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Positive Things Happening in D50

Early Childhood Center CBS individual learning targets are being met daily. Data Successful first APTT night Students- Are happy to be a school daily! Parent Involvement 40 parents signed up for the IY parenting group this semester. Staff Staff are continuing to improve their craft through PD and team collaboration. Activities Weekly afterschool sports begin this semester

Instructional Service Center CBS Increased Academic Rigor and focus on instruction Good instruction PMI Student Focused Instruction Consistent Behavior Programming Data Academic growth Kids transitioning successfully Significant decrease in number of physical managements Professional documentation (point sheets, A&As, IRs) used to track, study, and further understand students behaviors and their functions. Students Positively responding to intensive therapeutic support I see the positive changes this program brings to kids every day through student focused programming of the ISC. Parent Involvement Positive relationships with parents that continue through students transition Great communication between school and parents

Instructional Service Center Staff Teamwork positive environment (pics on wall, work displayed) The forward focus goal of transition in the program (the negative labels kids and others place on themselves changes into positives). No such thing as bad kids, just bad choices. Helping kids see this makes a world of difference. Teamwork, good communication, and open collaboration among staff. Power in sharing ideas and techniques. Great Collaboration of Staff Treatment staff who are available for collaboration meetings with staff members to help address student issues. Great Crisis teamwork Safe/Positive learning environment for kids Activities This program openly celebrates the achievements of students through incentives and rewards. Other Processing instead of punishing Admin support The strength based qualities of the program. The focus is not on punitive interventions. The availability and high quality of staff development trainings/ meetings. Supports for staff and students Awesome administrator (Lesley Rodell)

Sunset Ridge Sunset Ridge received a 2014 Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award from the Colorado Department of Education for demonstrating outstanding growth for students three years in a row. CBS Sunset Ridge students are getting better with technology and have lots of technology tools that they can use during the day for individualized learning. Every Sunset Ridge student has their own Data Notebook which students and teachers use to help students take ownership of their own learning. Staff works hard to continuously improve instructional practices. Data Vast majority of students have shown an increase in their composite score from BOY to MOY as measured by DIBELS. In Kindergarten: BOY: 51% Red MOY: 13% Red 30 Students recently (Nov-Jan) moved levels in literacy and/or math. Students We had increased participation in the Sunset Ridge Science Fair. Every classroom teacher did a science fair project with their students and entered their project in the Science Fair. We had a very successful Spelling Bee and Geography Bee We have compassionate students. Parent Involvement We had increased participation in the Sunset Ridge Science Fair. Every classroom teacher did a science fair project with their students and entered their project in the Science Fair. We had a very successful Spelling Bee and Geography Bee We have compassionate students. Staff Interventionist support for students is meeting student learning needs. Our staff is flexible and does what is needed to make Sunset Ridge a great place to work and learn. Sunset Ridge teachers maintain numerous partnerships with local universities and community groups. Activities Totes for Hope impacts 15 students weekly with food supplies for the weekend and 12 students received Christmas gifts from community partners. After school programs are going strong. Forty students participate in tennis instruction twice a week. Student Council, band and academic competitions are also very well attended after-school events.

Metz Elementary CBS We are supporting lower students at the level they need. Students are engaged and excited about activities. Students are getting better instruction at their instructional level. Teachers are doing a nice job at differentiating and trying to hit targets on multiple levels. Students are feeling successful because of this. Mixed-age classrooms where students are learning at their instructional level.. Kids are grouped based on ability so they're with like minded students. Students know where they are at and are better able to know what needs they still have or need. They are working harder and striving for success. Teachers are also making the right adjustments as needed. Students are tracking their own progress using multiple resources- data notebooks, visual goal tracking displayed on walls in the classroom Students are working at their true ability levels and are able to feel more confident in their peer groups. Data notebooks. Student goal setting, increased usage of Educate Kids have goals to reach and see more of the effect of their learning directly (now, not ten years from now). I am getting more of the data folders live and working with kids now. Every child benefits from this system. This system makes sure all students get a quality education. The students learn at their level which not only helps them learn, but makes it safe to learn. They don't have to worry that they will be made fun of by the other students. CBS allows students to show knowledge in a variety of ways such as projects or other alternative ways. This is especially helpful for our English Learners who may have content knowledge, but have not yet mastered the language to demonstrate that in English. Data Lower students are making a large amount of growth according to both Scantron and Dibels With all the training on how to manipulate the data and fully understand it, it is much easier to determine where the students are and how to meet their needs. The data wall is helping teacher become more cognizant of student data, achievement, and goals. It's a nice visual to see how students are progressing and next steps. Students made good growth on Scantron, and materials are being aligned to their needs Students love it! They like knowing where they are and always want to know what they can do next. When they struggle in something or see a bad score they also want to know how to fix and improve it. Data is also driving our instruction a lot more by making sure we fill in the holes that are missing and reteach if necessary. Students are making progress- especially as seen on the data wall with primary reading- way to go! There were a lot of kids making big gains on Scantron this month. Starting to look at it more often and use if for lesson planning and grouping Seeing data live helps us boost our intervention. I love seeing the positive growth!! It energizes the learners, parents, and us. The data helps us pin-point the needs for each child. I love that each teacher knows their students needs better than in the past. Data guides our teaching, making it actually easier to know what to teach and when to teach it. We are much stronger in our data discussions and have visuals such as the data wall to help us celebrate positive movement!

