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7-2-14 Cabarrus County Schools School Improvement Plan Weddington Hills Elementary School 2014-2015 Vision To produce globally competitive lifelong learners through rigorous and relevant curriculum taught by highly prepared visionary leaders who recognize the importance of engaging a diverse body of learners. To provide 21 st Century resources through responsible and efficient use of funding. To ensure success for all students in safe, inviting and healthy learning communities by building upon a foundation of stakeholder support and caring/respectful relationships. Mission Statement Weddington Hills will value, teach, and empower each student in a culture of educational excellence and respect in order to produce globally competitive lifelong learners who can be successful anywhere in the world.

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Cabarrus County Schools School Improvement Plan

Weddington Hills Elementary School

2014-2015

Vision

To produce globally competitive lifelong learners through rigorous and relevant curriculum taught by highly prepared visionary leaders who recognize the importance of engaging a diverse body of learners.

To provide 21st Century resources through responsible and efficient use of funding.

To ensure success for all students in safe, inviting and healthy learning communities by building upon a foundation of stakeholder support and caring/respectful relationships.

Mission Statement

Weddington Hills will value, teach, and empower each student in a culture of educational excellence and respect in order to produce globally

competitive lifelong learners who can be successful anywhere in the world.

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Belief Statements

We believe in…. Education of the whole child. Personalized educational approaches for each child. Caring and respectful relationships. Safe, motivating, and inviting learning environments. Integrity and honesty.

Parent and community partnerships. Fiscal responsibility and efficient operations. Data-driven decisions. Achievement of success and educational excellence.

School Improvement Team Members

Name Position Name Position Shanna Allen Kindergarten Janet Smith Principal Pam Grose First Grade Chasity Dolan Assistant Principal

Lynette Linderman Second Grade Amy Peters Assistant Principal Louise Eason Third Grade Michelle Forsey Parent

Meredith Barbour Fourth Grade Kelly Bolyard Parent Blair Montgomery Fifth Grade Krysta Denner Parent

Amy Chunn ESL Julie Hicks Parent Amy Smith EC

Farrah Milby Media Facilitator Jacquie Fletcher Technology Facilitator

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2014-2015 School Improvement Assurances Checklist Sheet Cabarrus County Schools

Key Requirements for the School Improvement Plan Indicate

Yes or No

1. The School Improvement Team (SIT) and School Improvement Plan (SIP) for Weddington Hills Elementary School meets all of the requirements set forth in North Carolina General Statute 115C-105.27.

YES

2. The members of the SIT and their positions are included with this plan. Minimum # of Parent and/or Community Representatives 0-750 students: 4; 751-1000 students: 5; 1001-1600 students: 6; 1601-2000 students: 7

YES

3. The school follows the district’s safe schools plan and keeps an updated copy easily attainable in the office.

YES

4. A duty free lunch period has been established for every teacher on a daily basis, a vote from the SIT not to have duty-free lunch, or there is a record of the SIT’s plan.

YES

5. A duty-free planning time is provided for every teacher with the goal of providing at least five hours of planning time per week or there is a record of the current planning time allotted and why. (The duty-free instructional planning time shall be provided to the maximum extent that (i) the safety and proper supervision of children may allow during regular student contact hours and (ii) insofar as funds are provided for this purpose by the General Assembly.)

YES

6. Faculty and staff are aware of any teacher assistant positions that have been converted to teacher positions. Conversions may only happen through attrition.

YES

7. An “open” meeting was held on September 18, 2014 to address the SIP goals and strategies with parents and the community.

YES

8. All eligible staff members were given the opportunity to vote on the SIP by means of a secret ballot on 8-21-13(date). The results of the vote were as follows: # 52 For # 0 Against # Abstain

Signature of Principal: Janet Smith Date: 9-12-14 Signature of SIT Chairperson: Amy Smith Date: 9-12-14

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

2 | P a g e 12-5-2014

WHES Science Percent Proficient

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

5th

Science

(WHES) 36.2% 56.4% (59.7%) (63.0%) (66.3%)

5th

Science

(CCS) 44.6% 63.9%

SMART Fidelity Goal

(3-Year Projection)

By June 2017, staff will implement the IB Primary Years Programme and meet the requirements set by the IBO to

become an authorized IB World School as measured by IB standards and practices rubric.

