TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from the Superintendent i
Introduction ii
Acknowledgements iii
SECTION I: School Information 1
School Program Identification 1
School Site Council Composition 2
Committee Recommendations and Assurances 3
Mission Statements and School Descriptions 4
SECTION II: School Data 5
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Data Sets 5
Participation Rate and Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Data Sets 6
Academic Performance Index (API) Data Sets 7
California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Data Sets 8
Reclassified English Learners Data Sets 9
Conclusions from School Data Analysis 10
Student Data 11
Staff Data 12
Conclusions from Student and Staff Data Analysis 13
SECTION III: Governance, Leadership and School Organization 14
Governance, Leadership and School Organization 14
Restructuring Plan (Program Improvement Year 4 and 5 Schools Only) 15
SECTION IV: School, Family and Community Partnerships 16
School, Family and Community Partnerships Feedback Summary 16
School, Family and Community Partnerships Analysis 17
Parent Involvement Policy 18
School-Parent Compact 19
SECTION V: Action Plans 20
Mathematics 20
English/Language Arts 22
English Language Development 24
Least Restrictive Environment 26
Partnerships, Support Services and Organization 28
SECTION VI: Compliance Items 30
Compliance Items for Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) 30
Compliance Items for Economic Impact Aid – Limited English Proficient (EIA-LEP) 31
Compliance Items for Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) 33
Compliance Items for Title I (TAS) 34
Compliance Items for Title I (SWP) 36
Compliance Items for Compliance Items for School and Library Improvement (SLI) 38
Compliance Items for Title IV 39
SECTION VII: Monitoring 40
SECTION VIII: Budget 41
Categorical Funding Allocated to School 41
Budget Justifications 41
SECTION IX: Attachments 42
Los Angeles Unified School District
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES: 333 SOUTH BEAUDRY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
MAILING ADDRESS: BOX 3307, LOS ANGELES, CA 90051
August 2005
Dear School Learning Community Members:
This document was developed to provide schools with a systematic and consistent districtwide process for improving learning as mandated by state and federal legislation. In accordance with Education Code 64001, each school is required to describe: (1) the educational services provided to improve student performance, (2) the aligned fiscal and human resources, and (3) the measurable objectives for attaining “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP) through a Consolidated Application into a Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). In order to guide the decisions that address these requirements of the SPSA, the federal No Child Left Behind Act (PL 107-110) requires schools to implement the following guidelines:
· collaboratively develop, approve, and review annually the SPSA with the School Site Council based on the advice from applicable school advisory committees as specified on the “School Program Identification” form in this document;
· meet the reporting requirements of each program funded and operated at the school to improve student achievement; and
· use the SPSA as a three-year systematic guide for School Site Councils, students, staff, parents and community to improve learning of all students including identified under-performing subgroups using scientifically-based research proven practices.
Through collaborative efforts, the consistent agenda topic at school meetings and professional development sessions should be to assess “Plan Progress”; results should be analyzed and fiscal and human resources allocated based upon evidence of continuous improvement of student learning. With a shared commitment to this common focus, we will have a systematic districtwide process for increasing gains in student learning.
Roy Romer, Superintendent of Schools
Rowena Lagrosa, Deputy Superintendent, Educational Services
Ronni M. Ephraim, Chief Instructional Officer, Elementary, Instructional Services
Robert Collins, Chief Instructional Officer, Secondary, Instructional Services
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INTRODUCTION
This Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is based on school data and feedback from school sites and parents. The goal is to provide a concise, usable plan that will help inform and drive the educational program at your school site. The SPSA is organized in the following manner:
RESOURCE GUIDE
A Resource Guide has been included to provide the process and materials necessary to support the development of each school site’s SPSA. Included are:
· Procedural Guidelines
· Content Area Toolkits, which include content-specific data, were developed to assist in completing the four Action Plans of the SPSA:
o Mathematics
o English/Language Arts
o English Language Development
o Least Restrictive Environment
o Science (optional)
· Model Action Plan and Compliance pages
· Links to important documents, bulletins and selected printed copies
SECTION ONE: School Information
This section provides overall school and district information, including the federal, state, and local programs that are consolidated in this plan. It additionally identifies the school leadership, including the School Site Council.
SECTION TWO: School Data
School-wide data tables are included in this section of the SPSA. The specific school-site data can be found on the SPSA compact disc (cd). The sources of data and the time period covered by the data are included in the Resource Guide.
SECTION THREE: Governance, Leadership, and School Organization
This section asks guiding questions about the school’s governance, leadership and school organization.