Metz Elementary Students Aware of their level & taking ownership of their level. They care! Engaged and actively participating Feeling more successful,empowered and are learning at a higher rate. Benefiting from PBS system. Roar Paws-Kids are talking about ways to earn these and excited. Behavior has improved due to the paws. They are working harder in class and showing more improvement academically and behaviorally. We have finally been able to implement a school-wide positive behavior system and the students LOVE it! It makes every Friday more fun and will hopefully boost attendance! Narrowing the gaps in their achievement level versus where they should be. Trying to work harder in class to get to the next level and can articulate their learning. Identifying how practice and paying attention helps them move forward in their progress. Even work on programs like ixl and Raz- Kids are being connected to targets so they know the computer time is not "play" time but "goal" time. Adjusting to the need to test within their regular school day. Less stress with assessments. More centered and willing to learn. Great intermediate program at Ranum. Our kids did a great job and Mrs. Corso has the best music program in the district. Parent Involvement Conferences-we have more one on one time to work with parents while exposure to APTT has given a focus and data portion to the discussion. Parents are present in the building and want to know what is going on with their kids. Myrian is doing fantastic work with our parents, and thanks largely to her efforts, parents are feeling involved and are contributing to our school community. Parent Leaders-English classes with parents twice a week., planning dances, contests and parent involvement in classrooms has also improved. Parents are updated monthly on students progress and are given materials to use at home to help students become successful Parents have commented on how much more progress their student(s) is(are) making this year. Parents are rewarding students in the school; students know who the parents are and why they are here Looking forward to sharing more of the data folders with parents this go-around in conferences. It is good to see parents in our building. Would love to know who they are by names to greet them when in the building. I would like a list of their names and children. Parents make such a big difference in their children's learning. Our parent hub is wonderful and the most helpful group that I have ever seen! This is all because of the time and dedication of Myrian Nowosad...she is the BEST!

Metz Elementary Staff Staff is flexible in adjusting to many unforeseen changes and needs. Staff is bonding and engaging in conversations with each other about new and exciting ways to have fun in the classroom Staff morale has improved over the past year. Overall, staff is happier despite challenging situations and students. Still work to be done in this area, but it has improved. Mr. Esquibel has done an amazing job with the motor lab. Staff is more willing to be flexible with change. Less complaining and more doing. Staff appears to be re-energized with ideas of how to help students succeed. Staff is collaborating on best practices, ways to organize, etc. Enjoy our meetings once per month to celebrate. Teachers are working really hard with students who have accommodations in the classroom and making classrooms flow on a daily basis. Staff are more focused on goals and targets and less "fluff" work. Staff are warm and their rooms inviting for the students. The teachers are willing to share ideas, data and help with one another. The achievement teams are stronger than ever. An air of excitement, very rarely do I talk to people that are just dreading the day and counting down the days until the weekend. Leadership has been good. Staff has had clear direction on what is expected. I love that Claudette can stay the course of our journey even when things are difficult. Great staff always need great leaders. I think having the car show was a wonderful start to an annual event for Metz. Customer Service is improving. Activities Totes for Hope New playground has become a community hub. Karate Program Metz Tabletop club is running strong with more students bringing their own games and taking leadership opportunities. Really enjoying the PD's with Rhonda and Joyce :) Dances, Car Show, Helicopter landing-red ribbon week, table top club, karate classes. I love the new team-building staff meetings- it's a nice way for us to get to know each other in a little bit of a different setting. Geo bee, spelling bee, and science fair went well. Awards and certificates for growth. Our specials team is very active this year. Mr. Esquibel has set up a fantastic motor lab and constantly changes it to be new and different. Our music department is also top notch!

Hodgkins Students Primary students are becoming more proficient with test taking strategies and aware that answers are usually located in the text Leadership at Hodgkins among students has increased significantly Behavior issues are decreased this semester Students who won for geo bee, science bee, and spelling bee are excited for CAE Students are excited about the Leadership Assembly coming up A specific student who has struggled with behavior has been improving since the New Year Students are problem solving on their own due to the 7 habits Good positive relationship between teachers and students The Kinders like school! Independence has grown tremendously (kinder) Students are very excited and determined to grow in their own goals Most of my students can articulate the first four habits of highly effective kids (kinder) 3 year olds have routines down, know transitions,...they know how to be good students PK: students are "getting" the new Treasures curriculum (letters, sounds ect.) Students are learning their sounds and letters due to little treasures Vocabulary development for students is going really well! (PK) Students are progressing very well with PK skills (I.e. Counting) Students are speaking more English and understand directions in English A student who has major behavior issues has not had a bad day in months! He's now completing work and progressing academically! Students are doing really well with pushing into general education (miss them but excited for them)! Students learning to play the piano with two hands! As young as level one!! Students were able to read music and play classical guitar at the same time Students are following direction more during lunch (obeying the expectation) Students are taking on more leadership roles in the building (I.e intercom announcements) Taking more responsibility for their actions Students are much more open to greeting adults Kids are more caring for one another Demonstrating teamwork (playground, lunchroom) Demonstrating good manners Students are taking on their own learning Retells are getting strong, using sentence stems and noticing a lot of positive changes because of this. Better than the 5 finger retell

Hodgkins Data Everyone in my class are green in dibels Except for 4 (86%) 73% of my students have already made endof the year goals for math in Scantron Students are making a lot of growth, especially in reading Many of my students have already reached the end of year goals for both writing and reading Parent Involvement We have so many parent volunteers this year! Our coffee with the principal group is growing each week! Activities Extracurricular group participation and offerings are going well Partnership with the High School via Mentors is going great Student leadership in student council has been stronger this than ever

