School Name: Riverwatch MS
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2015-18 Executive Summary
Continuous Improvement Goal
(Schools determine the number of goals)
AdvancED Standards
(Check all that apply)
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
RMS will increase the total number of
points earned on the CCRPI from 94.7
points to 97.1 points by focusing on
assessment strategies. If teachers better
utilize both formative and summative
assessment, student growth and
achievement toward standards will
improve in Language Arts, Math, Science,
and Social Studies.
The school’s curriculum,
instructional design, and
assessment practices guide
and ensure teacher
effectiveness and student
learning.
Support from FCS Depts.*
(List all that apply)
Teaching and Learning: To
provide professional learning
and support for all teachers:
 Implementation of
Researched-Based
 Higher Order Thinking
Strategies
 Implementation of
Data Teams
Technology and Information
Services: To provide
professional learning and
support for all teachers:
 Continue Assistance in
Data Collection and
Data Disaggregation
 Continue ITSLearning
Training
* 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
School Name: Riverwatch MS
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2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal:
If teachers better utilize both formative and summative assessment, student growth and achievement toward
standards will improve in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
SMART Goal:
RMS will increase the total number of points earned on the CCRPI from 94.7 points to 97.1 points by focusing
on assessment strategies.
Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan)
Language Arts
6th Grade – The 6th grade ELA team plans
to utilize ITSlearning to develop more
engaging and personalized assessments
this year. They also plan to better their
use of effective and timely data analysis.
7th Grade –7th ELA will continue to
incorporate a variety of assessment
strategies throughout the year with a
focus on the addition of student selfassessment and goal-setting, performance
standards #5.2 and #5.4. Our strategies
will focus on self-assessment through the
use of rubrics, checklists, study guides, and
writing and project guidelines, along with
presenting student exemplars.
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8 Grade – The 8 grade ELA team will
implement standard-specific sections on
summative assessments.
Math
Use more frequent and varied assessment
strategies as related to TKES Standards:
Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Standard 4: Differentiated
Impact on Student and Adult
Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements)
If teachers focus on their assessment
strategies, particularly in regards to
tailoring them to better meet
students’ developmental and
personal needs, the assessments will
serve as improved indicators of gaps
in learning and student growth.
If students are more involved in the
assessment process, they can take
more ownership of their learning
and grow to work with their teacher
to address individual needs.
If students fail to succeed on a
particular section, then the teacher
can focus on that standard for
Relearn/Recovery.
If students are given more frequent
assessments then the students have
more opportunities to show mastery
of the skills.
Timeline
Resources Needed?
Who is
Responsible?
ELA groups will
meet on Thursdays
during first
planning. Mrs.
Thrower will attend
throughout the year
to check on our
progress. She will
also touch base
with us during our
mid-year TKES
conference for a
complete status
update.
Provide specific feedback
through TKES observations
Professional development
on different assessment
strategies
RMS ELA plans to utilize
resources at the county,
local administrative,
support staff, collaborative
team levels as well as the
guidance & assistance
from our Quality Work
Facilitator. We would find
it abundantly useful if we
were granted time to
collaborate and
score/assess student work
as a grade level subject
area team. We would like
to use collaborative
grading time for our Unit 1
ACE the week of October
12. We received
subscription to Voces, an
online resource for
grammar and nonfiction.
We will discuss student
progress each week in
our math meetings
through the data teams
process to determine if
Resources:
Collaborative planning
time to develop stations
and informal assessments
for each unit
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Instruction
Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
If students are given varied
assessments then teachers are able to
address different learning styles.
we are breaking our
content up
appropriately.
Use ITSLearning quizzes as tickets out the door.
We plan on having 2-3
graded formative
assessments per unit.
We will include this
information in our
weekly meeting
minutes.
Utilize websites such as Khan Academy and
Learn Zillion to “flip” the classroom, allowing
students to preview lessons before class.
Science
Use more frequent and varied assessment
strategies as related to TKES Standards:
Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Standard 4: Differentiated
Instruction
Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
Social Studies
Use more frequent and varied assessment
strategies as related to TKES Standards:
Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Standard 4: Differentiated
Instruction
Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
If the teachers incorporate assessment
strategies on a daily basis, then the
students will be given a variety of
opportunities to be assessed against
their content mastery. This will
enhance a student’s knowledge of the
standards as a whole. These actions
will help the teacher to better
understand student mastery and
therefore, direct/guide/focus
instruction to better meet the needs
of the learners.
