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Iredell-Statesville Schools School Improvement Plan

A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.

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School: NB Mills Year: 2016-2017 Current Growth Status: Not Met Expected Growth

Mission: Our mission is to work together with the community to build leaders in an engaging, respectful, and safe environment.

School Improvement Plan Summary

Our focus area is: Science

Overall goal (What we want to accomplish by the end of the second year.) Proficiency Goal: By June 2018, 80% of NB Mills’ students will be proficient (80% or higher) in science as measured by EOGs (5th Grade). Growth Goal: By June 2018, all teachers will meet or exceed expected growth as measured by EVAAS.

Target goal (What we want to accomplish this year.) Proficiency Goal: By June 2017, 50% of NB Mills’ students will be proficient (80% or higher) in science as measured by EOGs (5th Grade). Growth Goal: By June 2017, growth rating for NB Mills will be “Exceeds Expected Growth” as measured by EVAAS.

Approaches/Strategies (What we will do to realize our goal.) 4th Grade is piloting team teaching which is allowing grade level to develop “specialists” for science instruction. Uniform schedule was created for every grade level to ensure adequate amount of time being spent on subjects. School-wide focus on vocabulary for all subjects.

Measures; we will use to monitor our progress toward reaching our goal: Performance/Impact: Benchmark Assessments, Common Assessments

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Fidelity of implementation: Lesson planning, data analysis

During the 90 day cycle time for cycle 1 and 2 we will revisit/monitor our plan every 4 weeks

P PLAN: Identify the gap and the approach

Performance Data; Formative and/or Summative that is aligned to goal. (Insert data or link to access data here.) NB Mills’ Data History

Grade Subject 2011 2012 2013 - CC

2014 2015 2016

5th

Science 51.4 35.8 24.7 24 24.4

Teachers Met

Growth

Science 1 of 4 3 of 4 1 of 3

K-5

ODR 477 299 582 905 1000

CC: first year of Common Core testing

SCHOOL Performance Composite

Performance Composite



AMO Targets

AMO Targets

Growth Status

Growth Status

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2013-2014 CCR

2014-2015 CCR

2013-2014 GLP

2014-2015 GLP

2013-2014

2014-2015

2013-2014

2014-2015

NB Mills 23.2 20.6 34.2 28.6 Not Met Not Met NotMet Met

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Data Analysis. Answer the following question using any data and/or information you have about performance in this area

1. In order to meet your Overall Goal, what is the most important area that needs improving and why? science vocabulary, adequate time being spent on science instruction, and ensuring high levels of engagement

2. What approaches/strategies are contributing to your success in this area and what data suggests this? Fourth grade team has spent a year piloting becoming “specialists”. It seems that the process is working and students are closing gaps. (Possibly 5th grade)

3. What are opportunities for improvement, gap or barriers are in this area? Ensuring all grade levels are adequately doing science instruction.

4. What seems to be the root cause of the problem and what data suggests this? Enormous focus has been on reading and math in most primary grades, so we’re ensuring that adequate attention is given for science (i.e.: time commitment, engaging lesson plans, revisiting science curriculum)

Reflection:

5. What approaches/strategies could you deploy to address the root cause and support meeting your overall goal? Lesson plans are a PLC focus, lesson plans are reviewed by principal with on-going coaching, uniform grade level schedules were created to ensure time allotments are met to science instruction.

6. What research did you review to support the use of these strategies/approaches? Previous methods have not worked: each classroom creates its own schedule, no real “specialists” were created because of the enormous amount of curriculum that all teachers have been accountable to knowand plan for every day, every week.

7. What performance measures will you use to monitor impact of your approach/strategy? Benchmark Assessments and Common Assessments

8. What measure will you use to monitor fidelity of deployment of your strategy/approach? Principal reviews lesson plans/criteria checklists, minutesfrom PLCs, and lesson plans.

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9. What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 1 to support the staff in implementing the approach? Continuous vocabulary instructional best practices.

10. If funding is required, what funding source will be used?

Messaging:

11. How will you convey intent of this focus area of SIP to stakeholders?

12. How will you communicate progress towards goals or course corrections to stakeholders?

D DO: Develop and Implement Deployment Plan

Include the results from Reflection and Messaging section into deployment plan. Approach/Strategies, Impact performance measure, Fidelity measure, Professional development and Messaging.

These are continuously implemented strategies that have been put into place by chronological order and are put in front

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of all plans so all members are aware and continue to implement.

