North Boulevard School Update

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North Boulevard SchoolUpdate

• Sixth Quarter Report
• February 19, 2008

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Sixth Quarter Review
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Key Accomplishments for the Sixth Quarter
2007-2008

• District Initiative SRI/DRA/Riverside Benchmark
  regimen in elementary schools.
• Data Driven Instruction (DDI) continued to be the
  focus for the administration, teachers, support
  staff, students and parents of NBS in the Sixth
  Quarter. The spirit of DDI was captured in the
  acronym, S.T.A.R.S. (Standardized Tests and
  Reading Scores). A comprehensive S.T.A.R.S. plan
  was developed using the concept of Plan Do Study
  Act!
• Specific components of the S.T.A.R.S. plan
  included the following items
• Each instructional teacher received a S.T.A.R.S.
  binder to increase accessibility to student
  achievement data. The binders were continually
  updated during the sixth quarter.
• Data Sets SRI, Pequannock Benchmarks, Term
  marks, Standardized Tests, Curricular Program
  Assessments, Correlation Reports and teacher
  recommendations were used to develop individual,
  classroom, grade level and school wide learning
  objectives.
• Grade Level S.T.A.R.S. Objectives developed from
  2006-2007 NJ Ask Results (1) Picture, Poem and
  passage prompts targeted improvement in Writing
  Workshop and Ketchup Mustard Fridays and Drop
  Everything and Write practice for grades 3-5. (2)
  Analyzing Text Practice targeted improvement in
  Readers Workshop Lexile reading /NJ Ask Testing
  for grades 3-5. (3) Problem Solving Practice for
  grades 3-5 targeted improvement in the
  mathematics instruction block.
• PAWS Writers Workshop Language Arts, What Good
  Writers Do! skill development in the writing
  instruction block. NB teachers followed the PAWS
  Writing Curriculum Timelines to ensure consistent
  instruction and student skill development.
• Drop Everything and Write Grade level timed
  writing prompts were scored holistically,
  analyzed and shared with parents.
• Spicy Word Practice Ownership of 7, 8 and 9
  words based on grade level continued in the sixth
  quarter.
• Question of the Day Specific daily practice
  questions in mathematics from the CCCS were used
  to keep pace with skills found on the NJ ASK 3-5.
• Open Ended Mathematics Practice Targeted
  practice in answering open ended mathematics
  questions using NJ DOE scored released samples
  and the NJ Open Ended Rubric.

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Key Learning for the Sixth Quarter 2007-2008

• District Initiative SRI/DRA/Riverside Benchmark
  regimen in the elementary schools.
• Overall SRI Results from the sixth quarter
  administration were compared to the second
  quarter and fifth quarter administrations. The
  Q2 to Q6 comparison showed the AP rate was flat
  remaining at 18, the Proficiency rate was down
  -16, the Basic rate was flat, remaining at 14
  and the Below Basic rate increased significantly
  (175), up from 3 of the total to 7.
• The Q5 to Q6 comparison showed a significant
  improvement in the AP rate of from 12 to 17, a
  47 increase with 53 students AP overall. The P
  rate decreased -8. The Basic rate increased 8
  and the Below Basic rate decreased significantly
  (-35), 34 students to 22.

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North BoulevardSRI RatingsFifth QTR vs. Sixth
QTR
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North BoulevardSRI RatingsSecond QTR vs. Sixth
QTR
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Pequannock Township Public SchoolsBenchmark
Results Q2 Vs. Q6
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North Boulevard NJ ASK Ranking for 2006-2007State
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North Boulevard NJ ASK Ranking for
2006-2007County
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North Boulevard Benchmark Results Math
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North Boulevard Benchmark Results Language Arts
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School Culture and Climate Goals
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School Culture and Climate Goals

• A. Activities
• I will engage in the following activities and
  detail how each activity enhanced the achievement
  of my goal.
• I will work with the North Boulevard School
  community, teachers, staff and students to
  implement the Six Pillars of Character
  Curriculum, establish Hallways of Character,
  maximize effectiveness the Professional Learning
  Community around the team concept and develop a
  comprehensive computer based student
  services/management system.
• B. Evidence
• I will document my progress in enhancing my
  skills and knowledge, dispositions and
  performance with the following artifacts and/or
  outcomes
• Conduct staff/community development for the Six
  Pillars of Character Curriculum.
• Establish performance goals, monitoring and a
  community reporting system to ensure an effective
  implementation of the curriculum.
• Establish a partnership with the community to
  design, get BOE approval, acquire funding for
  materials and install Hallways of Character.
• Conduct staff development on the PLC/team concept
  and establish performance goals and a TQM
  management system.
• Work with the district initiative to implement a
  comprehensive computer based student
  services/management system.

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School Culture and Climate Goals
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