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School Improvement Plan

2017-2018

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, 2017 Final Copy Due: October 18, 2017

2017-2018 Northwest School of the Arts School Improvement Plan Report

Northwest School of the Arts Contact Information

School: Northwest School of the Arts

Courier Number: 482

Address:

14 15 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, NC 28216

Phone Number: 980-343-5500

Fax Number: 980-343-5593

Learning Community East

School Website: School.cms.k12.nc.us/Northwesths/pages/default.aspx or j.mp/nwsacms

Principal: Melody Sears

Learning Community Superintendent: Nancy Brightwell

Northwest School of the Arts 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 Melody Sears [email protected]


Assistant Principal Representative Joyce Lockhart [email protected] 9/15/14

Teacher Representative Christopher Barth [email protected] 9/12/16

Teacher Representative Joanne Rowe [email protected] 9/15/14

Teacher Representative Elizabeth Slater [email protected] 9/8/15

Inst. Support Representative Okemia June [email protected] 9/12/16

Teacher Assistant Representative Sharimaine Henderson [email protected] 9/12/16

Parent Representative Cynthia Conrow [email protected] 9/15/14

Parent Representative Stephanie Roberson [email protected] 10/2/17

Parent Representative Frankie Knox [email protected] 10/2/17

Parent Representative Rod Buie [email protected] 9/12/16

Vision Statement

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

productive life.

School: We are committed to helping the student develop intellectually, artistically, socially, emotionally, and physically,

and in so doing, we will encourage the student to become a contributing member of society. We feel it is necessary to look

at the student holistically. We strive to establish high expectations for ourselves and for our students. We work diligently

to provide a positive atmosphere in which students will learn and grow. Only when all our students have met these

expectations will we have met the ultimate expectations we have of ourselves as professionals.

Mission Statement

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


School: The pursuit of excellence in Academics, the Arts, and the Humanities

Northwest School of the Arts Shared Beliefs

● Student learning in both academics and the arts is the chief priority for the school.

● Positive relationships and mutual respect among and between students and staff are essential to learning.

● A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes learning.

● All students can learn and do so by being held to high expectations with many opportunities for success

● Because students learn in different ways, they should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches.

● Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.

● Students need essential knowledge, must be actively involved in solving problems, and are expected to produce quality work.

● Diversity can increase students’ understanding of different peoples and culture.

Northwest School of the Arts SMART Goals

● By June 2018, we will raise reading composite scores in ELA 7-8, as measured by EOG end of year test results by 5 percentage points.

● By June 2018, we will raise math composite scores in Math 6-8, as measured by EOG end of year test scores by 5

percentage points.

● By June 2018, we will raise our Science 8 growth scores to a growth index score of 2.0 or greater.

● By June 2018, we will raise CCR scores in Biology, as measured by EOC test scores by 5 percentage points.

● By June 2018, we will sustain or increase CCR scores in English II, as measured by EOC test scores.

● By June 2018, we will decrease the gap between all students and students with disabilities by 5 percentage points, as

measured by EOG reading GLP scores. We want to raise our SWD reading composite scores grades 6-8 from 38.5%

to 43.5%.


Northwest School of the Arts Assessment Data Snapshot

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Northwest School Of The Arts


2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014

EVAAS Growth Status by School Year

Met Exceeded Exceeded Exceeded


GLP

Achievement Level 3/4/5

CCR

Achievement Level 4/5

2016-17 2015-16 2014-15

2013-

14 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15

2013-

14

Assessment %

GLP

2015-16

to

2016-17

Change

%

GLP

2014-15

to

2015-16

Change

%

GLP

2013-14

to

2014-15

Change

% GLP %

CCR

2015-16

to

2016-17

Change

%

CCR

2014-15 to

2015-16

Change

%

CCR

2013-14 to

2014-15

Change

%

CCR

School Composite 75.3% -2.3% ▼ 77.6% 0.2% ▲ 77.4% 8.3% ▲ 69.1% 65.1% -2.0% ▼ 67.1% 1.1% ▲ 66.0% 8.3% ▲ 57.7%

Grade 06 EOG

Reading 74.8% -1.5% ▼ 76.3% 2.0% ▲ 74.3% 4.1% ▲ 70.2% 65.8% -2.5% ▼ 68.3% 5.8% ▲ 62.5% 8.6% ▲ 53.9%

