Needs Identified by Data

Academics

(READING)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And Persons Responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

&

Checkpoints

 

Text Box: Reading
 

1a) NECAP data indicates a need for improvement in the area of  Reading

 

 

             TBPS     STATE

 

P&PD   77%      67%

 

PP       16%       23%

 

SBP      6%       10%

 

 

            CBMS     STATE

 

P&PD   70%      67%

 

PP       22%      23%

 

SBP      9%      10%

Increase in the percentage of students in the Proficient (P) and Proficient with Distinction(PD) categories and a decrease in the percentage of students in the Partially Proficient(PP)  and Substantially Below Proficient (SBP) categories of Reading

 

 

 

 

___Provide fall Literacy curriculum meetings for the purpose of reviewing NECAP/Formative data for teachers (grades 5-8)

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Title I Teacher
  • Ed Leaders

 

___Continue regular Literacy curriculum meetings for teachers (grades K-4)

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Title I Teacher
  • Ed Leaders

 

____ Implement common reading assessments (grades 3-8)

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Title I Teacher
  • Ed Leaders

 

___Continue the Educational Safety Net

Continuum of Services including providing

 Booster Reading group instruction for students not meeting the standards at grades 1-4  and É

___Continue Supplemental Reading group instruction for students not meeting the standards at grades 5-8

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Title I Teacher
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

PD

 

 

 

PD

 

 

During the year,   report on  progress with curriculum meetings and provide specific focus areas for each grade level

 

___Sept. ___Oct.

 

___Nov. ___ Dec.

 

___ Jan. ___ Feb.

 

Tri-semester progress reports on Booster and Supplemental Reading Groups

 

____  Nov. Õ06 & Ô 07

____  Mar. Õ07 & Ô 08

____  June Õ07 & Ô08

 

 

 

Needs Identified by Data

Academics

(READING)

Targets for Increased Student performance

 Action Steps

And Persons Responsible

Professional Development

Timeline & Checkpoints

1b) NECAP data for Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) indicates three at- risk groups: Socio-Economic Status (SES), Disabilities and Gender in the Partially Proficient (PP)Categories

 

Reading PP

                

                 TBPS    STATE

Disability  42%      35%

SES           22%      32%

Males       14%       25%

Females  18%       21%

 

Reading PP

               CBMS     STATE  Disability 31%       35%

SES          18%       32%   

Males      23%       25%

Females  21%       21%

 

 

Increase in the percentage of students in the Proficient (P) and Proficient with Distinction(PD) and a decrease in the percentage of students in the Partially Proficient(PP) categories for

these disaggregated groups  in the area of Reading

 

 

____Provide professional development opportunities for all teachers at grades 2-8 based on the  2005 NECAP Released Tasks in the area of Reading

 

____Teachers will attach these Released Tasks to the accompanying content specific lessons in their grade level reading curriculum  and provide opportunities for differentiated practice on these tasks and additional strategies

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

 

 

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

 

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the year,   report on  progress with curriculum meetings and provide specific focus areas for each grade level

 

___ Sept. ___Oct.

 

___ Nov.  ___ Dec.

 

___ Jan.   ___ Feb.

 

 

Tri-semester progress reports on Booster and Supplemental Reading Groups

 

____  Nov. Õ06

____  Nov. Ô07

____  Mar. Õ07

____  Mar. Ô08

____  June Õ07

____  June Ô08

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Reading
 


Needs Identified by Data

Academics

(WRITING)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And Persons Responsible

Professional Development

Timeline & Checkpoints

2a) NECAP data indicates a need for improvement in the areas of Structures of Language & Writing Conventions, Short Responses and Extended Responses

 

Grade 5

       

               CBMS  STATE

PD          3%        11%

P          35%        40%

PP       42%         35%

SBP     19%         15%

 

 

Grade 8

 

               CBMS  STATE

PD         10%         8%

P           36%       47%

PP        40%        31%

SBP     14%         14%

Increase in the percentage of students in the Proficient with Distinction (PD),  Proficient (P) categories and a decrease in the percentage of students in the Partially Proficient(PP) and Substantially Below Proficient (SBP) categories  in the area of Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

____Give students the opportunity to complete practice items specifically created in the areas of: Structures of Language & Writing Conventions, Short and Extended Responses

  • Literacy Coordinator

____Provide professional development

opportunities for all teachers at grades 2-8 based on the  2005 NECAP Released Tasks in the area of  Writing

   Teachers will attach Released Tasks to the content specific lessons in their grade level writing curriculum  and provide differentiated practice on these tasks

  • Ed Leaders

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

____Coordinate spelling programs & assessments between CBMS & TBPS (Gr 3-8)

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

PD

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of

each month:

 

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

 

Text Box: Writing
 


 

Needs Identified by Data

Academics

(WRITING)

Targets for Increased Student Performance

 

Action Steps

And Persons Responsible

Professional Development

Timeline & Checkpoints

 

2b) NECAP data for Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) indicates the need to focus on one at- risk group: Gender in the following Partially Proficient (PP)category

 

 

