Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
AdvancEd
Continuous
Improvement
Centura Public School
2014
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
The mission of Centura Public School, as an
innovative educational system, is to provide for all
students educational experiences that will prepare
them for an ever-changing
21st Century society.
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
A Tale of Two Snapshots
• Blending the past with the present
• Value of the process
• We see ourselves improving
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura is a rural consolidated district made up of approximately
530 students (PK-12), from small towns within 214 square miles of
ranches and farms. Formed in 1967, our school is located five miles
from Boelus, Cairo, and Dannebrog, Nebraska, thus the name
Centura. Grand Island is a 17 mile drive from our school.
The mission of Centura Public School, as an innovative educational
system, is to provide for all students educational experiences that will
prepare them for an ever-changing 21st century society. These
educational experiences begin in Centura's Bright Beginnings Preschool and continue through post-secondary opportunities provided onsite at the Centura campus. Centura's dedication to providing students
with skills necessary for the 21st century is evident in its
technologically rich environment. Students grades five through 12
enjoy the benefit of a 24/7, one-to-one, computer program, extending
campus walls to home and beyond. This technology initiative supports
the district’s vision statement, “A school community about students,
excellence, and innovation.”
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Detailed achievement data can be found in our artifacts.
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura at a glance...
Detailed achievement data can be found in our artifacts.
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Self Assessment
• Students -- Excellence -- Innovation
• Involved the whole faculty
• Groups rated standards and collected artifacts
• SLT completed Self Assessment
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Standard 1 - Purpose and Direction
STRENGTHS
- Clearly defined expectations
CHALLENGES
- Formalized process for reviewing and
revising our mission statement
- Professional Development
- Input from all stakeholders
- Resources
- Shared vision
- Continue providing adequate services
for diverse academic levels
Score - 2.5
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Standard 2 - Governance and Leadership
STRENGTHS
CHALLENGES
- Opportunities to understand each
others’ roles
- School Board Retreat
- Continuous Improvement Plans
- Professional Development
tied to improvement goals
- Teacher Evaluation Tool
- Communication between stakeholder
groups
- Engagement of Stakeholders
(active involvement/participation)
Score - 2.67
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Standard 3 - Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
STRENGTHS
CHALLENGES
- Opportunities for students
to develop learning, thinking, and
life skills.
- More opportunities for staff collaboration
- Fostering relationships between students
and staff
- Everyone involved in the
continuous improvement process
- Differentiated instruction
- School leaders consistently
communicating expectations and
providing feedback
Score - 2.75
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Standard 4 - Resources and Support Systems
STRENGTHS
CHALLENGES
- Instructional Time and Materials
- Quality staff to serve educational
programs
- Creating a cohesive, long-range
strategic planning
(Coordinated facility, technology,
curriculum, fiscal resources)
- Numerous Support Systems
- Crisis Training & Facility Safety Updates
- Technology Resources & Personnel
Score - 2.75
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Standard 5 - Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
STRENGTHS
CHALLENGES
- Training/Support
- Staff turnover
- RtI
- Engagement of stakeholders
- Data-driven decisions
- Patience to see results
- Communicate Results
- Funding available for improvement
initiatives
Score - 2.6
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Climate Survey
- ASSIST Surveys were administered to
students,
parents, and staff:
95 Early Elementary Students
96 Elementary Students
191 Middle/High School Students
58 Parents
60 Staff
- 5-Point Scale (Elementary Surveys were 3 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Survey Results
Early Elementary Students
STRENGTHS
- My school has books for me to read.
- My teacher wants me to learn.
- My teachers wants me to do my
best.
- My teacher tells me when I do
good work.
- I am safe at school.
- l learn new things at school.
CHALLENGES
- My family likes to come to school.
- Other teachers know me.
- I know what to do every day at school.
Overall Score = 2.83 (3 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Survey Results
Elementary Students
STRENGTHS
- In my school, my teachers want me to
do my best work.
- My school has computers to help me
learn.
- My school has many places where I can
learn such as the library.
- My school wants children in our school
to help each other, even if we are not
friends.
- My teachers care about students.
- My teachers tell me how I should
behave
and do my work.
- In my school, my principal and teachers
want every student to learn.
CHALLENGES
- My principal and teachers ask me what
I think about school.
- My teachers ask my family to come
to school activities.
- In my school, I am treated fairly.
- In my school, students treat adults
with respect.
Overall Score = 2.77 (3 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Survey Results
Secondary Students
STRENGTHS
CHALLENGES
- In my school, a variety of resources are
available to help me succeed
(e.g. teaching staff, media and
technology).
- In my school, I can participate in
activities
that interest me.
- In my school, the principal and teachers
have high expectations of me.
- In my school, computers are up to date
and used by teachers to help me learn.
- Teachers work together to improve
student learning.
