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CAMPUS/SCHOOL NAME 2013-‐14 School Action Plan

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Achievement Targets

Metric SY2013 Score

SY2014 Goal

Elementary (K-‐5)STAAR at Level III-‐Advanced (%)STAAR gap at Level II Recommended (% Gap: State white vs. School African American & Hispanic Results)Grade 3 STAAR Reading (Level II -‐ Recommended)Grade 4 STAAR Writing (Level II -‐ Recommended)Kindergarten Readiness on ISIP (% Tier 1)Average of Campus End-‐ and Mid-‐year Course ACPs (% passing)

Middle (6-‐8)STAAR at Level III-‐Advanced (%) 8 25STAAR gap at Level II Recommended (% Gap: State white vs. School African American & Hispanic Results) 9 5Grade 8 STAAR Math (Level II -‐ Recommended) 75 82Average of Campus End-‐ and Mid-‐year Course ACPs (% passing) 60 70

High School (9-‐12)STAAR at Level III-‐Advanced (%)STAAR gap at Level II Recommended (% Gap: State white vs. School African American & Hispanic Results)Average of Campus End-‐ and Mid-‐year Course ACPs (% passing)AP (% exams passed -‐ score of at least 3)Grade 12 SAT/ACT (Sum of average SAT Critical Reading and Mathematics or ACT Reading and MathematicsCollege Readiness (% of seniors: ACT 21 or SAT of 1110)

Instructions: The metrics below are aligned with the metrics in the District Action Plan. Using your most recent data, determine goals for SY2014.

2013-‐14 School Action Plan

Needs Related to Student Achievement Data:

According to the data, there is an achievement gap between the Hispanic and African American student groups. As revealed by historical performance, the gap is diminishing although it is currently a 9% disparity.

6th grade reading, 7th grade writing, 7th grade reading and 6th grade math is performing below district average in reference to STARR performance data. All other content areas are either comparable or above state average.

Needs Related to Improving the Quality of Instruction:

Indicated by the data tracker, the campus is proficient in all four domains (LO, DOL, PI, Eng) and reinforced by performance data. Although the averages indicate that the campus is slightly below the proficient rating (2) in all four catagories.Engagement is the lowest performing area, above-‐mentioned data included, in reference to the quality of

Needs Related to System Evaluation (philosophy, processes, implementation, capacity):Ensure that a vision is outlined, more importantly, teachers understand the campus vision and how it is connected to the core beliefs and operate in that perspective.Establish action plan and goals and continuously review and reinforce with staffImprove leadership density with staff and studentsEnsure resources are allocated to specific identified action itemsUse data to strategically identify struggling students early for the purpose of closing the achievement gap and

Goals Developed from Needs Assessment: Returning staff and staff new to Comstock MS will be rated proficient or above in all 4 areas(Quality of Instruction): 60% by November 2013, 80% by January 2014.80% of all campus teachers will have a clear understanding and be able to articulate and demonstrate campus All (100%)core teachers will be able to provide tutoring logs for struggling students as identified by campus and distict benchmarks by October 201380% of all campus teachers will be able to document the campus vision and district's core beliefs by October 2013, 86% by December 2013, 90% by the end of the year.


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REF SPECIFIC ACTION(S) LINK TO INDICATOR TITLE I FUND OBJ ITEM AMOUNT NLT DATE STATUSSCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)A1 Building leaders will provide staff development on engagementB1 Administrators will conduct weekly observations to monitor classroom engagement

C1Attendance committee will assign personnel to review daily attendance and make needed home visits and phone calls to students with excessive absences

D1 Principal will meet with new enrollees prior to registration to review expectationsE1 All schedule changes will be approved by the Principal/Associate PrincipalF1 Administrators will hold weekly CILT meeting to discuss common assessment dataG1 Administrators will ensure that all teachers receiveCostas questioning techniques trainingH1 Princpal will conduct student assemblies to set academic and behavioral expectationsI1 Principal will identify and hire highly qualified teachers to improve the quality of instruction on campus

STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)

A2 Administrators will conduct teacher content data sessions to identify and address areas of concern

B2Staff will adhere to instructional non-‐negotiables ensuring that classroom lessons are engaging and motivating for students daily

C2 Teachers will document phone calls to parents of students missing 3 or more consecutive days

D2 Staff will ensure student academic and attendance celebrations once a semesterE2 By Sept 1st all teacher will complete welcome phone calls

F2Administrators will model best practices and assist teachers with lesson plannig , formative assessment, and implementation of cooperative grouping strategies

G2Teacher will input common assessments each 3rd and 6th week of the six weeks into Eduphoria for data treview and analysis using student profiles

H2Students not meeting standards on STAAR/common assessments will be targeted for in school support, after school customized tutoring, and Saturday Blitz

Common Assessments/ACP scores in core areas, grades 6-‐8 for each teacher wil indicate 50% overall passing by the end of 2nd six weeks; 60% by the end of 3rd six weeks and 70% by the 4th six weeksStudents ADA will improve form 94% to 96% during 2013-‐2014 due to teachers raising the levels of engagement

KEY ACTION (Briefly state the specific goal or objective.)

