DUE 10/2/15 to Teaching and Learning Department
School Name: Cumming ES 1
2015-18 Executive Summary
Continuous Improvement Goal
(Schools determine the number of goals)
1. 80% of Cumming Elementary School
kindergarten through fifth grade
students will meet the end of grade
level goals as measured by the May
2016 administration of the Global
Strategy Stage Assessment (GLOSS)
Assessment.
AdvancED Standards
(Check all that apply)
X
Purpose and Direction
X
Governance and
Leadership
X
Teaching and
Assessing for
Learning
X
Resources and
Support
Systems
Support from FCS Depts.*
(List all that apply)
Professional learning opportunities for
administrators and teacher leaders to promote
personal growth and professional knowledge in
the area of mathematics.
Continued collaboration with Special Education
to ensure that staff and resources are available
to provide the services necessary for students
to reach their educational goals.
Continued extensive guidance and support for
Title I, ESOL, and EIP programs.
X
2. 75% of Cumming Elementary School
second through fifth grade students will
meet or exceed grade level goals as
measured on the winter 2016
administration of the cbmReading.
Using Results for
Continuous
Improvement
Opportunities for collaboration with other
schools to more deeply evaluate our programs,
processes, and outcomes relative to student
achievement and teacher/leader effectiveness.
X
Purpose and Direction
X
Governance and
Leadership
Professional learning opportunities for
administrators and teacher leaders to promote
personal growth and professional knowledge in
the area of balanced literacy instruction.
X
Teaching and
Assessing for
Learning
X
Resources and
Support
Systems
X
Using Results for
Continuous
Improvement
3. 82% of Cumming Elementary School
third through fifth grade students will
meet or exceed grade level expectations
in the content areas of science and
X
Purpose and Direction
X
Governance and
Leadership
Continued collaboration with Special Education
to ensure that staff and resources are available
to provide the services necessary for students
to reach their educational goals.
Continued extensive guidance and support for
Title I, ESOL, and EIP programs.
Opportunities for collaboration with other
schools to more deeply evaluate our programs,
processes, and outcomes relative to student
achievement and teacher/leader effectiveness.
Professional learning opportunities for
administrators and teacher leaders to promote
personal growth and professional knowledge in
the areas of science and social studies.
DUE 10/2/15 to Teaching and Learning Department
School Name: Cumming ES 2
social studies as measured by the April
2016 Georgia Milestones Assessment.
X
Teaching and
Assessing for
Learning
X
Resources and
Support
Systems
X
Using Results for
Continuous
Improvement
Continued collaboration with Special Education
to ensure that staff and resources are available
to provide the services necessary for students
to reach their educational goals.
Continued extensive guidance and support for
Title I, ESOL, and EIP programs.
Opportunities for collaboration with other
schools to more deeply evaluate our programs,
processes, and outcomes relative to student
achievement and teacher/leader effectiveness.
* FCS Depts:
Educational Leadership
Facilities
Finance & Operations
Food & Nutrition Services
Human Resources
Public Inf. & Communications
School Safety & Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
Superintendent
Teaching & Learning
Technology & Inf. Services
Transportation
2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal:
SMART Goal:
See Step 3 (DMR): Establish SMART Goals
Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan)
Impact on Student and Adult
Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements)
See Step 4 (DMR):
Select Specific Strategies
See Step 5 (DMR):
Determine Results Indicators
Timeline
Resources Needed?
Who is
Responsible?
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School Name: Cumming ES 3
Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year:
See Step 6 (DMR): Monitor and Evaluate Results
2015-16 Professional Learning Plan
Professional Learning Goal(s):
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Improve/increase the usage of Itslearning as an instructional technology tools and increase student/parent
usage
Create engaging on-line learning (digital classroom) opportunities for students.
Infuse collaboratively developed learning opportunities for students to participate in STEM activities in the
Media Center and classrooms.
Expand professional knowledge regarding instructional practices designed to develop higher-order thinking
through questioning, increased student specific feedback, and problem solving.
Increase professional knowledge of and improve instructional practices regarding K-5 Standards for
Mathematical Practice.
Continue development of school-wide writing strategies to prepare student for increased performance on
writing tasks and assessments.
Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
To improve the CCRPI score for Cumming Elementary School.
DUE 10/2/15 to Teaching and Learning Department
School Name: Cumming ES 4
Goal 1. 80% of Cumming Elementary School kindergarten through fifth grade students will meet the end of grade level
goals as measured by the May 2016 administration of the Global Strategy Stage Assessment (GLOSS) Assessment.
Goal 2. 75% of Cumming Elementary School second through fifth grade students will meet or exceed grade level goals as
measured on the winter 2016 administration of the cbmReading.
Goal 3. 3. 82% of Cumming Elementary School third through fifth grade students will meet or exceed grade level
expectations in the content areas of science and social studies as measured by the April 2016 Georgia Milestones
Assessment.
Date
# Hours
Description of Learning Activities
July 30
Pre-Planning
8
Welcome Back- Engineering Excellence I- Instructional Strategic Plan
Implementation, Connecting Data Teams to instruction, and Project
Connect
July 31
Pre-Planning (District)
August 3
Pre-Planning
August 5
Pre-Planning
September 2
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District)
September 17, 23 & 23
PLCs
October 23
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM)
January 4
Prof. Dev. Day (School)
February 16
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM)
February 18, 23 & 24
PLCs
May 31
Post-Planning
June 1
Post-Planning
4
DCD- Itslearning /Collaborative team planning
4
Safety training, TKES Orientation, IRR and Support Team
Collaborative meeting
2
Lunch & Learn- Ethics & school procedures
4
Data Teams Training- ACCESS Test results – Collaborative data
analysis
4
Instructional collaborative planning with administrative support – ½
day each grade level.
8
DCD- Differentiation Strategies/Team collaboration
5
Engineering Excellence II- Differentiation strategies carousels
8
DCD- Differentiation Strategies/ Team collaboration
4
Instructional collaborative planning with administrative support – ½
day each grade level.
3
Celebration luncheon and team activities
2
Team Meetings- Planning for 2016-17
TOTAL HOURS:
56