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School Plan

Print=20 Version

CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan

2009-2010

Approved:

The Cato Elementary Staff, with the combined= =20 efforts of students, parents and community members, wi= ll=20 provide a nurturing and positive learning environment = by=20 improving student achievement. Teachers will utilize=20 research-based instructional strategies and incorporat= e=20 technology while using the PCSSD Frameworks which are= =20 aligned with the state's standards. Improved student=20 academic achievement will be measured by analyzing ong= oing=20 assessments, the Augmented Benchmark exam and the=20 SAT-10.

Grade Span: K-5

Title I: Title I Schoolwide

School Improvement: A=20

Table of Contents

Priority 1:=20 Literacy
    Goal: To impr= ove=20 student achievement in the 5 essential elements in fluen= cy,=20 vocabulary, phonics, phonemic awareness, and comprehensi= on.=20 Students will be provided explicit instruction to improv= e=20 their abilities to answer content and practical reading= =20 questions. Teachers' instruction will emphasize writing = in the=20 content area by answering Open-Response and Multiple-Cho= ice=20 items.
Priority 2:=20 Mathematics
    Goal: Impr= ove=20 math achievement by teaching students strategies to answ= er=20 Open Response and Multiple Choice questions in all 5 str= ands.=20 Teachers will provide instruction to improve students' p= roblem=20 solving and critical thinking skills.
Priority 3:= =20 School Climate
    Goal: T= o=20 provide a safe and orderly school climate to improve stu= dent=20 achievement
Priority 4:=20 Wellness
    Goal: The Cat= o=20 Elementary staff will utilize best practices to improve = the=20 students' physical fitness with an emphasis on healthy c= hoices=20 and lifestyles.
Priority 5: English Language=20 Learners
    Goal: Two per= cent=20 of students who are included in the ESL subpopulation wi= ll be=20 dismissed from the ESL program annually due to achieving= =20 district exit criteria.

Priority 1:

Improve student achievement in literacy

Supporting Data:

Based on the comprehensive needs assessment = that=20 reflects an in-depth trend analysis of multiple = data=20 sources across multiple grade levels and content= =20 areas, we found that our areas of need in our co= nbined=20 and sub-populations are in completing Open-Respo= nse=20 items proficiently. The fifth grade students sho= wed a=20 decrease of the percentage of students scoring i= n the=20 proficient and advanced ranges. Students demonst= rated=20 a weakness successfully completing a writing pro= mpt=20 proficiently. Students in grades K-3 demonstrate= d a=20 weakness in oral language, vocabulary, fluency, = and=20 comprehension. This conclusion has been obtained= by=20 analyzing the CRT, NRT, formative assessments, D= IBELs,=20 etc.=20
The average daily attendance for 2009 (94%);= 2008=20 (94%), and 2007 (94%). Although the average dail= y=20 attendance meets the AYP standard for attendance= we=20 are concerned about the students habitually tard= y.=20
DIBELs - End of Year Oral Reading Fluency, T= hird=20 Grade Scores for 2008-09, 55 students were asses= sed=20 and (51%) were proficient; 2007-08, 56 students = were=20 assessed (55%) were proficient; and 2006-07, 49= =20 students were assessed (22%) of the students sco= red at=20 the proficient range. The students had to score = 110=20 and above to be proficient.=20
Data from the Formative Evaluation Process f= or=20 School Improvement(FEPSI)---SOMS , School Climat= e=20 Inventory (SCI)and the School-Wide Program Teach= er=20 Questionnaire (SWPTQ) reports indicate some majo= r=20 areas of concern which negatively impacts studen= t=20 achievement. The Items mentioned The Dimensions,= three=20 year reporting, and statements are as follows:=20 Capacity/Resources Items: Teachers are given=20 sufficient planning time to implement our progra= m.=20 2007 (48%); 2008 (61%); and 2008 (39.1%) agreed = with=20 the statement.

Goal

To improve student achievement in the 5 essentia= l=20 elements in fluency, vocabulary, phonics, phonemic= =20 awareness, and comprehension. Students will be pro= vided=20 explicit instruction to improve their abilities to= =20 answer content and practical reading questions.=20 Teachers' instruction will emphasize writing in th= e=20 content area by answering Open-Response and=20 Multiple-Choice items.

Benchmark

At the end of the 2008-09 school year, 65% of ou= r=20 combined population was proficient or above in lit= eracy.=20 At the end of the 2009-10 school year, 71.2% will = score=20 proficient or above. Annually we will improve by 6= .2%.=20 At the end of the 2008-09 school year, 39.% of the= =20 economically disadvantaged population was proficie= nt or=20 above in literacy. At the end of the 2009-10 schoo= l=20 year, 71.2% will score proficient or above. Annual= ly we=20 will improve by 31.8%. At the end of the 2009 scho= ol=20 year, 45% of the African American population was=20 proficient or above. At the end of the 2010 school= year,=20 71.2% will score proficient or above. Annually, th= e=20 students will improve by 26%.

Intervention: Comprehensive Li= teracy=20 Program-Remediation

Scientific Based Research: Hal= l,=20 Susan L. ( ). I've DIBEL'd, Now What? Sopris= West.=20 Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J., Pollock, J= . E.=20 (2001). Classroom Instruction that Works -=20 Research Based Strategies for Increasing Stu= dent=20 Achievement. Alexander, VA: ASCD. Jacobs, J.= ,=20 & Tunnel, M. (2004). "Exploring Literatu= re in=20 Third Grade Part I: Writing Workshop." York,= =20 Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. Cunningham, P. = M.,=20 Allington, R. L., Allyn and Bacon. (2006).=20 Children's Literature Briefly. Upper Saddle = River,=20 NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Dufour, R., Dufo= ur, R,=20 Eaker, R., & Karhanek, G.(2004). "Whatev= er it=20 Takes." Indiania National Educational Servic= e.=20 Tomlinson, C. (2003). Fulfilling the Promise= of=20 the Differentiated Classroom. Alexandria, VA= :=20 ASCD. Reed, C. (2003). Walk Throughs are on = the=20 Move. Kang-Weisz, Five Principals Value,=20 Walk-Through APP.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

The Leadership Team will meet with each gr= ade=20 level during PLCs to analyze test data from = SAT10,=20 Augmented Benchmark Exam results, Formative= =20 Assessments, DIBELs, DRA2, graded classroom= =20 assignments, and Open-Response and Multiple-= Choice=20 items to plan for instruction, remediation, = and=20 intervention.
Action Type: Collaboration<= BR>

