School Programs
� Wide array of programs offered at each campus
� Curriculum intervention programs designed to improve academic performance
� School improvement planning guides progress in achieving school goalsachieving school goals
� Building principals will report on program updates
Accreditation Status
� Westside is accredited by AdvancED
� 5 year term – Granted June 2015
� National and International Standards
� State Accreditation Status
WHS: Accredited – Cited � WHS: Accredited – Cited
� WMS: Accredited – Cited
� WES: Accredited – Cited
� Teachers on Additional Licensure Plans due to shortage areas
� Generation Ready
� Designated Westside as a school district of best practice
� “Essential Best Practices of Effective Schools”
Technology
� Child Internet Protection Act compliant
� Technology Integration
� Improve curriculum delivery
� New teaching and learning tools have already shown � New teaching and learning tools have already shown improvements in student and teacher engagement
� Chromebook initiative, iPad labs
Proposals to Correct Deficiencies
� Refine school improvement plan to provide resources for academic program improvements
� Student intervention and remediation programs
� Title I programs
� Special education programs
� Tutoring programs
� Small group and individual curriculum support
� Utilize Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
� Teacher training services
� Curriculum coordination
Partnerships
� Arkansas State University
� Black River Technical College
� Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center
� Vanderbilt University� Vanderbilt University
� Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce
� Cities of Bono, Cash, Egypt, Jonesboro
� Craighead County school districts
� Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
� Parent Organizations
Current State Initiatives
� TESS – Year 2 of statewide implementation
� LEADS – Year 2 of statewide implementation
� BloomBoard – Year 2 of statewide implementation
� Literacy Design Collaborative� Literacy Design Collaborative
� Career and Technical Education Programs
� ACT and ACT Aspire state testing
� Review and Revision of State Literacy and Math Standards
Current State Initiatives
� STEM Initiative
� Cognitively Guided Instruction Training
� Indistar – ADE School Improvement Program
� ACT will provide resources for school districts� ACT will provide resources for school districts
� Formative student assessments
� Interim students assessments
� Aligned with state curriculum standards
Vision 2027 Planning
� Strategic Planning Process continues
� Five Focus Areas
� Graduates
� Programs
Technology� Technology
� Facilities
� Budget
� Additional forums may be scheduled in the future to solicit more feedback
2015Student Enrollment
October 2013 October 2014
Pre-Kindergarten 60 60
Kindergarten 140 128
First Grade 124 139
Second Grade 130 119
Third Grade 117 131
Fourth Grade 113 118
Total 684 695
Highly Qualified Teachers
• All teachers at Westside Elementary School are Highly Qualified Teachers with the exception of one teacher.
• The one teacher is a licensed teacher working outside their certified area. their certified area.
• The teacher is enrolled in master’s degree program to become certified.
ESEA Standings• Overall School Status: Needs Improvement
• Literacy: Needs Improvement
Math• Math: Needs Improvement
Building Progress for Student Growth
• Common Planning Time for Teachers
• Twice month PLC’s that focus on Data• Twice month PLC’s that focus on Data
• Moby Max
• Quiz Bowl & Jr. Lego League
• Continued Training for Teachers in CGI and ELLA
Future Goals for Student Achievement
• Develop Uniformed Lesson Plan Format
• Increase Student Engagement
• Develop Vertical Alignment Collaboration• Develop Vertical Alignment Collaboration
• Increase Parental Involvement through Parent Nights
• Chrome book Initiative
MAPS Assessment Focus
Student Growth (Fall to Winter to Spring)Reading, Language, MathReading, Language, Math
Student-generated goals based on weakness
Goals for Student Achievement
Math / Literacy / Science / Social Studies2 Teachers / Core Subject / Grade
Professional DevelopmentLiteracy Design Collaborative (LDC)Extending Children’s Mathematics (ECM) Response to Intervention (RtI)Data
More Plans of Action
Professional Learning CommunitiesDataGrade Level (Common Planning)Grade Level (Common Planning)DisciplinarySmall Group Teaching / LearningICU (Intensive Care Unit)Warrior Lab
K-12 PLANS
District Response to Intervention Task Force District HandbookDistrict HandbookScheduling
Community Involvement PlansParent Nights (Google Summit, A.L.I.C.E. Training, etc.)
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
2014 2015
� 8th Grade 133 139� 8th Grade 133 139
� 9th Grade 200 149
� 10th Grade 128 174
� 11th Grade 111 124
� 12th Grade 101 104
� Total Students 673 673
ESEA STANDINGS
Overall School Status: Needs Improvement
Literacy: AchievingLiteracy: Achieving
Math: Needs Improvement
Graduation Rate: Needs Improvement
Highly Qualified Status
� Two teachers are not highly qualified. � Teachers are planning to attend a program of
study to get qualifications to become highly study to get qualifications to become highly qualified.
Leadership Team
– Highly motivated– Focused on student achievement
Indistar– Indistar� Goal setting� Improvement planning
– Building collaborative teams to help teachers do their work better
Goals for Student Achievement
� Collaborative Teams � Department Teams� Respond to student growth data� Respond to student growth data� After school PowWow – Students are not allowed to
have incomplete assignments. � Increase Credit Recovery � Chromebook
Goals for Student Achievement
Our number one goal is to increase student achievement.
• Graduation Rate• Struggling freshman • Block schedule • Tribe Time
• Grade Call• Student conferencing
• Creating an atmosphere for learning
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