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Kings Beach Elementary School Kings Beach Elementary School Eileen Fahrner, Principal Eileen Fahrner, Principal Response to TTRAC Questions Response to TTRAC Questions
School Motto: “Do what is best for all kids”
SLIDE 2 Overall Program Information Overall Program Information Questions Questions
Kings Beach Elementary School Kings Beach Elementary School
Size: 457 students, 74% Hispanic, 25% White, 1% African American
74% Hispanic, 25% White, 1% African American
- The home language survey determines if you are an English Langua
The home language survey determines if you are an English Language Learner ge Learner
- Certificated Staff: 23 Regular Classroom
Certificated Staff: 23 Regular Classroom Teachers Teachers
1 Music Teacher
1 PE Teacher
1 Computer Teacher
.5 Math Coach
.5 Newcomer Teacher
- .5 Literacy Coach anticipated
.5 Literacy Coach anticipated
SLIDE 3 Paraprofessionals Paraprofessionals
- Title I: 6.5 hour per day, 5 days per week
Title I: 6.5 hour per day, 5 days per week
Special Education: 6 hours per day, 5 days per week SDC 6 hours per day, 5 days per week SDC 5 hour per day, 4 days per week 5 hour per day, 4 days per week 5 hours per day, 3 days per week 5 hours per day, 3 days per week
Librarian
.4 Community Liaison
SLIDE 4 Special Education Special Education
- SDC Class for students with learning disabilities
SDC Class for students with learning disabilities 1 full time teacher, 13 students 1 full time teacher, 13 students
RSP Program 1 full time teacher, 23 students 1 full time teacher, 23 students
- Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language Therapist 1 teacher, 3 days per week 1 teacher, 3 days per week
- 1 School Psychologist, 2 days per week
1 School Psychologist, 2 days per week
SLIDE 5 GATE GATE
- 13 Fifth graders identified and served
13 Fifth graders identified and served
- 18 Fourth graders qualify for testing. Need to be
18 Fourth graders qualify for testing. Need to be tested tested
- Great Explorations in Math and Science
Great Explorations in Math and Science
Field trips
- Chautauqua with Jan Ellis pending
Chautauqua with Jan Ellis pending
SLIDE 6 What programs are offered? What programs are offered?
English Mainstream
Two Way Immersion
ELD, SLD
Computers, Music, PE
GATE
Art Docent
AFTS artists
Special Friends
Library
- Before and after school support
Before and after school support and tutoring and tutoring
Boys and Girls Club
Nutrition Program
- Project GLAD
- Preppy Kindergarten
Preppy Kindergarten
Second Step
Power Hour
Peaceful Playground
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated math
All Day Kindergarten
Lexia Phonics
Newcomer Program
Preschool
The Family Room
Harvest of the Month Project GLAD
SLIDE 7 Field Trips Field Trips
- Arts for the Schools Assemblies
Arts for the Schools Assemblies
Sugar Pine Point
Pigeon Point
Sutter’ ’s Fort s Fort
Taylor Creek
- Wilbur May Museum and Park
Wilbur May Museum and Park
Sierra Safari Zoo
Sagehen
- Cross country and downhill skiing
Cross country and downhill skiing
Many more!!!
SLIDE 8 What programs would you like to What programs would you like to add and why? add and why?
Science teacher
Art teacher
Expand to full time newcomer teacher newcomer teacher
Restore literacy coach
Reading Specialist
- Extended day/year
- Baile Foklorico/Dance
Baile Foklorico/Dance
Expanded GATE
Integrated English Mainstream program Mainstream program
A third language Extended day/year
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What are the programs that we don What are the programs that we don’ ’t t want to lose and why? want to lose and why?
Our focus is Kindergarten through Fifth grade Our focus is Kindergarten through Fifth grade primarily, but the preschool and after school primarily, but the preschool and after school programs are an programs are an integral part of our students integral part of our students’ ’ success. success. “ “We would like to keep every program we have We would like to keep every program we have now because they all expose kids to now because they all expose kids to so many so many good things good things” ”
SLIDE 10 Programs that impact facilities: Programs that impact facilities:
- Music has moved into a room at the BGC. She sees every
Music has moved into a room at the BGC. She sees every student in the school. A cart is not an option as the playground student in the school. A cart is not an option as the playground is not covered and her equipment is too cumbersome. is not covered and her equipment is too cumbersome.
