Wall Elementary School Wall Elementary School Improvement PlanImprovement Plan

2009-20102009-2010

SPS Mission StatementSPS Mission Statement

• The mission of the Sturgis Public The mission of the Sturgis Public Schools,Schools,

in partnership with parents and in partnership with parents and community, community,

is to ensure each student has the is to ensure each student has the knowledge, skills, and behaviors knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for a successful transition to necessary for a successful transition to the next educational stage --ultimately the next educational stage --ultimately leading to a productive and satisfying leading to a productive and satisfying life.life.

Our Mission Our Mission

• It is our mission to create a It is our mission to create a nurturing community where ALL can nurturing community where ALL can experience success while gaining the experience success while gaining the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to knowledge, skills, and behaviors to achieve at their next level of achieve at their next level of learning.learning.

Our MottoOur Motto

• Success For Success For WWALLALL

Reading is the Reading is the FoundationFoundation

• ScienceScience• Social StudiesSocial Studies• MathMath

Using the DataUsing the DataFebruary 2009 needs assessmentFebruary 2009 needs assessment

• First Grade:First Grade:

DRA2 cut scores RTI Model DRA2 cut scores RTI Model GoalGoal

• Tier 1 71% Tier 1 71% 80% 80%• Tier 2 21% Tier 2 21% 15% 15%• Tier 3 8%Tier 3 8% 5% 5%

• Second gradeSecond grade

DRA2 cut scores RTI DRA2 cut scores RTI model goalsmodel goals

• Tier 1Tier 1 75% 75% 80% 80%• Tier 2Tier 2 9% 9% 15% 15%• Tier 3Tier 3 13% 13% 5% 5%

Other Data SourcesOther Data Sources

• Wall 3Wall 3rdrd graders on 2008 MEAP Goal graders on 2008 MEAP Goal

Reading 89% Reading 89% 90%90%

(State ave. 83%)(State ave. 83%)

• Winter NWEA Reading : GoalWinter NWEA Reading : Goal

RIT ave. 187.9 188.9 RIT ave. 187.9 188.9

Gaps in student Gaps in student achievementachievement

• Reading MEAP—no significant gaps in any Reading MEAP—no significant gaps in any subgroupsubgroup

• Writing MEAP–boys 59% girls 73%Writing MEAP–boys 59% girls 73%

SPED 38% non-SPED 68% SPED 38% non-SPED 68%

total 66% state ave. total 66% state ave. 61% 61%

• Writing goal: 2010 spring District writing Writing goal: 2010 spring District writing assessment - 80% at grade level.assessment - 80% at grade level.

Gaps in Student Gaps in Student AchievementAchievement

• Math – no significant gaps in any Math – no significant gaps in any subgroupssubgroups

• Math MEAP for Wall 3Math MEAP for Wall 3rdrd graders: graders: 94% proficient 94% proficient District ave. : 93.4%District ave. : 93.4% State ave. : 83.2%State ave. : 83.2%

Goal: Students maintain district average Goal: Students maintain district average of 93.4%of 93.4%

Strategies/Action StepsStrategies/Action Steps

• Selection and implementation of new reading Selection and implementation of new reading series that includes more informational textseries that includes more informational text

• Attendance of the summer 2009 MRA Attendance of the summer 2009 MRA conference on teaching informational textconference on teaching informational text

• Use of “Being a Writer” new curriculumUse of “Being a Writer” new curriculum• Examining “allowable” writing topics for boysExamining “allowable” writing topics for boys• RTI training and implementation of providing RTI training and implementation of providing

extra learning time for Tier 2 and 3extra learning time for Tier 2 and 3

Strategies/Action StepsStrategies/Action Steps

• Monthly PLC meetings focused on using Monthly PLC meetings focused on using data points to plan instructional strategiesdata points to plan instructional strategies

• K-2 District grade level meetings to share K-2 District grade level meetings to share best practice and ensure consistency best practice and ensure consistency district-widedistrict-wide

• Book study- “Making the Most of Small Book study- “Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for all” by Deb Groups: Differentiation for all” by Deb DillerDiller

• Webinar: “Making Decisions for Individual Webinar: “Making Decisions for Individual Learners Within a Small-Group Setting” Learners Within a Small-Group Setting”

Strategy FidelityStrategy Fidelity

Increased staff communication opportunitiesIncreased staff communication opportunities

to work on new strategies/action steps:to work on new strategies/action steps:

Monthly PLC meetingsMonthly PLC meetings

Push in servicesPush in services

Co-teaching training and Co-teaching training and classroom classroom

implementation implementation

Coming Full CircleComing Full Circle

• We examine our data to set a course We examine our data to set a course of improvement.of improvement.

• We follow our plan.We follow our plan.

• We examine our new data to note We examine our new data to note our successes, and to plan our successes, and to plan improvements on weaknesses.improvements on weaknesses.

•Success for Success for WWALLALL