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy.

A. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented/

completed? (Completion Data)

Measure Reported

When % of steps completed Dec./March

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented

correctly? (Fidelity)

Measure Reported

When IB Standards and Practices

Rubric

Dec./March

IB Walkthrough Data Dec./March

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the overall goal was met? (Impact)

Summative Measure Reported

When Science EOG Scores June 2015

Formative Measure Reported

When Consultant’s reports Aug. 2015

Science DE Benchmark Data Benchmark

Windows

IB Unit Assessment Data End of IB

Unit

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

3 | P a g e 12-5-2014

Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy.

Plan is to be written from Summer 2014 to December 5, 2014.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion Date Completed?

#1 IB Americas will provide IB authorized

training for certified staff.

Certificates/attendance sheets August 5, 2014 August 7, 2014 YES

#2 IB Coordinator will share POI with the

staff. POI will be displayed in Media

Center Hallway.

Sign in sheet August 7, 2014 August 7, 2014 YES

#3 IB Curriculum Writing team will share IB

units of inquiry with their PLCs. Grade

levels will implement units.

Sign in sheet August 7, 2014 August 7, 2014 YES

#4 IB Coordinator will explain

implementation of student portfolios and

distribute materials needed.

Student work products August 7, 2014 August 25, 2014 YES

#5 IB Goal Team will develop guidelines for

selecting students for Learner Profile

Awards assembly. Awards assembly will

be held quarterly for grades K-5.

Copy of guidelines August 18, 2014 October 15, 2014 YES

#6 IB coordinator will provide IB training for

non-certified staff.

Attendance sheets and agenda August 25, 2014 September 30, 2014 YES

#7 Introduction of IB learner profile through

Whiskers Word of the Week. Special Area

teachers will implement Learner Profile of

the Week during the last 5 minutes of class

and create a display in their classroom. IB

coordinator will create news scripts for IB

Learner Profile of the Week.

Sign off Sheet August 25, 2014 October 31, 2014 YES

#8 IB Coordinator communicates the IB POI Sign in sheet September18, 2014 September18, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

4 | P a g e 12-5-2014

with the entire school community.

#9 Increase student initiated and staff action

through use of action cycle within IB units

– Pinwheels for Peace and International

EducationWeek.

Student/staff actions documented in

IB units of inquiry reflections

September 19, 2014 November 25, 2014 YES

#10 IB Coordinator and PLC teams will

establish a date to meet and review the

units of inquiry upon completion.

Meeting agenda October 1, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#11 Plan celebration to share staff success -

“How Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration

will be held on December 9, 2014.

Drops written by goal team December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#12 Analyze the data and determine the next

steps.

Sign in sheet, attendance sheet December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

5 | P a g e 12-5-2014

1st Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around December 6, 2014 due to Mathew on December 12, 2014

Insert the data for completion, fidelity, and impact.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed: 100%

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

IB Standards & Practices Rubric & IB Walk-Through Data attached

Impact Data

DE Science Data attached IB Unit Reflection Data attached

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

Completion Data:

100% of steps completed

Fidelity Data:

Based on IB Standards & Practices Rubric,

implementing the IB learning profile traits

through out the building is an area of strength.

Based on the IB Standards and Practices Rubric,

there is an opportunity for improvement in the

following areas:

C4.6 Learner Profile assessment

B1.5: Required policies – Language, Assessment,

and Inclusion policies

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

6 | P a g e 12-5-2014

Based on IB Standard & Practices Rubric,

students are grouped flexibly to meet learning

needs.

