Dighton Elementary School
School Improvement Plan
2016-2017
School Mission:
The Mission of Dighton Elementary School is to provide a safe, caring, positive, and collaborative learning environment that assists students in developing skills to become independent and lifelong learners who will succeed and contribute responsibly in a global community.
School Vision:
Dighton Elementary is a school that works toward providing all students the skills to be successful in our global world by ensuring they are learning in a positive environment that fosters independence, respect for others, and a desire to learn.
2016-2017 School Demographic Snapshot
Dighton Elementary School services approximately 455 students from grades K-4. These students are served by 28 classroom teachers, 5 specialists, 6 special education teachers and 2 reading specialists.
DESE has determined Dighton Elementary School to be a Level 2 school. According to our EOY data from assessments, by the end of 2016, 79% of students were proficient in ELA and 84% of students were proficient in Math.
According to 2016 MCAS data:
In Math: 19% Advanced, 44% met proficient, 28% are Needs Improvement, 9% are Warning/Failing. Overall, when compared to last year (2015), DES has made gains in math. There was an increase of 3 % in Advanced students, an increase of 7% in Proficient students, a decrease of 1% in Needs Improvement students, and a 1% decrease in Warning Students. DES had a SPG of 67.5 in Math which is considered high growth. Students with Disabilities showed an increase from 2015 of 5% of students scoring Proficient.
In ELA: 3% of students were Advanced, 55% were Proficient, 36% were Needs Improvement, and 5% were Warning/Failing.
Overall, when compared to 2015, DES made 1% gain in students who were at Advanced and Proficient. Students with Disabilities showed an increase from 2015 of 13% of students scoring Proficient, and a decrease of 19% students scoring into the
Warning/Failing category. With students in the High Needs category there showed an increase from 2015 of 2% of students
scoring Proficient, and a decrease of 8% students scoring into the Warning/Failing category.
2016-2017 SIP Overview
Dighton Elementary School’s Improvement Plan consists of five goals. These five goals were created after reflection and research.
Reflecting on the previous School Improvement Plan, reviewing the district’s goals, analyzing MCAS data and the previous year’s assessment data, a SIP draft was created and presented to the school council in August 2016 for feedback. The SIP includes the five goals, along with an action plan to meet each of the goals. It also identifies who is responsible for the implementation and success of each goal; what professional development is needed; and how the objective/goal will be measured. The SIP will be used during faculty meetings, team leader meetings, and data team meetings to ensure focus, direction, and decisions are made with the SIP in mind.
Dighton Elementary School is looking forward to a successful school year in 2016-2017.
School Goal #1
DES students will increase academic performance and demonstrate growth throughout the year, meeting targets and benchmarks in response to continuing to improve and imbed formal Response to Intervention at each grade level.
School Goal #2
Teachers will continue to enhance the effectiveness of instruction by embedding technology into the creation and delivery of units in order to expand their ability to connect to a more global community.
School Goal #3
Teaching and learning will be strengthened by continuing to align the DES curriculum to the Common Core Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in ELA and Mathematics, and by providing teachers’ professional development to ensure all students are receiving effective and rigorous instruction.
School Goal #4
DES creates a safe and caring school environment and makes effective use of a system for addressing the social, emotional, and health needs of its students through educational programming that fosters and promotes culture and awareness.
School Goal #5
DES will continue to assess infrastructure and identify goals to create the best possible environment for learning.
School Goal #1: Continuous Student Achievement
DES students will increase academic performance and demonstrate growth throughout the year, meeting targets and benchmarks in response to continuing to improve and imbed formal Response to Intervention at each grade level.
Person(s) Responsible:
• Teachers
• RTI Teams
• Reading Specialist
• Team Leaders
• Interventionists
• Data Team
• Principal, Asst.
Principal
Assessment/ Measurement of Attainment:
• MOY data collected from DIBELS and Star ELA and Math will show an increase of 20% of students at proficiency or benchmark from BOY data.
• As measured by comparing 2016 BOY data to EOY data, student achievement of DES students will increase the percentage of students not at proficiency or at benchmark by at least 40% .
• DES students will continue to increase performance and move toward achieving CPI targets in both ELA and Math MCAS.
• 2017 results will show 4th grade SGP of at least 51 percentile.
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Assessment data collected before and after interventions will show that targeted instruction improved student performanceAction Plan
• Data Team and Team Leaders will review and analyze school wide data and provide feedback to grade levels
• All grade levels will follow formalized RTI schedule and review data every 6 to 8 weeks to make needed adjustments in groupings.
• Grade level teams will review and utilized researched based interventions provided by reading specialists.
• Implement research based and data driven Title 1 interventions targeting specific areas of need.
• Teachers Chart student data from DIBELS, STAR, MCAS and progress monitoring to drive instruction
• Through the newsletter, principal will inform parents of MOY and EOY data.
Mid- Year 1, 5
End of Year 2, 3, 4, 5
Professional Development:
• RTI Planning
• Researched Based Interventions
Budget Implications:
• Title One Grants
• Intervention Materials
School Goal #2: Using Data and Technology
Teachers will continue to enhance the effectiveness of instruction by embedding technology into the creation and delivery of units in order to expand their ability to connect to a more global community.
