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School Improvement Plan

2014-20152013-2014 through 2014-2015

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Draft Due: September 26, 2014 Final Copy Due: October 24, 2014

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportMontclaire Elementary Contact Information

School: Montclaire Elementary Courier Number: 459

Address:5801 Farmbrook Drive Phone Number: 980.343.3635

Charlotte, NC 28105 Fax Number: 980.343.3737

Learning Community

West Learning Communtiy School Website: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/montclaireES/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Emily Miles

Learning Community Superintendent: Curtis Carroll

Montclaire School Improvement Team MembershipFrom GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”

Committee Position Name Email Address Date Elected

Principal Emily Miles [email protected] 10/2014Assistant Principal Representative Kimberly King [email protected] 10/2014Teacher Representative Rebecca Silver [email protected] 10/2014Inst. Support Representative Alexis Picciano [email protected] 10/2014Teacher Assistant Representative Adeline Mourlas [email protected] 10/2014Parent Representative Diana Hanson [email protected] 10/2014Parent Representative Gisela Habbouche [email protected] 10/2014Parent Representative Ramya Sri Bera 10/2014

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/montclaireES/Pages/Default.aspx

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportVision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.

School: Montclaire ensures a school community where every child learns and is supported by a community of caring adults committed to ensuring that high school graduation and college are not just a possibility but a reality.

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School:The mission of Montclaire is to close the achievement gap by ensuring over a year’s worth of academic growth for every child.

Montclaire Shared Beliefs High expectations for all All members of the school community treated with dignity and

respect Adults operate with a sense of urgency about student

achievement Data guides instructional and school level decisions

The instructional program is aligned to the CCSS and 21st Century Learning Standards

Every child can learn and achieve at high levels when presented with a rigorous, high quality, and purposeful instructional program

High school graduation and college are an expectation for every child

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportMontclaire SMART Goals

Smart Goal 1: Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Smart Goal 2: Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of stuents may allow during regular student contact hours.

Smart Goal 3: Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportMontclaire Assessment Data Snapshot

Assessment Subgroup2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012

% GLP % CCR % GLP % CCR % GLP % CCR

Grade 03 EOG Composite All 39.6 29.1 25.5 53.8

Grade 03 EOG Math All 41.8 34.1 32.6 75.0

Grade 03 EOG Reading All 37.4 24.2 18.5 60.0







Grade 05 EOG Science All 39.0 19.5 21.3 65.5

School EOG Reading Composite All 30.9 18.9 18.2 54.8

School EOG Math Composite All 43.6 35.2 34.3 82.6

School EOG Science Composite All 39.0 19.5 21.3 65.5

EOG Composite All 37.5 26.0 25.5 51.0

School Composite All 37.5 26.0 25.5 68.2

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Report

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportMontclaire Profile

Montclaire is a neighborhood, Title I school close to the South Park area of Charlotte that serves children in Pre-K through 5th grade. We are located in the Montclaire Neighborhood between South Blvd. & Park Rd. and off of Archdale Rd. The current enrollment for Montclaire Elementary is 707 students in PK-5. The student body is majority Hispanic with 555 (78.5%) and 152 (21.5%) Non-Hispanic. There are 103 (14.6%) African American, 168 (23.8%) White, 13 (1.8%) Asian, 54 (7.6%) Multi-racial, and 364 (45.6%) American Indian. The LEP population accounts for 54.9% of the population. The student population is 48.7% male and 51.3% female. Our building was built in 1957-1958 and sits on a large, beautiful campus with a new playground and sports fields that are maintained by the parks and recreation association. We are a community school that serves a diverse population including the surrounding neighborhood families and the families that live in the apartment complexes off of the South Blvd. corridor.

Montclaire has a small core of parents and 2 staff members that serve on the PTA Board. We put new procedures in place to recruit more parents to join the School Leadership Team and have an active SLT that meets monthly to discuss the vision & mission of the school and collaborates to create an action plan that will lead to continuous improvement for the school. A major priority of the school is to implement strategies to improve parental involvement. A parent advocate has been hired using Title I funds to help see this vision through. We have the outside agency, Communities in Schools, that provides support to our families by providing an agency liaison that works in the school daily. We have bi-lingual staff members that translate and interpret for our Spanish speaking families to ensure we provide nothing but the best customer service for our families.

Montclaire uses the Teachers College balanced literacy framework as our curriculum for teaching reading. The majority of our teachers and administrative staff have been trained in NYC at Columbia University for providing literacy instruction based upon best practices for all students. Our school is considered a Phase 3 Balanced Literacy School in CMS and has many other CMS schools visit our classrooms to learn how to implement

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Reportbalanced literacy into their own schools. We have two full-time literacy facilitators that support our teachers in the planning and implementation of balanced literacy. We have a full-time reading teacher and a part-time Title I tutor that work with small groups of students to provide extra reading instruction. We have a teacher coach that supports and mentors our teachers by helping incorporate strategies that will help improve instructional practices in the classrooms. We have a Dean at Montclaire that works proactively with staff and students to maintain student safety and monitor discipline and behavior expectations at Montclaire. Our dean is also responsible for incorporating the use of data into our daily practice by helping with assessments and analyzing data to help our teachers individualize instruction to meet our diverse learners’ needs. We use the Investigations Math Curriculum with fidelity and have a full-time math facilitator that models lessons for and plans with our teachers to ensure math instruction is engaging and interactive. Our goal at Montclaire is to ensure that we are preparing our students to be successful throughout their academic careers and lives and are college and career ready upon leaving CMS.