● Letter land for Gr. K-2 ● School focus of writing instruction in all grades ● Response to Instruction for academics and discipline ● 3D Reading for K thru 3rd grades ● Positive Parent Phone Calls ● Open House/Curriculum Night for parents ● Daily Connect-eds in Spanish ● Lesson Plan Guidelines & expectations per Mitchell ● Grade levels identified planning responsibilities – coaching by

Mitchell ● Calendared due dates for identifying objectives & sharing plans ● Intervention Block (3 Reading days, 2 Math days) ● PLC Agenda Template ● “Movers and Shakers” to advise principal on operational ideas

& decisions ● TA Professional Development ● Discipline & referral detailed plans ● Utilizing PDSA to help with students with frequent discipline

issues ● Recognize Great Instruction/Strategies by sending out pictures ● Leaving feedback during CWTs ● Digital calendar accessible to all staff to see upcoming info for

school ● All leadership completes CWT with fidelity

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● Curriculum Night ● Chris Cain training on our campus for teachers & TAs ● Student Attendance & Discipline data reports ● Create our “Intervention Resource Room” ● Create a well-equipped “Book Room” (one for K-2, one for 3-5) ● Create “Teaching Strategies’ Resource Room” with high-quality

resources for teachers to read, learn, and utilize ● Student-maintained data folders for grades 1st thru 5th ● Student accountability piece on SSPs – using authentic

strategies ● Five-day enhancement/PE rotations x 55 minutes ● AIMsWeb for 4th-5th ● Moby Max for K-5 ● PLC Focuses: resources/tools that support HYIS, academic

games, academic vocabulary, guided reading, text-based questioning, using data, common core, RtA, and RtI

● Principal helping IF map PLCs and ERPD needs ● Purchase & use sister Letterland “Words their Way” word study

program for 3rd-5th Grades ● Summer Reading Camp – coordinated thru Monticello United

Methodist Church (ends 2015) ● Trading Technology Teacher position for two TAs (#1 TA:

Computer Lab; #2 TA: 2nd Gr.) ● RtI paperwork support in PLCs ● IF, AP, and Principal all do regular, planned staff and student

recognition ● Using discipline data reports

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● Weekly leadership meetings ● Administrators split throughout building ● Purchase & utilize “Singapore Math” and EngageNY for math

instruction ● Train TAs on how to use Letterland ● Create an RtI Data binder ● Class/teacher data folders ● RtI Screen 4th & 5th Grade students by mid-September ● Teachers conferencing with students using data folders ● If teacher has multiple discipline write-ups per week – coach

(check classroom discipline, observations, etc.) ● Transportation Tickets – daily for students (teacher gives at the

end of each day so we know mode) ● Analyze EC Resource data for growth – inclusive practice vs.

pull out ● Vertical alignment within building ● Data Days ● Parent Feedback Notebook in main office ● Issue Bin for staff ● Using 1st Grade TAs for 2nd – 3rd Grade Remediation Block ● Using Media Specialist and Resource for 4th-5th Grade

Remediation Block ● Certified staff absences in email (due to the number of health

alerts we have on campus) ● Classified staff have to print a Time Keeper “All” report for me

to monitor overtime ● Leadership coaching/modeling of PDSAs for more authenticity

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● Reducing classroom interruptions by requiring parents to set up a pre-arranged appointment

● Singapore Math training for all staff ● Mitchell in PLCs each week (as much as possible) ● Systematic process for addressing amount of truancy and

tardies ● Daily connect-eds for chronic tardy students’ parents ● Copying passages for parents to use at home to help students

prepare for EOGs ● Purchase index cards for kids to make a set of flashcards for

home to practice math facts ● Purchase math facts flashcards to use daily in classroom –

children graph progress ● Copy passages of fluency reads for 1st-5th Grades to practice

daily in classroom – children graph progress ● Differentiate level of PDSA depending on teacher’s level of

understanding (individual student, small groups, or whole class) ● Reflect Camera for academic instruction and classroom

management ● Continue systematic feedback from staff for identifying barriers

and what is working well – and then remove barriers so that they can focus on relationships and instruction

● Created new contracts (Immediate removal, student tracks, and rewarded for lessening # of removals) for frequent flyers of discipline who Level 1 PBiS School-wide Process (4-tallies, then a write up) and Level 2 Individual Contracts where they track and are rewarded after so many days of success.

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● “Nurturing Program” with AIG Specialist to start working with 1st and 2nd graders who are high-flying.

