School Improvement Plan
2013-2014through 2014-2015
School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.
2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report
Clear Creek Elementary School
School:
Address:
Learning
Community
Clear Creek
Elementary
13501 Albemarle
Road
Charlotte, NC
29117
East
Courier Number:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
School Website:
Principal:
Deborah Heath
Learning Community Superintendent:
Tonya Kales
338
980-343-6922
980-343-6156
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/clearcreekES/Pages/Default.aspx
Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Team Membership
From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and
teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school
improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and
teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and
socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”
Committee Position
Principal
Assistant Principal Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Name
Deborah Heath
Brooke Davidson
Melinda Reilly
Cari McEwen
Cynette Edwards
Patricia Parker
Christy Bost
Shermeine Hammie
Email Address
Deborah.heath@cms.k12.nc.us
Brooke.davison@cms.k12.nc.us
Melinda.reilly@cms.k12.nc.us
Caril.mcewen@cms.k12.nc.us
Cynette.edwards@cms.k12.nc.us
Patricia.parker@cms.k12.nc.us
Christy.gerringer@cms.k12.nc.us
Shermeine.washington@cms.k12.nc.us
Date
Elected
8/26/14
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Inst. Support Representative
Inst. Support Representative
Teacher Assistant Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Tonda Horne
Anissa Surratt
Elizabeth Biggers
Tiffany Snead
Carl Simpson
Krystal Hager
Stacey Leach
Sadie Ritchie
Irma Azar
Jenny Cannon
Michelle Rogers
Tonda.horne@cms.k12.nc.us
Anissa.surratt@cms.k12.nc.us
Elizabeth.biggers@cms.k12.nc.us
tiffanysnead@ymail.com
csimpson@tiaa-cref.org
Krystelmre@msn.com
toothfairy@uptimeit.net
Sadra.ritchie@bankofamerica.com
Eliasazar12@gmail.com
jennycannon1@yahoo.com
mrogers@spectrum-properties.com
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Vision Statement
District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and
productive life.
School: Clear Creek Elementary will create an environment that promotes success for all students by developing the intellectual,
social emotional and physical attributes of all students while servicing each individual’s immediate needs. Staff, students, families
and the community will be actively involved in the educational process to create a safe, supportive environment where students are
motivated to learn and believe that success is attainable. Everyone will honor and respect the difference and uniqueness of each
individual while developing a sense of responsibility toward themselves, their school and the community at large.
Mission Statement
District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.
School: Clear Creek will provide learning experiences that prepare students for life in the 21st century.
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Clear Creek Elementary Shared Beliefs
All students can achieve and learn.
Parents must partner with classroom teachers.
Students need a safe, child-centered learning
environment.
Cultural differences will be valued when opportunities
are provided for students to increase their awareness
of diversity.
Students need to be challenged and motivated in
a creative atmosphere conducive to learning.
Teachers will use best practice teaching strategies
to meet the needs of all students in the classroom.
Instruction must be differentiated to meet the needs
of all students, allowing them to develop mentally,
socially, emotionally, and physically.
Clear Creek Elementary School SMART Goals
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the
goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the
safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.
Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment
free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
Increase student proficiency to an overall composite of 60% CCR in 2014-15 from 54% in 2013-2014 to 60%
in 2014-15. Decrease the achievement gap in math (51.2%) between our highest performing subgroup
(White: 60.3%) and lowest performing subgroup (SWD: 9.1%) by 10%.
Exceed AMO targets in reading (55.1%), math (53.9%) and fifth grade science (61.8%).
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Clear Creek Assessment Data Snapshot
Clear Creek Elementary School
2013-2014
Assessment
2012-2013
2011-2012
Subgroup
% GLP
% CCR
% GLP
% CCR
% GLP
% CCR
Grade 03 EOG Composite
All
72.1
57.5
47.0
72.5
Grade 03 EOG Math
All
78.8
66.4
47.0
87.8
Grade 03 EOG Reading
All
65.5
48.7
47.0
74.8
Grade 04 EOG Composite
All
60.3
50.0
55.0
77.8
Grade 04 EOG Math
All
61.9
54.6
60.3
96.0
Grade 04 EOG Reading
All
58.8
45.4
49.6
78.6
Grade 05 EOG Composite
All
66.1
55.4
48.2
76.0
Grade 05 EOG Math
All
62.1
56.5
56.3
89.2
Grade 05 EOG Reading
All
57.3
39.5
46.2
80.6
Grade 05 EOG Science
All
79.0
70.2
42.0
81.4
School EOG Reading Composite
All
60.5
44.3
47.7
78.0
School EOG Math Composite
All
67.7
59.3
55.1
90.9
School EOG Science Composite
All
79.0
70.2
42.0
81.4
EOG Composite
All
66.4
54.7
50.1
75.4
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School Composite
All
66.4
54.7
50.1
84.0
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Clear Creek Elementary Profile
Clear Creek Elementary School is a neighborhood elementary school serving approximately 660 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. Clear Creek has
an experienced staff with most staff members having 15 or more years teaching experience. All certified teachers are highly qualified. Approximately 40% of
Clear Creek’s students are white, 32% are African-American, 22% are Hispanic and 7% are in other categories. Students identified as gifted account for 8% of our
population, while students with identified disabilities account for 9.5% of our population. Students with limited English proficiency make up 11% of our student
population. Clear Creek is committed to excellence in instruction. Modification of instruction based upon on-going diagnostic performance data allows Clear
Creek to implement an individual-centered program in a challenging educational environment. The child’s total development is strengthened through the
commitment of home, school, and community. The school has a strong community identity having been an integral part of the Clear Creek community since 1924.
Community and parental support is expressed through active volunteers and an involved PTA. Clear Creek students have a strong achievement performance
history. Supported by a strong committed staff, this past school year, 45% of our students in grades 3-5 performed on grade level in reading. 59% of Clear Creek
students in grades 3-5 performed on grade level in math and 70% of our fifth grades performed on grade level in science. Our staff is committed to improving our
student performance in all curriculum areas.
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*TENTATIVE* Revised Strategic Plan Goals
Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized
21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate
college- and career-ready
Four focus areas:
I.
College- and career-readiness
II. Academic growth/high academic achievement
III. Access to rigor
IV. Closing achievement gaps
Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,
faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a
sustainable system of support and care for each child
Three focus areas:
I.
Family engagement
II. Communication and outreach
III. Partnership development
Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by
strengthening data use, processes and systems
Four focus areas:
I.
Effective and efficient processes and systems
II. Strategic use of district resources
III. Data integrity and use
IV. School performance improvement
Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier
workforce
Five focus areas:
I.
Proactive recruitment
II. Individualized professional development
III. Retention/quality appraisals
IV. Multiple career pathways
V. Leadership development
Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high
engagement, cultural competency and customer service
Five focus areas:
I.
Physical safety
II. Social and emotional health
III. High engagement
IV. Cultural competency
V. Customer service
Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation
and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic
school redesign
Four focus areas:
I.
Learning everywhere, all the time
II. Innovation and entrepreneurship
III. Strategic school redesign
IV. Innovative new schools
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SMART Goal (1):
Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.
Duty Free Lunch for Teachers
Strategic Plan Goal:
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce.
Focus Areas :Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways,
Leadership Development
Navigator Pathway:

