Director, Office of Accountability

School Improvement Plan

2013-2014through 2014-2015 School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate. 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Clear Creek Elementary School Clear Creek 338 School: Courier Number: Elementary 13501 Albemarle 980-343-6922 Phone Number: Road Address: Charlotte, NC 980-343-6156 Fax Number: 29117 Learning East http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/clearcreekES/Pages/Default.aspx School Website: Community

Principal: Deborah Heath Learning Community Superintendent: Tonya Kales

Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Team Membership From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of 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 personnel, 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.” Date Committee Position Name Email Address Elected Principal Deborah Heath [email protected] 8/26/14 Assistant Principal Representative Brooke Davidson [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative Melinda Reilly [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative Cari McEwen [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative Cynette Edwards [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative Patricia Parker [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative Christy Bost [email protected] 8/26/14 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Shermeine Hammie [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Representative s Inst. Support Representative Tonda Horne [email protected] 8/26/14 Inst. Support Representative Anissa Surratt [email protected] 8/26/14 Teacher Assistant Representative Elizabeth Biggers [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Tiffany Snead [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Carl Simpson [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Krystal Hager [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Stacey Leach [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Sadie Ritchie [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Irma Azar [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Jenny Cannon [email protected] 8/26/14 Parent Representative Michelle Rogers [email protected] 8/26/14 Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.

School: Clear Creek Elementary will create an environment that promotes success for all students by developing the intellectual, social emotional and physical attributes of all students while servicing each individual’s immediate needs. Staff, students, families and the community will be actively involved in the educational process to create a safe, supportive environment where students are motivated to learn and believe that success is attainable. Everyone will honor and respect the difference and uniqueness of each individual while developing a sense of responsibility toward themselves, their school and the community at large. Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: Clear Creek will provide learning experiences that prepare students for life in the 21st century. 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Clear Creek Elementary Shared Beliefs

All students can achieve and learn.

Students need a safe, child-centered learning environment.

Students need to be challenged and motivated in a creative atmosphere conducive to learning.

Teachers will use best practice teaching strategies to meet the needs of all students in the classroom.

Instruction must be differentiated to meet the needs of all students, allowing them to develop mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically.

Parents must partner with classroom teachers. Cultural differences will be valued when opportunities are provided for students to increase their awareness of diversity. 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Clear Creek Elementary School SMART Goals

1. Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

2. Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

3. Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

4. Increase student proficiency to an overall composite of 60% CCR in 2014-15 from 54% in 2013-2014 to 60% in 2014-15. Decrease the achievement gap in math (51.2%) between our highest performing subgroup (White: 60.3%) and lowest performing subgroup (SWD: 9.1%) by 10%.

5. Exceed AMO targets in reading (55.1%), math (53.9%) and fifth grade science (61.8%).

Clear Creek Assessment Data Snapshot 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Clear Creek Elementary School

2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 Assessment Subgroup % GLP % CCR % GLP % CCR % GLP % CCR

Grade 03 EOG Composite All 72.1 57.5 47.0 72.5

Grade 03 EOG Math All 78.8 66.4 47.0 87.8

Grade 03 EOG Reading All 65.5 48.7 47.0 74.8

Grade 05 EOG Science All 79.0 70.2 42.0 81.4

School EOG Reading Composite All 60.5 44.3 47.7 78.0

School EOG Math Composite All 67.7 59.3 55.1 90.9

School EOG Science Composite All 79.0 70.2 42.0 81.4

EOG Composite All 66.4 54.7 50.1 75.4

School Composite All 66.4 54.7 50.1 84.0 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Clear Creek Elementary Profile

Clear Creek Elementary School is a neighborhood elementary school serving approximately 660 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. Clear Creek has an experienced staff with most staff members having 15 or more years teaching experience. All certified teachers are highly qualified. Approximately 40% of Clear Creek’s students are white, 32% are African-American, 22% are Hispanic and 7% are in other categories. Students identified as gifted account for 8% of our population, while students with identified disabilities account for 9.5% of our population. Students with limited English proficiency make up 11% of our student population. Clear Creek is committed to excellence in instruction. Modification of instruction based upon on-going diagnostic performance data allows Clear Creek to implement an individual-centered program in a challenging educational environment. The child’s total development is strengthened through the commitment of home, school, and community. The school has a strong community identity having been an integral part of the Clear Creek community since 1924. Community and parental support is expressed through active volunteers and an involved PTA. Clear Creek students have a strong achievement performance history. Supported by a strong committed staff, this past school year, 45% of our students in grades 3-5 performed on grade level in reading. 59% of Clear Creek students in grades 3-5 performed on grade level in math and 70% of our fifth grades performed on grade level in science. Our staff is committed to improving our student performance in all curriculum areas. 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

