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Nelson Elementary

School2014-15

School Accountability Report Card

Published in 2015-16

Kendra L. Matson Principal

[email protected]

Eimear O’Farrell, Ed.D. Assistant superintendent

1336 West Spruce Avenue Pinedale, CA 93650

Grades: K-6 Phone: (559) 327-7600

nelson.cusd.com

CDS Code: 10-62117-6005888

Janet Young, Superintendent • [email protected] • Phone: (559) 327-9000

Clovis Unified School District • 1450 Herndon Avenue Clovis, CA 93611 • www.cusd.com

2014-15 School Accountability Report Card • Published by School Innovations & Achievement • www.sia-us.com

3Nelson Elementary SchoolSARC

Principal’s MessageThe 2014-15 school year saw a full implementation of the new California Common Core State Standards. It is an exciting time as teachers and students integrate new learning and performance tasks into the strong skills- and standards-based curriculum that has long defined the rigor and high expectations at Nelson El-ementary School. The State of California administered the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium’s (SBAC) standardized test in the spring of 2015. Nelson students were well-prepared for the online assess-ment format, and now that teachers and students know what to expect from the format of the test, Nelson is looking forward to demonstrating strong growth in each year forward. The teachers, students and community of Nelson Elementary remain committed to being a top-performing Title I school and look forward to continu-ous improvement under the new system of assessment.

In addition to rigorous curriculum, Nelson Elementary provided a wide variety of support for all learners. Our resource teacher, Jennie Mau, assists grade-level teams in their planning, instruction and intervention to meet the needs of all students. Nelson Elementary also employs four instructional aides to support students in the classroom, run the computer lab that is accessed by all grade levels on a weekly basis, and provide language acquisition and tutoring for English language learners and migrant students. A tutor meets weekly with Native American students in need of help, while a certificated push-in teacher supports the reading pro-grams in primary grades. Lunchtime and after-school tutoring is available as needed.

Nelson Elementary was proud to accept the 2014-15 CBEE (California Business for Excellence in Educa-tion) Award for its outstanding instructional programs and providing a clean, safe learning environment for all students.

Our school will continue to provide a strong academic and cocurricular background where students will be the best they can be in mind, body and spirit.

Respectfully,

Kendra L. Matson

Principal

Clovis USD Governing Board

The Clovis Unified School District Governing Board consists of seven board seats. Each seat represents a geographic

portion of the district. Board member terms are four years.

Ginny Hovsepian, president

Christopher Casado, vice president

Jim Van Volkinburg, D.D.S.; clerk

Sandra A. Bengel, member

Betsy Sandoval, member

Brian Heryford, member

Richard Lake, C.P.A.; member


In accordance with state and federal requirements, the School Accountability

Report Card (SARC) is put forth annually by all public schools as a tool

for parents and interested parties to stay informed of the school’s progress, test

scores and achievements.

District Mission StatementTo be a quality educational system

providing the resources for all students to reach their potential in mind,

body and spirit.

DIstrict Vision StatementClovis Unified School District strives

to be America’s benchmark for excellence in education.

Clovis Unified School District Core ValuesIn Clovis Unified, we hold ourselves accountable to a set of core values that we consider nonnegotiable. These values are expressed in the following key phrases and words:

• Students: Educate the whole child in mind, body and spirit; a fair break for every kid; every child can learn, and we can teach every child; meet the educational needs of all students; student-centered decision-making.

• Employees: It’s people, not programs; support our employees; mutual respect; professionalism; commitment; shared decision-making; accountability; high standards, both individually and collectively.

• Community: Educational is a partnership; parent involvement; community involvement; business partnerships; collaboration with all stakeholders; mutual effort.

• Expectations: Continuous improvement; quality education; clear expectations; win with class, lose with dignity; do the right thing; integrity; innovation; forward thinking; the higher the expectation, the greater the achievement.

• Schools and facilities: World class; community-centered; kids deserve the best; community accessible.

“Where Character Counts”

Parental InvolvementNelson Elementary School is proud of its parent involvement and has been fortunate to have parents’ support in all aspects of the school. We encourage all parents to become active in some capacity on campus, which includes the following:

If you have any questions or would like further details on how to become involved at Nelson Elementary School, please contact Parent Teacher Club President Mrs. Jamie Satteson at (559) 327-7600.

• Classroom volunteers

• Cocurricular programs

• School Assessment Review Team (SART)

• School Site Council (SSC)

• English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)

• Intercultural and Diversity Advisory Council (IDAC)

• School Carnival

• Parent Teacher Club (PTC)

• PTC Family Fun Nights

• Annual Title I Parent Meeting

• Family Nights for Math, Art, and Technology

School Mission StatementAt Nelson Elementary School, we promote a nurturing environment that instills continuous learning. As a community of students, parents and staff, we create a partnership to build every student’s success.

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District Aims 1. Maximize student achievement for all

students

2. Operate with increasing efficiency and effectiveness

3. Develop, sustain and value a quality workforce

“Be the Best You Can be in Mind, Body and Spirit”

Enrollment by Student GroupThe total enrollment at the school was 534 students for the 2014-15 school year. The pie chart displays the percentage of students enrolled in each group.

2014-15 School YearDemographics

Socioeconomically disadvantaged

57.1%English

learners10.9%

Students with disabilities

7.1%Foster Youth

0.4%

Enrollment by GradeThe bar graph displays the total number of students enrolled in each grade for the 2014-15 school year.