● School-wide Book Drive to get books into homes over summer ● Weekly connect-eds over summer to remind kids to read over

summer break ● 2nd Grade focused Intervention Time on TRC Written Response

– they required kids to read one book per day and then answer two questions with written responses for that book. They used a rubric. Students charted the number correct out of two per day. Teachers also used this time to do another guided reading time.

● Weekly PLC between RtI Chair and EC Chair. ● Vertical alignment discussions two to three times per year. ● Library Day – parents and students were invited to Iredell

County Library to have assistance signing up for library cards and familiarizing themselves with library (school worked with library to arrange)

● Student-lead conferences in 2nd Grade (using their data notebooks)

● Leadership spread equally into goal teams (one per goal team). Coaching teacher-leader chairs how to lead goal teams.

● All teachers requiring homework four nights a week with focus being on drill/practice so children can complete independently. Holding students accountable for completing.

● Build a “Parent Resource Room” – teach parents how to help kids, create a tutor room with resources for them to come and use. Man with a teacher paid from parent involvement monies.

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● Systematic coaching tool from Admin. observation notes to direct IF’s work (coaching in classroom)

● Principal on district teams: RtA Focus Group, AIG Advisory Team, and EC Focus Group

● Strong training on Guided Reading with constant follow-up in PLCs and coaching in classrooms/teachers

● Data Notebooks (like the students’) for each teacher, IF, and each administrator

● Weekly discussions in PLCs to identify students moving in/out of school or change of teacher for mClass/AIMsWeb/EVASS updates.

● Develop time into PD schedule for a Guided Reading Support Group – one for K-2 and one form 3rd – 5th since their needs and issues are different. They will have time to identify their barriers and consult and brainstorm with teachers who are having success.

● All grades utilizing student-lead conferences using their student data notebooks.

● Letterland instruction taken into 3rd Grade (maybe just first semester).

● Specific ownership of every initiative for leadership team instead of everyone doing some of everything

● Character Ed. instruction program for students ● Book study for PLCs ● Rebirth CCI for new teachers, non-compliant teachers, and

those that want to learn more. Put in staff handbook identifying who will attend and dates.

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● Build a “Teacher Academy” – to address authentic use and understanding of district initiatives, learn best practices, and learn classroom management.

● School counselor goes into PLCs for discipline information & strategies

● Create a folder for each teacher containing containing historical info: lesson planning components, lesson plans and schedule being followed, RtI paperwork match struggling students, progress monitoring completed, guided reading components, CWTs, professional development attended, leadership opportunities, and observations.

● Division of labor and fidelity checks among leadership team. ● Focus/ensure instructional spiraling of skills. ● Systematic PDP goals among grade levels (individuals will roll

out in their grade levels) and then owned by leadership member.

● Identify specific days (only) to schedule IEPs so that I can attend PLCs and grade level planning.

● Create a weekly “Next step” list for IF pertaining to coaching needs of staff.

● IF and principal involved in weekly lesson planning. ● Ensure PLC PDSAs ● Ensure data analysis ● Training of chairs ● Started a PLC for EC teachers (mainly K-2 Resource, 3-5

Resource, and SED teachers)

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● Rewrote vision to address school having relationships and engaging learning – school rewrote its mission statement based on that.

● Purposefully focusing on the components of lesson plans & instruction - quality and engaging activities; timeframes.

● Teachers reviewing assessments with students to analyze why they are missing questions.

● Utilize parrot reading – children mimic inflections, use punctuation, etc.

● Both teacher and TA do guided reading groups ● Focus on reducing ODR #s. ● Market Kindergarten. ● Bring BA and CA data each time (class averages and student

scores) to identify math gaps and reading skills gaps (why are they not comprehending?? – inferring, using context clues, vocab., background knowledge, identifying main idea and topics, fluency, etc.). We’re figuring out why they can’t read in RtI (letter sounds, decoding skills, segmentation, fluency, etc.).

