1. No category

2014 - 2016 Brookside Elementary School Improvement Plan
Address
Brookside Elementary School Contact Information
Brookside Elementary School
Courier Number
1925 Auten Road
Phone Number
Gastonia, NC 28054
Fax Number
School Website
http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/Domain/13
School
Principal
Brookside Elementary: School Improvement Team Membership
360340
704-866-6283
704-866-6294
Jill Payne
From GS 115C-105.27: “The principal at each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and
parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional
personal, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot… Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic
composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff. “
Committee Positions
Principal
Assistant Principal
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Instructional Suport Representative
Instructional Assistant
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Name
Email Address
Jill Payne
[email protected]
2014
Chelsea Barnes
[email protected]
2014
Aubrey VanCleave
[email protected]
2014
Emily Thornburg
[email protected]
2013
Angela Freeman
[email protected]
2014
Nicole Russell
[email protected]
2014
Michelle Patton
[email protected]
2013
Michelle Thornton
[email protected]
2013
Kendra McGinnis
[email protected]
2014
Kimberly Dunovant
[email protected]
2014
Principal Signature: ___________________________________
GCS Board Approval Signature: ____________________________________
Date:_____________
Date:_____________
Date Elected
Date Prepared: ________________
2014 - 2016 Brookside Elementary School Improvement Plan
Gaston County School's Values
Four C's
Commitment
Community
Communication
Choice
Beliefs
Safety
Diversity
Innovation
Collaboration
Excellence
Gaston County School's Vision and Mission Statement
Vision: The vision of Gaston County Schools is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning
Mission: Through outstanding employees and community partners, Gaston County Schools provides innovative educational opportunities for all students in a safe and nur
Brookside Elementary Mission and Vision Statement
Vision: The vision of Brookside Elementary is to provide strong educational foundation that creates responsible, respectful, lifelong learners.
Mission: Through school, home and community partnerships, Brookside Elementary will provide a safe and nurturing learning environment that prepares all students for fu
Brookside Elementary SMART GOALS
Based upon data analysis our focus will be upon the following outcomes:
1. Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in reading by 10% (safe harbor). Close the achievement gap between our SWD subgrou
2. Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in math by 10% (safe harbor). Close the achievement gap between our SWD subgroup a
students in a safe and nurturing learning environment
prepares all students for future success.
etween our SWD subgroup and our ALL subgroup in reading by decreasing the percent of students in our SWD subgroup who are not proficient by 12%.
een our SWD subgroup and our ALL subgroup in math by decreasing the percent of students in our SWD subgroup who are not proficient by 12%.
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary
360340
360340
360340
360340
360340
360340
360340
360340
Math Grades 3-8 Performance
Math Grades 3-8 Performance
Math Grades 3-8 Performance
Reading Grades 3-8 Performance
Reading Grades 3-8 Performance
Reading Grades 3-8 Performance
Science Grades 5&8 Performance
Science Grades 5&8 Performance
ALL
SWD
WHTE
ALL
SWD
WHTE
ALL
WHTE
48.1
21.2
58.4
49.5
21.6
60.9
57
68.2
223
33
140
223
33
140
88
55
38.6
6.1
40.7
38.1
9.1
41.4
36.4
40
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Gaston County Schools Strategic Goals
Goal 1: Every student will graduate prepared for post-secondary opportunities
Focus Area 1.1 Increase the graduation rate
1.2 Increase students completing Career and Technical Education courses and opportunities
1.3 Increase the number of students who graduate from high school with post-secondary credit
Goal 2: Every member of our diverse student population has the opportunity for individualized instruction.
Focus Area 2.1 Increase the percentage of students reading on or above grade level by the end of the third grade
2.2 Increase the strategies and tools available to ensure success of all students
2.3 Increase opportunities for a wide variety of academic choices
Goal 3: Every employee is capable and committed to the education of the whole child.
Focus Area 3.1 Attract and retain a high qualified workforce in all schools, including high-needs areas, through increased incentives.
3.2 Provide employees increased access to quality, research-based professional development
3.3 Survey students annually to determine the level of administrator-student relationships, teacher-student relationships, and overall school
classroom climate
Goal 4: Every school has up-to-date technology to support teaching and learning.
Focus Area 4.1 Ensure all schools have sufficient wireless coverage
4.2 Increase the use of technology as a communication tool for all stakeholders
4.3 Increase the number of teachers and students who effectively use digital learning tools
Goal 5:Every student has the opportunity to learn in a safe school environment.
