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School Plan

Print=20 Version

LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan

2009-2010

Approved:

In order to promote proficient lifelong=20 learning, the mission of Lawson Elementary School is t= o=20 provide students with academic, social and technologic= al=20 skills to enhance educational excellence through a=20 standards-based curriculum. Our goal is that all stude= nts=20 will perform at the proficient or advanced levels of t= he=20 Arkansas Benchmark Exam in both Literacy and=20 Math.

Grade Span: K-5

Title I: Title I Schoolwide

School Improvement: MS=20

Table of Contents

Priority 1:=20 Literacy
    Goal: To impr= ove in=20 the areas of literacy involving open-ended responses (wi= th an=20 emphasis on content passages and literary passages) and = higher=20 level questioning strategies. To improve writing with an= =20 emphasis on content and style.
Priority 2:=20 Mathematics
    Goal: To i= mprove=20 mathematical computational skills in the areas of Algebr= a,=20 Measurement, Geometry, and Data Analysis and Probability= with=20 an emphasis on open-response items. More hands-on math a= nd=20 cooperative grouping will be used to accomplish this goa= l and=20 higher-order questioning will be encouraged to promote b= etter=20 problem solving skills.
Priority 3: School=20 Climate
    Goal: Our goal= will=20 be to collaborate with parents, staff, students and comm= unity=20 to ensure a safe and orderly school environment and that= our=20 students are in attendance each and every day=20 possible.
Priority 4:=20 Wellness
    Goal: Improve= the=20 health and wellness of our student population with an em= phasis=20 on promoting health education and awareness.
Prior= ity=20 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:

To improve literacy skills in the areas of open= =20 response and on higher order thinking skills.

Supporting Data:

Based on a comprehensive needs assessment th= at=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= mbined=20 population to be in Literary and Content Passage= Open=20 Response and Content and Style Writing Domains. = This=20 conclusion has been obtained by studying the CRT= , NRT,=20 intermittent assessments, etc.=20
We have exceeded our attendance goal of 91.3= % each=20 of the last three years with our attendance rate= being=20 as follows: 2006-2007---96.6%, 2007-2008-------9= 6.2%,=20 and in 2008-2009-----95.5%.=20

Goal

To improve in the areas of literacy involving=20 open-ended responses (with an emphasis on content= =20 passages and literary passages) and higher level=20 questioning strategies. To improve writing with an= =20 emphasis on content and style.

Benchmark

At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, 65.2% o= f=20 our combined population was proficient or above in= =20 Literacy. Our student population and sub-group=20 population will meet or exceed the 71.20% Proficie= nt=20 required to meet Adequate Yearly Progress for the= =20 2009-2010 school year and continue to increase by = 7.20%=20 each year until the 2013-2014 school year, based o= n the=20 starting point of 31.8%.

Intervention: Comprehensive=20 Standards-Based Core Curriculum

Scientific Based Research: DeF= our,=20 R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R, & Karhanek, G= =20 (2004). "Whatever It Takes." Indiana: Nation= al=20 Educational Service. DuFour, R., etal. (2006= )=20 "Learning By Doing". Indiana: Solution Tree.= =20 Vaughn & Thompson. (2004) "Research Base= d=20 Method of Reading Instruction." Virginia: AS= CD.=20 "Classroom Instruction That Works" (2001),=20 Marzano, Robert, etal. McRel, Danvers,=20 Massachusetts. Fletcher, Ralph and Portalupi= ,=20 Joann (2001); "Writing Workshop, The Essenti= al=20 Guide". Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH. Dorn, Lin= da J.,=20 French, Cathy, and Jones, Tammy (1998)=20 "Apprenticeship in Literacy". Stenhouse=20 Publishers, York, Maine. Cooper, J. David,=20 "Literacy, Helping Children Construct Meanin= g"=20 (2003). Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Ne= w=20 York. Brem, Husman, J. & Duggan, M.A. (2= 005)=20 "Student Motivation Improves While Using Rea= ding=20 Renaissance", Scientific Research Correlatio= nal.=20 Samuels, S.J., & Wu, Y. (2003) "The effe= cts of=20 immediate feedback on reading achievement."= =20 Manuscript submitted for publication, Univer= sity=20 of Minnesota. Available online:=20 http://wwww.tc.umn.edu/~samuel001/papers.htm= =20 Nunnery, J.A., Ross, S.M., & Goldfeder, = E=20 (2003). The effect of School Renaissance on = TAAS=20 scores in the McKinney ISD. Memphis, TN;=20 University of Memphis, Center for Research i= n=20 Educational Policy. Dozier, C. (2006). "Resp= onsive=20 Literacy Coaching: Tools for Creating and=20 Sustaining Purposeful Change". Stenhouse. Ge= orge=20 Batsche, Districts Embrace RTI Plan developm= ent=20 (Fall 2009), Burns, M.K., & Senesac, B.V= .=20 Comparison of dual discrepancy criteria to a= ssess=20 response to intervention (2005), O'Connor, R= .E.,=20 Harty, K.R., & Fulmer, D. Tiers of=20 intervention in kindergarten through third g= rade=20 (2005), O'Conner, R.E., Fulmer, D., Harty, K= .R.,=20 & Bell, K.M. Layers of reading intervent= ion in=20 kindergarten through third grade: changes in= =20 teaching and studentoutcomes (2005), Jimerso= n,=20 S.R., Burns, M.K. & VanDerHeyden, A.M. T= he=20 handbook of response to intervention: The Sc= ience=20 and Practice of assessment and Intervention= =20 (2007), Hosp, J.L., & Madyun, N. Address= ing=20 disproportionality with response to interven= tion=20 (2007), NASDSE, Response to Intervention:=20 Blueprints for Implementation (District and = School=20 Building Levels), (2008).

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

All teachers and administrators, including= =20 Special Education teachers, will receive tra= ining=20 opportunities to include Early Literacy Lear= ning=20 in Arkansas, Effective Literacy, and other=20 opportunities that become available to promo= te=20 classrooms rich in levelized texts, literacy= =20 centers, small group literacy instruction an= d=20 reading and writing opportunities. Point-in-= time=20 remediation will be given to those students= =20 needing literacy remediation.
Action Type= :=20 Equity
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Special=20 Education
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom teachers

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

District Staff
Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers, including special education= =20 teachers and Alpha teachers, will use a vari= ety of=20 strategies and materials that enhance litera= cy=20 centered classrooms and address content and= =20 practical passages in writing and open-respo= nse=20 questions. Teachers will also use higher ord= er=20 questioning strategies to improve with highe= r=20 order thinking skills. These strategies will= be=20 used to reduce disparities for at-risk stude= nts.=20 The Literacy Instructional Facilitator will = work=20 with teachers to provide professional develo= pment=20 related to these strategies.
Action Type= :=20 Equity
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Special=20 Education

