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San Francisco Unified School District

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DRAFT

1. School Description (see SARC)

2. Analysis of Current Conditions

3. School Vision Statement

4. School Site Priorities

5. School Activities

6. Educational Programs

School Site Plan for

Sherman Elementary School

Table of Contents

2001-2002

Introduction: Analysis of Current Conditions (Needs Assessment)Sherman Elementary School823

2001/2002

Faculty met with staff from Assessment and Research to review test score data from 2000-01 in Fall 2000. A Follow-up meeting looked at contentclusters and activities that would be appropriate for in the classroom. For Spring update of site plan, faculty will again review matched score data as wellas parent surveys (ARC Associates survey done in Chinese & English), and interventions that we have put into place. Faculty is working inheterogeneous, cross grade level teams to review last year’s site plan and activities. School Site Council and PTA have met to give input to activities andobjectives.

Process for Data Analysis

Volume III Gains Data:• More than a year’s growth was made in reading at Grade 4• Scores in 3rd and 5th grade reamined constant with no significant gains or losses• Sherman as a whole made less than a year’s growth in math in 1999-2000 with 4th grade being significantly low Performance data: •2nd grade is up from last year in all subject areas •3rd grade total reading performance is down from last year •4th grade performance increased in all areas •5th grade performance is down from last year in all subject areas •All ethnicities remained constant

Academic/Performance

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2001/2002

• 77% of Sherman fourth graders scored at or above a basic writing proficiency level• 90% third grade students scored at or above the basic level on the Mathematics Performance Assessment• 83% of first graders scored at or above basic reading comprehension on the ABC• 74% of first graders scored at or above beginning levels on the writing section of the ABC

Areas of Success/Progress/Achievement

• Fourth and fifth grade students are not making sufficient gains in mathematics• Fourth and fifth grade should be making greater gains in reading• Third grade reading performance data is down from last year•Fifth grade performance is down in all subject areas from previous year

Areas of Concern



2001/2002

• Reading Recovery grades 1-2• Edgewood Primary Intervention Program (PIP) K-3• Mathematics tutoring and math specialist support• Some after school tutoring in literacy 3-5• China Town Child Development Center Counseling on site for ab3632• After school program YMCA on site

Current Programs



Vision StatementSchool Year: 2001/2002

I. Students will develop skills in the basic academic areas which will enable them to function effectively in a variety of life situations.

II. Students will develop a positive self image and learn the importance of personal choices in contributing to their well being and the well being of others.

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Action Plan OverviewSherman Elementary School

Priority Area Objectives Measures Major Benchmarks

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School Year: 2001/2002

I. Academic Achievement:Significantly increase academicachievement and learning for allstudents, including closing theachievement gap, based on the2000-2001 achievement data. Focusmust be on reading and mathematics asmeasured by the Stanford 9Achievement tests and otherassessments as appropriate.

Sherman School will achieve its APIfor all significant subgroups. 40% ofstudents at the below averageproficiency level of readingcomprehension will move to theaverage level

SAT9

40% of students at the average levelwill move to above average in Math

3rd Grade Math AssessmentSAT 9Math PQR sample.

5% of students at the below averagelevel will move to the average level inMath.

3 Grade Math AssessmentSAT 9

API Report from State of California andSFUSDMonthly review of student worksamples, school wide writing sample.Scholastic Pre, Mid and Post YearAssessments (September, January,June)

Math Pre, Mid and End of YearAssessments (September, January,June).

Pre, Mid and Post year Assessment(September, January, June).PQR sample.

II. Academic Achievement: Ensurethat all students have access to acomprehensive education by providinga high-quality program of studies in theCore Curriculum areas(English/language arts, mathematics,science, social studies) visual andperforming arts, health and physicaleducation, world languages, andschool-to-career and technicalprograms where appropriate.

All students in all classrooms will beprovided the core curriculum for therequired number of instructionalminutes using district content andperformance standards.

Teacher lesson plans, master scheduleand student programs.

All students identified as “at-risk” byanalysis of performance, attendance,and other data will receive supportactivities and/or extended learningtime.

Individual learning plan for all childrenwho meet “at risk” criteria as outlinedin site plan.

All students will use adoptedinstructional materials (tests andsupplemental materials)

Inventory of classroom materials used.(as shown in teacher lesson plans)

Portfolios (On-going)

Quarterly SST meetings and review ofstudent progress (October, January,March, June).

Grade level planning meetings two timesa month (September-May).