Enter Kindergarten ready

Advanced Reading in K-2

At/Above Grade Level in
Math Grades 3-5

Successful completion of
Math I in grade 9


At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 3
Take and pass at least 1
AP/IB/Post-Secondary
class & exam

At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 7

Score 1550 on SAT or 22
on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
 Task
 Task
 Task (PD)
Point Person
Evidence of Success
Funding
(title/name)
(Student Impact)
(estimated
cost / source)
1.Provide duty free lunch for each of
our certified teachers
Deborah Heath/
Principal
Brooke
Davidson/ AP
Perri Castellucci/
Cafeteria
Monitor
Students are supervised
throughout the lunch periods
by the cafeteria monitor,
teacher assistants, guidance
counselor, BMT and parent
volunteers. Teachers are
provided a separate room to
have duty free lunch.
3.7 hours
provided by
the district
for the
cafeteria
monitor
Personnel
Involved
Timeline
(Start—End)
o Interim
Dates
Cafeteria
Sept 2014Monitor, TAs, June 2015
BMT,
Counselor
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SMART Goal(2):
Duty Free Instructional Planning Time
Strategic Plan Goal:
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Navigator Pathway:
Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and 301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to
the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during
regular student contact hours.
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment
for every child to graduate career and college ready.
Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce.
Focus Areas: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic
Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps
Focus Areas: Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways,
Leadership Development

Enter Kindergarten ready
X At/Above Grade Level in
Math Grades 3-5

Advanced Reading in K-2

Successful completion of
Math I in grade 9
X At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 3
 Take and pass at least 1
AP/IB/Post-Secondary
class & exam

At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 7

Score 1550 on SAT or 22
on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
 Task
 Task
 Task (PD)
Point Person
Evidence of Success
Funding
(title/name)
(Student Impact)
(estimated
cost / source)
1. Create a master schedule that
provides one hour of planning for all
teachers on a daily basis.
o Quarterly full day provided for
all teachers/grade levels
Debbie Heath–
Principal
Brooke
Davidson– AP
Tonda HorneLiteracy Fac
Anissa SurrattLiteracy Fac
Teachers will have
approximately 5 hours of
planning each week.
Transporting students to
special area classes and back
requires approx. 5 minutes
each day. Teachers will also
receive 1 full planning day
each quarter.
No Funding
Personnel
Involved
Teachers,
assistants,
special area
teachers,
counselor,
administrativ
e team
Timeline
(Start—End)
o Interim
Dates
Aug. 2014 June 2015
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SMART Goal(3):
Anti-Bullying / Character Education
Strategic Plan Goal:
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Navigator Pathway:
Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning
environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.
Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and
cultural competence
Focus Areas: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer
Service, Cultural Competency

Enter Kindergarten ready
X At/Above Grade Level in
Math Grades 3-5

Advanced Reading in K-2

Successful completion of
Math I in grade 9
X At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 3
 Take and pass at least 1
AP/IB/Post-Secondary
class & exam