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The PCSSD Literacy Frameworks, which are=20 aligned with the State Standards will be uti= lized=20 to guide and develop instructional plans to= =20 improve student achievement. Teachers will r= eceive=20 professional development to improve their=20 understanding of how to use the curriculum=20 frameworks.
Action Type: Alignment

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Cato's entire faculty and staff will revie= w=20 research to determine best practices or ways= to=20 motivate students to complete all assignment= s and=20 read daily. Teachers wiil use best practices= and=20 set high expectations to develop a positive= =20 learning environment.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The principal and Instructional Facilitato= rs=20 will meet with teachers during PLCs weekly t= o=20 celebrate, discuss, share successful instruc= tional=20 strategies, and areas of concern. The State= =20 Standards will be revisited at these meeting= s to=20 ensure that the standards are being implemen= ted as=20 planned.
Action Type: Alignment
Actio= n=20 Type: Collaboration

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Learning Institute Formative Assessmen= ts=20 will be analyzed by teachers to provide data= on=20 individual students' strengths and weaknesse= s as=20 well inform teachers of their individual sta= ff=20 development needs. Teachers will use the For= mative=20 Assessment data to determine trends and whet= her or=20 not SLEs must be retaught. The Instructional= =20 Facilitator will provide professional develo= pment=20 for teachers as determined by the data.
A= ction=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

To increase reading comprehension, teacher= s,=20 including the Resource Teacher, will employ = higher=20 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Bloom's will be= =20 revisited during faculty meetings and PLCs. = The=20 implementation will be monitored through cla= ssroom=20 walk-throughs and curriculum audits. Profess= ional=20 development will be provided to teachers by = the=20 Instructional Facilitator.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development
Action Type: Spe= cial=20 Education

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers, including the resource teacher a= nd=20 speech therapist, will teach content vocabul= ary in=20 all instructional areas to increase students= '=20 abilities to understand and use vocabulary w= ords=20 appropriately. Teachers will implement best= =20 practices and use word study resources to pl= an and=20 teach vocabulary lessons based on student da= ta.=20 The Injstructional Facilitator will provide= =20 professional development for word study=20 lessons.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will incorporate the use of Marza= no's=20 High Yield strategies to maximize proficienc= y in=20 reading and writing. These strategies will b= e=20 revisited in PLCs and faculty meetings, and= =20 supported through coaching and modeling.=20 Implementation will be monitored by classroo= m walk=20 through.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will utilize Odyssey Learning Pat= hs=20 to prescribe specific lessons to which will= =20 address deficits as indicated on the Academi= c=20 Improvement Plans and the IRIs. New teachers= will=20 receive professional development provided by= the=20 Technology Staff on how to effectively use O= dyssey=20 to improve student achievement.
Action T= ype:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
District Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Cato Elementary School will address=20 over-identification of black students in spe= cial=20 education programs by using Response to=20 Intervention (pre-referral) type of activiti= es=20 throughout the school year. The re-evaluatio= n=20 process will be closely monitored.
Action= Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Special Education

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers in K-5 will administer the DRA2 t= wice=20 a year to all students. Results will be util= ized=20 to determine point-in-time remediation.
A= ction=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions of this=20 intervention will be evaluated by the Leader= ship=20 Team periodically and annually by analyzing = CWTs,=20 TLI Assessments, CRTs, NRTs, DIBELs, DRA2 re= sults,=20 and other assessment data. The data collecte= d this=20 year will serve as baseline data for purpose= s of=20 future evaluations.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Action T= ype:=20 Program Evaluation

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2009

Administrative Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

An AIP and/or IRI will be jointly develope= d by=20 teachers and parents for students not scorin= g at=20 the proficient level as determined by CRT an= d/or=20 NRT. The Leadership Team will review the AIP= s and=20 IRIs to determine the effectiveness of the=20 interventions and remediations.
Action Ty= pe:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity
Action Typ= e:=20 Program Evaluation
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teacher

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2009

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will submit examples of graded=20 open-response items weekly to the principal = for=20 review. The principal and teacher and will r= eview=20 and discuss the examples of the open-respons= e=20 items together.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/01/2010

Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

PCSSD RtI Plan: In 2008-2009, a district R= tI=20 Committee was established. The purpose of th= is=20 committee was to generate a plan that would= =20 utilize Response to Intervention as a means = to=20 improving student achievement by targeting k= ey=20 components of instruction and/or behavior. A= =20 district RtI plan was developed to include 3= =20 phases of implementation: 1) consensus build= ing,=20 2) infrastructure building and 3) implementa= tion.=20 Consensus building was initiated through=20 professional development workshops (particip= ants=20 included: central office staff, principals,= =20 assistant principals, special education staf= f and=20 general education teachers). In 2009-2010 ea= ch=20 school leadership team with consultation fro= m the=20 RtI Coordinators, will determine steps towar= d=20 implementation of RtI. Specific elements to = be=20 examined will be: 1) knowledge/understanding= of=20 building staff in RtI, 2) examination of stu= dent=20 data as a method in identifying which learni= ng=20 areas need specific attention and with targe= ting=20 groups of struggling learners, 3) assessing = needs=20 of PLCs such as professional development on= =20 research based interventions within core=20 instruction along with small group intervent= ions,=20 4) the school’s problem-solving team w= hich meets=20 to assist those students who are not progres= sing=20 even with repeated, ongoing research-based=20 interventions and 5) communication of RtI to= both=20 the parents and surrounding community.
A= ction=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

Intervention: Comprehensive Li= teracy=20 Program -- Supplemental Services

Scientific Based Research: Dav= idson,=20 K. & Decker, T. (2006). Bloom's & Be= yond.=20 Pieces of Learning. Husman, J., Brem, S., &a= mp;=20 Duggan, M. A. (2005). Student Goal Orientati= on and=20 Formative Assessment. Academic Exchange Quar= terly,=20 9(3), 355–359. Topping, K. J., & S= anders, W.=20 L. (2000). Teacher Effectiveness and Compute= r=20 Assessment of Reading: Relating Value-Added = and=20 Learning Information Systems Data. School=20 Effectiveness and School Improvement, 11(3),= =20 305–337. Husman, J., Brem, S., & D= uggan, M.A.=20 (2005). Student Goal Orientation and Formati= ve=20 Assessment. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 9(3= ),=20 355–359. Available online: .=20 HTTP://www.public.asu.edu/~sbrem/; Two=20 Experiemental Tests Showing Cause and Effect= :=20 Accelerated Reader vs. Non-Accelerated Reade= r and=20 the Effect of More vs. Less Time Spent on Re= ading=20 Achievement. Technical Report by University = of=20 Minnesota, 2003. http://www.tc.umn.edu/samue= 001/.=20