Classroom teachers

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers, including Special Education= =20 teachers, will keep appropriate and accurate= =20 records of student progress related to Liter= acy.=20 These records will include DIBELS, DRA, and = other=20 assessments directly related to literacy. Th= e=20 results from these assessments will be used = to=20 work with at-risk students in order to reduc= e=20 disparity and give point-in-time remediation= to=20 those students needing it. These records wil= l be=20 discussed with parents at parent-teacher=20 conferences or as needed.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Sp= ecial=20 Education
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom teachers

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

Administrative Staff
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (ELLA)= =20 will be taught in grades Kindergarten throug= h=20 Second grades where teachers are trained in = these=20 strategies. Teachers will keep pertinent rec= ords=20 of student mastery and discuss these records= as=20 well as student progress with parents.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Classroom teachers

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

Administrative Staff
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Writing portfolios, used in conjunction wi= th=20 Writer's Workshop, will be kept by classroom= =20 teachers to monitor writing progress of stud= ents.=20 Ten polished works will be included in these= =20 portfolios. These works will be scored and=20 discussed with other teachers and the Litera= cy=20 Instructional Facilitator during PLC times i= n=20 order to guide instruction and provide for=20 remediation for those students needing=20 remediation.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Team meetings and Professional Learning=20 Community times will be held to discuss and = align=20 curriculum to the Arkansas State Frameworks,= both=20 vertically and horizontally. These meetings = will=20 also provide time for teachers to discuss an= d plan=20 curriculum that will improve student achieve= ment.=20
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

A Literacy Instructional Facilitator will = be=20 used to collaborate with classroom teachers = on=20 research-based instructional strategies and= =20 techniques to provide up-to-date professiona= l=20 development to all teachers in the building= =20 including Special Education teachers and Alp= ha=20 teachers through the use of mentoring teache= rs,=20 modeling lessons for teachers, team teaching= and=20 providing follow-up conferences with teacher= s=20 after the Instructional Facilatator has been= in a=20 classroom.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Lawson Elementary will implement the follo= wing=20 parental involvement engagements required by= ACT=20 307 of 2007 (amended ACT 603 of 2003) which= =20 includes informational packets, parental=20 involvement meetings, school's process for=20 resolving parental concerns in handbook, sem= inars=20 to inform the parent of students about how t= o be=20 involved in decisions, enable formulation of= =20 PTA/PTO, parent facilitator, and two parent= =20 teacher conferences after the first and thir= d nine=20 weeks. Our parent facilitator is Lori=20 Davis.
Action Type: Parental Engagement

Counselor

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

Administrative Staff
Community Leaders
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Renaissance Place will be used by students= in=20 grades K-5 to increase reading comprehension= =20 skills and other literacy related=20 skills.
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion

Media Specialist

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

School Library

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will receive instruction from Hig= hly=20 Qualified teachers. The district will contin= ue to=20 recruit and maintain those Highly Qualified= =20 employees.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

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= al=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

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Outside Consultants
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent compacts will be jointly developed = and=20 reviewed with parents for the purpose of imp= roving=20 student achievement and building the home-sc= hool=20 connection. This compact will be given to id= entify=20 the responsibilities of each party in the le= arning=20 process and to ensure that students, parents= and=20 teachers are made aware of what they each ne= ed to=20 do to promote optimal student achievement.=20
Action Type: Parental Engagement
Acti= on=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Principal

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

ACTION BUDGET:

Family Literacy Nights, Kindergarten=20 Orientation Night which includes an orientat= ion=20 night for the parents of our Pre-K students = and=20 parent meetings/workshops (above and beyond = ACT=20 307 requirements) will be held at the school= to=20 encourage parents/families to come to school= for=20 literacy centered activities.
Action Typ= e:=20 Parental Engagement
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Administrative Staff
Community Leaders
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers in grades 3, 4, and 5 will co-tea= ch=20 whole group, grade level benchmark exam open= =20 response practice. The grade level teams wil= l use=20 test released items for the enhancement of t= he=20 open responses. These open responses will al= ign to=20 the Arkansas State Frameworks. These open=20 responses will be sent home to share with pa= rents=20 so they will have a clearer understanding of= the=20 expectations of our students on the Arkansas= =20 Benchmark Exam.
Action Type:=20 Alignment
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Compass Odyssey will be used by classroom= =20 teachers to reinforce and remediate needed=20 literacy skills. Compass skills will be alig= ned to=20 the Arkansas Frameworks.
Action Type:=20 Technology Inclusion

Classroom teachers

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

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 Our evaluation showed that our curriculum wa= s=20 aligned as represented by our test scores wh= ere=20 65.2% of our students scored proficient or a= bove=20 on the Arkansas Benchmark exams.
Action = Type:=20 Program Evaluation

Principal

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

District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Literacy Instructional Facilitator, th= e=20 Media Specialist and 2 teachers will have th= e=20 opportunity to attend the Arkansas Reading=20 Conference to be held in Little Rock, AR on= =20 November 19 and 20, 2009. These staff member= s will=20 meet with other staff members to share ideas= and=20 information they receive from this=20 conference.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Outside Consultants

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 gererate 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 an/or behavior. A= =20 district RTI plan was developed to include 3= =20 phases of implementation: 1) consensus build= ing,=20 2) infrastructurebuilding and 3) implementat= ion.=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 consultaion from= 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 which m= eets=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.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Administrative Staff
Central Office
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The School Counselor will discuss test sco= res=20 with students both as a whole group and=20 individually. Parent letters will also be se= nt=20 home explaining test results interpretation = so=20 that parents can better understand how their= child=20 has performed on the given tests.
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Counselor

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Time will be provided for the school's=20 leadership team to meet monthly to discuss=20 pertinent data and information related to=20 improving literacy in our school. Substitute= s will=20 be provided for some of the meetings during = the=20 year.
Action Type: Collaboration

Principal

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

Outside Consultants
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

Intervention: Supplemental sup= port=20 for improving student achievement in=20 literacy.

