School:

West Elementary

District:

Warren County

Analysis of last year’s final results:

Areas of Greatest Progress:

Areas of Greatest Challenge:

3^rd-5^th P/A Achievement Data:

Hispanic Subgroup-Math 7.4 % gain

SWD subgroup-Math 3.3 % gain

Hispanic Subgroup-RLA 5% gain

LEP Subgroup-RLA-4.5% gain

3^rd-5^th 2012 Gap Closure:

Racial/Ethnic 3-8 Math- 10% reduction

Racial/Ethnic 3-8 RLA-5.5% reduction

ED 3-8 Math-9.4% reduction

ED 3-8 RLA-2.5 % reduction

SWD 3-8 Math-15.7% reduction

3^rd-5^th P/A Achievement Data:

Math ETT: 9.9% loss

RLA ETT: 2.0% loss

ED Math: 6.9% loss

ED RLA: .40% loss

Non ED Math: 16.5% loss

Non ED RLA: 2.7% loss

3^rd-5^th 2012 Gap Closure:

SWD 3-8 RLA-3.2% gain

Source of Progress:

Source of Challenge:

Teachers met weekly to discuss student assessment results and plan for interventions. AIM (Lottery Grant) provided after school tutoring and enrichment. McKenney-Vento funded tutoring aid for students before and after school. Special Education tutoring before and after school. 

Since losses were greater in math than RLA, it appears that more professional development is needed in math for teachers to understand changes in the framework. More time might be spent looking at effective teaching strategies for STEM. 

Goals for this school year:

Overall Achievement Goals:  (Aligned to First to the Top Goals)

1. Increase the percent of grades 3-5 students scoring proficient or advanced in reading by 3.8% (from 39.4% to 43.2%) on the 2013 TCAP.
2. Increase the percent of grades 3-5 students scoring proficient or advanced in math by 4.8% (from 23.7% to 28.5%) on the 2013 TCAP.
3. Reduce the gap in students with disabilities from 20.6% to 19.3%.

Subgroup Goals: (List each subgroup individually)

1. The RLA student achievement scores for Economically Disadvantaged 3^rd-5^th grade students will increase from 34.8% to in 2012 to 44% in 2013.
2. The Math student achievement scores for Economically Disadvantaged 3^rd-5^th grade students will increase from 21% in 2012 to 37% in 2013.

Other Required Goal Areas:

1. Continue to meet or exceed the attendance goal of 95%.

Plan for this school year:

Key strategies to achieve goals:

1.       Weekly grade level meetings to discuss assessment results and plan for interventions.

2.        Focus on instructional shifts, common core focus standards, and common assessment results during grade level and faculty meetings.

3.       Provide PD for teachers to ensure that all can use assessment data to inform instruction.

4.       School counselor and attendance clerk will check on absent students daily to ensure students attend school.

Key strategies to achieve progress for students with the greatest need:

1.       Classroom teachers, Intervention teachers, and assistants focus on student needs 30-45 minutes daily.

2.       Before and after school tutoring target specific skills (AIM, ATLAS, Extended Contract, Special Education)

3.       Utilize community volunteers (VISOR) to work with at-risk students.

4.       Provide families with resources to meet basic student needs.

Projected costs and funding sources for key strategies:

STAR Early Literacy and ESGI were purchased with Title I funds to assess K-2 students.

STAR Math and Reading was purchased with Title I funds to assess 2^nd-5^th grade students. Discovery Education Assessments (ThinkLink) is provided by WC schools.

Benchmarks for Progress

Benchmark:

Timeline:

Analyze data to determine areas of strength and areas of need based on students’ progress and scores.

• ESGI (gr. K)-Quarterly
• SAT 10 (grades 1-2)-Sept. and May
• STAR Early Literacy-Grades K-1-2
• STAR Reading (grades 2-5)
• STAR Math (grades 2-5)
• Report Cards (all grades)-quarterly
• Thinklink (grades 1-5) 3x a year
• CRA Math (grades 3-4-5) 3x a year
• CRA ELA (grades 3-4-5) 3x a year
• District Common Assessments (Grades K thru 5)-quarterly
• School grade level common assessments (grades K-5)-mid nine weeks
• TCAP (grades 3-4-5)
• ELSA (grades 3-4-5)*only ESL eligible students
• MAAS (grades 3-4-5)*only SPED eligible students
• TCAP Writing (grade 5)-February
• ELDA (Grades K thru 5)* only ESL eligible students

August 2012-May 2013

Monitor student attendance daily, 20-day reports

2012-2013

Daily intervention-tier 2 students graphed to monitor progress

weekly

Before/after school tutoring-pre and post assessments monitor progress

quarterly