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Primary School SIP of 18

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School-Wide Improvement Plan

School Year: 2019 – 2020 Date of Revision: June 29, 2019School Name & Address:

Putnam County Primary School

162 Old Glenwood Springs Road

Eatonton, GA 30124

LEA Name & Address:

Putnam County Charter School System158 Old Glenwood Springs Road

Eatonton, GA 31024

Contact Number: (706) 485-8081 Contact Number: (706) 485-5381

Principal Dr. Fanicia Harris Title I Director Ms. Laura Melton

Principal Signature/Date

Title I Director Signature/Date

Planning Committee MembersComprised of representatives from each grade level including teachers, paraprofessionals, special education, early intervention staff and specials. Additional members of the design team include the school’s instructional coach, due process facilitator, assistant principal and principal. In addition, Putnam County Primary School’s Governing Authority meets periodically regarding school improvement goals. Collectively, all of these stakeholders provide outcomes and parental engagement. The needs assessment reflects the needs of all students inclusive of migratory and homeless students.

Position/Role Member’s Name Member’s Signature

Principal Dr. Fanicia Harris

Assistant Principal Ms. Whitney Smith

Instructional Coach Ms. Katie Smith

Kindergarten Teacher Ms. Becki Norrod

Kindergarten Teacher Ms. Candice Brown

First Grade Teacher Ms. Tanya Bailey

First Grade Teacher Ms. Tricia Coxwell

Second Grade Teacher Jalessa Monday

Second Grade Teacher Lauren Brown

Special Education Teacher Modupeola Adebayo

Due Process Facilitator Hollie Hardie

Specials Teacher Dawn Wicker

EIP Teacher Marilyn Huff

Pre-K Teacher Tina Fortson


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Counselor Towanda Finney

Counselor Andrea Bottchen

SGA Representative Marissa Abbott


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ContentsFY20 Title I School-Wide Improvement Plan Checklist................................................................................................4

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data................................................................................................................4

Strategies for all Students.......................................................................................................................................4

School wide Planning..............................................................................................................................................4

ESSA Requirements.................................................................................................................................................4

Needs Assessment Data..............................................................................................................................................5

Kindergarten...........................................................................................................................................................5

First Grade..............................................................................................................................................................7

Second Grade..........................................................................................................................................................8

School-wide Reform Strategies.................................................................................................................................11

Increase instructional time by reducing absences and discipline referrals...........................................................11

Increase the number of students meeting mastery of standards in ELA and Mathematics..................................12

Increase instructional proficiency by reducing the number of teachers below level III (Proficient) on TKES and reducing teacher absences...................................................................................................................................13

Increase positive relationships with student families and members of the community through participation in focused activities..................................................................................................................................................14

Increase number of students on-track to graduate by reducing the number of students in Tier 2 and Tier 3......15

Resource Usage and Evidence..................................................................................................................................16

End of Year Summary/Evaluation.............................................................................................................................18


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FY20 Title I School-Wide Improvement Plan ChecklistInclude

d Area Addressed

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Failing Students

At-Risk Students

All Children’s Academic Achievement based on State Academic Standards

Strategies for all Students Subgroups included

Strengthen academic programs

Improve skills outside academic subject areas

Postsecondary education opportunities awareness

Tiered Model

Professional Development

School wide Planning 1-Year Time Period

Involving parents and other members of the community

Monitored and revised as necessary

Available to local education agency, parent and public

Understandable and uniform format

ESSA Requirements Interventions are evidence-based (What Works Clearinghouse) or (Logic Model)

Use and implement effective parent and family engagement

Transitions for students from Middle grades to High School

Coordination with institutions of higher education

Increased student access to early college high school and/or dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities

Career Counseling


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Needs Assessment DataData that identifies academic achievement of all students in meeting academic standards and particular needs of children who are failing or at-risk of failing, along with other factors as determined by the school system.

DATA SOURCESNWEA MAP – (Kdg – 2nd) Assessment to measure areas related to standards in Reading & Math.