Improve academic performance and scholar behavior by increasing the level of engagement.

INDICATORS OF SUCCESS (Measurable results that describe success.)

75% or greater of all student and all subgroups will master all parts of the state assessmentClassroom observations indicate the average ratin gof "2" or better using multiple response strategies; experienced teachers 80% by November 2013; 80% new teachers by December 2013


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REF SPECIFIC ACTION(S) LINK TO INDICATOR TITLE I FUND OBJ ITEM AMOUNT NLT DATE STATUSSCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)

A1Campus Administrators will conduct at least 10 weekly spot observations to monitor progress related to classroom engagement

B1Encourage all faculty and staff members to attend extra-‐curricular activities by awarding grade level teams that have the largest number of teachers in attendance

C1Instructional leaders will conduct calibrated walks to improve the quality of instruction at least once a week across content areas

STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)A2 Teachers will administer learning styles inventories and interest surveys during the first six weeks

B2Teachers will make an effort to support their individual students by attending school sponsored events (i.e. athletic and academic competitions)

C2 Teachers will communicate and display behavioral and academic expectations for students in their classrooms.

75% or greater of all students will successfully master all objectives on both state and local assessments


Build a culture of caring in an effort to positively impact the student’s academic and social development


75% or greater of all student will indicate on the Campus Snapshot Survey thet their teachers care about themand their academic progressA 40% decrease in the number of student referrals in comparison to 2012-‐2013 school year


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REF SPECIFIC ACTION(S) LINK TO INDICATOR TITLE I FUND OBJ ITEM AMOUNT NLT DATE STATUSSCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)A1 Leaders will facilitate book studies for school staff.B1 Generate time lines for Student Council (i.e. elections, installment of officers, etc..).C1 Ensure National Honor Society selection criteria is provided to the teachers by the counselors.D1 Professional Development via conferences, webinars, Region 10 workshops and in-‐house.E1 Administrators will create opportunities for parents to participate and support student leadership growth

STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)A2 Collaborate with administrators to develop and create presentations for staff developmentB2 All staff will participate in professional book studies as identified by the administrative staff.C2 Select student ambassadors.

70% of campus staff by will understand their leadership role on campus by November 2013 and 90% by January 2014. !00 % of teacher staff will present during Comstock Staff development or campus PLC's.On-‐going Professional Development opportunities will be utilized to enhance leadership and teacher capacity


Build leadership capacity in teachers and students alike.


100% of professional staff will engage in Professional article studiesThe principal will select content instructional leaders and grade level chairs to increase the leadership density on campus.


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REF SPECIFIC ACTION(S) LINK TO INDICATOR TITLE I FUND OBJ ITEM AMOUNT NLT DATE STATUSSCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)A1 The principal will identify the school vision, core beliefs and action plans goals with staff in August 2013.B1 Principal/ Leadership Team will enforce core beliefs and action plan goals in all meetings.C1 Principal will recognize staff contributions on the weekly newsletter and via emails consistently.

D1Principal Executive Leadership Team will meet once per six weeks to review progress on the action plan goals and evaluate school systems to ensure effective and efficient coordination of services

E1 The CILT team will lead departmental updates related to action plans goals once per six weeks.

STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)A2 Staff will identify and participate in core belief activities during back to school staff development and faculty meetings.B2 Staff will review action plan goals during the campus planning event.C2 All teachers will have a clear classroom management plan utilized daily to provide an optimal learning environment.


All employees will know, understand, and behave in accordance with core beliefs and action plan goals.


90% of all staff member will know and understand the District's core beliefs by January 2014 reflected by campus and district surveys. 80% of teachers can identify action plan goals by November 2014 through campus and district climate surveys and campus snapshot surveys (if available).


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123456 Increased number of Pre-‐AP campus course offerings

7Student referrals will decrease by 30% by the end of the year as compared to the 2012/13 school year in reference to level 1 infractions.

8All (100%) of teachers will be provided support to improve teacher practice as identified through spot checks and calibrated walks.

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REF SPECIFIC ACTION(S) LINK TO INDICATOR TITLE I FUND OBJ ITEM AMOUNT NLT DATE STATUSSCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the building leaders take to accomplish the objective?)A1 Administrative team will conduct weekly observations to monitor progress related to classroom engagement.B1 Administrators will conduct CILT meetings to discuss the common assessment data twice a month.

C1Administrators will ensure all teachers have recieved training on Costas questioning techniques by the close of the first semester.

