J. P. Starks
Math, Science & Technology Vanguard
Campus Action Plan
2014-2015
“Trailblazing a Culture of Excellence Through
Education, Leadership and Inspiration”
JPS MST
Achievement Targets
Metric
SY2014
Score
SY2015
Goal
Percentage of STAAR tests at Level 3*
14.9
50%
Elementary (K-5)
Gap between minority students' STAAR performance and state's
white students, based on percentage of tests at Level 2
(recommended standard)†
AA: 29.6 AA:15%
H: 3.9
H: 2.0%
56
66%
Percentage of Grade 4 writing STAAR tests at Level 2 (recommended
standard)*
88.2
95%
Percentage of all ACP exams passed*
72.4
82%
Percentage of Grade 3 reading STAAR tests at Level 2
(recommended standard)*
Needs Assessment
Needs Related to Student Achievement Data:
J. P. Starks will focus on aligning our campus mission with the district's core beliefs. Although, the STAAR
achievement data shows J. P. Starks performed above the district's passing percentage in almost call categories,
there was a decrease in the overall average for fifth grade science..
Starks STAAR 2014/15:
3
4
5
(3-5)
READING
56%
67%
84%
74%
MATH
50%
64%
83%
67%
SCIENCE
N/A
N/A
86%
76
WRITING
N/A
88%
N/A
88%
Needs Related to Improving the Quality of Instruction:
Professional Development: Provide staff development training in curriculum alignment, content specific strategies,
planning good first instruction, DOLs, MRS strategies, technology integration, common assessments, disaggregating
data, cultural awareness, discipline management, and character development.
Supplies and Materials: Educational Supplies: bulletin board paper, laminating machine, laminating paper, border,
die cutter, die cutter supplies, dry erase boards, dry erase markers, visa pens, ink pens, notebook paper,
construction paper, tag board, overhead projectors and bulbs, transparencies, transparency maker, sentence strips,
pocket charts, stapler, staples, paper clips, pencils, pencil sharpeners, Ziploc bags, erasers, hole puncher, folders,
binders, binding combs, headphones, desktop carrols, batteries, scissors, copier, copier toner, copier cartridges,
maintenance contract for copiers, copying paper, poster making paper, poster making machine, snacks for Saturday
School, chart paper, gardening tools/equipment, educational workbooks, journals, manipulatives, leveled readers,
science equipment, art supplies, music supplies, physical education supplies, student intervention material,
incentives, awards, field trips, bus fees, entrée fees, breakfast/lunch items; Technology Supplies: computers,
computer supplies, printers, printer ink, computer tables, surge protectors, site licenses, software, hardware,
overhead projectors and bulbs, transparencies, transparency machine, tape recorders, CD players, CD’s,
SmartBoard, Smartboard software and supplies, document cameras, digital cameras, Automatic Response ,math,
science and technologys, airliners, slates, Ipads, Ipods, E-Readers, Infocus machines, Infocus bulbs, copier, copier
toner, copier cartridges, maintenance contract for copiers, copying paper, poster making machine and paper,
netbooks, scantron machine and paper; Tutorial supplies: books, materials, extra duty pay for afterschool and
extended day, snacks, games; Professional Development: Master Teacher PD program, research based books for
book studies, workshops, state/regional/local conference fees, training materials and supplies, consultants, staff
retreat; Parental Involvement: training materials, make/take supplies, refreshments, incentives, awards, and
supplies for parent center; Student Achievement: trophies, awards, certificates, medals.
Needs Related to Symath, science and technology Evaluation (philosophy, processes, implementation, capacity):
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Philosophy:
Embed the core beliefs in math, science and technology throughout the school's organization.
Utilize a data room for training, reflection and data disaggregation.
Processes:
Training for targeted objectives and research based strategies that promote rigor and good
first instruction.
Improve parent support in math, science and technology through trainings and consistent
communication.
Funds will be needed for stipends, reimbursement fees, travel fees, extra duty pay, resources,
consultant fees, materials, technology, incentives, and field trips.
Implementation:
Differentiated and small group instruction.
Assessment planning through RTI interventions, Reasoning Mind, ISIP, Interims and ACP’s.
Capacity:
Hire highly qualified teachers to ensure success of all students.
Build Leadership Capacity and Coalitions through PLC's with a commitment to the pursuit of
excellence and avoid EXCUSES for poor instruction and effort.
Goals Developed from Needs Assessment:
Based on the needs of our students we have created goals focused on the following three areas: Culture of
Excellence, Good First Instruction, and Strategic Recruitment for STEM. All goals are written toward the
ultimate goal of Student Achievement. We welcome all stakeholders; parents/guardians, business partners,
community members, and institutions of higher learning to assist us in our efforts to provide an outstanding
learning experience for all students.
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Improve feedback and coaching.
Improve school culture and climate.
