Bainbridge Island School District School Improvement Plan 2014-2015
Date: November 2014
School: Blakely Elementary / Site-Based Council Members:(K)Jan Colby, (1)Erin Sheehan, (2)Teresa Ball, (3)Lisa McCassey, (4)Abby Marshall, (S)Kathleen Pool, (C)Kyanne Hawkins, (Sp) Robyn Stahl (P) Lee Muir, (P)Gretchen Ghende, (P)Karen Hall
Principal: Reese Ande / Associate Principal:
Bainbridge Island School District Mission
Our mission as a learning organization is to ensure that every student is future ready:
Prepared for the global workplace
Prepared for college
Prepared for personal success
BISD Targeted Outcomes
In order to prepare students for future success, the Bainbridge Island School District is committed to achieving targeted outcomes in the following areas:
- Increasing career and college readiness
- Improving academic progress and student achievement
- Closing achievement or opportunity gaps
- Recruiting, retaining, and supporting high quality staff
- Promoting and supporting innovation in classroom instruction and educational programs
- Providing safe and productive learning environments
BISD Theory of Action
The District will implement strategies to achieve the above listed outcomes, guided by these four priority areas:
- High quality curriculum that supports instructional goals
- High quality assessment that informs and supports differentiated instruction
- High quality instruction and instructional leadership
- High quality learning environment that promote student learning
School Improvement Plan
Each school in the Bainbridge Island School District will implement a School Improvement Plan, guided by the BISD priorities.
Our School Vision: In the Blakely School Community we believe each student should be actively engaged in the pursuit of academic excellence. Staff, parents and community work collaboratively to nurture and challenge students to achieve their greatest potential and become active contributors in a global society. We appreciate and respect individual differences, and teach creativity and kindness.
Background Data: Mathematics has been the focus of our School Improvement Plan for the past four years. Blakely has made great strides in the area of Math, which is clearly supported in our MSP results. Math continues to be an area of focus as we develop strategies and systems for meeting the needs of all students, but feel comfortable expanding our SIP to address the needs of other content areas. Reading continues to hold steady over time, but more recently we have started to see a decline in the area of writing.
Contextual Data: MSP Trend Data for 3rd and 4th Grade Rounded
2010-2011 / 2011-2012 / 2012-2013 / 2013-2014
MSP Reading / 92% / 88% / 92% / 93%
MSP Math / 85% / 89% / 92% / 95%
MSP Writing / 84% / 90% / 78% / 78%
District Priority #1:
High quality curriculum that supports instructional goals / School Goal:
Continue to expand our awareness of common core and how it aligns with district adopted curriculum, specifically in the areas of writing and Language Arts, Technology and Mathematics.
Implement a school wide social skills framework to meet the diverse needs of all students.
Student Specific Objectives
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Timely) / Major Actions/Activities / Responsible Party / Target Date / Evidence of Accomplishment
By the end of the 2014-2015 school year, all students will demonstrate growth in opinion writing as measured by Lucy Calkins rubrics with pre and post writing samples. /
- Further understanding of ELA CCSS
- Further understanding of Lucy Calkins Units of Study
- Student writing samples will be shared in grade-level teams
- Calibrating understanding and scoring of writing using rubrics from the Lucy Calkins Units of Study
- Research, discuss, and work together to develop effective writing lessons that are aligned with the Common Core Standards and Lucy Calkins Units of Study.
Teachers
Literacy TOSA
Instructional Coach / 2014-2016 / Student work samples that have been scored using the Lucy Calkins Units of Study rubric
Completed writing products/projects
Baseline data will be collected from the Smarter Balance Assessment at grades 3 and 4.
During the 2014-2015 school year Blakely students will create at least one audio recording using the appropriate technology to demonstrate their presentation of knowledge, skills and ideas.
By the end of the 2014-2015 school year, Blakely Elementary will increase the percentage of students proficient in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts from 78 percent to greater than 85 percent measured by the fact fluency assessment. /
- Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
- Create audio recordings that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts, details, main ideas or themes
- Continued implementation of ST Fluency
•Trimester discussion at and across grade levels
•Research Instructional Strategies and learning progressions for fact fluency.
•Review resources available to assist (Greg Tang Website, etc.)
Utilizing multiple data sources, staff will identify individual student learning needs and develop strategies and interventions to address those needs. / Principal
Teachers
Literacy TOSA
Instructional Coach
Principal
Teachers
Instructional Coach / 2014-1016
2014-2015 / Student work samples
Baseline data will be collected from the Smarter Balance Assessment at grades 3 and 4.
Trimester Fact Fluency Benchmark Assessments each Trimester
Monthly ST Fluency Reports
Blakely School will continue to implement a school wide-social skills framework that will expand awareness and practice for all students. Students will be given the opportunity to practice and role play appropriate behaviors and social interactions.
