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School Improvement Plan

2016-2017

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Draft Due: October 3, 2016 Final Copy Due: October 18, 2016

2016-2017 Shamrock Gardens Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

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Shamrock Gardens Elementary Contact Information

School:

Shamrock Gardens Elementary School

Courier Number:

489

Address:

3301 Country Club Drive

Phone Number:

980-343-6440

Charlotte, NC 28205

Fax Number: 980-343-6449

Learning Community

Northeast Learning Community

School Website:

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/shamrockgardensES/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Sarah Reeves

Learning Community Superintendent: Charity Bell

Shamrock Gardens Elementary School Improvement Team Membership From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”

Committee Position Name Email Address Date

Elected Principal Sarah Reeves [email protected] 5/19/16

Assistant Principal Representative Frederick Mohrien [email protected] 5/19/16

Teacher Representative Raegan Cassady [email protected] 5/19/16

Inst. Support Representative Cora Polsgrove [email protected] 5/19/16

Teacher Assistant Representative Dorthy Futrell [email protected] 5/19/16

Parent Representative Cindy Pearson [email protected] 5/19/16


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Parent Representative Carrie Mastow [email protected] 5/19/16

Parent Representative Erin Nasmyth [email protected] 5/19/16

Parent Representative Mike Mastow [email protected] 5/19/16

Parent Representative Shelley Carleson [email protected] 5/19/16


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Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and

productive life.

School: Shamrock Gardens provides a family-oriented, community-based intimate learning environment that promotes the social, emotional, and academic needs personal to each child.

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: To challenge and motivate each child to reach his or her highest potential through high expectations and the use of a variety of instructional strategies.

Shamrock Gardens Elementary Shared Beliefs

• Students will learn in a positive learning environment where individual learning styles are supported through the differentiation of instruction.

• Students will learn when actively engaged in authentic hands on tasks that develop higher- level thinking.

• The school will provide support for all teachers and support staff through mentoring and professional development.

• Student diversity and talents will be identified, valued, nurtured, and celebrated.

• A safe and orderly environment promotes learning.


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Shamrock Gardens Elementary SMART Goals

• Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis. • Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of

proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

• Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, Shamrock Gardens Elementary will provide every student with a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by providing character building lessons, and promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassment

• Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.

• For the 2016-2017 Academic Year, Shamrock Garden Staff will work to strengthen Driven by Data Instruction so that we will make growth in all subgroups with a focus on our subgroup population of African-Americans and those scholars we serve that are Economically Disadvantaged. In addition, Shamrock Gardens will make a minimum of 10% point growth in all areas of the EOG.

• For the 2016-2017 Academic Year, school faculty and staff will work to enhance the school culture of Shamrock Gardens for scholars and staff members. We will utilize leadership and collaboration with peers so Shamrock Gardens will have no more than 7.5% teacher turnover, meaning no more than two highly qualified teachers will leave Shamrock Gardens Elementary, with the exception of those that leave for promotions and/or move out of state.


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Shamrock Gardens Elementary Assessment Data Snapshot


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Shamrock Gardens Elementary Profile

Shamrock Gardens Elementary School is a partial magnet school that serves three diverse neighborhoods in east Charlotte—Country Club Heights, Plaza Midwood, and Plaza Shamrock. It currently serves approximately 500 students across grades Pre-Kindergarten of 2 pre-kindergarten classrooms, 4 kindergarten classrooms, first grade classrooms, 3 second grade classrooms, 4 third grade classrooms, 3 fourth grade classrooms and 3 fifth grade classrooms. In addition to these classroom teachers, Shamrock Gardens has an instructional staff that includes a physical education teacher, a project based learning teacher, an art teacher, a music teacher, one EC teacher with one full time EC assistant, an ESL teacher, two Pre-K teacher assistants, two teacher assistants, one Reach Associate, two Title I tutors, a shared speech language pathologist, a shared school psychologist, and a school counselor. We benefit greatly from the support of a full time nurse, a Communities in School representative, a fully staffed cafeteria, a BMT, a head custodian with one part time custodian, and a registrar and financial secretary. The Instructional Leadership team consists of the School Administration (Principal and Assistant Principal) and a K-1 Multi Classroom Leader, two Senior Reach Teachers to support second and third grade, and an MCL to support grades 4- 5. Several teachers are provided additional leadership opportunities via the Success by Design Initiative. Two of our teachers serve as Master Reach Teachers in addition to their classroom duties and 9 others teachers serve in the capacity of Reach Team Teachers.

