Bellview Elementary

2010-2012

School Improvement Plan

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Summary &Needs Assessment Process Bellview’s achievements since our last SIP:

• Moved out of school building onto two separate campuses while new school was being constructed. • Moved into brand new school. • Received many new technology tools in each classroom with which to teach. • Received training in use of interactive white board technology for every classroom, which is widely implemented. • Participating in iPod lab pilot to support primary reading instruction. • Continued to increase our achievement in the area of writing. • Received two grants to support our Special Education programs with technology and intervention materials. • Added a Title I math specialist for math interventions. • Received grant to start a school garden. • Achieved Outstanding rating on State Report Card • Child development specialist time was cut, we were able to increase it back to previous SIP levels • Classroom teacher was cut, we were able to add a teacher back to support lower class size • Math data is now being incorporated into our data team discussions • Added intervention block for all students 30 minutes daily • Created attendance reward system • Maintained achievement levels in the face of major budget cuts and changes • Added 4 hours per day of technology support

Current Priority Concerns:

• Sharp increase in math cut scores will heavily impact our achievement • Flat-lining trend in reading and math achievement

Goal Areas and Key Strategies:

• Literacy o On-going staff development in the area of reading and writing, continued work on literacy in PLC groups

• Mathematics

o Increase math ability level by differentiating instruction and providing additional instruction

• Safe Schools

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o Continued work in our Positive Behavior and Intervention Support program, strengthen social skills for all students through instruction

Background Information Description of School including demographic information:

• Bellview serves Ashland’s most rural areas extending into the mountains and to the California border • Bellview receives Title I targeted assisted funds to assist students falling below grade level in reading • 39% of the students at Bellview participate in the free & reduced lunch program, almost a 10% increase in one year • District K-4 Site based program serving students with the highest special education needs is hosted at Bellview • Active parent & community involvement, PTO, DEAR reading mentor program, SOU partnerships, business

partnerships such as Starbucks, after school programs, YMCA, music swap meet, sports etc. • Bellview is in its 8th year of PBIS implementation • Pilot site for transitioning to the RTI model for academic intervention • Strong academic instructional philosophy- with strong focus in reading, writing and math • Teaching staff all engaged in Professional Learning Communities • We are a fun staff who work and collaborate well together! • Balance between new and experienced teachers- district mentoring program helps facilitate this • Our new building opened in Fall 2009 • Our kindergarten program was significantly cut in the 2009-10 school year from 5.25 hours 5 days per week to 3.5

hours four days per week • In the 2010-11 school year, kindergarten is 3.5 hours per day five days per week • Major budget cuts resulted in loss of instructional support staff and caused a change in leadership (principal) twice

Summary of SIP Planning Process:

• Council made up of new and veteran members • Reviewed state and school assessment data • Site Council reviewed the district SIP • Evaluated previous SIP and discussed goals that have been achieved and set new goals based upon those results • Drafted new action plans for literacy, math and safe schools • Presented draft to staff for input and revised • Met to draft out sections of the plan, outline professional development calendar to support action plans • Review final plan and submit to district

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Plan for communicating goals to all stakeholders:

• Draft of action plans reviewed at first Friday meeting with classified staff and at staff meeting with teachers to get feedback and input for revisions.

• Present final draft to all staff • Have PLC groups and PBIS/Data team review periodically and share progress with whole staff

Self-Evaluation Summary

What did your Site Council learn from reviewing all available school-specific data? • Bellview has maintained a high level of academic performance in all areas. We have made particular progress in

writing, increasing in meeting and exceeding categories each year. • Our math scores on state assessments have hovered around 82-85% for the past four years • Our reading scores on state assessments have hovered around 88-93% for the past four years • We had a significant increase in our DIBELS spring reading scores for two years and then last year took a step

back

What are your school’s key achievements and factors that contributed to them?

• Becoming a PBIS School § Whole staff buy-in into the model § Lifeskills assemblies § Spirit Days § Positive reinforcement system § Referral system § Community building activities § Using data to teach social skills § Teaching school expectations explicitly § Using Second Steps curriculum in classrooms

• Consistently increasing student achievement in literacy

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§ Factors: Adopting consistent reading and writing curriculum § Using universal assessments three times a year and consistent progress monitoring over time § Flooding in the primary grades § 90 minute reading block § Double dosing reading instruction § Becoming a Targeted Assisted Title I School (more EA time for instruction and student support) § Professional Learning Communities work together to improve instruction and focus on student work § Aligning and articulating grade level expectations in writing § Embedded on-going staff development § Using data to plan for instruction, particularly in reading § Implementing a consistent daily intervention block in each grade level

• Embracing Technology as an Instructional Support

§ Incorporated use of ActivBoard and document cameras to create relevant and engaging lessons § Classes use computer lab on regular basis to enhance student’s knowledge and ability to use

technology § iPods are being used in primary classrooms to enhance reading instruction § Virtual field trips allow students to experience things they are studying

What are your priority concerns? • Sharp increase in math cut scores will heavily impact our achievement • Flat-lining trend in reading and math achievement • Sharp increase in students from low income homes

What areas did you identify needing additional data and analysis? • We need to develop a common assessment in math • We have good writing assessments but need more focus on how to analyze and use the data for teaching • We need to analyze our reading program to see if there are ways to create an upward trend in achievement

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Bellview’s 2010-12 SMART Goals Literacy: By spring 2012, 75% of the students at Bellview will score at benchmark level as measured by the Dynamic Indicators of Early Literacy Success (DIBELS). By spring 2012, 85% of Bellview students will meet or exceed grade level standards in writing.