Provides a RIT (Rasch Unit) Scale to help measure and compare academic growth and represents the level where a student is ready to learn. Also provides a Lexile score (numeric representation of an individual’s reading ability in correlation to a text’s readability).

School City Standards-Based Assessment (K – 2nd)

Assessment that relies on the evaluation of student understanding with respect to agreed-upon standards or outcomes (Georgia Standards of Excellence in Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies). Sets criteria for the successful demonstration of the understanding of a concept or skill.

WriteScore (1st – 2nd) Assessment to analyze writing to be able to determine the areas where students’ need additional help in literacy skills necessary for success in school.

GKIDS (Kdg) Performance-based assessment to provide ongoing diagnostic information about kindergarten students developing skills in English-language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, personal/social developing and approaches to learning.

Student Information System (SIS) Attendance

Measure of students’ participation and exposure to academics to build their skills and make progress.

Student Information System (SIS) Conduct

Measure of students’ conduct impact on setting rigorous expectations for behavior that correlates with meeting rigorous academic expectations.

Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)

Common evaluation system designed for building teacher effectiveness and ensuring consistency and comparability of instruction.

DATAKindergartenGKIDS – Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills - Reading

Content Area/Strands 2017-2018 Mean %Did Not Meet

2018 – 2019 Mean %Did Not Meet

2019 – 2020% of Lo & Lo Avg

GOALReading 16.9 12.2Writing 38.1 28.9Speaking and Listening

13.7 16.4

Language 20.8 23.3


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MAP GRADE REPORT:

READING K-2 GA 2015

2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Avg

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Avg

2019 – 2020% of Lo & Lo Avg

GOALEnglish Language Arts 27 24

Language & Writing 24 32

Vocabulary Acquisition & Use

28 20

Foundational Skills 23 13

Reading Literary and Informational

29 24

MATHEMATICS K-2 GA 2015

2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Avg

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Avg

2019 – 2020% of Lo & Lo Avg

GOALMathematics 27 28

Number & Operations 24 30

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

28 28

Geometry 27 31

Measurement & Data 36 42

GKIDS – Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills - MathematicsContent

Area/Strands2017-2018 Mean %

Did Not Meet2018 – 2019 Mean %

Did Not Meet2019 – 2020

% of Lo & Lo AvgGOAL

Counting & Cardinality

12.6 5

Operations of Algebraic Thinking

16 6.5

Numbers & Operations Base 10

35.6 8.1

Measurement & Data

13.2 2.4

Geometry 14.5 2.2


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Math Total 15.5 4.5

Mastery of Standards 2017 – 2018% Did not Meet 90%

2018 – 2019% Did not Meet 90%

2019 – 2020% Did not Meet 90%

ELA No Data 20Math No Data 10.4

Subgroups (Students with Disabilities, Ethnicity, Economically Disadvantage)

Area of Need: Writing and Language Numbers and Operations Geometry Measurement and Data Mastery of Standards in ELA

First GradeMAP GRADE REPORT:

READING K-2 GA 2015

2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Avg

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Avg

2019 – 2020% of Lo & Lo Avg

GOALEnglish Language Arts 30 38

Language & Writing 35 40


30 44

Foundational Skills 29 40

Reading Literary and Informational

29 33


2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Avg

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Avg

2019 – 2020% of Lo & Lo Avg


Number & Operations 32 30


25 28

Geometry 31 31


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Mastery of Standards

2017 – 2018% Did not Meet 90%

2018 – 2019% Did not Meet 90%

2019 – 2020% Did not Meet 90%

GOALELA 7 18Math 4.8 7


Area of Need: Vocabulary Acquisition & Use Foundational Skills Measurement & Data Geometry Mastery of Standards in ELA

Second GradeMAP GRADE REPORT:

READING K-2 GA 2015

2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Average

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Average


GOALEnglish Language Arts

29 34

Informational Text 26 36

Literature 22 42


29 48


2017-2018% of Lo & Lo Avg

2018 – 2019% of Lo & Lo Avg



Geometry 56 41

Number & Operations

75 40


69 56



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Mastery of Standards 2017 – 2018% Did not Meet 80%