D1 PELT will meet monthly to review action plan goals and student performance data.E1 The CILT team will lead departmental updates related to action plan goals once per six weeks.

F1Administrators will review lesson plans to ensure alignment, use of higher order questions, and multiple response strategies.

G1Admin will conduct Teacher/Administrative data meetings to discuss teacher performance data, student grade transition, and student support.

STAFF ACTIONS (What specific action steps will the staff take to accomplish the objective?)

ELAImplement Thinking Maps strategies for visual representation providing common language and guarantees students utilization of eight fundamental cognitive processes (i.e. define, dscribe, compare/contrast, classify, break down into parts, sequence, cause/effect, and establish relationships between things) which build critical skills needed to problem solve.Identify no more than 10 Tier III (Academic Vocabulary) words to be taught weekly utilizing six specified research based vocabulary stategies to teach those words. (Advanced Frayer Model, Frayer Model, Alpha Boxes, Word Sort, KWLPlus, Anticipation Reaction Guide).Utilize research based writing stategies such as Writer's Workshop in the ELA classrooms.Host a two day writing workshop once per semester.

MATHUtilized Readiness and Supporting standards focused bell ringers to reinforce student expectations, mathematical concepts, and numerical fluency.Analyze student data for weakness, address needs through tutoring and varied activities geared toward their interests.Student journals and profiles will be used as an intereactive tool to showcase students continued growth and performance.Develop students' mathematical reasoning skills through problem solving techniques such as weigh evidence, identify patterns, making connections, evaluating outcomes to increase academic rigor.

Science

Use of iCore, Brain Pop and Webccat (if available), manipulatives, lab activities, questions, and assessments will be used according to the level of difficulty for common assessments in order to increase academic rigor.

Social Use the P.E.G.S. stategy to identify the different characteristics in their primary and secondary sources, compare visuals in

ALL Utilize Multiple Response Strategies to allow students to be continously assessed for masterery and allows the teacher to Utilize the revised Bloom's Taxonomy Questioning stems to jhave students difficult concepts within the context that is being Create and implement essential questions daily in an effort to focus and guide student learning while demanding rigorous Implement a school-‐wide writing plan that addresses the students areas of needs as it pertains to expository writing and

ACP'sReadistep15 % (80%) Increased achievement on campus and district common assessments by the end of the year.


Improve student proficiency in all content areas and student populations in an effort to meet or exceed STAAR higher order thinking standards, College Readiness Skills and our National Common Core Standards.


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KEY ACTION PROGRESS REPORT

KEY ACTION 1Improve academic performance and scholar behavior by increasing the level of engagement.

SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUS

Building leaders will provide staff development on engagement

Administrators will conduct weekly observations to monitor classroom engagement

Attendance committee will assign personnel to review daily attendance and make needed home visits and phone calls to students with excessive absencesPrincipal will meet with new enrollees prior to registration to review expectationsAll schedule changes will be approved by the Principal/Associate Principal

Administrators will hold weekly CILT meeting to discuss common assessment data

Administrators will ensure that all teachers receiveCostas questioning techniques training

Princpal will conduct student assemblies to set academic and behavioral expectations

Principal will identify and hire highly qualified teachers to improve the quality of instruction on campus

KEY ACTION 2Build a culture of caring in an effort to positively impact the student’s academic and social development

SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSCampus Administrators will conduct at least 10 weekly spot observations to monitor progress related to classroom engagement

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACTIONS


Encourage all faculty and staff members to attend extra-‐curricular activities by awarding grade level teams that have the largest number of teachers in attendanceInstructional leaders will conduct calibrated walks to improve the quality of instruction at least once a week across content areas

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KEY ACTION 3Build leadership capacity in teachers and students alike.

SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSLeaders will facilitate book studies for school staff.Generate time lines for Student Council (i.e. elections, installment of officers, etc..).Ensure National Honor Society selection criteria is provided to the teachers by the counselors.Professional Development via conferences, webinars, Region 10 workshops and in-‐house.Administrators will create opportunities for parents to participate and support student leadership growth

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KEY ACTION 4All employees will know, understand, and behave in accordance with core beliefs and action plan goals.

SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSThe principal will identify the school vision, core beliefs and action plans goals with staff in August 2013.



Principal/ Leadership Team will enforce core beliefs and action plan goals in all meetings.

Principal will recognize staff contributions on the weekly newsletter and via emails consistently.

Principal Executive Leadership Team will meet once per six weeks to review progress on the action plan goals and evaluate school systems to ensure effective and efficient coordination of servicesThe CILT team will lead departmental updates related to action plans goals once per six weeks.

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KEY ACTION 5Improve student proficiency in all content areas and student populations in an effort to meet or exceed STAAR higher order thinking standards, College


Administrative team will conduct weekly observations to monitor progress related to classroom engagement.

