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MacArthur’s Evidence AdvancED 2019

English/Language Arts Overall Rating Impact

Advance ED Quality Factors: Healthy Culture, High Expectations, Resource Management, Efficiency of Engagement, Impact of Instruction

MacArthur elementary teachers will continue to improve their teaching of English/Language Arts and utilize effect strategies within the literacy continuum. We aim to have 90% of students reading at their instructional level by the end of the school year. We hope to have 95% of students demonstrate at least 1 year of growth at their instructional reading level. In addition, 90% of students will pass ISTEP+ in English/Language Arts with a median growth percentile of 60 or higher.

Program or Practice Evidence 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Literacy Coaches ​at

MacArthur has two full time classroom teachers that are given release time on a monthly basis to coach, utilizing the coaching cycle. On a daily basis the coaches are available before and after school to assist teachers as well.

Jen Hochstetler/1​st​ Grade Teacher Mandy Wenglarz/5​th​ Grade Teacher Coaching Game Plan Literacy Coaching Coaching Document Literacy Coaching Document #2 Improve Improve Impact

Differentiated & Personalized Word Study (Words Their Way) ​is a

developmental spelling, phonics, & vocabulary program. It is intended to be a part of a balanced literacy plan that includes fluency, comprehension &

• writing. Words their way is an
• pen-ended individual process.

Words Their Way Program Words Their Way Spelling Inventory (sample) Initiate Improve

Facilitating Inquiry Discussions ​is an approach to

learning that emphasizes the student’s active role in the learning process. Rather than the teacher telling students what they need to know, students are encouraged to explore the material, ask questions, and share ideas

• Jr. Great Books
• Jr. Great Books Discussion

Organizer Improve Improve Improve

Literacy Coaches Training​ initially began in 2015 with

a partnership with Purdue University. MacArthur had 2 coaches trained & one moved away. During the 2017 school year a new coach was trained.

CLEAR-Purdue University Junior Great Books PD for Coaches Literacy End of the Year Report Improve Improve Impact

Guided Reading ​The practice

• f Guided Reading was fully

implemented several years ago at MacArthur.

“Guiding Readers & Writers” by Fountas & Pinnell “The Continuum of Literacy Learning” by Fountas & Pinnell 5th Grade Blue Close Reading Guided Plans Impact Impact Impact

5th Grade Yellow Guided Reading Group 5th Grade Red Guided Reading Group

Literacy PD ​There has been a

plethora of professional development available to the teachers.

webPD by Smekens Education mClass Star 360 Training Certification Initiate Improve

Extra Reading Practice

Every morning before the start of the school day students read for an average

• f 30 minutes

Extra Reading Practice #1 Extra Reading Practice #2 Extra Reading Practice #3 Extra Reading Practice #4 Extra Reading Practice #5 Impact Impact Impact

Accelerated Reading​ is a

reading incentive program. Each grade level sets a goal for the students to earn “x” amount of points during each grading period.

​Accelerated Reading Student Report Improve Improve Improve

mClass ​is a universal screener that

measures the development of reading skills of all students in grades K-2 through two main assessments: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and the Text Reading Comprehension (TRC) assessments.

mClass Summary Impact Impact Improve

Star Reading ​is an online

assessment program developed by Renaissance Learning for students typically in grades K-12. The program uses a combination of the cloze method and traditional ​reading​ comprehension passages to assess forty-six ​reading skills across eleven domains.

2nd Grade Star Reading Benchmark Report Dec. 2019 1st Grader Star Reading Progress Report 5th Grader Star Reading Progress Report Impact Impact Impact

Early Star Literacy ​is an

• nline adaptive assessment program

developed by Renaissance Learning for students typically in grades PK-3. The program uses a series of questions to assess a student's early literacy and early​ ​numeracy skills through a simple

• process. ... The final part is the actual

assessment

Early Star Literacy Impact Impact Impact

RTI (Response to Instruction) ​is a process designed

to help us focus on high quality instruction and interventions that match student needs and on monitoring student progress on a frequent basis. The information gained from an RTI process allows us to adapt instruction and to make decisions regarding the student’s educational program.

Interventionists/Paras/Title I 2017-2018 RTI Dates 2018-2019 RTI Dates September RTI Schedule October RTI Schedule November RTI Schedule December RTI Schedule Impact Impact Impact

Literacy Roundtable ​is a

group of teachers who provide resources and support for learners and teachers through the collaboration of classroom teachers and our Literacy Coaches.