*TENTATIVE* Revised Strategic Plan Goals Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate workforce college- and career-ready Five focus areas: Four focus areas: I. Proactive recruitment I. College- and career-readiness II. Individualized professional development II. Academic growth/high academic achievement III. Retention/quality appraisals III. Access to rigor IV. Multiple career pathways IV. Closing achievement gaps V. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a engagement, cultural competency and customer service sustainable system of support and care for each child Five focus areas: Three focus areas: I. Physical safety I. Family engagement II. Social and emotional health II. Communication and outreach III. High engagement III. Partnership development IV. Cultural competency V. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation strengthening data use, processes and systems and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign Four focus areas: 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report I. Effective and efficient processes and systems Four focus areas: II. Strategic use of district resources I. Learning everywhere, all the time III. Data integrity and use II. Innovation and entrepreneurship IV. School performance improvement III. Strategic school redesign IV. Innovative new schools SMART Goal (1): Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis. Duty Free Lunch for Teachers Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Focus Areas :Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways, Leadership Development  Enter Kindergarten  At/Above Grade Level in  At/Above Grade Level in Navigator Pathway:  Advanced Reading in K-2 ready Reading/Writing Grade 3 Reading/Writing Grade 7  At/Above Grade  Take and pass at least 1  Successful completion of Math I in  Score 1550 on SAT or 22 Level in Math AP/IB/Post-Secondary grade 9 on ACT Grades 3-5 class & exam Data Used:

Strategies(determined by what data) Point Person Evidence of Success Funding Personnel Timeline  Task (title/name) (Student Impact) (estimated Involved (Start—End)  Task cost / source) o Interim  Task (PD) Dates 1.Provide duty free lunch for each of Deborah Heath/ Students are supervised 3.7 hours Cafeteria Sept 2014- our certified teachers Principal throughout the lunch periods provided by Monitor, TAs, June 2015 by the cafeteria monitor, the district BMT, Brooke teacher assistants, guidance for the Counselor Davidson/ AP counselor, BMT and parent cafeteria volunteers. Teachers are monitor Perri Castellucci/ provided a separate room to Cafeteria have duty free lunch. Monitor 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

SMART Goal(2): Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and Duty Free Instructional Planning Time -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours. Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready. Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Focus Areas: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps Focus Areas: Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways, Leadership Development  Enter Kindergarten X At/Above Grade Level in  At/Above Grade Level in Navigator Pathway:  Advanced Reading in K-2 ready Reading/Writing Grade 3 Reading/Writing Grade 7  Take and pass at least 1 X At/Above Grade Level  Successful completion of Math I in  Score 1550 on SAT or 22 AP/IB/Post-Secondary in Math Grades 3-5 grade 9 on ACT class & exam Data Used:

Strategies(determin Point Person Evidence of Funding Personnel Timeline ed by what data) (title/name) Success (estimated cost / Involved (Start—End)  Task (Student Impact) source) o Interim Dates  Task  Task (PD) 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 1. Create a master Debbie Heath– Teachers will have No Funding Teachers, Aug. 2014 - June schedule that Principal approximately 5 assistants, special 2015 provides one hour of Brooke Davidson– hours of planning area teachers, planning for all AP each week. counselor, teachers on a daily Tonda Horne- Transporting administrative team basis. Literacy Fac students to special o Quarterly full Anissa Surratt- area classes and day provided Literacy Fac back requires for all approx. 5 minutes teachers/gra each day. Teachers de levels will also receive 1 full planning day each quarter. SMART Goal(3): Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning Anti-Bullying / Character environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors. Education Strategic Plan Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural Goal: competence Strategic Plan Focus Areas: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service, Focus Area: Cultural Competency