If students are assessed using a variety
of methods, teachers will be able to
differentiate instruction and provide
constructive feedback to ensure
student progress toward the mastery
of Social Studies standards.
Every week the science
department will meet to
review assessment data.
Planning and instruction
will be adjusted based
upon student needs.
Monthly data teams
process will be utilized.
Teachers will generate
daily notes to assist in
the development of new
differentiated lessons.
Through weekly subject
area meetings the Social
Studies Teachers will
analyze data on
formative and
summative assessments.
The data teams process
will be utilized for
quarterly, midterm, and
finals.
(administration)
Teachers will provide
students with timely and
specific feedback of all
formative assessments
Utilize the QWF, Liz Tuck
and ITS, Brian Sudderth
Goal checklist per unit for
student use
Resources:
Collaborative planning
time to develop stations
and informal assessments
for each unit
(administration)
Teachers will provide
students with timely and
specific feedback of all
formative assessments
Utilize the QWF, Liz Tuck
and ITS, Brian Sudderth
Resources:
Collaborative planning
time to develop stations
and informal assessments
for each unit
(administration)
Teachers will provide
students with timely and
specific feedback of all
formative assessments
Utilize the QWF, Liz Tuck
and ITS, Brian Sudderth,
and District Coordinator,
Robin Elmore
Monitoring:
There are several internal monitoring elements for our school improvement plan:
1. Weekly subject area minutes
2. Monthly data teams minutes
3. TKES observations
4. Professional learning day conversations
5. Faculty meeting conversations
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2015-16 Professional Learning Plan
Professional Learning Goal(s):
RMS will increase the total number of points earned on the CCRPI from 94.7 points to 97.1 points by focusing
on assessment strategies. If teachers better utilize both formative and summative assessment, student
growth and achievement toward standards will improve in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
Assessment strategies are essential elements for meeting student’s instructional needs for content mastery. By focusing
on assessment strategies, it becomes possible to improve the quality of instruction and student achievement.
Date
# Hours
July 30
Pre-Planning (School)
2
July 31
Pre-Planning (District)
3
3
August 3
Pre-Planning
August 4
Pre-Planning
5
August 5
Pre-Planning
1
September 2
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District)
September 23
Faculty Meeting – Standards Based Grading
Procedures
2
October 23
Prof. Dev. (District a.m., School p.m.)
3.5
October 28
Faculty Meeting – ITS Learning Inclement
Weather Procedures
December 2
Faculty Meeting – TKES Mid Year Review
2
1
Description of Learning Activities
Safety Training
TKES Orientation
School Improvement Overview
County Office Training related to each subject area
Subject Area School Improvement Planning to develop SIAP
Code of Ethics Training
Health Training – Allergies
Panther Camp – 6th grade transition activities
Open House – 7th and 8th grade students
Child Abuse Training
Homeless Education Training
CPR Training
RTI Process Training
TKES Preconference meeting with administrators
Data Teams Process Overview and Adjustment Training
Subject area planning and review of individual data teams information
Review standards based grading procedures and county guidelines;
engage teachers in a review of their grade books to analyze and evaluate
the connections between their formative grades and summative grades.
Encourage groups to make adjustments as needed.
County Office Training related to differentiation in each subject area
3.5
1
Milestone data analysis
Review county expectations regarding student classroom instruction
activities during inclement weather days. Provide feedback from internal
review of teacher ITS Learning pages.
1
Review any new state testing data related to SGP and CCRPI; provide staff
with school wide data from this information and relate to mid-year TKES
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with SIAP Adjustments
January 4
Prof. Dev. Day (School)
2
January 27
Faculty Meeting – Review School
Procedures for Standardized Testing
Reviews
February 16
Prof. Dev. (District a.m., School p.m.)
May 31
Post-Planning
June 1
Post-Planning
TOTAL HOURS:
1
reviews; make any needed school improvement plan adjustments
Complete state surveys for the staff; complete data teams process as
related to student performance on midterms; evaluate school climate
with the school leadership team
Set up expectations for February 16th school based professional learning;
share community feedback about testing reviews as related to USA Test
Prep.
3
County Office Training related to each subject area
3
Complete school based data teams process; develop plans for
remediation, review, and acceleration for the upcoming 6 weeks prior to
state wide testing.
Complete final grade analysis to verify the fidelity of student records.
3
Complete any state standardized testing analysis (if state wide testing
data from school year 15/16 is available)
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