Vickery Creek ES 2
2015-18 Executive SummaryContinuous Improvement Goal
(Schools determine the number of goals) / AdvancED Standards
(Check all that apply) / Support from FCS Depts.*
(List all that apply)
1. Develop a highly trained faculty that is effectively makes use of assessment FOR and OF learning. / X
X / Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement / Teaching and Learning / Student Support / Special Education / Technology / Human Resources
2. Develop a highly effective faculty that makes use of research based, best practice instructional strategies to ensure that ALL students make expected or high growth in all content areas. / X
X / Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement / Teaching and Learning / Student Support / Special Education / Technology / Human Resources
3. Develop a collaborative school community that ensures that ALL students attain the goals set forth in the FCS Learner Profile. / X
X / Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement / Teaching and Learning / Student Support / Special Education / Technology / Human Resources/ Educational Leadership
* FCS Depts:
Educational Leadership Human Resources Student Support Services
Facilities Public Inf. & Communications Superintendent
Finance & Operations School Safety & Discipline Teaching & Learning
Food & Nutrition Services Special Education Technology & Inf. Services
Transportation
2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal:
Develop a highly effective faculty that makes use of research based, best practice instructional strategies to ensure that ALL students make expected or high growth in all content areas.
SMART Goal:
K-5 students will increase from an overall average of 72% to 80% expected or high growth as demonstrated on district SLO growth measures or state SGP measures during the 2015-2016 school year.
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
Teachers in ALL classrooms will implement instructional best practice strategies while integrating content and creating rigorous, real world learning opportunities for all students. / If educators have a deeper understanding of high leverage instruction, then students will achieve at higher levels in all content areas. / August 2015 -
May 2016.
Action Team
(school-wide vertical team) meets bi-monthly to review instructional practice and design teacher specific PL / VCES Admin team
VCES Action Team (vertical instructional / PL team)
Tracking student progress in literacy through Data Teams led by a trained teacher leader. / If groups work collaboratively to monitor student progress, then interventions will be supplied with fidelity to students at-risk while others will be accelerated and ALL students will make high or expected growth. / August 2015 – May 2016
Grade level / department data teams meet monthly.
Accountability Team
(school-wide vertical team) meets monthly to review all data. / VCES Accountability Team (vertical data team)
Grade level / department data teams
Teachers in ALL classrooms will implement instructional best practice strategies while integrating content and creating rigorous, real world learning opportunities for all students. / If educators have a deeper understanding of high leverage instruction, then students will achieve at higher levels in all content areas. / August 2015 -
May 2016.
Action Team
(school-wide vertical team) meets bi-monthly to review instructional practice and design teacher specific PL / VCES Admin team
VCES Action Team (vertical instructional / PL team)
2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
Tier 1 instruction in ALL classrooms will include effective use of number talks and state frameworks. Student growth will be monitored through the IKAN / GLOSS assessments. / If teachers consistently apply best practice strategies to math instruction and use assessment data to guide instruction then all students will make expected or high growth in math. / August 2015 – May 2016
Grade level / department data teams meet monthly.
Accountability Team
(school-wide vertical team) meets monthly to review all data. / VCES Accountability Team (vertical data team)
Grade level / department data teams
First year implementation of
The Leader In Me program.
Staff development in:
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People;
Launching Leadership;
Integrating the 7 Habits in the Classroom / If teachers adopt the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in their daily lives, they will be more effective educators.
If children live the 7 Habits, they will be more successful students and more effective members of the community. / August 2015
–
May 2016 / VCES Admin Team
VCES Altitude Team
VCES Lighthouse Team
Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year:
Our SMART goals will be monitored throughout the year by the Action, Accountability, and Altitude Teams. These are vertical leadership teams. These teams meet monthly to assess student progress and design teacher professional learning for each grade level / department. All three leadership teams also meet monthly as a full leadership team to evaluate progress data and design mid-course corrections for the entire school.
2015-16 Professional Learning Plan
Professional Learning Goal(s):
All teachers demonstrate proficiency in the most highly effective strategies for teaching of literacy, math, and writing.
Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
Develop a highly effective faculty that makes use of research based, best practice instructional strategies to ensure that ALL students make expected or high growth in all content areas.
Date / # Hours / Description of Learning Activities
July 29
Pre-Planning /
8 / 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Leader In Me
July 30
Pre-Planning /
8 / 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Leader In Me
July 31
Pre-Planning (District) /
8 / Questioning / Feedback / Differentiation
August 3
Pre-Planning /
8 / Team Planning / Instructional Design / Review student data
August 4
Pre-Planning /
8 / Team Planning / Instructional Design / Review student data
August 5
Pre-Planning /
8 / Team Planning / Instructional Design
Ongoing – Fun Friday PL
Fridays throughout the year / 16 / Reciprocal Teaching / Questioning / Differentiation / Feedback / Number Talks / Guided Reading / Guided Math / Writing / Content Vocabulary / Metacognition / Brain Based Strategies / itsLearning / Personalized Learning / Project Based Learning
Monthly
Data Team / Student Growth Reviews / 8 / F & P data / IKAN GLOSS data / formative assessment data
Student growth plans
September 2
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District) /
8 / Launching Leadership - Leader in Me
Monthly
Grade Level Training / Observations / 8 / Reciprocal Teaching / Questioning / Differentiation / Feedback / Number Talks / Guided Reading / Guided Math / Writing / Content Vocabulary / Metacognition / Brain Based Strategies / itsLearning / Personalized Learning / Project Based Learning
October 23
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM) /
8 / Differentiation /
Launching Leadership Part 2 – Leader In Me
January 4
Prof. Dev. Day (School) /
8 / Leader In Me / Best Practices (Individual Development Plans)
February 16
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM) /
8 / Best Practices (Individual Development Plans)
May 31
Post-Planning /
8 / Best Practices (Individual Development Plans)
June 1
Post-Planning /
8
TOTAL HOURS: / 128