The percentage of positive social interactions in the classroom, hallways and recess will increase, while negative and inappropriate encounters will decline across grade levels throughout the year. / Conflict Management/Problem Solving
- Students will learn nine options to resolving problems
- Students will learn to differentiate between a small and large problem (one where an adult is needed)
- Solving peer exclusion and peer pressure problems
- Being Respectful Learners
- Using Self-Talk
- Being Assertive
- Planning to Learn
- Understanding Perspectives/others’ feelings
- Managing disappointment, anger, hurt feelings
- Test Anxiety
District Priority #2:
High quality assessment that informs and supports differentiated instruction. / School Goal:
Blakely will collaboratively utilize aggregate data to improve student learning.
Student Specific Objectives
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Timely) / Major Actions/Activities / Responsible Party / Target Date / Evidence of Accomplishment
During the 2014-2015 school year Blakely Elementary will increase the number of teachers participating in C.A.S.T from 50 to100 percent measured through student data forms.
Utilizing the CAST system Blakely will increase the percentage of students being discussed in CAST from 50 to 100 percent of the population as measured by individual teacher data collection forms. /
- Develop a CAST team, which provides a balanced representation of the school community.
- Create a calendar to identify dates and times for all teachers to participate.
- Create a data collection form for teachers to fill out prior to each CAST meeting.
- Identify data to be collected with data leads prior to each meeting
- Train and support teachers in the use of Data Dashboard
Classroom Teachers
Instructional Coach / 2014-2015 / Completion of CAST meetings
Notes from each meeting outlining needs of students
Data bank of volunteers and their areas of expertise to support students
Data collected on every Blakely student
Blakely will utilize DRA2, MAP, CBA’s and Teacher observations in combination with CAST to increase the number of students receiving appropriate interventions.Baseline data will be collected during the 2014-2015 school year outlining the interventions provided, volunteers utilized and students served. /
- Create a list of volunteers in collaboration with PTO to support students with needs.
- Implement MAP twice a year in grades 1-4
- Implement DRA2 according to district assessment cycle
- Utilize end of unit assessments
Classroom Teachers
Instructional Coach / 2014-2015 / Number of students receiving intervention
Number of volunteers needed to support interventions
Interventions used
District Priority #3:
High quality instruction and instructional leadership. / School Goal:
Implementation of the new Teacher Evaluation System
Student Specific Objectives
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Timely) / Major Actions/Activities / Responsible Party / Target Date / Evidence of Accomplishment
Blakely Elementary will transition from 50 to 100 percent of staff participating in the new teacher evaluation system as measured through end of year evaluations during the 2014-2015 school year. /
- TPEP training that covers the Danielson Framework, State Criterion and Student Growth.
- Building and District days designated for training and appropriate work time to complete professional goals, student growth goals and collection of evidence.
- Training in eVal
- Grade level collaboration around student growth, instructional strategies, project development and assessment creation.
- Instructional coaches working with individuals and teams to share lessons, brainstorm ideas, discuss student needs and develop engagement strategies.
Principal
Instructional Coach / 2014-2015 / Comprehensive and Focused Evaluations Completed
Each teacher completing a professional goal
Allocated time at Building and District Days
Student Growth Goals accurately crafted
Increased awareness of the Danielson Framework
District Priority #4:
High quality learning environments that promote student learning. / School Goal
Increase safety for staff and students while implementing safeguards, systems and clear protocols.
Student Specific Objectives
(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Timely) / Major Actions/Activities / Responsible Party / Target Date / Evidence of Accomplishment
Blakely Elementary will implement the new volunteer process during the 2014-2015 school year. Blakely will increase the number of volunteers receiving training from 0 to 100 percent measured by our district’s approval process. /
- Communication to all parents via listserv, school website and parent nights.
- Two district trainings and one Blakely training for volunteers. Trainings throughout the year
- Piloting of the new Raptor System
- Review of check in and check out procedures
Principal and Office staff
Parents / 2014-2015 / 100 percent of all volunteers filled out paperwork appropriately and received training
Raptor system in use and operational
Clear system for volunteers and guests.(badge, sticker, etc.)
Blakely will continue to provide an emotionally safe learning environment where students feel valued and respected. Blakely staff will promote a shared vision and vocabulary with regard to bullying.
Blakely will enforce a zero tolerance on bullying. /
- Staff will understand the meaning of bully, bystander and upstander and will encourage kids to use the the three R’s-Recognize, Refuse, Report
- Promote Unity Day by wearing orange-All staff
- Provide parents with talking points about bullying through newsletter-Counselor
- Present Bullying Prevention assembly to entire student body-PTO
- Reinforce assembly with classroom lessons on bullying education and prevention-Counselor
- Develop a school wide incentive program, such as Blakely Paws.
- Reduction of bullying incidents reported
- Student work samples on bullying displayed in hallways
- Pre and Post test data