Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Throughout the System Are Monitored and Adjusted

Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: Our goal is to create and foster critical thinkers who are risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and set high goals, while accepting responsibility for their own learning and life choices.

SMART Goal: 1. The percentage of students scoring proficient and exceeding proficient will increase in Math from 1.9% to 40% by the end of the 3 school year as measured by the 5th grade FCS Math Interim Post-Assessment. 2. The percentage of students who will meet expected to high growth in reading will increase from 71% to 80% based on SLO data as measured by Fountas and Pinnell. School Name: ______Coal Mountain Elementary______School Year: ______2014-2015______

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1. Fully operational data teams will meet 1. If assessment data is routinely analyzed to 1. August 2014 – May 2015 1. twice monthly to analyze data and come to monitor student progress, then differentiated instructional strategies, assessments, and consensus on high leverage strategies or learning activities will address students’ learning enrichment opportunities to support needs. student achievement. Curriculum, instruction, and assessment throughout the system are monitored and adjusted systematically in response to data from multiple assessments of student learning and an

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Teachers throughout the district engage students in their learning through instructional strategies that ensure

2. If students’ areas of weakness are identified 2. August 2014 – May 2015 and monitored through the data team process, System and school leaders monitor and support the then appropriate learning strategies and improvement of instructional practices of teachers to ensure instructional activities can be identified and implemented to support learning. Likewise, 3. those students proficient and above will benefit Improve math achievement in the areas of 2. from higher level and more rigorous instructional problem solving and computation through the activities and assessments. The system operates as a collaborative learning organization implementation of New Zealand Math (daily through structures that support improved instruction and guided math/IKAN-GLoSS strategies); Teacher

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3. If the level of reading is to increase, then the modeling of high level math problem solving instruction provided by teachers will improve to 4. Teachers implement the system’s instructional process in using Math Frameworks and SVM, and show continued growth. If non-fiction texts are implementing Number Talks K – 5. increased and assessed with high expectations, then the level of student reading will increase. 3. August 2014 – May 2015

All staff members participate in a continuous program of

4. If students are authentically engaged in their learning, then increased amounts of student 5. © 2013 FCS Public Information & Communications Dept. Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: Our goal is to create and foster critical thinkers who are risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and set high goals, while accepting responsibility for their own learning and life choices.

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learning and deeper levels of thinking will be achieved for all learners.

3. Improve reading instruction and incorporation of 4. August 2014- May 2015 reading across all content areas, especially in the areas of science and math. Teachers will model reading strategies using higher level non-fiction texts while providing student practice with on- level texts. 6.

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units of study and produce and present their learning via their own presentations, then they will acquire a deep understanding of the standard(s). 7. 4. Continued implementation of BYOT to engage 5. August 2014 – May 2015 students in their learning. Continued use of technology resources (Skype; aps; Noble) to authentically engage students in their learning. Ongoing professional learning for technology and ITSLearning will be provided throughout the school year by our Instructional Technology © 2013 FCS Public Information & Communications Dept. Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: Our goal is to create and foster critical thinkers who are risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and set high goals, while accepting responsibility for their own learning and life choices.

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Specialist.

6. If a true collaborative culture exists among school based personnel and with other elementary and K-12 cluster schools, then our knowledge base and expertise of “the work” is exponentially increased.

5. Continued work to develop inquiry based units of 7. If teachers and leaders have a clear 6. Ongoing study that are differentiated, rigorous, and understanding of professional standards and expectations, as well as a “growth mindset” and © 2013 FCS Public Information & Communications Dept. Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: Our goal is to create and foster critical thinkers who are risk takers, tenacious in their learning, and set high goals, while accepting responsibility for their own learning and life choices.

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incorporate higher level DOK and Bloom’s trusting culture, then meaningful conversations questioning strategies. Integrate content areas and collaboration can focus on improved and reflect balanced assessment – including PBA. professional practice in a risk free environment.

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6. Continue to Develop a Collaborative Culture and Community by a) Building collaborative school based teams b) Collaborating with other elementary and K-12 cluster schools c) celebrating success d) Customer Focus/Positively Forsyth

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7. TKES (observations, conversations, feedback, surveys, data collection and monitoring)