Currently, our class size average is 22 students per classroom. During the 2015-2016 school year, Shamrock Gardens met our expected growth as determined by EVAAS and demonstrated growth through an increase in performance on several measurements. On North Carolina EOG’s Shamrock Gardens met expected growth and grew one letter grade. And by the end of the 2015-2016 school year 90% of kindergarteners left reading on grade level.

Each grade level is provided with 5 hours of weekly Professional Learning Community time and a half day planning every other week, for a total of 26 hours each month. These PLC meetings are planned by the Reach Team Teachers on each grade level and supported by grade level MCLs and SRTs, in addition to administrators. Each day PLC time is structured to ensure that student needs are consistently met, with scheduled time for Intervention Team/Enrichment, reading and math planning, data analysis, and time for teachers to contact and build relationships with parents and guardians.


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To ensure students are emotionally prepared to succeed in school and life, Shamrock Gardens uses a common curriculum and language to provide students with weekly Morning Meetings that develop social and emotional skills in students, offering them the opportunity to share their feelings and experiences with their teachers and peers. In addition to Morning Meetings, the entire community participates in a monthly Dragon Discussion, discussing character traits, interacting with guest speakers, and celebrating each other. Each of these elements helps to develop a strong school-wide culture that supports the development of the social, emotional, and academic skills of each student.

In keeping with our focus on educating the whole child, Shamrock Gardens has committed to providing a wide range of opportunities for students to discover and develop their natural talents. Students have the opportunity to learn Spanish in Kindergarten and first grade, receive chess instruction from a nationally recognized chess player in second grade, and participate in Lego robotics curricula in grades 4 and 5. Additionally, students receive instruction in art, music, and physical education each week in order to develop a variety of techniques to express themselves and their learning. This year, Shamrock Gardens will continue offering Friday clubs, which will provide students with the opportunity to participate in learning experiences of their choosing, taught by community volunteers. Our clubs include Minecraft, Yoga, Pottery, Student Government, Odyssey of the Mind, World Travel, Legos, Computer Programming, Creative Writing, Dance, Music Appreciation, Arts and Crafts, Painting, Gardening, Spanish, Board Games, Etiquette, Chess, First-Aid, Jump Rope, Photography, and Glee. Our clubs provide students with the chance to discover a wide range of learning opportunities.

In addition to clubs that occur during the school day, twice a month Shamrock Gardens also holds extra-curricular activities after school including Imagination Chapter, Orchestra, Chess Club, Girls on the Run, and Beta Club.

Shamrock Gardens has a deeply involved Parent-Teacher Association with over 200 members. The PTA supports the school via several fundraising platforms, including the annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K, the sale of specific products, school spirit apparel sales, and other creative projects. In addition to fundraising, the PTA hosts numerous parental engagement events through the year including Lucky’s Birthday Celebration, Movies in the Park in the fall and spring, Spanish Lotería Night, Beautification Day, and our annual Fall Carnival. The PTA also provides support through volunteer hours. Specifically, the PTA supports the Helping Hands program, where volunteers commit to weekly hours to prepare copies, bulletin boards, and communication, providing teachers with additional time to plan engaging and rigorous instructions for students.


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The school has a large number of community partners that provide various supports to meet the needs of the school, its students, and the community it serves. Current partnerships include the Country Club Heights Neighborhood Association, the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association, Slow Food USA, Hands On Charlotte, Folger Subaru, The Vine UMC, Trinity Episcopal, CMPD, Discovery Education Studios, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library, In addition to these established partnerships, community members, both in Charlotte and elsewhere, support the school through the funding of Donors Choose projects, Go Fund Me campaigns, and other crowdsourcing mediums.

With Shamrock Gardens working to continue to promote all means of engaging stakeholders, the school currently holds monthly engagement forums through Coffee with Principal Reeves, School Leadership Team Meetings, and PTA Meetings. In addition, Shamrock Gardens hosts quarterly curriculum showcase events where parents participate in a 30 minute crash course on the Common Core prior to visiting classrooms to see scholars highlighting the curriculum of the quarter through performances and presentations.

