J ORDAN /J ACKSON S CHOOL 2014-16 School Improvement Plan/Strategic - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

J ORDAN /J ACKSON S CHOOL 2014-16 School Improvement Plan/Strategic Plan School Committee Meeting Tuesday, December 9, 2014

S CHOOL C OUNCIL M EMBERS (2014-2015) Jenn Walsh, Parent Stephanie Shanteler, Parent Suzanne Peavey, Parent Michele DiMello, Community Representative Aimee Conroy, Teacher Peggy DeAngelis, Teacher Kelly Warriner, Teacher Teresa Murphy, Principal As members of the Jordan/Jackson community, we promote a passion for life-long learning, the motivation to achieve, and the responsibility to care for ourselves, others and the community. We care about ourselves. We care about others. We care about our school.

O BJECTIVES 2014-2016 To increase academic performance and growth 1. in all curricular areas for all students To expand our capacity to meet the needs of 2. high needs/risk students (ELL, special education, low income, and other sub-groups) in our accountability status Enhance internal and external communication 3. Implement S.T.E.M. activities to increase 4. students’ knowledge of S.T.E.M. careers and S.T.E.M. majors in higher education

O BJECTIVE #1: T O INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH IN ALL CURRICULAR AREAS FOR ALL STUDENTS Activity Time Frame Support Needed 1.1 Restructure the R.T.I. Tuesday mornings and Tuesday Stipends for the leadership team process to decrease the amount afternoons as well as other non- members: $12,600 of time that staff members workday times as needed spend outside the classroom to attend the Student Support Team (SST) meetings 1.2 Align the grammar • Administer the grammar • Summer Institutes instructional program to the universal screening tool 3X per • Vertical Teams Common Core Standards year. • Purchase of GUM workbooks: • 2014-2015: Pilot GUM FY15: pilot ( Grammar, Usage, & Mechanics FY16: $14,243 textbooks ) • June 2015: Collect and analyze data from the universal screening tool and GUM . 1.3 Provide professional Nov. 4, 2014 all teachers were District professional development in the topic of trained development funding differentiated instruction 1.4 Develop a two-year plan of Two-year plan for • Early release implementation to support implementation to be developed • Grade level release time teachers as they develop and by January 31, 2015 use strategies to differentiate instruction

O BJECTIVE #1: T O INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH IN ALL CURRICULAR AREAS FOR ALL STUDENTS Activity Time Frame Support Needed 1.5 Design and build a FY15: Select site, test soil, build • $2,000 grant (received classroom garden at the fence, plant garden. notification of grant award on Jordan/Jackson School for Curriculum connections will be November 24, 2014) student learning developed by the classroom • Parent volunteer support teachers. The plan will include as much student involvement in the design, planning and implementation as is feasible 1.6 Provide professional During spring 2014, teachers • District PD funding development in topics and were queried as to suggestions • Early release time for PD topics. • Mansfield educators who are subjects including: willing to share their knowledge  Special Education and expertise with our staff  Technology  Teaching the whole child  Supporting the advanced learner  Poverty  S.T.E.M.

O BJECTIVE #2: T O EXPAND OUR CAPACITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HIGH NEEDS / RISK STUDENTS (ELL, SPECIAL EDUCATION , LOW INCOME , AND OTHER SUB - GROUPS IN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY STATUS Activity Time Frame Support Needed 2.1 Identify the students who are Ongoing Edwin Analytics (no cost to use members of the accountability this DESE tool) sub-groups through the use of the DESE model that defines high needs/risk students 2.2 Develop a comprehensive FY15: Use IDEAL SPS (Student • FY15: Funding for SPS ($1.50 database of information that can Performance System) to collect per student) • Reading teachers are collecting be used efficiently and effectively and analyze reading and math and inputting the scores into the data database FY16 : RTI Vertical Team’s • FY16: Funding for the tool recommendation for a district • District data analyst ($45,000) wide data collection system FY15: The RTI leadership team 2.3 Implement a model of math FY15: J/J RTI Leadership Team will identify students and create data meetings to identify FY16: Funding for a Math a plan to implement a model of Specialist ($45,000) students who will receive MCAS data meetings math tutoring FY16: Data meetings implemented school-wide FY15: Double the size of the 2.4 Expand the before-school • Adult volunteer leaders before school exercise program BOKS program • Grant money from Reebok and (from 30 to 60 students for the from our community partner, fall session) Shaw’s Supermarket FY16: Evaluate the FY15 program and set an attendance goal for the year

O BJECTIVE #3: E NHANCE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION Activity Time Frame Support Needed 3.1 Increase the frequency of Goal: Increase the amount of • Office support publication and the amount of content during the FY15 school • Teachers’ willingness to content of the J/J parent year contribute articles newsletter Goal: Publication every week by FY16 3.2 Improve internal Divide the school into Meetings led by N. Beier, S. communication “neighborhoods” to foster Duggan, T. Murphy and N. communication among adults Thorsteinson held after student dismissal while still within the teacher workday 3.3 Provide afterschool Funding for presenter and PDPs September 9, 2014 technology support for teachers for teachers who participate October 2 & 29, 2014 November 6 & 12, 2014 who create classroom websites December 3 & 18, 2014 January 8 & 22, 2015 Additional dates will be scheduled by presenter • Afterschool PBIS leadership 3.4 Communicate PBIS data and Ongoing meetings information to students, staff, • Staff meeting time and parents 3.5 Gather feedback about the Spring 2015 effectiveness of our communication to revise or improve our practices

O BJECTIVE #4: I MPLEMENT S.T.E.M. ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE STUDENTS ’ KNOWLEDGE OF S.T.E.M. CAREERS AND S.T.E.M. MAJORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION Activity Time Frame Support Needed 4.1 Develop a list of parents who FY 15 • S.T.E.M. Vertical Team work in S.T.E.M. careers who • Katherine Honey of the will be trained to speak with Southeastern S.T.E.M. students Association 4.2 Develop a S.T.E.M. activity FY15: Grade 1 & 4 buddy • S.T.E.M. Vertical Team based on literature for third- activity • K. Honey and fourth-grade students FY16: Grade 3 activity FY15 Staff Meeting with 4.3 Incorporate the following • S.T.E.M. Vertical Team S.T.E.M. focus questions into existing lessons • K. Honey and activities in all disciplines: Where is the math? and How does this link to a S.T.E.M. career major or S.T.E.M. career?

J/J E NROLLMENT DATA Enrollment by Grade (as of 12/3/14) District 3 4 5 Total Jordan/Jackson 280 309 313 902 Elementary

J/J E NROLLMENT DATA Special Populations (2013-14) Title % of School % of District % of State First Language not English 4.5 3.7 17.8 English Language Learner 0.9 1.0 7.9 Low-income 13.7 13.0 38.3 Students with Disabilities 19.7 18.1 17.0 Free Lunch 12.1 11.5 33.6 Reduced Lunch 1.6 1.6 4.7 High Needs 29.4 27.3 48.8 Source: Massachusetts Department of Education

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