FM Day CBS The Level 5 Team began Data Notebooks. Students want to have the word "independent" in their class shared vision. We have a strong Bulldog Basics Course lead by teachers (Review of Code of Conduct) at the beginning of each semester. We have PBIS Celebrations monthly to recognize student who follow our Code of Conduct. We have an academic assembly to celebrate students with high growth in achievement 3 times a year based on TCAP/PARCC/CMAS/Scantron/DIBELS. We have a strong student council that promotes student leadership. Data We have shown growth in DIBELS in K, 1 st, 2 nd, and 5 th Grade based on composite scores. Students who are RED in DIBELS have grown even if they did not move to strategic. All READ Plans are signed by parents. 44% of our student have met the adequate growth for Scantron reading. Primary DIBELS growth was evident in reports. The kindergarten bilingual class decreased the number of students in RED from 21 to 10 in English from BOY to MOY. The level 1 class decreased the number of students in RED from 20 to 10 in RED from BOY to MOY. The level 1 classroom decreased the number of red students from 4 to 2 in IDEL showing growth in Spanish Proficiency. In one level 4 classroom every student DIBELS scores have improved. In one level 4 classroom the majority of students are ready to move to the level 4 rubric in WFTB showing grade level equivalency in writing. We have Scantron Data Boards in the hallway celebrating students from each level that have made the most gains in Scantron in Reading and Math. We are data driven for all PLC meeting including data camp, interventionist planning with general core teachers, and leveled PLCs. We have a specific data focus, frequency and format for all meetings. Interventionist meet quarterly to analyze data to reform interventions groups using the triangulation of data. We use the triangulation of data in all staff PLC groups.

FM Day Parent Involvement: English Classes-Parent English classes are helping to bring positive parent involvement. Coffee with the principal with an academic focus Literacy Night Dr. Seuss Night 92% Attendance rate at Parent Teacher Conferences FM Day has 12 consistent parent volunteers that support teachers and students. 100% of Level 4 parents attended conferences. More structured parent involvement this school year. FM Day has started a BAAC committee this year that is separate from PTA increasing the parent involvement. We have a strong PTA at FM Day. We have 15 consistent parents that attend Coffee with the Principal on a monthly basis. PTA coordinates and plans a community Kermes. Students: Reduction of behavior referrals from 1 st semester to 2 nd semester Students are motivated by recognitions celebrations. Students are motivated by bulldog bucks. Student on a modified schedule that was almost expelled last year is attended full days successfully. Students are motivated by the Bulldog Bucks Store for PBIS. We have active participation in band and orchestra at our school. Students seems motivated and applying what they are learning. Staff: FM Day has a very hard working staff that consistently shows dedication through teacher leadership. Staff members are flexible with so many different testing schedules. SPED Staff were celebrated for their consistent support in intermediate classrooms with math instruction. Our school psychologist support with student behavior is making a large impact. We have three coaches for academic excellence including the spelling bee, geography bee and intermediate science fair. The FM Day staff has a strong social committee that supports staff rite of passages. Staff are celebrated by receiving Dollar Days for appreciations. They can use these dollars to buy things at a staff store. We have teacher leaders for 28 various areas. We have a strong building leadership team that focus on climate/culture and student achievement.

FM Day Activities: Girls Running Club Girl and Boy Scouts Staff weekly workouts for health and wellness Winter Festival was highly attended by staff, students and parents Spelling bee was a very successful event at FM Day. The staff and student field trip to the Denver Nature and Science Museum was a success. Pre-K, 1 st and K are all going on field trip to Tiny Tots performance at the Buell Theater. Students know the Bulldog Basic (School Code of Conduct) very well. Other Celebrations: Weekly PD PMI Training Beginning of the Year Staff Retreat Amplify Training and Support Wonders Training and Support

Harris Park CBS Students know what they need to progress. New students are being tested before being placed into a classroom to get them in the best match academically. Data Scantron Math Data is showing that my middle-high to high (i.e. GT ) students are making good gains. Dibels and Scantron data are being used with the RTI team, teachers, and everyone to make decisions about student supports. Students Conferences are going well so far. Feel supported and parents are happy to see what learning targets they can help with at home. We have some parents who regularly volunteer at school. They provide a lot of support for our teachers and students. We have great attendance in our events (Spelling Bee, Star Student Lunch, Culture Club pot luck, field trips, and Westy High School's Homecoming parade). Parent Involvement We have great activities at Harris Park, including the spelling club, geography club, culture club, and afterschool dodgeball and basketball. We have had a whole school field trip to the museum of natural history. Teachers individually do great lessons and activities within their classrooms. Spelling BEE was a success! Staff Teachers and staff have worked tirelessly and above and beyond to meet their needs, try new strategies, and provide coverage. Teachers are dedicated to helping their students learn and genuinely care about their students. The special education team has rearranged schedules and worked endless hours to find ways to cover significant needs students. The staff is great to work with. The principal cares about how things are going, and makes positive changes whenever possible. Activities Students are telling me they are loving math because of the fractions lessons we have been working on! When we have inside morning recess, the students do a nice job sitting in their class lines, talking quietly, and waiting to go to class. In many of the conferences I have been in, students have made incredible growth based on Scantron and DIBELs scores.