To help diversify our engagement opportunities, Shamrock Gardens currently holds monthly English Language Parent Education Courses. Shamrock’s Hispanic Parent Community Meetings are also held twice a quarter to help promote engagement for families of all backgrounds, including those with language barriers. To help increase engagement, Shamrock Gardens currently tracks all families’ involvement with Compact Points and awards all families actively involved in their scholars’ education at the end of the year with a Compact Party Celebration.

As a Learning Immersion and Talent Development Magnet School of Excellence, Shamrock Gardens prides itself on the cross-curricular work that happens both in and outside of the classroom. Each quarter the entire school focuses on concepts that enhance scholar’s understanding of character education and academic work through society. Through these concepts, Shamrock Gardens hosts monthly Dragon Discussions to review the quarterly concept, character focus of the month, introduce new school-wide character education texts, and engage scholars in a lesson of the month. Teachers then take these concepts and areas of focus back into the classroom to plan for concept-based units that integrate math, reading, science, and social studies concepts into a unit for scholars to see the real-world interconnectedness of curriculum. Students also attend quarterly field trips based on the concepts they are learning in class or attend learning opportunities within the school.


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In order to promote a love for literacy, Shamrock Gardens currently host two kick off weeks to increase awareness and a love for reading across the community. In the Fall Shamrock Garden’s hosts Love to Read Week consisting of the annual

Read-a-Thon, Buddy Reading Day, dressing as a favorite story character, and more! In the spring Shamrock Gardens participates in Read Across America Week focusing in on amazing non-fiction books in and outside of the school.

Shamrock Gardens is also proud to be a sight of the “40 Book Project” initiative. In addition to providing home libraries for all scholars who are not fortunate enough to have books at home, the 40 Book Project also serves as a reading incentive for our scholars. Every time students read 20 picture books or 5 chapter books at home, students are eligible to go shopping in our book room, which holds over 7,000 brand new books to spark scholars’ interest in reading.

Shamrock Gardens is proud to offer many unique programs, opportunities for school involvement, and engagement activities to its students, parents, families and community. These include:

--Monthly Parent Engagement Coffee with Principal Reeves: Each month, on the first Friday of the month, Principal Reeves hosts interested parents and community members at Coffee with Principal Reeves. This is an opportunity for stakeholders to find out more about what is happening at the school, ask questions about school initiatives and programs and share ideas for growth with the Principal.

--The Annual Shamrock Gardens Compact Party: Shamrock Gardens is proud to host one of the longest running annual compact point celebrations within CMS. Each year, parents, students, and the school sign a compact agreeing to take on a shared responsibility in supporting student growth. Families are provided compact points for supporting the school, attending school events, participating in engagement and learning activities, and visiting their scholar at school, amongst several other things. At the end of each school year, families and businesses, in conjunction with the school and PTA, plan and host a party to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of the school year. Families with a specific number of compact points are invited to enjoy food, friendship, educational opportunities, and dancing.

--ELL Parent Education Courses: Shamrock Gardens offers parents the opportunity to attend classes, run by the school’s ESL teacher, that are designed to help parents build their English language skills and develop increased skills to


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support their scholars at home with school work. These well attended classes also help to build relationships amongst parents and family members throughout the Shamrock Gardens community.

--Hispanic Parent Community Meetings: These monthly meetings are designed to engage Hispanic Parents and provide them a voice within decision making structures in the school. In addition to this goal, these meetings also allow for parents and school staff to collaborate on activities that raise awareness for the culture and history of our Hispanic families.

--Diverse Field Trips and Assemblies: The Shamrock Gardens community is united in its belief that true learning can take place anywhere, at any time. In staying true to this belief, we offer several unique learning experiences to students, both within the walls of the school and outside of the school. Recent learning experiences have included presentations by Opera Carolina, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Bright Star Touring Theater, amongst several others. Recent field trips have included opportunities to visit Discovery Place, the State Capitol in Raleigh, visits to the NC Zoo and various farms in the region, a visit to the Levine JCC for its Butterfly Project, opportunities to visit several museums throughout the Charlotte area, and trips to Junior Achievement's BizTown program. Each of these trips are supported by the Shamrock community, the PTA, and committed parents, allowing students to have a diverse set of enriching learning experiences during their time at Shamrock Gardens.

--Love to Read Week and Read Across America Week: Twice a year, Shamrock Gardens celebrates the joy of reading, a subject that is vitally important to the growth of our students as scholars and as citizens. During these weeks, students participate in a Read-A-Thon, Drop Everything and Read Day, dress as their favorite book characters, host buddy readers from other classrooms, and welcome community guest readers into their classroom to share their favorite books. During this time, as well as throughout the year, we celebrate reading as something that can bring joy, excitement, and knowledge to all of us.