At this stage, we are making consistent progress

at implementing the IB Standards and Practices

(2.54 out of scale of 4)

Impact Data:

Based on DE 5th

science data, 57.9% of our

students (73 students scored a Level 3 or 4 (grew

from 47.2%)

Based on DE 5th

science data, 42 students scored

a Level 4.

Based on DE data, an opportunity for

improvement is reading and understanding non-

fiction text

Based on DE data, the growth in average scaled

score was below the county, WHES is 12, county

is 18

Plan is to be written from December 6, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion Date Completed?

#1 IB coordinator to pull grade level DE

science data to determine needs of

groups of students and share with

grade levels

Data reports and PLC meeting notes Dec. 8, 2014 Dec. 12, 2014

#2 IB coordinator will share IB language,

assessment, and inclusion policies

with staff during quarterly planning

Policies and sign in sheets Dec. 8, 2014 Dec. 19, 2014

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

7 | P a g e 12-5-2014

#3 IB goal team will create an assessment tool

to document progress in the

development of the IB learner profile

Assessment tool Jan. 5, 2015 Jan. 19, 2015

#4 IB goal team will investigate use of DE

probes in science

DE assessment reports Jan. 5, 2015 Jan. 31, 2015

#5 IB coordinator and lead teachers to

facilitate PD on non-fiction text and

use of inquiry cycle

Attendance sheets and course

evaluations

Jan. 16, 2015 Jan. 16, 2015

#6 IB Coordinator will schedule and support

implementation of “learning walks”

where teachers observe other

classrooms and how they are

implementing the IB programme in

their classrooms

Reflections of learning walks Jan. 19, 2015 Feb. 19, 2015

#7 IB Coordinator and PLC teams will

establish a date to meet and review the

units of inquiry upon completion

Meeting agenda Feb. 15, 2015 Feb. 28, 2015

#8 Plan celebration to share staff success -

“How Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration

will be held on March 2015

Drops written by goal team March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015

#9 Analyze the data and determine the next

steps

Sign in sheet, attendance sheet March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015

#10

#11

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

8 | P a g e 12-5-2014

2nd

Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around March 1, 2015. Due to Mathew March 9, 2015.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed:

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

Impact Data

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary School

Strategy: Implementation of the IB Primary Years Programme

9 | P a g e 12-5-2014

Plan is to be written from March 2 to the end of the year.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion

Date

Completed?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

1 | P a g e 12-5-14

What data supports the strategy? (Insert data or put data in summary form.)

Based on 2013-2014 EOG data, in math our Hispanic percent proficient is below the county in 3rd

and 5th

grade and the gap between

Hispanics and white students is higher than the county in 3rd

, 4th

, and 5th

grade. See needs assessment for additional data.

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not have.

3rd

grade math Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 8%.

4th

grade math Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 11% and is higher than the county.

5th

grade math Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 23%.

3rd

, 4th,

and 5th

grade math percent proficient for

whites is higher than the county.

Based on 2013-2014 Math EOG percent

proficient:

In 3rd

grade, there is a 39% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

In 4th

grade, there is a 27% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

In 5th

grade, there is a 39% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

Goal Team Chair: Amy Peters Date: 7/16/2014

Who is primarily responsible to ensure the work of the plan is completed? Janet Smith

SMART Impact Goal

(3-year projection)

By June 2017, the achievement gap between subgroups will be closed by 10% as measured by EOGs.

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

2 | P a g e 12-5-14

WHES Math Percent Proficient

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

3rd

White 56.6% 80.0%

3rd

Hispanic 32.4% (24.2%)

gap 40.8%

(39.2%)

gap (35.9%) gap (32.6%) gap (29.3%) gap

4th

White 79.7% 79.2%

4th

Hispanic 40.8% (38.9%)

gap 51.3%

(27.9%)

gap (24.6%) gap (21.3%) gap (18%) gap

5th

White 66.7% 80.0%

5th

Hispanic 17.8% (48.9%)

gap 40.8%

(39.2%)

gap (35.9%) gap (32.6%) gap (29.3%) gap

SMART Fidelity Goal

(3-Year Projection)

By June 2016, teachers will implement the use of Data Teams to analyze Dreambox and Discovery Education data with

a rating of 3.2 (on a scale of 1-4) as measured by the Weddington Hills Data Team Rubric

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

3 | P a g e 12-5-14

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy.

A. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented/

completed? (Completion Data)

Measure Reported

When % of Steps completed End of

each

Check/ Act

Cycle

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented

correctly? (Fidelity)

Measure Reported

When WHES Rubric data End of

each

Check/ Act

Cycle

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the overall goal was met?

(Impact)

Summative Measure Reported

When NC EOG Proficiency score June 2015

Formative Measure Reported

When DE Benchmark Data Benchmark

Windows

DreamBox, ALEKS Benchmark

Windows

Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy.

Plan is to be written from Summer 2014 to December 5, 2014.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion Date Completed?

#1 Administrative team will share master

schedule with the staff that includes times

for all components of Math Workshop.

Opening Meeting Agenda / Sign In August 18, 2014 August 18, 2014 YES

#2 API will train new staff members on

proper implementation of Math Workshop.

Opening Meeting Agenda / Sign in August 18, 2014 August 22, 2014 YES

#3 API / AP will provide training on

Dreambox and ALEKS for the staff.

Sign In Sheet August 18, 2014 August 22, 2014 YES

#4 Lead teachers will create a rubric for Math

Data Team implementation.

Rubric Created August 18, 2014 August 22, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

4 | P a g e 12-5-14

#5 API will introduce the Math Data Team

rubric to the staff and explain its purpose.

Sign In Sheet September 1, 2014 September 30, 2014 YES

#6 Lead teachers will provide coaching and

planning support with grade levels during

common planning time each week and as

needed. Extra support will be provided for

new teachers as needed.

PLC Agenda September 1, 2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#7 Provide PLC teams with staff development

day working with lead teachers.

Planning Day / Agenda September 1, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#8 AP will hold Math Data Team meetings

with grade levels in order to analyze data

and make plans for future instruction. Add

additional steps if needed.

Spreadsheets from Data Teams September 22, 2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#9 Teachers will self-evaluate using the Math

Data Team rubric and grade levels will

compile individual scores to report to math

goal team.

Rubric December 5, 2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#10 Plan celebration to share staff success -

“How Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration

will be held on December 9, 2014.

Drops written by goal team December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#11 Analyze the data and determine the next

steps.

Attendance Sheet December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

5 | P a g e 12-5-14

1st Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around December 6, 2014 due to Mathew on December 12, 2014

Insert the data for completion, fidelity, and impact.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed: 100% of steps completed

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

See attached information on Math Data Team Rubric

Impact Data

See attached information on DE Math Growth and Proficiency See attached information on Student Interventions based on Data Teams

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

Completion Data: 100% of steps completed

Fidelity Data:

Based on Math Data Teams Rubric there are

2nd

grade growth is below the county average.

2nd

grade and 3rd

grade % proficient is below the

county average.

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

6 | P a g e 12-5-14

strengths in Participating (4.125) and

Implementation (4.25).

Impact Data:

DE Data

4th

and 5th

grade are above the county average

with % proficient.

4th

grade % proficient increased from 42 students

to 90 students.

5th

grade % proficient increased from 38 students

to 78 students.

3rd

grade % proficient increased from 21 students

to 65 students.

3rd

4th

growth is at the county average.

5th

growth is above the county average.

2nd

grade Level 1’s decreased from 43 to 14.

3rd

grade Level 1’s decreased from 50 to 11.

Dreambox Data

All grade levels have increased in average % of

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

7 | P a g e 12-5-14

grade level proficiency.

All grade levels are utilizing Dreambox.

Plan is to be written from December 6, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

Step Action Steps Evidence of

Completion

Start Date Completion Date Completed?

#1 Provide PLC teams with staff development day

working with lead teachers.