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III. Initiatives to ImproveInstruction: Improve the instructionaldelivery to all students using bestpractices for student learning asreflected in Focus on Learningrecommendations (PQR/WASC,Compliance (CCR), whole schoolreform models, schoolwide programs,school-based curricular, instructional,or programmatic improvements.

At least 60% of ELL, first and secondquartile students will score an averageof 50 NCE on reading, writing andmath skills as measured by SAT 9.All other students will show at least ayear’s improvement.

SAT 9

94% of students will score at or abovethe district average on the IntegratedWriting Assessment.

IWACalifornia Writing Assessment (SAT9)

All teachers will maintain an individualprofessional plan showing at least 20hours of professional developmentdevoted to strategies that will bealigned with the district standards andwill extend and challenge studentlearning in Language Arts andMathematics.

Individual Professional Growth Plans.

Portfolios (On-going).3rd grade math assessment (May).Scholastic Pre, Mid and End of YearAssessment (September January, June)

Scholastic end of unit tests (MonthlySeptember-May).Schoalstic Pre, Mid and End of YearAssessment (August, January, June).Schoalstic end of unit tests (MonthlySeptember-May).Individual Professional growth planscompleted in August and reviewed inMay.Monthly Staff Development.

IV. School Climate: Ensure a safe,secure school and learning environmentrelative to cleanliness, management ofthe facility and student behavior,consistent with State requirements fora Safe School Plan.

All students will receive at least 30hours of health education.6 hours will address tobacco and drugprevention.

Teacher lesson plans.Safe School Plan.

Attendance will be increased by 5%. Monthly attendance reports.Tardy sign in book.

Faculty will review laws and rulespertaining to child safety.

Staff Development sign in sheets.Incident reports.Evidence of a “Safety Commmittee”

School participation in school widehealth programs (i.e. Jump Rope forHeart, Red Ribbon Week, ViolencePrevention Week).School Rules contract (September).SFUSD Parent Handbook (September).School Rules Contract (September).SFUSD Parent Handbook (September).Teacher’s signed receipt of Child AbuseReporting laws (at District office).




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V. Parent and CommunityInvolvement: Significantly increase theinvolvement of a broad base of parentsand community at the school level.

Attendance at school functions,conferences and meetings will increaseto 80%.

Sign In Logs.

Family surveys will indicate they feelmore informed and engaged than inprevious years.

Family Survey (Spring)

Parents will have increased access toparent education and informationsessions at Sherman.

Community Meeting PlanSign In Logs.

Bi-annual parent teacher conferences(November and April)Teacher phone logs (on-going)Open House.(Spring)Back to School Night. (Fall)Administration of family surveys (April)Review results of family surverys (May)

Literacy Night (Fall)Math Night (Spring)

VI. Additional Priority: Optionalpriority. (Required for schoolsselected to participate in UrbanSystemic Program (USP)


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Sherman School will achieve its API for all significant subgroups. 40% of students at the below average proficiency level of reading comprehension will move to theaverage level

Priority/Objective/Activity #

Team/PersonResponsibleActivity Funding SourceTarget Population

I. Academic Achievement: Significantly increase academic achievement and learning for all students, including closing the achievement gap, based onthe 2000-2001 achievement data. Focus must be on reading and mathematics as measured by the Stanford 9 Achievement tests and otherassessments as appropriate.

Completion/Benchmarks


A Literacy Specialist will work with students scoring at or below the40% in reading and language in grades 3, 4, & 5 in the afternoon insmall group sessions to target specific literacy skills.1

All Staff

Shown improvement inclasswork and homeworkindicated by report cards.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

All teachers will utilize supplemental reading books from classroomlibraries and/or alternative sources to improve reading comprehensionfor children through daily SSR, daily oral reading of literature byteacher, and/or book sharing in the classroom.

2

All Certificated

Governor’s Reading Awardlogs.Report Cards.Visible classroom libraries.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Septemebr 2001-May1 1,

Independent reading books will be purchased for classroom library setsto promote and increase reading fluency in grades 3, 4, & 5.

3

All Certificated

Governor’s Readling AwardLogs will indicate increasedreading levelsQuarterly report cardsBi monthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Special education teachers will provide consultation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed special ed.students.4

All Staff

IEP’s.Bimonthly grade levelmeeting reports.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

All at-risk/ EDY/ LEP/ Special Ed. students will have full access tothe District core curriculum and resources through the SST processincluding modification to the classroom instructional program, peertutoring, parent volunteers, increased classroom aide time,coordination between school and parents, and use of appropriatecommunity agencies.