Flynn CBS Focused interventions and enrichments every day embedded into the master schedule to support individual student growth and CBS. Out of one of these enrichments, a group of students have created a Flynn Falcon News recorded program. Fluidity of student levels. Students identified as in need of SSN services becoming more integrated in their general education classrooms. Data Primary Dibels scores have increased dramatically! Strong Scantron growth in intermediate math classes for individual students. Strong Scantron growth in 4th and 5th grade Reading for individual students. Strong DIBELS growth in 4th and 5th grade. Students AM intermediate math classes have been following NFL players and tracking weekly statistics for their fantasy football team. The football celebration/super bowl party will be held on January 29th when students will find out our Super Bowl league champs. A willingness and drive from students to do more in their classes with projects and project-based learning Students seeking extra help from teachers on their own. Multiple students reporting that they are enjoying classes and having fun. Students are excited about setting and meeting goals! Parent Involvement More students are reading at home with their families. Weekly adult English classes for parents. Staff Teachers are gaining understanding of how to use their data to drive their instruction with a student-centered mindset. Time provided for and embedded into monthly schedules in order for teachers to work together as PLCs. Strengths-based focus Activities Go Noodle is utilized to tap into diverse learning PE/Music dance classes are providing additional interdisciplinary opportunities for students. Flynn Falcon News Program - student-created and recorded! Student leadership - student council, pending PSAT

Westy Elementary CBS Increased teamwork--teachers are flexibly grouping students. A student was sent to me for math instruction because of low math performance in Mrs. Suttons class. She scores at a 6 GLE in Scantron in 2.5 months in my class (motivation) and was able to return to Mrs. Suttons class. = Happy Ending Data Great growth on Scantron and DIBELS. (many referenced Scantron and DIBELS scores). Students Students are so much better behaved than last year. The uniforms and "no talking in the hall" made such a difference. Subs want to work here! 15 students staying 3 hours extra per week for math class (excellent growth in Scantron) 12 students staying 3 hours extra per for Saturday class (extra math, reading, writing) to prep for PARCC (motivation and desire to excel)

Westy Elementary Parent Involvement We haven't seen this kind of parent involvement in years, if not ever. Our PTA has been incredibly supportive It's so good to have parent support! Incredible parent support. Their support is paying off with huge gains. (almost everyone talked about the increased parent support) Staff Increased teamwork The moral is much higher this year. The changes we made are making a positive difference Testing so far has been so smooth! I feel more like a part of the team now! (almost everyone referenced teamwork) Activities Lots of activities! Picnic on the Playground, The Fall Festival, Literacy Night, etc. Staff celebrating together All the afterschool activities: tutoring from multiple teachers and Above and Beyond, Mr. Reese's Monkey Club etc. From the community: We love our teachers! I love the what you've (leadership team) done! I thought the literacy night was a great idea.

Mesa CBS Student -lead conferences Data binders Goal setting conferences with students Students are advancing levels Certificates for passing a level Data Second grade teachers rock! The showed gains in Scantron Reading, Math and on DIBELS! Students are moving up in with Fountas & Pinnell levels Math growth Students Music is my favorite part of the day. I want to be a talented singer and dancer when I grow up. Chrome Books are a fun way to learn. We work better on computers. The field trip to the Museum of Nature and Science - the whole school went. We had a lot of buses. I like how the teachers teach and they treat us nice! It is great to be invited to the Mustang of the Month lunch! Always interesting to learn something new. I'm in the hugest math level! Science: Ice Cube Experiment and the Paper towel experiment I love exercise in PE, and climbing the ropes! Library is my favorite - I like to read! We learned a song to help us write a summary! I like math - we play games to help us learn. Typing Agent is the best! I like to use the Chrome books for Raz-Lids and the Wonders reading games. Library is my favorite - I like to read! Field Day! Learning is fun! It makes me smart! I love my clay project in art - my class each made a Cartouche. Spirit Days: pajama day, mustache day, Broncos day

Mesa Parent Involvement Parent feedback:: I like that the kids are recording their information in their data notebooks. Mesa has the best Art teacher - Kyrstina Sanders. The kids are making great projects with clay. I love that my child's teacher uses Class Dojo! I can check on her anytime. Allowing the students to work with their peers who are at the level or above is great. I like that kids are putting information in their Data Binders. Mesa students work well with others and it is a nice place to learn. Great conferences! Please keep up the good work! Dojo is wonderful! I'm glad Mr. Waldau is using it! Love the data binders! Art! Orchestra! Band! PTA re-organized this year and we are collaborating to make Mesa the BEST! PTA provided a book to each student before winter break. PTA is busy organizing the First Mesa Mustangs Community Swap Shop - swapping gently used clothing and books in February. High attendance at Conferences I'm very happy with all the good things my son is learning. Thank you. The kids are learning a lot at Mesa. She is very happy with Mrs. Murphy, thank you. I like that my daughter is happy being here. He is really happy with Mr. Waldau - he is staring to read! My kids are very happy at Mesa. Like the web site and Facebook page

Mesa Staff Student- Lead conferences last week - great attendance Science/Music/Writing project in Level 2 Growth in Math Growth in the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels DIBELS Growth Math/Science project in kinder Coffee House coat Drive Pennies for Patients Art and student writing displayed in the hallways Using Thinking Maps in PE classes Great Motor Lab After school tennis Peer leaders Wonders Non-fiction books for kids On line Wonders for kids Wonders stories Pennies for Patients Mesa has an amazing staff! We have an excellent Kitchen staff! Our custodians are extremely helpful! Activities Mesa Coffee House Coat Drive - collected over 110 coats to donate to Have a Heart! Mesa Mustang Choral performed at the City of Westminster Holiday Lights Ceremony and at Adventure Golf! Amazing Book Fair Friday Tennis Club Science Fair Spelling Bee Geography Bee