Montclaire has a solid base of community partnerships that include both faith-based and business organizations. Our staff works closely with the members of the St. Andrew’s, Selwyn Presbyterian and St. Giles’ staff throughout the year. Our musical performances are held at St. Andrew’s and volunteers come to the school to tutor and mentor our students. We have literacy tutors from the St. Augustine Project and Book Buddies from South Charlotte Rotary Club. Our church partners also help raise money so that Montclaire is able to have the Freedom School summer program for our students to ensure our students continue learning throughout the summer months. Montclaire has intramural activities for both boys and girls including a new basketball team and cheerleading team. We also have a garden that is maintained by students, staff, and community members.

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportStrategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready

Four focus areas:I. College- and career-readiness

II. Academic growth/high academic achievementIII. Access to rigorIV. Closing achievement gaps

Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce

Five focus areas:I. Proactive recruitment

II. Individualized professional developmentIII. Retention/quality appraisalsIV. Multiple career pathwaysV. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child

Three focus areas:I. Family engagement

II. Communication and outreachIII. Partnership development

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service

Five focus areas:I. Physical safety

II. Social and emotional healthIII. High engagementIV. Cultural competencyV. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability bystrengthening data use, processes and systems

Four focus areas:I. Effective and efficient processes and systems

II. Strategic use of district resourcesIII. Data integrity and useIV. School performance improvement

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign

Four focus areas:I. Learning everywhere, all the time

II. Innovation and entrepreneurshipIII. Strategic school redesignIV. Innovative new schools

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportSMART Goal (1):Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce.Strategic Plan Focus Area: Recruitment & retentionNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in

Reading/Writing Grade 3 At/Above Grade Level in

Reading/Writing Grade 7

At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5

Successful completion of Math I in grade 9

Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam

Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT

Data Used:

Strategies (determined by what data) Task Task Task (PD)

Point Person(title/name)

Evidence of Success(Student Impact)

Funding(estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline(Start—End) Interim

Dates

1. Hire qualified lunch monitor based on allotted hours from the district.

Miles Improved academic performance due to teachers having release time during the academic day.

CMS Lunch monitor – Lonnie Russell

9/22/14 – 6/11/15

2. Use support staff and administrative coverage as needed.

Miles Improved academic performance due to teachers having release time during the academic day.

n/a TAs, Admin. Team

9/22/14 – 6/11/15

SMART Goal (2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Reportchild to graduate career and college ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: I. Academic growth/high academic achievementII. Access to rigorIII. Closing achievement gaps

Navigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3

At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7





Data Used: Formative assessment data (MAP, Reading 3D, teacher made assessments)





Personnel Involved


Dates

1. 90 minute team planning for teachers 3 out of every 4 weeks (1 week with 3 hours)

K. King Evidence of rigorous, relevant instruction in classrooms and increased performance on MAP, Reading 3D, and EOGs

N/A Classroom teachers, TAs, special area teachers, facilitators

August 2014-June 2015

2. ½ day (3 hour) team planning one day per month (facilitated by administration & facilitators) devoted to data analysis and grade level discussions around personalized instruction for students.

K. King, Miles Long-term plans, pre- and post- assessments, evidence of rigorous, relevant instruction in classrooms and increased performance on MAP, Reading 3D, and EOGs

N/A Classroom teachers, TAs

August 2014-June 2015

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportSMART Goal (3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional HealthNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in







Data Used: Student Survey, Discipline Referral Data





Personnel Involved


Dates

1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention Whitton, Carberry

Student Survey Results, Discipline Referral Data

N/A Classroom teachers, school counselor, admin team

September 2014-June 2015

2. Character Education Whitton, Silver Character ed. embedded in classroom communities, Student Survey Results, Discipline Referral Data

N/A School culture vertical Learning Team, classroom teachers, school counselor


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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Report3. Healthy Active Child 30 min. Breedlove Student Survey N/A Classroom

teachers, PE teacher


4. School Health Team Breedlove Student Survey N/A Health and Wellness Committee


SMART Goal (4): Increase schoolwide reading proficiency based on End of Grade tests from 19% to 30%.Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-readyStrategic Plan Focus Area: I. Academic growth/high academic achievement

III. Closing achievement gapsNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in







Data Used: EOGs, MAP tests, Reading 3D Data





Personnel Involved


Dates

1. Employ a combination of PD, peer observation, and lab sites to develop strong balanced literacy practices across the school.