Grade 06 EOG Math 60.0% -4.0% ▼ 64.0% 8.9% ▲ 55.1% 1.2% ▲ 53.9% 54.2% 2.4% ▲ 51.8% 3.3% ▲ 48.5% 2.4% ▲ 46.1%

Grade 06 EOG

Composite 67.4% -2.7% ▼ 70.1% 5.4% ▲ 64.7% 2.6% ▲ 62.1% 60.0% -0.1% ▼ 60.1% 4.6% ▲ 55.5% 5.5% ▲ 50.0%

Grade 06 EOG

Reading and Math

Composite

54.2% -5.5% ▼ 59.7% 11.2% ▲ 48.5% -1.1% ▼ 49.6% 45.8% 1.2% ▲ 44.6% 3.4% ▲ 41.2% 2.9% ▲ 38.3%

Grade 07 EOG

Reading 65.2%

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12.7% ▼ 77.9% 1.8% ▲ 76.1% -4.5% ▼ 80.6% 53.3%

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15.1% ▼ 68.4% 7.1% ▲ 61.3% -7.0% ▼ 68.3%

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Grade 07 EOG Math 72.6% 0.5% ▲ 72.1% -2.5% ▼ 74.6% 19.2% ▲ 55.4% 58.5% -6.2% ▼ 64.7% 1.3% ▲ 63.4% 19.5% ▲ 43.9%

Grade 07 EOG

Composite 68.9% -6.1% ▼ 75.0% -0.4% ▼ 75.4% 7.4% ▲ 68.0% 55.9%

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10.6% ▼ 66.5% 4.2% ▲ 62.3% 6.2% ▲ 56.1%

Grade 07 EOG

Reading and Math

Composite

60.0% -3.2% ▼ 63.2% -3.7% ▼ 66.9% 14.4% ▲ 52.5% 45.2% -9.9% ▼ 55.1% 3.0% ▲ 52.1% 12.5% ▲ 39.6%

Grade 08 EOG

Reading 75.0% -3.9% ▼ 78.9% 2.9% ▲ 76.0% -6.2% ▼ 82.2% 62.8% 2.3% ▲ 60.5% 5.2% ▲ 55.3% -15.2% ▼ 70.5%

Grade 08 EOG Math 74.4%

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10.6% ▼ 85.0% 5.7% ▲ 79.3% 12.2% ▲ 67.1% 67.9% -9.0% ▼ 76.9% 5.6% ▲ 71.3% 12.4% ▲ 58.9%

Grade 08 EOG

Science 86.5% 8.3% ▲ 78.2% -1.7% ▼ 79.9% -0.2% ▼ 80.1% 76.3% 11.7% ▲ 64.6% -3.2% ▼ 67.8% 0.7% ▲ 67.1%

Grade 08 EOG

Composite 78.6% -2.1% ▼ 80.7% 2.3% ▲ 78.4% 1.9% ▲ 76.5% 69.0% 1.7% ▲ 67.3% 2.5% ▲ 64.8% -0.7% ▼ 65.5%

Grade 08 EOG

Reading and Math

Composite

66.0% -6.1% ▼ 72.1% 2.8% ▲ 69.3% 6.3% ▲ 63.0% 55.1% 0.7% ▲ 54.4% 4.4% ▲ 50.0% -3.4% ▼ 53.4%

EOC Biology 72.4% -5.4% ▼ 77.8% -4.5% ▼ 82.3% 45.5% ▲ 36.8% 59.9%

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11.1% ▼ 71.0% -2.8% ▼ 73.8% 44.2% ▲ 29.6%

EOC Math I 80.4% 0.4% ▲ 80.0% -1.1% ▼ 81.1% 3.9% ▲ 77.2% 68.4% -0.9% ▼ 69.3% 0.1% ▲ 69.2% 5.4% ▲ 63.8%

EOC English II 90.7% 5.9% ▲ 84.8% -8.0% ▼ 92.8% 7.7% ▲ 85.1% 82.0% 7.8% ▲ 74.2% -10.8% ▼ 85.0% 12.6% ▲ 72.4%










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EOC Composite 81.1% 0.3% ▲ 80.8% -4.8% ▼ 85.6% 18.8% ▲ 66.8% 70.0% -1.5% ▼ 71.5% -4.7% ▼ 76.2% 20.5% ▲ 55.7%