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Implementation of school-wide Stephanie Zak Songs written by individual No Funding All Staff Respect Ability program to address Counselor classes that highlight expected expected behavior protocols and behaviors raise awareness of bullying behaviors versus conflict 2.Character Education Implement BP guidance lessons to Stephanie Zak Lessons/calendar of BP No Funding Counselor September classes Counselor lessons and character ed 2014 – April 2015

Implement Terrific Kid Program Tonda Horne Terrific Kid recognition No Funding Teachers/Lit September Literacy Monthly fac./Kiawanis 2014– Fac/Kiawanis Club June 2015 Club Implement Have You Filled Your Staff and student training, No Funding Counselor/P September Bucket? Stephanie Zak, School Wide Activities sychologist 2014 – Counselor, Zak and June 2015 Caron Nowell Nowell Psychologist Nowell/Surratt Student Council Character Trait Students will be taught about No Funding Nowell/Surra November Sharing Sessions Anissa Surratt the character trait in class and tt/Student 2014– Literacy Fac on the morning Council June 2015 announcements 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Healthy Active Child 30 min. Debbie Heath Every child is provided a No Funding Teachers/tea August 2014 Principal Brooke minimum of 30 minutes of cher – June 2015 Davidson AP physical activity during each assistants school day.

Offer after school clubs with physical J. Davis, Provide students with None/Child J. Davis/ September2 activity. teacher/ opportunities to join physical Payment/Cor GOR 014 – Robin Hefner activity clubs. (Girls on the porate Coaches/ June 2015 teacher and Run; Xcel2Fitness; Tennis Sponsors Xcel2Fitness GOR Coach/B. Club; Play and Stay; Physical Coaches Storch, D., Activity Club; Golf Club) teacher and Xcel coach/McGee, teacher and Xcel Coach 4.School Health Team School Health Staff is provided with healthy No Funding All Staff August 2014 team/ Jan Davis living strategies that promote – June 2015 healthy lifestyles among staff along with incentives to participate 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report SMART Goal(4): Increase student proficiency to an overall composite of 60% CCR in 2014-15 from 54% in 2013-2014 to 60% in 2014-15. Decrease the achievement gap in math (51.2%) between our highest performing subgroup (White: 60.3%) and lowest performing subgroup (SWD: 9.1%) by 10%. Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready. Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Focus Areas: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps Focus Areas: Effective & Efficient Processes and Systems, Strategic Management of District Resources, Data Integrity and Utilization, School Performance Improvement, Disproportionality.  Enter Kindergarten X At/Above Grade Level in  At/Above Grade Level in Navigator Pathway:  Advanced Reading in K-2 ready Reading/Writing Grade 3 Reading/Writing Grade 7  Take and pass at least 1 X At/Above Grade Level  Successful completion of Math I in  Score 1550 on SAT or 22 AP/IB/Post-Secondary in Math Grades 3-5 grade 9 on ACT class & exam Data Used: 2013-2014 EOG Data, MAP, reading 3D, and common assessments

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Clear Creek Elementary School Grading Policy 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report CMS Mission: To maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow  Goal 1, Focus Area 2.2: Provide high-quality teaching and re-teaching opportunities to ensure mastery learning.  Goal 6, Focus Area 1.1: Ensure each student has equitable access to personalized learning.