Safe Schools: By spring 2012 we will decrease the number of monthly major referrals by 50% as compared to 2010-11 data. Explore screener for behavior (IRIS Media pilot) Send PBIS team to TIPS training in fall of 2010.

Mathematics: By spring 2012, 80% of Bellview students will meet or exceed the standard as measured by the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) using the new higher cut scores.

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Bellview 2010-12 School Improvement Plan Draft Reading Action Plan

. District Goal: By the conclusion of both the 2010- 2011 and the 2011-2012 school year all students in grades 4-8 and 11th grade will meet growth targets as defined by the ASD growth target calculator in reading as evidenced by their annual Oregon State Assessment Tests. School Goal: By spring 2012, 75% of the students at Bellview will score at benchmark as measured by DIBELS.

Strategy/Activity What strategy/activity will be implemented?

Person Responsible Who will provide

oversight for implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of the strategy?

Start Date

End Date

Estimated Costs

Fund Source

Educational Assistants will receive training on how to be effective in reading instruction and methods using curriculum used at Bellview.

Christine McCollom Rebecca Gyarmathy

August 2010 Continuous 0

Teachers will engage in staff development activities around informational text and reading for a purpose.

Christine McCollom Rebecca Gyarmathy Classroom Teachers

September 2010

Continuous $400 Title I Title II A

Use assessments (DIBELS, curriculum based measures and formative assessments) to differentiate reading instruction to meet the needs of all students. Strengthen Bellview’s Data Team/Assessment Team Structure, attend new DIBELS Training

PLC Teams

SST/Data Team

September 2010

Continuous $1000 Title I Title II A

Communicate with parents grade level reading expectations and how to help students with

Christine McCollom Rebecca Gyarmathy

Oct. & March

Continuous 0

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reading at home. (Conferences, boards, newsletters, brochures, Literacy Night)

Jeff Mann Classroom Teachers

Conferences Literacy Night, January 2011

Bellview 2010-12 School Improvement Plan Draft Writing Action Plan

District Goal: By the conclusion of both the 2010- 2011 and the 2011-2012 school year all students in grades 4-8 and 11th grade will meet growth targets as defined by the ASD growth target calculator in reading as evidenced by their annual Oregon State Assessment Tests. School Goal: 85% of Bellview students will meet or exceed grade level standards by spring of 2012.

Strategy/Activity What strategy/activity will be implemented?

Person Responsible Who will provide

oversight for implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of the strategy?

Start Date

End Date

Estimated Costs

Fund Source

Create Data Management system for 6 trait writing assessment

Christine McCollom September 2010

Continuous Building Funds

Staff development on how to analyze writing data and use to guide instruction.

PLC Groups Christine McCollom

October 2011 Continuous $1000 (release time for teams)

Title I Title II A

Use Lucy Calkins materials to build a baseline for writing instruction aligned to the standards; Determine how to divide material to create a continuum of instruction.

PLC Groups October 2011 Continuous 0

Calibrate the scoring of writing to ensure consistency among staff

All Teachers January 2011 Ongoing $1000 (sub time for scoring team)

Title I Title II A

Communicate with parents grade level writing expectations and how to help students with writing at home through a Family Literacy Night.

Classroom Teachers Rebecca Gyarmathy

Lit. Night January 2011 Oct & March Conferences

$250 Title I Family Involvement

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Bellview 2010-12 School Improvement Plan Math Action Plan

District Goal: By the conclusion of both the 2010- 2011 and the 2011-2012 school year all students in grades 4-8 and 11th grade will meet growth targets as defined by the ASD growth target calculator in reading as evidenced by their annual Oregon State Assessment Tests. School Goal: By spring 2012 80% of the students at Bellview will meet or exceed on (OAKS).

Strategy/Activity What strategy/activity will be implemented?

Person Responsible Who will provide

oversight for implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of the strategy?

Start Date

End Date

Estimated Costs

Fund Source

Develop and pilot School-wide assessment for math

Classroom Teachers SST/Data Team Brent Freeman Craig Martin

September 2010

On-going

Provide additional math support to identified students during intervention blocks and after school.

Craig Martin

October 2010 Ongoing Title I

Develop ways to effectively differentiate math instruction.

Classroom Teachers PLC Groups

Brent Freeman Craig Martin

January 2011 Ongoing

Provide on-going staff development in best practices focused on fact fluency, math vocabulary and questioning strategies.

Brent Freeman September 2010

Ongoing Title II A

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Bellview 2010-12 School Improvement Plan Safe Schools Action Plan

District Goal:By June 12 SET results will improve by 7% in ASD as evidenced by a district-wide average of total SET 95%. School Goal: By spring 2012 we will decrease the number of major monthly referrals by 50% as compared to 2010-11 data.

Strategy/Activity What strategy/activity will be implemented?

Person Responsible Who will provide

oversight for implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of the strategy?

Start Date

End Date

Estimated Costs

Fund Source

Social Skills instruction in classrooms (Second Steps) And in small groups for students who need extra practice

Diane Berry Classroom Teachers

Jenni Egan

9/10 Ongoing 0

Monthly referral data review with all staff

PBS Team

9/10 Monthly Ongoing

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Use positive reinforcement systems to reinforce kids doing the right thing (Lifeskills certificates, bobcat tickets, attendance awards, on-time rewards)

Entire Bellview Staff 9/10 Ongoing $400 Building Funds

Identify patterns of negative behavior and design instruction to replace and correct

PBS Team SST Team

9/10 Monthly Ongoing

0

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