Imagine Schools

School of Excellence Program Review Team

Imagine School – Lakewood Ranch CampusOctober 20-21, 2009

Six Measures of Excellence / Person(s) Responsible / Commendations / Recommendations/Next Steps
Adherence to Shared Values and Principles
(Task forces, ImagineSchool culture) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • Positive family climate among staff, volunteers and students
  • Family events reflect shared values
  • We are Imagine observed throughout school
  • Vision Statement visible and clear
  • Task forces created as needed
/ We recommend:
  • School rules (S.H.A.R.K.S.) seem lengthy and possibly cumbersome for students to remember
  • Consider placing meeting dates on a single day of the week. (Example – First Wednesday of month – Faculty meeting; Second Wednesday – Subject area meeting; Third Wednesday – Cluster meeting; Fourth Wednesday – Taskforce)

Economic Sustainability
(Business and Organizational Management) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • Staffing appears to be reduced to appropriate levels for budget.
  • Spending appears very conservative
  • Excellent cash handling procedures
  • Principal discusses budget with faculty
  • Business Partner Program
/ We recommend:
  • Increase student enrollment to make budget
  • Consider leasing space to generate additional revenues

Academic Achievement
(Curriculum and Instruction, Teacher PD, Assessment, and Compliance, teaming, Middle School components, Arts Infusion, IT, ESOL, ESE) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • Rich displays of student work observed in each classroom
  • Many print-rich environments with interactive word walls
  • Good use of classroom libraries
  • Clear and detailed PD plan/calendar
  • Excellent technological resources available to teachers and students
  • Good use of manipulatives
  • In each room students were fully engaged
We commend in regards to Project CHILD/TEAMS
  • All classrooms are actively using CHILD materials including assignment boards
  • Many teachers are differentiating tasks for students
  • Students were all engaged during observations
  • CHILD materials appear very organized
/ We recommend:
  • Review ESE policies, procedures and law with faculty to ensure compliance
  • Distribute boxed materials in teacher planning room to teachers and secure SAT-10 testing materials
  • Consider using the Curriculum Form for self-study and/or peer/administrative observations
We recommend in regards to Project CHILD/TEAMS
  • Middle School transition was very lengthy
  • Many task cards contained too many steps. We recommend that teachers consider taking advantage of IFSI website to assist in task card planning.
  • Continue to increase use of teacher station with targeted instruction based upon student data
  • Create and utilize a CHILD database to share successful, teacher-generated task cards

Parent Satisfaction
(Parent Covenants, Involvement, and Communication) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • School size allows for a family feel
  • Students are happy
  • Good parents support with Parent Involvement team
  • Enrollment is increasing
/ We recommend:
  • Dedicated, private space for student clinic
  • Increased training for clinic aides
  • Establish private place for parent-teacher conferences to occur

New School Development
(Marketing, Enrollment) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • Outstanding PR efforts that include earned media, website, and production of television ad.
/ We recommend:
  • Increased signage on nearby roads
  • Increase campus security with the extension of fencing to encompass ALL classrooms.
  • Consider working with developer to level and fence field area inside of drop off loop to enhance PE capability.

Positive Character Development
(Student Discipline/ Learning Environment and Culture) / Team: All Team Members / We commend:
  • Staff models positive character development and communication in all interactions
  • Character traits are posted in each classroom
  • AM announcements contain positive character message
  • ‘7 Traits’ tree, AR Wall, Wall of Kindness, Weekly trivia challenge, Star Student of the week, and “We are Imagine Wall” are examples of a culture of character.
  • Discipline procedures posted
/ We recommend:
  • Emergency Procedures should be posted at door of every room
  • Increase visibility of character education traits in middle level classrooms.

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Imagine Schools

School of Excellence Program Review Team

Imagine School – Lakewood Ranch CampusOctober 20-21, 2009

Imagine Schools’ School of Excellence Team – Contact Information

Name / Grade Level / Position / E-mail address / Phone Number
John T. Selover / K-7 / Principal (ISLOL) / / 813.909.4501
Christina Pamblanco / K-7 / Dean (ISER) / / 850.877.5187
Stacy Kohler / K-7 / Business Manager (ISNPT) / / 941.426.2050
Colleen Henderson / K-7 / CHILD Coordinator / / 941.545.4973
Kara Carter / K-2 / ReadingTeacher (ISER) / / 850.877.5187

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Imagine Schools

School of Excellence Program Review Team

Imagine School – Lakewood Ranch CampusOctober 20-21, 2009

Imagine School –Lakewood Ranch Campus—School of Excellence Team Program Review

Faculty/Staff - One-on-One Session

Faculty/Staff Interviewed - 15

Prompt: Identify three items/areas that are going well at the school.