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

At the beginning and the end of the school= =20 year, students will be administered the STAR= test=20 to determine their independent reading level= for=20 AR books. Title I funds will be used to purc= hase=20 AR books.
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
School Library
Teachers

$1000

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Supplemental research-based materials and= =20 resources such as decodable books, level rea= ders=20 for guided reading, Quick Reads, Phonics kit= s,=20 chart stands, big books, and others will be= =20 purchased to improve student=20 achievement.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff

$10300

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$10300.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will attend Effective Literacy (E= LF)=20 and ELLA training during the summer and foll= ow-up=20 sessions throughout the school year. The Lit= eracy=20 Instructional Facilitator will provide ELF=20 coaching and modeling. Title 1 funds will be= used=20 to pay stipends to teachers for attending an= d=20 participating in the professional developmen= t=20 sessions held during the summer.
Action T= ype:=20 Professional Development

Prncipal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

$600

Title I - Purchased Services:	$600.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will use the Renissance Place pro= gram=20 to help students to improve their reading fl= uency=20 and comprehension.
Action Type: Professio= nal=20 Development
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers (K-5th grades) will receive=20 professional development to improve their=20 instructional and organizational strategies = used=20 to improve student achievement. Teachers wil= l be=20 paid stipends to attend after school profess= ional=20 development sessions. The principal and teac= hers=20 will develop a schedule for colleague visits= .=20 Funds will be used to pay for substitutes if= =20 training must be provided during instruction= al=20 time.
Action Type: Collaboration
Actio= n=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers

$981

PD (State-223) - Purchased Services:	$981.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Time will be provided in staff meetings to= =20 discuss school improvement issues, review th= e=20 high-yield instructional strategies, plan=20 mini-lessons and analyze and discuss classro= om=20 walkthroughs.
Action Type: Alignment
= Action=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

A transition meeting for Pre-K parents wil= l be=20 scheduled to ease the transition from Pre-K = to=20 kindergarten. Academic information will be g= iven=20 to the parents to support future learning. P= arents=20 and students will tour kindergarten classroo= ms and=20 talk to kindergarten teachers about expectat= ions.=20
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Typ= e:=20 Parental Engagement
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Principal &Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Title I funds will be used to purchase STA= R=20 for Renaissance Place for all grade levels t= o use=20 to improve reading achievement. Professional= =20 development will be provided and Title 1 fun= ds=20 will be used to pay stipends for teachers to= =20 complete after school sessions.
Action Ty= pe:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Computers

$2200

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$2200.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Family Nights will be held to meet the=20 requirements of ACT 307 and the needs of stu= dents.=20 Parents and students will be engaged in lite= racy=20 activities. Title I funds will be used to pr= ovide=20 food, materials, and child care. Title I fun= ds=20 will be used to pay teachers a stipend for t= heir=20 active participation. (Teachers will help=20 organize, prepare, and conduct activities fo= r the=20 event).
Action Type: Collaboration
Ac= tion=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Instructional Facilitators=

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

$1300

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1300.00

ACTION BUDGET:

The Parent Involvement Committee will meet= =20 each semester with business partners, commun= ity=20 leaders, and parents (Cato Coalition) to ass= ess=20 and plan for Family Nights and other Cato=20 Elementary needs. Title 1 funds will be used= to=20 provide refreshments.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Community Leaders
Teachers
Title Teachers

$50

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$50.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Interventionists will be hired to provide= =20 prescriptive interventions for students scor= ing=20 basic and below basic. The Interventionists = will=20 plan with the classroom teachers, use assess= ment=20 results to implement plans, and meet with th= e=20 Instructional Facilitator and principal when= =20 needed. Title 1 funds will be used to pay th= e=20 Interventionists for their contracted servic= es.=20
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Typ= e:=20 Equity
Action Type: Title I Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

$5000

Title I - Purchased Services:	$5000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions of this=20 intervention will be evaluated periodically = and=20 annually by analyzing the CWTs, TLI Assessme= nts,=20 CRTs, and NRTs. The data collected this year= will=20 serve as baseline data for purposes of futur= e=20 evaluations.
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

Title 1 funds will be used to purchase DRA= 2=20 kits to assess students in grades K-5th to=20 determine their level of comprehension and w= ritten=20 language. Professional development will be=20 provided during PLC meetings.
Action Type= :=20 Alignment

Instructional Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

$2100

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$2100.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Title 1 funds will be used to pay the=20 registration and to attend the ARA conferenc= e in=20 Little Rock. The Literacy Instructional=20 Facilitator and teachers will attend. Funds = will=20 be used to pay substitutes so that classroom= =20 teachers can attend the sessions. All partic= ipants=20 will be expected to share information with t= he=20 staff during a staff meetings.
Action Typ= e:=20 Professional Development

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

$600

Title I - Purchased Services:	$600.00

ACTION BUDGET:

A 1.0 FTE Literacy Instructional Facilitat= or=20 will be hired to provide quality professiona= l=20 development to every teacher. The profession= al=20 development needs will be determined after d= ata=20 analysis. The Instructional Facilitator will= =20 provide coaching, modeling, and resources fo= r=20 teachers to assist with the improvement of=20 literacy achievement.
Action Type: Profes= sional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers, including the resource teacher a= nd=20 speech therapist, will teach content vocabul= ary in=20 all instructional areas to increase students= '=20 abilities to understand and use vocabulary w= ords=20 appropriately. Teachers will implement best= =20 practices and use word study resources to pl= an and=20 teach vocabulary lessons based on student da= ta.=20 The Instructional Facilitator will provide=20 professional development for word study less= ons.=20 Title 1 funds will be used to purchase "Buil= ding=20 Academic Vocabulary" (Marzano & Pickerin= g) to=20 use as a resource.
Action Type: Professio= nal=20 Development
Action Type: Special=20 Education
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

$650

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$650.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Total Budget:

$24781

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Intervention: Comprehensive Li= teracy=20 Program -- Closing the Achievement Gap

