School Leadership Teams - Dilworth Elementary & Sedgefield Elementary
Quarterly Meeting Agenda
October 4, 2017
Attendance
Terry Hall / Rebecca Crawford / Stacey Clark / Stephanie Conlon / Tara Lynn SullivanTangela Williams / Sara Weiers / Lindsey Auten / Jessica Jones / Meredith Murchison
Rebecca Drendel / Molly Bilderback / Sara Hickock / Morgan Walker / Mary Kathryn Fashjian
Sam Grubbs / Donna Callaway / Beth Person / Akiesha Craven-Howell / Janet Thomas
John Kennerly / Duncan Lewis / Tony Murray / Kate Davis
Introductions
Purpose of Combined SLT Meeting
● Update status of pairing
● Preparation for 2018-19 SY
● Share SIP goals and progress
Principals’ Update
● Enrollment
○ DES 674 (down from projections)
○ SES 469 (340 are K-5; 129 are Pre-K and continuing to enroll) (also down from projections)
● Staffing Adjustments
○ DES losing 1 teacher position
■ Dissolved a kindergarten class; K classes now @ 21 or 22 each
○ SES hoping to not lose a position
● Attendance
○ DES 98.2% average daily; 35 average tardies a day
○ SES 94.3% average daily (social worker hired & supports individual attendance issues)
● Professional Development
○ Combined PD
■ Math - Envisions - completed during August pre-planning days
■ Oct 18th - Cultural Diversity Training Module 1 of 4
● Curriculum/Instruction
○ Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) (Reading/Writing Focus)
○ Facilitator Collaboration
■ Planning professional development
■ Sharing resources
■ Attending PLC meetings
○ Literacy Support
● Partnership Development
○ SES has many great partnerships, such as Myers Park United Methodist Church (offers many support opportunities for students) and For the Love of Reading.
School Improvement Plans (SIP)
● SES academic goals
○ Increase the number of students proficient in 5th grade as measured by Math, Reading, and Science EOG’s
■ Action steps:
● Develop teachers’ effective classroom management skills
● Aligning instruction to the highest level of rigor for the standards
● Administration team to monitor instruction to determine professional development next steps for staff
● Follow a data driven instruction model
● DES academic goals
○ K-2 goal to increase the number of students who perform above grade level in reading by 2% from 52% to 54%
○ K-2 reduce number of students below benchmark in reading by 2 percentage points, from 17% to 15%
■ Action steps:
● Focus on targeted phonics instruction to teach decoding skills, letter sounds, etc.
● Align interventions and resources to students more closely
○ 3-5 goal targeting our students performing at or below the bottom 25% percentile in literacy based on MAP assessments - goal is for 75% of these students to exceed expected growth in order to close the learning gap
■ Action steps:
● Strategic guided reading group instruction
● Fluency focus, LLI, and corrective reading instructional strategies
○ 3-5 goal - 85% students will demonstrate at or above proficiencies in reading and math based on their EOG’s
■ Action steps:
● Develop goals with students and help them track their progress
● Personalized Pathways to develop individualized practice and instruction
Action Items
● BOE votes on our school name (Dilworth Elementary School; Sedgefield Campus/Latta Campus)
● Open House (DES 10/11 and SES 10/12)
○ Parent panel (talking points reviewed)
○ Tours
● Transportation
○ Busing plan review and feedback
■ Bell schedule final recommendation - 15 minute gap between the two campus’s dismissal times
■ Siblings riding together presents two challenges:
● Bus making two stops takes more time
● Significant ride time increase for students
■ Siblings at different schools riding different buses:
● Parents waiting on two different buses for pick up and drop off
○ A feedback form will be developed and sent to parents to collect feedback on whether or not siblings should ride together, regardless of bell times
○ Communication with school communities will continue as