Miles, King, Carberry, Stanley, Haygood

Increased performance on Reading 3D and MAP tests

Professional Development

Admin. team, facilitators, classroom teachers


2. Strategically coach all teachers Miles, King, Increased student N/A Admin team September

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Reportto continuously strengthen practices through frequent walkthrough feedback.

Carberry, Stanley, Picciano

engagement and performance on formative measures

2014-June 2015

3. Strategically support teachers through modeling and coaching practices.

Trask, Stanley, Haygood, Smith

Increased student engagement and performance on formative measures

N/A Facilitators September 2014-June 2015

4. Provide teachers with long- and short- term planning time and resources to maximize instructional planning.

King, Miles Plans that target students’ specific needs, increased student engagement and performance

N/A Classroom teachers, facilitators, admin team


SMART Goal (5): Increase schoolwide math proficiency based on End of Grade tests from 39% to 50%.Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-readyStrategic Plan Focus Area: I. Academic growth/high academic achievement

III. Closing achievement gapsNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in







Data Used:





Personnel Involved


Dates

1. Strategically coach all teachers Miles, King, Increased student N/A Admin September

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Reportto continuously strengthen practices through frequent walkthrough feedback.

Carberry, Stanley, Picciano

engagement and performance on formative measures

team, classroom teachers

2014-June 2015

2. Strategically support teachers through modeling and coaching practices.

Picciano Increased student engagement and performance on formative measures

N/A Facilitator, classroom teachers


3. Utilize Heart Tutoring program to target struggling math students.

Picciano Increased student performance on formative measures

N/A Facilitator, volunteers


4. Provide teachers with long- and short- term planning time and resources to maximize instructional planning.

King, Miles Plans that target students’ specific needs, increased student engagement and performance

N/A Classroom teachers, facilitators, admin team


SMART Goal (6): Increase family investment and involvement .Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses,

faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child

Strategic Plan Focus Area: I. Increase family engagement.Navigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in







Data Used: Parent sign-ins, number and variety of parent events, and the CMS parent survey.

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportStrategies (determined by what data)

Task Task Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Dates

1. Form a Vertical Learning Team focused on increasing parent involvement and accessibility to school.

Smith, Picciano Strengthened home/school connection, increased student ownership and engagement

Parent Involvement

All staff September 2014-June 2015

2. Increase the ways we communicate with parents to avoid communication barriers (wristbands, bus stop visits, neighborhood liaisons)

King, Miles, Hade

More frequent and effective parent communication, greater involvement in events

N/A Family Involvement learning team, admin team, other teachers


3. Schedule diverse events on and off campus that increase families’ feelings of involvement and connection with the school.

King, Miles, Family Involvement Learning Team

Greater number of events, increased parent participation in events

Parent Involvement

Family Involvement learning team, admin team, other teachers


Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All SchoolsStrategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievementNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in


Reading/Writing Grade 7 At/Above Grade Level in Successful completion of Take and pass at least 1 Score 1550 on SAT or 22

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportMath Grades 3-5 Math I in grade 9 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class &

exam on ACT

Data Used:





Personnel Involved


Dates

1. Common assessments Pre- and post- assessments

created in School Net aligned to objectives

Carberry, Miles, King

Targeted classroom instruction, increased student performance

N/A Classroom teachers, admin team, facilitators


2. Data disaggregation Process of monitoring student

achievement by objective in order to facilitate remediation/intervention plans (i.e. RTI)

Carberry, Whitton, Miles, King,

Increased student achievement, increased percentage of students qualifying for EC (not being referred if Tier 2 or 3 interventions are successful)

N/A Classroom teachers, school counselor, admin team


3. Flexible grouping Process of grouping students

according to academic need by objective

Carberry, King, Miles

Targeted use of support staff to hit students’ needs, increased student achievement

N/A ESL team, facilitators, classroom teachers, admin team


Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All SchoolsStrategic Plan Goal: Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-ready.

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportStrategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievementNavigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in







Data Used:

4. Additional learning opportunities Process of holding students

accountable for learning via re-teaching, re-assessment and assigning a final value (i.e. 84%)

Carberry Increased student proficiency and mastery


5. Late and make-up work School expectations for holding

students accountable for completing assignments

Carberry Increased student proficiency and mastery


6. Grade reporting Set expectations for the

timeliness of recording grades in PowerSchool (initial grades and final grades after retest if applicable)

Carberry, Miles, Picciano

Increased correlation between grades and proficiency rates as determined by EOGs


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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan Report{School Name} - 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.

This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their achievement on the performance goals.

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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportApproval of Plan

Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal

Assistant Principal Representative

Teacher Representative

Inst. Support Representative

Teacher Assistant Representative

Parent Representative





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2014-2015 Montclaire School Improvement Plan ReportQuarter 2 Review


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