Skyline CBS Our kids are engaged, learning and growing! Our students are motivated to be successful and move levels. Data Data is analyzed on a regular basis and used to guide all instruction and interventions. Our data this year shows we are moving in the right direction and growing as a staff and school. Discipline referrals are low and attendance is high. Students When you walk into classrooms at Skyline Vista, students are engaged, focused and learning. Students want to be here! Parent Involvement English classes for our parents are a hit! We have a very active PTO that supports teachers, plans health and wellness activities, plans parent engagement nights and family nights. Staff Our teachers and staff are fun and enjoy working together. Classroom management is excellent and students are happy to be here. Our teachers take on multiple after school activities to benefit our students! Activities We are promoting and excelling with our health and wellness program, book fair, Hoops for Hearts, Science and Weather day partnership with the Colorado Rockies, partners in health with the Museum of Nature and Science, Safe Routes to School, after school tennis and soccer, and Red Rocks Community College Before and After School program.

Fairview CBS Students receiving individualized instruction at their academic level. We promote multi-age and level classrooms! CBD processes used to develop new systems and best practice. Level promotions are happening! Students are talking about their levels. They are being recognized when they level-up Data It drives our instruction Data walls in classrooms for students to measure their own growth Data cycles help staff determine progress toward goals and it is predictable. Fairview's growth last year was among the highest in the state. Students Participated in a day of miniature golf, a bike giveaway and food. Free for all Fairview students and families. Put together by Hyland Hills Association Every student received a gift for the holidays for Toys for Tots. Every student that levels up is eligible for a level up t-shirt to promote student achievement. GT students put on a pie throwing fundraiser to earn money to participate in the spelling bee. 76 students participating in SES tutoring after school every Tuesday and Thursday for 30 weeks. Orchestra students are gearing up for their next performance in April.

Fairview Parent Involvement 4 Parents volunteered with the Marine Corps to bag other school's toys for Toys for Tots. Parents wrapped every gift for our students from Toys for Tots. Parents volunteered to deliver toys to students dressed up as Santa and his elves. Staff Play volleyball and kickball after school. 15 staff participated, so far. Ell teacher earned $379 creativity grant from the education foundation Kinder teacher earned a $500 creativity grant. Kinder teachers participating in the Incredible Years Program, that has a pre k and kinder focus. Working on revamping our PBIS structure. Next year we will focus on Dragon Pride Perseverance Responsibility Integrity Determination Excellence Activities English classes free to any parent in the community, regardless of if they have a student at Fairview. Mother Read Program: tips to parents around how to read to kids. One book read together every week and then parents leave with that book. Title X funds allow us to provide 12 of our homeless families with food every Friday. Our first Literacy night and Read-a-thon is coming in February. Kaiser Permanente an Field Trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Students experienced the museum, some even participating in a sheep lung dissection, while teachers participated in professional development put on by the museum Metro Performing Arts students put on an assembly to focus on healthy choices.

Tennyson Knolls CBS Kids are getting their needs met in their level. We're bringing back the focus of Learning Targets and what students need to be proficient. Students know what they are working on and are making some choices regarding their learning. Students' needs as a learner are more important then passing or failing. We really look at data and continue to change what we're doing to meet those needs. Many students are gettig instruction at their level. "It's Working! :) It has helped and enhanced what I do as a teacher in a positive way. Kids are getting the instruction they need for where they are! Intermediate aged students are leveled for literacy and math, we have moved students around based on need. Good job with leveling students in the intermediate, switches are more easily made. Students work at their pace, setting goals, and are not tied to grade specific levels. When it's used properly, students are more aware of what they should be learning and their progress. We meet kids where they are and we instruct based on personal learning needs. Data Data cycles have been helpful to focus instruction, and pinpoint what action should be taken to continue their growth. More people are using the data information to drive instruction in the areas of literacy especially. Seeing a lot of student growth in reading data and writing. Very happy with results from mid-year testing. Having teachers really take the time to look at the data and plan groups according to that data, is very helpful for the students' learning. Using data to drive instruction helps students see where they are and where they need to be. It is exciting to see the data matches what you know the students can do. Kindergarten DIBELS data went from about 44% proficient at the BOY to about 70% proficient at MOY! Kindergarten students are making wonderful growth this year despite all of the behavior challenges we are facing. Better planning and implementation when you know where the students are and where they need to be. Kindergarten has made huge growth on DIBELS and almost all grades have made great gains from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year. We are using data to form intervention groups (W-APT/ACCESS, DIBELS, Scantron, etc.) progress-monitoring data has become a core part of our reading instruction and provides constant feedback on what's working and what other interventions we might try. I think the Amplify system on the i-Pads has really made our jobs in this area so much easier. The writing cycles do require a lot of upfront work, but they point out things I haven't previously realized about students' individual accomplishments and needs. PMI quizzes and unit tests are good indicators of progress, have a number of data sources, which we use to drive our instruction. Using data in vertical teams to know where the student came from and what is to be expected for the next year