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All Staff

Bi monthly grade levelmeetings and reportSST Logs

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Page 1 (printed on 7/10/2001)Key:

Targeted Population 1 = Bottom Quartile 2 = EDY 3 = ELL 4 = GATE 5 = Spec. Ed. 6 = All

Funding Source 1 = District 2 = CD 3 = SBCP 4 = Title I 5 = LEP 6=IIUSP 7 = Other








Staff will maintain student work samples in all areas to show growthand to compare student progress and assess student needs. Thesesamples will be shared with parents on an ongoing basis and atconference times. These samples will be part of the studentPortfolios.

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All Certificated

Bi annual parent conferencemeetingsOngoing Portfoliomanagement

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

All identified EDY students will participate in small group sessionsto build vocabulary and improve reading comprehension in schoolprograms with the help of paras and/or volunteers to enable them toperform according to their ability.

7

All Staff

quarterly report cardsPortfolios- ongoingclassroom sst’s twice peryear

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Language support and bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during language arts.

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All Staff

weekly lesson plansbi monthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7ongoing1 1,

All EDY students will participate in 20 minute small group dailysession to build vocabulary and improve reading comprehension withhelp from paraprofessionals and/or peer tutors, to perform according totheir ability in school programs.

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All Staff

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade level reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

All identified LEP students will be provided with English Plus, IntoEnglish lessons for 20 minutes a day and will be placed in classroomsclustered with other second language learners.10

All Staff

LALARWeekly lesson plans

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Faculty will collaborate and make shared decisions in school widegrade level teams to identify and support children who are strugglingwith the core curricula content.11

All Certificated

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetingsStaff meeting agendas

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Juen 20021 1,











The school psychologist will be available every Wednesday whichwill be used for IEP, SST, and meetings to confer on at risk children,meetings with parents and/or reviews of IEP folders and testing.12

SpecialEducationTeachersIEP’s

SST log1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June 20021 1,


All Certificated

Weekly lesson plansIEP’sBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

The staff will receive on-going in-service training to meet thechanging needs of our students, e.g., cultural awareness, child abusereporting and regulations, drug abuse prevention, ESL needs, andcareer awareness.

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All Staff

Staff meeting agendasHealth Advocates Self StudyReport

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Teachers will meet in grade level teams for ongoing planning,implementing and evaluating curriculum and academic progress of lowachieving students. Action plans for students identified as at risk willbe developed and maintained by teachers as an intervention strategy.

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All Certificated

Bimonthly grade levelmeetingsWeekly lesson plansSST logs

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Special Education students will participate in core curriculumactivities in self-contained and pull out Special Education Programs;and will be mainstreamed into the regular education classroomaccording to their IEP’s.

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All Certificated

IEP’sWeekly Lesson PlansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 71 1,

Special education Teachers and Resource Specialist will workindividually and collectively with identified Special Educationstudents, according to their IEP’s to provide equal access to the corecurriculum, utilizing paras, volunteers, and mainstreaming whereappropriate.

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SpecialEducationTeachersMonthly IEP reports up to

dateGrade level meetings twicemonthly

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,











Language support and bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during Mathematics instruction.

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All Staff

ELL students will have equalaccess to core curriculum asevidenced by increasedperfomance on quarterlyreport cards, lalars,redesignations and SAT 9testing

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,


All Certificated

biweekly grade levelmeetings to includediscussion of and recordkeeping of mainstreamingstudents

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Instructional aides will provide support to students who are identifiedas “at risk” or having educational disadvantages due to educational orsocioeconomic risk factors.20

All Staff

Classroom SST’s to identify“at risk” studentsWeekly lesson plans willindicate interventions

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7ongoing1 1,

Special Education teachers and Resource Specialist, assisted by paras,volunteers, tutors and District Staff, e.g., speech, OT/PT, etc. willprovide equal access to core curriculum for all identified SpecialEducation students, utilizing the same materials, when appropriate, asthe non-special education students, to achieve in math commensuratewith their ability and the goals on their IEP’s.

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All Staff

Quarterly report cardsIEP’s

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 1,

Math Specialist will work with 4th and 5th grade teachers on teacherrelease days on site to discuss, plan, and implement math lessons andmath assessments collegially.1

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersBimonthly grade level

meetingsMath Steps Pre, Mid, andPost Year Tests.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,





40% of students at the average level will move to above average in Math






Math Specialist will work with students in grades 4-5 who aretargeted for intervention due to lower than expected SAT 9 scores inmath (below 25%); those “stuck” in average range individually and insmall groups to increase math competencies in the areas ofapplication, concepts and strategies.