Scientific Based Research: How= ard=20 Community College's Teaching Resources. "Ide= as on=20 Cooperative Learning and the Use of Small Gr= oups."=20 [Online] 15 October 2001. = .=20 Teacher Talk, "TESA"; 1996 Indiana Universit= y -=20 Center for Adolescent Studies,Gary M. Ingers= oll,=20 Ph.D. - Director. . Differentiated instructi= on.=20 Wakefield, MA: National Center on Accessing = the=20 General Curriculum. Retrieved August 20, 200= 7 from=20 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_d= iffinstruc.html.=20 Breaking Through to Effective Teaching: A=20 Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learni= ng and=20 Professional Practice, Rowman & Littlefi= eld=20 Education Publishers. Tomlinson, Carol (2003= )=20 Characteristics of a Differentiated Classroo= m.=20 Davidson, K & Decker, T. (2006). Bloom's= &=20 Beyond. Pieces of Learning.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Vertical and horizontal team meetings will= be=20 held to discuss the curriculum and effective= =20 instructional strategies to use to meet the = needs=20 for students with different learning styles.= The=20 Instructional Facilitator will provide model= ing=20 and coaching for classroom teachers.
Act= ion=20 Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will utilize differentiated=20 instructional strategies and methods such as= =20 hands-on activities, cooperative learning gr= oups,=20 work centers, project based learning, etc. (= FEPSI)=20 to increase literacy achievement.
Action = Type:=20 Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Small group instruction will be utilized t= o=20 meet the individual needs of students and pr= ovide=20 intervention and remediation. Research-based= =20 materials and resources will be used to prov= ide=20 instruction.
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will provide writing lessons dail= y=20 and utilize open-response items, writing pro= mpts,=20 journals, etc. to improve students' writing= =20 skills.
Action Type: Equity
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will utilize Odyssey Learning Pat= hs=20 to address deficits as indicated on AIPs and= IRIs.=20
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type:=20 Technology Inclusion

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

New teachers will receive training concern= ing=20 TESA strategies. The strategies will be used= to=20 afford students opportunities to respond and= =20 participate in class.
Action Type:=20 Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions of this=20 intervention will be evaluated periodically = and=20 annually by CWTs, TLI Assessments, CRTs, and= NRTs.=20 The data collected this year will serve as=20 baseline data for purposes of future=20 evaluations.
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will provide on-going instruction= al=20 strategies specific to answering multiple-ch= oice=20 questions.
Action Type: Alignment
Act= ion=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers and Interventionists will use a=20 variety of research-based materials and reso= urces=20 to provide intervention and remediation for= =20 students scoring below the proficient range = on=20 assessments.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Act= ion=20 Type: Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Ac= tion=20 Type: Special Education
Action Type: Titl= e I=20 Schoolwide

Principal, Instructional Facilitator, &= ;=20 Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions of this=20 intervention will be evaluated periodically = and=20 annually by analyzing CWTs, TLI assessments,= CRTs,=20 and NRTs. The data collected this year will = serve=20 as baseline data for purposes of future=20 evaluations.
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

Classroom teachers, specialists, principal= and=20 Literacy Instructional Facilitator will meet= to=20 discuss the progress of our African American= Males=20 during PLCs and other scheduled meetings. Th= e=20 principal will emphasize planning lessons an= d=20 utilizing the high-yield strategies to impro= ve the=20 students' abilities to read and comprehend=20 questions. Teachers will teach students spec= ific=20 strategies to answer questions in the profic= ient=20 and/or advanced ranges.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
A= ction=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

<= /TR>

Intervention: Comprehensive Li= teracy=20 Model - Core Literacy Program

Scientific Based Research: Mar= zano,=20 R. J. & Pickering, D. J. (2005). Buildin= g=20 Academic Vocabulary. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.=20 Fountas, I. C. & Pinnell, G. S. (2001). = Guided=20 Readers and Writers - Teaching Comprehension= ,=20 Genre, and Content Literacy. Portsmouth, NH:= =20 Heinemann. Put Reading First: The Research=20 Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Rea= d,=20 Center for the Improvement of Early Reading= =20 Achievement (CIERA), Bonnie B. A., Fran L. a= nd=20 Jean O., (2003) RMC Research Cooperation.=20 Classroom Instruction That Works by R. J. Ma= rzano,=20 D. J. Pickering, & J. E. Pollock, (2001)= .=20 Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Differentiated Instruc= tion:=20 A Research Brief for=20 Practitionerseducation.gov.ab.ca/k_12/.../pd= fs/FINAL_Differentiated_Instruction.pdf.=20 Hall, T. (2002). Differentiated instruction.= =20 Wakefield, MA: National Center on Accessing = the=20 General Curriculum. Retrieved [insert date] = from=20 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_d= iffinstruc.html.=20 Breaking Through to Effective Teaching: A=20 Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learni= ng and=20 Professional Practice, Rowman & Littlefi= eld=20 Education Publishers. Compass Learning, nc.(= 2002)=20 Learning Scientifically Based Research

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

The Leadership Team will meet with each gr= ade=20 level to analyze test data from SAT10 and th= e=20 Augmented Benchmark Exam to develop and impl= ement=20 an action plan for teaching priority skills.= Based=20 on the test data, teaching strategies and sk= ill=20 remediation will be developed and=20 implemented.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

TLI Formative Assessments will be utilized= by=20 teachers to provide data on individual stude= nts'=20 strengths and weaknesses as well as to deter= mine=20 if remediation and intervention instruction = are=20 meeting students' needs.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Kindergarten students will be screened wit= h=20 the QUALLS Screening Instrument at the begin= ning=20 of the school year. This information will be= used=20 to plan for individual student learning=20 needs.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Typ= e:=20 Equity

Kindergarten Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will attend Effective Literacy (E= LF)=20 and ELLA professional development during the= =20 summer and follow-up sessions throughout the= =20 school year. Teachers will be paid a stipend= for=20 attending summer training.
Action Type:= =20 Professional Development

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

A 1.0 Literacy Instructional Facilitator w= ill=20 be hired to provide staff development to tea= chers=20 and coordinate effective literacy instructio= n. The=20 Instructional Facilitator will work with tea= chers=20 to improve instruction through coaching and= =20 modeling.
Action Type: Alignment
Actio= n=20 Type: Professional Development

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will spend 45 minutes a week on=20 Odyssey Learning language arts lessons. Teac= hers=20 will program learning paths. (FEPSI - Comput= ers=20 for Instructional Delivery)
Action Type:= =20 Equity
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

New staff will be trained by PCSSD on the= =20 Renaissance Place Program.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development
Action Type:=20 Technology Inclusion

