WCPS Elementary School Improvement Plan

2017 2018

WCPS Vision
Building a community that inspires curiosity, creativity and achievement.

WCPS Goals
1. All students will read at or above grade level by 3rd grade and continue to
read at or above grade level thereafter.
2. All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.
3. All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.

WCPS Theory of Action

Great Teaching begins with...

Ensuring students master established curriculum standards.

Ensuring students master literacy skills.
Providing engaging and effective instruction, using appropriate resources
and technology.
Providing safe, orderly, and inviting learning environments.
Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with students, parents
and colleagues.
Effectively participating in a professional learning community focused on
improving student achievement.

Great School Leadership begins with...

Establishing and maintaining high expectations for student learning and

achievement.
Establishing and maintaining high expectations for teacher performance.
Establishing and maintaining safe, orderly and inviting learning
environments.
Providing resources and professional development to empower teachers to
perform at a highly effective level in the classroom and as members of a
professional learning community.
Establishing and maintaining a professional learning community that is
focused on improving student achievement.

WCPS School Improvement Plan

2017 2018
 School

Maugansville Elementary School

Principal
Mrs. Erin Wolford
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Michelle Talbert-Smith

School Improvement Team Members

Facilitator: Courtney Kazcmark
Jeanette Wagner, Lead Teacher;
Denise Swain, Pre-K
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Tier III Primary

Jennie Leatherman, GATE

Jen Englerth, ELL
Special Education
Paraprofessional
Encore

Goal 1: All students will read at or above grade level by 3rd grade and continue to read at
or above grade level thereafter.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective
Measurable Objectives should include both current and target performance levels.

The percentage of students meeting grade-level lexile targets will increase from _________%
to ________%.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

 Teachers will Teachers will provide Students will work
collaboratively develop strategic feedback to towards
learning plans with the students based on independence by
end in mind, promoting personalized goals and reading
the transfer of grade level independently
disciplinary literacy expectations. every day with a
skills in all content Goal Setting structured/purposef
areas. Data ul experience and
Collaborative Discussions employing before,
Planning Data during, and after
Sessions with Notebooks/Goo reading strategies.
common gle Doc (Digital WCPS
EUs/EQs. for students in Guiding
(Learning Grades 3-5) Principles
Progressions/FA Progress for Guided
ME) Monitoring Reading
Formative Forms Success
Assessments Literably (F&P); Criteria for
(FAME) Lexile Independent
Descriptive Formative 5 Reading
Feedback (FAME) Whos Doing Independent
4 As (Analyze, the Work Reading
Strategies Act, Adjust, Conferences
What actions Assess) during (Descriptive
are going to CFIPs Feedback-
improve MAP FAME)
performance? data/Learning Use Text
Continuum to structure (as
provide small a reader and
group instruction writer)
Literably- running
record data
Progress
Monitoring Forms
(Google Doc)

Grade level teams Peer coaching Peer coaching

Person(s) Literacy PLC participants participants
LT Grade level teams Teachers
 Responsibl Administration Literacy PLC Literacy PLC
e LT
Who are the Administration
persons
responsible
for
implementing
each
strategy?

Timeline *Summer collaborative

When will planning sessions
implementati *Prior to each module
on occur? (October, January,
Frequency? March)
End?

Evaluation *Effect size- Student PARCC Pre-K--2

When and artifacts, reflections, subclaims *COP
how will the dialogue, lesson plans, MAP *Fluency(WWW, 3
effectiveness pre/post with Powerful minute assessment)
of the Practices and/or *Reading Strategies
strategy be
Literacy Philosophy *Comprehension
measured?
*Vocabulary
*MAP (Grades 1 &
2)
*PARCC
Diagnostic/PreviLea
rn (Grade 2-5)-
writing piece? (3
interims)

Data Progress
Monitoring Sheets
Quick Writes-
Responses to
Reading

Goal 2: All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.
__________________________________________________ ____________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 1

The percentage of students scoring a 4 or 5 on the Math PARCC exams will increase from
_________% to ________%.
 Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Teachers will Teachers will develop Teachers will

collaboratively and enhance their enhance their
develop learning mathematics content mathematics
plans with the end in knowledge necessary for teaching practices
Strategies mind and will use the student of facilitating
WCPS Mathematics achievement/proficiency meaningful
Essential Curriculum as measured through mathematics
Framework and PARCC Math Subclaims discourse and
associated learning (major content, implementing tasks
and teaching supporting and that promote
resources. additional content, reasoning and
Collaborative mathematical reasoning, problem solving to
Planning and mathematical provide
Sessions modeling) opportunities for
quarterly Problem Solving students to achieve
Math In Learning transfer.
Practice Progression in Collaborative
Formative 5 Pre-K-5; based on Math
Learning data- may want to Learning
Pathways consider Walks
Develop Mathematical
formative Reasoning
assessments (Subclaim C)
(descriptive Common
feedback) Assessments-
Previlearn
Interims for Math
Previlearn
Diagnostics for
Math
Goal Setting/Data
Discussions
(Success Criteria)

Grade level
teams STEM PLC using
Person(s) STEM PLC problem solving
Responsible LT book
Administrators
 Timeline

Student artifacts
Evaluation

Goal 2: All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 2

The percentage of students scoring a 4 or 5 on the ELA PARCC exams will increase from
_________% to ________%.