At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 7

Score 1550 on SAT or 22
on ACT
Data Used:
Strategies(determined by what data)
 Task
 Task
 Task (PD)
1.Bully Liaison/Bully Prevention
Use of Bully Prevention Committee to
give input into the school-wide BP
Positive Climate/Resiliency Plan
Promote awareness and
understanding of bullying with
strategies for parents to help build
resiliency and respect for all
Point Person
Evidence of Success
Funding
(title/name)
(Student Impact)
(estimated
cost / source)
Personnel
Involved
Brooke
Davidson AP
Stephanie Zak
Counselor
Guidance counselor lesson
plans
No Funding
Teachers,
counselor,
AP
Counselor/Psych
ologist
Stephanie Zak
and Caron
Nowell
Teacher/team newsletter,
connect ed, Twitter, Facebook,
school website
No Funding
Psychologist/
counselor/te
achers/Admi
n team
Timeline
(Start—End)
o Interim
Dates
September
2014 –
April 2015
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Provide counseling to students with
bullying referrals
Debbie Heath
Principal/Brooke
Davidson AP/
Stephanie Zak
Counselor/Caron
Nowell
psychologist
Track repeat office referrals for
bullying/provide individual
counseling
No Funding
Psychologist/
Counselor/
BMT/AP/
Principal
Implementation of school-wide
Respect Ability program to address
expected behavior protocols and
raise awareness of bullying behaviors
versus conflict
2.Character Education
Implement BP guidance lessons to
classes
Stephanie Zak
Counselor
Songs written by individual
classes that highlight expected
behaviors
No Funding
All Staff
Stephanie Zak
Counselor
Lessons/calendar of BP
lessons and character ed
No Funding
Counselor
September
2014 –
April 2015
Implement Terrific Kid Program
Tonda Horne
Literacy
Fac/Kiawanis
Club
Terrific Kid recognition
Monthly
No Funding
Teachers/Lit
fac./Kiawanis
Club
September
2014–
June 2015
Staff and student training,
School Wide Activities
No Funding
Counselor/P
sychologist
Zak and
Nowell
September
2014 –
June 2015
Students will be taught about
the character trait in class and
on the morning
announcements
No Funding
Nowell/Surra
tt/Student
Council
November
2014–
June 2015
Implement Have You Filled Your
Bucket?
Student Council Character Trait
Sharing Sessions
Stephanie Zak,
Counselor,
Caron Nowell
Psychologist
Nowell/Surratt
Anissa Surratt
Literacy Fac
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3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.
Debbie Heath
Principal Brooke
Davidson AP
Every child is provided a
minimum of 30 minutes of
physical activity during each
school day.
No Funding
Teachers/tea
cher
assistants
August 2014
– June 2015
Offer after school clubs with physical
activity.
J. Davis,
teacher/
Robin Hefner
teacher and
GOR Coach/B.
Storch, D.,
teacher and Xcel
coach/McGee,
teacher and Xcel
Coach
School Health
team/ Jan Davis
Provide students with
opportunities to join physical
activity clubs. (Girls on the
Run; Xcel2Fitness; Tennis
Club; Play and Stay; Physical
Activity Club; Golf Club)
None/Child
Payment/Cor
porate
Sponsors
J. Davis/
GOR
Coaches/
Xcel2Fitness
Coaches
September2
014 –
June 2015
Staff is provided with healthy
living strategies that promote
healthy lifestyles among staff
along with incentives to
participate
No Funding
All Staff
August 2014
– June 2015
4.School Health Team
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SMART Goal(4):
Strategic Plan Goal:
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Navigator Pathway:
Increase student proficiency to an overall composite of 60% CCR in 2014-15 from 54% in
2013-2014 to 60% in 2014-15. Decrease the achievement gap in math (51.2%) between our
highest performing subgroup (White: 60.3%) and lowest performing subgroup (SWD: 9.1%) by
10%.
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment
for every child to graduate career and college ready.
Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use,
processes and systems.
Focus Areas: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic
Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps
Focus Areas: Effective & Efficient Processes and Systems, Strategic Management of District
Resources, Data Integrity and Utilization, School Performance Improvement,
Disproportionality.

Enter Kindergarten ready
X At/Above Grade Level in
Math Grades 3-5
Data Used:

Advanced Reading in K-2

Successful completion of
Math I in grade 9
X At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 3
 Take and pass at least 1
AP/IB/Post-Secondary
class & exam