Writing PP

 

              TBPS    STATE

Males     48%      38%

Females 38%      27%

 

Writing PP

 

             CBMS    STATE

Males     42%      38%

Females 36%      27%

 

Increase in the percentage of students in the Proficient with Distinction (PD) and Proficient (P) categories and a decrease in the percentage of students in the Partially Proficient (PP) and Substantially Below Proficient (SBP) categories in the area of Writing

____Implement the K-4 editing rubric/ develop and implement a comparable rubric for grades 5-8

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

____Explore and implement using specific types of writing that appeals to boys

  • Curriculum Coordinator

____Create common writing assessments (Grades 2-8)

  • Literacy Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

____Critically analyze the performance of males on the writing released tasks

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Literacy Coordinator

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

  • Ed Leaders
  • Literacy Coordinator

PD

 

 

 

 

 

PD

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of

each month:

 

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

 

 

Text Box: Writing
 


 


Needs Identified by Data

Academic

(MATH)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

and

Checkpoints

3a) NECAP data for Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)  indicates the need to focus on three at- risk groups: Socio-Economic Status (SES), Disabilities and Gender in the Partially Proficient (PP)Categories in Math

 

Math PP

                

                 TBPS    STATE

Disability  19%      24%

SES           18%      26%

Males         7%       20%

Females   11%       20%

 

 

Math PP

 

               CBMS     STATE  Disability 22%       24%

SES          21%       26%   

Males      13%       20%

Females  17%       20%

 

 

Increase in the percentage of students in the P and PD categories and a decrease in the percentage of students in the PP category for these three at-risk groups, in the area of math

 

___All teachers will attend regular math curriculum meetings for professional development opportunities based on the  2005 NECAP Released Tasks in the area of Math

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

 ___Teachers will attach these Released Tasks to the accompanying content specific lessons in their grade level math curriculum  and provide differentiated opportunities for practice on these tasks

  • Math Coordinator

____Create common math assessments (Grades 5-8)

  • Math Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders
  • Curriculum Coordinator

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

 

PD

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of

each month:

 

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

 

Text Box: Math
 


 

Needs Identified by Data

Academics

(MATH)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

and persons responsible

 

Professional Development

 

Timeline

and

Checkpoints

3b) Scores for math problem solving tasks at grades 1,2 &3 indicate a need for increasing the percentages at the MEETS & EXCEEDS categories and decreasing the percentages in the BEGINNING & NEARLY categories

TBPS-3rd Grade

Exceeds           8%

Meets              27%

Nearly            19%

Beginning      43%

2nd Grade

Exceeds           6%

Meets            53%

Nearly          21%

Beginning    18%

1st grade

Exceeds        9%

Meets         67%

Nearly        13%

Beginning    9%

Increase in the percentage of students in the Meets and Exceeds categories and a decrease in the percentage of students in the Beginning and Nearly categories.

 

Increase accuracy with math facts

 

Develop baseline data around problem solving for grades 5-8

 

 

___Regular math curriculum meetings (Gr K-8)

  • Ed Leaders

___Implementation of a consistent  math fact program (Grades 2-8)

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

___Work with 5-8 teachers to compile consistent assessment pieces in relation to the GEs for problem solving for each mathematical strand(Number & Operations, Geometry & Measurement, Algebra & Function and Statistics and Data

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math Coordinator

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of

each month:

 

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

Text Box: Math
 

Text Box: Math

 


 

Needs Identified

Academic

(SCIENCE)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

and

Checkpoints

4) Science curriculum is not aligned to the Grade Expectations

 

 

No current Science assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

District –wide collaboration around new Science assessment

Align Science curriculum to Grade Expectations

 

 

 

 

Develop a system to collect data based on formative and state assessments in order to improve student performance

 

 

 

Collaboration from grade to grade increases consistency for student learning outcomes

_____Align to Grade Expectations

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

 

 

_____Determine data to collect

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

____Vertically plan with colleagues

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

____Provide opportunities for teacher collaboration on differentiation and other best practices in order to implement specific

learning opportunities for student success

  • Ed Leaders

 

___Measure student progress on formative and state assessments and identify students not meeting the standard

  • Ed Leaders
  • Data Person

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of

each month:

 

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

 

Text Box: Science
 


Needs Identified by Data

(SOCIAL CURRICULUM)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

and

Checkpoints

5) On-going incidences of bullying and social cruelty continue to occur in our schools

 

(Insert school climate data-both schools)

 

 

To support our social curriculum, fully utilize ÒResponsive ClassroomÓ philosophy in TBPS classrooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt K-8 social curriculum

 

 

 

Improve our school-based initiatives around bullying, harassment and social cruelty

 

Decrease the number of social cruelty and bullying incidences

 

____Explore options and select a district-wide social curriculum

  • Ed Leaders

 

____Provide continued Responsive Classroom training for new primary teachers (grades K-4) and additional training for adopted social curriculum (K-8)