Planning Day / Agenda December 3, 2014 December 19, 2014

#2 Lead Teacher will pull Level 2 and Level 1

student information from DE in order to

inform classroom instruction. Lead

teachers will present information to Grade

Level PLC.

Sign In Sheet

December 15, 2014

December 19, 2014

#3 Individual student progress will be discussed at

data teams and PLC meetings,

interventions will be designed to meet

specific needs of students receiving a

Level 1 on DE (See attached spreadsheet)

Sign in Sheet

December 15, 2014

March 9, 2015

#4 Investigate use of Interventionist to target Level

1 students in DE.

Share Ideas December 5, 2014 March 9, 2015

#5 Investigate use of Number Sense/Number Talk

strategy into daily math activities.

Share Ideas December 5, 2014 March 9, 2015

#6 Lead teachers will provide coaching and

planning support with grade levels during

common planning time each week and as

needed. Extra support will be provided for new

teachers as needed.

PLC Agenda December 5, 2014 March 9, 2015

#7 AP will hold Math Data Team meetings with Sign In Sheets January 5, 2015 January 30, 2015

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

8 | P a g e 12-5-14

grade levels in order to analyze data and make

plans for future instruction. Add additional

steps if needed.

#8 Teachers will self-evaluate using the Math Data

Team rubric and grade levels will compile

individual scores to report to math goal team.

Rubric March 2, 2014 March 9, 2015

#9 Plan celebration to share staff success -“How

Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration will be held

on March 10, 2015.

Drops written by goal

team

March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015

#10 Analyze the data and determine the next steps. Attendance Sheet March 9, 2015

March 9, 2015

2nd

Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around March 1, 2015. Due to Mathew March 9, 2015.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed:

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

Impact Data

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Math Workshop

9 | P a g e 12-5-14

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

Plan is to be written from March 2 to the end of the year.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion

Date

Completed?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

1 | P a g e 12-5-14

What data supports the strategy? (Insert data or put data in summary form.)

Based on 2013-2014 EOG data, in reading our Hispanic percent proficient is below the county in 3rd

and 5th

grade and the gap between

Hispanics and white students is higher than the county in 3rd

, 4th

, and 5th

grade. See needs assessment for additional data.

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not have.

3rd

grade reading Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 21%.

4th

grade reading Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 10% and is higher than the county.

5th

grade reading Hispanic percent proficient

increased by 13%.

3rd

and 4th

grade reading percent proficient for

whites is 10% higher than the county.

Based on 2013-2014 Reading EOG percent

proficient:

In 3rd

grade, there is a 41% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

In 4th

grade, there is a 40% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

In 5th

grade, there is a 37% gap between

Hispanics and whites.

none

Goal Team Chair: Chasity Dolan Date: 7/16/2014

Who is primarily responsible to ensure the work of the plan is completed? Janet Smith

SMART Impact Goal

(3-year projection)

By June 2017, the achievement gap between subgroups will be closed by 10% as measured by EOGs.

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

2 | P a g e 12-5-14

WHES Reading Percent Proficient

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

3rd

White 63.5% 84.1%

3rd

Hispanic 21.2% (42.3%)

gap 42.2%

(41.9%)

gap (38.6%) gap (35.3%) gap (32.0%) gap

4th

White 63.8% 81.3%

4th

Hispanic 31.1% (32.7%)

gap 41.0%

(40.3%)

gap (37.0%) gap (33.7%) gap (30.4%) gap

5th

White 55.4% 64.3%

5th

Hispanic 14.3% (41.1%)

gap 27.1%

(37.2%)

gap (33.9%) gap (30.6%) gap (27.3%) gap

SMART Fidelity Goal

(3-Year Projection)

By June 2016, teachers will increase the effectiveness of the use of Data Teams to analyze Reading 3D and Discovery

Education data with a rating of 3.2 (on a scale of 1-4) as measured by the Weddington Hills Data Team Rubric.

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

3 | P a g e 12-5-14

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy.

A. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented/

completed? (Completion Data)

Measure Reported

When % of Steps completed End of

each

Check/ Act

Cycle

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the strategy was implemented

correctly? (Fidelity)

Measure Reported

When WHES Rubric data End of

each

Check/ Act

Cycle

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to

determine if the overall goal was met?

(Impact)

Summative Measure Reported

When NC EOG Proficiency score June 2015

Reading 3D June 2015

Formative Measure Reported

When DE Benchmark Data Benchmark

Windows

Reading 3D Benchmark

Windows

Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy.

Plan is to be written from Summer 2014 to December 5, 2014.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion Date Complete

d?

#1 Administrative team will share master

schedule with the staff that includes times

for all components of Balanced Literacy

and Readers Workshop with a focus on

Word Study.

Opening Meeting Agenda / Sign In August 18, 2014 August 18, 2014 YES

#2 Administrative team will share plan for

guided reading tutors and interventionists.

Opening Meeting Agenda / Sign in August 18, 2014 August 18, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

4 | P a g e 12-5-14

#3 API and Lead Teachers will train new staff

members on proper implementation of

Balanced Literacy, Readers Workshop, and

Reading 3D.

Sign In Sheet August 18, 2014 August 22, 2014 YES

#4 API will provide information on training

Benchmark Universe for the staff.

Sign In Sheet August 18, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#5 Lead teachers will create a rubric for Data

Team effectiveness.

Rubric Created August 18, 2014 August 22, 2014 YES

#6 API will introduce the Data Team rubric to

the staff and explain its purpose.

Sign In Sheet September 1, 2014 September 30,

2014

YES

#7 Administrative team along with PLC teams

will investigate options for effective

implementation of Words Their Way.

Sign In Sheet September 1, 2014 September 30,

2014

YES

#8 Lead teachers will provide coaching and

planning support with grade levels during

common planning time each week and as

needed. Extra support will be provided for

new teachers as needed.

PLC Agenda September 1, 2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#9 Provide PLC teams with staff development

day working with lead teachers.

Planning Day Agenda September 1, 2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#10 API will hold Data Team meetings with

grade levels in order to analyze data, plan

for intervention, and progress monitoring.

Add additional steps if needed.

Sign In Sheets September 22,

2014

December 5, 2014

YES

#11 Teachers will self-evaluate using the Data

Team rubric and grade levels will compile

individual scores to report to reading goal

team.

Rubric November 17,

2014

December 5, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

5 | P a g e 12-5-14

#12 Plan celebration to share staff success -

“How Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration

will be held on December 9, 2014.

Drops written by goal team December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

#13 Analyze the data and determine the next

steps.

Attendance Sheet December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 YES

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

6 | P a g e 12-5-14

1st Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around December 6, 2014 due to Mathew on December 12, 2014

Insert the data for completion, fidelity, and impact.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed: 100%

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

Reading Data Teams Rubric: See attached rubrics

Impact Data

See attached DE data analysis See attached Data Team Interventions

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

Completion Data: 100% of steps complete

Fidelity Data:

Data Gathering & Implementation are strengths

based on data team rubric

2nd

Grade DE: 31.6% of students are a Level 1

48 students at Level 2

3rd Grade DE: 63 students are at Level 2

2nd

& 3rd

Grade DE: % achieving Level 3-4 below

county average

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

7 | P a g e 12-5-14

Impact Data:

Growth Data DE

4th

& 5th

grade are above the county in rate of

growth.

4th

grade 2nd

in county for rate of growth 44 scale

score

Proficiency Data:

2nd

Grade DE: 57 students achieving at or above

grade level

3rd

Grade DE: 54 students achieving at or above

grade level

4th

Grade DE: 30 students achieving Level 4 (up

20 students from Test A), 70.3% of students

achieving at or above grade level (above county

average)

5th

Grade DE: 40% of students achieving at or

above grade level (very close to county average

of 43%)

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

8 | P a g e 12-5-14

Plan is to be written from December 6, 2014 to March 1, 2015.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion Date Completed?