4 / Style of leadership of school leader
6 / Staff Interaction/Teamwork
1 / “Very Imagine” place to be
1 / Facility
4 / Project CHILD
1 / Supportive-Sharing Staff
2 / ‘Open’ place to work
2 / The school is now offering kids a lot; addition of specials
1 / Many teachers doing extra-curricular activities for free
2 / Car line much better
1 / Love the busses
2 / Technology is much better!
1 / “Good pairings in clusters”
1 / Leadership team
1 / Parent Involvement
2 / Club Friday
1 / Love the kids
1 / Cluster Mates

Faculty/Staff - One-on-One Sessions

Prompt: To further improve our school, I suggest/I observe:

1 / People need to become more comfortable with empowerment
1 / PI-Staff Communication
4 / ‘In house’ communication (“everyone being on the same page”)
1 / Technology does not all work
3 / Lack of instructional materials
1 / No awnings/cover during rain
1 / Stress levels at all levels of the organization
1 / Faculty buy-in for “common cause”
4 / ESE compliance concerns (kids not getting service; faculty not able to ID kids with IEP’s; unorganized)
1 / “7 Habits” is a little too abstract for primary students
2 / CHILD is challenging – three grade levels to plan for and task card creation is time consuming…
1 / Not enough planning time
2 / Dismissal
1 / Everyone needs to be more cognizant about parent satisfaction and the implications of negative behavior with parents.
2 / Need of a School Nurse (no one is clinic trained)
1 / Need certified PE teacher (concerns about ability to communicate with PE teacher while out on field)
1 / RTI Process is developing
1 / “Disconnect” between ‘new’ and ‘old’ (here last year) teachers
1 / We need more students
1 / Middle School transitions “they should be held to the same expectations as primary….they’re leaders in the school and should set an example.”
1 / Interventions are “kind-a up in the air” right now…but is being worked out
2 / Need for subject area meetings
1 / Need for Curriculum mapping
1 / Lunch is a little chaotic

Imagine School –Lakewood Ranch Campus—School of Excellence Team Program Review

Parents - One-on-One Sessions

Parents Interviewed - 8

Prompt: Identify three items/areas that are going well at the school.

1 / Son likes stations
1 / Teachers are helpful
1 / ‘Private School’ Feel
1 / Multiple teachers is great
1 / Uniforms
1 / Happy with the way her childs’ needs are being met
1 / Learning is fun/movement/hand’s on
1 / Principal emails
1 / Science inquiries/novel studies
1 / Volunteer hours
1 / Family involvement
1 / “Principal has a great vision as a leader!”
1 / Feel children are getting everything they need---love coming to school.
1 / Likes security of building
1 / Likes that her child is receiving gifted services

Parents - One-on-One Sessions

Prompt: To further improve our school, I suggest/I observe

1 / Would like to observe class and observe her son’s progress in CHILD
1 / No books. “The teacher teaches towards the standardized tests.”
1 / No PE curriculum evident
1 / Bus concerns. 1.) 3 per seat 2.) Driver has students buckle up 3. ) Bus is too cold
1 / Lunch concerns. 1.) “Man at lunch yells at kids” 2.) “1 adult and entire café of students” 3. ) “No teachers in lunchrooms.”
1 / Can’t get to the Principal
1 / The curriculum “seems” a little behind…better communication to parents what their children are learning.
1 / AM congestion at drop off
1 / More paper communication in addition to internet and email.

Imagine School –Lakewood Ranch Campus—School of Excellence Team Program Review

Students - One-on-One Sessions

Students Interviewed -43

Prompt: Students were asked the three things that are going well at the school.

12 / Extra-curricular activities
6 / “I like to get up and move in stations”
1 / “Office ladies”
16 / Playground
1 / No bullying
2 / Not as many classes to go to and from
8 / “Teachers are fun”
11 / Lunchroom
10 / Happy with classes
8 / Classroom libraries

Students - One-on-One Sessions

Prompt: To further improve our school, I suggest/I observe

6 / Uniforms
4 / Longer Recess
2 / Swimming Pool
2 / Don’t like the behavior chart colors
1 / “I want to make the school into a cupcake and eat my way thru it every day”
1 (plus 3 buddies who agreed) / What would you change? “The Pencils” Why? “So they can do the work for me!”
1 / More games/activities (PE…we think)
2 / Candy anytime we want it!
1 / Snack in the morning
2 / Café food
2 / Shorter School Day
1 / “I don’t want to do so much work”
1 / Spanish class should be turned into a learning lab
1 / Reflections should be only once per week

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