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

___Implement a district-wide social curriculum

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

____Teach and reinforce anti-social cruelty and anti-bullying procedures to staff, students and parents

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

____Provide professional development

on how to create a daily log on incidences of social cruelty

  • Ed Leaders

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

SY 2006-07

 

 

 

SY 2007-08

 

Report on  progress at the first staff meeting of each month:

____Sept. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Oct. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Nov. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Dec. Õ06 & Ô07

 

____Jan. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Feb. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Mar. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____Apr. Õ07 & Ô08

 

____May Õ07 & Ô08

 

____June Õ07 & Ô08

 

Text Box: Social Curriculum
 

Needs Identified

      

(PARTNERING WITH PARENTS & COMMUNITY)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

&

Checkpoints

6) In a 2004 PTO parent survey at TBPS, parents indicate a desire for more frequent and specific communication about curriculum, classroom routines & activities, and school issues and philosophies

 

Research shows that increasing parental involvement positively impacts student achievement. Improving communication is an important step in increasing parental involvement

 

Consistently provide all parents with overview information about curriculum, as well as specific and current classroom information about what their children are learning & experiencing

 

 

 

Create and communicate on-going opportunities for parents and community to proactively participate in discussions about school plans, issues and changes that affect the school and  students

____Teachers, parents & administration work together to outline and implement a variety of communication strategies to reach all parents regarding curriculum as well as specific and current classroom information

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

 

____Parents, administration, staff and community work to create a system for regular dialogue regarding issues, ideas and changes that affect the school and students

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

Tri-semester progress reports

 

____  Nov. Õ06

 

____  Nov. Ô07

 

 

____  Mar. Õ07

 

____  Mar. Ô08

 

 

____  June Õ07

 

____  June Ô08

Text Box: Partnering with Parents and Community
 

 

Needs Identified

 

(HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMUNITY)

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

&

Checkpoints

7) Our 2006 fall Fitness Gram data from TBPS and CBMS shows that the following percentages of students were functioning in the "not healthyÓ range of physical fitness:

 

(Insert fitness data in fall)

 

 

 

 

Increase in the number of students functioning in the Òhealthy rangeÓ for all five fitness standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop ways to communicate wellness issues

____Target those students not meeting the fitness standards and create individual intervention plans

á       PE teachers at TBPS & CBMS

 

 

____Develop daily opportunities for students to participate in a variety of physical fitness activities

á       PE teachers at TBPS & CBMS

 

 

____Create incentives for students to participate in physical fitness activities

á       PE teachers at TBPS & CBMS

 

 

____Integrate the Health curriculum into the existing curricula

á       Ed Leaders

á       Curriculum Coordinator

 

 

____Create a School Health Advisory Committee to monitor and report on school Nutrition and Wellness

á       Ed Leaders

á       Curriculum Coordinator

PD

Tri-semester progress reports

 

____  Nov. Õ06

 

____  Nov. Ô07

 

 

____  Mar. Õ07

 

____  Mar. Ô08

 

 

____  June Õ07

 

____  June Ô08

 

Text Box: Healthy School Community
 


 


Needs Identified

 

(DATA)

    

Targets for Increased Student performance

Action Steps

And persons responsible

ProfessionalDevelopment

Timeline

&

Checkpoints

8) Insufficient and un-usable data to guide in the development,  review and  measure of the  district action planÕs needs

 

 

 

Create and compile an accurate, usable and easily understood  yearly pool of data that includes formative (local), summative and qualitative information to be used to inform school-wide practices

 

____Work with the new Central Office data person to compile the data and disaggregate groups

  • Ed Leaders

 

 

____Provide professional development on the creation , implementation and analysis of a variety of assessment tools and timelines

  • Ed Leaders
  • Math & Literacy Coordinators

 

 

____Use data to identify the needs of individual students as well as groups of students (Gender, SES, ELL & Disability, Grade Levels)

  • Ed Leaders
  • Data Person

 

 

___Provide professional development in data analysis for leadership team

  • Superintendent
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Data Person

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

PD

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD

Tri-semester progress reports

 

____  Nov. Õ06

 

____  Nov. Ô07

 

 

____  Mar. Õ07

 

____  Mar. Ô08

 

 

____  June Õ07

 

____  June Ô08

 


Major goals and initiatives of all other

school programs

Targets for Increased Student performances

Action Steps

And persons responsible

Professional Development

Timeline

&

Checkpoints

Educational Technology

 

 

Social Studies

 

Music

 

Art

 

Physical Education

 

Library

 

Family & Consumer Science

 

 

World Languages

 

 

Tech Ed

Align each curricular area to Grade Expectations and develop a system to collect data in order to improve student performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration from grade to grade increases consistency for student learning outcomes

_____Align to Grade Expectations

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

 

_____Determine data to collect

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

 

 

 

____Vertically plan with colleagues

  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • Ed Leaders

PD

Tri-semester progress reports

 

____  Nov. Õ06

 

____  Nov. Ô07

 

 

____  Mar. Õ07

 

____  Mar. Ô08

 

 

____  June Õ07

 

____  June Ô08

Text Box:  Data / Collaboration
 

Data/ Collaboration