Tennyson Knolls Students It's rarely the students that make teaching difficult! Students in my class are engaged, ready to learn, and working hard to push themselves further in math and reading. Some of the students are trying to work harder after being shown how they are progressing through DIBELS and Scantron. Some of the highest needs students in the school are making great growth since the beginning of the year in the areas of following school rules. Students are setting goals and know what they are working on. Great community building within the various classes as well as in the small literacy groups. Students understand more that we're all here to help each other. Students are taking more ownership in learning, students ask me where they are as far as levels and learning targets. They come to school no matter what is happening in some of their lives. This would not have been possible with out the help of so many members of our staff being willing to jump in an support students. Thank you!! Kindergarten made most progress. Yay, Kinder. First/Second Grade - for the most part they were eager to listen and learn throughout the semester of our Burst Groups. GOOOO Teams!! Our participation is through our communication with each other and students as individuals that we made such amazing, significant growth this last semester. We are hoping next semester will improve even better. Our students were "FANTASTIC" at helping one another and engaging with the group They are just the best part of this job no matter what system you are using. They truly care about each other. Watching the older kids with the younger kids is adorable. Students enjoy the intervention block - right now they are asking when we will have groups again and I get a "Yessssss!" in response when I tell them testing should be done soon. Students seem enthusiastic about their learning and want to work hard. The majority of our students want to be here and want to be successful. Students at TKE feel safe, smile, laugh, and have fun all while learning. Students know that they can trust the TKE staff and that if they are in need we will be there for them! As an adult looking on, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the many needs I see in our community, both academic and personal, but I admire how our students just keep on keeping on. Many of them have many stressors in their lives, but they seem to cope so well. Students get small group instruction based on needs, students can make learning goals that are personal.

Tennyson Knolls Parent Involvement TKE parents want their students to do well. Parent attendance at first set of conferences was good. I've gotten more responses from parents. I got way more materials from the students this year than I have the last couple years, and I think that's because parents are paying attention. I've also had more parents contacting me about their students in regards to behavior, homework, etc. There is high interest in chaperoning field trips. Many parents appreciate hearing about progress and knowing where their child needs help. We have some wonderful volunteers that care very much about each student. Thanks to Remind and Class Dojo parents are checking in about behavior online! Gives them a better snapshot of where the children are at and what they need to do to move to the next level. Parents are asking great questions about how to help their students. Parents seem to like student-led conferences better than APTT. Parents seem happy with the school. From my experience at the Coffee with the Principal that parents ask great questions and really want to be involved in their child's education. When we have activities that parents can be involved in, we generally have a good turnout -- Conferences, Literacy Night, Coffee w/ the Principal. Parents are educated on the CBS system, and they have tools to see how there child is progressing and what will be expected of them next. Staff The staff wants to do what's best for students. I believe we have their best interest in mind. SPED team working very well together to meet the needs of students including re-evaluating many children who came from other schools with IEP's. I see more positive interactions with staff members, they are friendly to each other. Most are willing to share ideas also. Bouncing ideas off each other, having some flexibility to move students from one level to the next Teacher has worked tirelessly with our kindergarten class troubleshooting problematic behaviors with us and we are seeing some positive change!! We are forming a lot of positive relationships that are really benefiting the students. The entire intervention team is pitching in to help with testing. So we can get done faster and actually teach soon... :-) This team is fantastic to work with and I enjoy collaborating with them daily. The intervention team is really good about working together to make decisions about instruction and groupings based on what is best for the students. TKE staff is always happy to help each other out. We encourage, support, listen, and cheer each other on.I cannot say enough about the interventionists and their willingness to offer suggestions and even to take on kids in their groups who don't technically belong there; i.e.

Tennyson Knolls Activities We work hard to connect activities to real-life situations for kids, to make sure they are engaging, and to make them high-interest for students. I'm looking forward to the literacy night. I thought getting rid of the old conferences and trying student led conferences was AWESOME. Way better attendance and parent friendly. Making students more independent with learning: stations, chrome books, projects..etc We try to get a wide variety of activities for the students to do and be a part of. Just finished a science unit about forces and motion--kindergarten comes alive with hands on activities. They loved getting to build ramps and test various objects to see if they could make them go faster or slower. Their excitement was contagious as they problem solved and talked together about the experiment. We are looking at ways to benefit the whole child, and it's helping them round out their experience here! After school programming has been great this year. The students really love the Zumba and Karat, can't wait for Girls on the Run. Wolf Bucks and the Wolf Buck Store are effective. The new "Bucket Program" and Behavior Focus programs are great! TKE offers several opportunities for the families, students, and staff to become involved. Karate, movie night, Literacy/health night, Zumba, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Book Fairs, Student Council, food/clothing drive, Valentine's Day sucker sale, Girls on the Run, Friday food backpacks(Growing Home), parenting classes, Coffee with the Principle, and much more. Activities are learner centered and differentiated. Other positives: I know that there are many other teachers I can go to for support, and to brain storm ideas on how to maximize student learning. I know I'm not in this alone! Changing lunch room helped make things smoother for children and staff in lunch room. Attendance. I think that anything that challenges us outside of our comfort zone and that truly enhances teaching is positive and improves us as educators. Our resources are mostly great: Fully stocked reading resource room, new Wonders program, a plethora of Chromebooks, day-to-day supplies, etc.

