Annual Title I Meeting Thompson Ranch School Monday, August 1, 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 Overall - 16% 3rd - 28% 4th - 15% 5th - 12% 6th - 18% 7th - 11% 8th - 16% 2016 Overall - 24% 3rd - 29% 4th - 29% 5th - 28% 6th - 18% 7th - 24% 8th - 17% Change Overall - 8% 3rd - 1% 4th - 14% 5th - 16% 6th - 0% 7th - 13% 8th - 1%

AzMerit Math Results for 2015 and 2016

Percent of Students at Proficiency Level

2015 Overall - 18% 3rd - 19% 4th - 19% 5th - 10% 6th - 20% 7th - 16% 8th - 12% 2016 Overall - 24% 3rd - 23% 4th - 25% 5th - 31% 6th - 30% 7th - 13% 8th - 17% Change Overall - 6% 3rd - 4% 4th - 6% 5th - 21% 6th - 10% 7th - -3% 8th - 5%

Data Snapshot of the 2016 DIBELS Reading Assessment Results

DIBELS Results

Percent of Students at Proficiency Level

Fall Overall 43% K 19% 1 51% 2 49% 3 54% Winter Overall 50% K 43% 1 56% 2 50% 3 52% Spring Overall 60% K 61% 1 72% 2 54% 3 53% Change Overall 17% K 42% 1 21% 2 5% 3

• 1%

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
• Technology Integration
• Read 180/System 44
• Achieve 3000
• Ten Marks
• Title I Preschool
• 21st Century/Title I Tutoring and

Enrichment

• ELD 4 Hour Block
• Project Graduation (Grades 6-8)
• Walk to Read
• March to Math
• 95% Group
• SRA
• Wilson Reading Program
• Phonics for Reading
• Gifted Cluster
• STEM Units with Project Based

Learning Focus

• 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.

School-Wide Expectations

• Be in control of body

and voice.

• Keep learning

environment free of distractions.

• Be respectful and

responsible to self and

• thers.
• Be an active listener by

engaging in learning. Life-Long Guidelines

• Do Your Personal

Best

• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
• Be a Good Citizen
• Be Trustworthy

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.

Specific Activities to Support Goal

• 1. Meet the Teacher Night
• 2. STEAM Night
• 3. Parent Teacher Conferences

4.Annual Title I Night

• 6. Partners in Print
• 7. Quarterly Awards Assemblies
• 8. Site Council Meetings (last Friday of

every month)

• 9. PTSA Events
• Book Fair
• Pawfest
• Jaguar Jamboree
• Night in the Gym
• Father/Daughter Dance
• McTeacher Night
• Cinco De Mayo - Ballet Folklorico Dancers
• Mother/Son Dance
• 8th Grade Celebration
• 10. Celebration breakfasts for academic success