Literacy Round Table Literacy Roundtable Game Plan Initiate

Academic Tutoring ​is

provided by a license teacher who gives additional, special or basic instruction to Tier II and Tier III students extra help. The purpose of the academic tutoring is to help students become an independent learner.

Academic Tutoring Picture Academic Tutoring Picture #2 Academic Tutoring Picture #3 Improve Improve Improve

Literacy Night ​is a Title I

sponsored program one evening each

• spring. All K-5 families are invited to

participate in a variety of educational, literary fun activities.

Literacy Night Literacy Night

Literacy Night Flyer

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One Book One School ​is a

movement designed to get an entire school community - including parents - involved in the joy of reading. Each family gets a copy of the selected book. Following a shared schedule, the families read at home together.

One Book One School​/Fudge A Mania One Book One School/Ralph S. Mouse Initiate Improve

Summer Interventions

takes place in June & August by providing 5 weeks of summer school remediation to all K-5 students. Jump start is a program that invites the 12-15 lowest in coming K students to attend a remediation program in August.

Jump Start/Summer School Summer School Reading Plans Summer School Reading Plans 2 Impact Impact Impact

ABC Shirts ​is a program where

Kindergarten students who learn all their upper and lower case letters earn an ABC t-shirt.

ABC Shirt Impact Impact Impact

500 Club ​is a program that begins

in Kindergarten. The challenge is by the end of 1​st​ grade all first graders will memorize 500 Fry words.

500 Club Parent Letter Fry Word Sample Testing Impact Impact Impact

High Ability​ consists of identified

4​th​ and 5​th​ grade students me who meet

• ne day a week for 90 minutes in

English and/or Math with a specialized high ability teacher. In addition, the high ability specialist provides enrichment lessons for students K-3. Her job also includes designing independent projects for students with needs above and beyond their classroom, as well as providing teachers with lessons and ideas for meeting their students’ academic and affective needs in the regular classroom.

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Seeing Stars​ is a research-

validated program used in the LRE room that provides students with symbol imagery for phonological and

• rthographic processing in reading and

spelling.

Seeing Stars Initiate Impact

K Side by Side Parent Meeting ​is an opportunity for

parents to see what we are learning in the classroom, ways to help their child at home, materials/games for parents to take home and use with their child.

Side by Side Picture Improve Impact Impact

Learn Academy ​ Professional

Development created and delivered by

• ur own teaching colleague.

Learn Academy Initiate Impact

Baby Bags​ are given out to a

MacArthur mom when she has a baby. The bag provides the parent with a plethora of educational items (i.e. books, music C.D., puzzle, etc.).

Baby Bags Impact Impact Impact

WIN (What I Need) ​During

What I Need (WIN) time, students are clustered into groups based on their individual need on a skill in either ELA or

• Math. Based on where they are

performing, students are either remediated or enriched at their level.

2nd Grade WIN Initiate Impact

School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan 2018-2019 Improve

Imagination Library​ is a 60

volume set of books beginning with the children’s classic the “The Little Engine That Could”. Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed to each child’s home who is enrolled in the program.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Initiate Impact Impact

School Brochure ​is​ ​updated

annually and given out to new families describing the programs and

• pportunities at MacArthur

MacArthur School Brochure

MacArthur’s Evidence AdvancED 2019

Math​ Overall Rating Improving

Advance ED Quality Factors: ​Impact of Instruction, Fidelity of Implementation, High Expectations, Resource Management, Efficiency of

Engagement.

All students will receive mathematical instructional practices that allow for every student’s individual math level to be effectively addressed and monitored.

Program or Practice Evidence 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Summer 2017 Bridges Training ​Teachers were offered

training in the summer of 2017 on the different components of Bridges from the Math Learning Center to meet individual needs.

Bridges Differentiated Summer Training Initiate Improve

Book Resources Utilized

Principles to Action Ensuring Mathematical Success For All by NCTM Visible Learning For Teachers & Visible Learning For Math by Hattie Improve Improve Improve

Building Math Coaching

One teacher in the building meets with teachers and students on an as need basis to read data, interview

Example of Interview and Data Documentation of teacher meeting Improve Improve Improve

students, and instructional needs, to help meet the needs of students.