Strategy Strategy 2 Strategy 3

1
Teachers will develop and enhance Use text structure to
their reading content knowledge support literacy
necessary for student instruction, with a
achievement/proficiency as focus on reading
Strategies measured through PARCC Reading comprehension and
Subclaims writing

Person(s)
Responsible
 Timeline

Looking at Student
Evaluation Work

Goal 2: All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 3

Writing

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy

3

Use text structure to support Learning

writing Progressions
PARCC Writing Rubrics

Strategies

Literacy PLC
Person(s)
Responsible
 Timeline

Evaluation PARCC rubrics (Grades 3-5)

Goal 2: All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 4

Science

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Strategies Teachers will Teachers will develop and Teachers will

collaboratively enhance their knowledge provide explicit
develop learning of science content and instruction that
plans with the end in pedagogy necessary for engage students in
mind and will use the student the science and
WCPS Science achievement/proficiency. engineering
Essential Curriculum practices and
Framework and County-level PD crosscutting
associated learning concepts to
and teaching understand science
resources. Teachers disciplinary core
will provide feedback ideas.
through formative Elementary
and summative Science
assessments. Professional
Learning
Module (5E
Instructional
Model)
Book Study-
Learning
Science By
 Doing
Science
Book Study-
Power of
Investigating

Science
Grade level teachers
Person(s) teams STEM PLC
Responsibl LT
e STEM PLC
Administratio
n
Peer Coaching
participants

August PD October- Grade K August 2017 -June

Timeline Day & 3 Teachers 2018
October (Force & Motion);
(3rd/4th Grade 1 & 4
weeks) Teachers (Waves);
January Grade 2 & 5
(2nd/3rd Teachers (Earths
weeks) Systems)
March December- Grade
(2nd/3rd K, 2, & 3 Teachers
weeks) (Interdependent
Relationships in
Ecosystems)
March- Grade 1 & 3
Teachers
(Inheritance and
Variation of Traits)

WCPS
Evaluation EQuIP Rubric Evidence of
to evaluate Learning
and provide (Stage 2)
feedback WCPS
School- Based Cornerstone
Common Science
Assessments Tasks
 School-
based
Common
Assessment
s
EQuIP
Rubric to
evaluate and
provide
feedback
MISA
(District
2017-18)
Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 1

Climate Indicators (Attendance/Behavior)

Attendance:: The student attendance rate will increase from 94.2% to 95%.
Behavior: The number of referrals will decrease from 58 to 50.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy

3

Attendance Incentive Home Visits with

-Hip, Hip Hooray! Everyone is resource bags
here today! sign on classroom
Strategies door.

Perfect Attendance Popsicles

Administration PPW
Clerical staff Administration
Person(s) Classroom teachers
Responsible
 Timeline September 2017- June 2018

Attendance Reports in Synergy

Evaluation

Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.

______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 2

The number of families who are PTO members will increase from ____ to _____.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Parents As Partners

Strategies

Person(s)
Responsible

Timeline
 Evaluation

Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.

______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 3

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Monthly Incentive (Grade levels)

Strategies Quarterly Incentive

Person(s)
Responsible

Timeline End of each marking period

Evaluation
 Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 4

College & Career Readiness

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Strategies

Person(s)
Responsible

Timeline

Evaluation

Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.

______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective 5
HEAL/Healthy Schools Challenge
 Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Strategies

Person(s)
Responsible

Timeline

Evaluation

School-Based Professional Development Plan

Topic and Activity 1:

Purpose:
What goal and measurable objective(s) will the PD address?

Date(s): Training(s): Participants: Budget or Supports:

(Full faculty, teams, or (Hours, Materials, Other
departments) Expenses
Evaluation of PD Activity:
How did you measure the merit and worth of the activity and what were your findings? How do you plan
to follow-up?

Topic and Activity 2:

Purpose:
What goal and measurable objective(s) will the PD address?

Date(s): Training(s): Participants: Budget or Supports:

(Full faculty, teams, or (Hours, Materials, Other
departments) Expenses

Evaluation of PD Activity:
How did you measure the merit and worth of the activity and what were your findings? How do you plan
to follow-up?

School-Based Professional Development Plan (contd)

Topic and Activity 3:

Purpose:
What goal and measurable objective(s) will the PD address?

Date(s): Training(s): Participants: Budget or Supports:

(Full faculty, teams, or (Hours, Materials, Other
departments) Expenses

Evaluation of PD Activity:
How did you measure the merit and worth of the activity and what were your findings? How do you plan
to follow-up?

Topic and Activity 4:

Purpose:
What goal and measurable objective(s) will the PD address?

Date(s): Training(s): Participants: Budget or Supports:

(Full faculty, teams, or (Hours, Materials, Other
departments) Expenses

Evaluation of PD Activity:
How did you measure the merit and worth of the activity and what were your findings? How do you plan
to follow-up?

Progress Monitoring Log

Goal 1: All students will read at or above grade level by 3rd grade and continue to read at
or above grade level thereafter.
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

Measurable Objective: The percentage of students meeting grade-level lexile targets will
increase from _________% to ________%.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

Entries should begin with the date of the review.

Next Steps

Entries should begin with the date of the review.

 Goal 2: All students will meet or exceed grade-level and course-specific curriculum
standards.

Measurable Objective 1: The percentage of students scoring a 4 or 5 on the Math PARCC

exams will increase from _______% to ______%.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

Entries should begin with the date of the review.

Next Steps

Entries should begin with the date of the review.

Measurable Objective 2: The percentage of students scoring a 4 or 5 on the ELA PARCC

exams will increase from _________% to ________%.

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

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Next Steps

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Measurable Objective 3:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

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Measurable Objective 4:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

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Goal 3: All students will be healthy, informed, and productive citizens.

Measurable Objective 1:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

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Measurable Objective 2:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

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Measurable Objective 3:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

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Measurable Objective 4:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

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Measurable Objective 5:

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

Evidence of Effectiveness

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