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School Improvement Plan (SIP)
	The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a live document that is subject to change based on School Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations.
School Name	Driftwood MS (0861)
School Year	2018 - 2019
School Grade (2017 - 2018)	B
Executive Summary	Download/View Executive Summary

BEST PRACTICE #1

A Focused and Authentic PLC

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLC)

A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is a process in which teachers work in teams and use student information to develop strategies to improve their classroom practices.

PLC Name	Day(s) of Week	Week(s) of Month	Start/End Dates	Start/End Times	Grade
Language Arts 6-8	Monday Tuesday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8
Reading 6-8	Monday Tuesday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8
Social Studies 6-8	Monday Tuesday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8
Science 6-8	Monday Tuesday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8
Math 6-8	Monday Tuesday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8
Magnet 6-8	Monday Tuesday		8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	8:35 AM - 9:20 AM	6, 7, 8

BEST PRACTICE #2

An Embedded High Quality RtI Process

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)

Response to Intervention (RtI) uses student academic and behavior information to identify students with learning and behavior needs to guarantee that those in danger of failure and/or retention are receiving assistance and support.

Graduation/College and Career Readiness (Early Warning Indicators)

Data For: 2017-2018 (Last updated: 9/18/2019)
Grade	Student Enrollment	% of students with attendance below 90%	% of students with 1 or more suspensions	% of students with course failure in ELA or Math	% of students level 1 in ELA or Math	% of students exhibiting 2 or more Early Warning Indicators
06	516	83.00	83.00	11.00	179.00	24.00
07	463	73.00	98.00	12.00	162.00	25.00
08	499	98.00	144.00	12.00	119.00	77.00

Describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system.

Teachers will...

Provide equal access to Class-wide Tier 1 strategies.
Not need to enter documentation in BASIS.
Not need to progress monitor.
Analyze class-wide performance through data

Frequency:continuous
Persons involved: Classroom Teacher, Student

Supplemental Strategies:

Start Problem Identification.
Collect baseline data on Academic Assessment Form.
Graph data on Academic Assessment Form.
Document supplemental strategies in BASIS.
Determine strategy next step.
Refer to CPS Team, if outcome is poor or questionable.

Frequency: Every pre-determined assessment (per department) until student reaches benchmark or functional independence Persons involved: Classroom Teacher, Team Teachers, Student, Guidance Counselor

Collaborative Problem Solving Team Referral

Supplemental Strategies are not showing a positive outcome.
Student is not near the expectation or peer aim line.
Graph trend line is questionable or poor.
Performance discrepancy is not closing or closing slowly
Refer student to CPS Team for more support.

Frequency: As needed based on sufficient student documentation
Persons Involved: Team Teachers, Parent/Guardian, Guidance Counselor, Instructional Coach, Administrator, Student, Support Staff

RtI Team Meeting Schedule

Day(s) of Week	Week(s) of Month	Start/End Dates	Start/End Times
Thursday	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th	8/15/2018 - 6/5/2018	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

BEST PRACTICE #3

Optimal Internal/External Relationships

ACCREDITATION PROCESS

The Accreditation Process leads schools to critically evaluate teaching and learning with a focus on academic excellence. All stakeholders (parents, students, staff, and community) are part of the accreditation process.

Self-Assessment Ratings
Accreditation Standard	Overall Rating
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Explain the activities in which your school will participate to increase your overall rating. Include specific details.

No Evidence/Artifacts

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SAC)

Each school has a School (SAC) to facilitate the development and monitor progress of the annual School Improvement Plan. Agendas and minutes reflect annual needs assessment, SIP monitoring and allocation of Accountability Funds.

SAC Upload Center

File Name	Meeting Month	Document Type	Uploaded Date
Committee-Membership-1.pdf	April	SAC ByLaws	4/22/2019
Mid-Year-Reflection-2019.pdf	December	Monitored	12/14/2018
sept-27-sign-in.pdf	November	Developed	11/19/2018
oct-25-sign-in.pdf	October	Monitored	11/19/2018
oct-25-mins.pdf	October	Monitored	11/19/2018
sept-27-mins.pdf	November	Developed	11/19/2018
Committee-Membership.pdf	October	SAC ByLaws	11/19/2018
SAC-ByLaws.pdf	October	SAC ByLaws	10/17/2018
SAC-mtg-dates-1819.pdf	October	SAC ByLaws	10/17/2018

BEST PRACTICE #4

Scaling Up BEST Practices

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

School improvement is based on a continuous improvement model, using research-based accepted best practices, which align with student achievement needs, insure student progress, and may be revised when appropriate.

Goals

As evidenced in the SES Band Data, which content area(s) will be the focus for improving student achievement and why was this area chosen? Math is our area of greatest weakness
What specific BEST Practice(s) will be implemented or scaled-up to improve teaching and learning in order to increase performance within the SES Band? teaching and assessing resources and support system using results for continuous improvement
Describe in detail how the BEST Practice(s) will be scaled-up. Teachers will use: PLC time to assess instructional methods and results BCPS resources to improve instruction data to modify instruction
What specific school-level progress monitoring data is collected and how often? common assessment every quarter pre/post test for the year
How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals? ELO for math instruction
Please complete this section based on 2018-2019 end-of-year results. Instructional Implications: Discuss the success of specific strategies/activities and provide a rationale as to why those academic improvements occurred as a result of those strategies. Math proficiency increased from 50% to 51% and learning gains decreased from 53% to 51%.

Strategies & Activities

Strategies	Persons responsible	Deadline	Professional Development	Budget
Small group instruction, differentiating instruction, and team scheduling.	All teachers	9/13/2019
		9/12/2019
increase family involvement	Department Chairs	6/5/2018	PLC
teachers will instruct students on how best to use planner book to stay organized and improve time management skills	individual teachers	6/5/2018	PLC	$5,000.00
Reading & Lang Arts teachers will follow Legacy Writes program to infuse necessary ELA skills	Literacy Coach	6/5/2018	PLC	$5,000.00
Civics Afterschool Review	Social Studies Dept Chair	6/5/2018	PLC	$3,000.00
Biology Afterschool Review	Science Dept Chair	6/5/2018	PLC	$3,000.00

BPIE Files

File Name	Uploaded Date
BPIE_2018-(1).pdf	4/10/2019
BPIE.pdf	11/15/2018

School Improvement Plan (SIP)