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Fieldcrest CUSD#6State of the Schools

October 9, 2019


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Current Enrollment (These #s are approximate as enrollment can change daily)

PrimaryGrade PK: 25Grade K: 65Grade 1: 69Grade 2: 65IntermediateGrade 3: 65Grade 4: 59Grade 5: 69

MiddleGrade 6: 61Grade 7: 79Grade 8: 87

High Grade 9: 91Grade 10: 72Grade 11: 96Grade 12: 77

Totals

FPS: 224FIS: 193FMS: 227FHS: 336

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Did you know…...Fieldcrest CUSD#6 offers an anonymous way to voice concerns on bullying and mental health.

Students, parents, and community members can find 2 links located on the bottom left of the district's website.

When a report is made, school officials are notified and are able to address the concern within 24 hours.

This is a safe ways for students, parents, and community members to submit a report and keep our students safe in the school environment.


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A Review of 2017-2018 Academic Data

PARCC (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) Grades 3-8

English Language Arts 19% Met or Exceeded expectations

Math 16% Met or Exceeded Expectations


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A Review of 2017-2018 Academic DataSAT

Grade 11

English Language Arts 37% Met or Exceeded expectations

Math 42% Met or Exceeded expectations


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A Review of 2017-2018 Academic Data

Illinois Assessment of Readiness Grades 5, 8, and HS Biology students

Science (Grades 5, 8, and Biology) 42% Met or Exceeded expectations


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2018-2019 Academic Data Coming SoonLook Fors:

What: An increased focus on Chronic Absenteeism

Why: Instructional time with a teacher is vitally important! The more time a student has to work with a teacher and peers, the more success to be found!

What: An increasing focus in the area of Math

Why: In order to best prepare our students for college, trade schools, military, or the workforce, we must provide the best math instruction possible! This focus will include a review of instructional practice, professional development needs, classroom materials, and curriculum.

What: Continuing the good work in ELA!

Why: Our staff have worked diligently to focus instruction and discussion on non-fiction texts and writing.


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Buildings Currently• Health/Life Safety repairs have been completed at the primary

and intermediate schools.

• The HS Annex building will be razed in the next month.

• The facilities and transportation committee meets regularly with the architect in order to develop a plan for the middle school and high school buildings.


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Buildings Coming Soon!The facilities and transportation committee has asked the district architect, Basalay, Cary, & Alstadt to complete a full assessment of the middle school and high school Health/Life/Safety survey completed in 2016.

Upon completion of this review in December, the Facilities committee will share ideas and request input from the full board, students, staff, families, and community.

A plan for building improvements will be complete in the spring of 2020.


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Bloomington Area Career Center Opportunities for our Students

26 Fieldcrest students currently enrolled (Junior/Senior)

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) EMT BasicCulinary Arts Fire ScienceConstruction Trades Digital MediaLaw Enforcement Automotive Technology Robotics/Engineering BarberingCosmetology WeldingHealth Careers/Med Terminology Computer NetworkingGraphic Design and Video Production

Skills USA Dual Credit 8th Grade Career Expo Industry Certification


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Senior, Austin Divan


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Areas of Growth and Goals for 19-20

The goals listed on the following school slides are general in nature as the state has not yet released school or district data.

This information will be released to the public on November 1st. Following the release, goals may be revised and will be shared with all Fieldcrest stakeholders.

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Fieldcrest Primary SchoolAreas of Growth and Pride

1. The entire staff is a positive, motivated group that works collaboratively to benefit all children. Teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, as well as the principal and the secretary are incredibly committed to making connections with students and doing what is best for student learning.

2. All teachers/staff are involved in the School Improvement Process and participate in the District Improvement Plan. They work to improve student learning by creating goals and action plans that promote student growth. Teachers/staff embraced the opportunity to accomplish goals and talk about best teaching practices during staff meetings and school improvement days.

3. Teachers assess Reading, Writing and Math on an individual basis, conferencing and teaching students one on one to ensure learning at each student's level. Teachers use the Daily Five format, Café reading strategies, assessments, Readers Workshop, Writer's Workshop, and Math Workshop to inform their instruction for individual students. Teachers know the importance of using student data to inform instruction and create lessons.


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Fieldcrest Primary School2019-2020 Goals

Goal 1: Professional DevelopmentImplement K-2 Handwriting Without Tears to support classroom teachers and the pursuit of legible and fluent handwriting a natural and automatic skill for all children. HWWT helps students develop skills and form letter from prewriting to printing to cursive.

Implementation: Handwriting Without Tears training and support. Collaboration with K-2 staff during and after implementation of HWT. Collaboration with WCSEA OT staff during and after implementation of HWT.

Goal 2: Professional DevelopmentMonitor and Evaluate previously implemented Comprehension Literacy Model. Improve Tier 1 interventions for all teachers/staff at Fieldcrest Primary K-2.

Implementation: Plan PD to correlate with specific Tier 1 CLM Reading Interventions at the K-2 level. Train and support K-2 staff with Guided Reading Plus; Comprehensive Focus Groups; Oral Language and Literacy Groups; Assisted Writing Groups; and Writing Process Groups.


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Fieldcrest Primary School2019-2020 Goals Continued

Goal 3: AcademicIncrease Reading and Math NWEA (MPG) scores from our Fall benchmark to our EOY Spring assessment. Track student progress between test dates (Fall, Winter, & Spring) and ensure student are successfully growing.

