What’s going on atGlasscock Elementary School?

STLP Project Team wins STATE!

Academic Team wins District Governor’s Cup

1st Place Quick Recall & 1st Place Future Problem SolvingSponsors: Mrs. Karen O’Daniel & Mrs. Kelly Rawlings

Artist in Residence April 22-23

Focus: Storytelling in grade 3Faculty sponsors: Sarah Martin & Joanna Wright

The “great 3-headed storyteller”

Earth Day April 22, 2013

Ms. Brook & Mrs. Lou Lou’s class planted flowers.

Student Showcase 2013“Peace, Love, Proficiency”

We were named a “Fit Friendly Worksite.”

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday/ Read Across America

Guest Readers Arts & CraftsGraphing Readers Theatre

Fishing for Words

Book Clubs for grades 3, 4, 5In partnership with the Marion Co. Public Library

5th grade Newspaper Team

School Improvement Plan Update

IMPLEMENTED:• Literacy training for all staff• Assessment & Rigor training for certified staff• Sharing of reading strategies• Standards-based grading in Math• Parent Night for grades 3, 4, 5• Lesson plan upgrades• Guided literacy groups

IMPLEMENTED (CONT.):• Longer reading passages & timed tests• Reading logs• Vocabulary & comprehension work• Effectiveness survey• Book study (grades 4 & 5) on classroom

expectations• More math application problems• Upgraded technology• Adding lexile levels to books• Tracking student reading lexiles using SRI

STILL TO BE IMPLEMENTED:• Review of Understanding Poverty concepts• Additional training related to reading and

math standards (PD planned for June)• Standards-based Reading• New Reading materials based on new

standards • Work on student motivation• Summer JumpStart program• Book study for teachers in grades K-3

Grade 1 Thinklink

Reading 80.8 % Prof & Dist Math 87.7% Prof & Dist

Grade 2 Thinklink

Reading 75.8% Prof & Dist Math 80.7% Prof & Dist

Grade 3 Thinklink

Reading 26.5% P & D 60.3% Math 38.8% P &D 51.6%

Grade 4 Thinklink

Reading 31.7% P & D 40.4% Math 15.9% P & D 43.8%

Gr 4 Science & Gr 5 Soc. St.

Science 59.7% P & D, 10% Nov Soc. St. 49% P & D, 15% Nov

Grade 5 ThinklinkReading 20.7% P & D 50.9% Math 20.7% P & D 39.7%

A TEAM OF TEACHERS COLLABORATED AND DISCUSSED THE DOCUMENT IN PLC MEETINGS.

Glasscock Elementary School was selected to complete a Primary Program Review for the 2012-2013 school year.

Strengths in Primary Program Review• Collaboration among teachers on their team or grade levels.• Students have access to and use a variety of equipment and

materials.• RtI decision -making protocol has been established and is

used to make decisions.• Aligned curriculum• Teachers embed multiple and developmentally -appropriate

assessments to monitor progress and guide instruction.• Teachers participate in job-embedded professional

development.• K-3 teachers regularly collaborate with stakeholders (Mock

election, artist in residence, Government Day, Health Department classes, Extension Office, etc)

Areas for Growth• Learning targets are connected to intended

standards.• Instructional strategies vary throughout

the school.• Teachers provide primarily evaluative

feedback. • Communication with parents about the K-3

program.

Strategies to turn Areas of Growth to Strengths• Improving communication with learning targets (posted

targets outside classrooms and inside classrooms, addressed to the students at the beginning and end of lesson, written in child-friendly language)—KASC (KY Association of School Councils) suggestions and tips,

• Instructional strategies vary throughout the school—common lesson planning template, PLCs, acknowledgement of student led, teacher led instructional strategies.

• Teachers provide effective feedback to students—KASC suggestions and tips, collaboration amongst teachers

• Communication with parents about the K-3 program—Planning to update policy, handbook, all grade levels held parent nights explaining their program and standards based grading model.

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