Scientific Based Research: DeF= our,=20 R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R, & Karhanek, G= =20 (2004). "Whatever It Takes." Indiana: nation= al=20 Educational Service. DuFour, R., etal. (2006= )=20 "Learning By Doing". Indiana: Solution Tree.= =20 Vaughn & Thompson. (2004) "Research Base= d=20 Method of Reading Instruction." Virginia: AS= CD.=20 "Classroom Instruction That Works" (2001),=20 Marzano, Robert, etal. McRel, Danvers,=20 Massachusetts. Fletcher, Ralph and Portalupi= ,=20 Joann (2001); "Writing Workshop, The Essenti= al=20 Guide". Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH. Dorn, Lin= da J.,=20 French, Cathy, and Jones, Tammy (1998)=20 "Apprenticeship in Literacy". Stenhouse=20 Publishers, York, Maine. Cooper, J. David,=20 "Literacy, Helping Children Construct Meanin= g"=20 (2003). Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Ne= w=20 York. Brem, Husman, J. & Duggan, M.A. (2= 005)=20 "Student Motivaiton Improves While Using Rea= ding=20 Renaissance", Scientific Research Correlatio= nal.=20 Samuels, S.J., & Wu, Y. (2003) "The effe= cts of=20 immediate feedback on reading achievement."= =20 Manuscript submitted for publication, Univer= sity=20 of Minnesota. Available online:=20 http://wwww.tc.umn.edu/~samuel001/papers.htm= =20 Nunnery, J.A., Ross, S.M., & Goldfeder, = E=20 (2003). The effect of School Renaissance on = TAAS=20 scores in the McKinney ISD. Memphis, TN;=20 University of Memphis, Center for Reserach i= n=20 Educational Policy. Dozier, C. (2006). "Resp= onsive=20 Literacy Coaching: Tools for Creating and=20 Sustaining Purposeful Change". Stenhouse

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

A Literacy Instructional Facilitator will = be=20 hired to assist teachers with all aspects of= =20 Comprehensive Literacy, to develop training = to be=20 used in conjunction with Professional Learni= ng=20 Communities, to work with teachers and stude= nts in=20 areas needing improvement as determined by s= chool=20 data, and to provide research realted to lit= eracy=20 as needed to implement "best practices" stra= teties=20 and to disaggregate data as needed to determ= ine=20 students' strengths and weaknesses.
Actio= n=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Central Office
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Books and materials will be purchased usin= g=20 Title I funds that provide for a literacy ce= ntered=20 school, rich in levelized texts and novel st= udies,=20 literacy centers, and literacy activities in= the=20 classrooms. Materials will include items suc= h as=20 literacy carts, reading manipulatives, guide= d=20 writing materials, shared reading and writin= g=20 materials which correlate with ELLA and Effe= ctive=20 Literacy.
Action Type: Alignment
Actio= n=20 Type: Equity

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers

$2268

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$2268.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Students in first through fifth grades wil= l be=20 assessed using Developmental Reading Assessm= ents=20 at the beginning and end of the school year.= The=20 DRA will be given to kindergarten students a= t the=20 end of the school year. DRA kits will be pur= chased=20 as needed.
Action Type: Equity

Classroom teachers

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

Teachers

$500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Writing portfolios will be kept by classro= om=20 teachers to monitor writing progress, drive= =20 instruction and provide for remediation of t= heir=20 students. Teachers will use their standards = to=20 choose approximately 10 polished works to be= =20 included in the portfolioes. These portfolio= es=20 will be shared and reviewed with parents dur= ing=20 parent-teacher conferences. Blue folders wil= l be=20 purchased with Title I monies to use as thes= e=20 portfolios.
Action Type: Alignment
Act= ion=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teachers and Literacy Specialist=

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

Teachers

$125

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$125.00

ACTION BUDGET:

A Parent Center will be kept as a resource= =20 center for parents that need information,=20 assistance, and guidance on working with the= ir=20 children to improve in literacy. Materials, = above=20 and beyond what is required by ACT 307, will= be=20 purchased using Title I funds for parents to= check=20 out and to be used with parents.
Action T= ype:=20 Parental Engagement
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Counselor

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

Administrative Staff
Community Leaders

$600

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$600.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Additional guided, levelized readers and=20 novels will be purchased, using Title I fund= s, for=20 grades kindergarten through fifth grades, to= =20 insure that individual needs of students are= being=20 met in reading and writing.
Action Type:= =20 Equity

Literacy Specialist

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

School Library
Teachers

$2000

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$2000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Family Literacy Nights, Kindergarten=20 Orientation Night which includes a parent=20 orientation for our Pre-K parents, and paren= t=20 meetings/workshops (above and beyond ACT 307= =20 requirements) will be held at the school to= =20 encourage parents/families to come to school= for=20 literacy centered activities. Books and mate= rials=20 will be purchased to promote literacy. Stipe= nds=20 will be paid to teachers for their work beyo= nd the=20 school day. Purchases for food to feed the=20 families in order to increase participation = and=20 involvement will also be included.
Action= Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

School Library
Teachers
Title Teachers

$2584

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1000.00
Title I - Employee Salaries:	$1200.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$384.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Arkansas Diamond and Charlie Mae Simon boo= ks=20 will be purchased to provide literacy opport= unites=20 to students to hear award winning selections= to=20 observe content and style of these award win= ning=20 books.

Media Specialist

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 08/30/2010

School Library
Teachers

$500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Additional library books and big books wil= l be=20 purchased with Title I funds to enhance=20 literacy-centered classrooms.
Action Typ= e:=20 Equity

Media Specialist

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

Teachers

$1200

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1200.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will simulate benchmark testing b= y=20 administering the PCSSD Formative Assessment= s=20 provided by The Learning Institute to all=20 students, including Special Education studen= ts.=20 Teachers will use results to guide instructi= on.=20
Action Type: Collaboration

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent compacts will be jointly developed = and=20 reviewed with parents for the purpose of imp= roving=20 student achievement and building the home-sc= hool=20 connection. This compact will be given to id= entify=20 the responsibilities of each party in the le= arning=20 process and to ensure that students, parents= and=20 teachers are made aware of what they each ne= ed to=20 do to promote optimal student achievement.=20
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Typ= e:=20 Parental Engagement
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Components of Renaissance Place will be=20 purchased using Title I funds to increase li= terary=20 related skills. Training for this program wi= ll be=20 provided to all teachers, including Special= =20 Education Teachers and Alpha teachers.
A= ction=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Media Specialist

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

District Staff

$1500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers in grades 3, 4, and 5 will co-tea= ch=20 whole group, grade level benchmark exam open= =20 response practice. The grade level teams wil= l use=20 test released items for the enhancement of t= he=20 open responses. These open responses will al= ign to=20 the Arkansas State Frameworks. These open=20 responses will be sent home to share with pa= rents=20 so they will have a clearer understanding of= the=20 expectations of our students on the Arkansas= =20 Benchmark Exam. Title I funds will be used t= o=20 purchase paper for this activity.
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement

Literacy Specialist

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Compass Odyssey will be used by classroom= =20 teachers to reinforce and remediate needed=20 literacy skills. Compass skills will be alig= ned to=20 the Arkansas Frameworks. Two additional comp= uters=20 will be purchased for the Compass Odyssey co= mputer=20 lab to ensure that all students have access = to a=20 computer.
Action Type: Alignment
Acti= on=20 Type: Technology Inclusion

Literacy Specialist and Classroom teachers=

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

District Staff
Teachers

$2000

Title I - Capital Outlay:	$2000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

