Composite Index Score: Progress / 15 / 2 / NA
Composite Index Score: Gap Closure / 2 / 13.5 / NA
Composite Index Score: Distinction / 3 / 2.5 / NA
Composite Index Score: Growth / 13.33 / 8.3 / NA
Student Attendance Rate / 95.4% / 94.9% / 94.8
Percentage of Students Chronically Absent / 14% / 19% / 15%
Suspension Rate / 19 suspensions
11 students / 24 suspensions
11 students / 22
suspensions
9 students
Percentage of Highly Qualified Teachers*
*The East Providence School Department will vigorously advertise for open positions and offer competitive wages and benefits to attract the best teachers to work in our schools. Members of the school community will participate in the hiring process by being part of interview/selection teams to ensure that highly-qualified teachers who will work diligently to meet the needs of the school’s population are employed in this school. / 100% / 100% / 100%
Percentage of Teachers Classified by the RI Model Teacher Evaluation and Support System / HE / 63% / HE / 81% / HE / 81% / HE / 80%
E / 37% / E / 14% / E / 15% / E / 19%
D / 0 / D / 0 / D / 4% / D / .5%
I / 0 / I / 0 / I / 0 / I / 0
District Goal for Literacy:
All students will show significant growth and progress in achieving proficiency in English/Language Arts.
School Wide Objectives / Local and Federal Funding Sources & District Human Capital Resources
Improve Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III instruction / School, District, State and Federal Funding/Resources
All school faculty and staff
Scientifically Based School Wide Reform Strategies To Achieve the Goal and Objectives (Core, Tier II, Tier III as applicable)
·  Continue to implement Project Read and Linguistics programs
·  Provide embedded PD to increase inclusion opportunities for students
·  Implement NGSS standards
·  Use materials provided
·  Strategically use technology programs and hardware
·  Use assessment tools and data to plan instruction
·  Incorporate science and social studies content into ELA instruction
·  Continue to implement and Improve the PBIS program
·  Continue to implement and improve the RtI Program
·  Literacy Backpacks
Ongoing , High-Quality Professional Development Required to achieve Goals and Objectives
School Sponsored PD:
·  Provide embedded PD to improve literacy and data use
·  Tier II and Tier III Intervention Groups
·  Strategically Using Technology Programs & Hardware
·  Data Use
·  Integration of science (NGSS) and social studies content into ELA instruction
·  Best Practices
·  ELL Strategies
·  PBIS
·  RtI
·  Calibration of the PARCC released tasks
·  Educating students in poverty
·  Differentiation
District Sponsored PD:
·  ELA Curriculum training
·  New Assessment tool
·  Data Use
·  NGSS
·  Use of Chrome books
·  Teacher Evaluation
·  Additional offerings provided by the district listed on the PD Portal
·  Approved outside PD (up to 12 hours) related to teacher contract in areas related to professional growth need identified by individual teachers
Strategies To Increase Parental Involvement
1.  The results of DIBELs literacy assessments, as well as State assessment scores, will be shared with parents at a report out night held in early fall as well as through paper benchmark reports to be sent home throughout the school year and at Parent/Teacher Conferences.
2.  Parents will receive student progress reports each quarter.
3.  Parents will participate in school-sponsored events such as One Book One School, Parenting Partners Workshops, Parent/Teacher Conferences, and Literacy Backpacks.
4.  Parent Involvement Policy and Informational Handbook
5.  Additional Parent Workshops
Plans for Preschool Children entering this school
1.  Incoming Kindergartener & Parent/Guardian Workshop
2.  Share kindergarten expectations with parents/guardians
3.  Provide parents/guardians with basic tools to help their children prepare for kindergarten
Progress Monitoring
Indicators to measure progress / Baseline
Fall 2015 / Winter Benchmark
January 2016 / Results
June 2016 / Performance
Target Met / Trend
All students will make significant growth – DIBELS / Core: 63%
Strategic: 15%
Intensive: 22% / Core: 76%
Strategic: 14%
Intensive: 10% / Core: 84%
Strategic: 9%
Intensive: 7% / Y
District Goal for Math:
All students will show significant growth and progress in achieving proficiency in Mathematics
School Wide Objectives / Local and Federal Funding Sources & District Human Capital Resources
Improve Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III instruction / School, District, State and Federal Funding/Resources
All school faculty and staff
Scientifically Based School Wide Reform Strategies To Achieve the Goal and Objectives (Core, Tier II, Tier III as applicable)
·  Provide embedded PD to increase inclusion opportunities for students
·  Continue to implement Eureka Math modules
·  NGSS
·  Use materials provided
·  Strategically use technology programs and hardware
·  Use assessment tools and data to plan instruction
·  Continue implementation and improve the PBIS program
·  Continue to implement a before/afterschool math program
·  Continue to implement a before/afterschool science program
·  Continue implementation and improve the RtI Program
Ongoing , High-Quality Professional Development Required to achieve Goals and Objectives
School Sponsored PD:
·  Tier II and Tier III Intervention Groups
·  Provide embedded PD to improve math and data use
·  Strategically Using Technology Programs & Hardware
·  Data Use
·  Integration of science and social studies content into math instruction
·  Best Practices
·  ELL Strategies
·  Calibration of PARCC released items
·  Educating students in poverty
·  Differentiation
District Sponsored PD:
·  Eureka Math Training
·  EasyCBM benchmark meetings
·  New assessment tool
·  Data Use
·  Formative Assessment
·  NGSS
·  Additional offerings provided by the district listed on the PD Portal
·  Approved outside PD (up to 12 hours) related to teacher contract in areas related to professional growth need identified by individual teachers
Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement
1.  The results of Easy CBM assessments and State math scores will be shared with parents at a report out night held in early fall as well as through paper benchmark reports to be sent home throughout the school year and during Parent/Teacher Conferences.