--Lucky’s Library Project: Shamrock Gardens is excited to be able to partner with a local non-profit, the 40 Book Project, to support reading throughout each child’s day. In conjunction with the 40 Book Project, Shamrock scholars are rewarded with new books to build a home library each time they read a set number of books. This collaboration is designed to provide each Shamrock scholar with at least 40 books for their own personal home library. The 40 Book Room is stocked


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with several high interest texts for scholars and is supported by donations from the community, businesses, and funds raised by Shamrock Gardens.

--The League of Extraordinary Dragons and the League of Enchanting Dragons: These unique programs are designed to provide extra support to Shamrock scholars. Teacher identified students meet weekly to discuss various topics and perform schoolwide community service projects. Mentors from the community meet with scholars as well, sharing meals and discussing ways in which these Dragons can always be growing as scholars and citizens. The Leagues are both fortunate to have a number of community supporters including the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, students from the Charlotte School of Law, members of the Carolina Panthers, and committed community members.

--Cardboard Challenge: Shamrock Gardens hosts an annual Cardboard Challenge, a learning experience inspired by Caine from the popular story, “Caine’s Arcade.” Students work with teachers and each other to design and build products that reflect a given idea, belief, or theme--all from cardboard and other recycled materials! It culminates in a school wide open house where parents and community members are invited to see the amazing creations of Shamrock scholars!

--Imagination Chapter: Shamrock is pleased to be one of only a handful of Imagination Chapter sites throughout the world. During this after school club, students explore new technologies and work collaboratively, using various skills and techniques, to learn more about themselves, new technology, and the limitless possibilities of their own imaginations!

--Orchestra: Shamrock Gardens is supported by The Vine UMC in this endeavor, allowing for a weekly after school club that allows students to be exposed and develop skills in various musical instruments. This club culminates with several performances at churches and retirement communities throughout the Charlotte area.

--Chess Club: In order to build off the positive experiences Shamrock students have in chess as second graders, this weekly after school club allows Shamrock students to continue developing their chess skills. In addition to after school open play, the Chess Club participates in various tournaments throughout the Charlotte area.

--Girls on the Run: We are proud to be a host site for the Girls on the Run club, which empowers female students to learn more about their own skills and building confidence in themselves through running and community building. Each winter, Shamrock runners participate in the Charlotte Girls on the Run 5K.


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--Beta Club: We are the proud host of a Beta Club chapter for upper grades students. This junior service organization recognizes students for their academic achievement, character, and community service. Each year, the club chooses and completes several community service projects as a cohort, while also encouraging students to perform community service on an individual level to give back to their community.

--Curriculum Showcases: Three times a year, Curriculum Showcases are held to highlight student work, promote parent- teacher communication, and open the doors of the school and its classrooms to parents and families. In an effort of make sure all stakeholders are educated on school and district initiatives and have the most up to date information and resources to support their scholars, each Showcase begins with a short Community Forum designed to provide skills and knowledge to parents and families.

--Quarterly Feedback (parents and students): Shamrock Gardens is a school that lives what it teaches its students--that we can always improve in all that we do. In an effort to do so, parents and students are provided with opportunities each quarter to reflect on the school's performance and provide feedback on ways in which the school can better serve its students, families and communities.

--Paideia Seminars: Paideia Seminars are held weekly to encourage students to engage in discussions about current events and topics that are deeply relevant to them. All teachers are trained by the school’s Magnet Coordinator to facilitate these deep discussions that build both a classroom community and student knowledge base.

--Monthly Dragon Way Celebrations: We believe that students who consistently engage in positive actions deserve to be rewarded. In order to do so, we hold monthly Celebrations to celebrate the students who consistently meet the expectations of the Dragon Way! These range from Cupcake Dance Parties, to surprise recess celebrations, to popcorn and movie celebrations!


