2016-17
Annual School Performance Report Issaquah Valley Elementary School
Issaquah Valley Elementary School
555 NW Holly Street, Issaquah WA 98027 (425) 837-6600 https://connect.issaquah. wednet.edu/elementary/ ive/ Principal Amber Walsh
Welcome Involved parents and community members enrich our schools and enhance our students’ learning experiences. At IVE we love our family atmosphere and focus on our entire community coming together to support our children. We have extremely dedicated parents and staff that put the child first in all our decisions. When you walk into IVE you feel a spirit of joy and a clear focus on learning.
Mission Issaquah Valley Elementary students, staff, parents, and community share the responsibility for the education of all children in a caring, nurturing, stimulating environment that fosters growth, mutual respect, and a desire to learn.
Demographics Grades: K-5
Teacher Experience Enrollment: 655 95.4%
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In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Education declined to renew the state of Washington’s conditional Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver for schools receiving Title I, Part A funds. This decision affects all schools in Washington State, which are now subject to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Washington is the only state that has lost its waiver and must revert to NCLB standards and timelines of assessment. For schools and districts to be considered succeeding under NCLB, schools must meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards. For schools to meet AYP, 100 percent of all students, regardless of special needs or English language mastery, must meet proficiency standards. Issaquah Valley met AYP this year. For complete information about the Issaquah School District’s assessment data, highly qualified teachers, annual yearly progress, and state NAEP (of Educational Progress) results, please visit the state’s online district report card.
District Report
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For budget details and more go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/annualcommunity-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.
Highlights
provides a student-focused learning environment.
Issaquah Valley earned a Washington Achievement Award in the area of High Progress in 2015. Additionally, IVE received awards in English Language Development in 2016 and the Washington State School of Distinction awards in 2011 and 2012 as it ranked in the top 5% of Washington state elementary schools for improvement in math and reading for the last five years.
Several special programs work together to help meet the varied needs of students. The Title I Reading and Math programs provide instructional support for students. The SAGE program provides weekly pull-out instruction for gifted students. A Special Education program, part-time Behavior Coach and part-time Counselor provide additional support for students in need.
Issaquah Valley Elementary School is a team of staff, parents, and community members working together to provide a high-quality learning environment for students. Teachers and staff are dedicated to helping each child perform at high levels—both academically and socially. A highly supportive PTA provides art, fiscal support, and after school enrichment activities to enhance the educational experience of students. Clubs include Lego engineering, World Drumming, Chorus, Holiday Choir, Scratch programming, Math Boosters and more! During the 2016-17 school year, the PTA held a successful Orange Ruler fundraiser which helped to fund classroom set-up, many grants and the district PBSES initiative. PTA also worked alongside students and staff to create a beautiful Communi-Tree art project that features a handprint of each student and staff member. It hangs in the MPR.
Issaquah Valley Elementary has also partnered with Friends of Youth to provide counseling services for students. This amazing partner provides students and families therapy for those who are at risk or who need a little extra support.
Issaquah Valley staff is highly trained in literacy instruction, effective use of technology, and differentiated instruction designed to meet the needs of a wide range of learners. A curriculum aligned at each grade and across the grade levels provides structure for a sequential plan of study for students. Dedicated and talented teaching staff
Issaquah Valley Elementary is happy to have a close relationship with the Issaquah Schools Foundation. The Foundation’s generous fiscal support for IVE programs allows us to provide greater support for students and families. This year the IVE Librarian was awarded a Foundation grant to help support student learning about animals. We have VOICE mentors coming to the school each day supporting many IVE students. IVE partnered with the King County Library System and Humanities Washington to provide Prime Time Reading, a bilingual family reading program, to many families. Families read books, participated in a Socratic discussion and dined together, as they were introduced to the benefits of the library system. One IVE Global Reading Challenge team, The Root Beer Floats, were the King County Library Services
Highlights Continued... in East King County Grand Global Reading Challenge Winners! They took home the Gold First Place Ribbons after a hard and evenly fought Battle of the Books between the top teams from Mercer Island and Bellevue. Issaquah Valley made free breakfast available to students this year in partnership with Issaquah Schools Foundation. Students could choose from options like cheese, granola bars, milk and fruit.