2


meetingsMath Steps Pre, Mid, andPost Year Tests.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,

Special Education Teachers and Resource Specialist will workindividually and collectively with identified Special Educationstudents, according to their IEP’s to provide equal access to the corecurriculum, utilizing paras, volunteers, and mainstreaming whereappropriate.

3


SST logs1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June 20021 2,

Language support and bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during mathematics instruction.

4

ESEA Title ITAS CLA

Weekly Lesson Plans1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,

Special education teachers will provide consultation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed Special Ed.students.5

All Certificated

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,

Instructional Aides will provide support to students who are identifiedas “at-risk” or having educational disadvantages due to educational orsocioeconomic risk factors.6

ESEA Title ITAS CLA

Report Cards1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,

Teachers will participate in grade-level and faculty meeting inservicesto discuss and share strategies for Math instruction and sequencing ofmathematical content in order to provide all learners the opportunityto evidence whether or not they can successfully achieve the desiredperformance levels for the California Standards.

7

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,





40% of students at the average level will move to above average in Math






Special Education teachers and Resource Specialist, assisted by paras,volunteers, tutors and District staff, e.g., speech, OT/PT, etc., willprovide equal access to core curriculum for all identified SpecialEducation students, utilizing the same materials, when appropriate, asthe non-special education students, to achieve in math commensuratewith their ability and the goals on their IEP’s.

8

All Certificated

IEP’sSST logWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 2,

Math Specialist will work with students in grades 4-5 who aretargeted for intervention due to lower than expected SAT 9 scores inmath (below 25%); those “stuck” in average range individually an dinsmall groups to increase math competencies in the areas ofapplication, concepts and strategies.

1

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersWeekly lesson plans

Bimonthly grade levelmeetingsQuarterly Reports from MathSpecialistSAT 9 Scores

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 3,

Special Education Teachers and Resource Specialist will workindividually and collectively with identified Special Educationstudents, according to their IEP’s to provide equal access to the corecurriculum, utilizing paras, volunteers, and mainstreaming whereappropriate.

2


Weekly lesson plans1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June 20021 3,


3

ESEA Title ITAS CLA


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 3,

Special education teachers will provide consultation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed Special Ed.students4

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 3,





5% of students at the below average level will move to the average level in Math.






Instructional Aides will provide support to students who are identifiedas “at-risk” or having educational disadvantages due to educational orsocioeconomic risk factors.5

ESEA Title ITAS CLA


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 3,


6

All Certificated

Staff meeting agendasBimonthly grade levelmeetings reportsStudent portfolios

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20021 3,

Special Education teachers and Resource Specialist, assisted by paras,volunteers, tutors and District staff, e.g., speech, OT/PT, etc., willprovide equal access to core curriculum for all identified SpecialEducation students, utilizing the same materials, when appropriate, asthe non-special education students, to achieve in math commensuratewith their ability and the goals on their IEP’s.

7


Weekly lesson plans1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June 20021 3,





All students in all classrooms will be provided the core curriculum for the required number of instructional minutes using district content and performance standards.



II. Academic Achievement: Ensure that all students have access to a comprehensive education by providing a high-quality program of studies in theCore Curriculum areas (English/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies) visual and performing arts, health and physical education, worldlanguages, and school-to-career and technical programs where appropriate.




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All Certificated

Evidence of classroom libraryGovernor’s Reading ProgramlogsWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

4th and 5th grade teachers with gifted and high potential students todifferentiate instruction in the areas of reading and language arts in theform of integrated projects such as Inquiry Reports, Junior GreatBooks, and Literature Circles.

2

GATECoordinator

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetingsGATE Coordinator’s report

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

.5 Literacy teacher will implement reading program for targeted firstand second graders. She will provide additional instruction in readingto students based on identified need.3

All Certificated

Bi annual report fromReading Recovery TeacherQuarterly report cards

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Language support and bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during language arts.

4

ESEA Title ITAS CLA

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetingsReport Cards

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Bilingual paras will be assigned to assist teachers in implementingprimary language instruction.