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Academic Improvement Plans and IRIs will b= e=20 developed and implemented for students not m= eeting=20 proficiency. The teachers will develop the p= lans=20 with parent input. Teachers must revise the = plans=20 to reflect the students' progress.
Actio= n=20 Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Small group instruction will be utilized t= o=20 meet students' needs. Teachers will use a va= riety=20 of instructional materials and resources wit= h the=20 students' in small groups.
Action Type:=20 Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Grade level meetings will be held to provi= de=20 opportunities for teachers to discuss the=20 curriculum and plan for effective instructio= n.=20
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers in kindergarten, first, and secon= d=20 grades will utilize literacy corners to supp= ort=20 instruction and to keep all students activel= y=20 engaged. (FEPSI) Teachers will organize and= =20 prepare the corners to reinforce the current= SLE=20 being taught.
Action Type: Equity

K-2 Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will provide opportunities for=20 students to write daily. Students will write= in=20 journals, respond to literature, and write t= o a=20 writing prompt and complete an open-response= item.=20 Teachers will submit graded open-response it= ems=20 (class examples) to the principal weekly for= =20 review. The principal and teacher will meet = to=20 discuss and analyze the results.
Action = Type:=20 Equity
Action Type: Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The resource teachers and the speech thera= pist=20 will collaborate with the classroom teachers= to=20 plan for instruction and discuss modificatio= ns.=20 Teachers and the principal will monitor the= =20 progress made by students receiving accomoda= tions=20 under Section 504.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Special=20 Education

Principal,Teachers, & P

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

Classroom teachers will implement modifica= tons=20 for students attending resource and speech=20 according to individual students' IEPs. Teac= hers=20 will provide modifications for students rece= iving=20 accomodations under Section 504.
Action T= ype:=20 Equity
Action Type: Special Education
=

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will maintain students'open-respo= nse=20 writing samples and performance assessments= =20 throughout the year to analyze and determine= =20 academic growth.
Action Type: Equity
<= /TD>

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will receive instruction from Hig= hly=20 Qualified Teachers. The district will contin= ue to=20 recruit and maintain Highly Qualified Employ= ees.=20
Action Type: Title I Schoolwide

Principals

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

Through professional development, teachers= =20 will learn to incorporate the following=20 interventions in their instruction: teach wh= at is=20 tested, test what is taught, and vary the=20 instructional delivery to enhance students=20 learning.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers, including special education= =20 teachers, will participate in 60 required ho= urs of=20 professional development that includes six (= 6)=20 hours of technology, two (2) hours of parent= =20 involvement and two (2) hours of Arkansas Hi= story=20 for instructors of history. An individual ma= y be=20 entitled to up to twelve (12) hours of=20 professional development credit approval by = the=20 district/school which may be applied toward = the 60=20 hours professional development requirement f= or=20 that time period at the beginning of each sc= hool=20 year which is used to plan and prepare curri= culum=20 or develop other instructional activities pu= rsuant=20 to Act 1185 of 2005. We will create a profes= sional=20 development plan annually in compliance with= =20 Arkansas law & rules governing professio= nal=20 development which shall be a part of the ACS= IP.=20 Our school's professional development plan=20 complies with Arkansas law & rules by=20 including the 3 hour college course as appli= cable=20 to equal 15 hours (up to 30). For each=20 administrator, the 60 hour professional=20 development requirement shall include traini= ng in=20 data disaggregation, instructional leadershi= p,=20 three hours of parental involvement and fisc= al=20 management
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will be encouraged to read AR boo= ks=20 thoughout the school year. Teachers will mon= itor=20 students' progress towards their goals each = nine=20 weeks.
Action Type: Alignment

Teacher

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
School Library
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Learnng Institute Formative Assessment= s=20 will be utilized by teachers to provide data= on=20 individual students' strengths and weaknesse= s.=20 Teachers will use the assessment results to = plan=20 for flexible group instruction and point-in-= time=20 remediation/intervention.
Action Type: T= itle I=20 Schoolwide

Teacher

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will complete the STAR test at th= e=20 end of the school year. Teachers will use th= e=20 results to determine their students' reading= =20 progress.
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion

Teacher

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers

ACTION BUDGET:

The principal and teachers will review CWT= =20 data to evaluate the effectiveness of instru= ction.=20
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Leadership Team will meet with teacher= s in=20 PLCs to discuss individual students' progres= s on=20 AIPs, IRIs, 504 accommodation plans, IEPs, A= lpha=20 lessons, daily lessons, and other assessment= s to=20 ensure that students continue to make improv= ements=20 in literacy. Continuous progress will be=20 emphasized by the administrator when conduct= ing=20 CWT reflection and pre- and post conference= =20 meetings with teachers.
Action Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Special Education
Action Type: Titl= e I=20 Schoolwide

The Leadership Team & Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will be expected to plan lessons = by=20 integrating the curriculum due to scheduling= =20 concerns for the music, art, PE, and Compute= r Lab=20 schedules. Teachers must complete this actio= n to=20 ensure that students receive instruction in = the=20 core areas daily. This action will be monito= red by=20 the principal during CWTs and teachers will= =20 receive feedback.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Action T= ype:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

ACTION BUDGET:

The principal will provide professional=20 development for classroom teachers. The teac= hers,=20 counselor, and principal will discuss Smart = Core=20 with all students and parents to encourage=20 students' participation in Smart Core.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Parental= =20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

All K-3 teachers will have a designated 90= =20 minute uninterrupted literacy block to provi= de=20 small group instruction (guided reading)for= =20 students by using the high yield strategies = and=20 other research based materials.
Action Ty= pe:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Parents and students will be provided=20 information regarding Smart Core to prepare = their=20 child for participation in the middle and hi= gh=20 school grades.
Action Type: Equity
Act= ion=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

According to the PCSSD Master Contract, da= ily=20 teachers will have a 45 minute planning peri= od=20 outside of the 360 minute instructional peri= od and=20 the established time scheduled for PLCs. Tea= chers=20 will use the 45 minute planning time to loca= te and=20 gather resources, use the frameworks and=20 assessment data to plan for instruction, doc= ument=20 the SLEs, meet with Instructional Facilitato= rs,=20 and complete other task related to instructi= onal=20 preparation. The principal will monitor less= on=20 plans and provide feedback as needed.
Act= ion=20 Type: Alignment

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Students scoring in the Proficient and=20 Advanced ranges on the Augmented Benchmark e= xam=20 will receive enrichment during Alpha=20 class.
Action Type: Equity

Alpha Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:

Priority 2:

To improve student academic achievement in=20 mathematics.