At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 7

Score 1550 on SAT or 22
on ACT
2013-2014 EOG Data, MAP, reading 3D, and common assessments
Strategies(determined by what data)
 Task
 Task
 Task (PD)
Point Person
Evidence of Success
Funding
(title/name)
(Student Impact)
(estimated
cost / source)
1. Meet weekly as Professional
Learning Communities within grade
level teams.
o Teams meet for 55 minutes
per week.
o Additional full day
Administrative
Team – Heath;
Davidson;
Horne; Surratt
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
Specific and measureable
objectives
No Funding
Personnel
Involved
Faculty
Timeline
(Start—End)
o Interim
Dates
Weekly –
September
2014 –
June 2015
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planning each quarter
Sharing instructional
practices among
colleagues
o Lesson planning
o Discuss differentiation
strategies
o Teams ‘unpack’/dissect grade
level standards to increase
understanding of content
goals
o Utilization of Unpacking
Guide to dissect
standards
o Teams create focused
objectives in student
friendly language with a
component that provides
students an understanding
of mastery expectations
2. Use of data and common
assessments to evaluate academic
impact in order to adjust future
classroom instruction
o Continue training and modeling
grades 2-5 teachers on creation
of comprehensive common
assessments and utilization of
grade level data
o Facilitate the creation of
comprehensive grade level
common assessments through
the use of Curriculum and
o
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
Specific and measureable
objectives
No Funding
Faculty
September
2014 –
June 2015
Principal/Heath
Common Assessment Data
No Funding
Faculty
Bi-Weekly
Assistant
Principal /
Davidson
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
No Funding
Faculty
September,
December
2014, April
2015
Facilitators /
Horne, Surratt
Grade Level
Data Point
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Associations Ready and grade
level aligned question stems
o Grades 2-5 meet bi-weekly to
discuss data from previous
assessments and strategies to
re-teach standards.
o Grades 2-5 develop a
common assessments
timeline
o Grades 2-5 create
common assessments to
utilize with their students
o Grades K-5 meet after
MAP benchmark
assessments are
administered to review
results and discuss
regrouping of students.
o Grades K-5 will analyze
student growth reports in
MAP.
o Adjust whole group and
small group instruction
based on common
assessment data
o Grades K-3 meet after
Reading 3D benchmark
assessments are completed
to analyze student growth and
adjust small group instruction.
Person
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
No Funding
Faculty
September,
December
2014, April
2015
Reading 3D Data
No Funding
Faculty
September,
December
2014, April
2015
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3. Continued use of content
departmentalization and flexible
student groupings in grades 3-5.
o 4th and 5th grade
departmentalized by subject
area
o Identify teacher strengths
to determine teacher and
subject pairings
o Adjustment of master
schedule to allow for
extended blocks of time
to facilitate changing of
classes
o 3rd grade implementation of
flexible student groupings
based on Reading 3D data
o Strategic use of EC, ESL, and
TD teacher to meet the
individual needs of students
(pushing in and pulling out
student groupings)
Principal/Heath
Common Assessment Data
Assistant
Principal /
Davidson
MAP Data
4. Develop a comprehensive
structure to fully implement Balanced
Literacy within the RtI and Language
Arts block.
o Continued use of Clear
Creek’s Rigorous Reader
Program
o Professional Development
from CMS English/Language
Arts Department
Administrative
Team – Heath;
Davidson;
Horne; Surratt
No Funding
Faculty
September
2014 –
June 2015
Cumulative data sheets
Facilitators /
Horne, Surratt
November
December
Grade Level
Data Point
Person
Grade Level
Chair
Focused objectives with
aligned teaching strategies
Assessment data
CMS ELA
Dept.
All staff
September
2014 –
January
2015
Becky Graff
Erin McClure
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o
Develop list of nonnegotiables for focused
objectives to be clearly
articulated by the teacher and
posted in the classroom
o Utilize teacher assistant
schedule supporting small
