School Name: Big Creek Elementary

School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning

Step 1: 15-16 School Improvement Plan Reflection Step 4: Growth Measure for Teachers of Non-SGP Courses Step 2: Executive Summary Step 5: Continuous, Job-Embedded Prof. Learning Plan Step 3: School Improvement Plan Step 6: 16-17 SIP Reflection due Friday, June 16, 2017 ___ CCRPI Goal ___ Academic/Instructional Goal ___ Climate Goal 2015-18 Executive Summary Continuous AdvancED Standards Learner Profile Support from FCS Depts.* Improvement Goals (Check all that apply) (Check all that apply) (List all that apply) CCRPI Goal Big Creek Elementary X Purpose & Direction X Pursue  Technology: Chromebooks Continuous will increase or Governance & Leadership X Exhibit Strong  Teaching & Learning Personal maintain our CCRPI X Teaching & Assessing for Learning X Utilize  Special Education Creative & score in the area of X Resources & Support Systems Engage &  Student Support Services Contribute progress points. X Using Results for Continuous Improvement X Interact Academic / Instructional Goal Effectively Big Creek Elementary X Purpose & Direction X Pursue  Teaching & Learning Continuous will increase our school Governance & Leadership X Exhibit Strong  Special Education Personal mean student growth X Teaching & Assessing for Learning X Utilize  Student Support Services Creative & percentile (SGP). Resources & Support Systems Engage & Contribute X Using Results for Continuous Improvement X Interact Climate Goal Effectively Big Creek Elementary X Purpose & Direction Pursue  Student Support Services Continuous will maintain our five- Governance & Leadership Exhibit Strong  School Safety & Discipline Personal star climate rating. X Teaching & Assessing for Learning Utilize  Teaching & Learning Creative & X Resources & Support Systems X Engage & Contribute X Using Results for Continuous Improvement X Interact * FCS Departments: Educational Leadership, Facilities, Finance & Operations, Food & Nutrition Services, HumanEffectively Resources, Public Information & Communications, School Safety & Discipline, Special Education, Student Support Services, Superintendent, Teaching & Learning, Technology & Information Services, and Transportation School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning 2016-17 School Improvement Plan CCRPI Goal: Big Creek Elementary will maintain our CCRPI in the area of progress points. SMART Goal: Increase the percent of students receiving typical or high growth for ELA in grades 4 and 5 from 79% to 81% as measured by the Milestones End of Grade Assessment. Actions, Strategies and Impact on Student and Adult Resources Needed? Interventions Behavior Timeline Who is Responsible? (Includes Prof. Learning Plan) (“If…then...” Statements) If teachers effectively use assessment  Administrators data for differentiated grouping and Data analysis of interim pretests/  Classroom Teachers posttest and 15-16 EOG Milestone targeted instruction, students will make August 2016-May 2017 assessment data. greater academic gains in the areas of  Support Staff Reading/ELA and Math. If interventions are provided to at-risk Collaboration with support programs learners, then those students will attain such as EIP, Gifted, ESOL, and SPED. typical or high growth. If teachers collaborate with support  Classroom Teachers IE2 teachers will provide interventions to programs and provide interventions to August 2016-May 2017  IE2 Personnel target students in grades 3, 4, and 5 in at-risk learners then all students will the areas of ELA. spend more time learning at their instructional level and attain typical or high growth. Provide students with differentiated If students are provided with independent activities during Language differentiated independent activities Arts Instruction including through the use during ELA instruction focused on their of itslearning. strengths and deficit areas, their level of  ITS engagement and concept understanding August 2016-May 2017  Teaching and Learning will increase.  Classroom Teachers If teachers utilize research-based instructional strategies and resources, then student growth will increase. If teachers are provided with August 2016-May 2017  PLCs- Teacher Leaders and Provide job-embedded professional differentiated professional learning Teachers, T & L learning throughout the year focused on focused on ELA resources/ instructional ELA resources and instructional strategies beneficial to students at strategies targeted at moving students multiple instructional levels, then they School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning rated at the “developing” level to the will be able to add to their instructional “proficient” level. “tool kit” to meet the needs of all learners and move them forward. Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year: Data Team Meetings, PLC minutes, review of scores on formative and summative assessments, administrative meetings, progress monitoring, and interim assessments.

Academic / Instructional Goal: Big Creek Elementary will increase our mean SGP from 64% to 66% by focusing on ELA instruction for the 2016-2017 school year. SMART Goal: Increase the percent of students in grades K-3 who meet or exceed the end of the year reading benchmark as measured by the Fountas and Pinnell assessment system from ____ % to _____%. ****Waiting for current F & P data to determine growth measure. Actions, Strategies and Impact on Student and Adult Resources Needed? Interventions Behavior Timeline Who is Responsible? (Includes Prof. Learning Plan) (“If…then...” Statements) If teachers use data to ensure students August 2016-May 2017  Administrators Data analysis of F & P assessments. are reading appropriate text that match  Classroom Teachers their instructional levels, then students will attain high growth in Reading.  Support Staff