EOG Composite 72.8% -3.4% ▼ 76.2% 2.4% ▲ 73.8% 3.8% ▲ 70.0% 63.0% -2.1% ▼ 65.1% 3.5% ▲ 61.6% 3.1% ▲ 58.5%

EOG Reading and

Math Composite 60.1% -5.1% ▼ 65.2% 3.3% ▲ 61.9% 6.7% ▲ 55.2% 48.9% -2.5% ▼ 51.4% 3.5% ▲ 47.9% 4.0% ▲ 43.9%

School EOG Math

Composite 68.8% -5.1% ▼ 73.9% 3.8% ▲ 70.1% 11.2% ▲ 58.9% 60.3% -4.4% ▼ 64.7% 3.3% ▲ 61.4% 11.6% ▲ 49.8%

School EOG Reading

Composite 72.0% -5.7% ▼ 77.7% 2.2% ▲ 75.5% -2.2% ▼ 77.7% 61.0% -4.6% ▼ 65.6% 6.0% ▲ 59.6% -4.7% ▼ 64.3%

School EOG Science

Composite 86.5% 8.3% ▲ 78.2% -1.7% ▼ 79.9% -0.2% ▼ 80.1% 76.3% 11.7% ▲ 64.6% -3.2% ▼ 67.8% 0.7% ▲ 67.1%

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Profile

Northwest School of the Arts provides students the opportunity to explore, discover, and refine their talents. Using a hands-on approach and learning by doing, students are taught the arts by both full-time certified teachers and local and national professionals who present master classes throughout the academic year.

Our school is distinctive because of our diverse student population. The students in grades 6-12 come from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, as our AdvanceEd 2015-2016 self-assessment attests. Our students enjoy an accepting and supportive school climate where everyone is respected and embraced. The culture of our school encourages students to express themselves as unique individuals. Our auditions process is vital to the magnet’s student selection process, as our school was designed to further the talents of students already expressing an interest in the arts, and to use the arts to help students learn to the fullest in academic areas. Currently, we are assisting CMS in determining how to replicate an arts magnet, complete with arts magnet feeder schools, by establishing arts magnet standards and descriptors. This is being done with the help of the Lilly Sarah Grace foundation, at the direction of the CMS school board. In addition, we worked last school year with the Student Placement Office and the Magnet Schools


Office to revise our student placement processes, in that we are now sectioning arts majors into categories for more equitable distribution of talented students into arts majors areas.

Our arts magnet offers a strong foundation in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies and the arts. Academic rigor and challenge combined with effective hands-on teaching and learning are a vital component of our program and we are nationally recognized for the percent of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses. Three of our AP teachers have recently become Master AP teachers in Visual Arts, US History, and European History, respectively, and attend classes in CMS this year, setting the standard for AP classes across the district. In addition, we are working with Lily, Sarah, Grace to better fulfill our end of the Magnet Compact Agreement in infusing arts activities into the core curriculum, strategically tapping into student learning modalities, in the hopes of improving learning for students.

Our students win accolades and awards from the city and the state in competitions in vocal and instrumental music, drama, and musical theatre. Nationally, our students have been recognized in the visual arts, vocal performance, and drama. We are the southeast model for high school education in dance and musical theatre. For the past five years, we have hosted an exchange with dancers in Denmark. Last year, our production of “All Shook Up” swept the major nominated categories at the Blumeys, the regional musical theatre awards program. We continue to win Blumey Awards. We continue to maintain our Seminar class with The Charlotte Symphony, a Recital class that is not replicated in this state. We have the only Pointe Ballet class for public schools in the state. Our school has majors in visual arts, vocal and instrumental performance, theatre and musical theatre, dance, costume design, and technical theatre.

Northwest School of the Arts (NWSA) has a diverse student body, grades 6-12. Presently, we have 1084 students, up from 1051 students enrolled at this time last year, and up from 1020 at the same time, the year, before. Of these 1084 students, we have 25.8% male and 74.2 % female; 49.2% African-American students,32.9% White students, 11.8% Hispanic, up from 7% Hispanic two years ago, 1.2% Asian, and about 4.9% of our students come from other races and ethnicities. Our staff consists of 37 core subject teachers, including 2 positions in foreign language, 17.5 art teachers, and 3 CTE teachers. Our 61 SWD students are served by an EC staff of 3 and one assistant.