● Meet regularly with struggling teachers for coaching (weekly, every other week)

● Teachers were given classroom data folders (core instruction) so that they could organize students by gaps per data

● Teachers were given RtI data folders (for intervention grouping) ● CWT coaching notebook – notes from walks to use for

coaching, informing leadership of needs ● Ensure centers should only be used after students know skill

(independent practice)

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● Used model of: demonstrate skill/think aloud, model skill, guided practice, and then independent practice

● Emphasis on non-focused groups during guided reading time where practice skills have to be accounted for (ie: independent reading needs some kind of accountability activity at end of period such as writing a summary, etc.). Suggested: 2 focused guided reading groups (teacher, TA each run a group at same time), writing/grammar focus independent practice, and independent/endurance reading with an accountability piece. Groups rotate three times (once with guided reading, once with writing, and once with independent reading)

● Emphasis on kids learning first from the expert (direct instruction) for: spelling, grammar, writing, vocabulary, reading strategies, word study, building background knowledge (those can start as whole group, then break into leveled groups – especially for spelling)

● Daily math facts practice; assessing and charting at least two times weekly

● Daily fluency reads; charting daily ● Training of students and staff about what engagement looks

like, holding students accountable for engagement and behavior in monthly trainings

● Training on respectful, responsible, and kind for students and staff in monthly training

● Created school data spreadsheet ● Systematically share BA, CA, and RtI Adequate Growth Chart

data with Resource teachers

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● Created the Student Services and Discipline Support Team w/ job responsibilities

● PD on authentic PDSA (utilizing the strategy and celebration boards (whole group with math) – they continue what they’re doing with reading

● Physically moving 2nd closer to 3rd grade. ● Creating a 4th-5th At-risk Reading Teacher. ● Ensure lesson plans meet criteria; coach as needed. ● Ensure instruction matches plans and schedule. ● Identified “Academics PLC” which meets weekly to plan and

use data (CA, BAs) w/ IF. ● Identified “Intervention PLC” which meets every other week to

plan lessons for targeted skill gaps w/ IF. ● Teacher uniform classroom data analysis based on CAs and BAs

– gaps in core. ● Less time on discipline. Counselor manages student

interventions and behavior plans. ● Use Dean of Students as a Tier 2 intervention. ● Use Dean of Students to lead student leadership opportunities. ● Use AP to do discipline and coach on classroom management. ● Principal leads coaching needs based on data collecting tools. ● Revise leadership agenda to focus on coaching needs. ● Principal does all summative evaluations. ● Standard agenda for monthly staff PD to include: 1. Review of

school & grade level data & next SIP steps. This new data drives new PLC PDSA for each grade level/departments. 2. Current school focus: vocabulary lists & strategies (highlight) teachers

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using strategies. 3. Teach strategies for teaching test-taking skills. 4. Continue deepening understanding of continuous improvement connections (pieces).

● Intentional vocabulary instruction. ● Intense focus on positive achievements – recognizing students

who are working hard, making good decisions, and achieving (grades, attendance/tardies, hard work, etc.).

● Checking and coaching quality lesson plans – lesson plan fidelity checks by principal

● Prescriptive coaching based on classroom visits and notes ● PDP goal matrix with district initiatives, plus vocabulary ● Focus on automaticity of reading fluency and math facts ● Media Specialist’s instruction supports vocabulary identified by

teachers ● Student leadership opportunities – they apply and interview for

“jobs” from a list based on their discipline ● Post classroom schedules in hallways ● Synchronize school schedule so each grade level is operating on

same daily schedules ● Make notes on all classroom visits – to collect information for

coaching & identify best practices ● Weekly connect-eds: thanking folks for choosing NB, keeping

address/phone #s updated, notes for transportation changes, early pick up procedures, completing nightly homework, and other special events happening at school

● Sight-words, content-specific words, and math facts on hallway floors

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● Class-schedule fidelity checks to see if classes match schedules ● IF and At-risk Reading Teacher collaborate (focus on bubble

kids list, strategies) ● Reading At-risk Teacher pushes into classes and pulls small

groups (her groups are in addition to guided reading groups – double dipping)

● Wish list: Reading Teacher for AIG/AIG watch list students ● YMCA Summer Camp focus for July 1016 rising 5th graders:

science ● 4th Grade team teaching (creating ELA/SS and Math/Science

experts) ● Looping a teacher from 4th to 5th grade with her class. ● Assign ECPK/PK IEPs to AP. ● AP help coach classroom management (big focus – to reduce

ODRs) ● Weekly Friday afternoon 20-minute celebrations in homerooms

for students who did not receive ODR that week. ● EVAAS data notebook for leadership, in addition to mClass/BA,

and EOG data ● Kindergarten greatly utilizes big-book read alouds to students. ● Created & utilized (by administration) a pre- and post-

observation questionnaire to use with staff that focuses on instruction but also engagement level & relationships (very specific & direct questions).

● Reading specialist involved in grade level planning with grades she collaborates.

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● Enhancement folks reinforce homeroom concepts and vocabulary.

Step # List the specific NEW steps your team will complete during this cycle.