5

Bilingual andEnglish PlusCertificatedWeekly lesson plans

Bimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,











All identified LEP students will be provided with English Plus,Into-English Lessons, 20 minutes daily and will be placed inclassrooms so as to be clustered with other second language learners.6

All Staff

LALARWeeekly Lesson Plans

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Faculty will collaborate and make shared decisions in school wide andgrade level teams to identify and support children who are strugglingwith the core curricula content.7

All Certificated

Staff Meeting AgendasBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Special Education students will participate in core curriculumactivities in self contained and pull out Special Education Programs;and will be mainstreamed in o the regular education classroomaccording to their IEP’s.

8


Weekly Lesson Plans1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

June 20022 1,

Special Education teachers will provide consultation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed Special Ed.students.9

All Certificated

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetingsIEP’s

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Bilingual teachers and paras will provide primary language instructionin Math when needed to assist, LEP students in the understanding ofmathematical concepts and basic communication.10

ESEA Title ITAS CLA


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Teachers will participate in grade -level and faculty/meeting inservicesto discuss and share strategies for Math instruction and sequencing ofmathematical content in order to provide all learners the opportunityto evidence whether or not they can successfully achieve the desiredperformance levels for the California Standards.

11

All Certificated

Staff meeting agendasBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Teachers in grades 4 and 5 will use accelerated problem solving toaddress the needs of identified gifted and high potential learners in theclassrooms.12


Bimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,











Independent reading books will be purchased for classroom library setsto promote and increase reading fluency in grades 3, 4 & 5.

13

Certificatedthird, fourth andfifth gradeteachers

Evidence of classroom libraryReport cards

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Juen 20022 1,

Language and support bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during Mathematics instruction.

14

ESEA Title ITAS CLA


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Materials and resources will be utilized to support differentiatedcurriculum for identified gifted and high potential students.

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GATECoordinator

Evidence of materialsWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Math Specialist will work with 4th and 5th grade teachers on teacherrelease days on site to discuss, plan, and implement math lessons andmath assessments collegially.16


Bimonthly grade levelmeetingsQuarterly Reports from MathSpecialist

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 1,

Math Specialist will work with students in grades 4-5 who aretargeted for intervention due to lower than expected SAT 9 scores inmath (below 25%); those “stuck” in average range individually and insmall groups to increase math competencies in the areas ofapplication, concepts and strategies.

1

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersPortfolios verify ongoing

review of student progress.Report cards reflectadjustments in services asneeded

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,





All students identified as “at-risk” by analysis of performance, attendance, and other data will receive support activities and/or extended learning time.






Eligible children, including children who economically disadvantaged,disabled,or ELL are identified by the school as at risk to meet Districtperformance standards on the basis of multiple,educationallyrelated,objective criteria.

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All Staff

Multiple objective criteria areused in selecting programparticipants;standardized testing, SST,teacher observations, Parentobservations meetings,authentic assessments

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

All at -risk /EDY/LEP/Special Ed. students will have full access tothe District core curriculum and resources through the SST processincluding modification to the classroom instructional program, peertutoring, parent volunteers, increased classroom aide time,coordination between school and parents, and use of appropriatecommunity agencies.

3

All Staff

SST LogsProfessional Developmentagendas show evidence oftraining and implementationof District Standards

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

All EDY students will participate in 20 minute small group dailysessions to build vocabulary and improve reading comprehension withhelp from paraprofessionals and/or peer tutors, to perform according totheir ability in school programs.

4

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

The technology curriculum integration specialist will provide access tocore curriculua for all students with special attention and extra supportin time and differentiation of activities for at risk students. This willbe done using technology to integrate and scaffold core curricula .

5

All Certificated

Technology PlanWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,











Library Media Specialist will work with all learners with specialattention and extra support for at risk learners in the form of smallflexible groups during afternoon content integration time.6

All Certificated

QuarterlyProducts/Portfolios fromstudent media timeReport cardsWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

Instructional aides will assist teachers in providing instructionalstrategies, materials, and auxiliary services to meet assessed needs ofall students, including: ELL, EDY, GATE, SPED students withexceptional needs.

7

All Staff


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

The master schedule for Mathematics and Language Arts Instructionwill be coordinated school-wide to assist in and support themainstreaming of Special Ed students into general ed classrooms.8

All Certificated

IEP’sWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,


9

ESEA Title ITAS CLA

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

Math Specialist will work with 4th and 5th grade teachers on teacherrelease day on site to discuss, plan, and implement math lessons andmath assessments collegially.10

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersProfessional Development

AgendasWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,











Special Education Teachers and Resource Specialist will workindividually and collectively with identified Special educationstudents, according to their IEP’s to provide equal access to the corecurriculum, utilizing paras, volunteers, and mainstreaming whereappropriate.

