McAlpine ElementarySchool Improvement Plan Review

January 29, 2015

MAP Data Review (Winter)2014-2015 McAlpine Elementary MAP Assessment Data

December 2013-September 2014 (blue columns indicate December 2014 scores)

         EOY BOY MOY MOY

         EOY BOY MOY MOY

2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014

Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test Scores

71 81 75 78Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test

Scores 75 72 75 70

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 41 47 47 46 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 47 47 46 40

                   

Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 72 81 74 77 Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 74 72 75 70

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 30 38 46 45 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 46 47 38 46

% Kindergarten At/Above Mean         % First At/Above Mean        

  Reading 58% 58% 63% 59% Reading 66% 65% 61% 57%

        Math 42% 47% 62% 58%         Math 62% 65% 51% 66%

                 Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test

Scores80 76 76 77

Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test Scores

76 68 79 68

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 51 51 52 57 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 52 50 60 54

                 

Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 80 76 77 77 Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 77 68 78 68

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 47 49 46 48 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 46 43 48 52

%Second Grade At/Above Mean         % Third Grade At/Above Mean        

  Reading 64% 67% 68% 74% Reading 68% 74% 76% 79%

        Math 59% 64% 60% 62%         Math 60% 63% 62% 76%

                 Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test

Scores97 96 88 94

Total Students With Valid Reading Growth Test Scores

88 95 98 94

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 66 62 52 65 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 52 59 57 58

                   

Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 98 96 89 91 Total Students With Valid Math Growth Test Scores 89 95 97 95

Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 52 68 50 72 Students At or Above Norm Grade Level Mean RIT 50 48 42 57

%Fourth Grade At/Above Mean         % Fifth Grade At/Above Mean        

  Reading 68% 65% 59% 69%   Reading 59% 62% 58% 62%

        Math 53% 71% 56% 79%         Math 56% 51% 43% 60%

Goal 1-Duty-free lunch period

Lunchroom monitor in cafeteria for 11 hours per week

Teacher assistants eat lunch with kindergarten students

Teacher assistant provides support for 5th grade lunch

Zero office referrals for cafeteria behavior

Goal 2 – Instructional Planning

Monthly half-day planning

Monthly 90-minute planning

45 minutes M, T, Th, F

Data discussions during staff meetings once a month

EC teachers meeting weekly with regular education teachers

TD teacher attending planning meetings

Goal 3 – Positive School Climate

Bullying Prevention Week in October

Monthly House Meetings – This month’s theme was Filling a Bucket

Social skills lessons during half-day planning (Evosevich and Isamat) and teachers having class meetings to address issues

Daily recess – Teachers cannot take away recess as a punishment

School Health Team – Started meeting monthly in December.

Goal 4 - 70% of the students K-3 will meet or exceed their Target Growth Goal in Reading as measured by TRC Reading Levels.

Waiting for TRC testing results.

67% of students at or above the Norm Grade Level Mean RIT on MAP Reading assessment.

Goal 5 - 60% of the students K-5 will meet their Target Growth Goal in Math as measured by the MAP Assessment.

McAlpine saw an increase in the percent of proficient students from Fall to Winter in math. Fall: 41.82% proficient

Winter: 63.66% proficient

Increase: 21.85%. Top five in South Learning Community

Goal 6 – Meeting the needs of all learners

Teachers participating in boys adrift discussions to learn about working with male students

Ms. Young offering professional development on differentiation

Mrs. Davis training staff on using data to differentiate lessons and activities for all students

Goal 7 – Mastery Grading

Teachers providing reteaching and reassessment for students who score below an 84% on benchmark assessments

Enrichment/remediation block allows for differentiated support for students

Hired two tutors to prepare students for EOG testing

Working with the ASEP to hire two teachers to tutor during the after-school program