Supporting Data:

Based on the 2009 needs assessment that refl= ects=20 an in-depth trend analysis of multiple data sour= ces=20 across multiple grade levels and content areas w= e=20 found that 74% of students in the combined popul= ation=20 scored proficient or above in math. This conclus= ion=20 was based on the analysis of the CRT, NRT, forma= tive=20 assessments, etc. Students continue to demonstra= te=20 weaknesses in the strand of measurement and writ= ing to=20 answer an Open Response item.=20
The average daily attendance for 2009 (94%);= 2008=20 (94%), and 2007 (94%). Although there is a consi= stent=20 average daily attendance there is still a great= =20 concern regarding the number of students who are= =20 tardy.=20
Data from the Formative Evaluation Process f= or=20 School Improvement(FEPSI)---SOMS , School Climat= e=20 Inventory (SCI)and the School-Wide Program Teach= er=20 Questionnaire (SWPTQ) reports indicate some majo= r=20 areas of concern which negatively impacts studen= t=20 achievement. The Items mentioned The Dimensions,= three=20 year reporting, and statements are as follows:=20 Capacity/Resources Items: Teachers are given=20 sufficient planning time to implement our progra= m.=20 2007 (48%); 2008 (61%); and 2008 (39.1%) agreed = with=20 the statement.

Goal

Improve math achievement by teaching students=20 strategies to answer Open Response and Multiple Ch= oice=20 questions in all 5 strands. Teachers will provide= =20 instruction to improve students' problem solving a= nd=20 critical thinking skills.

Benchmark

At the end of the 2008-09 school year, 74% of th= e=20 students in the combined population scored profici= ent or=20 above. Annually, we will improve by 6%. At the end= of=20 the 2008-09 school year, 59% of students with=20 disabilities scored proficient or above in math. A= t the=20 end of the 09-10 school year, 70% will score profi= cient=20 or above. Annually, we will improve by 11%. At the= end=20 of the 08-09 school year, 31% of the economically= =20 disadvantaged students scored proficient or above.= At=20 the end of the 09-10 school year, 70% will score=20 proficient or above. Annually, we will improve by = 39%.=20 At the end of the 2008-09 school year, 38% of the= =20 African American subpopulation scored proficient o= r=20 above. At the end of the 09-10 school year, 70% wi= ll=20 score proficient or above. Annually, we need to im= prove=20 32%. The 2009 Augmented Benchmark Exam reported th= at 85%=20 of the 3rd grade students scored proficient and/or= =20 advanced; 79% of the 4th grade students scored=20 proficient and/or advanced; and 59% scored profici= ent=20 and/or advanced the math. The 2009-10 AYP is 70%.= =20 Annually students will demonstrate academic growth= in=20 math by 6%.

Intervention: Standards Based= =20 Mathematics Instruction--Research based=20 remediation

Scientific Based Research:=20 Differentiated Instruction. Wakefield, MA:=20 National Center on Accessing the General=20 Curriculum. Retrieved August 20, 2007 from=20 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_d= iffinstruc.html.=20 Breaking Through to Effective Teaching: A=20 Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learni= ng and=20 Professional Practice, Rowman & Littlefi= eld=20 Education Publishers. Compass Learning, Inc.= (2002)=20 Learning Scientifically Based Research. Toml= inson,=20 C. (2003). Characteristics of a Differentiat= ed=20 Classroom. Reed, C. (2003). Walk Throughs ar= e On=20 the Move,Kang-Weisz, Five Principals Value,= =20 Walk-Through APP.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

The Instructional Facilitator and the=20 principal will meet with teachers during PLC= s to=20 discuss student progress (based on classroom= =20 performance and assessment data) and plan fo= r=20 instruction. The Instructional Facilitator w= ill=20 develop a schedule to model, coach, and=20 demonstrate high-yield strategies for classr= oom=20 teachers as determiined by student data and= =20 teacher needs.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Professional=20 Development

Principal & Instructional Facilitator<= /TD>

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

An Academic Improvement Plan will be devel= oped=20 for all students who are not performing at t= he=20 proficient and/or advanced ranges in the are= a of=20 math. Parents will provide input on the Acad= emic=20 Improvement Plans during parent/teacher=20 conferences. Teachers provide the documented= =20 remediation and note the students' progress = at the=20 end of each quarter. The principal will revi= ew the=20 AIPs and meet with teachers to discuss stude= nts'=20 progress and remediation strategies.
Acti= on=20 Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers will utilize a variety of=20 strategies to provide effective instruction = for=20 their students. The strategies will include = hands=20 on activities, cooperative learning groups, = work=20 centers, graphic organizers, modeling, guide= d=20 practice, etc. (FEPSI) The Instructional=20 Facilitator will provide modeling and coachi= ng for=20 classroom teachers by using research based=20 instructional strategies.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Professional Development

Principal, Teachers, & Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will provide instruction regardin= g=20 strategies to answer Open Response and Multi= ple=20 Choice items proficiently. Teachers will dev= elop=20 and implement explicit instructions, model t= he=20 expected SLE, and provide guided practice.=20 Teachers will provide examples of proficient= =20 and/or advanced samples of students'=20 work.
Action Type: Alignment

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The principal and Instructional Facilitato= r=20 will meet with teachers to schedule and coor= dinate=20 dates so that teachers can attend colleague = visits=20 to observe other teachers implementing effec= tive=20 instruction. The teachers, principal, and=20 Instructional Facilitator will meet to=20 debrief.
Action Type: Collaboration
Ac= tion=20 Type: Professional Development

Principal, Teachers, & Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Instructional Facilitator, principal,= =20 teachers, and Leadership Team will review=20 resources and materials to develop a list of= math=20 vocabulary words for instruction. This vocab= ulary=20 will enable students to improve their=20 comprehension and understanding to answer Op= en=20 Response and Multiple Choice items in the=20 proficient and/or advanced ranges. The staff= will=20 use research based strategies taken from "Bu= ilding=20 Academic Vocabulary," Marzano and Pickering.= "=20
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Typ= e:=20 Professional Development

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Learning Institute Formative Assessmen= t=20 results will be utilized by teachers and the= =20 Instructional Facilitator to provide data on= =20 individual students' strengths and weaknesse= s=20 which will be reviewed during the PLCs. The= =20 principal will attend those meetings and wil= l=20 assist with planning interventions and=20 remediations for small and flexible group=20 instruction.Teachers can use this informatio= n to=20 plan for flexible group instruction and=20 point-in-time remediation. The Instructional= =20 Facilitator will work with classroom teacher= s to=20 improve instruction by coaching, modeling, a= nd=20 facilitating as needed.
Action Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/30/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of this action will be=20 evaluated throughout the school year by the= =20 Leadership Team and teachers as well as annu= ally=20 to determine its effectiveness. A variety of= =20 assessment data will be used to analyze stud= ent=20 data to determine its effectiveness.
Acti= on=20 Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal & Leadership Team