groups of students in all grade
levels with concentrated
efforts in K-1
o Offer opportunities for parents
to support the total school
program through volunteering
o Checkers Reading Program
(Charlotte Checkers)
o Reading with Norm Reading
Program (UNCC)
4. Additional part-time EC teacher to
decrease the ratio of students to
teacher in tested areas.
o EC teacher pushing in with
general education teacher to
increase rigor and exposure
to grade level material
o Consistent progress
monitoring of students by EC
and general education
teacher
5. Implementation of 90 day plan for
math
o Professional development on
how to write ‘kid friendly’
measurable objectives that
Principal
Heath
Focused objectives with
aligned teaching strategies
and students are able to
articulate teacher expectations
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
Literacy Fac
Surratt/Horne
Benchmark Testing
Mock EOG
EOG Testing
No Funding
Part time EC
teacher
September
2014-June
2015
Benchmark Testing
Mock EOG
EOG Testing
No Funding
3-5 Math
teachers
September
2014-June
2015
AP
Davidson
Principal
Heath
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o
o
o
align to the lesson during
weekly data meetings.
Admin Team will provide the
tracking tool for 3-5 Math
teachers. Teachers will record
all common assessments and
benchmark assessments in
the tracker.
o Provide training on how
to create action steps to
implement immediately
based on the information
gained during the data
analysis.
PD and implementation of the
“Do Now” process to the 3-5
Math teachers.
Use of walkthrough forms by
administrative team to discuss
at weekly admin meetings
AP
Davidson
Facilitator
Surratt
Facilitator
Surratt
Admin Team
Heath;
Davidson;
Surratt; Horne
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Clear Creek Elementary School Grading Policy
CMS Mission: To maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.
Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow
 Goal 1, Focus Area 2.2: Provide high-quality teaching and re-teaching opportunities to ensure mastery learning.
 Goal 6, Focus Area 1.1: Ensure each student has equitable access to personalized learning.
Teachers
 Shall ensure grades accurately reflect
mastery of content.
 Record grades in PowerSchool within 10
days of assignment’s due date.
 Shall not use grades in a punitive manner;
 Shall assign the 50 for an assignment or
assessment on which the student made a
concerted attempt.
 Shall assign an initial score of (50) to an
assignment or assessment on which the
student made no attempt or which is
missing.
 Regarding Formal Assessments
 Assessments must be standard based
 Assessment must measure students’ level
of mastery on specific learning objectives.
 Additional practice/support will be
provided for students who did not achieve
initial mastery (84%).
Effective Grading Practices
Assignments
 Graded assignments must be aligned with
content.
 No extra credit may be awarded for nonacademic activities, such as bringing in
supplies or getting parent signatures.
 Late Work
 Must be accepted, and given credit, by ALL
teachers in accordance with CCES
established procedures.
 Missing Work
 The teacher must initiate contact with the
student concerning missing work.
 Arrangements must be made within 5-days
of the student’s return to school and
should include a plan for completion.
 Credit for Missing/Late Work
 Full credit will be awarded if the student
was not present due to an excused
absence.
Re: 504, IEP, LEP Students
 Should receive accommodations to allow
them to engage in grade-level content.
 Students’ work will be graded based on
these accommodated assignments and not
compared to peers.
 If a student with accommodations is
failing, the appropriate team will meet to
review and amend the plan as necessary.
 IEP Students
 IEP students must receive any
accommodations included in their IEP.
 Students with IEP accommodations must
be graded on the same grading scale
and/or grading system.
 ELL Students
 ELL students should be graded in
accordance on what they “can do” based
on the LEP level.
 Teachers will modify instruction for ELL
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
Following additional practice, new
opportunities will be provide to measure
student mastery, but the maximum score
that can be earned is an 84%.