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

District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The Literacy Instructional Facilitator, th= e=20 Media Specialist and 2 teachers will have th= e=20 opportunity to attend the Arkansas Reading=20 Conference to be held in Little Rock, AR on= =20 November 19 and 20, 2009. These staff member= s will=20 meet with other staff members to share ideas= and=20 information they receive from this conferenc= e.=20 Substitutes will be provided for this the te= achers=20 going to this conference.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Outside Consultants

$970

Title I - Purchased Services:	$680.00
Title I - Employee Salaries:	$220.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$70.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Funds will be used to maintain and repair= =20 Title I equipment such as computers and prin= ters.=20
Action Type: Technology Inclusion

Principal

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

District Staff

$800

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$800.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Our teachers will use the book "Classroom= =20 Instruction that Works" by Robert J. Marzano= to=20 incorporate teaching strategies so that stud= ents=20 become engaged, thoughtful, independent read= ers=20 and writers. This will be done as a book stu= dy for=20 all teachers in our school.
Action Type:= =20 Professional Development

Principal

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

Administrative Staff

$500

PD (State-223) - Materials &=20 Supplies:	$500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers will receive professional=20 development in strategies for teaching writi= ng=20 instruction. Notebooks will be purchased to = keep=20 training materials organized.
Action Type= :=20 Professional Development

Literacy Facilitator

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

Title Teachers

$316

PD (State-223) - Materials &=20 Supplies:	$316.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Writer's Workshop will be taught in all=20 grades. Teachers will receive training durin= g=20 Professional Learning Communities to improve= their=20 teaching strategies involving Writer's Works= hop.=20 Materials such as Writer's Notebook folders,= =20 utensils and instructional training videoes = will=20 be purchased using Title I funds.
Action= Type:=20 Equity
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Literacy Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers
Teaching Aids

$3227

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$3227.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Central Office
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 09/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers

$232

Title I - Employee Salaries:	$180.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$52.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Total Budget:

$19322

Intervention: Remediation supp= ort=20 for improved student achievement in=20 literacy.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Principal

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

District Staff
Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will work with all students in=20 deficit areas as indicated by test data and= =20 classroom performance on litercy tests using= the=20 Compass Learning Odyssey program.
Action = Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity
Action Typ= e:=20 Technology Inclusion

Principal

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

In accordance with Act 35, Academic=20 Improvement Plans (AIP) and/or Intensive Rea= ding=20 Intervention Plans (IRIs) will be developed = with=20 input from the parent, on students working b= elow=20 the proficient. Teachers will work with stud= ents=20 in flexible groups to address students' acad= emic=20 needs.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Typ= e:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Ti= tle I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Professional Development will be provided = in Professional Learning Communities on using=20 rubrics, differentiated instruction, constru= cted=20 open response items in order to support teac= hers=20 in the implementation of AIPs and IRIs.
A= ction=20 Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type: Professional=20 Development

Principal

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will monitor student achievement = on a=20 regular basis and provide remediation as is = needed=20 in the classroom for a point-in-time=20 remediation.
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

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

ACTION BUDGET:

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Central Office
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The School Counselor will discuss test sco= res=20 with students both as a whole group and=20 individually. Parent letters will also be se= nt=20 home explaining test results interpretation = so=20 that parents can better understand how their= child=20 has performed on the given tests
Action T= ype:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Counselor

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Once a month, our teachers will spend=20 approximately half of one of their Professio= nal=20 Learning Communities times working on=20 interventions with our "at risk" students in= a=20 grade level other than their own.
Action = Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity

Principal

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

Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Time will be provided for the school's=20 leadership team to meet monthly to discuss=20 pertinent data and information related to=20 improving literacy in our school. Plans for= =20 interventions (with students) will be discus= sed.=20 Substitutes will be provided for some of the= =20 meetings during the year.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Program=20 Evaluation

Principal

Start: 09/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

Intervention: Research-Based=20 strategies to reduce disparity and provide=20 equitable opportunities.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Parent meetings (above and beyond what is= =20 required by ACT 307) will be held to encoura= ge=20 parental involvement with their students in= =20 literacy skills.
Action Type: Equity
= Action=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Literacy Specialist

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

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

All teachers, including special education= =20 teachers, will use small flexible groups and= =20 student/teacher conferencing to evaluate stu= dent=20 learning on a regular basis.
Action Type:= =20 Equity
Action Type: Special Education
=

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

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

Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

Using differentiated instruction, all=20 teachers, including special education teache= rs and=20 Alpha teachers, will employ a variety of=20 strategies and instructional settings such a= s=20 cooperative learning groups, one-to-one, sma= ll=20 group and whole group instruction, and=20 project-based learning.
Action Type:=20 Equity
Action Type: Special Education
=

Principal

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Administrative Staff
Central Office
District Staff
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:

Priority 2:

To improve math scores on standardized tests.

Supporting Data:

Based on a comprehensive needs assessment th= at=20 reflects an in-depth trend analysis of multiple = data=20 sources across multiple grade levels and content= areas=20 we found that our areas of need in our combined= =20 population to be Algebra, Measurements, and Data= =20 Analysis & Probability with an emphasis on o= pen=20 response.This conclusion has been obtained by st= udying=20 the CRT, NRT, intermittent assessments, and etc.= =20
We have exceeded our attendance goal of 91.3= % each=20 of the last three years with our attendance rate= being=20 as follows: 2006-2007----96.6%, 2007-2008----96.= 2%,=20 and 2008-2009----95.5%.=20
.=20

Goal

To improve mathematical computational skills in = the=20 areas of Algebra, Measurement, Geometry, and Data= =20 Analysis and Probability with an emphasis on=20 open-response items. More hands-on math and cooper= ative=20 grouping will be used to accomplish this goal and= =20 higher-order questioning will be encouraged to pro= mote=20 better problem solving skills.

Benchmark

At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, 69.6% o= f=20 our combined population was proficient or above in= math.=20 At the end of 2009-2010 school year, 70% will scor= e=20 proficient or above. Annually we will improve by 7= .50%=20 each year until the 2013-2014 school year based on= the=20 starting point of 28.20%.

