Harvest Ridge School Improvement Plan Update

January 17, 2014

Achievement Goal

Harvest Ridge Elementary Reading cohort groups will increase the percent of students on grade level by 4% as measured by the Aimsweb assessments.

Strategies

100% of Harvest Ridge students will be provided interventions for 30 minutes each day to help them reach their reading goals.

100% of Harvest Ridge students will set goals to improve their reading.

Progress Towards Achievement Goal

Action steps #1 and 2: Interventions being conducted in all grade levels.

Unexpected addition - Interventionists hired to assist students in need.

Action steps #4: Progress monitoring being conducted weekly on students in the bottom 25th percentile.

Action step #5: Guided Reading Professional Development provided to all K-5 classroom teachers.

Literacy Coaches working with all K-5 classroom teachers to further development of Guided Reading Instruction.

Reading Log Data

K 1 2 3 4 5 HR30

40

50

60

70

80

90

76.3

64.2

70.1 71.1

75.8

61.5

69.867.7

70.774

78.7

74.3

49.1

69

1st Quarter2nd Quarter

Grade Level

Perc

ent P

artic

ipati

on

Aimsweb DataKindergarten

LNF Fall LNF Winter

LSF Fall LSF Winter

PSF Winter

NWF Winter

0102030405060708090

100

63.6

91.4

62

9587 90.5

Class Of 2026

Aimsweb Test

Prog

ress

mad

e

First Grade

NWF 2013 NWF Fall NWF Winter RCBM Winter50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

70

75.178.7

70.6

Class Of 2025

Aimsweb Tests

Prog

ress

Mad

e

Second Grade

RCBM MAZE0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

8069.3

59.5 5662.7 63

Class of 2024

2013FallWinter

Aimsweb Test

Prog

ress

MA

de

Third Grade

RCBM MAZE0

10

20

30

40

50

60

7062

43.7

52

62

48 48.6

Class of 2023

2013FallWinter

Aimsweb Test

Prog

ress

Mad

e

Fourth Grade

RCBM MAZE0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

57.4

4452.2

69.7

56.8

67.5

Class of 2022

2013Fall Winter

Aimsweb Test

Prog

ress

Mad

e

Fifth Grade

RCBM MAZE20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

51.7

45

50.252

56.5 58

Class of 2021

2013Fall Winter

Aimsweb Test

Prog

ress

Mad

e

Attendance Goal

For the 2013-14 school year, Harvest Ridge will increase our highest yearly average daily attendance rate from previous years.

Attendance Data

10+ Absence 5+ Tardies0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

6

13

3

12

42

23

31

17

1st Q 12-131st Q 13-142nd Q 12-132nd Q 13-14

5+ Absences

2nd Q 12-13 2nd Q 13-14170

175

180

185

190

195 193

178

Average Daily Attendance

ADA93.5

94

94.5

95

95.5

96

96.5

97

95.63

96.65

94.63

95.31 1st Q 12-131st Q 13-142nd Q 12-132nd Q 13-14

Behavior Goal

Harvest Ridge Elementary will decrease inappropriate physical contact infractions resulting in a 20% decrease in ODRs as measured from the 2012-2013 school year.

Behavior Data

1st Q 2nd Q Total0

20406080

100120140160180200

76

114

190

7185

156

60

95

155

6585

150

Office Referrals

2010-112011-122012-132013-14

Year to year data

Num

ber o

f offi

ce re

ferr

als

Inappropriate Physical Contact

2012-13 2013-140

10

20

30

40

50

60

38

48N

umbe

r of i

ncid

ents

Climate Goal

Harvest Ridge will have 80% agree and strongly agree in decision making, opinions heard, and communication sections on the fourth quarter survey.

Strategies

100 % of Harvest Ridge Staff members will be kept informed of decisions made through regular communication

1. What’s Up distributed regularly.2. Agenda’s distributed in advance of meetings and minutes are published for all to see.3. Everyone is welcome to attend any committee meeting, including DC.

100% of Harvest Ridge staff will participate in activities to strengthen our PLCs and sense of community in our school.

1. DC’s received PLC training with Sue Hartman and Connie Buckman.2. PLC’s set a goal strenghten adult relationships within the PLC.2. All Staff participating in NESTS.3. Goodie days have been moved to library to allow more room for people to sit together.4. Positive office referrals have been extended to include teachers and parents.5. Getting to know you activities at each faculty meeting

Positive Office Referrals

1st Q 2nd Q0

20

40

60

80

100

120

68

106

31

87

37

19

0 1

TotalStudentStaffParent

Positive Office Referrals

K 1 2 3 4 505

101520253035404550

1 26 5 7

10

2 3

1014

10

47

1st Q2nd Q

Grade level

Num

ber o

f PO

Rs re

ceiv

ed

Harvest RidgeClimate Survey

Percent Strongly Agree and Agree

2012-2013 2013-14

4th Q4th Q Cert Only

1st Q1st Q Cert Only

2nd Q2nd Q Cert Only

Certified staff 36 60 76 Non Certified staff 7 12 10

I take pride in working at my school.

85.7 85.7 97.2 96.6 88.9 87.6

Our staff holds high expectations for student learning.

95.1 94.3 97.1 96.5 86.3 84.6

Our school has clear direction on how to improve student learning.

65.0 67.7 85.3 86.0 63.1 62.7

There are open channels of communication in our school.

60.0 64.7 78.1 81.2 73.3 69.7

Admin - Teacher

8/988.9 12/14

85.7 16/2080

Teacher-Teacher

6/966.7 9/14

64.3 15/2075

Teacher-Parent 2/14

14.3 1/205

There are opportunities for shared decision making in our school.

70.0 73.6 87.5 90.5 77.1 73.9

Staff members treat each other with respect 70.5 70.0 67.3 65.3 68.2 65.4

Staff members treat students with respect 94.1 93.3 93.7 94.4 90.1 89.6

I feel recognized for the efforts I make at school. 61.8 66.7 75.0 73.6 65.7 65.6

I suggest ways to improve our school. 91.2 93.3 93.7 96.2 89.6 91.4

My opinions are heard andconsidered. 67.6 70.0 76.5 79.2 70.1 67.2

Walkthrough DataGrouping of students

Students working independently

Working in pairs or groups

Whole class

Teacher working with small group or groups

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

45%

14%

30%

8%

Technology

Teacher Use

Student Use

None

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

34%

15%

54%

Instructional Strategies

Objectives Posted

Student friendly language

Obj. Discussed

Students understand obj.

Provide feedback

Reinforce effort

Cooperative learning

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

47%

53%

42%

47%

31%

37%

4%

Instructional Strategies

Cues, Questions, advance organizers

Nonlinguistic representaion

Summarizing and note taking

Assigning homework and providing practice

Identifying similarities and differences

Generating and testing hypothesis

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

40%

13%

6%

23%

3%

1%

Best Practices

Student/class goals posted

Schedule posted

Daily morning meeting

Class meeting

Non-curricular activity

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

26%

66%

4%

5%

10%