Partial credit will be awarded if the
student was either not present due to an
unexcused absence, or the student was
present on the due date.
CCES will create a school-wide procedure
for giving partial credit to late
assignments. This plan will be clearly
communicated to all stakeholders.



students based on the student’s data from
a variety of tests (WIDA, W-APT, or
ACCESS, etc.)
ELL students may receive language and
testing modifications in the classroom.
ELL students may not earn grades of “D”,
“F”, or “I” if they are solely based on their
limited English proficiency.
ELL students may earn grades of “D”, “F”,
or “I” based on students’ academic
performance warrants it.
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SMART Goal(5):
Strategic Plan Goal:
Strategic Plan Focus Area:
Navigator Pathway:
Exceed AMO targets in reading (55.1%), math (53.9%) and fifth grade science (61.8%).
Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment
for every child to graduate career and college ready.
Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use,
processes and systems.
Focus Areas:College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic
Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps
Focus Areas:Effective & Efficient Processes and Systems, Strategic Management of District
Resources, Data Integrity and Utilization, School Performance Improvement,
Disproportionality.

Enter Kindergarten ready
X At/Above Grade Level in
Math Grades 3-5
Data Used:

Advanced Reading in K-2

Successful completion of
Math I in grade 9
X At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 3
 Take and pass at least 1
AP/IB/Post-Secondary
class & exam