2014-15 Enrollment by Grade

Professional DevelopmentThe Nelson staff remains current in the field of education through the PLC (Professional Learning Com-munity) process, and the opportunity to attend conferences, workshops, in-services and staff development. Professional development is ongoing to ensure teachers are kept abreast of new learning strategies, in-novative teaching techniques, and applied technology in the field of education. Throughout the year, Nel-son partnered with Curriculum Services and Innovation to provide staff development activities focusing on unpacking the new standards, calibration of student work, revising curriculum maps, identifying a variety of reading resources, lesson design components, and identifying research-based strategies with nonfiction text to address reading comprehension standards. The staff is integrating online resources for training and peer coaching in the current school year. Staff development is delivered through workshops by the district, and site-specific topics are addressed in monthly in-services on early release Wednesdays. Teaching effective-ness is measured on a weekly basis through the PLC process. Student progress, as measured by a weekly comparison of pre- and post-assessments on specific skills and standards, is used to guide planning, teach-ing strategies and staff development. The staff continues to hone its instructional skills while implementing the new California standards.

The district focused all professional development activities around five identified needs: First time best in-struction, mastery learning, professional learning communities, transitioning to the Common Core, and sys-tematic interventions.

In the 2014-15 school year, we dedicated two additional days for professional development. This brings a total of five professional development days for our certificated staff. During the 2015-16 school year, teachers were offered professional development opportunities during professional development days, release days during the school year, in after-school workshops, on early release days and within the classroom. Two-hundred-and-forty-one teachers received continuous professional development and classroom coaching through the CUSD Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Induction program. In addition, 114 elementary teachers are participating in a three-year math partnership grant that includes 61 hours of intensive profes-sional development plus 42 hours of follow-up coaching in the classroom.

Three-Year DataProfessional Development Days

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Nelson ES 3 days 5 days 5 days

Hispanic or Latino54.5%

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.9%

Asian7.5%

Filipino0.6%

Black or African-American

6.2%

White25.7%

Two or more races4.7%

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

79

80

80

80

73

68

74


Three-Year DataClassrooms by Size

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

GradeNumber of Students

1-20 21-32 33+ 1-20 21-32 33+ 1-20 21-32 33+

K 1 2 3 3

1 2 2 3 3

2 1 2 3 3

3 3 3 3

4 2 2 2

5 2 1 1 2 2

6 1 1 1 2 2

Suspensions and ExpulsionsThis table shows the school, district, and state suspension and expulsion rates for the most recent three-year period. Note: Students are only counted one time, regardless of the number of suspensions.

Suspension and Expulsion Rates

Nelson ES

12-13 13-14 14-15

Suspension rates 5.9% 5.8% 5.9%

Expulsion rates 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Clovis USD

12-13 13-14 14-15



California

12-13 13-14 14-15



School SafetyNelson has a School Safety Plan along with a School Crisis Intervention Plan on file; both are available to all parents as well as the general public. The school plans are reviewed and updated annually by staff and parents. Safety procedures were updated and reviewed with the staff in August 2015. The staff developed safety procedures and the School Safety Plan with input from parents and community members to ensure a safe and nonviolent environment. The School Plan features specific areas of focus, coupled with appropriate strategies to address concerns.

Each month, staff and students participate in fire, earthquake and evacuation drills as part of the safety plan for preparedness. Staff has also trained with district, Clovis and Fresno police departments in safety matters. The school actively promotes a safe environment using the Character Counts! program and antibullying strat-egies. Students are referred by teachers and parents to support groups facilitated by the school psychologist and trained teachers in the CUSD Support & Intervention program. Groups are based on student need and include grief-support groups and anger-management groups. The six-week sessions provide students with a safe place to share their feelings, needs and frustrations and receive positive coaching and coping strategies from a trained facilitator. Students needing further intervention are referred to the school psychologist.

Supervision during recesses and before- and after-school periods at Nelson Elementary is provided by staff, administration and campus monitors. The number of adults on duty exceeds the state requirements. Sus-pension and expulsion procedures are in compliance with District Board policy and state Education Code. Students are provided with retraining prior to a suspension and upon return to school after a suspension. Expulsions are in accordance with District Board policies and state Education Code.

Class Size DistributionThe bar graph displays the three-year data for average class size, and the table displays the three-year data for the number of classrooms by size.

Three-Year DataClass Size

13-1412-13 14-15

K 1 2 3 4 5 6

25

19

2522

36

3033

28 2826 25

36

2529

26 27 27 27

3734

37

“Nelson Elementary provides a clean and safe

learning environment. Students, staff and parents take pride in the upkeep of

the campus and its buildings.”

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Federal Intervention ProgramSchools and districts receiving Title I funding that fail to meet AYP over two consecutive years in the same content area (English language arts or mathematics) or on the same indicator enter into Program Improve-ment (PI). Each additional year that the district or school(s) do not meet AYP results in advancement to the next level of intervention. The percentage of schools identified for Program Improvement is calculated by taking the number of schools currently in PI within the district and dividing it by the total number of Title I schools within the district.

This table displays the 2015-16 Program Improvement status for the school and district. For detailed informa-tion about PI identification, please visit www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay/tidetermine.asp.

