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AGENDA FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 408 Monday, October 13, 2014 I. TIME AND PLACE 1. 7 p.m. at the James P. Fugate Administration Building II. ROLL CALL 1. Roll call of board members III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 1. Written communications 2. Scheduled communications a. Dena Pinard would like to present a brief PowerPoint presentation to the board regarding the new Auburn High School 3. Unscheduled communications 4. Community groups and organizations V. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE VI. STUDENT PARTICIPATION 1. Chinook Elementary School art display 2. Activity/athletic report 3. Requests for travel VII. SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 1. 2013-16 Hazelwood Elementary School Improvement Plan VIII. PERSONNEL 1. Certificated and classified personnel report 2. Request for travel IX. FINANCE 1. Vouchers 2. Authorization to call for bids X. DIRECTORS 1. Approval of minutes 2. Board member resignation 3. Schedule—appointment of replacement Director District 5 4. Special board meeting 5. Superintendent’s evaluation form 6. Discussion 7. Executive session LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The board will discuss legislative items. October 13, 2014 Page 2 STUDENT PARTICIPATION 1. Chinook Elementary School Art Display Ryan Foster, assistant superintendent of principal leadership & school programs, will introduce Jennifer Davidson, Chinook Elementary School principal, who will present the Chinook Elementary School art display and answer questions from the board. 2. Activity/Athletic Report—Auburn Mountainview High School Boys’ Water Polo Program Ryan Foster will introduce Chris Carr, Auburn Mountainview High School activities director, who will introduce Justin Pritchard, Auburn Mountainview High School coach, who will introduce Jonah Kathlean and Tyler Arnold, students, who will present the boys’ water polo program and answer questions from the board. 3. Requests for Travel a. Twelve Auburn Riverside High School students request permission to travel to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Friday to Sunday, October 31 – November 2. The purpose of the trip is to compete in the Spooktacular Water Polo Tournament. Lodging is at the Travel Lodge, meals at local restaurants, and travel by cars. All costs will be paid by ASB funds. Mike Van Eaton and Blair Jackson, Auburn Riverside High School coaches, request permission to accompany the students. One substitute will be needed for one day. Christina Celver and Elena Nelson, parent chaperones, request permission to accompany the students. b. Twenty-four Auburn Mountainview High School students request permission to travel to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Friday to Sunday, October 31 – November 2. The purpose of the trip is to compete in the Spooktacular Water Polo Tournament. Lodging is at Howard Johnson’s, meals at local restaurants, and travel by cars. All expenses will be paid by ASB funds. Justin Pritchard, Auburn Mountainview High School coach, requests permission to accompany the students. No substitutes will be needed. Tom and Patti Sulewski, and Tracy Arnold, parent chaperones, request permission to accompany the students. Recommendation: That the above trips be approved as requested. October 13, 2014 Page 3 SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 1. 2013-16 Hazelwood Elementary School Improvement Plan Heidi Harris, assistant superintendent of student learning, will introduce Sally Colburn, Hazelwood Elementary School principal, who will introduce Tricia Wharton and Mary Anderson, Hazelwood Elementary School teachers. The team will present the 2013-16 Hazelwood Elementary School Improvement Plan, share a PowerPoint presentation, and answer questions from the board. This presentation aligns with the 2013-16 District Strategic Plan, Goal 1: student achievement, Objective 2 school improvement plans and the 2013-14 stated district goals, Standard III “create conditions district wide for student and staff success.” Recommendation: That the board approve the 2013-16 Hazelwood Elementary School Improvement Plan. School Improvement Plan 2014‐2015 Adequate Yearly Progress Basics Adequate Yearly Progress Basics & Schools in Improvement & Priority/Focus Schools Determine AYP Status for 2014‐15: OSPI analyzed 2 years of data —2010‐11 and 2013‐14 —to determine the AYP status of schools and districts. These data source from annual state assessments, and other indicators: graduation rate for high schools and unexcused absences for grades 1‐8. Other Indicators • Graduation rate —85% • Unexcused absences in grades 3–8 —1% or any decrease. In the Washington Administrative Code, the state defines an unexcused absence as not meeting any of the 11 criteria that make