2018-19
Annual School Performance Report Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 837-6300 https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/schools/elementary/clark Principal Christy Otley
Mission Clark Elementary believes in the potential of every student to achieve high levels of learning. We are committed to inspiring and supporting each individual in order to attain high levels of success.
Welcome Clark Elementary is home to a warm, welcoming, and engaging community as a result of involved parents, community members, and a deeply invested staff. Together, we provide a highly enriched and purposeful learning environment that greatly enhances our students’ experiences. Our community is committed to working together in order to make a meaningful difference in the life of every child we serve.
Teacher Experience Teacher’s with
7
Teacher Experience data for the 2018-2019 National Board School Year 37.5% will be available via OSPI at a later date. Certification
7.1
For complete school data, please visit OSPI’s website Average Yearsat: Teaching washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us Teachers with Master’s/Ph.D
Experience
OSPI Data State testing is required by state (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. On December 10, 2015 President Obama reauthorized ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state and federal laws result in elementary students being regularly tested by the State to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests at the elementary level which fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act include the following: • Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA): English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests (3-5) • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): Science test (5)
District Report For budget details and more go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/ annual-community-report/ The Issaquah School District believes in seeking continual feedback from a broad and diverse range of constituents regarding their experiences with the District and their neighborhood school. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.
Demographics Grades: K-5
Enrollment: 732 90.8%
49.9%
21.4%
21.6% 13.1%
10.7%
4.5% 0.3% ck
n
ia As
a
Bl
ka las ive A / at ian N
n
Am
e
a ric
d
In
0.1% ic
H
r
c
ifi
c Pa
an Isl
l
cia
de
an
isp
M
u
ra lti
te
hi W
e at
a
nd
te At
eR nc
ee Fr
an
d ce h du nc e u R L d
Highlights Clark Elementary serves a vibrant and diverse community with a strong, committed staff and a dynamic approach to learning. We embrace our parent and family community and strive to create strong partnerships between our school and families. These supportive relationships are the heart of our community. Clark Elementary is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable community in which all individuals participate in and contribute to the life of the school. We believe that diversity is essential to achieving educational and academic excellence, and that students’ learning experiences are enriched by the diversity of the curriculum, faculty, and student body. Our students strive to be safe, kind, and productive each day. We are committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment for students. At Clark we actively cultivate respectful, supportive relationships among students, teachers, and parents. We encourage students to adopt a growth mindset that motivates them to set goals and work to achieve them. We provide regular opportunities for leadership, service, and cooperation. Students learn the skills of collaboration, develop wider and richer relationships, and experience the many satisfactions of contributing to the well-being of others. Clark benefits from strong community support. Parents are actively involved in the life of our school as they volunteer countless hours to support student learning. We are fortunate to have partnerships with PTA, Issaquah Schools Foundation, Issaquah High School, and Volunteers from Costco. These partnerships provide school grants, mentoring for students, academic support, and one-on-one reading interventions. Our staff is committed to continual professional growth. Our teachers choose to use their summers and evenings to hone their teaching skills. Many of our staff members have attended additional trainings in instructional technology, strategies to support English Language Learners, and the latest classroom management strategies.
Special Programs The curriculum at Clark Elementary School includes a variety of unique opportunities. These special programs add to the general programs found throughout the district. Examples of additional curriculum programming at Clark include the Science & Technology (“SciTech”) Magnet Program, PBSES and Second Step for Social Emotional Learning, and the Learning Assistant Program (Title 1/LAP) for reading development. These programs occur during the regular school day with even more enrichment and childcare opportunities offered as before/ after school programs. Your student’s teacher and other members of the staff can tell you more about current/future curriculum opportunities at Clark.
Improving Student Achievement Clark has a focused goal of improving student achievement in reading. Clark teachers are specifically examining instruction practices that support student engagement throughout the entire learning process and implementing our Making Meaning curriculum. All teachers received training throughout the year focusing on instructional reading strategies as well as the components of the Fountas and Pinnell assessments. Students are engaged in daily reading activities that include introductions to new academic learning, skill practice, and development of comprehension skills. As part of our reading curriculum implementation, teachers have received support through Issaquah School District workshops and training as well as ongoing support from our on-site Instructional Coach. As part of this work, teachers have focused on specific reading strategies, collected data to review student progress, and monitored and reflected on this growth throughout each school year. They also continued to refine their instructional practices for building student conceptual development, higherlevel comprehension skills, and ongoing practice in reading fluency.
Before/After School Our school district has a tuition based program at Clark called Shark Club (BASC: Before and After School Care). In addition, we offer a variety of extracurricular activities through PTA and teacher led clubs; Choir, Student Council, Dance Club, Missoula Children’s Theater, Safety Patrol, ASAP Math Club, Robotics Club, Girls on the Run, LEGO Club, Scratch Club, and Art Club are just a few of the many opportunities that were available to Clark students during the past offerings.
What’s New This year we added in Clark Coins to reinforce positive behavior throughout the building. The coins tie in nicely with our School-Wide Expectations of Be Safe, Be Kind, and Be Productive. Staff and Students are continually working hard to fill the ‘Shark Tank’ to earn class rewards as well as a whole school award. Additionally, we have been preparing this year to implement the Dual-Language Immersion Program for the 19-20 school year. Teachers have been attending trainings and planning for this amazing program that will serve a class of Kindergarten students in the fall.
Assessment Two tests given to elementary school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.
Smarter Balanced Assessment The SBA consists of two parts: a computer adaptive test and a performance task. Writing is included at every grade level and students are asked to solve multi-step, real-world problems in math. Performance tasks ask students to determine an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year). The Grade Level Total ELA and Grade Level Total Math charts on the right-hand side of the page indicate the percent of students in third, fourth, and fifth grade who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math on the SBA compared to the percent of students who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math districtwide.
Smarter Balanced Assessment Continued Grade Level Total Math
Grade Level Total ELA 82.2 74.9 68.4
71.9
80.6
77.9
78.0
68.4
68.1
76.3
67.5 58.6
e3
ad Gr
ric
st Di
t
e4
ad Gr
ric
st Di
t
e5
ad Gr
ric
st Di
t
WCAS
e3
ad Gr
ric
st Di
t
e4
ad Gr
ric
st Di
t
e5
ad Gr
Grade 5 WCAS - Science
The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students be tested in Science once at the elementary level. The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts). The numbers on the chart represent the percentage of students in grade 5 who met or exceeded standard on the NGSS compared to the percentage of students in grade 5 who met or exceeded standard distric-twide.
77.9 70.2
e5
ad Gr
str
Di
ict
ric
st Di
t