Sherrelwood CBS Students are owners of their own learning and track their own data through individual data notebooks. The school has Quarterly Awards Assemblies for Level Changes (parents love to come and see their children advance). We also include other awards such as competitions, attendance, behavior awards) Our Wonders Literacy Program goes hand in hand with CBS and provides teachers with leveled literature and scafolded instruction for the different leveled students in our classrooms. Data Increase in achievement scores across the school. Teachers take the time to participate in data digs and dig down to the individual student level and use data to adjust their instruction with that child. The RTI and data analysis process at our school is outstanding. Due to this we are able to create individual learning plans for most all our students with fine-tuned instruction prescribed. There is great staff collaboration around the use of the school data board and analyzing data to provide Tier 1, 2 and 3 instruction. Interventionists and classroom teachers collaborate closely to provide the just right instruction. Students try their very best with all the many assessments we ask them to take. They always take it seriously and try to show us all they know. Students The Student Leadership team is more involved in school based decision making this year. They are taking on several community projects this year also. Students stay after school for any club you can provide them. Recently they participated in an Hour of Code with our Technology teacher rep. Several students participate in a Peer Mentor Program pairing up primary and intermediate students who may have special behavioral needs. This promotes positive relationship building for both parties. Parent Involvement Good community involvement for family events: Data Night, Fitness Night, Activity & Salsa Competition event, Literacy & Math Nights, etc. Our staff and parents get involved in the school fundraisers and provide classrooms with many great opportunities (In- school Field Trips, Out-of school Field Trips, Yearbooks, 5 th grade Celebrations, Rewards, etc.) Parents are provided classes at Sherrelwood and love to come and be together to learn (Weekly English Classes, Computer classes, Nutrition & Cooking classes) Principal provides an informal time for parents to come in and have Coffee with the Principal so she can hear whats on their mind. This often leads to projects and improvement in the school.

Sherrelwood Staff The Wellness Committee is providing both physical and mental health PD at our weekly staff meetings. Teachers are taking these activities and learning into the classroom and implementing it with kids. Staff write grants to receive additional funding for the school. This allows us to give so much more to our students: In- School Field trips-Bee keeper, Social Studies History Tubs, Lego Units, Birds of Prey, Wonders Curriculum and many more all right here at our school. They also received school-wide grants for attending sessions at the zoo. Activities Students love being involved in extracurricular activities like Geo Bee, Spelling Bee and Science Fair Our PE teacher provides before school Sports Clubs for the students. They come early to get in on those activities. She also hosts a playoff game between staff and students at the end of each sports session. Our music teacher also provides after school band tutoring and many students take her up on it. We have a packed house for each of our Music & Movement Performances at every level. They work hard to include fitness and movement in all the music programs. She is also culturally sensitive to our community and includes many things of diversity. Other Our PBIS Committee challenges our students to have excellent behavior. Through Excellence Referrals (certificate, call home, pizza lunch & certificate), Tiger Tales for outstanding evidence, Tiger Paws for behavior in the classroom and a school goal to meet, we see decreased behavior problems every day. This allows for more time learning. The PTA provides annual Yearbooks to the staff which are a culmination of all the wonderful activities, events and classroom lessons going on throughout the year. As well as their bright shiny faces.

Colorado STEM Academy CBS Problem/project based learning STEM learning in a CBS system CBS level up assemblies and awards All students are being taught at their true instructional level with problem/project based learning Data Dibels Mid-year review was very positive. We had multiple students moving up. Students using engineering vocab consistently and the ADDIE design process Students All school science fair All students are currently participating in project based learning Museum and all school field trip Over 20 before and after school clubs Two Hyland hills volleyball teams Parent Involvement PTA BAAC PBL Learning Volunteers Science Fair Judges Field Trip Volunteers Classroom Volunteers Student supports Holiday Craft Fair Turkey Trot-service learning

Colorado STEM Academy Staff PTA BAAC PBL Learning Volunteers Science Fair Judges Field Trip Volunteers Classroom Volunteers Student supports Holiday Craft Fair Turkey Trot-service learning Activities All school Science Fair PBL field trips Over 20 before and after school clubs Holiday craft fair Turkey Trot

Scott Carpenter CBS We have seen abundant level advancement. Since the beginning of the school year over 200 kids have leveled up in math and literacy. Data In our co-taught literacy and math classrooms Scantron gains averaged 50 points higher than our regular classrooms both on the reading and the math test. Our 6th grade students and our kids who are more than 1 year below grade level in reading have shown significant advancement on their Lexile levels. Their lexiles have increased by an average of 44 points. These kids are on track to exceed typical growth as measured by lexile. Students Students affective needs are just as important as their academic needs. SCMS initiated a second semester kickoff entitled #iriseabove #astros. Students investigated ways to rise above the circumstances that held them back previously in order to have an Astro-nomical semester. Based on survey data SCMS students are better positioned to meet with success given that they know what it's like to be an Astro and have been trained on being a better friend and student. Parent Involvement SCMS' PTO is taking an increased role in choosing initiatives and programs to help move the school forward. Staff Greater consistency in the classroom has been achieved through lesson plan submission, walk through documentation, English Language Professional Development, PLCs and Data Cycles. Activities After school tutoring is underway at Scott.