11

SpecialEducationTeachersMonthly IEP Reports up to


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 2,

Teachers will meet to discuss and plan for budget allotted forsupplemental ordering .

2

All Certificated

Bimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20022 3,

All teachers will be provided with and utilize district adoptedmaterials.

3

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20022 3,

Classrooms will be supplied with adequate amounts of DistrictAdopted materials in all subject areas.

4

All Certificated

Classroom Inventory(September and May)

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20022 3,





At least 60% of ELL, first and second quartile students will score an average of 50 NCE on reading, writing and math skills as measured by SAT 9. All other studentswill show at least a year’s improvement.



III. Initiatives to Improve Instruction: Improve the instructional delivery to all students using best practices for student learning as reflected inFocus on Learning recommendations (PQR/WASC, Compliance (CCR), whole school reform models, schoolwide programs, school-based curricular,instructional, or programmatic improvements.



Teachers will participate in grade level meetings twice a month todiscuss use/implementation of Instructional Materials.

1

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


2

SpecialEducationTeachersMonthyl IEP reports up to


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Language support and bilingual paraprofessionals will provide smallgroup and individual instruction during Mathematics instruction.

3

All Staff

ELL students will have equalaccess to core curriculum asevidenced by increasedperformance on quarterlyreport cards,LALARs,redesignatins andSAT 9 testing.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


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All Staff

Quarterly report cardsIEP’s

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Independent reading books will be purchased for classroom library setsto promote and increase reading fluency in grades 3, 4, & 5.

5

All Certificated

Governor’s Reading ProgramLogs will indicate increasedreading levelsQuarterly report cardsBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,











Special education teachers will provide consolation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed specialstudents.6

All Staff

IEP’sBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


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All Staff

Bimonthyl grade levelmeetings and reportsSST logs

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Bilingual teachers and paras will provide primary language instructionin Math when needed to assist, LEP students in the understanding ofmathematical concepts and basic computation.8

ESEA Title ITAS CLA


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


9

All Certificated

Bi annual parent conferencemeetingsOngoing Portfoliomanagement

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

All identified EDY students will participate in small group sessionsto build vocabulary and improve reading comprehension in schoolprograms with the help of paras and/or volunteers to enable them toperform according to their ability.

10

All Staff

Quarterly Report CardsOngoing portfoliosBi annual Classroom SST’s

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


All Staff

LALARWeekly Lesson Plans

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Juen 20023 1,











Faculty will collaborate and make shared decision sin school widegrade level teams to identify and support children who are strugglingwith the core curricula content.12

All Certificated

Weekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeeting ReportsStaff Meeting agendas

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 73 1,

Special Education students will participate in core curriculumactivities in self-contained and pull out Special Education Programs;and will be mainstreamed into the regular education classroomaccording to their IEP’s.

13

All Certificated

IEP”sWeekly lesson plansBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


14

All Certificated

Governor’s Reading Awardlogs will indicate increasedreadign levelsQuarterly Report CardsBimonthly grade levelmeetings

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,


15

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Teachers in grades 4 and 5 will use accelerated problem solving inmath to address the needs of identified gifted and high potentiallearners in the classroom.16



1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Teachers will participate in 1 school inservice day to be determined inthe Fall to expand students’ math concepts and curriculum and discussways of working together on collaborative projects.17

All Certificated

Professional Developmentagenda and sign in sheet

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7December 20013 1,











Math Specialist will work with Students in grades 4-5 who aretargeted for intervention due to lower than expected SAT 9 scores inMath (below 25%); those “stuck” in average range individually and insmall groups to increase math competence in the areas of application,concepts, and strategies.

18

All Certificated

Quarterly reports from MathSpecialist on progressClassroom SST- twice peryear

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 1,

Teachers will attend mathematics and reading conferences to acquirenew information on content and strategies.

19

All Certificated

Math conference- AsilomarReading Conferences- SanDiego, San Jose

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7April 20023 1,

All teachers will be provided release time during the year and extendedcalendar days(hours) to participate in focused professionaldevelopment conducted by consultant and coaches on effectiveinstructional strategies in reading, language arts and math.