Math Intervention Tier II

Students in grades 2-5 who are identified as falling below benchmark receive Bridges intervention in small groups with title.

Bridges Math Interventions ​Initiate

District Math Coaching Training ​Two classroom

teachers in the building are currently taking a course with the Math Learning Center to train and learn the coaching process.

Math Coaching Training Syllabus Initiate

Bridges Pre & Post Testing​ ​Teachers give a pretest

to see where students are at, and use the data to drive the instruction and meet individual students needs.

3rd Gr Tracking Data of Students Progress 4​th​ Gr Tracking Data of Students Progress 5th Gr Tracking Data of Students Progress

New Math Curriculum (Bridges in Mathematics) Initiate ​Improve

Increased Instructional Time ​Teaching Bridges in

Mathematics program with fidelity requires 60 min. of math instruction which is an increase. Another 20 min. is added onto that for a component of Bridges called, Number Corner.

K Schedule 1st Schedule 2nd Schedule 3rd Schedule 4th Schedule 5th Schedule

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Academic Tutoring ​is

provided by a license teacher who gives additional, special or basic instruction to Tier II and Tier III students extra help. The purpose of the academic tutoring is to help students become an independent learner.

Academic Tutoring Picture Academic Tutoring Picture #2 Academic Tutoring Picture #3 ​Improve Improve

Morning Math Tutoring

takes place every morning 45 minutes prior to the start of the school day.

Improve Improve Improve

RTI (Response to Instruction) ​is a process

designed to help us focus on high quality instruction and interventions that match student needs and on monitoring student progress on a frequent basis. The information gained from an RTI process allows us to adapt instruction and to make decisions regarding the student’s educational program.

2017-2018 RTI Schedule 2018-2019 RTI Schedule September RTI Schedule October RTI Schedule November RTI Schedule December RTI Schedule Improve Impact Impact

More students are receiving Tier II & III math interventions, including implementation at an earlier grade level.

Dreambox ​is an adaptive

technology learning platform with continuous formative assessments in and between lessons, analyzes over 48,000 data points per student, per hour to provide the right next lesson at the right time.

Dreambox Report Impact Impact Impact

Summer Interventions

takes place in June & August by providing 5 weeks of summer school remediation to all K-5 students. Jump start is a program that invites the 12-15 lowest in coming K students to attend a remediation program in August.

4th grade Math Intervention Plans Summer School Impact

There is a continuation of Reading Interventions from the academic school year

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There is a continuation of Reading Interventions from the academic school year

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There is a continuation of Reading Interventions from the academic school year

Star Math ​i​s an online adaptive

assessment program from Renaissance Learning for math in grades K-12, including basic math, algebra, geometry and statistics. Around since 1998, and Web-based

1st Grader Star Math Progress Report 5th Grader Star Math Progress Report 2nd Grade Star Math Benchmark Report Dec. 2018 Impact Impact Impact

since 2003, the program is now used by 30,000 districts across the country.

Literacy/Math Night

Literacy/Math Night Literacy/Math Night Initiate Improve

High Ability ​At MacArthur

identified 4​th​ and 5​th​ grade high ability students meet one day a week for 90 minutes in English and Math with a specialized high ability teacher. In addition, the high ability specialist provides enrichment lessons for students K-3. Her job also includes designing independent projects for students with needs above and beyond their classroom, as well as providing teachers with lessons and ideas for meeting their students’ academic and affective needs in the regular classroom.

K-3 Enrichment

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• Dr. Yackel Math

Training ​MacArthur teachers

developed and strengthened an understanding of an inquiry based approach of mathematical teaching.

• Dr. Yackel met with K-2 biweekly to

plan, observe, and debrief lessons.

• Dr. Yackel Math Training
• Dr. Yackel In-Voice

Impact Impact Impact

Learn Academy

Just-in-Time Professional Development created and delivered by our own teaching colleagues. Learn Academy

Impact Impact Impact

WIN (What I Need)

During What I Need (WIN) time, students are clustered into groups based on their individual need on a skill in either ELA or Math. Based on where they are performing, students are either remediated or enriched at their level.

5th Grade Need For Small Group Remediation Documentation

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School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan 2018-2019

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School Brochure ​is

updated annually and given out to new families describing the programs and opportunities at MacArthur

MacArthur School Brochure

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MacArthur’s Evidence AdvancEd 2019

Social/Emotional/Mental Health​ Overall Rating Impact

Advance ED Quality Factors: Healthy Culture, High Expectations, Resource Management, Efficiency of Engagement.

