Newton-Conover City Schools

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Newton-Conover City Schools

• 2013-2014 Elementary and Conover
• School Improvement Plans

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• District Focus

Serve Utilize Technology to improve
instruction 4Cs-Communication, Collaboration,
Creativity Critical Thinking
Celebrate accomplishments each other Engage
students Enrich the lives of students
Differentiate based upon individual
needs
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Conover School

• 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan

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• Conover Demographics

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• SIT Members

• Phyllis Pegram Principal
• Priscilla Palmisano Asst. Principal
• Jeremy Ross Middle School
• Mary Graham Pre-K
• Joan Cresimore School Nurse
• Tasha Herman Teacher Assistant

• Carissa Shafer Speech
• Margaret Bush Teacher Assistant
• Alesa Davis High School (CHAIR)
• Eileen Cangemi Elementary
• Tonya Wehnau Parent Rep

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• School Focus

• Create healthy, active, and appropriate citizens
  in their school and society
• Provide a rigorous and differentiated environment
• Create a positive climate
• Align instruction
• Improve the use of technology

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• Goal 1 2

• 100 of students will thrive in a rigorous and
  differentiated learning environment.
• 100 of students will be healthy, active, and
  appropriate citizens in their school and society
  

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• Action Steps for Goals 1 2

• Incorporate strategies into the instructional
  plans that show differentiation
• Monitor attendance rates for students
• Utilize Adaptive Materials in all classrooms
• Implement ways for the staff and students to be
  involved in healthy choices
• Utilize proper rules and regulations to ensure
  safety

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• Goal 3

• 100 of staff will communicate with, and
  contribute in a positive manner to all
  stakeholders in the students lives.

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• Action Steps for Goal 3

• Implement standards for all stakeholders
• Provide communication in a variety of ways to all
  stakeholders
• Promote opportunities to give back to the
  community
• Provide minutes to all stakeholders when meetings
  occur

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• Goal 4

• 100 of staff will align instruction to the needs
  of the students and the requirements of the
  state.

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• Action Steps for Goal 4

• Increase staff attendance rate in the district
• Provide PLCs for grade levels
• Train staff with new Common Core standards
• Incorporate morale boasters
• Inform staff of available staff development or
  trainings that are available
• Follow all rules/procedures related to field
  trips

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• Goal 5

• 100 of staff will be proficient and consistent
  in using instructional technology in the
  classroom.

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• Action Steps for Goal 5

• Utilize technology in all classrooms
• Provide on-going technology training

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North Newton Elementary School

• 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan

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• North Newton Demographics

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• Economically Disadvantaged

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• SIT Members

• Mandy Cobb 3rd Grade
• Jonathan Tharpe 4th Grade Co-chair
• Matthew McKinney 5th Grade
• Sharon Hartsoe Special Area
• Kelly Clampitt Teacher Assistant
• Amy Ross Parent Rep

• Shane Whitener Principal
• Jill Hager Instructional Coach
• Dawn West
• Emily Smith Guidance
• Bobbi Jones Kindergarten
• Stacey Mrazek 1st Grade Chair
• Cheri Dudley 2nd Grade
• Mandy Cobb 3rd Grade

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• School Focus

• Increase Reading Proficiency
• Increase Math Proficiency
• Decrease the Number of Discipline Referrals
• Increase Number of Volunteers and Opportunities
  for Parents to be Involved in the School Building

Specific Academic and Value-Added Goals will be
Created when North Carolina Releases EOG Data
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• Goal 1

• North Newton Elementary School will increase our
  school wide reading proficiency by 10 as
  measured by TRC, and achieve high growth status
  as measured by the EOGs at the end of this
  academic school year.

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• Action Steps for Goal 1

• Each grade level developed plans to address this
  reading goal.
• Identify at-risk students
• Implement 90 minutes of reading in each class
• Implement use of mClass Advisor to develop
  interventions for Dibels
• Implement Letterland in first grade
• Utilize the EC teachers for inclusion services
• Utilize ICT process for at-risk students

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• Goal 2

• North Newton Elementary will increase our school
  wide math proficiency by 10 and achieve high
  growth status as measured by the EOGs at the end
  of this academic school year.

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• Action Steps for Goal 2

• Implement Math Expressions to fidelity
• Assessment using Unit tests
• Plan weekly with Instructional Coach with Math
  Expressions (in addition to their PLC meeting
  day)
• Focus on conceptual thinking instead of procedure

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• Goal 3 4

• North Newton Elementary will decrease the number
  of discipline referrals from 63 to 30 by the end
  of the 2013-2014 school year.
• North Newton Elementary School will increase the
  number of parent volunteer hours and increase the
  amount of parent involvement by the end of the
  2013-14 school year.