Implementation:Teachers will practice these steps to improve Reading and Math (MPG) scores:1. Differentiate by RIT levels2. Goal-setting Conferencing with students3. Utilize sample tests from NWEA's website4. Use technology that reflects similar functionality to MPG test


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Fieldcrest Intermediate SchoolAreas of Growth and Pride

1. 95.6% Student Attendance2. MAP Growth and IAR Achievement both increased from 2017-20183. Increased Illinois Science Assessment Score in the last 2 years


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Fieldcrest Intermediate School2019-2020 Goals

1. FIS will demonstrate Faculty and Staff Buy in to our Building wide PBIS program to support student SEL needs. (2 years)

2. FIS will develop a system of consistent evidence based interventions and benchmarks for RtI. (2 years)

3. Academics Numbers (2019-2020)○ 47% of students meet MAP projection in Math (45% in 2018-2019)○ 53% of students meet MAP projection for Reading (51% in 2018-2019)○ 58% of students meet MAP projection for Language (56% in 2018-2019)

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Fieldcrest Middle SchoolAreas of Growth and Pride

1. Creation of the Castle: A game room for students to support kids making good academic and behavior choices.

2. Creation of the UnKnighted room: Created to support students and families in need in our community.

3. Introduction of Meditation strategies to reduce stress levels and learn to manage feelings.

2019-2020 Goals1. Creation of Win to address the deficits of all our students as an extension of the classroom. We

cover SEL, Math, and Reading through the use of Science and Social Studies articles to promote confidence in grade level materials and social/emotional interactions.

2. Alignment of writing in the core curriculum building-wide. 3. Continue the good work of 18-19 to support the student group with special needs.


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Fieldcrest High SchoolAreas of Growth and Pride

1. Continuing levels of growth that his happening as assessed on the NWEA MAP in the area of Math for students at the high school. This year, all grade levels exceeded expectations during fall benchmarking by performing very well at a time that usually shows a summer decline due to no school. The juniors exceeded with 63% of students performing at the 61st percentile, the level needed that mirrors PSAT/SAT success.

2. This year, we continue to take pride in the students who are identified as Illinois State Scholars. Those are: Angelique Amaral, Zada Baker, Hannah Baker, Andrew Gochanour, and Ryan Gochanour.

3. Fieldcrest High School continues to pride itself as a “Service to All” high school. Key Club/Interact, NHS, #Bethechange, Club Renaissance, Student Council are just a few examples of the programs that the FHS student takes part in. In addition, the athletic teams also pride themselves in the service of others, working to support outside agencies like food banks and St. Jude. This year, in one evening, the FHS Dance team raised over $1000 to fight Childhood Cancer.


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Fieldcrest High School2019-2020 Goals

1. Assemble and utilize the creation of building level data teams to facilitate the school improvement process.

2. Utilize the PSAT/SAT assessments as well as NWEA MAP results to establish Math and ELA Growth goals for the year, focusing on students who are approaching the 61st percentile within the MAP.

3. Focus on the Social Emotional learning aspects of individuals to empower students to succeed both academically and emotionally at Fieldcrest High School.


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Coming Soon!

Fieldcrest CUSD #6 will have a new website! We are excited to unveil a new, clean look that will allow all site visitors easy access to resources.

We hope you find our new site easy to navigate with information at your fingertips.

Uploading December 15th!

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How does the high school address bullying?

• The district as a whole works together to educate students on tolerance, inclusion, and kindness

• On October 7th, our schools united to show display our stance against bullying

• Staff across the district teach lessons, model appropriate behavior, and celebrate students for

their kind and generous behavior

• Activity of Reading the book ONE and signing a pledge

• Character Mondays

• #bethechange, a student led group that addresses positive behaviors in our community

See BOE Policy 7.180 for more information

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Does the district offer an annual survey?

Yes, each of our schools participates in the IL 5 Essentials survey. This survey covers instruction, environment/climate, safety, and leadership. This survey is taken by all students in grades 4-12 and is open to all staff and parents.

The board is interested in discussing a survey of graduates and community members in the coming months!

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Can a NO PARKING section be created near the main door to the high school?

We appreciation this suggestion and will send it to the Facilities and Transportation committee which meets in early November.

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Can breakfast times be lengthened?

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Thank you for bringing your concern to the board’s attention. This will be reviewed and a plan of action created that allows every child ample time to eat breakfast.


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How do our schools combat vaping and other illegal drug use?

• We begin with education! Our students learn from district staff and from guest educators the

importance of avoid tobacco and illegal drugs

• Josten’s Character Lessons

• Health Class

• A request for additional support/education has been sent to the Woodford Co Health Department

See BOE Policy 7.190 for more information

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Can supervision of students be added at FHS before the shuttle buses pick up each morning?

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We appreciate that this concern was brought to the board’s attention. The board will work alongside school district administration to find a solution that will keep students safe each morning.


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What steps if any has the board taken to utilize the Capital Bill, which was signed into law this summer, that allocates

$1.6 billion in matching funds to go toward school construction?

The PreK-12th grade funding is $526 million, which equals 1% of the total funding under Rebuild Illinois. A helpful document can be found at: https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/20266-Rebuild_Illinois_Capital_Plan.pdfAs mentioned in an earlier slide, the board was ahead of the game in working with an architect to review the HLS survey from 2016 and design a plan to improve our school buildings.

The school maintenance project grant application was released on October 4th and will be shared with the facilities and transportation committee at the next meeting. During this next month, school administration will work diligently with the architect to choose the projects of greatest need. The committee will be prepared to approve 1 project and send the grant on for full board approval, prior to submittal. This is a matching grant and will require board approval for up to $50,000 of district funds.

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https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/20266-Rebuild_Illinois_Capital_Plan.pdf


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