2015-16 School YearFederal Intervention Program

Nelson ES Clovis USD

Program Improvement status In PI In PI

First year of Program Improvement 2013-2014 2011-2012

Year in Program Improvement Year 1 Year 3

Number of schools currently in Program Improvement 9

Percentage of schools currently in Program Improvement 56.30%

California Physical Fitness TestEach spring, all students in grades 5, 7 and 9 are required to participate in the California Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The Fitnessgram® is the designated PFT for students in California public schools put forth by the State Board of Education. The PFT measures six key fitness areas:

1. Aerobic Capacity

2. Body Composition

3. Flexibility

4. Abdominal Strength and Endurance

5. Upper Body Strength and Endurance

6. Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility

Encouraging and assisting students in establishing lifelong habits of regular physical activity is the primary goal of the Fitnessgram. The table shows the percentage of students meeting the fitness standards of being in the “healthy fitness zone” for the most recent testing period. For more detailed information on the California PFT, please visit www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf.

Percentage of Students Meeting Fitness Standards

2014-15 School Year

Grade 5

Four of six standards 16.9%

Five of six standards 21.5%

Six of six standards 56.9%

Adequate Yearly ProgressThe federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires all schools and districts meet Ad-equate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements. California public schools and districts are required to meet or exceed criteria in the following four target areas:

• Participation rate on statewide assessments in English language arts and mathematics

• Percentage of students scoring proficient on statewide assessments in English language arts and mathematics

• Attendance rates for schools with enrollment in Transitional Kindergarten through grade eight (TK-8)

• Graduation rate for high schools

The table displays whether or not the school, district, and state met each of the AYP criteria and made overall AYP for 2014-15. For more information, visit www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay.

2014-15 School YearAdequate Yearly Progress Criteria

Nelson ES Clovis USD California

Met overall AYP Yes Yes Yes

Met participation rate:

English language arts Yes Yes Yes

Mathematics Yes Yes Yes

Met percent proficient:

English language arts n n n

Mathematics n n n

Met attendance rates Yes Yes Yes

Met graduation rate � Yes Yes

� Not applicable. This AYP indicator is only applicable for high schools.

Not applicable. Due to the transition to the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments, the U.S. Department of Education approved the California Department of Education’s waiver request to exclude the percent proficient results from AYP determinations. For more information on the AYP reports, please visit http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/.

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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress/Standardized Testing and Reporting Results Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program was eliminated and replaced by a new set of assessments called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).

For the 2015 school year, the CAASSP included a mix of online and paper-pencil assessments. The online component contained the Smarter Balanced English language arts/literacy and mathematics tests. The paper-pencil science assessments of CAASPP included the California Standards Test (CST), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). There was also the optional Standards-based tests in Spanish for reading/language arts.

The CST is a multiple-choice test in science for varying grade levels. The CMA is a modified assessment for students with disabilities who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The CAPA is an alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities who are unable to take the CST with accommodations or modifications or the CMA with accommodations.

For more information on the CAASPP assessments, please visit www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca.

CAASPP by Student Group: English Language Arts and MathematicsThe tables on the following pages display the information on student achievement at each performance level in English language arts and mathematics for the school by student groups for grades 3-6.

Levels of achievement include:

• Level 1 = Standard not met

• Level 2 = Standard nearly met

• Level 3 = Standard met

• Level 4 = Standard exceeded

Note: The number of students tested includes students who did not receive a score. However, the number of students tested is not the number that was used to calculate the performance level percentages. The performance level percentages are calculated using students with scores.

California Standards Tests for All Students: Science (grades 5, 8 and 10)The tables show the percentage of students in grades 5, 8 and 10 who scored at Proficient or Advanced levels (meeting or exceeding state standards) in science.

Three-Year DataStudents Scoring at Proficient or Advanced Levels

Nelson ES Clovis USD California

Subject 12-13 13-14 14-15 12-13 13-14 14-15 12-13 13-14 14-15

Science 73% 61% 49% 76% 79% 77% 59% 60% 56%

California Standards Tests Results by Student Group: Science (grades 5, 8 and 10)

2014-15 School YearStudents Scoring at Proficient or Advanced Levels

Group Science

All students in the district 77%

All students at the school 49%

Male 43%

Female 54%

Black or African-American v

American Indian or Alaska Native v

Asian v

Filipino v

Hispanic or Latino 38%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander v

White 64%

Two or more races v

Socioeconomically disadvantaged 32%

English learners v

Students with disabilities v

Students receiving Migrant Education services v

Foster youth ±

v Scores are not shown when the number of students tested is 10 or fewer, either because the number of students tested in this category is too small for statistical accuracy or to protect student privacy.

± Information is not available at this time.

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Results for All Students (grades 3-8 and 11)The table below shows the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the state standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics.

2014-15 School YearPercentage of Students Meeting or Exceeding State Standards

Subject Nelson ES Clovis USD California

English language arts/literacy 42% 60% 44%

Mathematics 36% 50% 33%

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CAASPP Results by Student Group: English Language Arts and Mathematics - Grade 3

Level 1 = Standard not met Level 2 = Standard nearly met Level 3 = Standard met Level 4 = Standard exceeded


2014-15 School YearStudents Achieving at Each Performance LevelEnglish Language Arts: Grade 3 Total

EnrollmentNumber Tested

Percentage Tested of Total

Enrollment

Percent Achievement

Group Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

All students 81 79 97.5% 39% 29% 19% 13%

Male 37 45.7% 46% 30% 14% 11%

Female 42 51.9% 33% 29% 24% 14%

Black or African-American 10 12.3% v v v v

American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0% v v v v

Asian 5 6.2% v v v v

Filipino 0 0.0% v v v v

Hispanic or Latino 43 53.1% 40% 28% 23% 9%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.0% v v v v

