Select School Year The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a live document that is subject to change based on School Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations. School Name New Renaissance MS (3911) School Year 2018 - 2019 School Grade C Executive Summary 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 3911 ESE 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Science 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Social Studies 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Mathematics 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Language Arts 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Unified Arts 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 3911 Reading 6-8
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
8/21/2018 - 5/23/2019
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
6, 7, 8 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) 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 06 431
41.00
73.00
17.00
196.00
17.00
07 450
79.00
58.00
22.00
212.00
26.00
08 455
92.00
77.00
14.00
209.00
48.00
Describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system. A majority of these students have been placed in a Tier 2 Intervention for Literacy and Mathematics. Students are monitored regularly by the school counselor and curriculum coaches, Referral placements are made to the education center when needed. Identified students will accelerate and be given a mid-year promotion. RtI Team Meeting Schedule Day(s) of Week Week(s) of Month Start/End Dates Start/End Times
Wednesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
8/28/2018 - 6/12/2019
9:45 AM - 1:00 PM 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. Explain the activities in which your school will participate to increase your overall rating. Include specific details. 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
April Monitored 4/26/2019
April Monitored 4/26/2019
March Developed 3/20/2019
March Developed 3/20/2019
March None 3/8/2019
March None 3/8/2019
March None 3/8/2019
March None 3/6/2019
January None 1/31/2019
January Developed 1/23/2019
January None 1/23/2019
January Developed 1/23/2019
October None 12/11/2018
December None 12/11/2018
November Developed 12/11/2018
November Monitored 11/28/2018
October None 11/26/2018
October None 11/26/2018
November None 11/16/2018
November SAC ByLaws 11/2/2018
November None 11/2/2018
October None 10/23/2018 September-25.18-guest-sign-in-sheet-(Anti-Bullying--Progress-Monitoring--SAC).pdf
October None 10/18/2018
October None 10/17/2018
October None 10/9/2018
October None 10/9/2018
April None 4/23/2018 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. 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? ELA and Mathematics will be the focus for improving student data. These areas were chosen due to the amount of points needed in each content area to advance the school's grade to a letter grade of "B" at the end of the year. Student achievement data from the FSA for both content areas was taken into consideration. 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 Best Practices 1 and 2 will be scaled up to improve teaching and learning in order to increase performance within the SES Band. Describe in detail how the BEST Practice(s) will be scaled-up. The teachers will collaborate with other teachers via vertical teaming/horizontal teaming and share best practices. The utilization of CFA andi-Ready data will be used to identify benchmarks in most need of remediation. Teachers will be trained in every level of the RtI process in order to better identify students in most need of Tier II and III strategies. What specific school-level progress monitoring data is collected and how often? New Renaissance Middle School is collecting data bi-weekly using I-Ready in reading and math. This data will be used to conduct data chats with the teachers in order to make specific improvements in each area. How does the school ensure the fidelity of students not progressing towards school and district goals? Teachers provide regular updates to administration and coaches based on baseline data, CFA data, and general classroom observations. Through the RTI process, students who are identified as needing support are met with, parents involved, and monitored weekly by the academic coaches. 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)? Through classroom walkthroughs and rigor walks, administration and coaches look for UDL for effective instructional practices. Teachers are given feedback for improvement on how to meet all learners. How does the school ensure Tier 1 Standards-Based classroom instruction is being implemented properly and effectively? Through CAP (Cavalier Action Plan) Chats with administration and coaches, support staff specifically outlines how they are supporting TIER 1 standards based classroom instruction. The use of I-ready diagnostic testing and standards mastery tests allows teachers in reading and math to see how students are properly progressing. 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? Collections, Inside, Scope, and novel based books are used at each grade level for core, supplemental, and intervention programs. Students across all ability levels are exposed to high level texts regardless of their reading level. Please complete this section based on 2018-2019 end-of-year results. MATH lowest 25% percentile showed the most improvement. Some of the actions taken were
School Improvement Plan (SIP)
(2017 - 2018)
Download/View Executive Summary
BEST PRACTICE #1
A Focused and Authentic PLC
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BEST PRACTICE #2
An Embedded High Quality RtI Process
Data For: 2017-2018 (Last updated: 9/18/2019)
BEST PRACTICE #3
Optimal Internal/External Relationships
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
No Evidence/Artifacts
SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SAC)
BEST PRACTICE #4
Scaling Up BEST Practices
Goals
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.
1. small group teacher directed lessons
2. 'Throw back Thursdays' and 'Way Back Wednesdays' where past lessons were spiraled into center rotation activities
3. using the 'Remind App' to keep the parents informed about the standards being learned, home work assignments and assessment dates
4. increased data chats with the students
5. more celebrations (verbal and token) of student achievements
Strategies & Activities
Strategies
Persons responsible
Deadline
Professional Development
Budget
P.D. Learning Loft- Fran Rubio Katz
Administration
11/6/2018
3 hour session
Title One Funds
BPIE Files
File Name
Uploaded Date
BPIE_2018.pdf
10/3/2018