Two years ago, our ACT data indicated that our composite ACT score was 20.1 and our percentage pass rate was 70.6 percent. At the end of last school year, our ACT data showed an over 76% pass rate and a score of over 22.

Our graduation rate in 2014 was 96.9%, the second year in a row it was over 95%, and it was 97.4% for 2014-2015. For 2015-2016, it rose to 100%. Currently, it is 97.8% for 2016-2017. Our composite test scores, for the past three years


prior to 16-17, showed an increase overall, but last year we dropped 2% overall. We have aligned our school goals and priorities to ensure NWSA performance indicators improve in the 2017-2018 school year.


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


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

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.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Retention

Navigator Pathway: ☐ Enter Kindergarten ready ☐ Advanced Reading in K-2 ☐ At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3

☐ At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7

☐ At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5

☐ Successful completion of Math I in grade 9

☐ Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam

☐ Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT

Data Used: Master Schedule and Duty Rosters

Strategies (determined by what data) ● Task ● Task ● Task (PD)

Point Person (title/name)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End)

● Interim Dates

1. We have analyzed our coverage and duty plan during lunch periods that determines a plan for staff duty that provides necessary supervision. The School Administrative Team approves this semester rotation. At the middle school level, teachers will bring their students to lunch, and students will sit in assigned areas. Once students

AP/Andrew Lawler, Safety Committee Leader/CSA, SRO A. Currie

100% of teachers have duty free lunch as stated in the strategies.

None Safety Committee, AP Andrew Lawler

Begin August 18, 2017 to develop plan. Initial Plan Due August 26th, 2017. Quarterly review of lunchtime


are seated, the CSA and the administration will cover the lunch and teachers can have duty free lunch. All teachers should have duty free lunch unless the principal determines there is a safety risk or any other deemed emergency factor on any given day, and must call for teacher duty during a lunch period.

incidents.

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: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps


☒ At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7


☒ Successful completion of Math I in grade 9


☒ Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT


Data Used: Master Schedule and Duty Roster





Personnel Involved


● Interim Dates

1. The master schedule will be created so that teachers at grade levels will have the increased capacity to plan together for an average of five hours per week, every quarter.

API, Master Scheduler

Scores on EOC and EOG tests will reflect one year’s growth in one year’s time. ACT tests will reflect a pass rate greater than 75%. Team minutes and agenda from team planning meetings.

None API Master Scheduler, Schedulers: AP All counselors, PLC Team Leads, AF

August 26 for initial schedule. Oct. 6 for balancing classes and making adjustments October 17 for continued adjustments.

2. PLC reports/minutes will be generated at the high school and middle school levels to reflect and refine the work being done in PLC plan time for the benefit of our students’ increased test scores.

API, AP, AF

Team planning minutes AP, API, All teachers in PLC groups at the high school and middle school

Monthly reports on PLC meetings on the second Monday of every month in :


October November December January February March April May

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.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Cultural Competency


☐ At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7


☐ Successful completion of Math I in grade 9



Data Used: School Calendar of Events, Discipline Reports, Student Insight Surveys





Personnel Involved


● Interim Dates


1a. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention

Pro-Caring Days, tied to Close Reading Days for the school

1b. Continue the Right Moves for Youth Program, continuing the newly added female arm of the program, this year c. School Health Fair to focus on physical and emotional fitness 1d. Implement the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) Program, complete with incentives to

Principal/ Arts Director/ Grade 6 Counselor, SRO, Coordinator Health and PE Teachers and School Health Team for Health Fair Principal/ M. Sears Jeff Johnson, MS and HS AP’s, PBIS Team

Survey will provide input about effectiveness of pro-caring day. Lesson Plans Discipline Reports Schedule of Right Moves for Youth meetings and membership rosters Health Fair handouts from March setup in gym Discipline reports show a 10% decrease in number of referrals, overall. 7.5 to 8.2 overall improvement of staff

None John Concelman, Don Nagel, Arts Director, and Entire Staff Robin Pacifico, Health and PE teacher, India Solomon, Cafeteria Manager, Health Team Jeff Johnson, PBIS Team members: Tess Brooks, Al Jacobi, Stephanie Madsen, AP for MS Andrew

Nov. 2, 2017, Dec. 14, Feb. 15, March 28, 2018, for Pro-Caring (tied to Close Reading and Writing to Learn) and March 8, 2017 for Health Fair Discipline


recognize appropriate behaviors, and lesson plans to enforce positive behaviors among students, as well as surveys to measure the effectiveness of the program.