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Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready Four focus areas:

I. College- and career-readiness II. Academic growth/high academic achievement

III. Access to rigor IV. Closing achievement gaps

Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce Five focus areas:

I. Proactive recruitment II. Individualized professional development

III. Retention/quality appraisals IV. Multiple career pathways V. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child Three focus areas:

I. Family engagement II. Communication and outreach

III. Partnership development

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service Five focus areas:

I. Physical safety II. Social and emotional health

III. High engagement IV. Cultural competency V. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems Four focus areas:

I. Effective and efficient processes and systems II. Strategic use of district resources

III. Data integrity and use

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign

Four focus areas: I. Learning everywhere, all the time II. Innovation and entrepreneurship


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IV. School performance improvement III. Strategic school redesign IV. Innovative new schools


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SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competency.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Retention/quality appraisals

Data Used: Existing CMS allotments (per specified formulas for staffing)

Strategies (determined by what data)

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Point Person (title)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End)

• Interim Dates

1. By October 1st Shamrock Gardens will work with existing resources and staff to schedule rotating coverage for lunch periods.

Principal Monitor will provide daily monitoring to increase student safety while eating lunch.

Not Applicable

Lunch Monitors and Shamrock Gardens Administration

October 1st-June 9th


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SMART Goal (2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/ high academic achievement, consistent access to rigorous learning environment and the closure of existing achievement gaps.

Data Used: CMS teacher survey, CMS non-negotiable list, and existing staff allotments.


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Personnel Involved


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1. By August 29th, the Shamrock Gardens Administrative Team will redesign the school’s master schedule to include consistent, protected teacher planning periods each day across the grade level.

Assistant Principal Principal Dean of Instruction

Every grade level team of teachers should be provided daily planning time (at the same time each day). Non- grade level teachers will be provided with 60 min of planning/duty-free lunch each day aligned to the other connect area teachers planning.

Not Applicable

PLC Grade Level Teams or teachers

August 29th-June 9th


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2. By September 15th, each grade level team will work with multi-classroom leaders, Master Reach Teachers, and administrators to design specific meetings/days to complete the DDI process, academic discourse, Thinking Maps, student talk, whole group/small group instruction, and intervention support & planning in math, science, literacy, social studies, and the arts.

Assistant Principal Principal ILT

Each grade level team will meet with colleagues on a consistent meeting schedule (including designated focus questions and expected outcome products)

Not Applicable

Grade Level Teams Master Reach Teacher Administration



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SMART Goal (3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through the expansion of strategic school design.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Goal 4: Physical safety and social/emotional health Goal 6: Learning everywhere

Data Used: CMS teacher survey, CMS non-negotiable list, and existing staff allotments.


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Personnel Involved


• Interim Dates

1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention Shamrock Gardens will transition from having a reactive to a proactive approach to behavior this year through Bully Prevention and character building exercises with our Monthly Dragon Discussion Meetings.

Assistant Principal

Incidents of bullying and student referrals will decrease. Student behavior will improve resulting in a positive learning environment.

Achieve 225 Grant

Principal, Assistant Principal, Counselor, faculty and staff.



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2. Character Education The School Counselor will work with Shamrock Gardens Character Education and the Shamrock Gardens Administrative Team to implement the Caring School Community Program.

Principal Counselor Assistant Principal

Students will become self- advocates to ensure that they take the opportunity to make the school and community a safe place for all. Students will learn character education and lifestyle tips to help them handle uncomfortable or unfamiliar situations and as a result student referral rates will decrease.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, Counselor, faculty, staff.


3. Healthy Active Child 30 min. Within the existing master schedule, the PE Teacher as well as the Achieve 225 Team will work to provide students with weekly physical education 60 minutes, daily exercise during recess (30 minutes), and hourly brain breaks/energizers.

PE Teacher Achieve 225 Team

Students will become more physically fit and enjoy a more active lifestyle. As scholars receive more physical activity both at recess and in the classroom students will have the ability to focus in the classroom. As a result student achievement and engagement will increase.

Not Applicable

PE Teacher, Achieve 225 Team


4. School Health Team The School Health and Wellness Committee will work to establish health habits for Shamrock Gardens students and staff

School Nurse PE Teacher Counselor Principal

Staff and students will have a better understanding of healthy lifestyle choices and will enjoy a better health

Not Applicable

The Shamrock Gardens Health and Wellness



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including regular exercise and healthy eating habits.

and future.