White 17 21.0% 29% 18% 24% 29%

Two or more races 4 4.9% v v v v

Socioeconomically disadvantaged 54 66.7% 48% 28% 19% 6%

English learners 13 16.0% 54% 38% 8% 0%

Students with disabilities 2 2.5% v v v v

Students receiving Migrant Education services 0 0.0% v v v v

Foster youth ± ± ± ± ± ±

Mathematics: Grade 3 Total Enrollment

Number Tested


Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 81 79 97.5% 32% 27% 32% 10%

Male 37 45.7% 41% 22% 30% 8%

Female 42 51.9% 24% 31% 33% 12%







White 17 21.0% 29% 12% 41% 18%



English learners 13 16.0% 31% 38% 31% 0%












Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 74 74 100.0% 32% 26% 19% 23%

Male 41 55.4% 34% 32% 12% 22%

Female 33 44.6% 30% 18% 27% 24%







White 25 33.8% 24% 20% 20% 36%



English learners 5 6.8% v v v v





Number Tested


Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 74 74 100.0% 22% 41% 19% 19%

Male 41 55.4% 17% 49% 17% 17%

Female 33 44.6% 27% 30% 21% 21%







White 25 33.8% 12% 36% 20% 32%








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Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 65 64 98.5% 38% 17% 33% 13%

Male 31 47.7% 58% 10% 26% 6%

Female 33 50.8% 18% 24% 39% 18%







White 17 26.2% 35% 12% 24% 29%








Number Tested


Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 65 64 98.5% 42% 30% 20% 8%

Male 31 47.7% 48% 29% 19% 3%

Female 33 50.8% 36% 30% 21% 12%







White 17 26.2% 47% 18% 24% 12%















Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 73 72 98.6% 22% 29% 38% 11%

Male 47 64.4% 26% 21% 38% 15%

Female 25 34.2% 16% 44% 36% 4%







White 17 23.3% 6% 6% 59% 29%








Number Tested


Enrollment

Percent Achievement


All students 73 72 98.6% 24% 42% 11% 24%

Male 47 64.4% 23% 36% 9% 32%

Female 25 34.2% 24% 52% 16% 8%







White 17 23.3% 6% 29% 6% 59%








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Textbooks and Instructional MaterialsClovis Unified School District sets a high priority upon ensuring there are sufficient textbooks and materi-als to support the district’s instructional program. CUSD Board Policy Number 3301 establishes criteria and procedures for the adoption of all textbooks. All K-8 textbooks purchased have been approved by the State Board of Education and adopted by the Clovis Unified Governing Board. Textbooks and instructional materi-als purchased for grades 9-12 are aligned to the state content standards and adopted by the Clovis Unified Governing Board.

The Department of Supplemental Services continues to support the school sites with funding that allows for the purchase of supplementary instructional material for our students, including English learners in grades K-12. The supplemental material is designed to accelerate pupils as rapidly as possible toward grade-level proficiency in the core subjects of English-language arts, math, social science and science. These supple-mental materials are used in addition to the basic reading/language arts and other core materials provided for every student and are correlated to state content standards.

2015-16 School YearTextbooks and Instructional Materials List

Subject Textbook Adopted

English language arts Treasures, McGraw-Hill 2003

English language arts A Legacy of Literacy, Houghton Mifflin 2003

English language arts McDougal Littell 6th California Literature 2010

Mathematics My Math, McGraw-Hill (K-5) 2014

Mathematics California Mathematics, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (6-8) 2014

Science California Science, Scott Foresman 2008

Science California Science, Houghton Mifflin 2009

Science Focus on Earth Sciences, McDougal Littell 2009

History/social science Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

2006

History/social science Learn and Work, Scott Foresman 2007

History/social science Time and Place, Scott Foresman 2007

History/social science Reflections, Harcourt 2007

Currency of Textbook DataThis table displays the date when the textbook and instructional materials information was collected and verified.

Currency of Textbooks

2015-16 School Year

Data collection date 10/2015

Quality of TextbooksThe following table outlines the criteria required for choosing textbooks and instructional materials.

Quality of Textbooks

2015-16 School Year

Criteria Yes/No

Are the textbooks adopted from the most recent state-approved or local governing-board-approved list?

Yes

Are the textbooks consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the State Board of Education?

Yes

Do all students, including English learners, have access to their own textbooks and instructional materials to use in class and to take home?

Yes

Availability of Textbooks and Instructional MaterialsThe following lists the percentage of pupils who lack their own assigned textbooks and instructional materials.

2015-16 School YearPercentage of Students Lacking Materials by Subject

Nelson ES Percentage Lacking

Reading/language arts 0%

Mathematics 0%

Science 0%

History/social science 0%

Visual and performing arts 0%

Foreign language 0%

Health 0%


• Systems: Gas systems and pipes, sewer, mechanical systems (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning)

• Interior: Interior surfaces (floors, ceilings, walls and window casings)

• Cleanliness: Pest/vermin control, overall cleanliness (school grounds, buildings, rooms and common areas)

• Electrical: Electrical systems (interior and exterior)

• Restrooms/fountains: Restrooms, sinks and drinking fountains (interior and exterior)

• Safety: Fire-safety equipment, emergency systems, hazardous materials (interior and exterior)

• Structural: Structural condition, roofs

• External: Windows/doors/gates/fences, playgrounds/school grounds

School Facility Items Inspected The tables show the results of the school’s most recent inspection using the Facility Inspection Tool (FIT) or equivalent school form. The following is a list of items inspected.