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
District Staff


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

Intervention: Standards Based= =20 Mathematics Instruction: Supplemental=20 Services

Scientific Based Research: Mir= ra, A.=20 J. (2006). Administrator's Guide: How to Sup= port=20 and Improve Mathematics Education in Your Sc= hool.=20 Reston, VA: ASCD. Kulik, J. (2003). Effects = of=20 using instructional technology in elementary= and=20 secondary schools: What controlled evaluatio= n=20 studies say. Arlington, Virginia: SRI=20 International. Retrieved October 3, 2003 fro= m=20 http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/sand= t/it/Kulik_ITinK-12_Main_Report.pdf

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

New teachers (K-5 grades) will receive=20 professional development regarding the appro= priate=20 use of Odyssey Learning. The professional=20 development will be provided by the District= 's=20 Technology Staff. Other teachers will be pro= vided=20 an opportunity to attend a refresher session= , if=20 needed.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Central Office
Computers
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will develop learning paths for=20 students to improve their achievement scores= in=20 math by using Odyssey Learning and TLI quiz= =20 builder. The learning paths will be determin= ed by=20 the students' assessment results.
Action = Type:=20 Technology Inclusion
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Computers
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will submit Odyssey Summary Repor= ts=20 to the principal each quarter for review. Th= e=20 amount of time and students' progress will b= e=20 monitored. The principal will review reports= with=20 teachers as needed to discuss the amount of = time=20 students are working on Odyssey and the=20 effectiveness of the prescribed lessons.
= Action=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Technolo= gy=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal &Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Computers
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

A (1.0 FTE) Math Instructional Facilitator= =20 will be hired to provide technical support t= o=20 teachers by providing resources, modeling,=20 facilitating, coaching, and guiding teachers= to=20 improve math instruction.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Supplemental materials (Everyday Counts=20 Partner Games, calculators, and Calendar Mat= h=20 Kits) will be purchased to use to improve=20 students' understanding and skills in the fi= ve=20 math strands.
Action Type: Professional= =20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Math Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

$2500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$2500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Title 1 funds will be used to pay stipends= for=20 teachers who need professional development a= fter=20 school hours. Title 1 funds will be used to = pay=20 for substitutes if professional development = must=20 be provided during the school day when the a= mount=20 of time needed exceeds the PLC scheduled tim= e.=20 Teachers will receive professional developme= nt for=20 Everyday Counts Calendar Math, Everyday Coun= ts=20 Partner Games, calculator use, CGI, etc. The= =20 teachers will be expected to implement the=20 strategies taught and modeled when instructi= ng=20 their students.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Action T= ype:=20 Professional Development
Action Type:=20 Technology Inclusion
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Principal & Math Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

$200

Title I - Purchased Services:	$200.00

ACTION BUDGET:

The Leadership Team will meet a minimum of= =20 twice a month after school to celebrate stud= ent=20 progress and discuss students' performance,= =20 instructional issues, professional developme= nt,=20 and curriculum issues.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will provide instruction and moni= tor=20 students using strategies to improve their a= bility to answer Multiple Choice and Open Response = items=20 in the proficient and/or advanced ranges. Te= achers=20 will improve students' critical thinking and= =20 problem solving abilities by using Bloom's=20 Taxonomy. Each week, classroom teachers will= =20 submit their class examples of students' gra= ded=20 responses. The principal will discuss studen= ts'=20 responses with the teachers. Professional=20 development will be provided as needed.
A= ction=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The PCSSD Mathematics Frameworks which are= =20 aligned with the State Standards will be uti= lized=20 by teachers to guide and plan instruction. T= he=20 principal will monitor the use of the framew= orks=20 by meeting with teachers in the PLCs and=20 individually as needed.
Action Type:=20 Alignment

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will attend Cognitively Guided=20 Instruction professional development during = the=20 summer and specific days during the school y= ear.=20 Implementation of strategies will be monitor= ed=20 through classroom walk-throughs. Teachers wi= ll=20 receive a stipend for attending professional= =20 development during the summer. Teachers will= be=20 expected to attend the professional developm= ent=20 days for CGI during the school year. Title 1= funds=20 will be used to pay for substitutes when tea= chers=20 attend the professional development during t= he=20 school days. Teachers will be expected to=20 implement the strategies learned during the= =20 professional development.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development
Action Type: Tit= le I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Interventionists will be hired to provide= =20 small group instruction to students who have= AIPs.=20 The interventionists will receive training a= nd=20 will be expected to meet and plan with the M= ath=20 Instructional Facilitator, teachers, and pri= ncipal=20 to discuss student progress. Title 1 funds w= ill be=20 used to pay for the Interventionists for the= ir=20 contracted services.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
A= ction=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/30/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

$5450

Title I - Purchased Services:	$5450.00

ACTION BUDGET:

A Family Night will be held for parents an= d=20 students to provide information regarding th= e=20 Benchmark and SAT-10. Parents and students w= ill be=20 provided activities and strategies to use to= =20 improve their performance on the exams. Titl= e 1=20 funds will be used to purchase refreshments,= =20 supplies, and child care for the event. Teac= hers=20 will receive a stipend for their active=20 participation.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
A= ction=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Document cameras will be purchased for eac= h=20 grade level to be used as an instructional=20 tool.
Action Type: Equity

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teaching Aids

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of this action will be=20 evaluated throughout the year as well as ann= ually=20 to determine its effectiveness. The Leadersh= ip=20 Team and teachers will carefully analyze a v= ariety=20 of student data to determine its=20 effectiveness.
Action Type: Alignment
= Action=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type:=20 Equity
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$8150

Intervention: Closing the=20 achievement gap

Scientific Based Research: Tea= cher=20 Talk, "TESA"; (1996). Indiana University -Ce= nter=20 for Adolescent Studies, Gary M. Ingersoll, P= h.D. -=20 Director. Differentiated instruction. Wakefi= eld,=20 MA: National Center on Accessing the General= =20 Curriculum. Retrieved August 20, 2007 from=20 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_d= iffinstruc.html.=20 Breaking Through to Effective Teaching: A=20 Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learni= ng and=20 Professional Practice, Rowman & Littlefi= eld=20 Education Publishers. Tomlinson, C. (2003).= =20 Characteristics of a Differentiated Classroo= m.=20 Reed, Carol Walk Throughs are on the Move, 2= 003.=20 Kang-Weisz, Five Principals Value, Walk-Thro= ugh=20 APP. Carpenter, T. P., Fennema, E., Franke, = M. L.,=20 Levi, L., & Empson, S. B. (1999). Childr= en's=20 Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction.= =20 Portsmouth, NH: NCTM.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