Improving Student Achievement School Improvement for IVE focused on Math. Teachers worked with Eureka Math Curriculum and focused on an action plan geared to promote and support students’ depth of math knowledge. Teams analyzed student work and utilized guiding questions to work collaboratively to plan lessons and promote learning for all students. Title Math services were allocated to serve second and third grade focusing on closing learning gaps for students. A Math Booster Club was offered to third grade students to support math interest and learning.
Special Programs Students at Issaquah Valley Elementary School have the option to participate in a wide range of special instructional programs housed in other schools in the Issaquah School District. These include the Science-Tech class for 4th and 5th grades, Lego Club, Spanish/English class, Homework Club, and MERLIN, the full day gifted program for grades 3-5.
Before/After School The Issaquah School District provides a tuition-based before and after school child care program here at Issaquah Valley called the Cougar Club. In addition to this school age care program, a wide range of activities and after school classes is available to Issaquah Valley students through the school PTA and private instruction. These activities include drama, art, language, dance, and sports. Many of these classes are offered at school while others are offered at nearby locations. Classes may vary from year to year.
What’s New Issaquah Valley’s Assistant Principal, Michelle Pickard, will step into the role of Principal in 2017-18. She will be joined by former Issaquah Middle School Assistant Principal, Tim Baynes. Both administrators are long-time Issaquah School District employees and will bring the IVE community to even greater places!
Assessment
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Two tests given to elementary school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Measurement of Student Progress (MSP)—help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.
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Smarter Balanced Assessment The results of Washington State’s Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) and Measures of Student Progress (MSP) help parents know how well their student is meeting learning targets. They also help schools plan instruction and curriculum based on these learning targets. The Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) is a state-mandated test that measures students’ progress toward College and Career Readiness in English Language Arts (ELA) / Literacy and Math. The SBA replaced existing tests in English and Math in the spring of the 2014-2015 school year. The tests are given as part of Washington State’s education reform efforts which began in 1993 and involve annual state-specific tests for students in grades 3-8 in ELA (SBA), Math (SBA), and Science (MSP) and then again in high school (SBA in ELA and End of Course assessments in Math and Biology). 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 Mathematics. Performance tasks ask students to demonstrate an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results accurately describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year) and are reported in two ways: scaled scores and achievement levels. A scaled score is the student’s overall numerical score. These scores fall on a continuous scale (from approximately 2000 to 3000) that increases across grade levels. Scaled scores are used to illustrate students’ current level of achievement. Based on their scaled scores, students fall into one of four categories of performance called achievement levels. Levels 3 and 4 represent “Meeting Standard” and reflect “adequate understanding” and “thorough understanding” of the learning standards. Levels 1 and 2 represent “Not Meeting Standard” and reflect “minimal understanding” and “partial understanding” of the learning standards.
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MSP The MSP is an exam developed by and mandated by the state; it replaced the state’s original annual exam, the WASL, in spring 2010. Washington’s education reform efforts began in 1993 and involve annual state-specific tests for students in grades 3-8 in reading, writing, math, and science (MSP) and then again in grade 10 (High School Proficiency Exams in reading and writing and End of Course assessments in math and biology). MSP goes beyond multiple choice tests. The tests are much shorter than the WASL and include multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Four-point essay questions have been eliminated on science tests. This change allows students to show they are able to solve the problems, while not being scored on their writing ability on the science tests. Besides being a state test rather than a national assessment, MSP results are reported differently. Each student either “Meets Standard,” “Exceeds Standard,” or “Does Not Meet Standard” in each subject—reading, math, writing, science— and subjects tested vary among grade levels. MSP scores do not compare students to other students; instead they show the learning level of each student as compared to the state’s expectations for a well-taught student at that grade level. MSP results help parents know how well
each student is meeting learning targets, and the results help schools plan instruction and curriculum focused on these learning targets. Numbers represent percentage meeting or exceeding standard.
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