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• Action Steps for Goal 3 4

• Meet monthly to analyze the PBIS data
• Reorganize PTO so that all meetings are Open
  Mtgs.
• Set up committees through PTO
• Use Remind 101
• Encourage parents to volunteer through the
  monthly newsletters
• Have the PTO incorporate a monthly newsletter and
  update the website
• Have a schedule set up for parents when
• they come in to volunteer

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Shuford Elementary School

• 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan

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• Shuford Demographics

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• Economically Disadvantaged

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• SIT Members

• Cierra Parker 5th Grade
• Kecia Hopper Special Area
• Gina Lutz Teacher Assistants
• Jody Cecil Parent Rep
• Tina Starnes Parent Rep

Patrick Nelson Principal Scarlet Davis
Instructional Coach Julianne Surratte
Kindergarten Shannon Weaver 1st Grade Kristy
Davis 2nd Grade Chair Adrianne Blackwelder 3rd
Grade Shannon Childress 4th Grade
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• School Focus

• Increase Math Proficiency
• Increase Reading Proficiency
• Implement a Character Program
• Implement a Education/Bullying Program

Specific Academic and Value-Added Goals will be
Created when North Carolina Releases EOG Data
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• Goal 1

• Each grade level will increase the number of
  students on grade level as compared to the
  2012-13 Mclass/Dibels data by 10 or more
  according to the Mclass/Dibels data in Reading by
  June 2014.

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• Action Steps for Goal 1

• Incorporate flexible reading groups
• Incorporate Letterland interventions
• Utilize differentiated word sorts
• Implement Project Based Learning opportunities

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• Goal 2

• Each grade level will increase the number of
  students on grade level according to the Math
  Expressions unit tests overall by 10 according
  to the Math Expressions data in math by June
  2014.

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• Action Steps for Goal 2

• Use all Math Expressions materials and
  intervention materials as needed according to the
  program
• Use volunteers/tutors to work with individual
  struggling students.
• Incorporate differentiated strategies in the
  classroom (Ruby Payne/SIOP/RIGOR)
• Offer tutoring to at-risk by core teachers
• Initiate the at-risk teacher mentor program

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• Goal 3

• 100 of Shuford students will participate in a
  character education/bullying prevention program
  by June 2013.

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• Action Steps for Goal 3

• Implement a character trait of the month
• Highlight the Student of the month
• Implement a Character Kid of the month bulletin
  board and website with selected students
  photographed.
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• Hold a luncheon for students identified as
  showing the monthly trait
• Implement classroom guidance classes to address
  character trait

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South Newton Elementary School

• 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan

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• South Newton Demographics

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• Economically Disadvantaged

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• SIT Members

• South Newton Elementary School
• Julia Styers Principal
• Dr. Scarlett Davis Instructional Coach
• Rich Painchaud Chair - Special Area
• Jane Clark Co Chair K/1 rep
• Christy Buff 2/3 rep

• Terry Drum 4/5 rep
• Jenny Morgan Pre K rep
• Shelly Van Sanford EC rep
• Teacher Assistants/
• Classified Staff
• Marguerite Sullivan
• TBA Parent Rep
• TBA Parent Rep

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• School Focus

• Increase Math Proficiency
• Increase Reading Proficiency
• Address Healthy and Active Lifestyles
• Become a PBIS model school

Specific Academic and Value-Added Goals will be
Created when North Carolina Releases EOG Data
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• Goal 1

• Each grade level will increase the number of
  students on grade level as compared to the
  Beginning of Year (BOY) Mclass/Dibels data and
  measured by the End of Year (EOY) 2013-14
  Mclass/Dibels data in Reading according to the
  following scale
• 80 or higher by 5
• 70 -80 by 10
• 60 - 70 by 15
• Below 50 by 20

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• Action Steps for Goal 1

• Balanced Literacy
• Café and Daily 5
• Words Their Way Groups
• Tiger Time interventions
• McLass interventions
• Progress monitoring reds and yellows every 10 and
  15 days

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• Goal 2

• Each grade level will increase the number of
  students on grade level as compared to the
  2012-13 Class Scapes / data and measured by
  2013-14 ClassScapes data in Math according to the
  following scale
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• 80 or higher by 5
• 70 -80 by 10
• 60 - 70 by 15
• Below 50 by 20

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• Action Steps for Goal 2

• Math enrichment / remediation using activity
  cards from Math Expressions
• Teach Math Expressions from cover to cover with
  fidelity
• Use data from Quick Quizzes and Unit tests for
  prescriptive intervention
• Meet twice per month with instructional coach and
  principal to discuss progress with Math
  Expressions and plan accordingly

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• Goal 3 4

• South Newton staff will increase the number of
  activities offered for students and staff
  encouraging healthy active lifestyles from 2 for
  students including PE and recess to 4 and from 0
  for staff to 2 this school year.

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• Action Steps for Goal 3

• Implement the theme On the Move
• Provide staff seminar titled Making Choices for
  a Healthier Lifestyle.  
• Encourage students/staff to join On the Move
  club to walk / run after school
• Provide weight loss contest for staff

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• Goal 4

• South Newton Elementary will become a model PBIS
  school as identified by the criteria from the
  National Positive Behavior Intervention Support
  program by the end of the school year.

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• Action Steps for Goal 4

• Determine and set guidelines and expectations
  for becoming a model school
• Develop an action plan
• Hold monthly meetings to determine progress of
  the goals