A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan

Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017 School Name: Year: Current NCLB Status: Current EVAAS Status: Montgomery Learning Academy 2016-2017 0 out of 2 Targets Met Met Growth

P PLAN: Identify the gap and the approach Overall SMART Goal (Two year projection):  By June 2017 Montgomery Learning Academy will have a positive growth index.  By June 2019 Montgomery Learning Academy will exceed expected growth.

Data Analysis. Answer the question below using any data and/or information you have about your performance. In order to meet your Overall Goal, what is the most important area that needs improving and why? (If you have data that helped you answer this question, please attach it with your SIP and send it electronically to Jeff James.)  Growth Index for the 2014-2015 academic year was -3.45. With few subgroups, all groups should be targeted.  Growth Index for the 2015-2016 academic year was -1.19. We will continue to focus on all subgroups. Data Analysis. Answer the data analysis questions. 1. What is contributing to your success 2. What opportunities for improvement do you 3. What seems to be the root cause of the in this area and how do you know? notice? problem and how do you know?  Parent Contacts  Increase student support services Based on Survey Results:  Positive working environment  Focus on character education  Student self-efficacy for teachers  Monitored lesson planning  Negative perception of education  PLCs  Subject area vocabulary focus  Lack of immediate relevance  Backpack Pals program  Increased availability to First Baptist Church  Lack of parental involvement  Mentor Program food pantry Based on challenges within the school:  Schedule Change – lunch after  Moving online classes toward a hybrid  Wide variety of scheduling needs 3rd block model  Lack of certified staff in all core areas  Continue use of high yield instructional strategies  PDSA process

Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017 Target SMART Goal (One year projection): By June 2017 Montgomery Learning Academy will have a positive growth index.

What will you do during cycle 4 to address the root cause identified in #3(Identify key approach or strategy you will implement during cycle 4 to move toward achieving your target goal.)?  Continue to utilize a support network for students to include teacher mentors.  Continue consistent/frequent parental contact.  Implement more consistent incentives and rewards for students/teachers.  Maintain the PDSA process with fidelity  Utilize high-yield instructional strategies and tools for optimum learning  Deliver lessons that target the SCoS and that appeal to students D DO: Develop and Implement Deployment Plan Step Cycle 4 List the specific steps your team will Person(s) responsible Measure/Indicator Start Date End Date # complete during the fourth cycle. for completion of the (How will you know if the step. step is completed correctly?) 1 Assign each student a school level mentor to Assistant Principal Contact Log 8/29/2016 June 2017 address attendance and academic performance. Mentors will meet with students weekly. 2 “Student of the Month” recognition Teachers Bulletin Board, Public 10/3/2016 June 2017 Announcement 3 GradPoint courses and teacher coaching Administration & All Coaching Logs 8/29/2016 June 2017 Logs to monitor student progress, address teachers academic deficiencies, and improve student success. 4 Teachers will use EOG, EOC, ACT, and Assistant Principal, All Student Notebooks 8/29/2016 June 2017 WorkKeys vocabulary in classrooms as part Teachers Classroom Walkthroughs of daily instruction. Classroom Displays

Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017 Teacher Lesson Plans 5 ACT practice questions and materials will be Assistant Principal, All Teacher Lesson Plans, 8/29/2016 June 2017 used as a part of daily classroom instruction. Teachers Student Work Classroom Walkthroughs 6 I-Ready will be utilized to individualize and Middle School ELA I-Ready Data Reports 8/29/2016 June 2017 improve instruction. Teachers will be trained Teacher Lesson Plans to use diagnostic reports and implement Student Work individual recommended strategies in the Classroom Walkthroughs classroom setting and as a way of differentiated instruction. Students will show 140%-150% growth. 7 PDSA process will encourage more student Teachers, Classroom walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 investment and ownership in their progress. Administration Evaluations 8 Lessons will utilize high-yield instructional Teachers, Classroom walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 and learning strategies/tools Administration Evaluations Lesson plans Student work 9 Teachers will use as often as possible Teachers Classroom walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 instructional technology resources that are Administration Evaluations student-friendly and meaningful and that DIFs Lesson plans reflect the SCoS Technology Online resources Implementation Plan Quality Check: What resources/budget needs do you have for the fourth cycle? None If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle? N/A If funding is not available, identify the steps from the implementation plan that will address the funding gap. N/A