Intervention: Comprehensive=20 Standards-Based Core Curriculum

Scientific Based Research: Bri= ght,=20 George, etal.(2005)."Dynamic Classroom Asses= sment:=20 Linking Assessment with Instruction in Eleme= ntary=20 School Math" . ETA Cuisinaire, Vernon Hills,= IL.,=20 Carpenter,T. Fennema, E., Franke, M., Levi, = L.=20 Empson, S. (1999). "Children's=20 Mathematics:Cognitively Guided Instruction."= =20 Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH. DuFour, R., DuFou= r, R.,=20 Eaker, R., and Karhanek, G. (2004). "Whateve= r It=20 Takes." Indiana: National Educational Servic= e.=20 Dufour, etal.(2005). On Common Ground. Virgi= nia:=20 Solution Tree. DuFour, R. etal. (2006), "Lea= rning=20 By Doing." Indiana: Solution Tree. Marzano,= =20 Robert, etal. "Classroom Instruction That Wo= rks"=20 (2001). McRel, Danvers, Massachesetts. Kilpa= trick,=20 Martin, Schiffer (2003) "Research Companion = to=20 Principles and Standards for School Mathemat= ics."=20 Washington, D.C. National Council of Teacher= s of=20 Mathematics (NCTM)."Teaching Children=20 Mathematics". Washington: National Council o= f=20 Teachers of Mathematics(NCTM).West, Lucy and= =20 Staub, Fritz C.(2003). "Content Focused=20 Coaching".Pittsburg: University of Pittsburg= h.=20 Whitin P. & Whitin, D.J. (2000) "Math Is= =20 Language Too". National Council of Teachers = of=20 Mathematics (NCTM). Reston, Virginia. George= =20 Batsche, Districts Embrace RTI Plan developm= ent=20 (Fall 2009), Burns, M.K., & Senesac, B.V= .=20 Comparison of dual discrepancy criteria to a= ssess=20 response to intervention (2005), O'Connor, R= .E.,=20 Harty, K.R., & Fulmer, D. Tiers of=20 intervention in kindergarten through third g= rade=20 (2005), O'Conner, R.E., Fulmer, D., Harty, K= .R.,=20 & Bell, K.M. Layers of reading intervent= ion in=20 kindergarten through third grade: changes in= =20 teaching and studentoutcomes (2005), Jimerso= n,=20 S.R., Burns, M.K. & VanDerHeyden, A.M. T= he=20 handbook of response to intervention: The Sc= ience=20 and Practice of assessment and Intervention= =20 (2007), Hosp, J.L., & Madyun, N. Address= ing=20 disproportionality with response to interven= tion=20 (2007), NASDSE, Response to Intervention:=20 Blueprints for Implementation (District and = School=20 Building Levels), (2008).

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

A Math Instructional Facilitator will be=20 utilized to collaborate with classroom teach= ers on=20 improving teaching strategies. This speciali= st=20 will provide staff development to teachers d= uring=20 their Professional Learning Community time,= =20 provide classroom assistance on promoting ad= vanced=20 math skills, utilize research to provide=20 up-to-date information related to the improv= ement=20 of needed math skills, providing mentoring, = and=20 work as a leader to provide quality up-to-da= te=20 math instruction in all classrooms.
Acti= on=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal

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

Central Office
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Special education teachers will meet regul= arly=20 with classroom teachers to align the Math=20 Curriculum with the Arkansas Frameworks and = make=20 appropriate modifications for students in Sp= ecial=20 Education.
Action Type: Alignment
Acti= on=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Special= =20 Education

Special Education Teacher and Classroom=20 Teachers

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

One hour of Standards Based Math Instructi= on=20 will occur in every classroom, grades 1-5 ea= ch=20 day. Teachers will work to incorporate vario= us=20 strategies to improve learning outcomes.=20 Manipulatives will be used to compliment the= =20 curriculum. Teachers will incorporate cooper= ative=20 groups and the use of higher order questioni= ng=20 techniques to reduce any disparities.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Equity

Classroom Teachers

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

District Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Team meetings will be held periodically to= =20 discuss curriculum issues. Horizontal and/or= =20 vertical team planning will occur, teachers = will=20 have time to plan together as a team and dis= cuss=20 ways to improve achievement in mathematics.= =20 Professional materials on "best practices" w= ill be=20 reviewed at these meetings.
Action Type:= =20 Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
A= ction=20 Type: Title I Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Compass/Odyssey will be used in all grades= to=20 reinforce needed math skills.
Action Typ= e:=20 Technology Inclusion

Principal

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

Computers
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Special education teachers will utilize sm= all=20 group instruction to focus on written respon= ses,=20 understanding word problems, and the use of= =20 manipulatives.Math Specialist will provide=20 modeling.
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Special=20 Education

Special Education Teacher

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

Performance Assessments
Teaching Aids

ACTION BUDGET:

Everyday Counts Calendar Math will be used= in=20 classrooms to increase student achievement a= nd=20 decrease disparities on Standardized tests. = This=20 is a supplemental mathematics program design= ed to=20 captalize on daily discussions to foster=20 mathematical confidence and competence. Teac= hers=20 will receive training in order to implement = this=20 program.Substitutes will be paid for from Ti= tle 1=20 funds. Materials will be purchased to use wi= th=20 this program as needed.This program is used = for=20 the reduction of disparity.
Action Type:= =20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Professional Development

Classroom Teachers

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent workshops(above and beyond ACT 307= =20 requirements), Family Math Nights, and=20 Kindergarten Orientation Night (which includ= es=20 orientation for parents of Pre-K students) w= ill be=20 conducted at school to encourage parents/fam= ilies=20 to come to school for Math centered=20 activities.
Action Type: Alignment
Act= ion=20 Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Students will receive instruction from Hig= hly=20 Qualified teachers where the district has=20 recruited and maintained those Highly Qualif= ied=20 employees.Parents will be sent notification = to=20 inform them of their rights to know the high= ly=20 qualified teaching status of teachers.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Ti= tle I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers in grades 1-5 will administer the= =20 PCSSD Formative Assessment to all students,= =20 including Special Education students to simu= late=20 the Arkansas Benchmark exam testing. Using r= ubrics=20 to score the exams, teachers will share resu= lts=20 with their students and use the results to d= evelop=20 instruction for at-risk students to provide = point=20 in time remediation and reduce=20 disparity.
Action Type: Equity
Action = Type:=20 Special Education
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teachers

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

Outside Consultants
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will meet in vertical and/or=20 horizontal teams to develop and review the a= ction=20 plan using Standarized test scores and other= =20 assessments for comparing the results to the= =20 Arkansas Frameworks to determine weak=20 areas.
Action Type: Alignment
Action T= ype:=20 Collaboration

Classroom Teachers

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

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Math Instructional Facilitator and teacher= s of=20 grades 3, 4, and 5 will voluntarily co-teach= whole=20 group grade level benchmark exam constructed= =20 response practice. The grade level teams wil= l use=20 test released items for the enhancement of t= he=20 constructed responses. The constructed respo= nses=20 will be aligned to the Arkansas=20 Frameworks.
Action Type: Alignment
Act= ion=20 Type: Collaboration

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers

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 2008-2009 school year ser= ved as=20 baseline data. The 2008-2009 data results=20 indicated that most of our curriculum was al= igned=20 as represented by our test scores. The CRT r= esults=20 showed that most of our students were profic= ient=20 on tests. The test results showed that 69.6%= of=20 our students benefited from our plan.
Act= ion=20 Type: Program Evaluation