Members morale as indicated on the overall Insight Survey

Lawler

reports check at the last day of every school month, beginning in October and ending in March. End of December workdays mid-year morale check, and March 2018 staff morale check.

2. Healthy Active Child 30 min. SPA Observed – add sports

Middle school teachers Gym Teachers

PE and SPA teacher records and reports

Middle school teachers

SPA Checks, quarterly by middle school teachers


3. Student Advisory initiated to attend SLT meetings and bring student voice and concerns to the SLT and the principal.

Advisor Bartkowiak

Student representation on the SLT will rise 100% over what it was last year, which was nothing.

Administrative team members

By SLT Mtg. in November, the 6th

4. School Health Team meet to discuss and plan strategies for student health issues President’s physical test

PE Teachers/ R. Pacifico N. Roberts Cafeteria Mgr/Ms. Solomon

Healthier Food Choices Physically fit students Health Team Meeting Minutes

Cafeteria Manager, Health and PE Teachers

Monthly Health Team Meetings, beginning in September.


90-DAY ACTION

The 90-Day Plan serves as a road map that provides clarity to specific priorities and actions that are most important during the next 90 days. The plan will help ensure the focus of all stakeholders toward an aligned understanding of the implementation and progress of our school’s continuous improvement initiative.

PURPOSE OF THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE:

Articulate in a few sentences what you hope to achieve by participating in the continuous improvement initiative.

Through collaborative PLC functions, design and delivery of rigorous, data driven instruction and integration of arts, all students at NWSA will achieve academic success reflected in sustained gains in English II, improvement of Biology scores by 5 percentage points at both the GLP and CCR levels, and increases in ELA 7, ELA 8, and Math EOG Composite scores by 5 percentage points at the CCR level. We hope to raise our Science 8 growth scores to a reach a growth index score of 2.0 or better.

GOAL SETTING:

Goals 2016-17 RESULTS 2017-18 GOALS GOAL INDICATORS (METRIC TO INDICATE PROGRESS)

1 Raise ELA 7 and 8 and Middle School Math CCR scores by 5 percentage points

ELA 7: 53.33% CCR ELA 8: 62.82 % CCR Math EOG Composite: 60.31% CCR

ELA 7: 58.33% CCR ELA 8: 67.82% CCR Math EOG Composite: 65.31% CCR

Interim assessments MAP scores EOG/EOC’s


2 Increase GLP and CCR performance in Biology by

5 percentage points

CCR 59.87% GLP 72.37%

CCR 64.87% GLP 77.37%

Interim assessments EOC’s

3 Science 8 Growth 2017 Growth: -1.3 3 Year Average: -1.7

2018 Growth: Equal to or greater than 2.0 growth index 3 Year Average: Equal to or greater than .1 growth index

Interim assessments EOG EVAAS

4 SWD-Reg. Ed Achievement Gap

Reading 6-8 composite All Students: 71.97 Reading 6-8 composite SWD: 38.5%

Reading 6-8 composite All Students: Equal to or greater than 71.97% GLP Reading 6-8 composite SWD: 43.5%

Interim assessments MAP scores EOG/EOC’s

5 Sustainability Goal English II Proficiency

CCR 81.46% GLP 90.07%

CCR Equal to or greater than 81.46% GLP Equal to or greater than 90.07%

Interim assessments EOC’s


Principal Commitment: My signature indicates that this plan provides focus and urgency to move the continuous improvement initiative forward – and that a school team participated in the development of the plan and support its direction. My signature also indicates a commitment to ambitiously pursue the articulated goals, addressing priorities, and monitoring progress. Finally, my signature confirms that this plan is a living document and that adjustments will likely be needed based on ongoing data and lessons learned.

_Melody Sears_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Principal Signature Date Learning Community Superintendent Commitment: My signature indicates that this plan has been reviewed and the content of the plan is aligned with the needs of the school. My signature confirms a commitment to support the school in the implementation of this plan, while also holding the school’s leader accountable for its implementation.

______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Learning Community Superintendent Signature Date

90-Day Action Plan – Priority #1

Continuous Improvement Initiative Focus Area (Big Rock): PLC’s/Data Driven Instruction

School’s Priority: (Given the goals identified, what problem needs to be addressed to achieve these goals?)