Shaw Heights CBS All the recognition assemblies for T-CAP promotions, level-ups and attendance Increased collaboration between departments to implement school-wide practices Students Our after school Drama Club puts on wonderful performance Enthusiastic and Eager WEB Leaders 6th graders viewed partial solar eclipse Implementation of the Yes Institute STEM! Zombeo and Juliet in front of the whole school and for the 5th graders My kids effort and behavior is the best it's ever been Parent Involvement great attendance at award ceremonies Staff Phenomenal Music Program! Our ELD and SpEd teachers ROCK!!! Brandon! Brandon! Brandon!- New Dean of Students Administration with a vision. Strong and approachable. The climate and culture of the school is positive The admin team is willing to listen to the staff and collaborate with the staff to find solutions to problems and to listen to new ideas. The collaboration amongst staff Flexible staff willing to work outside the box and take personal risks Implementation of intentional data cycle teams. Mike

Shaw Heights Activities PBiS behavior program Attacking Bullying head on. Talking about bullying, attempting to do something about it, instead of treating it like the pink elephant in the room . Veteran's Day Celebration Charity events--hair cuts for Villa, dodge ball for heart association Hair cutting/head shaving assembly After Romeo boy band with anti bully message School morale with things like veterans day celebration, awards ceremony and head shaving were great Making daily pledge meaningful by honoring service men and women Falcon Funds and the student store From the mouth of babes "EVERYTHING, except the food breakfast program--all students can eat Access to technology easier due to more of it.

Ranum Near approval of the NGSI grant!! CBS At semester celebrated several level changes in literacy and math. Students were pulled from the class and sat with the principal to make the new schedule changes and then parents were called. More effective and consistent use of Educate than any other year at Ranum. Schedule allows for students to move immediately! Data Finally moved out of priority improvement into improvement status! Winter data for 8th grade this year continues to be our strength. Students Significant improvements with culture and behavior. We tightened up on dress code and students have responded well. WEB and NJHS continue to demonstrate leadership and support for their peers! Students continue to develop understandings of CBS and are beginning to realize that hard work does pay off with level changes. Parent Involvement Increased communication through our Thursday folders and consistent Educate reports and an aligned scoring system. Staff Curriculum planning with the Center for Transforming Learning and Teaching. Mary Beth Romke is pushing teachers beyond their skills and knowledge and they are all responding very well. Good administrative support for teachers Appreciative of the prepared ICAP lessons for Advisory Regular use of Google accounts and Google docs! Love love love the chromebooks - we still need more! Having guest teacher coverage is greatly improved over last year!

Hidden Lake High School CBS Early Graduates - using CBS, which affords students the opportunity to earn credits at a more expeditious rate, HLHS is proud to note we've had 19 graduates as of January 2015 for the school year 2014-15. Students who had not previously experienced success were elated to find they had reached all credits towards graduation. Students Student Council Retreat - Loretta Vigil, Campus Monitor, and Kerry Golden, Counselor, took 20 Student Council members to a retreat on January 16. The purpose of the retreat was to build strong leadership skills amongst the group and to break down barriers within the group so that they may work together as a cohesive unit. Students will bring what they learned to the student body as models for leadership, personal change and growth. Peer Mediators - A group of students have been organized and trained by Kelly Mitchell, educator, and Kerry Golden, counselor, to be peer mediators for students in conflict. Students experiencing difficulty with each other can sign up with a mediator to 'talk out' the situation. Peer mediators keep students focused on the problem and to listen respectfully, ensures all parties have the opportunity to explain thoughts and feelings, listens non-judgmentally and helps to explore solutions. Activities Haunted High School - Student Council members created "Haunted High", a walk-through haunted house in the former Horticulture area, open to the community. HLHS students extended invitations to AC50 elementary schools. Metz, Skyline Vista and STEM Academy were some of the schools that ushered apprehensive but giggling students thorough the house of horrors. Hidden Lake High School students were delighted to interact with their younger counterparts. Selma field trip - 40 students attended a viewing of the film Selma after discussing civil rights issues. Especially pertinent amongst high school students given some of the Metro Denver high school walkouts, the film allowed for engaging debate and a deeper understanding of the Civil Rights movement amongst HLHS students. Facebook montage - HLHS alumuni have been actively engaging with the school to create a Facebook photo montage detailing the positive effects that the school and staff had on them.The montage, which will be fully implemented in March of 2015, is a series of black and white photos of HLHS graduates holding a whiteboard on which is written their experiences at the school and how the grads implement skills learned while at HLHS.

Westminster High School Recently received a 220,000 Next generation grant that will support our efforts with PBL and PD to increase classroom engagement and increase student learning. CBS To date we have over 20 early graduates that will be graduating with the class of 2015 due to the ability to "move faster" in our system. Data Refined the Walkthrough Process to incorporate instructional model, focus on DOK and student engagement, etc. via Google for more immediate feedback/data Students We have seen a 2.56% jump in our attendance rate in the first 2 weeks back from Winter break due to the renewal of the closed campus policy. Our IB program gained significant traction with an increase in IB diplomas, college credit and academic excellence last year. We were awarded "AP Honor Roll Status Newly formed Wolf Pack Tutoring students helping students Two finalists for the Boettcher Scholarship Students taking PLTW classes are now eligible for college credit and we are working with parents to help fund this. Parent Involvement Our second year of the Parent Coalition is highly successful with 30-40 parents regularly attending. The sessions are designed to teach parents about the life of a high school student at Westminster HS and what they can do to support their students. Staff The staff has successfully completed common assessments for all core subjects and some electives due to the time with our PLC's. This has given us the ability to adjust instruction and increase our student's test scores. All teachers are participating in two after school tutoring sessions each week with their students to support their academic progress. Regular PD (twice a month) that has led to increased collaboration as well as two staff-led PD days that allows staff to lend their expertise to their peers for immediate implementation in the classroom. One took place in the fall and one is set for Feb 17th. Activities Both the softball team and football team made it to the first round of the playoffs. The boys soccer team made it to the second round of the playoffs. Two softball players, Angel and Olvia, signed their letters of intent to play college softball last week!

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