- Purpose and expectations are clearly
explained to me and my family.
- In my school, students respect the
property of others.
- All students are treated with respect.
- All of my teachers change their
teaching to meet my learning needs.
- My school considers students’ opinions
when planning ways to improve the
school.
Overall Score = 3.73 (5 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Survey Results
Parents
STRENGTHS
- My child has up-to-date computers
and other technology to learn.
- Our school provides opportunities for
students to participate in activities that
interest them.
- Our school provides a safe learning
environment.
- My child knows the expectations for
learning in all classes.
- Our school’s purpose statement is
clearly
focused on student success.
-Our school provides students with
access
to a variety of information resources to
support their learning.
CHALLENGES
- Our school’s purpose statement is
formally reviewed and revised with
involvement from parents.
- Our school provides opportunities for
stakeholders to be involved in the
school.
- All of my child’s teachers meet his or
her
learning needs by individualizing
instruction.
Overall Score = 3.82 (5 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Survey Results
Staff
STRENGTHS
- Our school has a continuous
improvement process based on data,
goals,
actions and measures for growth.
- Our school purpose statement is
clearly focused on student success.
- Our school provides qualified staff
members to support student learning.
-Our school’s leaders monitor data
related
to student achievement.
- Our school's leaders support an
innovative and collaborative culture.
CHALLENGES
- Our school's governing body or school
board maintains a distinction between
its
roles and responsibilities and those of
school leadership.
- In our school, all staff members use
student data to address the unique
learning
needs of all students.
- In our school, all school personnel
regularly engage families in their
children's
learning progress.
Overall Score = 4.25 (5 point scale)
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
School Improvement Goals
Goal 1: All students at Centura Public School will become
proficient writers.
Measurable Objective: 80% of all students will demonstrate a proficiency in ideas/content,
organization, word choice/voice, and sentence fluency/conventions in writing by 05/16/2014 as
measured by the district writing assessment for 1st-3rd, 5th-7th, 9th-10th, and the NESA-W for
4th, 8th, and 11th grades.
Strategy 1 - Training in Write Tools and state writing rubric
Strategy 2 - Extended Writing Instruction
Strategy 3 - District Writing Curriculum
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
School Improvement Goals
Goal 2: All students at Centura Public School will become
proficient readers.
Measurable Objective:
80% of all students will demonstrate a proficiency in comprehension
and vocabulary in Reading by 05/16/2014 as measured by NWEA, NESA-R, STAR, and DIBELS.
Strategy 1 - Consistent materials and instructional time
Strategy 2 - Professional development
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Accreditation Progress Report
Required Action 1: Develop and implement systematic and systemic school/district
improvement processes that include
(1) a commitment to act on a common PK-12 mission,
(2) a defined PK-12 curriculum in all content areas,
(3) specific PK-12 goals to address school improvement needs,
(4) specific strategies and interventions to address identified student needs
(i.e., building/grade specific but tied to improvement goals), and
(5) specific professional development tied to school improvement plans.
Response:
#1 - School Leadership Team reviews and revises the school mission and vision statements at the
beginning of each year.
#2 - During the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2013, teachers in grades PK-12 have worked to rewrite
the reading, math, science, and writing curricula along with formative assessments in math and
science.
#3 - The District has identified two school improvement goals; these goals have been a part of the
continuous improvement process since 2009. The math goal was stopped in 2012 because of
the progress that was made and we continue to make.
#4 - Many strategies have been put in place to identify student needs. Over the last three years the
district has utilized LtoJ formative assessments, APL instructional strategies, and ALP reading
strategies. RtI has been in place for seven year.
#5 - The professional develop provided in the district has been directly tied to the two school
improvement goals and to the strategies and interventions that have been adopted.
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Accreditation Progress Report
Required Action 2: Develop and implement strategies that increase stakeholder
communication and involvement in the school improvement process.
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State of the schools address shared in public forums and written form
Involvement of student council and character council in the school.
Parent MAPS and NeSA Reports
Centura alert system
Powerschool
District and Teacher websites
Google Docs
District newsletters and building newsletters
30 minutes of public input at school board meetings
Curriculum Nights
Title I meetings
Parent Academic Support Symposium
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Accreditation Progress Report
Required Action 3: Develop and implement a balanced assessment system that
collects, analyzes, reports, and directly informs classroom instruction for learning.
Response:
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MAPS testing
Analyzing of MAPS data throughout the year and as a staff in the spring
NeSA testing
Analyzing NeSA reading, math, and science scores in the fall
C4L - Practice assessments of Nebraska standards
DIBELS
Hiring of a curriculum developer to support the collection of data
LtoJ formative assessments
Weekly analysis of student progress monitoring data during RtI meetings
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Centura...
A school community about students, excellence, and innovation.
Thank you for helping us
in our quest to make
Centura
a school community about
students, excellence, and innovation!