From Emerging to AYP

A DAILY JOURNEY TOWARDS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Spinning ElementaryOctober 16, 2014

A Brief History of Spinning Elementary

• Spinning is a school-wide Title 1 School

• Designated an Emerging School in 2012-2013 using 2011-2012 scores

5% Priority

10% Reward

10% Focus

15% Emerging

60%

Steps To Improvement

Needs AssessmentCulture of Respect

and RapportContinued PD

Needs Assessment: BERC GroupStudent and School Success Principles:

1. Provide Strong Leadership

2. Ensure that teachers are effective and able to improve instruction (Staff evaluation and Professional Development)

3. Redesign the school day, week, or year to include additional time for student learning and teacher collaboration (Expanded time for student learning and teacher collaboration)

4. Strengthen the school’s instructional program based on student needs and ensure that the instructional program is researched-based, rigorous, and aligned with state academic content standards. (Rigorous, aligned instruction)

Needs Assessment: BERC GroupIndistar Report

5. Use data to inform instruction and for continuous improvement, including by providing time for collaboration on the use of data. (Use of data for school improvement and instruction)

6. Establish a school environment that improves school safety and discipline and address other non-academic factors that impact student achievement, such as students’ social, emotional, and health needs. (Safety, discipline and social, emotional, and physical health)

7. Provide ongoing mechanism for family and community engagement (Family and community engagement)

Whole school buy-in and the plan became our CSIP and Title Plan

Culture of Respect and Rapport

Acknowledge professionalism

Lead by example

Have teachers responsible for change (give teachers something to be in charge of)

Increase accountability through discussions, goal setting, teaming, and reflection.

Culture of Respect and Rapport

Meet each student where they are and change the mindset from all students can learn to all students will learn.

Breakdown barriers to learning

Focus on community relationships, PTA, community involvement

PBIS: Common language

Professional DevelopmentHave targeted Professional Development

• GLAD

• AVID

• Send teachers (building capacity to lead others)

Data PD

• Staff commitment to meeting once a month on data days (3rd Monday of the month)

• Comp Fluency, Alignment of resources

For the Purpose of…

Student Achievement

Achievement Index

From Emerging to AYP

A DAILY JOURNEY TOWARDS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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