2018 – 2019% Did not Meet 80%

2019 – 2020% Did not Meet 80%

GOALELA 10 28Math 6 20


Area of Need: Vocabulary Acquisition & Use Literature Operations & Algebraic Thinking Mastery of Standards in ELA & Math

Write Score 2017 – 2018% Below Level 2

2018 – 2019 % Below Level 2

2019 – 2020 % Below Level 2

GOALIdea

DevelopmentLanguage

UsageIdea

DevelopmentLanguage

UsageIdea

DevelopmentLanguage

Usage

First GradeSecond Grade

Additional Data # Retained 17-18

# Retained 18-19

# Off Track Tier 2 or 3

17-18

# Off Track Tier 2 or 3

18-19

# Absences (10+) 17-18

# Absences (10+) 18-19

Kindergarten 20 15 70 34First Grade 12 19 63 24Second Grade 10 14 48 27

Discipline(Office Referrals)

# in 2016 – 2017 # in 2017 – 2018 # in 2018 – 2019 # in 2019 – 2020GOAL

KindergartenFirst Grade

Second Grade

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Teacher Effectiveness Measure & Attendance

% 2016 – 2017 % 2017 – 2018 % 2018 – 2019 % 2019 - 2020TEM SGP TEM SGP TEM SGP TEM SGP

Level IV Exemplary (27 – 30)

21 96 8 94 0 0

Level III Proficient (17 – 26)

79 2 92 4 97 100

Level II Needs Development (7 – 16)

0 2 0 2 3 0

Level I Ineffective (0 – 6)

0 0 0 0 0 0

Teacher Absences % 2016 – 2017 % 2017 – 2018 % 2018 – 2019 % 2019 - 20205 or more days out of classroom (Any Reason)


School-wide Reform Strategies

SMART Goal Setting Guidelines:

Specific – Identify a specific action or event that will take place

Measurable – Benefits should be quantifiable

Achievable – Attainable given available resources

Realistic – Require stretching buy allow for success

Timely – State time period in which it will be accomplished

(Goals are long-term aims and Objective are concrete attainments to achieve by following identified steps)

Objective, Strategy and/or Activity

Assessments, Resources and/or

Materials

Timeline Evaluation of Implementation & Impact on Student Learning

Funding Source Monitoring of Actions/Implementation

Artifacts(Data that may or

may not be relevant)

Evidence(Data that is

relevant)

GOAL #1: Increase instructional time by reducing absences and discipline referrals.Objective #1: Increase instructional time by reducing teacher absences

Attendance report Quarterly Attendance Report Decrease in teacher absence from instructional time

No Cost Administration

Objective #2: Monitor attendance weekly and notify parents when students miss more than 4 days in a single quarter.

Attendance report Quarterly Attendance Report Decrease in student absences from instructional time

No Cost Administration & Data Clerk




Materials



Objective #3: Request meeting with parents when students have missed more than 4 days in a quarter.

Attendance report Parent contact log Minutes from

meeting

Quarterly Parent Log and Meeting Documentation

Decrease in student absences from instructional time

No Cost Administration

Objective #4: Reward students for attendance

Attendance report Quarterly Documentation of reward system and list of students receiving recognition.

Decrease in student absences from instructional time

School Funds Administration and Counselors

GOAL #2 Increase the number of students meeting mastery of standards in ELA and Mathematics.Objective #1: Provide opportunities to extend learning for students during the summer in reading, math, science, social studies, music, language and arts.

Supplies requested by teachers specific to their activities

June, 2020 – July, 2020

Photos of activitiesSurveysReport to Board of EducationNewspaper articles

Attendance and Seamless Summer Report

Charter System Funds from State

Central Office Accountability Support Staff

Objective #2: Provide individualization of instruction through use of small group instruction, technology and software: Early Intervention

Program (EIP) Class size reduction Pearson Success

Maker Leveled Readers

Ipads, laptops, Student response systems, etc.Additional Teaching staffOnline Benchmark assessments

On-Going MAP ReportsSchool City ReportsSoftware Usage Reports

Increase in students Mastering Standards in ELAIncrease in students Mastering Standards in Math