2.  Parents will receive student report cards each quarter.
3.  Parents will participate in school-sponsored events such as Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Plans for Preschool Children entering this school
1.  Incoming Kindergartener & Parent/Guardian workshop
2.  Share kindergarten expectations with parents/guardians
3.  Provide parents/guardians with basic tools to help their children prepare for kindergarten
Progress Monitoring
Indicators to measure progress / Baseline
Fall
2015 / Winter Benchmark January 2016 / Results
June 2016 / Performance
Target Met / Trend
Students will make significant growth
·  DIBELS EasyCBM / Core: 61%
Strategic: 18%
Intensive: 21% / Core: 78%
Strategic: 15%
Intensive: 7% / Core: 85%
Strategic: 11%
Intensive: 5% / Y
District Goal for Technology:
The school will maximize the use of available instructional technology programs blended with traditional instruction to meet student needs.
School Wide Objectives / Local and Federal Funding Sources & District Human Capital Resources
Maintain and maximize the use of technology in the building and create blended learning opportunities to improve student achievement. / School, District, State and Federal Funding/Resources
All classroom teachers
Scientifically Based School Wide Reform Strategies To Achieve the Goal and Objectives (Core, Tier II, Tier III as applicable)
Use
·  Smart Board equipment and software
·  Laptops, Chrome books, desktop computers and software
·  iPads and apps
·  Elmo
·  Lexia
·  New District Assessment tool
·  Websites
during instruction
Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement
1.  Share academic websites with parents that support instruction.
2.  Parents will visit the school website
3.  Parents will communicate with teachers and staff via emails
4.  Parental workshops
Plans for Preschool Children entering this school
1.  Incoming Kindergartener & Parent/Guardian workshop
2.  Share kindergarten expectations with parents/guardians
3.  Provide parents/guardians with basic tools to help their children prepare for kindergarten
Progress Monitoring
Indicators to measure progress / Baseline
Fall
2013 / Results
June 2014 / Results
June 2015 / Performance
Target Met / Trend
Increase usage of technology
Smart Board: 5 times a week
(In classrooms where there are Smart Boards) / How often tech. is being used
58.3% / 100% / 100% / Y
Smart Board Resources: 5 times a week / How often tech. is being used
58.3% / 50% / 62.5% / N
Elmo: 5 times a week / How often tech. is being used
50% / 60% / 100% / Y
Lexia: 5 times a week / How often tech. is being used
75% / 83% / 80% / Y
Websites such as Brain-Pop, A-Z, Super Teacher Worksheets, Ed Helper, etc.: 5 times a week / How often tech. is being used
50% / 31.25% / 80% / N
District Goal for RTI:
The School will implement the district-wide multi-leveled instructional and behavioral system for preventing school failure with fidelity.
School Wide Objectives / Local and Federal Funding Sources & District Human Capital Resources
Improve Tier II and Tier III instruction / School, District, State and Federal Funding/Resources
All faculty and staff
Scientifically Based School Wide Reform Strategies To Achieve the Goal and Objectives (Core, Tier II, Tier III as applicable)
Implement Tier II and Tier III programs for literacy and mathematics by implementing intervention groups that target specific areas of need. In addition, offer a before school/afterschool math program, literacy program and science program that focuses on specific skills that are assessed using the District provided assessment tool, PARCC results, Science NECAP results, and quarterly assessment while also creating enrichment opportunities for students that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Also embedded PD will be offered to improve literacy, math and data.
Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement
1.  The results of DIBELS, Easy CBM, NECAP, and PARCC assessments’ scores will be shared with parents at a report out night held in early fall as well as through paper benchmark reports to be sent home throughout the school year and during Parent/Teacher Conferences.
2.  Parents/guardians will participate in RtI meetings, as outlined in the RtI process guidelines.
3.  Interventions and progress monitoring results will be shared with parents.
4.  Parents will receive student report cards each quarter.
Plans for Preschool Children entering this school
1.  Incoming Kindergartener & Parent/Guardian workshop
2.  Share kindergarten expectations with parents/guardians
3.  Provide parents/guardians with basic tools to help their children prepare for kindergarten
Progress Monitoring
Indicators to measure progress / Baseline
Fall
2015 / Winter Benchmark
January 2016 / Results
June 2016 / Performance
Target Met / Trend
Progress Monitoring
·  Reading: DIBELS / Core: 63%
Strategic: 15%
Intensive: 22% / Core: 76%
Strategic: 14%
Intensive: 10% / Core: 84%
Strategic: 9%
Intensive: 7% / Y
Progress Monitoring
·  Mathematics: EasyCBM for Grades K - 5 / Core: 61%
Strategic: 18%
Intensive: 21% / Core: 78%
Strategic: 15%
Intensive: 7% / Core: 85%
Strategic: 11%
Intensive: 5% / Y
District Goal for Leadership:
The School will implement an extensive system of leadership development and support for teacher leaders, school and central office administrators.