Montgomery County Schools
School Improvement Plan
A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan
School Name: Troy Elementary
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Year: 2014-2015
Current NCLB Status:
Current ABC Status:
PLAN: Identify the gap and the approach
Overall SMART Goal (Two year projection): TES will improve reading 3D composite to 80% at grade level by the 2015-2016 school year.
Data Analysis. Answer the question below using any data and/or information you have about your performance.
In order to meet your Overall Goal, what is the most important area that needs improving and why? (If you have data that helped you answer this
question, please attach it with your SIP and send it electronically to Jeff James.)
PDSA: All components of the PDSA process will be evident with data to support instruction in every classroom for the 2014-2015 school year.
Instruction: Reading instruction will be planned and aligned with formal and informal data.
Fidelity of initiatives: Instructional expectations, Reading framework, Model of Instructional Excellence, Letterland, I-Ready
Evidence-based literacy programs: Letterland, I-Ready
PD: SIOP, Letterland intervention, PLC, instructional rounds
Interventions: Mandatory 30 minute intervention block part of master schedule for every teacher, additional intervention lab 1 x week during specials
Academic Vocabulary: Building background knowledge
Use the literacy framework model to ensure best practices are implemented.
Specific learning targets will be representative of student needs and evidenced by planning and data review during PLCs.
Classrooms will demonstrate increased instructional findings from CWT.
Data from the last two years indicates:
School-wide composite: 2012-2013 – 67%
2013-2014 – 68%
Kindergarten composite: 2012-2013 – 75%
2013-2014 – 74%
1st grade composite: 2012-2013 – 64%
2013-2014 – 60%
2nd grade composite: 2012-2013 – 64%
2013-2014 – 68%
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Data Analysis. Answer the data analysis questions.
1. What is contributing to your success in 2. What opportunities for improvement do you
this area and how do you know?
notice?
 Letterland
 Figuring out most efficient/effective way
to assess
 PDSA
 Implementation of Letterland with fidelity
 CWT
for entire school year
 Individual students making big
 Using question stems for writing
gains
assignments in class
 Defined intervention time
 Modeling
 Intervention/LL focuses on
 Lack of vocabulary/background (students)
measures assessed by DIBELS
 Increase fidelity of implementation for
 Increased instructional
evidence-based literacy programs
expectations
 Redefined instructional facilitators role
 Approximately 30% of students at TES not
proficient (as measure by reading 3D
composite)
 The strategies and practices being used
are ineffective for approximately 30% of
students.
 K-2 progress monitoring ongoing
 Increased awareness on ensuring students
enter the next grade with the literacy
skills required for success.
 Identify and utilize exemplar
classrooms/teachers to build capacity
among staff
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3. What seems to be the root cause of the
problem and how do you know?
 K - Read aloud/whole group guided
reading instruction
 1 – Vocabulary/Writing
 2 – Vocabulary/Rigorous writing
 Literacy Gaps
 Lack of fidelity in the design/delivery
of instruction aligned with common
core expectations
 Lack of individualized/differentiated
instruction
 Lack of utilizing data to its fullest
 Some ineffective use of instructional
time
 Lack of reflective dialogue
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Target SMART Goal (One year projection):
TES will improve school composite to 73% by the end of the 2014-2015 school year.
Kindergarten 2014-2015 – 80%; 2015-2016 – 84%
1st Grade 2014-2015 – 66%; 2015-2016 73%
2nd Grade 2014-2015 – 73%; 2015-2016 81%
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What will you do during cycle 1 to address the root cause identified in #3(Identify key approach or strategy you will implement during cycle 1 to
move toward achieving your target goal.)?
D
DO: Develop and Implement Deployment Plan
Step #
1
Cycle 1 List the specific steps your team will
complete during the first cycle.
Fidelity to evidence-based literacy
- BOY, MOY, EOY testing in reading 3D
(includes DiBELS and TRC) and i-Ready.
- Progress monitoring in reading 3D
o Red students – every 10 days
o Yellow students – every 20 days
o Green students – quarterly
- 1 hour of reading i-Ready weekly
- Letterland walk-through data (examined
at PLC)
- CWT data (examined at a minimum
quarterly at PLCs)
Person(s)
responsible for
completion of
the step.
Teachers
responsible for
ensuring
progress
monitoring is
done in
accordance
with timeline.
Measure/Indicator
(How will you know if the
step is completed correctly?)
Start Date
Progress monitoring,
TRC/DIBELS, i-Ready,
Letterland Walk-through
8/25/14
End Date
Mr. Jonassen
will monitor
progress.
Ms.
Tofflemeyer will
get updates
from Mr.
Jonassen and
will address
concerns.
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Mr. Jonassen
will ensure that
CWT, i-Ready,
Letterland
walk-through is
examined
quarterly (at a
minimum)
2
Increase fidelity of design and delivery of
common core expectations.
- Lesson plans – reviewed at walkthroughs, observations and grade-level
planning sessons
- CWT data reviewed quarterly (at
minimum)
Teachers
complete
lesson plans in
grade-level
planning.
Completed Lesson Plans,
CWT walk-through data,
Grade-level planning
documents
8/25/14
Mr. Jonassen
and Ms.
