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School Improvement Plan (SIP) |
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The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a live document that is subject to change based on School Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations.
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School Name |
Nova Blanche ES (1282) |
School Year |
2018 - 2019 |
School Grade
(2017 - 2018) |
C |
Executive Summary |
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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.
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PLC Name |
Day(s) of Week |
Week(s) of Month |
Start/End Dates |
Start/End Times |
Grade |
1282 ELA K, 1282 ELA 1, 1282 ELA 2, 1282 ELA 3, 1282 ELA 4, 1282 ELA 5 |
Wednesday
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2nd, 4th
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8/22/2018 - 5/22/2019
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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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.
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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 |
KG |
121 |
11.00
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0.00
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0.00
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N/A
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0.00
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01 |
126 |
8.00
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1.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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02 |
125 |
8.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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03 |
127 |
12.00
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1.00
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0.00
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34.00
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2.00
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04 |
132 |
9.00
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1.00
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0.00
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28.00
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2.00
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05 |
132 |
11.00
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0.00
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0.00
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30.00
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0.00
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Describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system.
The intervention strategies employed by Nova Blanche Forman to improve academic performance identified by the early warning system are: Small reading and math groups using research based interventions. They include: Phonics of Reading, Cars/Stars, iReady, Quick Reads, Super QAR, Words their Way. Go Math Intervention, Stems/Stams, & iReady Math. Differentiated instruction. Multi-tiered Instructional Model.
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RtI Team Meeting Schedule
Day(s) of Week |
Week(s) of Month |
Start/End Dates |
Start/End Times |
Tuesday
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
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9/4/2018 - 5/28/2019
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9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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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.
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Self-Assessment Ratings
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| Accreditation Standard |
Overall Rating |
| Purpose and Direction |
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| Governance and Leadership |
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| Teaching and Assessing for Learning |
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| Resources and Support Systems |
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| Using Results for Continuous Improvement |
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Explain the activities in which your school will participate to increase your overall rating. Include specific details.
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No Evidence/Artifacts
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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.
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SAC Upload Center
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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.
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Goals
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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?
The content areas that will be the focus for improving student achievement are: ELA, Math, and Science.
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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?
The specific BEST Practices that will be implemented to improve teaching and learning are: Consistent small group instruction, Intervention group pull out in reading and math, consistent monitoring of small group instruction and intervention groups, Interventions identified and done with fidelity. Better placement of teachers based on their teaching strengths, better collaboration amongst grade level teas, Schedule modified to provide more common team planning time. PLC implementation with fidelity using CARE Cycle.
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Describe in detail how the BEST Practice(s) will be scaled-up.
Monthly leadership meetings to discuss progress monitoring
Utilize knowledge gained at Seasons of Learning and Summer Leadership Week to more effectively monitor classroom instruction and provide more specific feedback
Collaborate with schools in our Cadre & SES Band for resources and Best Practice
Teachers share best practices through collaborative schools visits
Teacher planning days schedule to include dissemination of information from trainings (DBQ, Small Group Guided Reading, Standards Based Math Instruction, Personal Math Trainer, and Standards Based Science Curriculum)
Conference grant recipients share information & “Lessons Learned”
Additional training for teachers including in content areas, iReady & in Professional Learning Communities.
Enrichment clubs (Speech/Debate, Chess, Robotics & Math)
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What specific school-level progress monitoring data is collected and how often?
The specific School-level progress monitoring data that is collected: iReady, (end of each instructional cycle) teacher formative assessments (end of each instructional cycle), & RtI Data (weekly), Keystone Data (end of each instructional cycle). CARE cycle implemented & discussed during Professional Learning Communities. Benchmark Assessment System by Fountes and Pinnell (3 times a year).
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How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals?
Our school ensures the fidelity of students not progressing toward school and district goals through the RtI process, Data Chats, and ESE services.
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How does the school ensure that all classroom instruction is accessible to the full range of learners using Universal Designs for Learning (UDL) for effective instructional design (planning) and delivery (teaching)?
Our school ensures all classroom instruction is accessible to the full range of learners using UDL for effective instructional design (planning and delivery (teaching) through: common planning, flexible learning environments and through differentiate instruction.
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How does the school ensure Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented properly and effectively?
Our school ensures Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented properly and effectively through scope and sequence, following instructional focus calendar, classroom walk troughs, observations, lesson plans, looks fors, student work, data chats formative and summative assessments.
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Describe texts used for core, supplemental, and intervention programs at each grade level. How does the school ensure students have access to a balance of literary and informational text in a variety of mediums?
The texts used for core: Journeys.
Supplemental: iReady. Leveled Bookroom (includes both literary and informational text at all levels as well as social studies and science based level readers). Stems Scopes are also integrated into the curriculum.
Intervention Programs Include: Cars, Phonics for Reading, Level Literacy Intervention.
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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.
Successful implementation of our strategies had a direct impact on the growth of our school from a C-rated school to an A-rated school.
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Strategies & Activities
| Strategies |
Persons responsible |
Deadline |
Professional Development |
Budget |
| PLC Trainings, Attendance, CARE Cycle, and Sharing best practices |
Administration |
6/4/2019
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PLC Training |
$6870- Additional Laptops for students to participate in iReady Program
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| Prescribed interventions |
RtI Team and classroom teachers |
6/4/2019
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BASIS Training, Small Group Guided Reading |
$647.93-SPIRE Phonics Program
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| Guided Reading Groups, Benchmarks Assessment System Assessment (BAS) Administration, PLCs. |
Classroom Teachers, Literacy Coach, and Administration |
6/4/2019
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PLCs, Small Group Guided Reading Training, BAS Training |
$1738.57-iReady Materials
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BPIE Files