Annual Title I Meeting Thompson Ranch School Monday, August 1, 2016 Principal: Dr. Rachel Saunders Assistant Principal: Mr. Casey Kuhn
Mission Statement We prepare our students for opportunities of tomorrow by providing them with 21st Century skills of critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity to ensure a successful future.
Vision Statement Committed to creating caring relationships, responsible individuals, and collaborative, life-long 21st Century learners.
Purpose Statement We will…. ● Educate students to their highest learning potential by providing a quality, differentiated, yet equitable learning environment. ● Foster student success in the 21st Century and real-world situations by promoting collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking skills. ● Build student self-esteem by celebrating their strengths and achievements.
Academic Programs ● Tier 1 Reading and Math ● Tier 2 Reading and Math with Interventionist Support ● Before and after school tutoring (21st Century Grant and Title I) ● RTI - Responding and Intervening to Support Student Learning ● 21st Century Before/After School Tutoring
Technology - Supporting Learning ● Chromebooks ● Smartboards ● Projectors ● Doc Cams ● E-Beams ● I Pads
Data Snapshot of the 2016 AzMERIT Assessment Results
AzMerit Reading Results Percent of Students at Proficiency Level 2015 2016 Change Overall - 16% Overall - 24% Overall - 8% 3rd - 28% 3rd - 29% 3rd - 1% 4th - 15% 4th - 29% 4th - 14% 5th - 12% 5th - 28% 5th - 16% 6th - 18% 6th - 18% 6th - 0% 7th - 11% 7th - 24% 7th - 13% 8th - 16% 8th - 17% 8th - 1%
AzMerit Math Results for 2015 and 2016 Percent of Students at Proficiency Level 2015 Change 2016 Overall - 18% Overall - 6% Overall - 24% 3rd - 19% 3rd - 4% 3rd - 23% 4th - 19% 4th - 6% 4th - 25% 5th - 10% 5th - 21% 5th - 31% 6th - 20% 6th - 10% 6th - 30% 7th - 16% 7th - -3% 7th - 13% 8th - 12% 8th - 5% 8th - 17%
Data Snapshot of the 2016 DIBELS Reading Assessment Results
DIBELS Results Percent of Students at Proficiency Level Change Fall Winter Spring Overall 17% Overall 50% Overall 60% Overall 43% K 42% K 43% K 61% K 19% 1 21% 1 56% 1 72% 1 51% 2 5% 2 50% 2 54% 3 -1% 3 52% 3 53% 2 49% 3 54%
Academic Goals ❖ Increase the percentage of third - eighth grade students meeting state standards in literacy by 5% each year as measured by AzMERIT. ❖ Increase the percentage of third - eighth grade students meeting state standards in mathematics by 5% each year as measured by AzMERIT. ❖ Increase the percentage of kindergarten through third grade students reading at benchmark by 5% from August to May as measured on DIBELS.
Action Steps to Support Academic Goals ● Reading/Math Interventionists ● Walk to Read Technology Integration ● March to Math ● Read 180/System 44 ● ● 95% Group ● Achieve 3000 ● SRA ● Ten Marks ● Wilson Reading Program Title I Preschool ● Phonics for Reading ● 21st Century/Title I Tutoring and ● ● Gifted Cluster Enrichment ● STEM Units with Project Based ● ELD 4 Hour Block Learning Focus Project Graduation (Grades 6-8) ● Summer School ●
What is a School-Wide Discipline Plan? Age appropriate, unified rules and consequences that are consistently enforced.
Safety Goal: Safety and Security: Students, staff, and community members of Thompson Ranch will be safe and secure. 1. Decrease referrals by 10% from 2015/16 (544) to 2016/17 2. Provide two PD sessions to staff and one to families and community on student behavior and/or student safety. 3. Maintain 95% student attendance for the 16-17 school year.
Life-Long Guidelines School-Wide Expectations ● Do Your Personal ● Be in control of body and voice. Best ● Keep learning ● Be Respectful environment free of ● Be Responsible distractions. ● Be a Good Citizen ● Be respectful and responsible to self and ● Be Trustworthy others. ● Be an active listener by engaging in learning.
Five Steps of Discipline Process 1. Verbal/non-verbal warning 2. Reflection in classroom 3. Reflection in another classroom 4. Family contact & lunch detention 5. Referral
Culture and Leadership School-wide Leadership Team ● Leadership meetings are held twice a month to discuss school wide initiatives and progress toward the Continuous Improvement Plan including: ○ Reviews, refines, and adjusts school improvement plan. ○ Identifies areas of concern ○ Research-based programs ○ Create and implement action plans ○ Communicates CIP to Stakeholders ■ Make adjustments and modifications as needed
Culture and Leadership Grade level PLC teams ● Administration and support staff will attend weekly PLC grade level meetings to provide additional level of support. ● Grade level PLC teams are allocated 30 minutes per week (120 minutes per month) and two 2 hour sessions (240 minutes per month) for a total of 360 minutes per month for the following topics. ○ Assessments, student achievement, curriculum guides, tiered support for reading and math, RTI, behavior, etc. ● Grade level PLCs focus on 4 guiding questions. ○ What do we want students to learn? ○ How do we assess learning? ○ What do we do if student needs additional support? ○ What do we do if student has mastered content and needs enrichment?
Family Engagement Goal: Thompson Ranch will seek to strengthen relationships with families and community members by supporting our PTSA and by building partnerships within the community to promote academic, social, and emotional success for our students. 9. PTSA Events Specific Activities to Support Goal -Book Fair -Pawfest 1. Meet the Teacher Night -Jaguar Jamboree 2. STEAM Night -Night in the Gym 3. Parent Teacher Conferences -Father/Daughter Dance 4.Annual Title I Night -McTeacher Night 6. Partners in Print -Cinco De Mayo - Ballet Folklorico Dancers 7. Quarterly Awards Assemblies -Mother/Son Dance 8. Site Council Meetings (last Friday of -8th Grade Celebration every month) 10. Celebration breakfasts for academic success
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