There is a need to build teacher capacity and consistent processes across all PLC’s focused on collaborative, standards-aligned lesson planning, creation and analysis of common assessments, and the development of rigorous student tasks.

School Leader Responsible: AF - Okemia June AP - Andrew Lawler API- Joyce Lockhart Principal - Melody Sears

Desired Outcome: (What will be different if you are successful in addressing this priority?)

Improved PLC collaboration in the design and delivery of rigorous, standards-based instruction, creation of common assessments, and increased teacher capacity in analyzing and responding to student data will result in increased student proficiency and growth in all EOG and EOC measures.

Root Cause(s) to Address Hypothesis of Priority: (What do you believe is at the heart of this problem? What evidence do you have to support this

hypothesis?)

New staff and inconsistent PLC practices have led to limited collaborative planning, lack of common assessments, and lack of strong data-driven instructional design and delivery. Increased use of on-line testing and the lack of on-going preparation and practice for students in this area have


also impacted student performance.

ACTIONS Critical Action to Address Root Cause & Achieve Desired Outcome Person Completing Action Timeline Resources Needed /

Source

PLC’s will create Smart Goals and Norms 6-8 to guide PLC functions. Smart Goals and norms will be reviewed and final approval communicated to all PLC’s.

PLC’s 6-8 Admin Team AF

By 9/29 Common Plan Times

With support of the admin. team, each PLC 6-8 will clarify and bring the defined planning resources to each PLC meeting.

Admin Team AF

9/11-10/16 Common Plan Times

All PLC meetings 6-8 will be attended by admin. team to support PLC’s in engaging in effective instructional practices aligned to the CMS instructional planning approach.

Admin Team AF

Twice per week beginning 9/5

PD on PLC Practices

PD for teachers on use of SchoolNet to explore tools and how to utilize platform to deliver common assessments

AF/PD AP & API Tech Facilitator/Media Specialist

9/27, 10/12 SchoolNet Scanner

Admin. team will engage in collaborative PLC visits to calibrate feedback regarding PLC practices.

PLC members AF/Admin/LSG Coach

10/9-10/27

Admin. team will define the common PLC practices to be observed and communicate these expectations to staff.

Principal API AF ILT Team Members

10/18

Admin. team will provide feedback, coaching, and support to individuals and PLC’s to support full integration of PLC practices related to common lesson plans and assessments, as well as instructional delivery.

Admin Team AF

10/23 and Ongoing

Teachers will select standards based current units of study on and create a common assessment to be uploaded and delivered in SchoolNet.

AF AP

Created by 10/23


Assessment completed 11/3

PLC’s 6-8 will engage in a structured data analysis discussion using a school based protocol and create a flexible grouping plan to address differentiated student needs.

Admin Team AF Teachers

Week of 11/6

Teacher data on student performance

Teachers will flexibly group students and deliver the designed remediation and enrichment instruction.

Admin Team AF Teachers

Week 11/13-11/20

The leadership team will discuss PLC planning observations based on the PLC Rubric and review data analysis meeting minutes and instructional plans to plan specific feedback and mini-PD sessions by PLC.

Admin Team AF

12/4-1/19


PROGRESS INDICATORS Indicator Date Evidence to Determine Progress Toward Achieving Desired Outcome Potential Adjustments

9/29 PLC Agendas Review norms at each meeting and revisit

quarterly

9/11 – 10/16 PLC Rubric focused on Collaborative Culture components

9/5 and

Ongoing

IPA Cycle and PLC Rubric Schedule adjustments based on planning

needs by unit

10/12 Assessments built and delivered in SchoolNet

10/9 – 10/27 PLC Rubric

10/18 PLC Rubric

10/23 and

Ongoing

PLC Rubric and Lesson Plans; Use of Unpacking Standards protocol

11/6 and

Ongoing

PLC Rubric focused on Results components; Data Analysis protocol;

Intervention and Enrichment groups and lesson plans


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


☒ At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7


☒ Successful completion of Math I in grade 9



Data Used: Schoolnet data analysis, PLC Minutes, Common Assessments, Teacher office hours, monthly calendars, Saturday School Rosters of students and teachers, grading policy, policy for late work and make-up work, data trackers showing student assignments and date complete, staff meeting agendas, EOC, EOG, and MAP scores





