Briarwood Elementary 2019-20 Annual School Performance Report

Annual School Performance Report Briarwood Elementary School

2019-20

425-837-5000 • www.issaquah.wednet.edu/briarwood 17020 SE 134th Street, Renton, WA 98059

Principal

Steve Thatcher

Welcome Involved parents and community members enrich our school and enhance our students’ learning experiences. Thank you for making a difference!

Mission At Briarwood we provide a safe, supportive environment, which promotes respectful, responsible behavior, and challenges students, staff, and parents to reach their potential as learners.

Our school motto is, “If it’s to be it’s up to me!”

District Report

To review the Issaquah School District 2019-2020 budget details and more, please visit 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 schools. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.

Data from the Office of the Superintendent of Instruction (OSPI) State testing is required by Washington 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)

Demographic Data

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Teacher Experience Data Teacher’s with National Board Certification

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COVID-19 Pandemic In an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Jay Inslee ordered all schools in Washington closed as of March 17, 2020. While the initial order mandated school closures only through April 24, 2020, the order was extended to the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to increasing COVID-19 infection numbers across the state.

The Issaquah School District submitted its plan for remote learning at the end of March 2020, and remote learning began for all students on Monday, April 20. Students and staff moved to an online classroom setting, using various platforms such as SeeSaw, Classlink, and Office 365. District laptops and internet hotspots were distributed to families in need, and free meals were still provided for families qualifying for the Free and Reduced Lunch program at designated pick up spots around the district daily.

Highlights Briarwood is one of three elementary schools in the District offering a Science Technology magnet program.

This program features a multi-age classroom for fourth and fifth graders that provides the standard district curricula with an emphasis on science and technology. Students use technology and its resources through engaging projects, film making, and scientific investigations.

The After School Assistance Program (ASAP) continues to support our students at Briarwood. This academic after school program serves students in grades 3 – 5 in the area of math as well as supports our students who receive ELL services. Teachers work on fundamental skills with students in small groups of five in twice-weekly for 12 weeks. ASAP is supported through the Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF). Funds help compensate the teachers for their time and pay for an ISD school bus to take students home.

The volunteers that support the staff and students at Briarwood are indispensable. We are appreciative of all the support we receive for individual classrooms, programs, extra activities, and for individual students.

Parents and community volunteers help support our Second Grade Reading Buddies, allowing each student to have some one-on-one reading time with an adult in the community. Our VOICE (Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) Program pairs caring community members with students who could benefit from extra support. VOICE volunteers work as a mentor/tutor in one-on-one situations for an hour a week.

Student Activities

Briarwood offers several before or after school programs. Currently these include: After School Assistance Program (ASAP), Briarwood Bear Chorus, Go-Green Club, Running Club, Safety Patrol, and 5th Grade Leadership.

Improving Student Achievement

Briarwood staff development sessions continue to be aligned with current district initiatives and curricular adoptions. Mathematics is the focus of our three-year SIP plan, with a focus on the CCSS math standard “Operations and Algebraic Thinking,” with grade level teams learning math differentiation strategies from our ELL/GLAD, Title, Special Education, and SAGE teachers to better tailor learning for all students. Our Instructional Coach (IC) provides multiple learning opportunities in individual classrooms and in formal in-service settings. Teachers work closely with the IC to model, design lessons, share instructional strategies, and reflect on their teaching.

Teachers collaborate in Professional Learning Communities on a regular basis during our staff meetings to plan and develop engaging lessons for our students and look at student data. Teachers also analyze and assess student work from a variety of curricular areas collectively. This level of collaboration leads to enhanced instructional practices and increased student learning at every grade level.

Staff at Briarwood have also been building capacity around working with students in trauma and supporting our students with Tier II academic and behavioral supports within the MTSS (Multi-Tiered Student Support) structure.

What’s New

Briarwood the staff continues to fine tune work around identified shared beliefs across content areas to focus on best practices in education. We want to ensure that we are working in a way that matches our beliefs and will benefit students in our classrooms. Those beliefs are: • • • • • • • •

Students should have choice in their learning and understand why and how it applies to them.

Students learn best through discussion and talking to one another.

Students need sustained time to practice skills taught to them.

Students need to set goals and reflect on them in order to take charge of their own learning.

Students need models across content areas in order to help them achieve at a higher level.

Students should receive instruction at their level.

Students should have a growth mindset and believe they can achieve goals they set for themselves.

Students should believe they can achieve and succeed in anything they do.

We’re hoping this work around our beliefs will help us refine our mission, vision, and goals for the future and continue to help us grow and improve as educators of the best students ISD has to offer!

State Testing 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.

COVID-19 Disclaimer

Due to early facility closure and suspension of end of year testing, 2019-2020 assessment data is not available. The data below relfects the school’s scores for the 2018-2019 school year.

Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)

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 district-wide.

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The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students100 be tested in Science once at the elementary level.

The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students 80 have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the 60 learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts).

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