At/Above Grade Level in
Reading/Writing Grade 7

Score 1550 on SAT or 22
on ACT
2013-2014 EOG Data, MAP, reading 3D, and common assessments, AMO targets
Strategies(determined by what data)
 Task
 Task
 Task (PD)
Point Person
Evidence of Success
Funding
(title/name)
(Student Impact)
(estimated
cost / source)
1. Develop and implement a plan to
address and intervene with students’
Social Emotional Learning.
o Counselor to create and
coordinate Attendance
Program
o Identify students with
greater than four
absences in first quarter
Principal/Heath
Improved daily attendance
Assistant
Principal /
Davidson
Data kept by counselor
Counselor/Zak
No Funding
Personnel
Involved
Faculty
Timeline
(Start—End)
o Interim
Dates
November
Weekly
November
Psychologist/
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o
Provided students with a
faculty buddy to ‘checkin’ daily with students to
encourage attendance at
school
o Daily tracking of student
attendance with incentive
for students who attend
school regularly
o Small group counseling based
on student needs.
o Divorce
o Anger
o Self-Esteem
o Family death
o Social skills
o Additional groups added
as needed
o Hiring of Behavior
Management Technician to
support students with
significant behavioral needs
o Coach students to better
understand themselves
and their feelings
o Manage student behavior
as incidents occur
o Counsel students on how
to adjust future behaviors
2. Meet weekly as Professional
Learning Communities within grade
level teams.
o Teams meet for 55 minutes
Nowell
BMT/ Bonner
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Use of ADM.
.80
August 2014
– June 2015
Daily
Administrative
Team – Heath;
Davidson;
Horne; Surratt
Common Assessment Data
No Funding
Faculty
August 2014
– June 2015
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per week.
o Additional full day
planning each quarter
o Sharing instructional
practices among
colleagues
o Lesson planning
o Discuss differentiation
strategies
o Teams ‘unpack’/dissect grade
level standards to increase
understanding of content
goals
o Utilization of Unpacking
Guide to dissect
standards
o Teams create focused
objectives in student
friendly language with a
component that provides
students an
understanding of mastery
expectations
3. Use of data and common
assessments to evaluate academic
impact in order to adjust future
classroom instruction
o Continue training and modeling
grades 2-5 teachers on creation
of comprehensive common
assessments and utilization of
grade level data
o Facilitate the creation of
Principal/Heath
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
No Funding
Faculty
Common Assessment Data
Reading 3D Data
MAP Data
EOG Data
No Funding
Faculty
Common Assessment Data
No Funding
2-5 Faculty
August 2014
– June 2015
MAP Data
Assistant
Principal /
Davidson
Cumulative data sheets
Facilitators /
Horne, Surratt
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comprehensive grade level
common assessments through
the use of Curriculum and
Associations Ready and grade
level aligned question stems
o Grades 2-5 meet bi-weekly to
discuss data from previous
assessments and strategies to
re-teach standards.
o Grades 2-5 develop a
common assessments
timeline
o Grades 2-5 create
common assessments to
utilize with their students
o Grades K-5 meet after
MAP benchmark
assessments are
administered to review
results and discuss
regrouping of students.
o Grades K-5 will analyze
student growth reports in
MAP.
o Adjust whole group and
small group instruction
based on common
assessment data
o Grades K-3 meet after
Reading 3D benchmark
assessments are completed
to analyze student growth and
adjust small group instruction.
Grade Level
Data Point
Person
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4. Continued use of content
departmentalization and flexible
student groupings in grades 3-5.
o 4th and 5th grade
departmentalized by subject
area
o Identify teacher strengths
to determine teacher and
subject pairings
o Adjustment of master
schedule to allow for
extended blocks of time
to facilitate changing of
classes
o 3rd grade implementation of
flexible student groupings