SECTION FOUR: Family, School and Community Partnerships
This section provides the necessary documentation and guidelines for meaningful involvement of parents and community in the school’s educational program.
SECTION FIVE: Action Plans
In order to complete the SPSA, the entire staff and community is expected to develop the four Content Area Action Plans. The Resource Guide provides Content Area Toolkits to assist in the development of powerful Action Plans to guide the school’s educational program.
SECTION SIX: Compliance Items, SECTION SEVEN: Monitoring, and SECTION EIGHT: Budget
These sections address legislative components required by all schools to be included in the SPSA.
SECTION NINE: Attachments
This section provides a space for schools to attach any additional documents such as plans, waivers, and grants.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Los Angeles Unified School District is fortunate to be able to build upon the professional development practices that have resulted in schools increasing student achievement. Effective practices within the District and those identified elsewhere by research served as the shared frame of reference for the following individuals who contributed to this document entitled Single Plan for Student Achievement:
Hattie Antoine-SmithDonnalyn Anton
Maria Avila
Modesta Bassity
Elizabeth Belton
Roberta Benjamin
Christine Benitez
Scott Braxton
Charleen Brown
Jean Brown
Michael Caldwell
Elizabeth Cervantes
Jolene Shiffman Chavira
Bill Clay
DeWayne Davis
Ludo Deschuytter
Gary Domnitz
Maria Dortha
Amy Dresser-Held
Mike Dreebin
Brian Dunbar
Ken Easum
Joyce Edelson / Miriam Escobar
Myrna Estrada
Virma Florento
Carmen Flores
Laura Flores
Ignacio Garcia
Betty Glenn
Linda Guthrie
Jeannette Hopp
Nelle Ivory
Santiago Jackson
Barbara Johnson
Patricia Jones
Juana Juarez
Don Kawano
Annette Kessler
Ron Klemp
Zella Knight
Steve Lawler
John Leichty
Paul Lemcke
Noma LeMoine
Mark Leos / Charlotte Lerchenmuller Cynthia Lim
Jesus Limon
Marcos Lopez
Marla Mondheim
Inez Morris
Maria Navas
Tam Nguyen
Deanna Nielson
Mike O’Sullivan
Maya Osborne
John Pirone
Aba Ramirez
Luis Ramirez
Kathy Rattay
Rasiklal Rawal
Alta Ray
Cheryl Razor
Maria Reza
Lola Rhone
Lynda Richard
Nancy Ritter
Teresa Robles / Rene Rodríguez Sal Rodriguez
Sandra Ruiz
Sylvia Ruiz
Ambition Sandamela
Ruth Sarnoff
Carmen Schroeder
Steve Siry
Judith Skinder
Ramona Smith
Sidonie Smith
Marie Stevens
Rita Suarez
Francisco Torrero
Irma Trujillo
Alice Turner
Todd Ullah
Carla Vega
Victoria Verches
Douglas Waybright
Linda Williams
Carolyn Williams-Marshall
Esther Wong
Appreciation is extended to the following primary developers of the revised document under the leadership provided by Alma Peña-Sanchez for the elementary school edition and Liza Scruggs for the secondary school editions.
Norma BakerRita Caldera
Rona Cole
Janice Collins
Chris Downing
Debbie Ernst
Joan Evans / William Fukuhara
Arzie Galvez
Harry Gerst
Victor Gonzalez
Cheri Guenther
Bud Jacobs
Jeanie Leighton / Lucy Levine
Patti Magruder
Beth Ojena
Patricia Pepe
Michael Romero
Marcie Sanders
Dina Sim / Sheila Smith
Ramona Stokes
Susan Tandberg
Carmen Tavitian
Amanda Timberg
Carol Truscott
Lori Vallandt
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Particular acknowledgement is also extended to the Local District Superintendents, the Administrators of Instructional Services and the Categorical Coordinators who provided an essential analysis of the revised use of the Single Plan as a systemic resource for coordinating the work of school improvement efforts:
Local District / Superintendents / Administrators of Instructional Services / Categorical Coordinators1 / Jean Brown / Kathy Rattay / Gloria Mercado-Fortine
2 / Sue Shannon / Maynae Lew / Santa Calderon
3 / Sharon Curry / Marlene Felix
4 / Richard Alonzo / Mary Kurzeka / Lupe Inabu
5 / Carmen Schroeder / Isa Martinez
6 / Merle Price / Sharon Sweet / Reyna Corral
7 / Sylvia Rousseau / Irene Herrera-Stewart / Myra Dickerson
8 / Myrna Rivera / Dona Stevens / Wade Hayashida
Sincere gratitude is extended to our schools involved in the piloting of this Plan:
Elementary: Weemes Principal - Annette Kessler, staff and parents/community,
Local District Director Verteane Bereal
Secondary: Lincoln Principal – James Molina, staff and parents/community,
Local District Director Myra Fullerton
Finally, special recognition is merited for the guidance and direction provided by the:
Specially Funded Programs Compliance and Technical Support Branch
Deborah Ernst, Director
SB IX Public Schools Accountability Act Unit
Harry Gerst, Director
Educational Services
Joan Evans, Director
Amanda Timberg, Principal Administrative Analyst
APPROVED:
ROWENA LAGROSA, Deputy Superintendent
Educational Services
RONNI EPHRAIM, Chief Instructional Officer, Elementary
Instructional Services
ROBERT COLLINS, Chief Instructional Officer, Secondary
Instructional Services
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Los Angeles Unified School District
Elementary School Edition
