Wildwood Early Childhood Center
School Improvement Plan
2014-15
Wilmington Public Schools
Wildwood Early Childhood Center
School Improvement Plan
2014-15
2013-2014 Wildwood and Boutwell School Advisory Council
Robert Appolloni – Principal, Boutwell
Erin Burke – Head Teacher, Wildwood
Meghan Ryle – Boutwell Teacher
Amy Largenton – Parent
Chanel Romano – Parent
Sharon Scaramozza – Parent
Jeff Strasnick – Principal, Wildwood
Jennifer Mahon – Head Teacher, Boutwell
Christine Stanford – Wildwood Teacher
Jessica Peroni – Parent
Lori Fitzgerald – Parent
School Improvement Plan 2013-14 Summary
The development of the 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan started with an analysis of the spring 2013 AIMSweb assessment data. Data
highlighted areas that needed attention including letter identification fluency. A goal was developed to address this specific area of
concern. The 2013-2014 SIP also included goals focused on data culture and implementation of the new educator evaluation. Data
culture continues to be a focus at Wildwood. The current SIP doesn’t include a specific data culture goal; however, data analysis is
included in our reading goal.
2014-2015 Wildwood and Boutwell School Advisory Council
Lisa King – Boutwell Principal
Jen Mahon – Boutwell ECC Director
Kristin O’Toole – Wildwood Teacher
Mandeep Lane – Parent
Jeff Strasnick – Wildwood Principal
Charlotte Philips – Wildwood ECC Director
Lisa Murphy – Boutwell Teacher
Jennifer Bryson - Parent
School Improvement Plan 2014-15
The goals for the 2014-2015 School Improvement Plan began to take shape following close examination of the spring 2014 AIMSweb
assessment data. Since letter identification fluency had been addressed the previous year it was determined that phoneme segmentation
fluency would be a focus for this coming school year. Given that data analysis is a district and school focus, we decided to include a goal to
implement a preschool assessment tool that aligns with the MA Curriculum Frameworks. This will help support us with providing
individualized instruction for our preschool students.
Wilmington Public Schools
Wildwood Early Childhood Center
School Improvement Plan 2014-15
Goal Statement: Based on the fact that currently the preschool program does not have a formal assessment tool to monitor student progress at the
end of the 2014-2015 school year the preschool teachers with the support of the Early Childhood Directors will create (Year 1) and implement (Year
2) an assessment tool to align with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework standards.
Resources
Actions
Benchmarks/Evidence
Timeline
Collect samples from area districts during SEEM jobalike meetings
Facilitate collaborative meeting time with preschool
teachers twice a month
Use collaborative meeting time to review current
assessments and progress report
Review MA Curriculum Frameworks for alignment
with current progress report
Review item analysis and links to MA Curriculum
Frameworks and identify which items are currently
assessed
Add items to be assessed that are not being
addressed currently
Create the assessment tool to focus on the agreed
upon areas.
Develop a rubric to give ratings to the items covered
by the assessment
Time to collect samples from
other districts
Meeting time
Receipt of sample assessments from
area district
10/2014-11/2014
meeting agendas
10/2014-6/2015
Meeting time
Created list of assessments/progress
report examples and timeline for
administering assessments
Item analysis of progress report
skills with documented links to the
MA Curriculum Frameworks
Compiled list of assessments that
can be used to document student
growth
11/2014
Compiled list of areas to assessed
2/2015
Assessment created
3/2015
Meeting time to discuss
Frameworks in preschool
Time to analyze assessments
Time to edit assessments
Time and possible funding
for materials for assessment
Time to develop rubric
12/2014
1/2015
4/2015
Rubric developed
Administer the assessment to five students as a test
Review results of assessment and make changes as
necessary
Implementation of the common assessment at both
Early Childhood Centers twice a year
Mid-year review of data gathered
Time to administer
assessment
Time to review results of
assessment
Time to review data
Five students will participate in the
assessment
5/2015
Revisions to the assessment tool
6/2015
Assessment data gathered
9/2015
COLLABORATIVE MEETING time to
review data
1/2016
Completion of the common assessment at both Early
Assessment data gathered
6/2016
Childhood Centers
Goal Statement: Based on the fact that 85 % of the students scored above or well above the target on the Massachusetts Early Literacy Norms as
measured by Aimsweb Letter Sound Fluency, our goal is that by June of 2015, 90% of students will score above or well above the target on this same
assessment. We will monitor our progress towards this goal two times per year.
Actions
Resources
Benchmarks/Evidence
Timeline
Conduct data meetings to review previous year and
current Aimsweb data
Time to review data
Data calendar/meeting agendas and
notes
Meeting calendar/meeting agenda
Teacher reflections on best
practices, teachers create lists of
practices and informal assessments
October 2014, January
2015
Conduct collaborative meetings with focus on Letter
Sound Fluency
Use data team meetings/collaborative meetings to
plan instruction to teach letter sound fluency
Administer first winter benchmark on Letter Sound
Fluency
Review winter benchmark data for Letter Sound
Fluency for 2015 and compare to 2014
Based on the results of the winter benchmark, plan
instruction for students that are falling below the
target
Administer second Spring benchmark on Letter
Sound Fluency
Review Spring benchmark data for Letter Sound
Fluency for May 2015 and compare to both January
2015 and May of 2014
Time for collaborative
meetings and AIMSweb
reports
Time to plan instruction
Time to review data and
AIMSweb reports
Time to plan intervention
lessons
Time
Time to review data and
AIMSweb reports
Twice per month
throughout year
Teachers develop/share activities
Monthly throughout
year
Input data into Aimsweb
January 2015
Review and analyze data during data
team meetings
Use of reading specialist to work
with small groups for intensive skill
work. Use of WIN time to address
borderline students
January/Feb 2015
Feb-May 2015
Input Aimsweb data
May 2015
Review and Analyze data during
data team meetings
May 2015
Use information from Aimsweb Letter Sound
Fluency to determine strengths and weaknesses of
current materials
Time to review data
Review and list current materials
May 2015