based on Reading 3D data
o Strategic use of EC, ESL, and
TD teacher to meet the
individual needs of students
(pushing in and pulling out
student groupings)
5. Develop a comprehensive
structure to fully implement Balanced
Literacy within the RtI and Language
Arts block.
o Continued use of Clear
Creek’s Rigorous Reader
Program
o Professional Development
from CMS English/Language
Arts Department
o Develop list of non-
Principal/Heath
Assistant
Principal /
Davidson
Focused objectives with
aligned teaching strategies
Assessment data
CMS ELA
Dept.
3-5 Faculty
August 2014
– June 2015
No Funding
Faculty
August 2014
– June 2015
Facilitators /
Horne, Surratt
Grade Level
Data Point
Person
Grade Level
Chair
Administrative
Team – Heath;
Davidson;
Horne; Surratt
Focused objectives with
aligned teaching strategies
and students are able to
articulate teacher expectations
Benchmark Testing
Mock EOG
EOG Testing
Becky Graff
Erin McClure
Principal
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negotiables for focused
objectives to be clearly
articulated by the teacher and
posted in the classroom
o Utilize teacher assistant
schedule supporting small
groups of students in all grade
levels with concentrated
efforts in K-1
o Offer opportunities for parents
to support the total school
program through volunteering
o Checkers Reading Program
(Charlotte Checkers)
o Reading with Norm Reading
Program (UNCC)
6. Additional part-time EC teacher to
decrease the ratio of students to
teacher in tested areas.
o EC teacher pushing in with
general education teacher to
increase rigor and exposure
to grade level material
o Consistent progress
monitoring of students by EC
and general education
teacher
7. Implementation of 90 day plan for
math
o Professional development on
how to write ‘kid friendly’
measurable objectives that
align to the lesson during
Heath
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
AP
Davidson
Literacy Fac
Suratt/Horne
Benchmark Testing
Mock EOG
EOG Testing
No Funding
Part time EC
teacher
August 2014
– June 2015
Benchmark Testing
Mock EOG
EOG Testing
No Funding
Faculty
September
2014 – June
2015
AP
Davidson
Principal
Heath
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o
o
o
weekly data meetings.
Admin Team will provide the
tracking tool for 3-5 Math
teachers. Teachers will record
all common assessments and
benchmark assessments in
the tracker.
o Provide training on how
to create action steps to
implement immediately
based on the information
gained during the data
analysis.
PD and implementation of the
“Do Now” process to the 3-5
Math teachers.
Use of walkthrough forms by
administrative team to discuss
at weekly admin meetings
AP
Davidson
Facilitator
Surratt
Facilitator
Surratt
Admin Team
Heath;
Davidson;
Surratt; Horne
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Clear Creek Elementary- 600 Waiver Requests
Request for Waiver
1.
Insert the waivers you are requesting
o Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]
2.
Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.
o 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]
3. Please state how the waiver will be used.
o Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the
most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of
the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students
requesting elective classes.
4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.
o This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance
their achievement on the performance goals.
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Approval of Plan
Committee Position
Principal
Assistant Principal Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Inst. Support Representative
Inst. Support Representative
Teacher Assistant Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Name
Deborah Heath
Brooke Davidson
Melinda Reilly
Cari McEwen
Cynette Edwards
Patricia Parker
Christy Bost
Shermeine Hammie
Tonda Horne
Anissa Surratt
Elizabeth Biggers
Tiffany Snead
Carl Simpson
Krystal Hager
Stacey Leach
Sadie Ritchie
Irma Azar
Jenny Cannon
Michelle Rogers
Signature
Date
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