Person(s) responsible for completion of the step.

Measure/Indicator (Used to monitor performance, process improvement or completion)

Start Date

End Date

1 Monthly in-house professional development focusing on identified vocabulary, vocabulary instruction, highlighting vocabulary best practices, sharing vocabulary practices, and training on test taking strategies for students.

Mitchell Monthly meeting agendas

8/25/15 6/15/16

2 Create a Science/Social Studies Goal Team to address lack of adequate growth with Science EOG scores.

Mitchell Team roster; minutes

8/25/15 6/15/16

3 Pilot team teaching in 4th grade to create science/social studies “specialists,” as well as ELA and math specialists. If this works well, we will possibly roll this concept out to 3rd and 5th grades, as well.

Mitchell Grade level roster; lesson plans

8/25/15 6/15/16

4 Partner, again, with YMCA/United Way to implement the “Summer Academy” in July 2016 for rising 5th graders, with science being the focus.

Mitchell Plan; teacher roster; curriculum map

8/25/15 8/1/16

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5 School-wide uniform schedule created and implemented to ensure science being taught - science deliberately scheduled a specific set time for each grade level.

Mitchell School-wide schedule

8/25/15 6/15/16

6 Science curriculum guides reviewed weekly in PLCs to ensure curriculum is being addressed.

Grade level chairs Lesson plans 8/25/15 6/15/16

7 Create quality plans to address science with high levels of engagement.

Grade level chairs Lesson plans 8/25/15 6/15/16

8 Lesson plans reviewed and coached for engagement and quality. Mitchell Lesson plan fidelity checks

8/25/15 6/15/16

9 Science vocabulary words attached to floor so that children are constantly viewing them as they are in hallways.

Brooks Vocabulary word list 8/25/15 6/15/16

10 People on Science/SS Goal Team lead curriculum guide discussion in PLCs to determine curriculum

Science Goal Team Chair

PLC minutes 8/25/15 6/15/16

11 Create a science lab with instructional materials for classrooms to utilize for lab/hands-on experiments to supplement classroom instruction.

Mitchell/Brooks Science Lab Sign-up Calendar

8/25/15 6/15/16

S Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach

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Insert formative data here from performance and fidelity measures identified in the Reflection section; questions 7 & 8 for this cycle or provide link to appropriate data.

1. What worked and how do you know?

2. What didn’t work and how do you know?

3. Do you need any additional assistance as you look at your results and start planning for the next Cycle? If Yes in what areas or topics do you need coaching or P.D. in?

4. What improvements could be made to the following areas: approach/strategy/process/support/professional development/monitoring…?

Reflect on the answers in 1 - 4 above for the previous cycle and place an X in front of which option best describes what you will do in your plan for the next cycle.

Target goal has been met and is changed to a new target goal. Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we will continue current plan and repeat it for the next cycle. Target goal not met so we will continue current plan. We will make improvements to the plan based on what didn’t work as identified in #2 and #4 above. Target goal not met and information indicates that we need to abandon the current plan and identify a new approach.

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A Act – Revise or continue with implementation plan based on data analysis.

1. For the next cycle are you continuing with the approach from previous cycle ? If yes continue to deployment plan. If no, address questions #2-5.

2. What improvements could be made to the following areas: approach/strategy/process/support/professional development/monitoring…?)

3. What performance measures will you use to monitor impact of your approach/strategy?

4. What measure will you use to monitor fidelity of deployment of your strategy/approach?

5. What professional development, if any, will be offered in this cycle to support the staff in implementing the approach?

Include Approach/Strategies, Impact performance measure, Fidelity measure, Professional development and Messaging. into deployment plan.

Step # List the specific steps your team will complete during this cycle.

Person(s) responsible for

Measure/Indicator (Used to monitor performance,

Start Date

End Date

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completion of the step.

process improvement or completion)

S Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach

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Insert formative/summative data from performance and fidelity measures identified in the Act section; questions 3 & 4 for this cycle or link to trend data.

A Act – Continue with the Target Goal or revise the Target Goal for next year.

Reflect on the data analysis for the year so far and place an X in front of the option below that best describes your direction for the 2014-15 SIP.

Overall goal has been met and School Improvement Plan focus will change for next year. Target goal has been met and is changed to a new target goal. Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we will continue current plan and repeat it for the 2013-14 SIP to take our work to sustaining. Target goal not met, so we will continue current plan for 2014-15. We will make improvements to the plan based on what didn’t work through this year.

Schedule your 2014-15 SIP Coaching Session.

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