School FacilitiesNelson Elementary provides a clean and safe learning environment. Students, staff and parents take pride in the upkeep of the campus and its buildings. Students report vandalism and help support efforts to maintain a clean campus. Our custodial staff consists of one daytime custodian and two evening custodians. Our two full-time and one half-time custodians perform basic cleaning operations daily and maintain the grounds and buildings. Grounds crews from the district provide weekly landscaping and outside mainte-nance support. In addition, deep cleaning is conducted two times a year at each site. Our SART committee conducts eight clean-campus inspections each year. This committee of parents inspects the campus grounds and restrooms on a regular basis to provide feedback to our student body. Through increased community awareness, pride and an open-campus policy, we hope to keep vandalism and burglary to an all-time low.

There are 20 permanent classrooms on five separate wings located on the Nelson campus. In addition, there are five portable classrooms: three accommodate special programs, two accommodate the school’s music program, and three also accommodate after-school programs. Additionally, the campus consists of an administration office, Library Media Center and computer lab, teacher workroom, mul-tipurpose building, kindergarten building, conference room, and snack-bar facility.

As a result of bond measures passed over the last decade, Nelson Elementary has benefitted from classroom moderniza-tions, updated the HVAC system to a more efficient one, upgraded Internet wiring and ports, replaced the cafeteria flooring, brought the facility to be current with the most recent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance requirements, added new paint and trim on building exteriors, upgraded the boiler, replaced security cameras with HD versions, laid new carpet in classrooms and office, and improved drainage on campus. Addition-ally, the site was part of the districtwide solar project to install panels on campus during the 2012-13 school year.

Philosophically, the district believes schools are the hub of their neighbor-hoods. As a result, a high priority is placed on building and maintaining excellent facilities as economically as possible. The school facilities are made available to community groups for a variety of uses, and these reciprocal relationships strengthen community and school.

Deficiencies and RepairsThe table lists the repairs required for all deficiencies found during the site inspection. Regardless of each item’s repair status, all deficiencies are listed.

For all items inspected that were found to not be in “good repair,” a work-order has been created and main-tenance will be done before the end of the 2015-16 school year. Maintenance items will be prioritized so that student safety is not compromised.

2015-16 School YearDeficiencies and Repairs

Items Inspected Deficiencies, Action Taken or Planned, and Date of Action

Interior Mpr: Tiles Cracked And Broken At Base Of Wall In Food Serving Area; R-5: Ceiling Tile Is Cracked; R-14: Water Stains Ceiling Tiles

Safety R-8: Boxes Stacked On Top Of Shelves Above 6 Ft./ Earthquake Hazard

External Library/Media: Trip Hazard On Walkway To Play Ground; P-26: Ramp Is Rusted/ No Skid Paint

School Facility Good Repair Status This inspection determines the school facility’s good repair status using ratings of good condition, fair condition or poor condition. The overall summary of facility conditions uses ratings of exemplary, good, fair or poor.

In order to maintain our facilities in top condition, CUSD has utilized the services from a third party to perform the 2015-16 Williams inspection utilizing the Facilities Inspection Tool (FIT). This will allow Clovis Unified to obtain an objective evaluation of our facilities in order to continue to maintain the safest and best facilities for students and staff.

2015-16 School YearSchool Facility Good Repair Status

Items Inspected Repair Status Items Inspected Repair Status

Systems Good Restrooms/fountains Good

Interior Good Safety Good

Cleanliness Good Structural Good

Electrical Good External Good

Overall summary of facility conditions Good

Date of the most recent school site inspection 10/13/2015

Date of the most recent completion of the inspection form 10/13/2015

“Our school will continue to provide a strong academic and cocurricular background where students will be the best they

can be in mind, body and spirit.”

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Types of Services FundedContinued from left

The Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is an important component of the LCFF. Under the LCFF, all districts are required to prepare an LCAP, which describes how they intend to meet annual goals for all pupils, with specific activities to address state and local priorities identified pursuant to Education Code (EC) Section 52060(d). Each school district must engage parents, educators, employees and the community to establish these plans. Parental and community engagement of all stakeholders is critical to the development of the district LCAP. CUSD continues to work with all stakeholder groups in holding various district and school com-mittee meeting and forums designed to gather information on various specific areas of importance.

The plans will describe the school district’s overall vision for students, annual goals and specific actions the district will take to achieve the vision and goals.

The LCAPs must focus on eight areas identified as state priorities. District plans will also demonstrate how the district’s budget will help achieve the goals and assess each year how well the strategies in the plan were able to improve outcomes.

Clovis Unified Schools are committed to establishing a true partnership with all facets of the Clovis Learning Community. CUSD values feedback and input. Parents continue to make positive differences in the lives of the children we all support. We know from research that participation in your child’s education will not only bring success to your child, but other children in the school. Our parents truly make a difference in the lives of Clovis kids!