Focus Area 5.1 Increase facility safety features
5.2 Increase anti-bullying efforts at every school
5.3 Increase community resources to maximize student support systems
2014 - 2015 Brookside Elementary School Improvement Plan
Smart Goal # 1
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 2, 4
Strategic Plan Goal focus area:
2.1, 2.2, 4.3
Current Status: Students in Grades 3-5 were 38.1% proficient in reading. There was a significant achievement gap between SWD subgroups and ALL
School Interim Goal 2014-2015: Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in reading by 10% (safe harbor). Close
School Goal 2014-2016: Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in reading by 10% (safe harbor). Close the
Data Used: mCLASS & Star Reading data will be used to monitor student performance at the BOY, MOY, EOY. EOG data will be utilized to determine
Strategies(Action Steps)
Implementation Team
What Data will you collect
When will you monitor?
Use mCLASS in 4th - 5th grades with SWD subgroup McGinnis, Lancaster, EC Teachers 4th grade
as well as other identified at-risk readers. Provide
teachers, 5th grade teachers, tutors
progress monitoring at foundational deficit to grow
stronger readers.
Dibels growth, mCLASS TRC growth and proficiency BOY, MOY, EOY
Implement Words their Way K-5 with fidelity to
provide students better foundational word attack
skills. Parent training night scheduled to provide
opportunity for parents to gain understanding of how
WtW increases word attack skills that grow stronger
readers and writers.
Spelling Inventory, Lesson Plan Checklist,
Walkthrough Data, PLC Minutes
K-5 teachers
BOY, MOY, EOY
Professional Development - Identify the professional development required to successfully implement the strategies listed above
Staff/group participants
Professional Learning/Activities
Trainer
Date Completed
ALL Staff
Words their Way implementation & management w/
follow up observations and training as needed
Elizabeth Haywood
EOY
4th - 5th Grade teachers
mCLASS
Shannon Hullett / Amy Bowles
EOY
4th grade teachers, EC
Foundations of Reading
County Facilitators
EOY
2014 - 2015 Brookside Elementary School Improvement Plan
Smart Goal # 2
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 2, 4
Strategic Plan Goal focus area:
2.2, 4.3
Current Status: Students in Grades 3-5 were 38.6% proficient in math. There was a significant achievement gap between SWD subgroups and all, with
School Interim Goal 2014-2015: Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in math by 10% (safe harbor). Close the
School Goal 2014-2016: Decrease the percent of students in our ALL subgroup who are not proficient in math by 10% (safe harbor). Close the
Data Used: AMC Anywhere & Star Math data will be used to monitor student performance at the BOY, MOY, EOY. EOG data will be utilized to
Strategies(Action Steps)
Implementation Team
What Data will you collect
When will you monitor?
AMC Anywhere will be utilized in grades K-3 as an
K-5 teachers, McGinnis
assessment tool to identify base level of mastery.
STAR Math will be utilized in grades 4-5 as an
assessment tool to identify student level of mastery.
Interventions used by teachers in their Math small
group will be based on this data.
Utilize AMC Anywhere with SWD subgroup in grades K-5 Teachers & EC Teachers
K-5. Data will drive small group interventions /
progress monitoring. This is an effort to close the
acheivement gap between ALL and SWD.
AMC Anywhere Data and STAR Math Data
BOY, MOY, EOY
AMC Anywhere Data
BOY, MOY, EOY
Professional Development - Identify the professional development required to successfully implement the strategies listed above
Staff/group participants
Professional Learning/Activities
Trainer
Date Completed
Administration, Teachers K-3, EC teachers
AMC Training / Packing / Implementing
Diane Price / AMC Team
MOY
EC Teachers
Math Foundations
DEC
EOY
4/5 Teachers
Focused Interventions based on STAR Math Data
Barbara James
March-2015
Title I Statewide Project Summary: Needs Assessment
Provide an explanation of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment which reflects statutory requirements. Schools must address particularly the needs of low-achieving
children and those at risk of not meeting state student achievementstandards. Refer to the SIP profile or plan for any of these items (note page numbers).
Important note: Components 1-9 on the Title I Compliance Statements of the School Improvement Plan must refer to this needs assessment.
1. Summary of Comprehensive needs summary:
Staff: Brookside has 26 classroom teachers in grades K-5 and 5 teacher assistants that serve grades K-1. There is one .70 time ESL teacher and one
.60 time AIG teacher, three EC teachers, and one literacy teacher. All teachers and teacher assistants are considered highly qualified.
Students: Brookside Elementary currently enrolls 528 K-5 students. Our free and reduced-price lunch status is currently 72%.