The PCSSD Mathematics Frameworks which are= =20 aligned with the State Standards will be uti= lized=20 by teachers to guide and plan for instructio= n. The=20 principal will conduct CWTs and provide feed= back=20 to teachers to monitor this action.
Acti= on=20 Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

To provide better response opportunities f= or=20 students, new teachers will be trained in th= e use=20 of TESA strategies. Implementation will be=20 monitored through classroom walk=20 through.
Action Type: Equity

Principal, Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

To promote deeper mathematical understandi= ng=20 and reasoning in Number, Geometry, Measureme= nt,=20 Algebra, and Data, Statistics and Probabilit= y,=20 manipulatives will be used. This will provid= e=20 experiential, hands-on learning for the lowe= r=20 achieving students. (FEPSI) The Math Instruc= tional=20 Facilitator will provide coaching and modeli= ng in=20 the classrooms while teachers observe. The o= utcome=20 of the IF's support will be discussed in=20 individual meetings along with the principal= or in=20 PLCs when appropriate.
Action Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Collaboration
Act= ion=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Math Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will utilize a variety of strateg= ies=20 to provide effective instruction to their=20 students. These strategies include, but are = not=20 limited to hands on activities, cooperative= =20 learning groups, work centers, calculators,= =20 graphic organizers, explicit instruction, mo= deling=20 and guided practice, etc. (FEPSI) Students w= ill be=20 placed in flexible groups to receive=20 instruction.
Action Type: Alignment
Ac= tion=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

First- Fifth grade students will spend 45= =20 minutes per week on Odyssey Learning mathema= tics=20 lessons. Teachers will use data to develop=20 learning paths for students. Also, teachers = will=20 use the TLI quiz builder to provide addition= al=20 support for students scoring below the profi= cient=20 and/or advanced ranges. (FEPSI - Technology = for=20 Instructional Delivery) Student progress wil= l be=20 monitored by reviewing class summary reports= each=20 quarter during PLC and individual teacher=20 meetings.
Action Type: Collaboration
= Action=20 Type: Technology Inclusion
Action Type: T= itle I=20 Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Classroom teachers, specialists, principal= and=20 Math Instructional Facilitator will meet to= =20 discuss the progress of our African American= Males=20 during PLCs and other scheduled meetings. Th= e=20 principal will emphasize planning lessons an= d=20 utilizing the high-yield (Marzano) strategie= s to=20 improve the students' abilities to read and= =20 comprehend questions. Teachers will teach st= udents=20 specific strategies to answer questions in t= he=20 proficient and/or advanced ranges.
Action= Type:=20 Equity

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

This intervention will be evaluated throug= hout=20 the school year as well as annually to deter= mine=20 its effectivess. Student data will be used b= y the=20 staff to analyze student progress and the=20 effectiveness of the intervention.
Action= Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

Intervention: Standards Based= =20 Mathematics Program

Scientific Based Research: Van= De=20 Walle, J. A. (2007). Elementary and Middle S= chool=20 Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally. Bosto= n, MA:=20 Pearson Education. Mirra, A. J. (2006).=20 Administrator's Guide: How to Support and Im= prove=20 Mathematics Education in Your School. Reston= , VA:=20 ASCD. Goldsmith, L. T. & June, M. (1999)= . What=20 is a Standards-Based Mathematics Curriculum?= =20 Educational Leadership, pp. 40-44. Hiebert, = J.=20 (2003). What Research Says about the NCTM=20 Standards. In J. Kilpatrick, W. G. Martin, &= amp;=20 D. Schifter (Eds.), A Research Companion to= =20 Principles and Standards for School Mathemat= ics=20 (pp. 5-23). Reston, VA: NCTM. Differentiated= =20 instruction. Wakefield, MA: National Center = on=20 Accessing the General Curriculum. Retrieved = August=20 20, 2007 from=20 http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_d= iffinstruc.html.=20 Breaking Through to Effective Teaching: A=20 Walk-Through Protocol Linking Student Learni= ng and=20 Professional Practice, Rowman & Littlefi= eld=20 Education Publishers. Compass Learning, nc.(= 2002)=20 Learning Scientifically Based Research.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Teachers will teach students strategies to= =20 improve their abilities to answer Open Respo= nse=20 and Multiple Choice items proficiently and/o= r in=20 the advanced range. Open Response and Multip= le=20 Choice items will be utilized with students = each=20 week. Teachers will ask higher level questio= ns by=20 using Bloom's Taxonomy to get students to ex= plain=20 their answers. (FEPSI) Bloom's will be revis= ited=20 in PLCs and/or faculty meetings.
Action T= ype:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Action T= ype:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

A FTE (1.0) Math Instructional Facilitator= =20 will be hired to provide professional develo= pment=20 to teachers and to coordinate effective=20 mathematics instruction regarding the high y= ield=20 strategies.
Action Type: Equity
Actio= n=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal & Math Instructional=20 Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will receive coaching and modelin= g in=20 standards based instruction from the Math=20 Instructional Facilitator in Investigations = in=20 Numbers, Data and Space and with other=20 supplemental materials as needed.
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator &=20 Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Formative assessment will be utilized by=20 teachers to provide data on individual stude= nts'=20 strengths and weaknesses. Teachers will use = this=20 information to plan for small group instruct= ion=20 and point-in-time remediation.
Action Ty= pe:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
Action = Type:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will use the math textbook only a= s a=20 resource to provide math instruction. Teache= rs=20 will use the PCSSD's Math Frameworks to guid= e=20 instruction.
Action Type: Alignment
A= ction=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Teachers
Teaching Aids
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Human Resources Department will contin= ue=20 to recruit and recommend for hire only highl= y=20 qualified personnel to teach our=20 students.
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff
Central Office
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Through professional development, teachers= =20 will learn to incorporate the following=20 interventions in their instruction: teach wh= at is=20 tested, test what is taught, and vary the=20 instructional delivery to enhance student=20 learning. The Math Instructional Facilitator= will=20 model and coach best practices for all=20 teachers.
Action Type: Collaboration
A= ction=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal & Teachers

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Administrative Staff