CUSD is proud and pleased to offer a variety of parent involvement opportunities that improve our overall program. Depending on the type of categorical funding a site may receive, district or school parent councils and committees are required under certain requirements and guidelines. Such advisory committees in the CUSD include the following:

• School Site Council (SSC)• English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)• District Advisory Committee (DAC)• District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)• District Migrant Education Parent Advisory Committee (DMEPAC)• District Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee (IPAC)• School- and district-level School Assessment Review Team (SART)• Intercultural and Diversity Advisory Council (IDAC)

We encourage all parents and guardians to become involved with their child’s education, at the classroom level, the schoolwide level, as well as the district level. Each school’s Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) describes the school’s basic educational program and the categorical supplementary programs/ser-vices that are designed to support student achievement of each and every student. Parental involvement is a necessary and vital part of developing the SPSA as well as our overall program. At the district level, parent committees provide input into each site’s SPSA and to the district’s Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP). If you would like additional information on any of the District Parent Council or Committee, please call your child’s school. The principal, learning director or guidance instructional specialist (GIS) would be happy to assist you. You could also visit www.cusd.com/?s=special+projects. These two school committees meet on a quarterly basis. The committees consist of administration, staff and parents. Students are also involved at the intermediate and secondary level.

Listed below are several parent committees that assist with categorical programs and funding. For more information, please call your school or go to: www.cusd.com/?s=special+projects.

School Site Council (SSC): All schools receiving categorical funds are required to form an SSC. The SSC is composed of parents, school personnel and students at the secondary level and is responsible for devel-oping, implementing and evaluating the SPSA programs. Members serve for two years and are elected by their peers.

District Advisory Committee (DAC)/School Advisory Committee (SAC): The entirety of the SSC acts as the SAC. The SAC serves as an advisory committee for the purpose of advising schools regarding supple-mental education programs and acting as a liaison for their school community. They serve to share informa-tion and comments both at the district and site level. These education programs are supplemental education opportunities provide to students who are disadvantaged, English learners (ELs), foster youth or at-risk. The SSC has approved to designate our SSC pursuant to California Education Code Section 52852 to function as the School Advisory Committee.

English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC): All schools enrolling 21 or more English learners are re-quired to form an ELAC. The ELAC is composed of parents and school personnel. The ELAC provides input and makes recommendations to the principal, staff and SSC regarding services for English learners, as well as conducting an annual survey. Members serve for two years.

District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC): Whenever there are 51 or more EL students in the district, there shall be a functioning DELAC. It is important that each school site ELAC elect a DELAC representative and arrange to have that representative attend every DELAC meeting. Currently, the DELAC bylaws require each DELAC representative to be: 1) a parent/guardian of an EL or former EL (i.e., a reclassi-fied fluent English-proficient student) currently enrolled at the site he/she represents, and 2) elected to serve as the DELAC representative by the site ELAC.

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Types of Services Funded“Children Are Our Most Precious

Resource”

On an annual basis, Clovis Unified School District submits the application for funding consolidated categorical aid programs, commonly called the ConApp. The ap-plication is submitted in two parts: Part I, which contains program and demographic information, is submitted by June 1 each year; Part II, which contains the budget information and additional program data, is submitted by January 31 each year. The categorical programs included in the ap-plication are Title I, Part A – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvan-taged Improving; Title I, Part C – Migrant Education; Title II, Part A – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals; and Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. Essen-tially, these funds are designed to assist students in mastering state standards.

The 2013-14 California Department of Education (CDE) budget package replaces the previous K-12 finance system with a new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). For school districts and charter schools, the LCFF creates base, supplemental, and concentration grants in place of most previously existing K-12 funding streams, including revenue limits and most state categorical programs. For county offices of education (COEs), the LCFF creates separate funding streams for oversight activities and instructional programs.

The goal of the LCFF is to significantly simplify how state funding is provided to local educational agencies (LEAs). Under the new funding system, revenue limits and most state categorical programs are eliminated. LEAs will receive fund-ing based on the demographic profile of the students they serve and gain greater flexibility to use these funds to improve outcomes of students. The LCFF creates funding targets based on these student characteristics.

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The following is an overview of the categorical funding and programs in CUSD. These funds are further dis-cussed and outlined in each school’s SPSA and at the committee meetings.

Rationale: General district funds provide support for the district’s base/core curriculum program. Some chil-dren have special characteristics, not reflective of the general school population, that affect their success in the base/core programs.

Some come from economically disadvantaged homes. Some are educationally disadvantaged or lack Eng-lish-language proficiency because they have a primary language other than English. Children, such as those described above, require supplemental services and materials not generally provided through the base/core curriculum program. The needs of our children are identified and supplemental services and materials are planned and targeted to meet their special needs. Categorical funds are to be used to provide the financial support to meet these special needs.

Philosophy: All CUSD schools offer students with special needs the same kind of high-quality learning opportunities and access to the core curriculum in all curricular areas. Categorical funds are designed to support additional assistance to help students succeed in the regular classroom program (base/core cur-riculum) and address any learning gaps. The focus is on the effective utilization of supplementary materials, personnel, and staff development. Staff development activities are used to improve instructional practices and strategies to increase the ability of teachers and other staff to challenge and assist all students to reach their fullest potential.

Categorical Program Descriptions

1. After School Safety and Education Funds (ASES): This state-funded and administered program provides three year grant funding to establish or expand after school programs that provide students with academic support and intervention, enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas. The purpose of the ASES program is to create additional educational and recreational opportunities for students within the learning community while providing a safe environment for students. The goals of this program are to: 1) improve academic achievement, and 2) provide enrichment opportunities that reinforce and complement the academic program.

2. Title I, Part A (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged): A federal-funded program to provide high-quality opportunities for students in high-poverty schools to meet district and state content and performance standards.