Single Plan for Student Achievement
2006 – 2007 Implementation
Roy Romer, Superintendent
Board Members
Marlene Canter, President
José Huizar
Julie Korenstein
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte
Mike Lansing
Jon Lauritzen
David Tokofsky
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SECTION I: SCHOOL INFORMATION
SCHOOL PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION
School Name: / Local District:District CDS Code: 1964733 / School CDS Code:
Initial Year: 2006-2007 / Date Revised:
For additional information on our school programs contact the following:
Telephone Number:
Address:
E-mail address:
Contact Person:
Position:
Indicate which of the following Federal, State and Local Programs are consolidated in this plan:
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR)English Learners Programs (EIA-LEP)
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
High Priority Schools Grant (HPSG)
Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now (LEARN)
Program Improvement (PI)
School Based Coordinated Programs (SBCP)
School Based Management (SBM)
School and Library Improvement (SLI)
Special Education/Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Title I Schoolwide Program (SWP)
Title I Targeted Assistance School (TAS)
Title III English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement
Title IV Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC)
Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE)
Other:
The District Governing Board approved this Single Plan for Student Achievement on:
Date
The Local District staff has reviewed the School Plan with the principal and agreed to support and provide feedback for implementation.
Signature / Signature
Local District Director of School Services / Date / Local District Superintendent / Date
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School Site Council CompositionEC 52012, 52852
School / Location Code
Principal / Telephone
Part A – School Staff / Part B – Parents/Community
Name / Principal / Classroom Teacher / Other Personnel / Name / Parents / Community
Total number in each column / Total number in each column
Total number in Part A / Total number in Part B
Name of SSC Chairperson / Position (e.g., Parent, Teacher) / Signature of SSC Chairperson / Date
Name of Principal / Signature of Principal / Date
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSURANCES
The school site council recommends this school plan and its related expenditures to the district governing board for approval and assures the board of the following:
1. School site councils have developed and approved a plan, to be known as the Single Plan for Student Achievement for schools participating in programs funded through the consolidated application process, and any other school program they choose to include.
2. School plans must be developed “with the review, certification, and advice of any applicable school advisory committees.”
The school site council sought and considered all recommendations from the following groups or committees before adopting this plan. Signatures are requested for those advisory committees/groups providing input in the development of this plan.
Committees / Chairperson Signature / Check / Date of review of recommendationParent / Staff
Compensatory Education Advisory
English Learner Advisory
Gifted & Talented Education Program Advisory
UTLA Chapter Chair or Chapter Chair’s Designee
Other (list)
3. The content of the plan must be aligned with school goals for improving student achievement.
4. The plan must be reviewed annually and updated, including proposed expenditures of funds allocated to the school through the consolidated application, by the school site council.
5. Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board of the local educational agency “whenever there are material changes that affect the academic programs for students covered by programs” funded through the consolidated application.
6. The school minimizes the removing of identified children during the regular school hours for supplemental Title I instruction. (Targeted Assistance Schools only)
7. This school plan was adopted by the school site council on:Date
Attested:
Typed name of SSC chairperson / Signature of SSC chairperson / DateTyped name of school principal / Signature of school principal / Date
Documentation (i.e., agendas) must remain on file at the school site.
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MISSION STATEMENTS AND SCHOOL DESCRIPTIONS
District Mission Statement
The teachers, administrators, and staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District believe in the equal worth and dignity of all students and are committed to educate all students to their maximum potential.
School Vision and Mission
Please include:
· what all students should know, understand, and be able to do
· expectations of positive character traits
· current research and practice
· collaboration among all segments of the school community