Committee, Shamrock Gardens Staff, and Principal


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SMART Goal (4): For the 2016-2017 Academic Year school faculty and staff will work to enhance the school culture of Shamrock Gardens for scholars and staff members. We will utilize leadership and collaboration with peers so Shamrock Gardens will have no more than 7.5% teacher turnover, meaning no more than two highly qualified teachers will leave Shamrock Gardens Elementary, with the exception of those that leave for promotions and/or who move out of state.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce

Strategic Plan Focus Area: I. Individualized professional development

II. Retention/quality appraisals

III. Multiple career pathways Data Used: CMS teacher surveys, teacher retention rates


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Personnel Involved


• Interim Dates

1. Teachers and scholars will participate in monthly Dragon Discussions as well as daily Paideia Seminars and Morning Meetings

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT

There will be a culture of care within Shamrock Gardens Elementary where scholars and staff feel safe and supported physically, academically, and socially.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT, staff


2. A monthly staff appreciation calendar to ensure that staff are shown gratitude, receive thank you cards, and celebratory cards for special celebrations, and


There will be a culture of care within Shamrock Gardens Elementary where scholars and staff feel safe and supported physically,

Not Applicable




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recognized all support staff recognize all support staff throughout the year will be created.

academically, and socially.

3. Irreplaceable teachers and staff will be acknowledged weekly as the “Shamrocker of the Week” teachers will be highlighted in the staff meeting, front lobby, and in the weekly newsletter. Each week the staff will then nominate a fellow colleague in the building the next week for outstanding work.



Not Applicable



4. Administration will shout out and track at least 5 staff members weekly in the Dragon Direct and in the Staff Meetings to celebrate the great work going on at Shamrock.


Monthly staff will provide feedback to administrative staff on the culture and morale of the school and offer ongoing feedback on how to ensure Shamrock Gardens retains highly effective teachers.

According to Shamrock Gardens the Teacher Insight Survey will reveal the following

• At least 24% point

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT, Teachers and Staff



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gains in “My school is a good place to teach and learn” (Minimum 67%)

• At least 34% point gain in “A leader at my school recognizes my accomplishments publicly” (Minimum 54%)

For the 2016-2017 Academic Year Shamrock Gardens will have no more than 7.5% teacher turn-over

5. The administrative team will commit to attend one planning and eight walkthroughs a week to support the ongoing growth of the staff, with an emphasis on authentic praise the first two months of school.

Principal Assistant Principal ILT


Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT, Teachers and Staff


6. Principal will work with the staff and ILT to create a professional development calendar and additional PLC tracks to support


Teachers will receive necessary feedback to grow as instructional leaders to better serve

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT,



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leader teachers, veteran teachers, and new teachers at Shamrock Gardens. This will include National Board PLC, CPI PLC, book studies, Great Habits Great Readers, 6 Step Coaching Cycle, Crucial Conversations, Creating Innovators, Teaching with Poverty in Mind, Lost at School, etc..

our scholars.

Teachers and Staff


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SMART Goal (5): For the 2016-2017 Academic Year Shamrock Garden Staff will work to strengthen Driven by Data Instruction so that we will make growth in all subgroups with a focus on our subgroup population of African Americans and those scholars we serve that are Economically Disadvantaged. In addition, Shamrock Gardens will make a minimum of 10% point growth in all areas of the EOG.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready

Strategic Plan Focus Area: I. College- and career-readiness II. Academic growth/high academic achievement

III. Access to rigor IV. Closing achievement gaps

Data Used: End-of –Grade Assessments, TRC Reports Quarterly, MAP Reports 3 times a year


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• Task

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Personnel Involved


• Interim Dates

1. All teachers will receive weekly walkthrough feedback on measurable objectives, engagement, alignment, and rigor.

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction

Teachers will have lessons that are engaging, aligned and rigorous with a measurable objective.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, and staff at Shamrock Gardens



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2. Staff will receive ongoing professional development on the Common Core including sessions on...

• Thinking Maps, Academic Conversations, Citing the text, Text Complexity, Writing, On- Demand Prompts, creating and using rubrics, and Problem-Based Learning

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, Success by Design ILT Leadership Members, District ILT Members

Teachers will use strategies in their classroom to ensure that all academic needs are met as well as all scholars below grade level growing 1.5 years growth and on or above grade level 1 year’s growth in reading.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT, Shamrock Gardens faculty and staff


3. All teachers will receive quarterly data days to respond to the data and create long-range unit plans as well as 6-Week Intervention Plans for scholars

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, Success by Design ILT Leadership Members, Grade Level Reach Teachers

Teachers will use this time to create small groups based off of data to drive the instruction during intervention and enrichment block and math workshop.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, ILT, All staff



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4. All teachers K-5 will use Mastery Connect to track student mastery on a weekly basis. All subgroups will be classified and monitored through this data- tracking tool. All subgroups will be a topic of weekly data team meetings with Multi-Classroom Leaders.