3. Title I, Part A, Title X, Part C (Homeless Education): Education for Homeless Children and Youths: Title I, Part A funds to provide comparable services to homeless children that assist them to effectively take advantage of educational opportunities as provided to children in schools funded under Title I, Part A. These comparable services shall be provided to homeless children in public and private schools, shelters and other locations where children may live, institutions for neglected children and, where appropriate, local institutions such as local community day school programs. This reservation requirement is not formula driven.

4. Title I, Part C (Migrant Education Program): A federal-funded program focused on providing services for migratory students and their families.

5. Title I, Part D: Local Delinquent Programs: A funded program that serve students who are neglected, delinquent or at-risk, including programs involving collaboration with locally operated correctional facilities.

6. Title II, Part A (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals): A federal-funded program focused on teacher and principal training and recruitment programs.

7. Title III (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students): A federal-funded program focused on assisting school districts in teaching English to limited English proficient students (English learners) and immigrants and helping these students meet the same challenging state standards required of all other students.

8. Title VII (Indian Education Formula Grant): A federal-funded program focused on helping Native American/Alaskan Native students meet the same challenging state standards required of all other students.

The goal of the CUSD staff is to create and maintain the best educational environment possible. This can be accomplished with your support and input. If you have any questions, concerns or would like to become more involved in the educational process at your school, please contact your school principal. Your school can as-sist you in learning more about categorical programs. You may want to become involved in your school’s SSC, ELAC or attend the annual Title I Parent Meeting. During the fall, each school will send additional Information about these activities. At the district level, we encourage you to become involved with our DELAC. We encour-age and look forward to your involvement in the programs we offer our learning community.

If you have any questions, please call your child’s school or the CUSD Department of Supplemental Services at (559) 327-9086, additional information may be found at www.cusd.com/?s=special+projects.

Public Internet AccessInternet access is available at all CUSD school sites, public libraries and other locations that are publicly accessible (i.e., the California State Library). Access to the Internet at libraries and public locations is generally provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Other use restrictions include the hours of operation, the length of time that a workstation may be used (depend-ing on availability), the types of software programs available on a workstation and the ability to print documents.

For information on usage of Fresno County public libraries, including public use of computers with Internet access, please call (559) 488-3195 or visit www.fresnolibrary.org.

Social MediaFollow Clovis Unified news and events on Twitter and Facebook; Clovis Unified uses Facebook and Twitter to update our com-munity on current events and decisions impacting our schools. Parents, students, employees and community members are invited to follow the district by clicking on the social-media icons located on the right-hand side of the district website, www.cusd.com.

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Academic Counselors and School Support StaffThis table displays information about aca-demic counselors and support staff at the school and their full-time equivalent (FTE).

Academic Counselors and School Support Staff Data

2014-15 School Year

Academic Counselors

FTE of academic counselors 0.0

Average number of students per academic counselor ²

Support Staff FTE

Social/behavioral or career development counselors 0.5

Library media teacher (librarian) 0.0

Library media services staff (paraprofessional) 1.0

Psychologist 0.4

Social worker 0.0

Nurse 1.5

Speech/language/hearing specialist 1.0

Resource specialist (nonteaching) 1.0

Other FTE

RSP teacher (SpEd) 1.0

Intervention teacher 0.4

Instructional aides 3.5

Teacher QualificationsThis table shows information about teacher credentials and teacher qualifications. Teachers without a full credential include teachers with district and university internships, pre-internships, emergency or other permits, and waivers. For more information on teacher credentials, visit www.ctc.ca.gov.

Three-Year DataTeacher Credential Information

Clovis USD Nelson ES

Teachers 15-16 13-14 14-15 15-16

With full credential 1,710 22 20 22

Without full credential 28 0 0 0

Teaching outside subject area of competence (with full credential) 11 0 0 0

Teacher Misassignments and Vacant Teacher PositionsThis table displays the number of teacher misassignments (positions filled by teachers who lack legal authorization to teach that grade level, subject area, student group, etc.) and the number of vacant teacher positions (not filled by a single designated teacher assigned to teach the entire course at the beginning of the school year or semester). Please note total teacher misassignments includes the number of teacher misassignments of English learners.

Three-Year DataTeacher Misassignments and Vacant Teacher Positions

Nelson ES

Teachers 13-14 14-15 15-16

Teacher misassignments of English learners 0 0 0

Total teacher misassignments 0 0 0

Vacant teacher positions 0 0 0

Core Academic Classes Taught by Highly Qualified TeachersThe No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) extended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to require that core academic subjects be taught by “highly qualified” teachers, defined as having at least a bachelor’s degree, an appropriate California teaching credential, and demonstrated competence for each core academic subject area he or she teaches. The table displays data regarding highly qualified teachers from the 2014-15 school year.

High-poverty schools are defined as those schools with student participation of approximately 40 percent or more in the free and reduced priced meals program. Low-poverty schools are those with student participation of approximately 39 percent or less in the free and reduced priced meals program. For more information on teacher qualifications related to NCLB, visit www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq.

2014-15 School YearNo Child Left Behind Compliant Teachers

Percentage of Classes in Core Academic Subjects

Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

Not Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

Nelson ES 100.00% 0.00%

All schools in district 94.67% 5.33%

High-poverty schools in district 91.84% 8.16%

Low-poverty schools in district 96.36% 3.64%

² Not applicable.