20

All Certificated

Professional Growth Planswill identify targetedProfessional Developmentgoals for faculty throughoutthe year.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7October 20013 1,


1

SpecialEducationTeachersMonthyl IEP reports up to


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 2,


2

All Staff

Quarterly Report CardsIEP’s

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 2,





94% of students will score at or above the district average on the Integrated Writing Assessment.






Special education teachers will provide consolation and directclassroom communication/collaboration for mainstreamed specialstudents.3

All Certificated

Bimonthly grade levelmeetings to includediscussion of and recordkeeping of mainstreamingstudents.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 2,


4

All Staff

SST logsBimonthly grade levelmeeting Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 2,


5

All Certificated

PortfoliosBiannual Parent TeacherconferencesReport cards

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 2,


All Certificated

Class listsBELA Lists

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Sept 20013 2,

3rd and 4th grade teachers will provide weekly writing prompts forexpository and narrative writing using a school rubric to score papers.

7

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20023 2,

Fourth grade teachers will attend refresher inservice for IWA process ofadministering andscoring the writing assessment.

8

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersSign in log Professional

Development Office1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

December 20013 2,





94% of students will score at or above the district average on the Integrated Writing Assessment.






4th grade teachers will familiarize themselves with the IWA writingrubrics and score papers with colleagues in grade level meetings.

9


meeting Reports1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

February 20023 2,

Teachers will meet with the principal twice a year to set goals forprofessional development as outlined in the Professional Growth Plan.

2

All Certificated

Fall and Spring Evaluationcycles

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20023 3,

Teachers will meet bimonthly in grade level teams to address the useof District Standards in their lesson planning sessions.

3

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20023 3,

GATE coordinator will meet with grade level teams at least twice ayear to aid them in planning for gifted and higher potential students.

4

GATECoordinator

GATE Coordinator Report1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7March 20023 3,





All students will receive at least 30 hours of health education.6 hours will address tobacco and drug prevention.



IV. School Climate: Ensure a safe, secure school and learning environment relative to cleanliness, management of the facility and student behavior,consistent with State requirements for a Safe School Plan.



On faculty meeting per month will be devoted to staff developmentbased on school needs assessment and data analysis.

1

All Certificated

Professional DevelopmentPlanFaculty Meeting Agendas

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7October 20014 1,

5th grade students and teachers will actively participate in Alchoholand substance abuse education.

1



1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 1,

School children will promote safety skills by implementing an adultsupervised safety program (safety patrol).

2

Certificatedfourth and fifthgrade teachersSafety Patrol Training-

SeptemberSafety AssemblyParent Permission andVolunteers

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 74 1,

The entire school population, grades K-5, will actively participate inthe Drug Prevention Program (Red Ribbon Week).

3

All Staff

Lesson PlansPhotos of School Poster

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7March 20024 1,

Students at Sherman are provided with violence prevention instructionand actively participate in “Increase the Peace/Yellow Ribbon Week”.

4

All Staff

Lesson plansDistrict Inservices andannouncements

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7April 20024 1,

Students will have health lessons integrated into or as an extension oftheir science curricula with a culminating presentation or product thatrepresents what they have learned about health and drug prevention.5

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 1,





All students will receive at least 30 hours of health education.6 hours will address tobacco and drug prevention.






Teachers will teach at least one 20 minute lesson per week utilizingtheir “Health Kids” district provided materials.

6

All Certificated


1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 1,

Sherman will identify one or two faculty members to serve as HealthAdvocates for the year who will support other teachers by information,timelines and by initiating health education and safe schoolcampaigns.

7

Safe SchoolTeam

Calendared Events andtimelines

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7October 20014 1,

Sherman will continue established practices that ensure an overallfeeling of safety and security. They include: monthly fire drills;supervised breakfast, lunch and recess by certificated staff; establishedschool wide rules.

8

All Staff

Review of School Site Plan,Professional Calendar andSchool Rules

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7September 20014 1,

Teachers will actively take attendance and report absent students to theoffice using District Attendance cards by 8:15 am each day. Latechildren will not be allowed into class without an attendace cardsigned by the Student Advisor.

1

All Certificated

Attendance cards markeddaily for absences

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 2,

Sherman will practice a tardy report system that tracks children whoreport to school tardy to ensure their safety as well as the documentingof repat truancy concerns.2

Student Advisor

Sign in log for tardiesQuarterly attendance Reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 2,

Sherman’s Student Advisor will keep in contact with both studentsand parents to ensure those with excessive absence and tardy recordsfollow District guidelines for due process.3

Student Advisor

Quarterly Attendance Reports1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 2,

Teachers will denote on Report Cards ( 4 times a year) the number ofeach students absences and tardies. The teachers , Student Advisorand Principal will speak to parents about the importance of on timeattendance at school.

