2018-19
Annual School Performance Report Cascade Ridge Elementary School
Cascade Ridge Elementary School
2020 Trossachs Blvd. SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 (425) 837-5500 https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/cascaderidge Principal Tia Kleinkopf
Mission Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal, and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.
Welcome At Cascade Ridge we work to become independent problem solvers by following our Coyote Code: Be Safe, Be Kind and Do Your Job.
Teacher Experience
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Teacher’s with National Board Teacher Experience data for the 2018-2019 School Year 52.9% Certification will be available via OSPI at a later date.
12.9
Average Yearsat: For complete school data, please visit OSPI’s website 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.
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Highlights We are grateful for our outstanding, supportive community. The partnership between Cascade Ridge Elementary and our PTSA provides a deep and caring commitment to the important partnership between the school and families. We kicked off the school year with the very successful PTSA Walk-A-Thon – this year’s theme was Color Run. Students ran around the field, were sprayed with color and kept coming back for more! Our amazing community raised enough to fully fund the PTSA budget AND give our book rooms a complete overhaul with new books for all grade levels, plus provide us with some amazing educational internet subscriptions! With this substantial financial support, students also benefit from extra reading instruction, science focused guest presenters, the GREAT kid program, a drama residency, Science Fair, the Eager Reader program and teacher/grade level grants that allow for a variety of enrichment activities and experiences for our students. Our community gives far more than just money – they also give us time and commitment to a great education for their students. Logging hundreds of hours, no job is too big or too small for our amazing volunteers. Cascade Ridge 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, simulations, robotics, probes and scientific investigations. Technology enhances student learning experiences daily. Every classroom is equipped with computers, a projector and document camera, and an interactive whiteboard. Many classes are equipped with student response devices (ActiVotes and ActivExpressions), with some classrooms having additional student iPads or small student laptops. Music is also a significant focus at Cascade Ridge. Led by our dynamic music team, all grade levels learn foundational music skills that build on each other each year. All students display their musicianship at their grade level concert, with additional opportunities for students to perform made available through Choir.
Improving Student Achievement Staff works collaboratively on a weekly basis to plan and implement quality, rigorous curriculum aligned across the grade levels. Wednesday early release provides staff members time to work as teams, as well as a whole staff, to develop and support school improvement plans as well as delve deeper into curricula. Our new 2018-19 School Improvement Plan focuses on improving reading instruction in all grade levels. Professional development opportunities provide staff with new, innovative reading instruction ideas and on-site support staff help to implement these strategies to work toward improving reading scores for all students. Staff still receives professional development in the areas of math and writing as well. Teachers engaged in staff development and focused conversations with their colleagues around instruction and assessment to strengthen their classroom practices. The 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 in all areas.
Before/After School A few of our clubs include Student Leadership, Safety Patrol, Choir, Math Club, Art classes and many other class/club offerings. We also have a wonderful before and after school child care program—Coyote Club where kids play, laugh, continue to learn and have enriching shared experiences.
Special Programs At Cascade Ridge we are proud to host three Learning Resource Center (LRC) classrooms delivering quality education to students with special needs, as well as those needing additional academic support. Both the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) and Reading Club offer support for students who may benefit from additional help with reading. Highly capable students participate in the Primary Enrichment Program (PEP)/Special Approach to Gifted Education (SAGE) program for added academic challenge. Also, English Language Learners (ELL) benefit from quality instruction in the whole class and small groups.
What’s New This year students, staff and families focused on Kindness all year long and participated in our second annual Kindness Week where students gave each other coins when they spotted a kind act. Students heard stories, watched videos and had lessons about kindness. They had the opportunity to share acts of kindness they witnessed and write about them on a graffiti wall. This work goes hand in hand with our Second Step Social Emotional Learning Curriculum that is implemented in every classroom. This work is supported by our Coyote Code – Be Safe, Be Kind, Do Your Job. We continued to “be green” sustaining Level 4 Green School Status for the third year in a row. Safety was a focus as we conducted “Safety Week” where we taught all emergency drills and then practiced at least one a month throughout the school year. We look forward to another year of building relationships, improving our social emotional health, staying safe, being green, making academic gains and having a great time doing it all!
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 district-wide.
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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 district-wide.
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