Title IState FundsLocal FundsGrants

Counselors




Materials



Measure of Academic Progress

Dream Box Soar ProgramGOAL #3 Increase instructional proficiency by reducing the number of teachers below level III

(Proficient) on TKES and reducing teacher absences.Objective #1: Provide professional learning to improve delivery of instruction. Balanced Literacy Small group and whole

group instruction Literacy & writing Project-based/STEAM

integration Integration of

Technology Differentiation

Strategies Professional Learning

Communities

Instructional CoachSpecific Area Consultants

August, 2019 to May, 2020

Sign-in Sheets and AgendasLesson PlansObservationsAssessment Software ReportsTKES

Increase in teachers scoring high on TKES reportReports showing consistent use of software and growth by students in mastery of knowledge

Title I Administration

GOAL #4 Increase positive relationships with student families and members of the community through participation in focused activities.

Objective #1: Provide kindergarten parents an information meeting in the spring before school starts.

Kindergarten Teachers and Counselors

April & May, 2020

Parent contact logCounselor NotesAttendance at Special EventsParent Conferences

NewslettersSystem Web Site

State and Local Funds

Administration




Materials



News lettersSystem Web Site

Objective #2: Provide engagement activities for Parents and Family: Title I meeting Open House GIVE Program for

Parent volunteers Parent Night

Administration, Counselors and Instructional Coach

August, 2019 – May, 2020

Sign In SheetsFlyers

Attendance of parents

School Funds Classroom Teachers, Administration, Instructional Coach and Counselors

Objective #3: Provide tours and meetings with new students and their parents and pairing them with a peer for a week to help with transition.

Not Applicable As Needed Teacher Documentation

Student is acclimated and completes assessments that show they are on track with grade level

School Funds Administration, Counselors and classroom teacher

Objective #4: Provide communication to keep parents updated on activities and student progress: Surveys Newsletters Parent Portal in

Student information System

Class Dojo School Webpage Parent/Student

Technology August 2019 – July, 2020

Program reports and documentation of activities.

Parent feedback in the form of survey reports and comments.

Local and State Funds

Classroom Teachers, Administration, Instructional Coach and Counselors




Materials



Handbook One Call NowGOAL #5 Increase number of students on-track to graduate by reducing the number of students in

Tier 2 and Tier 3.Objective #1: Quarterly data review by Response to Intervention Team (RTI) to provide specific interventions for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students

Administration, Counselors, Instructional Coach, Team Leaders and Classroom Teacher

On-Going EduClimber Reports Decrease in Tier 2 and Tier 3 studentsIncrease in effectiveness of intervention programs

Title I Administration Counselors

Resource Usage and Evidence

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Balanced Literacy X X Strong EvidenceBrain Pop X Logic ModelClass Size Reduction X X X X Strong EvidenceData Reviews XDream Box Math X Potentially Positive EffectsEarly Intervention Program

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Flocabulary X X X X X Logic Model


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Handwriting without Tears

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Instructional Coach X X X X X X Strong EvidenceLeveled Readers XMAP X X Logic ModelMath Wise X Promising EvidenceNumber Rockets X Strong EvidenceNumber Talks X Logic ModelPearson Success maker

X X Logic Model

Professional Learning Communities

X

Project Based, STEM Instruction

X

Reflex Math X X X Logic ModelSchool City X Logic ModelSOAR Program X Logic ModelSummer Inspiration/Summer Semester

X X X X X Logic Model

Winsor Sonday X Strong EvidenceWrite Score X Logic ModelEduClimber X


End of Year Summary/EvaluationGOALS Met Made

ProgressDid Not Make

Progress

Comments

Goal 1: Increase instructional time by reducing absences and discipline referrals.

Goal 2: Increase the number of students meeting mastery of standards in ELA & Mathematics.

Goal 3: Increase instructional proficiency by reducing the number of teachers below level III (Proficient) on TKES and reducing teacher absences.

Goal 4: Increase positive relationships with student families and members of the community through participation in focused activities.


Goal 5: Increase number of student’s on-track to graduate by reducing the number of students in Tier 2 and Tier 3.

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