School Improvement PlanSchool Improvement PlanResults & Next StepsResults & Next Steps

December, 2009December, 2009

Central Elementary SchoolHome of the Eagles

School GoalSchool Goal: Improve student achievement in all : Improve student achievement in all curricular areas and close the achievement gap in curricular areas and close the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.

► Smart GoalSmart Goal By the end of the school By the end of the school

improvement cycle in 2011, improvement cycle in 2011, students in K-5 will increase students in K-5 will increase their reading proficiency their reading proficiency levels 4% points each year levels 4% points each year as measured by state as measured by state assessments.assessments.

► ResultsResults K-2 students were 90.1% K-2 students were 90.1%

proficient. (-3.1%)proficient. (-3.1%) 3-5 students were 78.4% 3-5 students were 78.4%

proficient. (+16.62%)proficient. (+16.62%)► Next StepsNext Steps

The media coordinator will The media coordinator will work collaboratively with work collaboratively with grade levels to support grade levels to support literacy and writing skills.literacy and writing skills.

The The Daily 5Daily 5 structure for structure for literacy differentiation will literacy differentiation will be implemented in various be implemented in various classroomsclassrooms

PLCs will be used to plan PLCs will be used to plan differentiated activities and differentiated activities and students will be clustered students will be clustered with similar needswith similar needs

School GoalSchool Goal: Improve student achievement in all : Improve student achievement in all curricular areas and close the achievement gap in curricular areas and close the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.

► Smart GoalSmart Goal:: By the end of the 2008-2009 By the end of the 2008-2009

school year, students in K-5 school year, students in K-5 will participate in the new will participate in the new writing model and increase writing model and increase their writing proficiency their writing proficiency levels 4% points on local levels 4% points on local and/or state assessments.and/or state assessments.

► ResultsResults K-2 students were 87% K-2 students were 87%

proficient (+9%)proficient (+9%) 3 and 5 students were 3 and 5 students were

90.1% proficient (+4%)90.1% proficient (+4%) Students in 4Students in 4thth grade were grade were

92.5% proficient (+4.5%)92.5% proficient (+4.5%)► Next StepsNext Steps

Continue with the Continue with the implementation of the implementation of the writing systemwriting system

PLCs will be used to plan PLCs will be used to plan differentiated activities and differentiated activities and to cluster students with to cluster students with similar needssimilar needs

Grade level/span scoring to Grade level/span scoring to promote consistency and to promote consistency and to serve as professional serve as professional development in writingdevelopment in writing

School GoalSchool Goal: Improve student achievement in all : Improve student achievement in all curricular areas and close the achievement gap in curricular areas and close the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.

► Smart GoalSmart Goal:: By the end of the school By the end of the school

improvement plan cycle in improvement plan cycle in 2011, students in K-5 will 2011, students in K-5 will increase their math increase their math proficiency levels 5% points proficiency levels 5% points each year as measured by each year as measured by state assessments.state assessments.

► ResultsResults 3-5 students were at 87.2% 3-5 students were at 87.2%

proficiency (+15.7%)proficiency (+15.7%)► Next StepsNext Steps

Develop and administer Develop and administer common formative common formative assessments quarterlyassessments quarterly

Develop and update curriculum Develop and update curriculum pacing maps using Rubicon pacing maps using Rubicon AtlasAtlas

PLC grade level and vertical PLC grade level and vertical planningplanning

Cluster grouping across grade Cluster grouping across grade levels and co-teachinglevels and co-teaching

Identify professional Identify professional development needs. Provide development needs. Provide research based, effective research based, effective interventions to aide every child interventions to aide every child in meeting AYP.in meeting AYP.

School GoalSchool Goal: Improve student achievement in all : Improve student achievement in all curricular areas and close the achievement gap in curricular areas and close the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.

► Smart GoalSmart Goal:: By the end of the By the end of the

school improvement school improvement plan cycle in 2011, plan cycle in 2011, students in K-5 will students in K-5 will increase their increase their science proficiency science proficiency levels 4% points levels 4% points each year as each year as measured by local measured by local and state and state assessments.assessments.

►ResultsResults 55thth grade students grade students

were 73.91% were 73.91% proficient (+10.7%)proficient (+10.7%)

►Next StepsNext Steps Administer Administer

ClassScape science ClassScape science assessments at least assessments at least quarterlyquarterly

School GoalSchool Goal: Improve student achievement in all : Improve student achievement in all curricular areas and close the achievement gap in curricular areas and close the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.reading, writing, and math so no child is left behind.

► Smart GoalSmart Goal By the end of the school By the end of the school

improvement cycle in improvement cycle in 2011, students in the EC 2011, students in the EC and Black subgroup in and Black subgroup in grades 3-5 will increase grades 3-5 will increase their proficiency levels their proficiency levels 5% points each year as 5% points each year as measured by state EOGs.measured by state EOGs.

