Welcome August 31, 2005

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Welcome!August 31, 2005

• Enriching lives through quality learning for
  all.
• Strategic Plan,
  1992

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South Portland Beliefs

• All Children Are Capable of Learning

• Teaching Will Reflect the Best of What We Know
  Through Research About How Learning Occurs

• Schools Will Prepare All Students for the
  Challenges and Opportunities of the 21st Century

• The Community Values Quality Education

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South Portland School District Comprehensive
Education Plan Goals 2004-2005
Local Assessment System Goal-To communicate
student achievement of MLR standards through a
comprehensive reporting system.
Resources Goal-To engage parents and community
in meaningful support for student achievement
Other Goal-To ensure that all students will be
able to meet or exceed the standards based
graduation requirements of Chapter 127
Program Goal-To provide a school culture
conducive to fostering student achievement.
Student Performance Goal-To improve student
performance in math, reading and writing as
measured by the MEA
Personnel Goal-To provide staff development
focused on improving student learning.
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Student performance goals

• Goal Reduce by 10 students in does not meet
  category on MEA in Reading, Math and Writing
• Goal Increase by 10 students in meets and
  exceeds categories by 10.

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Math MEA Highlights

• The percentage of students meeting or exceeding
  increased by 1 in 11th grade and 10 in 8th and
  4th grades
• The percentage of students in does not meet
  category decreased by 5 in 4th grade and 6 in
  8th grade
• One school increased by 29 the students who met
  or exceeded the standard, and another increased
  by 23.
• At two schools, students with IEPs met or
  exceeded the standard
• In four of six schools having the data,
  economically disadvantaged students met or
  exceeded the standard

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Writing MEA Highlights

• The percentage of students meeting or exceeding
  increased by 1 in 8th grade and 3 in 11th grade
• At one school, there was a gain of 11 more
  students meeting the standard, and at three
  others there was a gain of 5-6
• The percentage of students in the does not meet
  category decreased by 3 in 4th grade, 1 in 8th
  grade and remained the same in 11th

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Personnel

• 85 K-8 teachers participated in the Math
  Institute
• K-8 Literacy Specialists, K-12 Technology
  Integration Specialists, Library-Media
  Specialists collaborated with close to 100 of
  teachers
• Administrators and staff developed pyramid of
  interventions

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Program

• Revised K-5 progress report includes work habits
  on which students are scored
• 9-12 student survey completed and results
  examined by high school leadership team for use
  in planning

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Local Assessment System

• 85-90 of common assessments implemented
• Greater than 90 of common assessments achieved
  at least 70 reliability
• Standards based K-5 reporting system implemented
  progress report, conferences
• 6-8 teachers and administrators have initiated a
  framework for developing standards based
  reporting
• 100 9th grade teachers trained in ACTS data
  management system K-10 will be trained 06

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Resources

• K-5 academic open houses and written materials
  developed communicate expectations for learning
  at each grade level
• District receptionist works with tech team to
  develop and maintain district website

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Other

• Administrators and teachers develop pyramid of
  interventions toward a coherent k-12 system of
  expanding instructional practice

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South Portland School District
Comprehensive Education Plan Goals
2005-2006 Improved Student Achievement
MEA Reduce number of students in does not meet
category in Math, Reading and Writing by 10 in
whole group and sub groups Increase number of
students who meet or exceed the standard in Math,
Reading and Writing by 10 in whole group and sub
groups NWEA All grade 3-9 students will achieve
in the 50 band at the end of the year COMMON
ASSESSMENTS All students will meet or exceed the
grade level expectations at the end of the year
Professional Learning Communities Teams of
teachers will engage in professional learning
communities using data to drive discussions and
the inquiry cycle to improve student achievement.

• Communication
• Develop a comprehensive standards based reporting
  system for students, parents and community to
  include
• Grade Level Essential Learnings
• Academic Open Houses
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Progress Reports/Report Cards
• Ongoing Parent Communication

Expanding Instructional Practice Develop a
coherent K-12 system of interventions and
acceleration to support all students in meeting
the standards.
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Assessments

• MEA Reduce number of students in does not meet
  category in Math, Reading and Writing by 10 in
  whole group and sub groups
• Increase number of students who meet or exceed
  the standard in Math, Reading and Writing by 10
  in whole group and sub groups
• NWEA
• All grade 3-9 students will achieve in the 50
  band at the end of the year
• COMMON ASSESSMENTS
• All students will meet or exceed the grade level
  expectations at the end of the year

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Communication

• Develop a comprehensive standards based reporting
  system for students, parents and community to
  include

• Grade Level Essential Learnings
• Academic Open Houses
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Progress Reports/Report Cards
• Ongoing Parent Communication

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Expanding Instructional Practice

• Develop a coherent system of interventions and
  acceleration to support all students in meeting
  the standards.

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.schools will never realize the fundamental
purpose of helping all students achieve at high
levels if the educators within them work in
isolation. Dufour
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