Principal

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

District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Math Instructional Facilitator and two=20 teachers will attend the Arkansas Curriculum= =20 Conference. Attending will provide the Math= =20 Specialist and two teachers with additional= =20 knowledge for best practices and information= that=20 will reduce disparity.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

ACTION BUDGET:

Technology instruction : calculators,Unite= d=20 Streaming, Elmos,DVD players, digital camera= ,=20 Compass Learning and Odyssey Writer, will be= used=20 to reinforce needed math skills and reduce=20 disparity.
Action Type: Equity
Action= Type:=20 Technology Inclusion

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers

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= al=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 activitiew pu= rsuant=20 to Act 1185 of 2005. We will create a profes= sional=20 development plan annually in compliance with= =20 Arkansas law and rules governing professiona= l=20 development which shall be a part of the ACS= IP.=20 Our school's professional development plan=20 complies with Arkansas law and rules by incl= uding=20 the 3 hour college course as applicable to e= qual=20 15 hours (up to 30). For each administrator,= the=20 60 hour professional development requirement= shall=20 include training in data disaggregation,=20 instructional leadership, three hours of par= ental=20 involvement and fiscal management.
Action= Type:=20 Professional Development

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Outside Consultants
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent compacts will be jointly developed = and=20 reviewed with parents for the purpose of imp= roving=20 student achievement and building the home-sc= hool=20 connection. This compact will be given to id= entify=20 the responsibilites of each party in the lea= rning=20 process and to ensure that students, parents= , and=20 teachers are made aware of what they each ne= ed to=20 do to promote optimal student=20 achievement.
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

ACTION BUDGET:

The School Counselor will discuss test sco= res=20 with students both as a whole group and=20 individually. Parent letters will also be se= nt=20 home explaining test results interpretation = so=20 that parents can better understand how their= child=20 has performed on the given tests
Action T= ype:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Counselor

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 09/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

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Intervention: Supplemental sup= port=20 for improving student achievement in math.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

One hour of Standards Based Math Instructi= on=20 will occur in every classroom, grades 1-5 ea= ch=20 day. Teachers will work to incorporate vario= us=20 strategies to improve learning outcomes.=20 Manipulatives will be used to compliment the= =20 curriculum. These manipulatives will be purc= hased=20 as needed. Teachers will incorporate coopera= tive=20 groups and the use of higher order questioni= ng=20 techniques to reduce disparity. Title I fund= s will=20 be used to purchase materials to support thi= s=20 action.
Action Type: Equity

Classroom Teachers

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

Teachers
Title Teachers

$1500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Everyday Counts Calendar Math will be used= in=20 every classroom to increase student achievem= ent on=20 Standardized tests. Teachers will receive tr= aining=20 in order to implement this program. If train= ing is=20 needed, substitutes will be hired for teache= rs=20 attending this training. Materials will be=20 purchased to use with this program as needed= .The=20 program will reduce disparity.
Action Typ= e:=20 Professional Development

Classroom Teacher

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

Teaching Aids

$500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent workshops(above and beyond what is= =20 required by ACT 307) will be conducted for p= arents=20 of students in grades K-5 to share informati= on on=20 working with children in math and on informa= tion=20 about helping their children with skills rel= ated=20 to the Arkansas Benchmark exam.Family Math=20 Nights(above and beyond what is required by = ACT=20 307) will be held at school to encourage stu= dents=20 and their families to come to school and do = math=20 activities together. Materials will be purch= ased=20 to promote families working math together at= home.=20 Stipends will be paid to teachers for their = work=20 beyond the school day. Food will be purchase= d and=20 served to encourage parental involvement. Ti= tle 1=20 funds will be used.
Action Type: Parental= =20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers
Title Teachers

$2536

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1000.00
Title I - Employee Salaries:	$1200.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$336.00

ACTION BUDGET:

An Orientation Night for parents of incomi= ng=20 Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten students w= ill be=20 held at school to promote math skills. Stipe= nds=20 will be paid to teachers for work beyond the= =20 school day.Purchases for food to feed the fa= milies=20 to increase participation and involvement wi= ll=20 also be included.
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator and Classro= om=20 Teachers

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

Teachers
Title Teachers

$1028

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$600.00
Title I - Employee Salaries:	$300.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$128.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Math manipulatives, calculators, literatur= e=20 related to the math concepts being taught, a= nd=20 other resources will be purchased to enhance= a=20 math centered classroom.Particular attention= will=20 be paid to identifying and purchasing=20 manipulatives that will enhance student=20 achievement by targeting the weakest areas: = the=20 strands of Algebra, Measurement, Geometry an= d Data=20 Analysis & Probability.
Action Type:= =20 Alignment
Action Type: Equity

Math Intructional Facilitator

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

School Library
Teaching Aids

$1500

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal`

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

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Training will be provided in the use of=20 alternative teaching strategies in order to = teach=20 a variety of techniques for working and solv= ing=20 problems in relationship to measurement,=20 algebra,data analysis and probability, and o= pen=20 response so that EVERY child can meet succes= s.=20 Materials will be purchased to enhance the=20 learning and provide teachers with informati= on to=20 succeed at teaching these alternative=20 strategies
Action Type: Professional=20 Development

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers
Title Teachers

$300

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$300.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Professional developement will occur throu= gh a=20 book study during Professional Learning Comm= unity=20 meetings. This book study will be used to br= idge=20 math with literacy in order to raise student= 's=20 understanding of constructive open response = in=20 regard to math achievement.Materials will be= =20 purchased with Title 1 money to enhance this= =20 study.
Action Type: Collaboration
Acti= on=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers

$550

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$550.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Instructional Facilitators and teachers of= =20 grades 3, 4, and 5 will co-teach whole group= grade=20 level benchmark exam constructed responses. = The=20 grade level teams will use test released ite= ms for=20 the enhancement of the constructed responses= .=20
Action Type: Alignment

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Color printer materials will be purchased = to=20 use in the compilation of data, in preparing= =20 presentations for Professional Learning=20 Communities, in doing research related to sc= hool=20 improvement, and preparing lessons that will= be=20 modeled in classrooms.
Action Type:=20 Professional Development

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

$1200

Title I - Materials & Supplies:	$1200.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Math Instructional Facilitator with two=20 teachers will attend the Arkansas Curriculum= =20 Conference. Attending will provide the Math= =20 Instructional Facilitator and two teachers w= ith=20 additional knowledge on best practices and=20 information that will reduce disparity.
A= ction=20 Type: Professional Development