4

All Certificated

Quarterly attendance/ truancyreport

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20024 2,

The staff will receive ongoing in-service training to meet the changingneeds of our students, e.g., cultural awareness, child abuse reportingand regulations, drug abuse prevention, ESL needs, and careerawareness.

1

All Staff

Professional DevelopmentPLan based on NeedsAssessment

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7October 20014 3,





Faculty will review laws and rules pertaining to child safety.






Sherman will have an active safety committee that supervises andsupports adherence to school safety practices including disaster; fire;crisis response; supplies and response systems.2

Safe SchoolsTeam

Safe Schools PlanQuarterly Disaster Practices

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20024 3,

School will have an active student council with representatives fromgrades 3-5, class officers and elections. Meetings will be held twicemonthly with staff support and parent volunteer.3

All Staff

Nominations by OctoberVotes by November- ballotsMeeting minutes

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 74 3,





Attendance at school functions, conferences and meetings will increase to 80%.



V. Parent and Community Involvement: Significantly increase the involvement of a broad base of parents and community at the school level.



Sherman will have an active PTA with teacher/para representatives

1

All Staff

Sign in attendance logs1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20025 1,

Sherman will put on a Holiday Musicale both during the day andduring the evening (December).

2

All Certificated

Gust Book sign inPhotographs of audience

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7December 20015 1,

Sherman will host an annual “Book Fair”, supported by parentvolunteers and in conjunction with an organization (i.e., Scholastic).

3

All Certificated

Volunteer ROster from BookFairSign-In/Guest Book fromFair

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7April 20025 1,

Sherman will invite guest speakers to community forums and/or PTAmeetings to speak about parenting issues; discipline, single parenting;homeowrk and childcare issues.5

All Certificated

Quarterly communitymeeting guest sign ins

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20025 1,

Sherman will host a number of ethnic celebrations in order to celebraterepresentative families such as: Chinese/Lunar New Year parade;Cinco de Mayo celebration; African American History Assembly6

All Staff

Notices and flyers to parentsSign-in from guest books andphotographs depictingturnout

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20025 1,

Sherman teachers will implement a parent phone tree and willidentify a room parent for each classroom in order to better facilitateparent/school communication.7

All Certificated

Phone trees and identifiedparent

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7September 20015 1,

Sherman will host a variety of family evenings: Back to School;Winter Concert; Open House; Potluck Dinner in order to inviteparents and families to the school .8

All Staff

Notices and sign in sheetsquarterly

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20025 1,





Attendance at school functions, conferences and meetings will increase to 80%.



V. Parent and Community Involvement: Significantly increase the involvement of a broad base of parents and community at the school level.



Sherman and The Union Street Merchants will coordinate and jointlyparticipate in a “Halloween Parade” and “Pumpkin Display” in orderto increase community awareness and participation of Union St.Merchants Association

9

All Staff

Flyers for parents andcommunityMeeting minutes fromPTA/SSC

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7November 20015 1,

Teachers will encourage parent participation/chaperones on classroomFied Trips.

10

All Certificated

Field trip permission slipswith chapersone attndanceinformation

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20025 1,

Students will participate in special Arts programs (i.e., LEAP, YoungAudiences, AIMS, Young Imaginations) and host performances toperform what they learned.11

All Certificated

Parent sign-in sheets forparent conferences 2 times peryearParent sign-in forperformances and gatheringsin form of guest book

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7May 20025 1,

Monthly newsletters will be translated and will inform parents ofcurrent events and upcoming activities a the school site.

12

All Certificated

Ongoing monthly letters.1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7June 20025 1,

Community/PTA meetings will focus on academic interests forparents such as reading, assisting with homework, math instruction,etc.1

All Staff

Sign in logs and agendas forcommunity meetings onceper quarter

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7MAy 20025 2,





Priorities Addressed PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PROGRAM

San Francisco Unified School District Department of Research, Planning & EvaluationPrograms in District Schools

2001/2002

After School Learning

Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP)

Beginning Teacher Support & Assessment (BTSA)

City Science

Governor's Initiatives: (list) Governor's Reading

Peer Assistance & Review (PAR)

Primary Prevention Program (PIP)

Reading Recovery

San Francisco Education Fund: (list) Poets in Classroom

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