If teachers focus on a balanced literacy August 2016-May 2017  Classroom teachers Teachers will maintain a balanced literacy approach to classroom ELA instruction, approach in their classrooms on a daily then students will receive instruction basis. within their zone of proximal development on a regular basis, resulting in deeper level of understanding. If teachers implement Raz Kids in K-1 and  Administrators Implementation of Raz kids in grades k-1 Myon in grades 2-5, then students will and Myon in grades 2-5. maximize engagement and their time August 2016-May 2017  Classroom Teachers with on-level reading activities resulting  Support Staff in higher independent reading levels. Teachers will provide students with If students are provided with quality differentiated independent differentiated independent activities activities including the use of itslearning during ELA instruction focused on their  Classroom teachers on a regular basis. strengths and deficit areas, their level of August 2016-May 2017 engagement and concept understanding  ITS will increase. School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning If teachers are provided with Provide job-embedded professional differentiated professional learning learning throughout the year focused on focused on ELA resources/ instructional ELA resources and instructional strategies beneficial to students at  PLCs- Teacher Leaders and August 2016-May 2017 strategies targeted at moving students to multiple instructional levels, then they Teachers, T & L higher reading levels. will be able to add to their instructional “tool kit” to meet the needs of all learners and move them forward. Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year: F & P assessment, Data Team Meetings, PLC minutes, classroom observations

Climate Goal: Big Creek Elementary will maintain a five-star climate rating. SMART Goal: The percentage of students responding favorably on the Georgia Student Health Survey 2.0 will increase from 81 to 83 as measured by the CCRPI School Climate Survey component. Actions, Strategies and Impact on Student and Adult Resources Needed? Interventions Behavior Timeline Who is Responsible? (Includes Prof. Learning Plan) (“If…then...” Statements) Implementation of Wildcat recognition If students are recognized through the August 2016-May 2017  Administration program. Wildcat Recognition Program then they  Front Office Staff will continue to make choices that have a  Classroom Teachers positive impact on their school experience. If students participate in anti-bullying September 2016-2017  Counselor Implementation of specific guidance and positive behavior lessons then they lessons that focus on social/ emotional will make positive choices in their standards. interactions with peers and maximize enjoyment of their school experience. Internal and external communication If student accomplishments are August 2016-May 2017  News Crew regarding celebrating accomplishments. celebrated in various ways, they will be  Facebook Managers more likely to strive to make  Front Office Staff responsible for accomplishments at school. school newsletter

Implementation of a student safety If students participate in the Safety September 2016-2017  Counselor patrol. Patrol, they will take pride and  4th and 5th grade homeroom ownership in their school community and teachers School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning continue to create a safe environment at Big Creek.

Describe how your SMART Goal will be monitored throughout the year: AdvancED surveys, guidance lessons, and CCRPI surveys.

Growth Measure for Teachers of Non-SGP Courses Measure(s):

Our teachers who teach non-SGP courses will use the following growth measure for the 2016-2017 improvement plan.

 Special area teachers will use the school mean SGP.  Teachers in grades K-3 will use a pre/post assessment.

Implementation Plan

 Special area teachers (Art, Music, PE) will tie in grade level math/ ELA standards into their lesson plans throughout the year.  Teachers in grades K-3 will use data from F & P as well as interims to measure their students’ growth.

Continuous, Job-Embedded Professional Learning Plan

Professional Learning Goal(s):

Our professional learning goal is to provide teachers with high quality professional development that will have direct application on their instructional practices resulting in increased student achievement. Specifically, this year we are focused on providing professional learning that address:  Implementation of balanced literacy program. School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning  Implementation of Pearson Envision Math program.  Integration of technology in the classroom.

Impact on Student and Adult Professional Learning Actions, Connection to Continuous Behavior Timeline Strategies and Interventions Improvement Goal(s): (“If…then...” Statements)

NEO/SLO (K-3), July 25 Fountas & Pinnell Training

Preplanning Session: Beginning Pre-planning 7/31 2 hours (Code of Ethics, School Improvement, Mandated Reporter, Suicide Prev., etc.) Grade Level Meetings ITSLearning 1 hour DCD/ Pre-planning TKES 8/1 2 hours Mentor Training on TKES If mentors are fully trained on the TKES evaluation process then they can support 8/9 1 hour new teachers in meeting expectations for TKES. Mentor Observations of Mentees If mentors observe and provide feedback to their mentees, then new teachers will August-September 2016 implement research-based strategies and students will make higher gains.

Faculty Meeting Interim Training, Advanced Ed overview August 16 EnVision Training - Common Planning Grade Level Meeting August 22 DCD: Early Release District Collaboration-Advanced Ed 8/31 2 ½ hours

NEO IST/ SST process September 6 Grade Level Meeting Data Dive- common planning September 9 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting- AdvancED #2 September 13

Grade Level Meeting Itslearning Training October 11 Faculty Meeting Professional Learning Day 10/21 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting October 25 School Name: Big Creek Elementary Due 9/2/16 to Teaching & Learning

Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting November 15

Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting December 13 DCD: January 4 Grade Level Meetings Itslearning Training January 10 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting: Interim Training January 24 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting February 14 DCD Professional Learning February 21 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting: EOG March 28 Faculty Meeting Faculty Meeting May 9 2016-17 School Improvement Plan Reflection Please provide a short reflection summary for each goal listed below. (Did you meet your goals? Why or why not? What were your strengths / weaknesses? Did you monitor your goals throughout the year? If so, then how? Did you revise your goals throughout the year? If so, then why? What can be improved?) CCRPI Goal

Academic / Instructional Goal

Climate Goal