#1 Individual student progress will be discussed at

data teams and PLC meetings, interventions

will be designed to meet specific needs of

students receiving a Level 1 on DE (See

attached spread sheet)

Sign in Sheet Dec. 8, 2014 March 9, 2015

#2 Train staff on Benchmark Universe & iReady Sign in Sheet Dec.9, 2014 Dec., 10, 2014

#3 Lead teachers will pull Level 2 / Level 1

student information from DE in order to inform

classroom instruction. Lead teachers will

present information to Grade Level PLC

Sign In Sheet Dec. 15, 2014 Dec.19, 2014

#4 In 2nd

grade, investigate implementing strategy

specific reading groups during reader’s

workshop based on student need

Sign In Sheet Dec. 15, 2014 Dec. 19, 2014

#5 Provide training to staff on ways to implement

vocabulary building strategies into their reading

instruction

Sign In Sheet January 5, 2015 January 31, 2015

#6 Provide training to staff on iReady Sign in Sheet January 5, 2015 January 21, 2015

#7 Utilize Benchmark Universe & iReady for

building reading skills throughout grades K-5

Sign In Sheet January 5, 2015 March 9, 2015

#8 Lead teachers will provide coaching and

planning support with grade levels during

common planning time each week and as

needed. Extra support will be provided for new

teachers as needed.

Sign in Sheets Dec. 8, 2014

March 9, 2015

#9 Provide PLC teams with staff development day

working with lead teachers.

Planning Day Agenda Dec.8, 2014 March 9, 2015

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CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION

2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

9 | P a g e 12-5-14

#10 API will hold Data Team meetings with grade

levels in order to analyze data, plan for

intervention, and progress monitoring. Add

additional steps if needed.

Sign In Sheets Dec.8, 2014 March 9, 2015

#11 Teachers will self-evaluate using the Data

Team rubric and grade levels will compile

individual scores to report to reading goal team.

Rubric Dec.8, 2014 March 9, 2015

#12 Plan celebration to share staff success -“How

Full is Your Bucket?” – Celebration will be

held on March 10, 2015.

Drops written by goal team Dec.8, 2014 March 9, 2015

#13 Analyze the data and determine the next steps. Attendance Sheet Dec.8, 2014 March 9, 2015

2nd

Check/Act Cycle – to be completed around March 1, 2015. Due to Mathew March 9, 2015.

Completion Data

Percent of Steps Completed:

Other Completion Data:

Fidelity Data

Impact Data

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2014-2015 School Year

School Name: Weddington Hills Elementary

Strategy: Readers’ Workshop/Balanced Literacy

10 | P a g e 12-5-14

What strengths were noted from that data?

What opportunities for improvement were

noted in that data?

Information/Data needed that you do not

have.

Plan is to be written from March 2 to the end of the year.

Step Action Steps Evidence of Completion Start Date Completion

Date

Completed?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

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School Improvement Plan Level 2 Objectives

Key Steps to accomplish strategy

Professional Development Needed to Support Strategies:

Resources: A: Available N: Needed

Measure

Current Status: We are in the beginning stages of IB Authorization and have not posted required Programme of Inquiry Objective: To meet the IB requirement of communicating Programme of Inquiry with stakeholders. Strategy: Effective communication of Programme Inquiry through posting in common area of building

#1 Publish Programme of Inquiry #2 Meet with Artist to plan design for wall display. #3Review designs and select final product for display. #4Designate funds and pay for installation of Programme of Inquiry

Train staff at IB workshops on requirements for communicating Programme of Inquiry

N: Funding needed

Display of Programme of Inquiry

Current Status: Student portfolios are not in place Objective: 100% of students will have student portfolios with selected artifacts Strategy: Use of classroom crates and student folders to maintain student self-selected artifacts

#1Purchase materials for portfolios #2Meet with PLCs to develop procedures for portfolios #3Develop and utilize student folders for artifact collection #4 Develop process for transferring portfolios each year

Train staff in procedures for artifact selection and storage procedures

N: Funding for crates and folders

Evidence of student portfolios