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, All Grade Level Leads, ILT

Teachers will create aligned assessments to track student progress and use the data to formulate best instructional

Not Applicable




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Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All Schools

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievement

Data Used: K-2 Report Cards, Mastery Connect Data, Map Scores, EOG Scores, 3-5 Progress Reports and Report Cards.


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Personnel Involved


• Interim Dates

1. Common assessments: Pre- and post- assessments created in School Net & Mastery Connect aligned to Common Core objectives.

• Students will successfully take pre and post assessments, aligned to the Common Core, to determine mastery of new standards being taught.

• All data that is collected from pre and post assessments will then be tracked in Mastery Connect for further data analysis using the Data Driven


Students will meet or exceed 80% mastery on all standards taught.

100% of pre/post assessment data will be entered into Mastery Connect by teachers for purposes of data analysis.

Not Applicable




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Instruction framework.

2. Data disaggregation Process of monitoring student achievement by objective in order to facilitate remediation/ intervention plans (i.e. MTSS)

• All scholars will complete biweekly checks for understanding and will receive responsive instruction based on mastery levels within the standard.

• All checks for understanding will be tracked in Mastery Connect and teachers will spend one day a week completing a deep dive into student misunderstandings to improve instructional practice.

• Additional reteach/interventions/enrichment will be provided to scholars during

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, All Grade Level Leads, ILT, K-2 and 3-5 Intervention Team Leads

100% of MTSS Cases will be compliant with district and school requirements.

100% of students qualifying for Tier I Augmented, Tier II, and Tier III Supports will be provided with needed interventions as scheduled.

Grade level PLC’s will meet weekly to analyze Checks for Understanding to diagnose student misconceptions and adjust instruction to best meet the needs of all students.

100% of all grade levels will schedule and design a structured intervention and enrichment block with small group instruction that is informed by the data of every scholar.

Not Applicable


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independent work time and the intervention block. In addition, all scholars identified as intensive, or strategic according to TRC will be pulled for LLI daily and progress monitored every 5 days to ensure students success in reading.

100% of student identified as intensive or strategic by TRC will receive no less than 4 weekly LLI sessions and be progress monitored every 5 days.

3. Flexible grouping process of grouping students according to academic need by 1 objective

• Weekly all scholars’ data will be analyzed during the data team meeting and scholars will be flexibly grouped based on their check for understandings, aligned to particular Common Core Standards.

• All teachers have evidence of flexible grouping in the content and during


Grade Level PLC’s will meet weekly to discuss and readjust scholar grouping with scholar work in hand. Student data will be used to determine best placement for re-teaching, enrichment, or intensive intervention

All teacher lesson and unit plans will show evidence of differentiation to student needs and lesson planning documents will be made available to all necessary

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intervention though their DDI Google Form, lesson plans, and as evidenced through walkthroughs.

• Within flexible grouping all students’ needs will be met through differentiation.

support staff and administration.

4. Late and make-up work School expectations for holding students accountable for completing assignments

• As a part of the school- wide culture all scholars will be able to articulate the belief in being self- disciplined and all scholars will each have data trackers to ensure they able to advocate for themselves and their academic success.

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, ILT

Teachers will support students in creating data trackers and charting their growth in subject areas.

Students will complete work to mastery, making necessary adjustments to ensure that they are meeting 80% mastery of the given standard.

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5. Set expectations for the timeliness of recording grades in PowerSchool (initial grades and final grades after retest if applicable)

• All K-2 progress will be entered into Mastery Connect, and all grades will be entered into PowerSchool within 5 instructional days of when the assignment is given.

• Timeliness in grades will ensure our scholars are able to use the grading feedback to assess their progress and parents will have a clear, accurate understanding of where their scholar is performing academically.


Teachers will meet all grade reporting deadlines and ensure grades are uploaded to appropriate platforms within 5 instructional days of completion by student.

Not Applicable

Principal, Assistant Principal, Dean of Instruction, ILT



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Approval of Plan

Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal

Assistant Principal Representative

Teacher Representative

Inst. Support Representative

Teacher Assistant Representative

Parent Representative






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Quarter 2 Review


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Quarter 3 Review


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Quarter 4 Review


Principal