► ResultsResults 3-5 EC students were 3-5 EC students were

47.2% proficient (+7.2%)47.2% proficient (+7.2%) 3-5 Black students were 3-5 Black students were

77.8% proficient (+41.8%)77.8% proficient (+41.8%)► Next StepsNext Steps

Plan math SCOS objectives Plan math SCOS objectives following the pacing guide following the pacing guide of Envisions, our county of Envisions, our county wide adopted math textwide adopted math text

PLCs will be used to plan PLCs will be used to plan differentiated activities differentiated activities and cluster students with and cluster students with similar needssimilar needs

School GoalSchool Goal: To provide support for teachers: To provide support for teachers

► Smart GoalSmart Goal:: By the end of the school By the end of the school

improvement plan cycle improvement plan cycle in 2011, 80% of our in 2011, 80% of our teachers will indicate a teachers will indicate a positive rating in the positive rating in the area of professional area of professional development teacher development teacher support.support.

► ResultsResults Strategies were implemented regularlyStrategies were implemented regularly 76.19% of teachers responded that 76.19% of teachers responded that

CES principal provided “for a results-CES principal provided “for a results-oriented professional development oriented professional development that is aligned with 21that is aligned with 21stst century and century and school improvement goals and is a school improvement goals and is a differentiated based on staff need” differentiated based on staff need” through a survey given in May 2009 through a survey given in May 2009 (+10.2%)(+10.2%)

► Next StepsNext Steps Participate in on-line professional Participate in on-line professional

development as often as possible so development as often as possible so not to be negatively impacted by not to be negatively impacted by budget constraintsbudget constraints

Continue with strategies from last year Continue with strategies from last year and update timelines in SIPand update timelines in SIP

School GoalSchool Goal: To provide a safe, orderly and caring : To provide a safe, orderly and caring environment for teaching and learningenvironment for teaching and learning

► Smart GoalSmart Goal By the end of the By the end of the

school improvement school improvement plan cycle in 2011, plan cycle in 2011, 80% of our teachers 80% of our teachers will indicate that will indicate that leadership addressed leadership addressed concerns about concerns about facilities and resources.facilities and resources.

► ResultsResults 76.20% of survey participants for 76.20% of survey participants for

survey on CES Principal affirmed survey on CES Principal affirmed that the principal either very that the principal either very often or always ensures the often or always ensures the allocation and use of resources to allocation and use of resources to meet instructional goals and meet instructional goals and support teacher needs. (+21.2)support teacher needs. (+21.2)

Strategies were implemented Strategies were implemented regularly. We celebrate success regularly. We celebrate success with students and staff as often with students and staff as often as possible.as possible.

► Next StepsNext Steps Continue to use the SIT as often Continue to use the SIT as often

as possible to aide in the as possible to aide in the allocation and use of instructional allocation and use of instructional funding and to address concerns funding and to address concerns about facilitiesabout facilities

Continue with strategiesContinue with strategies

Smart GoalSmart Goal: To increase parental, community and : To increase parental, community and business partnershipsbusiness partnerships

► Smart GoalSmart Goal By the end of the By the end of the

school improvement school improvement plan cycle in 2011, plan cycle in 2011, 70% of our parents will 70% of our parents will feel they have a voice feel they have a voice when results are given when results are given for the Title I parent for the Title I parent survey.survey.

► ResultsResults The results of a survey given to The results of a survey given to

CES Title I parents in May of CES Title I parents in May of 2009 indicate that 85.7% of 2009 indicate that 85.7% of parents felt they are listened to parents felt they are listened to when they make suggestions when they make suggestions about their child’s education about their child’s education (+58%)(+58%)

► Next StepsNext Steps Incorporate more Family Incorporate more Family

Involvement Nights (workshops) Involvement Nights (workshops) in the areas of Language Arts in the areas of Language Arts and Math. Four are planned for and Math. Four are planned for the 09-10 school year.the 09-10 school year.

Use the CES listserv on a regular Use the CES listserv on a regular basis as another means of basis as another means of keeping parents informedkeeping parents informed

Continue to solicit volunteersContinue to solicit volunteers

School GoalSchool Goal: To establish and maintain a positive : To establish and maintain a positive climate conducive to teaching and learningclimate conducive to teaching and learning

► Smart GoalSmart Goal:: By the end of the By the end of the

school improvement school improvement plan cycle in 2011, plan cycle in 2011, 100% of our 100% of our teachers will teachers will indicate that they indicate that they have sufficient have sufficient access to access to instructional instructional technology.technology.

► ResultsResults Technology survey revealed that Technology survey revealed that

limited computer/equipment limited computer/equipment availability was not an obstacle to availability was not an obstacle to integrating more technology in integrating more technology in instruction.instruction.

All of the applicable respondents All of the applicable respondents indicated that they integrated indicated that they integrated technology into instruction several technology into instruction several times a week. Most of the times a week. Most of the respondents integrated technology respondents integrated technology several times daily.several times daily.

► Next StepsNext Steps Use our technology facilitator to work Use our technology facilitator to work

with teachers to integrate technology with teachers to integrate technology into instruction, as well as, education into instruction, as well as, education web sites. Teachers will also be web sites. Teachers will also be encouraged to share how they are encouraged to share how they are integrating during staff meetings.integrating during staff meetings.