All students can be ready to learn when their social, emotional, and mental health are cared for by removing barriers to learning and teaching and re-engaging disconnected

• students. The corporation’s student success infrastructure is a comprehensive, equitable, unified, and sustained system of support efforts to intentionally and cohesively address

specialized supports to address anxiety, stress, and other barriers for learning.

Program or Practice Evidence 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Book Study ​is a powerful approach

for developing the teacher expertise necessary for improving performance and enhancing student learning through deliberate practice. It helps guide teachers to bring meaningful change to their teaching, mentoring, and/or leadership practices.

Book Study Evidence “Visible Learning For Teachers” by John Hattie Impact “The Leader in Me” by Sean & Steven Covey Impact “Poor Students Rich Teaching” by Eric Jensen Initiate

LEAD Team​ is a student advocacy

program based around Stephen Covey’s book, “The Leader in Me”. Monthly all K-5 students participate in an activity within a “new” homeroom. The homerooms contain 2-3 students per grade level and these homerooms will be together over the course

• f the next 6 school years.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People MacArthur LEAD Team Motto Indiana Promising Practice Lead Team Lesson Plans

Bysiek Lead Team 2018-19 Improve Impact Impact

QPR

(Question, Persuade, Refer)​ ​is an

educational program designed to teach our staff the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond.

​QPR QPR Website

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At-Risk Mentors​ is a program

implemented over 18 years ago and every staff member has an at-risk student they touch base with daily.

At-Risk Mentors Impact Impact Impact

PBIS Interventionist ​is a para

that assists in supporting students with their behavioral success.

• Mrs. Tiffany Bachan

PBIS Interventionist Hired Initiate

Kids Hope Mentors​ is a

partnership with Faith Church who provides adult mentors to some of our at-risk students.

Kids Hope Mentors Kids Hope Permission Slip Improve Impact Impact

Bully Prevention ​education is

provided to the students all year long at MacArthur via the classroom teachers, school counselor, PBIS para, principal and staff.

Boxes in classrooms Bully Prevention

http://www.secondstep.org/bullying-preven tion

Improve Improve Bully Prevention Number of Lessons Has Increased Impact

Abuse Awareness ​education

takes place in all our K-5 classrooms in an attempt to help raise awareness in preventing child abuse. Miss Bellamy, school counselor teaches the students about the types of abuse appropriate at each grade level.

K-3 Child Abuse Prevention/Education

K-3 Child Abuse Lesson Plans

4-5 Child Abuse Prevention/Education

4-5 Child Abuse Lesson Plans

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Zones of Regulation ​is a

curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control & problem solving abilities. In the activities the students learn how to use strategies or tools to stay in a zone or move from one to another.

Zones of Regulation Initiate Impact

Second Steps ​is a program rooted in

social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps create supportive, successful learning environments equipped to encourage children to thrive.

Second Steps

http://www.secondstep.org/second-step-so cial-emotional-learning

Improve Improve Second Steps Program Expanded Impact

Great Kindness Challenge

celebrates the power of a kindness connection as students spread kindness to friends, family, and Community members.

Kindness Flyer Kindness Website Initiate Improve Impact

• Dr. Lori Desautels ​is an assistant

professor at Butler University in

• Indianapolis. She is an expert in

neuroscience in education provides training in integrating mind-brain teaching and learning strategies.

​Dr. Desautels

• Dr. Desautels In-Service

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Buddy Bags​ is a partnership with First

United Methodist Church who provides our free lunch students with food for the weekends every Friday.

Buddy Bags

Buddy Bag Article Buddy Bag Information

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Angel Tree​ is a program we started

• ver 20 years ago to help provide & bless

MacArthur students/families with clothes & toys for Christmas.

Solicitation Letter Angel Tree Documentation Impact Impact Impact

School Safety Specialist ​The

Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy will provide ongoing, certified training and information on national and state best practices, as well as exemplary resources for school safety, security, intervention/prevention, and emergency preparedness planning. School safety specialists will be trained to lead the development and implementation of school safety practices which will provide safe educational environments for a​ll students in Indiana.