Improve MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY instruction through leadership capacity.
Key Action 1:
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Culture of Excellence
KEY ACTION (Briefly state the specific goal or objective.)
Establish an active professional learning community that utilizes 21st Century skills and the best
research/evidence based practices and on-going professional development on the implementation of Core
Beliefs and its philosophy, strategies to increase parental engagement and utilization of Campus Discipline
Management Plan to maintain a safe, secure and orderly environment to challenge, inspire, and engage all
learners.
INDICATORS OF SUCCESS (Measurable results that describe success.)
Each teacher will submit a self-reflection evaluation to determine whether individual and grade level goals were
met at the end of the year.
100% of the staff will know create, understand and implement the Campus Discipline Management Plan in an
effort to create positive culture and environment from 57.7% to 80 %.
100% of teachers will ensure Parental Engagement through Parent Academies (PAWS Happy Hour)
Thursday Communication Folder and Parental Contact Logs.
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)
A1
Administrator, Instructional Coach and ILT will conduct professional development on Core Beliefs, School Action
Plan, SMART goals for SLO's, and Campus Discipline Management Plant during weekly PLC's, grade level
meetings and vertical meetings.
B1
Administration, ILT, Instructional Coach, SCRUB team will provide professional development opportunities to
introduce, review and monitor Campus Discipline Management Plan (CHAMPs), which will decrease discipline
referrals by 10%.
C1
Administration will increase parental engagement 15% by providing opportunities for promoting parent
engagement through Thursday contact folders, newsletters, incentives, campus website, copying supplies,
PAWS and communication logs
STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)
A2
During PLC's staff will participate and implement professional development best practices, core beliefs
philosophy, SMART goals and strategies for maintaining a safe, secure and orderly environment.
B2
Teachers will participate in Campus Discipline Management Plan Professional Development and implement
strategies to decrease discipline referrals and incident reports by 10%.
C2
Each grade level will plan and provide 1 parent academy (PAWS Happy Hour) each semester in order to
increase parent engagement by 15% and provide instructional strategies to assist with student achievement.
Key Action 2:
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Good First Instruction
KEY ACTION (Briefly state the specific goal or objective.)
J. P. Starks will provide good first instruction of the District curriculum to ensure academic mastery and college
and career readiness and increase student achievement by maximizing the use of assessments by analyzing,
interpreting and sharing assessment data to guide and inform instructional decisions.
INDICATORS OF SUCCESS (Measurable results that describe success.)
90% of teachers will receive an average of 2.0 or higher on the indicator for "use variety of
instructional strategies to engage students" and "multiple response strategies" as measured by
administration with the use of the SPOT observation form by April 2015 with feedback provided during
conferences.
STAAR scores in reading, writing, math and science in the general education population will show a
25% increase. Vanguard population will show a 15% increase. 80% of K-2 students will score at or
above the 40% percentile on the ITBS math and reading assessment. All ACP tested areas will show an
increase of 24%.
Each classroom will be equipped with a highly qualified teacher.
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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)
A1
Administration, Instructional Coach and ILT will monitor the use of curriculum maps, lesson plans, MRS, SLO's and
provide feedback through conferences with the use of technology.
B1
Administrator will monitor progress of all students with a focus on Tier 3 students though data analysis (STAAR,
Web-based programs, technology,SchoolNet, Common Assessments and ACP's).
C1
Administrator, Instructional Coach, and ILT will participate in local, district, and national conferences and Master
Teacher PD program to keep abreast of best instructional practices and strategies that will serve as the catalyst in
providing ongoing professional development for teachers during Mastery Mondays.
STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)
A2
Teachers will submit and create lesson plans and utilize technology aligned to District Curriculum maps and engage
students through professional development strategies, MRS, Check for Understanding, Bell to Bell instruction at a
proficient level to ensure Good First Instruction.
B2
Teachers will participate in Campus Discipline Management Plan Professional Development and implement
strategies to decrease discipline referrals and incident reports by 10%.
C2
Teachers will attend campus, feeder pattern, district, regional, state, national, and Master Teacher PD Program in
an effort to ensure good first instruction.
Key Action 3:
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NO.
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Strategic Recruitment
KEY ACTION (Briefly state the specific goal or objective.)
J. P. Starks will increase and sustain student interest in math, science and technology through STEM activities and
a targeted recruitment plan for Vanguard.
INDICATORS OF SUCCESS (Measurable results that describe success.)
Increase the number of students achieving successfully in math, science, technology and participating in cocurricular programs (Sisters in Science, Gaming Gurus, Number Ninjas Math Club, Can You Dig It? Garden Club) by
10% through the use of investigations, labs, project based learning and informal educational opportunities
beyond conventional instruction.
Increase parental engagement in the area of math, science and technology.
All MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY teachers will receive an additional 14 hours of professional development
of MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY focused content and pedagogical strategies.