- In M3, we house Special Ed, Newcomer, Title I, the Math
In M3, we house Special Ed, Newcomer, Title I, the Math Coach, and if restored, out Literacy Coach Coach, and if restored, out Literacy Coach
- M6 is our staff work room. It houses the laminator, copy
M6 is our staff work room. It houses the laminator, copy machines, science materials, art docent portfolios, second step machines, science materials, art docent portfolios, second step program and serves as a place for 59 employees to meet program and serves as a place for 59 employees to meet throughout the day throughout the day
- Room 11 hosts an all day preschool and M11 2 half day
Room 11 hosts an all day preschool and M11 2 half day
- preschools. After school they serve the Kinderclub Program for
- preschools. After school they serve the Kinderclub Program for
the BGC. Space is not available in the community in which to the BGC. Space is not available in the community in which to move these programs. move these programs.
SLIDE 11 Achievement Data Achievement Data
- Safe Harbor: We met our Adequate Yearly
Safe Harbor: We met our Adequate Yearly Progress and our Academic Performance Index Progress and our Academic Performance Index for 2006 for 2006-
2007
- All sub groups made their AYP and API
All sub groups made their AYP and API
Not in PI for Math
SLIDE 12 Achievement: What can be done Achievement: What can be done to improve it? to improve it?
During the day intensive instruction by a credentialed instruction by a credentialed teacher teacher
Summer school
Integration to increase English Language Models English Language Models
Increase services to newcomers newcomers
- Restore paraprofessionals
Restore paraprofessionals (we (we’ ’re down 4 from last year) re down 4 from last year)
More parent helpers
Restore Title I teacher
- Increase parent education
Increase parent education
Continue curriculum and standard alignment standard alignment
- Continue staff collaboration
Continue staff collaboration
Continue tutoring
Diverse Curriculum Conferences Conferences
SLIDE 13 Parent Involvement Parent Involvement
How are parents involved in How are parents involved in your school? your school?
- Community Liaison: Family
Community Liaison: Family Room, English Language Room, English Language Advisory Committee parents Advisory Committee parents
- Site Council: 12 members, 5
Site Council: 12 members, 5 parents parents
- Parent Teacher Organization
Parent Teacher Organization Most volunteers come from Most volunteers come from TWI TWI
Daily math helpers
Art and science docents
Harvest of the Month
Driving on field trips
Funding Supplies
Website Development
Many of our TWI parents also have adopted an English Mainstream Classroom in which they volunteer
SLIDE 14 Parents: What are we doing to Parents: What are we doing to increase involvement? increase involvement?
- Weekly news bulletins via email
Weekly news bulletins via email
- Translated weekly bulletins on hallway board
Translated weekly bulletins on hallway board
- PTO bulletin board and flyers home
PTO bulletin board and flyers home
- Parents networking with other parents
Parents networking with other parents
- Students inviting parents to events
Students inviting parents to events
- Mandatory attendance at meetings to qualify for
Mandatory attendance at meetings to qualify for
- ther programs
- ther programs
SLIDE 15 School Climate School Climate
How many of your students opt out of NTMS? How many of your students opt out of NTMS?
- 2006: Ten students went elsewhere. All of them
2006: Ten students went elsewhere. All of them lived in another attendance area, either in lived in another attendance area, either in Truckee or Nevada. In addition, one also Truckee or Nevada. In addition, one also wanted a more flexible schedule, and one wanted a more flexible schedule, and one wanted small group instruction. wanted small group instruction.
- 2007: Three students moved to Reno or Carson
2007: Three students moved to Reno or Carson
- 2008: Three students will attend Sage Ridge
2008: Three students will attend Sage Ridge
SLIDE 16 Attendance 2006 Attendance 2006-
2007
Month Month Number of Students Number of Students Percent in Attendance Percent in Attendance September September 420 420 96.71 96.71 October October 416 416 95.44 95.44 November November 410 410 94.25 94.25 December December 401 401 92.86 92.86 January January 404 404 94.34 94.34 February February 393 393 92.72 92.72 March March 392 392 94.38 94.38 April April 390 390 95.43 95.43 May May 390 390 96.21 96.21 Overall for year Overall for year 94.80% 94.80%
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Referrals to SARB Referrals to SARB
We did not need to make any SARB referrals over We did not need to make any SARB referrals over the last 3 years. None were needed. Attendance the last 3 years. None were needed. Attendance letters were sent, conferences were held, letters were sent, conferences were held, absences stopped. absences stopped.