Math Instructional Facilitator and Confere= nce=20 Attendees

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

Outside Consultants

$350

Title I - Purchased Services:	$350.00

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions of this=20 intervention will be evaluated periodically = and=20 annually by CWT's, TLI Assessments, CRT's an= d=20 NRT's. The data collected the 2008-2009 scho= ol=20 year served as baseline data. The evaluation= of=20 the 08-09 data indicated the CRT results sho= wed=20 that most of our students were proficient on= =20 tests. Our evaluation showed that most of ou= r=20 curriculum was aligned as represented by our= test=20 scores.
Action Type: Program Evaluation<= BR>

Principal

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

District Staff
Performance Assessments
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

A Math Instructional Facilitator will be h= ired=20 to assist teachers with all aspects fo the=20 Standards Based Math Instruction, to develop= =20 training to be used in conjunction with=20 Professional Learning Communities, to work w= ith=20 teaachers and students in areas needing=20 improvement as determined by school data, an= d to=20 provide research related math as needed to=20 implement "best practices" strategies and to= =20 disaggregate data as needed to determine stu= dents'=20 strengths and weaknesses.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Professional=20 Development
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Central Office
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Parent compacts will be jointly developed = and=20 reviewed with parents for the prupose of imp= roving=20 student achievement and building the home-sc= hool=20 connection. This compact will be given to id= entify=20 the responsibilities of each party in the le= arning=20 process and to ensure that students, parents= , and=20 teachers are made aware of what they each ne= ed to=20 do to promote optimal student=20 achievement.
Action Type:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Administrative Staff
Central Office
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 09/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers

$230

Title I - Employee Salaries:	$180.00
Title I - Employee Benefits:	$50.00

ACTION BUDGET:

Total Budget:

$9694

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Intervention: Remediation supp= ort=20 for improved student achievement in math.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

According to Act 35, Academic Improvement= =20 Plans (AIPs) will be developed for students= =20 working below proficient.The Improvement Pla= n will=20 be discussed and finalized with parents duri= ng=20 parent teacher conferences. Teachers will wo= rk=20 with students in flexible groups to address= =20 students' academic needs.
Action Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Alignment
Action = Type:=20 Equity
Action Type: Parental=20 Engagement
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teachers

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

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Our staff will analyze test data and other= =20 pertinent information at least twice a year = to=20 determine the math achievement of our studne= ts and=20 to ensure that growth and gains are being ma= de in=20 math achievement. We will use Classroom Walk= =20 Throughs by the Principal, test data, result= s from=20 the interim assessments provided by The Lear= ning=20 Institute, and other forms evaluations and d= ata as=20 guides. Planned staff meetings will be held = to=20 ensure coordination of the development of an= =20 action plan to address weaknesses in the are= a of=20 math. We will review and revise our ACSIP pl= an=20 twice during the school year (or as needed) = and=20 make revisions when necessary to ensure gain= s in=20 student achievement in math.Norm Referenced = Tests,=20 Criterion Referenced Tests, The Learning Ins= titute=20 Formative Assessment data, classroom data an= d=20 other pertinent data will be reviewed to eva= luate=20 the impact on student achievement.
Action= Type:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Principal

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will work with students in defici= t=20 areas as indicated by AIPs, test data, class= room=20 performance and results of the Formative=20 Assessments, using the Compass Odyssey Learn= ing=20 program.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action T= ype:=20 Equity
Action Type: Technology=20 Inclusion
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teachers

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

Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

The Special Education teacher and the regu= lar=20 classroom teacher will conference on a regul= ar=20 basis to make sure that the needs of the stu= dents=20 are being met.
Action Type: Special=20 Education

Special Education Teacher and Classroom=20 Teachers

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Training will be provided to support teach= ers=20 in the implementation of AIPs in the use of= =20 alternative teaching strategies in order to = teach=20 a variety of techniques for working and solv= ing=20 problems in relationship to measurement, alg= ebra,=20 and open response so that EVERY child can me= et=20 success. Materials will be purchased to enha= nce=20 the learning and provide teachers with infor= mation=20 to succeed at teaching these alternative=20 strategies.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Actio= n=20 Type: Professional Development
Action Typ= e:=20 Title I Schoolwide

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will monitor student achievement = on a=20 regular basis and provide remediation as is = needed=20 in the classroom for a point-in-time=20 remediation.
Action Type: Title I=20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teacher

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

ACTION BUDGET:

Student Academic Improvement Plans will be= =20 developed at the beginning of each school ye= ar and=20 used by classroom teachers to help students= =20 working below grade level to improve in math= =20 skills. The Improvement Plans will be discus= sed=20 with parents at Parent-Teachers conferences = twice=20 each year. Teachers will evaluate their stud= ents'=20 plans each nine weeks.
Action Type:=20 AIP/IRI
Action Type: Equity
Action Typ= e:=20 Parental Engagement
Action Type: Title I= =20 Schoolwide

Classroom Teachers

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

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions will be=20 evlauated by the Classroom Walk Throughs, Th= e=20 Learning Institute Focused tests, Criterion= =20 Referenced tests, Norm Referenced test, and= =20 teacher made tests. The 2008-2009 school yea= r=20 served as a baseline data. The 08-09 data sh= owed=20 that 80% of the teachers were teaching to th= e=20 standards. CRT results showed that most of o= ur=20 students were proficient on tests. Our evalu= ation=20 showed that most of our curriculum was align= ed as=20 represented by our test scores. The test res= ults=20 show that 69.9% of our students benefited fr= om our=20 plan.
Action Type: AIP/IRI
Action Type= :=20 Program Evaluation

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Central Office
District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

The School Counselor will discuss test sco= res=20 with students both as a whole group and=20 individually. Parent letters will also be se= nt=20 home explaining test results interpretation = so=20 that parents can better understand how their= child=20 has performed on the given tests
Action T= ype:=20 Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Acti= on=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Counselor

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Principal

Start: 09/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010

Outside Consultants
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:	$0

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Intervention: Research-Based=20 strategies to reduce disparity and provide=20 equitable opportunities.