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)
A1
Administrator will provide resources, monitor lessons, labs, and project based activities to ensure the highest level
of student engagement, as well as monitor progress of co-curricular programs to increase vanguard population.
B1
Administrator will promote vanguard program by scheduling parental engagement activities that are math, science
and technology based.
C1
Administrator will provide resources and or plan additional professional development for all MATH, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY teachers to ensure additional 14 hours are met.
STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)
A2
Teachers will ensure that 95% of students are actively engaged through rigorous lessons, lab investigations, project
based learning and other activities that extend learning beyond the classroom.
B2
Teachers will participate in Campus Discipline Management Plan Professional Development and implement
strategies to decrease discipline referrals and incident reports by 10%.
C2
Teachers will attend additional 14 hours of professional development in MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
related content areas to ensure student engagement and academic mastery.
JPS MST Professional Development Calendar
2014-2015
DATE
TOPIC
Presenter
8/15/2014
New Teacher
Orientation
8/18/2014
Campus Preparation
Team Building
Region 10
Effective Diff.
Instruction
Curriculum
Alignment
Data-Drive
Instruction
Campus Preparation
Core Beliefs
CDMP
SLO’s
DISD Convocation
Region 10 : New
TEKS
Campus Writing Plan
First Day Procedures
Concerns/Issues
CDMP Revisited
Project Based
Learning
Science Safety
Science Labs
Exceeds
Data Driven
Instruction
Vision Boards
Habits of Effective
Transitions Great
Habits/Great Minds
Writing Plan
Steaming with
STEMS
Principal
ILT
Instructional Coach
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Superintendent
Principal
Region 10
Instructional Coach
Principal
Computer Tech
PreK-5 Teachers
ILT
Science ILT
PreK-5 Teachers
Counselor
Instructional Coach
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Instructional Coach
ILT
New Teachers
STEM Teachers
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
8/19/2014
8/20/2014
8/21/2014
9/1/2014
9/8/2014
9/15/2014
9/19/2014
9/22/2014
SST
Bullying Awareness
Compliance Videos
Identified
Audience
New Teachers
PreK-5 Teachers
RESULTS
10/6/2014
10/13/2014
10/20/2014
10/27/2014
11/3/2014
11/10/2014
11/17/2014
11/24/2014
12/1/2014
12/8/2014
12/15/2014
1/12/2015
1/26/2015
2/2/2015
2/9/2015
2/16/2015
Interim Assessment
Data Analysis
STAR Chart
ACP Writing
Math Prob. Sol.
RM Updates
Balanced Literacy
Star Chart
Analyzing Personal
Narrative Writing
Scoring Rubric
SST
Interim Assessment
Data
Profiling Student
Data
Interim Assessment
Data Analysis
Region 10: Teaching
Science through
Literature
Figure 19: Critical
Thinking Process
Skills Cross Content
K-5
ACP Testing
Blueprint Review
Differentiated
Instruction
ACP Testing
Procedures/Schedule
First Semester
Wrap-Up
SMART Goal
Reflection
District/Feeder
Comparison Data
Math Technology
Writing Plan Review
Climate Survey
Campus Review
Value of Parental
Engagement
Assessments
Principals of Great
Teaching
Website Potluck
Principal
Instructional Coach
PreK-5 Teachers
Campus Tech
Instructional Coach
3-5 Teachers
Campus
Technologist
Instructional Coach
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
Writing Teachers
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
Instructional Coach
PreK-5 Teachers
Instructional Coach
PreK-5 Teachers
Region 10
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
Instructional Coach
ILT
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
Math ILT
Instructional Tech
Math Teachers
Writing Teachers
Principal
Principal
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
Campus Tech
Coach Berg
PreK-5 Teachers
Staying in Shape
2/23/2015
Close Reading:
Analyzing the
Complexity of a Text
Instructional Coach
ELAR Teachers
3/23/2015
STAAR Procedures
Istation Updates
Test Taking
Strategies
ITBS Testing
Procedures
Relevance & Rigor
ACP Written
Composition Rubric
and Strategies
Steaming with
STEMS
SSI
Earth Day
TEI Survey
ACP Writing
STEAMING with
STEMS
ACP/STAAR Testing
Procedures
Climate Survey
End of Year
Evaluation
Goal Setting
2015/2016
Counselor
Instructional Coach
PreK-5 Teachers
Counselor
Instructional Coach
PreK-5 Teachers
Instructional Coach
Science ILT
Writing Teachers
Science/Math
Teachers
Principal/Counselor
Science ILT
Principal
Instructional Coach
ILT
Counselor
PreK-5 Teachers
Principal
PreK-5 Teachers
4/6/2015
4/13/2015
4/20/2015
4/27/2015
5/12/2015
5/27/2015
PreK-5 Teachers
PreK-5 Teachers