Horizonte Instruction and Training Center

Salt Lake City School District

School Community Council Meeting

November 14, 2012

School LAND Trust Program: Current Year (FY 2012) The School LAND Trust Program, established by the

legislature in 1999, distributes the “annual dividend” from the permanent State School Fund through school districts and charter schools for all public schools in the state. Elected parents, elected teachers, and the school’s principal serve on School Community Councils. School Community Councils in each school prepare a plan to address the school’s greatest academic need. Local School Boards approve the plans, and funding is sent to each school with an approved plan before the school year begins. The program is paperless and visible on the web www.schoollandtrust.org.

Role of the School Community Council

Horizonte Instruction and Training Center

Salt Lake City School District

School Improvement Grant 2012-13 (Year 2)

In 2011 Horizonte was awarded federal money, to be used over a 3-year period, for the purpose of increasing student skills in math and language arts.

Improvement will be measured by pre and post testing each session, CRT results, graduation rates, credits earned, etc.

What is a School Improvement Grant (SIG)?

Math and language arts coaches aligned curriculum to state core and mapped across grade levels and sites; provided monthly PD for teachers (including assessment results each term).

Additional counselor served satellite sites. Classroom instructors placed in all math and LA

classes. Co-teaching model implemented for Special Ed. Data utilized to inform instruction, guide program

development and measure teacher performance.

Interventions 2011-12

Reading Specialist Horizonte Learning Communities

Science program development CTE/Art program development Cross-curricular connections Improving attendance Parent involvement Student recognition

Interventions 2012-13

Formative assessments (math and LA) each term provided specific information to teachers about student progress and needs. They also provided growth results for students all year, not just those taking the CRT. From 53% to 82% of students showed growth each term.

Students at all sites received counseling services.

Graduates increased from 135 to 190 (41% increase).

Results

CRT ResultsProficiency

Test 2011 2012

Students tested

Proficient Students tested

Proficient Increase in students tested

Language Arts

279 112 (40%)

505 244 (48%)

81%

Math 341 15 (4%) 587 61 (10%) 72%

(158) 45%

(12) 3%

(184) 52%

354 students had 2 scores

Scaled score increase

No growth, still proficient

No growth, not proficient

503 students tested

CRT Growth in Language Arts(all students)

48% had scaled score gains

(160) 50%

(1) 1%

(157) 49%

318 Students had 2 scores

Scaled score increase

No growth, still proficient

No growth, not proficient

587 students tested

CRT Growth in Math(all students)

51% had scaled score gains

Expand curriculum alignment and mapping to include other subject areas. Align language arts curriculum with social studies, and math curriculum with science.

Literacy coach will focus on reading strategies.

Increase family and community involvement.

Focus on improving attendance.

Goals for 2012-13