Student Achievement:
mCLASS was utilized this year in K-3. The data showed 79% of our students are going to 1st grade at the benchmark level; 71% of our 3rd graders
scored at the benchmark level. However our rising 2nd graders are only beginning at 47% proficient. Tutoring in K-2 will be increased with 2nd grade
and this grade level will have smaller class sizes.
13-14 EOG: Based on the 2013-14 EOG assessment results, The school did not meet expected growth. The students scored 46.8% proficiency in
reading, 42.7% proficiency in Math, and 36.1% proficiency in Science. Overall, 3rd grade scored 43.45% proficiency (MA-42.1%, RD-44.8%), 4th grade
scored 50.2% proficiency (MA-49.2%, RD-51.2%), and 5th grade scored 37.3% proficiency (MA-36.7%, RD-44.3%, SC-31.0%). The overall subgroup
proficiencies were: All-37.7% (MA-38.6%, RD-38.1%, SC-36.4%), Black-23.25% (MA-20.9%, RD-25.6%), White-40.7% (MA-40.7%, RD-41.4%, SC40%), ED-35.2% (MA-35.9%, RD-.1.6%, SC-35.1%), SWD-7.6% (MA-9.1%, RD-6.1%). The students met 5 out of 10 (50%) Math targets . None of the
following subgroups met their targets in Math: All, White and SWD. The students met 2 out of 5 (40%) Reading targets. The only subgroup to have met
their targets in Black, EDS. The Subgroups SWD and ALL, Other:
Areas of Need: mCLASS was utilized this year in K-3. The data showed 79% of our students are going to 1st grade at the benchmark level; 71% of our
3rd graders scored at the benchmark level. However our rising 2nd graders are only beginning at 47% proficient. Tutoring in K-2 will be increased with
2nd grade and this grade level will have smaller class sizes.
2. School wide Reform Strategies Teachers will use data to drive instruction. Data notebooks will house all but anecdotal records of students. Students
will track their growth in reading and math. They will use this data to set personal goals. Students will be provided with individualized and small group
interventions that will be driven by mCLASS and AMC data in grades K-5 and EC. Teachers in K-2 will use Daily 5 as to where grades 3-5 are using the
traditional Lucy Units of study. Word attack skills as well as application of reading strategies and written retells will be introduced in K and further built
upon in 1-5 grades. Investigations is implemented with fidelity. Teachers PD focus is on Shared Reading planning and documentation as well as
Technology, STEM, Words their Way and the use of STAR. Teachers now have access to BIG universe which provides many titles to choose from.
3. Instruction by a highly qualified professional staff - 100% are HQ
4. High quality and ongoing professional development - Words their Way, Shared Reading and STEM alignment and implementation, Technology
usage, Words their Way, AMC, mCLASS, Reading and Math foundations for EC
5. Strategies to attract high quality teachers to high needs schools - Book study, BT PLC, Differentiated PD, lower class sizes, resources, technology,
appreciation, Opportunity to observe veteran teachers for professional growth, purchase support staff
6. Strategies to increase parent involvement - incorporate parent events with performances, tie information into family nights that benefit families by
offering some events multigradelevel events .
7. Preschool transition strategies - K will schedule a day for PREK to come to visit
8. Including teachers in decisions regarding the use of assessment - common assessments, data notebooks, data walls, mtss
9. Activities for children experiencing difficulty - MTSS, in school tutoring, small group instruction, goal setting, lifeguards, mental health therapist
Compliance Statements
1. Describe your plan to provide duty-free lunch to all teachers - SIT voted for staff members to eat lunch with their students in exchange for no morning
duty.
2. Describe your plan to provide planning time for each regular classroom teacher each week, with the goal of 5 hours per week. Teachers get 3.5 hours
per day within the instructional day and then 30 minutes each afternoon 3 days per week totaling 5 hours
3. Physical activity is not denied to any students as a means of discipline, nor physical activity used as a form of punishment (K-8 only) Students are not
denied physical activity.
4. Each student participates in an average of 30 minutes per day of physical activity outside of the physical education class (K -8 only). Each class is
assigned 30 minutes recess for physical activity per day.
School Improvement Team Approval of School Improvement Plan
Committe Positions
Name
Principal
Jill Payne
Assistant Principal
Chelsea Barnes
Teacher Representative
Shelly Thornton
Teacher Representative
Michelle Patton
Teacher Representative
Nicole Russell
Teacher Representative
Angela Freeman
Teacher Representative
Emily Thornburg
Teacher Representative
Aubrey VanCleave
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Teacher Representative
Instructional Support Representative Kendra McGinnis
Instructional Assistant
Kimberly Dunovant
Parent Representative
Toshia Coulter
Parent Representative
Jason Presnell
Signature
Date