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Special Education students will be taught = in=20 small flexible groups with a variety of stra= tegies=20 to ensure that their individual needs in mat= h are=20 being met.
Action Type: Special=20 Education

Special Education teacher

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will work with students in defici= t=20 areas as indicated by test data, classroom=20 performance and results of the Formative=20 Assessments, using the Compass Odyssey Learn= ing=20 program.
Action Type: Equity
Action Ty= pe:=20 Technology Inclusion

Classroom Teachers

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

In order to differentiate instruction, all= =20 teachers, including Special Education teache= rs,=20 will utilize cooperative groups, one-to-one = and=20 small group instruction, math centers, and t= he use=20 of math manipulatives in their=20 instruction.
Action Type: Equity
Actio= n=20 Type: Special Education

Special Education Teacher and Classroom=20 Teachers

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

To encourage parental involvement parent=20 meetings (above & beyond what is require= d by=20 ACT 307) will be held. These meetings are to= =20 encourage parents to be invovled with their= =20 students on mathematics skills.
Action Ty= pe:=20 Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement

Math Instructional Facilitator

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

Teachers
Title Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Teachers will use the results of the PCSSD= =20 Formative Assessments produced by the Learni= ng=20 Institute on all students, including Special= =20 Education, to guide instruction and reduce=20 disparity.
Action Type: Equity
Action = Type:=20 Special Education

Principal

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

Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

The effectiveness of the actions will be=20 evaluated through the use of The Learning=20 Institute Focused tests, Criterion Reference= d=20 tests, Norm Referenced tests, Classroom Walk= =20 Throughs, and Teacher made tests. The 2008-2= 009=20 school year served as baseline data. The 08-= 09=20 data results indicated that CWT showed 80% o= r the=20 teachers were teaching to the standards. CRT= =20 results showed that most of our curriculum w= as=20 aligned as represented by our test scores. T= he=20 tests results show that 69.6% of our student= s=20 benefited from our plan.
Action Type: Pro= gram=20 Evaluation

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff
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 gererate 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 an/or behavior. A= =20 district RTI plan was developed to include 3= =20 phases of implementation: 1) consensus build= ing,=20 2) infrastructurebuilding and 3) implementat= ion.=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 consultaion from= 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 n= eeds=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 which m= eets=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.
Ac= tion=20 Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professi= onal=20 Development

Response to Intervention Coordinators

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

Administrative Staff
Central Office
District Staff
Teachers


ACTION BUDGET:	$
Total Budget:

Priority 3:

Using various programs and techniques, school=20 climate should improve.

Supporting Data:

Our Attendance Data for the past three shows= a=20 declining trend as over the stated time:=20 2006-2007------96.6%; 2007-2008---------96.2%;=20 2008-2009--------95.5%=20
Using our FEPSI data the following areas of= =20 concern were noted (the percents were based on t= hose=20 that strongly agree and agree): Our School Clima= te=20 Inventory reflected the following... (1) An atmo= sphere=20 of trust exists amond the administration, faucul= ty,=20 staff, students, and parents....... 2006-2007---= --=20 95.5%, 2007-2008-------95.2%,2008-2009----82.6% = (2)=20 Parents are often invited to visit classrooms...= .....=20 2006-2007-------90.9%, 2007-2008-------85.7%,=20 2008-2009------82.6% (3) Student misbehavior in = this=20 school does not interfere with the teaching=20 process...... 2006-2007---63.6%, 2007-2008----71= .4%,=20 2008-2009---- 69.6% (4) Student tardiness or abs= ence=20 from school is not a major problem.......=20 2006-2007----59.1%, 2007-2008---61.9%,=20 2008-2009-----65.2% and (5) Student behavior is= =20 generally positive in this=20 school.......2006-2007----95.5%, 2007-2008----90= .5%,=20 2008-2009----87.0%=20
Based on our Discipline Data reports over th= e past=20 three years, our compiled data is as follows: (T= otal=20 number of each area is the number represented),= =20 2005-2006-------------------17 Total Suspensions= (11=20 White males, 5 Black males, 1 Black female); Bus= =20 suspensions---3, and Saturday school -- 10;=20 2006-2007---------Student suspensions------10 to= tal (2=20 Black females, 6 White males, 1 Black male and 1= =20 Hispanic male); 1 assigned to Saturday School (1= White=20 male); 1 Bus Suspension (1 White Male)=20 2007-2008-------------------Student=20 suspensions------18 (5 Black males, 4 Black fema= les, 9=20 non-black males, 0 non-black females). There wer= e 78=20 Office Referrals issued ( 18% Black males, 27% B= lack=20 females, 46% Non-Black males, 9% Non-Black femal= es.)=20
Based on a comprehensive needs assessment th= at=20 reflects an in-depth trend analysis of multiple = data=20 sources we found that our areas of need include= =20 improving minority suspensions and to maintain a= high=20 % of daily attendance.

Goal

Our goal will be to collaborate with parents, st= aff,=20 students and community to ensure a safe and orderl= y=20 school environment and that our students are in=20 attendance each and every day possible.

Benchmark

To decrease the number of male suspensions by 5%= =20 each year and maintain attendance rate of 95% or=20 better.

Intervention: Discipline Plan,= =20 Classroom Management and Increased Parental= =20 Involvement

Scientific Based Research:=20 "Mariconda, B. (2003). "Easy and Effective W= ays to=20 Communicate with Parents." New Yourk: Schola= stic=20 Professional Books. Olsen, G. W., and Fuller= , M.L.=20 (2003). "Home-School Relations: Working=20 Successfully with Parents and Families." All= yn and=20 Bacon. Berger, E.H. (2004). "Parents as Part= ners=20 in Education: Families and Schools Working=20 Together." Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill. =

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

The Discipline Management Plan will be=20 evaluated by the staff once a year and revis= ions=20 will be made as deemed necessary or as based= on=20 the annual Discipline Data Report.
Actio= n=20 Type: Program Evaluation

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

An "economy" system will be used in=20 conjunction with the discipline management o= f our=20 students. Materials will be purchased for us= e in=20 the "economy store" for students to buy usin= g=20 their tickets or money.
Action Type:=20 Equity

Principal

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

Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Uniforms will be required to be worn by al= l=20 students in the school.
Action Type:=20 Equity

Principal

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

District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Recognize weekly "Character Kids" from eac= h=20 classroom.
Action Type: Equity

Counselor

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

District Staff
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

Each student and parent will be provided a= =20 copy of the school and classroom rules at th= e=20 beginning of school. Parents will be asked t= o sign=20 that they have read and will support the=20 rules.
Action Type: Equity
Action Type= :=20 Parental Engagement

Principal

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

Administrative Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

Our staff will ensure that behavior=20 modifications or behavior plans are provided= for=20 students in special education when a need ar= ises=20 for such. Also, an IEP conference will be=20 scheduled for any behavior problem outcome t= hat=20 may affect a special education student's=20 IEP.
Action Type: Special Education

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

A school picnic geared toward family=20 involvement will be held to encourage famili= es to=20 come to school as a "family unit". Food will= be=20 served and staff members will be encouraged = to=20 attend.
Action Type: Collaboration
Act= ion=20 Type: Parental Engagement

Principal

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

Administrative Staff
Community Leaders
Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

"Fight-free" rewards will be given to stud= ents=20 for days that go by without fights or alterc= ations=20 at school.
Action Type: Equity

Counselor

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

None

ACTION BUDGET:

Each nine weeks students are awarded for=20 academic achievement, attendance and citizen= ship.=20 This will be done in an assembly for which p= arents=20 will be encouraged to attend. Parents will b= e=20 given information during each of these assem= blies=20 that will give them ideas on helping them to= work=20 with their students to improve=20 achievement.
Action Type: Equity

Counselor

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

None