Berclair Elementary
TN School and District Improvement Plan
School:
District:
Analysis of last
year’s final results:
Berclair Elementary School
Shelby County Schools District
Math 3rd-5th grades 39.1% P/A
Goals for this school
year:
Reading & Language Arts 3rd-5th grades
31.5% P/A
Source of Challenge:
Improve planning to enhance rigor of
instruction by raising level of content,
increase complexity of vocabulary and
writing and raise expectations of
learning through differentiated
instruction while students take
ownership of learning.
Source of Progress:
Berclair Elementary attributes this
gain to the fact that teachers have
common planning time as well as their
practice of closely analyzing student
performance data to guide their
instructional decisions. Effective small
group and response to intervention
utilizing hired tutors.
Overall Achievement Goals: (Aligned to First to the Top Goals)
1. Berclair Elementary 3rd to 5th grade students (ALL subgroups) scoring
proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Math will
increase from 39.1% to 42.9% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
2. Berclair Elementary 3rd to 5th grade students (ALL subgroups) scoring
proficient or advanced on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and
Language Arts will increase from 31.5% to 35.8% on the Spring 2014
TCAP.
Subgroup Goals: (List each subgroup individually)
1. Our Black subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 25.5% to 30.2%
on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
2. Our Black subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase
from 29.8% to 34.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
3. Our White subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 39.3% to 43.1%
on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
4. Our White subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase
from 42.9% to 46.5% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
5. Our Hispanic subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced
on the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 41.8% to
45.4% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
6. Our Hispanic subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced
on the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will
increase from 29.9% to 34.3% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
7. Our ED subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 37.3% to 41.2%
on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
Plan for this school
year:
8. Our ED subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase
from 30.9% to 35.2% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
9. Our LEP subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Math will increase from 44.5% to 48.0%
on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
10. Our LEP subgroup in 3rd to 5th grade scoring proficient or advanced on
the TCAP achievement test in Reading and Language Arts will increase
from 28.9% to 33.3% on the Spring 2014 TCAP.
Other Required Goal Areas:
1. Berclair Elementary will reach the required attendance rate of 93% by
maintaining or exceeding our past attendance rate of 95%.
Key strategies to achieve goals:
1. Rigor, differentiation, literacy, and numeracy MUST be described in
lesson plans and infused in all content areas with Science and Social
Studies integrated into Reading, Language Arts, and Mathematics
2. Smart boards and related technology will be integrated into lessons on
core subjects.
3. AYP grades are departmentalized.
4. Ongoing peer observations and sharing of student work and strategies
by collaboration in Professional Learning Community.
5. Differentiated teacher professional development (PD) based on TEM
rubric.
6. Increased fidelity to district software requirements.
7. Focus on both Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Student
Performance Indicators (SPIs).
8. Share new instructional insights from PD conferences and sessions ongoing throughout the year.
9. Book Study to improve teachers’ strategies for CCSS and teaching
strategies.
Key strategies to achieve progress for students with the greatest need:
10. Utilization of teacher tutors before and after school and retired teacher
tutors during the school day.
11. Implementation of Tier II and Tier III strategies for RTI.
12. Maintain rich data comparisons to identify needs and drive instruction.
Projected costs and funding sources for key strategies.
 Strategies 1, 3, 5, 7 and 12 will not require additional funding. The TEM
Lesson Plan Template greatly assists teachers in the creation of
effective lessons plans which include the CCSS and SPIs reflected in our
curriculum and pacing guides. Departmentalization AYP grades is
already in place at Berclair Elementary.
 Strategy 2 has a projected cost of $5,000 for the purchase of Smart
Boards and PD on their use. The projected cost is to be covered by Title
I funds.
 Strategy 4 has a projected cost of $1,500 for the payment of substitute
teachers. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
 Strategy 6 has a projected cost of $20,000 for the purchase of
Benchmarks for
Progress
computers. The projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
 Strategy 8 has a projected cost of $4,000 for conference fees,
transportation, and other costs associated with PD opportunities. The
projected cost is to be covered by Title I funds.
 Strategy 9 has a projected cost of $1,000.
 Strategy 10 has a projected cost of $70,000. $9,000 of the projected
cost will be covered by Extended Contracts for teachers. $61,000 of the
projected cost for hiring retired teachers will be covered by Title I funds.
Benchmark:
Timeline:
All teachers will submit weekly lesson plans
Weekly Aug. 2013-May 2014
for administrator’s perusal. Teachers will
incorporate tested mathematics and
reading/language arts objectives, MCS
Curriculum Guides, and CCSS into daily
lessons.
Teachers in grades K-5 will utilize Discovery
Assessed 3 times per year
Formative Assessments, which model TCAP
October 2013
skills and format, as a standardized
November 2013
assessment of student progress in
February 2014
mathematics, science, and reading/language
arts. Grade level data analysis will take place
during regularly scheduled meetings following
each testing cycle/period.
Teachers will assess and benchmark students
Weekly Aug. 2013-May 2014
using Istation (K-3), Reading Plus (4-5) and
Benchmark 1 – Sept. 2013
Imagine Learning for ELL students for reading. Benchmark 2 – Dec. 2013
Stanford Math will provide benchmarks and
Benchmark 3 – Feb. 2014
monitoring for math.