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Discipline Discipline
(For types of suspensions, see site plan data, pages (For types of suspensions, see site plan data, pages 46 and 47) 46 and 47) Kings Beach Elementary had Kings Beach Elementary had no no expulsions over the past three years expulsions over the past three years
SLIDE 19 What programs are you using to What programs are you using to maintain a positive school climate? maintain a positive school climate?
Peaceful playground
Second Step
Building Effective Schools Together Schools Together (BEST) (BEST)
Spirit Days
Walk-
a-
thon
Jump rope for the Heart
TWI promotes integration integration
Uniforms
Lots of Special Events
Open to Community from 7:30 a.m. from 7:30 a.m.-
10:00 p.m. p.m.
Peer mediation
5th
th grade helpers for K
grade helpers for K’ ’s, s, safety, clean up safety, clean up
Staff Collaboration and modeling modeling
SLIDE 20 Staffing Staffing
- All certificated staff but one are HQT
All certificated staff but one are HQT
- All certificated staff are LDS, CLAD, SDAIE
All certificated staff are LDS, CLAD, SDAIE qualified qualified
- Nine teachers have their BCLAD
Nine teachers have their BCLAD
SLIDE 21 What would we recommend to What would we recommend to TTRAC TTRAC
Change is inevitable Change is inevitable
Do what is best for ALL ALL students students
- Please make decisions based on the Board and
Please make decisions based on the Board and Community Goals Community Goals
- Use data driven decision making
Use data driven decision making
Integrate
- Minimize transitions for students from grade to grade
Minimize transitions for students from grade to grade
- Keep efficient use of facilities and staff in mind
Keep efficient use of facilities and staff in mind
SLIDE 22 Suggestions from Staff Suggestions from Staff
- Make KBE an immersion magnet school to
Make KBE an immersion magnet school to meet the demand meet the demand
- Create a different type of magnet school at
Create a different type of magnet school at Tahoe Lake such as Science or Performing Arts Tahoe Lake such as Science or Performing Arts
- Balance programs with a mixture of EL
Balance programs with a mixture of EL’ ’s and s and EO EO’ ’s s
SLIDE 23 What might be some advantages and disadvantages to the What might be some advantages and disadvantages to the proposed configurations? proposed configurations?
K K-
3 4-
6
Advantages Advantages
Age appropriate
- Efficient use of staff and
Efficient use of staff and resources resources
Able to stay with your community some of the community some of the time time
Integration
Offer more programs Disadvantages Disadvantages
Separation of siblings
Loss of older models
Too many transitions
Hard to articulate with
- ther grades
- ther grades
- Busing of little ones
Busing of little ones might be hard might be hard
SLIDE 24 Configurations, continued Configurations, continued
K K-
8
Disadvantages Disadvantages
Too many students for any one facility any one facility
Middle school age students with younger students with younger grades Advantages Advantages
- Efficient use of facilities
Efficient use of facilities and staff (Polaris?) and staff (Polaris?)
Middle school age students with younger students with younger grades grades
Family style, cross age tutoring tutoring
Kids don’ ’t have to grow t have to grow up too fast grades up too fast
SLIDE 25 Configuration, continued Configuration, continued
Magnet TWI at KBE Magnet TWI at KBE
Advantages Advantages
Mixes English Mainstream classes Mainstream classes
Meets the demand of TWI TWI
Disadvantages Disadvantages
No support for Spanish Speakers at TL Speakers at TL
Travel outside of neighborhood neighborhood Bilingual Students
What is the difference between TDI and DI? With TWI-two groups of students become fluent in each language. For example, EO’s and EL’s emerge fluent in English and Spanish With DI-one group of students is taught 2 new languages. For example, EO’s would learn Spanish and Chinese.
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Thank you! Thank you!