Tofflemeyer
review lesson
plans at walkthroughs.
Ms.
Tofflemeyer will
review lesson
plans as part of
observation
process.
Mr. Jonassen
review CWT
data quarterly
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Observations/PDP written to address specific
Ms.
Lesson Plans, observations,
and identified gaps.
Tofflemeyer
classroom artifacts
- Teachers coached on writing PDP smart
goals (by September 26)
- PDP goals focus on using best practices,
high yield strategies, researched based
initiatives with fidelity
- Observations conducted IAW state
guidelines
Schedules specify intervention time and
Ms.
Progress monitoring,
intervention time is utilized effectively
Tofflemeyer
TRC/DIBELS data, i-Ready
- All grade-levels have 30 minutes of
Mr. Jonassen
data
designated intervention time
Teachers
- Literacy intervention based on reading
3D data
- Implement intervention portion of
letterland.
- Each student rotates through i-Ready
intervention lab as a special each week.
Classroom walk-through data utilized with
Ms.
CWT data shows
fidelity
Tofflemeyer
improvement in utilization of
- Classroom walk-throughs conducted
Mr. Jonassen
best practices
with fidelity
- Classroom walk-through data analyzed
quarterly (at a minimum)
Implement Instructional Rounds
Ms.
Completed feedback forms
Tofflemeyer
inform teacher practice
Mr. Jonassen
County Office
instructional
rounds team
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Implementation Plan Quality Check:
What resources/budget needs do you have for the first cycle? Continued professional development for Letterland and i-Ready.
If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle?
If funding is not available, identify the steps from the implementation plan that will address the funding gap.
What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 1 to support the staff in implementing the approach?
UbD, Unit/Lesson Planning, Letterland, SIOP, i-Ready, Reading Counts
Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the first cycle approach by answering the following questions:
A. List the information or measures the
B. List the information or measures the team will
C. List the information or measures the team
team will use to determine if the
use to determine if the approach wasn’t
will use to determine what worked and what
approach was implemented/completed? implemented correctly? (Fidelity of implementation didn’t work? (Impact data)
(Completion Data)
data.)
K-2 progress monitoring data shows
 Reading 3D data
 Reading 3D data
deficits/gains of individual students
 I-Ready data
 I-Ready data
 Reading Counts data
 Reading Counts data
i-Ready data down to the student level to
 PDSA data
 PDSA data
show patterns or gaps in understanding.
 CWT data
 CWT data
 Letterland walk-through data
 Letterland walk-through data
S
Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach
At the end of cycle 1, answer the following questions based on the data collected from the identified measures in boxes A, B, and C above:
1. What worked and how do you 2. What didn’t work and how do you
3. Do you need any additional assistance as you look at your
know?
know?
results and start planning for Cycle 2? ___Yes ___No
Reflect on the answers in box 1 and 2 above for cycle 1 and check which option best describes what you will do in your plan for cycle 2 (double
click the box and select “check” to check the box)?
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Target goal has been met and is changed to a new
Target goal not met so we will continue current plan. We will make improvements
target goal.
to the plan based on what didn’t work as identified in #2 above.
Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we
Target goal not met and information indicates that we need to abandon the
will continue current plan and repeat it for the next cycle. current plan and identify a new approach.
A
Act – Revise or continue with implementation plan based on data analysis.
4. What is your focus for cycle 2 (Identify key approach or strategy)? If you are continuing with the approach from cycle 1, restate it here. If you
are changing your approach for cycle 2, state it here.
Step # Cycle 2 List the specific steps your team
Person(s) responsible for
Measure/Indicator
Start Date
End Date
will complete during the second cycle.
completion of the step.
(How will you know if the
step is completed correctly?)
Implementation Plan Quality Check:
What resources/budget needs do you have for cycle 2?
If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle?
If funding is not available, list the steps from the implementation plan that will address the funding gap.
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What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 2 to support the staff in implementing the approach?
Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the Cycle 2 approach by answering the following questions
A. List the information or measures the
B. List the information or measures the team will C. List the information or measures the team
team will use to determine if the approach use to determine if the approach wasn’t
will use to determine what worked and what
was implemented/completed? (Completion implemented correctly? (Fidelity of
didn’t work? (Impact Data)
Data)
implementation.)
S
Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach
At the end of cycle 2, answer the following questions based on the data collected from the identified measures in boxes A, B, and C above:
1. What worked and how do you know?
2. What didn’t work and how do you know? 3. Do you need any additional assistance as you
look at your results and start planning for Cycle 2?
___Yes ___No
From whom do you need assistance?
Reflect on the data analysis for the year so far and check the option below that best describes your direction for the 2014-15 SIP.
A
Act – Continue with the Target Goal or revise the Target Goal for next year.
Overall goal has been met and School Improvement Plan focus will change for next year.
Or…
Target goal has been met and is changed to a new target goal.
Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we will continue current plan and repeat it for the 2013-14 SIP to take our work to
sustaining.
Target goal not met, so we will continue current plan for 2013-14. We will make improvements to the plan based on what didn’t work through
this year.
Schedule your 2013-14 SIP Coaching Session.
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