What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 4 to support the staff in implementing the approach?  Teacher Technology Ambassadors will continue to conduct professional development to implement the use of Canvas and/or other instructional tools as a part of classroom instruction. Page 3 Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017  Teachers will be responsible for introducing a technology tool during monthly PLC meetings.  All teachers will be trained to use GradPoint online instruction as part of classroom instruction.

Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the third cycle approach by answering the following questions: A. List the information or measures the B. List the information or measures the team will use C. List the information or measures the team will use to determine if the to determine if the approach wasn’t implemented team will use to determine what worked approach was implemented/completed? correctly? (Fidelity of implementation data.) and what didn’t work? (Impact data) (Completion Data)  Teacher/Mentor contact logs  Lack of Teacher/Mentor contact  Contact logs  Parent/Teacher contact logs  Lack of parent contact  Student interviews  Student of Month Board created  Failure to select or publish Student of the  PDSA walk-through data and updated month  Achievement Data  PDSA walk-through data  PDSA walk-through data  Benchmark Assessment Data  Lesson plans  Lesson plans  i-Ready Data  Lesson plans

S Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach At the end of cycle 3, answer the following questions based on the data collected from the identified measures in boxes A, B, and C above: 1. What worked and how do 2. What didn’t work and how do you 3. Do you need any additional assistance as you look at your you know? know? results and start planning for Cycle 4? ___Yes _X_No The number of students up to Mentor contact logs partially helped. ALL date on GradPoint lessons has students are not current. PDSA walk increased. Contact with through data shows student work is still parents has improved not posted as it should be. attendance for some students. Data shows that more teachers are using the PSDA process with integrity.

Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017 Reflect on the answers in box 1 and 2 above for cycle 1 and check which option best describes what you will do in your plan for cycle 4 (double click the box and select “check” to check the box)? Target goal has been met and is changed to a new Target goal not met so we will continue current plan. We will make improvements to target goal. the plan based on what didn’t work as identified in #2 above. Target goal not met but current plan is effective so Target goal not met and information indicates that we need to abandon the current we will continue current plan and repeat it for the next plan and identify a new approach. cycle. A Act – Revise or continue with implementation plan based on data analysis. 4. What is your focus for cycle 4 (Identify key approach or strategy)? If you are continuing with the approach from cycle 3, restate it here. If you are changing your approach for cycle 4, state it here. Step Cycle 4 List the specific steps your team Person(s) responsible for Measure/Indicator Start Date End Date # will complete during the second cycle. completion of the step. (How will you know if the step is completed correctly?) 1 Continue teacher/student mentorships Teachers Contact logs 3/20/2017 June 2017 Administration 2 Continue to monitor and conference Teachers Contact logs 3/20/2017 June 2017 with students regarding GP course Administration progress 3 Continue using test vocabulary in daily Teachers Walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 instruction Administration Evaluations 4 Middle school teachers will continue to Teachers Walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 use iReady interventions Administration Evaluations Lesson plans 5 PDSA process will be used with fidelity Teachers Walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 and monitored by administration Administration Evaluations Lesson plans 6 Lesson plans will focus on the use of Teachers Walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 high-yield instructional and learning Administration Evaluations

Montgomery County Schools School Improvement Plan A Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan 2016-2017 strategies Lesson plans Student work 7 Lesson plans will target the SCoS and Teachers Walk-throughs 3/20/2017 June 2017 incorporate technology that is appealing Administration Evaluations and meaningful to students. Lesson plans Technology Online resources