Person(s) Responsible:
Teachers
• Tech Committee
• Technology teacher
• Librarian/Media Specialist
• Principal, Asst.
Principal
Assessment/ Measurement of Attainment:
• By January, PD will have been offered on Maxie, Razkids and Reading A-Z,, Google Doc, Wixie, etc.
• Technology Committee will set goals for 2017- 2018year and meet at least 4 times.
• Administration observations, walk-throughs, and lesson plans will document an increase in the use of technology;
• Grade level units will have included
collaboration with Technology teacher and/or Librarian/media specialist.
•
Renaissance Data and Options will continued to be explored and used to analyzed dataAction Plan:
• Technology Committee will continue to meet quarterly to research, review, and provide input to administration about technology and professional development needs in the building.
• Computer Teacher and Librarian will integrate new standards of Massachusetts Digital Library and Computer Science Curriculum Frameworks.
• Professional Development and at least two staff meetings will be dedicated focusing on new and current software available to teachers to enhance instruction
• Students will be introduced to a whole unit on Coding
• Moby Max will be introduced to staff to enhance instruction
• Teachers will collaborate with technology teacher and
library/media specialist to design and implement cultural units they are studying across grade level.
•
Librarian/Media Specialist will help administer school wide assessments and integrate resources during classesMid- Year
1, 3, 4
End of Year 2,3,4
Professional Development:
• Assessing Data
• Software functions and options
• Collaboration and planning
Budget Implications:
• Chrome book purchased
• Updated Technology
• Assessment and Enrichment
Software
School Goal #3: Strengthening Teaching and Learning
Teaching and learning will be strengthened by continuing to aligned DES curriculum to the Common Core Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in ELA and Mathematics and by providing teachers professional development to ensure all students are receiving effective and rigorous instruction.
Person(s) Responsible:
• Teachers
• Principal, Asst.
Principal
• Team Leaders
• Special Ed Consultant
• District ELA Committee
• Reading Specialist
Assessment/ Measurement of Attainment:
• Continue providing PD for CO-Teaching Staff to enhance instruction for students with disabilities
• Classroom observations and walk-through visits will demonstrate application of professional development.
• District ELA Curriculum Committee would have met at least 3 times
• Evidence of differentiated and target instruction will be observed through observations,
• Additional PD will be provided and build on initial PD in areas of Literacy, Envisions, and Co Teaching
• Weekly Grade level meeting agendas will focus on SIP goals that focus on improving instruction
• Student Achievement will reflect growth due to the application of PD provided
Action Plan:
• All grade levels will continue to integrate DESE units to include performance assessments
• Reading Specialists will provide PD at least 2 times throughout the year on topics to improve comprehension and answering open ended questions.
• All grade levels will enhance and provide aligned instruction in the area of answering open response questions.
• Co-Teaching Professional Development will continue to focus on effective planning that ensures all students are receiving differentiated instruction
• All teachers will develop higher order thinking questions when creating lessons to increase student performance when answering questions.
• Team Leader meetings will focus on increasing rigorous instruction and aligning assessments and curriculum to common core standards.
• Each grade level will have a representative for the District ELA Curriculum Committee to explore and set goals to fulfill ELA curriculum needs
Mid- Year
1,2,3, 4,5,6, 7
End of Year 1,2,3, 4,5,6, 7
Professional Development:
• CO-Teaching Consultant
• ELA Curriculum Planning
• ELA Curriculum Writing
• Committee and Collaboration.
• Envisions
Budget Implications:
• Budget to support consultants and instructors to provide PD
• Substitutes to provide coverage for teachers when PD is during school day
• Money paid to teachers when asked to
participate outside of contracted times
School Goal #4: Creating Safe Schools/ Culture and Climate
DES creates a safe and caring school environment and makes effective use of a system for addressing the social, emotional, and health needs of its
students through educational programming that fosters and promotes culture and awareness.
Person(s) Responsible:
• Staff
• Students
• Principal, Asst.
Principal
• PBIS Committee
Assessment/ Measurement of Attainment:
• At least 1 unit per grade will be created focusing on culture
• Monthly Newsletters and assemblies will occur fostering the three
• Eagle Eye recognition board will be displayed weekly for a different class or department
• PBIS acknowledgment schedule will be provided to each classroom.
• Teachers will turn in their classroom goals and characteristics by October 2016
• The Four Agreements will be introduced and discussed at Team Leader and Faculty Meetings
• PBIS Behavioral Expectations, Responsive Classroom, Open Circle, Growth Mindset strategies will occur in all classrooms
Action Plan:
• Units will be created that explore world view and cultural through specialists
• Staff would review, discus, and implement steps influenced by the 4 agreements into school culture to provoke a positive and healthy school environment where students can thrive and reach their full human potential.
• PBIS Committee will meet quarterly to review lessons, brainstorm ideas, and provide school wide feedback.
• Classrooms and departments will be acknowledged weekly for their positive characteristics, classroom behavioral goals, address the school with a positive school wide message.
• School assemblies and newsletters will highlight student achievements and acknowledge positive characteristics of classrooms.
• 100% of teachers will teach lessons as prescribed by PBIS utilizing resources from Open Circle, Responsive Classroom, and other research based programs.
• Responsive Classroom PD offered as ongoing training to staff.