Effective Grading Practices Teachers Assignments Re: 504, IEP, LEP Students  Shall ensure grades accurately reflect  Graded assignments must be aligned with  Should receive accommodations to allow mastery of content. content. them to engage in grade-level content.  Record grades in PowerSchool within 10  No extra credit may be awarded for non-  Students’ work will be graded based on days of assignment’s due date. academic activities, such as bringing in these accommodated assignments and not  Shall not use grades in a punitive manner; supplies or getting parent signatures. compared to peers.  Shall assign the 50 for an assignment or  Late Work  If a student with accommodations is assessment on which the student made a  Must be accepted, and given credit, by ALL failing, the appropriate team will meet to concerted attempt. teachers in accordance with CCES review and amend the plan as necessary.  Shall assign an initial score of (50) to an established procedures.  IEP Students assignment or assessment on which the  Missing Work  IEP students must receive any student made no attempt or which is  The teacher must initiate contact with the accommodations included in their IEP. missing. student concerning missing work.  Students with IEP accommodations must  Regarding Formal Assessments  Arrangements must be made within 5-days be graded on the same grading scale  Assessments must be standard based of the student’s return to school and and/or grading system.  Assessment must measure students’ level should include a plan for completion.  ELL Students of mastery on specific learning objectives.  Credit for Missing/Late Work  ELL students should be graded in  Additional practice/support will be  Full credit will be awarded if the student accordance on what they “can do” based provided for students who did not achieve was not present due to an excused on the LEP level. initial mastery (84%). absence.  Teachers will modify instruction for ELL  Following additional practice, new  Partial credit will be awarded if the students based on the student’s data from opportunities will be provide to measure student was either not present due to an a variety of tests (WIDA, W-APT, or student mastery, but the maximum score unexcused absence, or the student was ACCESS, etc.) 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report that can be earned is an 84%. present on the due date.  ELL students may receive language and  CCES will create a school-wide procedure testing modifications in the classroom. for giving partial credit to late  ELL students may not earn grades of “D”, assignments. This plan will be clearly “F”, or “I” if they are solely based on their communicated to all stakeholders. limited English proficiency.  ELL students may earn grades of “D”, “F”, or “I” based on students’ academic performance warrants it.

SMART Goal(5): Exceed AMO targets in reading (55.1%), math (53.9%) and fifth grade science (61.8%). 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready. Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Focus Areas:College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps Focus Areas:Effective & Efficient Processes and Systems, Strategic Management of District Resources, Data Integrity and Utilization, School Performance Improvement, Disproportionality.  Enter Kindergarten X At/Above Grade Level in  At/Above Grade Level in Navigator Pathway:  Advanced Reading in K-2 ready Reading/Writing Grade 3 Reading/Writing Grade 7  Take and pass at least 1 X At/Above Grade  Successful completion of Math I in  Score 1550 on SAT or 22 AP/IB/Post-Secondary Level in Math Grades 3-5 grade 9 on ACT class & exam Data Used: 2013-2014 EOG Data, MAP, reading 3D, and common assessments, AMO targets

Strategies(determined by what data) Point Person Evidence of Success Funding Personnel Timeline  Task (title/name) (Student Impact) (estimated Involved (Start—End)  Task cost / source) o Interim  Task (PD) Dates 1. Develop and implement a plan to Principal/Heath Improved daily attendance No Funding Faculty November address and intervene with students’ Social Emotional Learning. Assistant Data kept by counselor Weekly o Counselor to create and Principal / coordinate Attendance Davidson Program o Identify students with Counselor/Zak November greater than four absences in first quarter Psychologist/ Nowell 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report o Provided students with a faculty buddy to BMT/ Bonner Weekly ‘check-in’ daily with students to encourage attendance at school o Daily tracking of student attendance with incentive for students Weekly who attend school regularly o Small group counseling based on student needs. o Divorce o Anger Weekly o Self-Esteem o Family death Social skills o Use of August 2014 o Additional groups ADM. .80 – June 2015 added as needed o Hiring of Behavior Management Technician to support students with Daily significant behavioral needs o Coach students to better understand themselves and their feelings o Manage student behavior as incidents occur o Counsel students on how to adjust future 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report behaviors

2. Meet weekly as Professional Administrative Common Assessment Data No Funding Faculty August 2014 Learning Communities within grade Team – Heath; – June 2015 level teams. Davidson; o Teams meet for 55 minutes Horne; Surratt per week. Common Assessment Data No Funding Faculty o Additional full day Reading 3D Data planning each quarter MAP Data o Sharing instructional EOG Data practices among colleagues o Lesson planning o Discuss differentiation strategies Common Assessment Data No Funding Faculty o Teams ‘unpack’/dissect grade Reading 3D Data level standards to increase MAP Data understanding of content EOG Data goals o Utilization of Unpacking Guide to dissect standards o Teams create focused objectives in student friendly language with a component that provides