2013-14 School Accountability Report Card

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Data for this year’s SARC was provided by the California Department of Education (CDE), school and district offices. For additional information on California schools and districts and comparisons of the school to the district, the county and the state, please visit DataQuest at http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest. DataQuest is an online resource that provides reports for accountability, test data, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollments, staffing and data regarding English learners. Per Education Code Section 35256, each school district shall make hard copies of its annually updated report card available, upon request, on or before February 1 of each year.

All data accurate as of December 2015.


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School Financial Data

2013-14 Fiscal Year

Total expenditures per pupil $4,962

Expenditures per pupil from restricted sources $763

Expenditures per pupil from unrestricted sources $4,199

Annual average teacher salary $68,393

School Financial DataThe following table displays the school’s average teacher salary and a breakdown of the school’s expenditures per pupil from unrestricted and restricted sources.

Expenditures Per PupilSupplemental/restricted expenditures come from money whose use is controlled by law or by a donor. Money that is designated for specific purposes by the district or governing board is not considered restricted. Basic/unrestricted expenditures are from money whose use, except for general guidelines, is not controlled by law or by a donor.

Financial Data The financial data displayed in this SARC is from the 2013-14 fiscal year. The most current fiscal information available provided by the state is always two years behind the current school year and one year behind most other data included in this report. For detailed information on school expenditures for all districts in California, see the California Department of Education (CDE) Current Expense of Education & Per-pupil Spending Web page at www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/ec. For information on teacher salaries for all districts in California, see the CDE Certificated Salaries & Benefits Web page at www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/cs. To look up expenditures and salaries for a specific school district, see the Ed-Data website at www.ed-data.org.

District Financial DataThis table displays district teacher and administrative salary information and compares the figures to the state averages for districts of the same type and size based on the salary schedule. Note: The district salary data does not include benefits.

2013-14 Fiscal YearDistrict Salary Data

Clovis USD Similar Sized District

Beginning teacher salary $36,325 $43,165

Midrange teacher salary $57,508 $68,574

Highest teacher salary $78,122 $89,146

Average elementary school principal salary $98,119 $111,129

Average middle school principal salary $101,937 $116,569

Average high school principal salary $110,146 $127,448

Superintendent salary $225,000 $234,382

Teacher salaries: percentage of budget 37% 38%

Administrative salaries: percentage of budget 6% 5%

Financial Data ComparisonThis table displays the school’s per-pupil expenditures from unrestricted sources and the school’s average teacher salary and compares it to the district and state data.

2013-14 Fiscal YearFinancial Data ComparisonExpenditures

Per Pupil From Unrestricted Sources

Annual Average Teacher Salary

Nelson ES $4,199 $68,393

Clovis USD $4,397 $65,629

California $5,348 $72,971

School and district: percentage difference -4.5% +4.2%

School and California: percentage difference -21.5% -6.3%

Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Requirements Aligned in Your SARCThe tables below outline the state priority areas that are included in the School Accountability Report Card.

Note: State Priority 2 and 7 are not required in the SARC, as well as certain portions of Priority 4 and 5. For detailed information about LCAP and frequently asked questions, please visit www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/lcfffaq.asp.

Conditions of LearningThe table below describes information in the SARC that is relevant to the Basic State Priority (Priority 1).

Alignment Between State Priority Areas and the SARCLocal Control Accountability Plan Requirements

Conditions of Learning

State Priority: Basic

Degree to which teachers are appropriately assigned and fully credentialed in the subject area and for the pupils they are teaching. Education Code (EC) § 52060 (d)(1)

Pupils have access to standards-aligned instructional materials. EC § 52060 (d)(1)

School facilities are maintained in good repair. EC § 52060 (d)(1)

Pupil OutcomesThe table below describes information in the SARC that is relevant to Pupil Achievement State Priority (Priority 4) and Other Pupil Outcomes State Priority (Priority 8).


Pupil Outcomes

State Priority: Pupil Achievements

Statewide assessments (e.g., California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress). EC § 52060 (d)(4)(A)

The Academic Performance Index. EC § 52060 (d)(4)(B)

The percentage of pupils who have successfully completed courses that satisfy the requirements for entrance to the University of California and California State University or career technical education sequences or programs of study. EC § 52060 (d)(4)(C)

State Priority: Other Pupil Outcomes

Pupil outcomes in subject areas such as English, mathematics, social sciences, science, visual and performing arts, health, physical education, career technical education, and other studies prescribed by the governing board.1 EC § 52060 (d)(8)

EngagementThe table below describes information in the SARC that is relevant to the Parental Involvement State Priority (Priority 3), Pupil Engagement State Priority (Priority 5) and School Climate State Priority (Priority 6).

English, mathematics and physical education are the only subject areas included in Other Pupil Outcomes (Priority 8) that are reflected in the SARC. 1

The school safety plan is the only other local measure of School Climate (Priority 6) that is reflected in the SARC.2


Engagement

State Priority: Parent Involvement

Efforts the school district makes to seek parent input in making decisions for the school district and each school site. EC § 52060 (d)(3)

State Priority: Pupil Engagement

High school dropout rates. EC § 52060 (d)(5)(D)

High school graduation rates. EC § 52060 (d)(5)(E)

State Priority: School Climate

Pupil suspension rates. EC § 52060 (d)(6)(A)

Pupil expulsion rates. EC § 52060 (d)(6)(B)

Other local measures including surveys of students, parents and teachers on the sense of safety and school connectedness.2 EC § 52060 (d)(6)(C)

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