3 Trained SSS’s (Principal, Teacher, Head Custodian) Teacher Certification Certificate Principal Certification Certificate Custodian Certification Certificate Impact Impact Impact

Girls on the Run ​is a non-profit

• rganization dedicated to creating a world

where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and to fully pursue her

• dreams. Running is used to inspire and

motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment.​ Boys Run 2 ​inspires boys through the power of running to be courageous enough to be themselves, to build healthy relationships, and to live an active lifestyle

Girls on the Run

Boys Run 2 Newspaper Article

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Safe Visitor Solutions​ is a

national database program that instantly gives a background check on all visitors to

• ur school.

All visitors are screened with a nationwide database for background checks Initiate Impact

Voice of the Mustangs ​is a

student advocacy program created for 3-5 students feel valued as an important stakeholder in our school and instrumental in the furthered success of our students.

Voice of the Mustangs Impact Impact Impact

Marvelous Mustang ​The

marvelous mustang program gives us a chance to show some students who are truly leading the way. They are nominated by staff members for showing the character traits of respect, kindness, responsibility, honesty, or

• integrity. Once nominated, their

nomination is reviewed, if they are chosen as a marvelous mustang they appear on the morning announcements, receive a letter and a pin to take home, and become part of a yearlong display in the lobby.

Marvelous Mustang Initiate

Birth to School ​is a program that

helps prepare our future students for school success and lifelong learning by providing a system of support to caregivers that connects families to our school from birth, encourages understanding of child development, and increases quality interactions with children.

Birth to School Birth to School Birth to School Initiate Impact

RTI ​(Response to Instruction)​ ​is

a process designed to help us focus on high quality instruction and interventions that match student needs and on monitoring student progress on a frequent basis. The information gained from an RTI process allows us to adapt instruction and to make decisions regarding the student’s educational program.

2017-2018 RTI Schedule 2018-2019 RTI Schedule September RTI Schedule October RTI Schedule November RTI Schedule December RTI Schedule

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Student of the Month ​is a

program where each month 1 student per classroom is chosen to represent their class as Student of the Month. The honored student and parents are invited to the cafeteria for donuts and milk before school

• begins. The student also receives a

certificate, has their picture taken, and listens to a special guest.

Student of the Month Letter Student of the Month Certificate

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Learn Academy​ ​Just-in-Time

Professional Development created and delivered by our own teaching colleagues. Learn Academy

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Unified Olympics​ is a 12 week

program with the focus of providing youngsters with special needs with different physical activities leading to improved skills and fitness.

Unified Olympics Overview Unified Olympics Events MacArthur Student Heat Events Group Picture Picture #1 Picture #2

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Carnahan Helpers ​is a program

started 23 years ago. Our head custodian,

• Mr. Carnahan recruits approximately 15

students who learn leadership skills and responsibility through helping monitor the behavior in the mornings, putting up the flag & taking it down daily, collect recycling from classrooms, stock paper in the teachers workroom, etc.

Group Picture

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New Student Breakfast ​is an

• pportunity for new students to ask

questions, share how their first week has been, and get to know the School Counselor and PBIS paraprofessional. This breakfast is held during the first or second week that the student is enrolled at MacArthur. It is a great opportunity to build relationships with staff members other than their teacher, and ease in the transition to a new school.

New Student Breakfast letter New Student Breakfast picture

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Kernel Crew

Is a program our special needs students

• initiated. Our “Kernel Crew” is currently

made up of our Exceptional Learners

• classrooms. This program will help to

strengthen our students’ social skills and interpersonal relationships while teaching them vocational skills and money

• management. Our Kernel Crew team is

doing a great job and they are building relationships throughout the school. Once the popcorn is popped the students are bagging, loading the carts, and selling it each Friday.

Kernel Crew Kernel Crew Picture #1 Kernel Crew Picture #2

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Best Buddies

We are very proud to announce that our school has been approved to begin a Best Buddies chapter. ​Best Buddies International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.​ ​Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program empowers the special abilities

• f individuals by helping them form

meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills.

Best Buddies Guidelines Best Buddies Welcome Letter Best Buddies Frequently Asked Questions Best Buddy Walk Flyer

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Students will participate in activities and events together with opportunities for family involvement. We are in the planning stages and more information will be available soon. This is a very special

• pportunity for all of our students to

strengthen their understanding and acceptance of each other.

School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan 2018-2019

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School Brochure​ ​is​ ​updated

annually and given out to new families describing the programs and

• pportunities at MacArthur

MacArthur School Brochure

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