Personnel Involved


● Interim Dates

Common Assessments

● Create pre- and post- assessments in School Net or Mastery Prep/TE21 aligned to course objectives (high school and middle school)

● Create common assessments in School Net, Mastery Prep, TE21 aligned to course objectives

Principal/ AP’s, AF, Testing Coordinator

Pre- and Post-Assessments in key EOG/EOC courses are available in School Net Pre- and Post-Common Assessments are available in School Net

N/A N/A

Administrators Teachers Counselors

Nov. 2017 –June 2018 Nov. 2017 – June 2018


(middle school) ● Identify courses with NC finals

and use those assessments to measure student knowledge

● Offer PD for teachers to learn how to develop individual assessments, to access existing assessments for use as a data source.

PLC Minutes and copies of assessments 100% of teachers have gone through School Net Training/Mastery Prep training, google Resources, and Canvass targeted subject areas from our 90 Day Plan). Provided during Planning period.

N/A N/A

October 1, 2017 October 29, 2017: Date may be adjusted,

Data Disaggregation: ● Use pre- and post-test data to

identify instructional strategies ● Use assessment data from

multiple sources to identify students who are failing specific objectives

● Data team to meet monthly to review school-wide data

● Offer professional development on MTSS/RTI processes,

ILT Team, AP’s, AF, Test Coordinator Counselors

Assessments are reviewed during PLC’s which show alignment to objectives. List of identified students with associated data Data team meeting minutes 100% of teachers have gone through training as evidenced by sign-in pages.

N/A N/A

Administrators, AF, Testing Coordinator Teachers

Oct. 2017 –June 2018 10/28/17

Flexible grouping: ● Use tutorials to identify and group

students based on need. ● Group students heterogeneously

AP’s, Health and PE Instructors, Academic

Walk Through Reports Class Rosters

N/A

Teachers, AP’s.

Tutorials begin


based on needs Facilitator and Master Scheduler/

Health and PE Instructors/ AF, and Master Scheduler/

second semester in school, each week Thurs & Fri, Feb. –June 2018

Additional learning opportunities: ● Establish a roster of teacher office

hours for one day per week, minimum, to address student learning issues.

● Students and parents will be able to view upcoming extracurricular learning opportunities monthly at a glance

● Establish weekly tutorials during school hours.

● Provide Saturday school tutoring

opportunity

AP’s List of teacher office hours by department (HS), grade level (MS) Monthly printed calendars Sign-in sheets for students attending on Saturdays

N/A Cost for printing Saturday School Funding for EOG/EOC classes

Teachers Sept. 2017-May 2018 Sept. 2017-May 2018 Each week Thurs & Fri Calendars distributed and online monthly, by the 3rd of every month Aug. 2017-June 2018 Feb.-May


Late and make-up work:

● Communicate the school-wide policy for late and make-up work

SLT Team

Grading policy signed by student and parent Posted on School Website Delivered to staff via Google Docs

Cost for printing

Teachers 10/28/17

Grade reporting: ● Review expectations for grade

reporting quarterly. ● Periodic random gradebook audits ● PD on Power School on reporting

grades

Principal/ AP’s, Graduation Coach, Department Chairs

Email and staff meeting agendas Copies of emails communicating results to teachers Copies of grade reports Sign-In Sheets

N/A Teachers Aug. 2017 Sept. 2016-May 2017 10/6/2017


Northwest School of the Arts - 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

● Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

● 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

● Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the

most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of

the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students

requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.

● This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their achievement on the performance goals.


Committee Position Name Email Address Date

Elected

Principal Melody Sears [email protected]

Assistant Principal Representative Joyce Lockhart [email protected] 9/15/14

Teacher Representative Christopher Barth [email protected] 9/12/16

Teacher Representative Joanne Rowe [email protected] 9/15/14

Teacher Representative Elizabeth Slater [email protected] 9/8/15

Inst. Support Representative Okemia June [email protected] 9/12/16

Teacher Assistant Representative Sharimaine Henderson [email protected] 9/12/16

Parent Representative Cynthia Conrow [email protected] 9/15/14

Parent Representative Stephanie Roberson robersonsteph@gmail 10/2/17

Parent Representative Frankie Knox [email protected] 10/2/17

Parent Representative Rod Buie [email protected] 9/12/16

SLT meetings are held at the school on the second Monday of every month, unless otherwise designated by the school calendar, and/or decided

by the SLT.


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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