Administrators will conduct CILT meetings to discuss the common assessment data twice a month.

Administrators will ensure all teachers have recieved training on Costas questioning techniques by the close of the first semester.PELT will meet monthly to review action plan goals and student performance data.

The CILT team will lead departmental updates related to action plan goals once per six weeks.

Administrators will review lesson plans to ensure alignment, use of higher order questions, and multiple response strategies.Admin will conduct Teacher/Administrative data meetings to discuss teacher performance data, student grade transition, and student support.


SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSAdministrators will conduct teacher content data sessions to identify and address areas of concernStaff will adhere to instructional non-‐negotiables ensuring that classroom lessons are engaging and motivating for students daily

Teachers will document phone calls to parents of students missing 3 or more consecutive days

Staff will ensure student academic and attendance celebrations once a semesterBy Sept 1st all teacher will complete welcome phone callsAdministrators will model best practices and assist teachers with lesson plannig , formative assessment, and implementation of cooperative grouping strategiesTeacher will input common assessments each 3rd and 6th week of the six weeks into Eduphoria for data treview and analysis using student profilesStudents not meeting standards on STAAR/common assessments will be targeted for in school support, after school customized tutoring, and Saturday Blitz


Teachers will administer learning styles inventories and interest surveys during the first six weeks

STAFF ACTIONS

STAFF ACTIONS

Teachers will make an effort to support their individual students by attending school sponsored events (i.e. athletic and academic competitions)Teachers will communicate and display behavioral and academic expectations for students in their classrooms.


SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSCollaborate with administrators to develop and create presentations for staff developmentAll staff will participate in professional book studies as identified by the administrative staff.Select student ambassadors.

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SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSStaff will identify and participate in core belief activities during back to school staff development and faculty meetings.

STAFF ACTIONS

STAFF ACTIONS

Staff will review action plan goals during the campus planning event.All teachers will have a clear classroom management plan utilized daily to provide an optimal learning environment.


SPECIFIC ACTION(S) NLT DATE STATUSImplement Thinking Maps strategies for visual representation providing common language and guarantees students utilization of eight fundamental cognitive processes (i.e. define, dscribe, compare/contrast, classify, break down into parts, sequence, cause/effect, and establish relationships between things) which build critical skills needed to problem solve.Identify no more than 10 Tier III (Academic Vocabulary) words to be taught weekly utilizing six specified research based vocabulary stategies to teach those words. (Advanced Frayer Model, Frayer Model, Alpha Boxes, Word Sort, KWLPlus, Anticipation Reaction Guide).

Utilize research based writing stategies such as Writer's Workshop in the ELA classrooms.

Host a two day writing workshop once per semester.Utilized Readiness and Supporting standards focused bell ringers to reinforce student expectations, mathematical concepts, and numerical fluency.Analyze student data for weakness, address needs through tutoring and varied activities geared toward their interests.Student journals and profiles will be used as an intereactive tool to showcase students continued growth and performance.

STAFF ACTIONS

Develop students' mathematical reasoning skills through problem solving techniques such as weigh evidence, identify patterns, making connections, evaluating outcomes to increase academic rigor.Use of iCore, Brain Pop and Webccat (if available), manipulatives, lab activities, questions, and assessments will be used according to the level of difficulty for common assessments in order to increase academic rigor.Use the P.E.G.S. stategy to identify the different characteristics in their primary and secondary sources, compare visuals in order ti develop multiple intelligences, and identify key words/

COMMENTS/ NEXT ACTION STEPS



SUMMARY OF KEY ACTION EXPENDITURES

FUND 6100 6200199 $0.00 $5,000.00211 $0.00 $7,000.00240 $0.00 $0.00286 $0.00 $0.00

199/211 $0.00 $0.0021M $0.00 $0.00SCE $0.00 $0.00

SCE/199 $0.00 $0.00Other SR Fund $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL $0.00 $12,000.00

# TITLE I COMPONENT NO. OF ACTIONS1 Needs assessment 52 Reform strategies 23 Instr by HQ tchrs 14 HQ PD 55 Attracting HQ staff 16 Parent involvement 17 Grade-‐level transitions 18 Asssessment Dec-‐Mak 39 Timely Add'l Assistance 310 Coordination of Svcs 1

Note: In order to meet Title I requirements, Specific Action steps may be added to the Key Action Tabs OR in the Title ISpecific Actions in the table to the right.

6300 6400 6500 6600$12,000.00 $2,500.00 $0.00 $0.00$23,000.00 $7,000.00 $0.00 $0.00

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$35,000.00 $9,500.00 $0.00 $0.00

Note: In order to meet Title I requirements, Specific Action steps may be added to the Key Action Tabs OR in the Title I

TITLE I SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS

TITLE I COMPONENT RESPONSIBLE

TOTAL$19,500.00$37,000.00

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$56,500.00

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