students an understanding of mastery expectations 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 3. Use of data and common Principal/Heath Common Assessment Data No Funding 2-5 Faculty August 2014 assessments to evaluate academic – June 2015 impact in order to adjust future MAP Data classroom instruction o Continue training and Assistant Cumulative data sheets modeling grades 2-5 teachers on Principal / creation of comprehensive Davidson common assessments and utilization of grade level data Facilitators / o Facilitate the creation of Horne, Surratt comprehensive grade level common assessments through Grade Level the use of Curriculum and Data Point Associations Ready and grade Person level aligned question stems o Grades 2-5 meet bi-weekly to discuss data from previous assessments and strategies to re-teach standards. o Grades 2-5 develop a common assessments timeline o Grades 2-5 create common assessments to utilize with their students o Grades K-5 meet after MAP benchmark assessments are administered to review results and discuss regrouping of students. o Grades K-5 will 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report analyze student growth reports in MAP. o Adjust whole group and small group instruction based on common assessment data o Grades K-3 meet after Reading 3D benchmark assessments are completed to analyze student growth and adjust small group instruction. 4. Continued use of content Principal/Heath Focused objectives with CMS ELA 3-5 Faculty August 2014 departmentalization and flexible aligned teaching strategies Dept. – June 2015 student groupings in grades 3-5. Assistant Assessment data o 4th and 5th grade Principal / departmentalized by subject Davidson area o Identify teacher Facilitators / strengths to determine Horne, Surratt teacher and subject pairings Grade Level o Adjustment of master Data Point Focused objectives with schedule to allow for Person aligned teaching strategies extended blocks of time and students are able to to facilitate changing of Grade Level articulate teacher expectations classes Chair o 3rd grade implementation of flexible student groupings based on Reading 3D data o Strategic use of EC, ESL, and TD teacher to meet the individual needs of students 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report (pushing in and pulling out student groupings)

5. Develop a comprehensive Administrative Benchmark Testing No Funding Faculty August 2014 structure to fully implement Balanced Team – Heath; Mock EOG – June 2015 Literacy within the RtI and Language Davidson; EOG Testing Arts block. Horne; Surratt o Continued use of Clear Creek’s Rigorous Reader Program o Professional Development Becky Graff from CMS English/Language Erin McClure Arts Department o Develop list of non- Principal negotiables for focused Heath objectives to be clearly articulated by the teacher and posted in the classroom o Utilize teacher assistant AP schedule supporting small Davidson groups of students in all grade levels with concentrated efforts in K-1 o Offer opportunities for parents AP to support the total school Davidson program through volunteering AP o Checkers Reading Program Davidson (Charlotte Checkers) AP o Reading with Norm Reading Davidson Program (UNCC) 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 6. Additional part-time EC teacher to Literacy Fac Benchmark Testing No Funding Part time EC August 2014 decrease the ratio of students to Suratt/Horne Mock EOG teacher – June 2015 teacher in tested areas. EOG Testing o EC teacher pushing in with AP general education teacher to Davidson increase rigor and exposure to grade level material o Consistent progress monitoring of students by EC and general education teacher 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 7. Implementation of 90 day plan for Benchmark Testing No Funding Faculty September math Mock EOG 2014 – June o Professional development on Principal EOG Testing 2015 how to write ‘kid friendly’ Heath measurable objectives that align to the lesson during weekly data meetings. o Admin Team will provide the AP tracking tool for 3-5 Math Davidson teachers. Teachers will record all common assessments and Facilitator benchmark assessments in Surratt the tracker. o Provide training on how to create action steps to implement immediately based on the information gained during the data analysis. o PD and implementation of the Facilitator “Do Now” process to the 3-5 Surratt Math teachers. o Use of walkthrough forms by Admin Team administrative team to discuss Heath; at weekly admin meetings Davidson; Surratt; Horne 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report

Clear Creek Elementary- 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

o Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

o 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

o Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.

o This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their achievement on the performance goals. 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report Approval of Plan Committee Position Name Signature Date Principal Deborah Heath Assistant Principal Representative Brooke Davidson Teacher Representative Melinda Reilly Teacher Representative Cari McEwen Teacher Representative Cynette Edwards Teacher Representative Patricia Parker Teacher Representative Christy Bost Teacher Representative Shermeine Hammie Inst. Support Representative Tonda Horne Inst. Support Representative Anissa Surratt Teacher Assistant Representative Elizabeth Biggers Parent Representative Tiffany Snead Parent Representative Carl Simpson Parent Representative Krystal Hager Parent Representative Stacey Leach Parent Representative Sadie Ritchie Parent Representative Irma Azar Parent Representative Jenny Cannon Parent Representative Michelle Rogers 2014-2015 Clear Creek Elementary School Improvement Plan Report