up valid excuses for not showing up at school │ WAC 392‐400‐325 Statewide definition of excused and unexcused daily absences Schools in a Step of Improvement —2010‐11 If your school was in a step of improvement in 2010‐11 and does not meet Adequate Yearly Progress in 2013‐ 14, the school moves to the next step. Hazelwood AYP Results: Did Not Meet 1st time in school’s history SIP ‐ Development to Implementation PLAN: Data Nights –Four per year, formally as a whole staff Research on areas of needed growth –members of the leadership team for SIP and BLT Goal Writing IMPLEMENT PROGRAM: Vocabulary Reciprocal Teaching Active Engagement Goal 3 CHECK Review of current progress Measure DIBELS, MAPS, AIMSweb, MSP, CBAs ACT Is it working Maintain Enhance Revise Review with whole staff Celebrations from 2013‐2014 School wide bully prevention week, lessons on kindness, bully prevention & standing strong. Signed classroom contracts. Kelso’s Choice School wide implementation Blizzards of kindness, students earning snowflakes for kind deeds. Character counts Student of the Month recognition program DIBELS – outstanding performance in 1st and 2nd grade. Classrooms with 100% benchmark and beyond. ELL –Increasing numbers of students exiting from ELL via WELPA assessment results MAPS –Individual Student Goal sheets promote student knowledge of performance. MSP – 11/12 4th grade Resource Room students passed Reading MSP –5th grade math performance MSP –All 5th grade Resource Room students passed Reading MSP DATA – Reading 100 90 80 70 60 3rd grade 50 4th grade 40 5th grade 30 20 10 0 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014 MSP Growth – Reading 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade Spring 2010 80.2 76.6 84.2 Spring 2011 88.8 77.9 89.6 Spring 2012 86.3 76.5 87.0 Spring 2013 83.3 84.7 89.0 Spring 2014 77.9 78.8 82.9 Year’s Growth or Loss ‐5.4 ‐5.9 ‐6.1 DIBELS – Reading Fall 2014 Grade Beginning of At Below Well Below Year Benchmark Benchmark Benchmark or Above Kindergarten 1st grade 73% 16% 11% 2nd grade 66% 23% 12% 3rd grade 86% 8% 6% 4th grade 70% 11% 19% 5th grade 80% 11% 9% MAPS – Reading 78% of all students 2nd grade through 5th grade met growth goal in MAPS Fall 2013‐Spring 2014 assessment window. 2nd grade students take the MAPS assessment for on‐ line assessment skill development 3rd, 4th, 5th grade MAPS assessment supports WTR and WTM groups. School Improvement Work – Reading Implement high yield strategies for acquiring academic and tier 2 vocabulary in all content areas for grades K‐5. (Teaching with Poverty in Mind ‐ Jensen) Sprenger –Teaching the Critical Vocabulary of Common Core Marzano ‐Vocabulary for the Common Core Implement Reciprocal Teaching in grades K‐5 to enhance student comprehension and analysis of text in all content areas. (Visible Learning 0.74) Summarizing, questioning, clarifying, predicting in reading comprehension (Visible Learning 0.74) In grades K‐5, implement instructional strategies that promote active student participation and engagement in their own learning. Anita Archer –Active Participation SIP in the classroom o Reciprocal Teaching o Clara the Clarifier o Pete the Predictor o Sam the Summarizer o Quincy the Questioner o Active Engagement o I do, We do, You do o Think, Pair, Share o Choral Response o White Board Work SIP in the classroom o Vocabulary o Grade level identified vocabulary words o Teach, Intentionally Mention, Recycle o Vocabulary Instruction in context oWords are used in context of how students will see the words oWords are recognized in a variety of settings; assessments, practice lessons and text. MSP Data ‐ Math 100 90 80 70 60 3rd Grade 50 4th grade 40 5th grade 30 20 10 0 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 2014 MSP Growth ‐ MATH 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade Spring 2010 75.8 60.0 69.6 Spring 2011 82.8 72.0 77.0 Spring 2012 78.9 72.1 78.4 Spring 2013 76.8 75.0 83.3 Spring 2014 77.0 74.3 85.1 Year’s Growth or Loss +0.2 ‐0.7 +1.8 MAPS Data ‐ Math • 83% of all students 2nd grade through 5th grade met growth goal in MAPS Fall 2013‐Spring 2014 assessment window. • The median performance for 5th grade students was at the 69%ile or 19%ile points above the national average. • 2nd grade students take the MAPS assessment for on‐ line assessment skill development • 3rd, 4th, 5th grade MAPS assessment supports WTM groups. School Improvement Work –MATH •Implement high yield strategies for acquiring academic and tier 2 vocabulary in all content areas for grades K‐5. (Teaching with Poverty in Mind ‐ Jensen) •Sprenger –Teaching the Critical Vocabulary of Common Core •Marzano ‐Vocabulary for the Common Core • In grades K‐5, implement instructional strategies that promote active student participation and engagement in their own learning. •Anita Archer –Active Participation SIP in the classroom oVocabulary in