Improvement Report
Sunset Elementary Park County District No 6
Mrs. Brenda Farmer, Principal 3101 E. Sheridan Ave. Cody, WY 82414
Sunset Elementary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vision/Mission/Beliefs Statement
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Improvement plan 2010-2011 Goals Summary
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Goal 1: All students will improve in math computational fluency.
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Goal 2: All students will improve reading comprehension skills.
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Activity Summary by Funding Source
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State Assurances
11
Federal Assurances
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Vision/Mission/Beliefs Statement MISSION Excellence In Teaching -- Learning For All VISION If Sunset Elementary School's children are going to receive an exemplary education, a shared vision must serve as the bridge between our school's present and the future that it desires. Leadership Sunset Elementary School leaders will foster a clear sense of direction each day and pursue this with persistence, tenacity, and patience. Staff Sunset Elementary School staff will accept full collaborative responsibility for each student's achievement and will model this standard of excellence on a daily basis. Curriculum and Instruction Sunset Elementary School will provide and utilize a carefully articulated curriculum including: instructional strategies (supported by best practices) for improving student achievement, technological tools and training, and daily monitoring and support, which all lead to successful learning. School Climate Sunset Elementary School students and staff will work together to provide an emotionally and physically safe environment which supports learning. Community Partnerships Parents, staff, and community will share in an active partnership, teaching Sunset's children by providing a strong partnership, which focuses on an exemplary educational experience. Students Students at Sunset Elementary School will be persons of positive character who each accept responsibility for themselves, their learning, and their choices. VALUES We will begin where the students' abilities lie and nurture growth. We will celebrate academic achievement, improvement, and personal character. We will monitor each student's learning, providing enrichment and support. We will collaborate with one another and our students so we can achieve our collective goals more effectively. SY 2010-2011 Š2010 AdvancED
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We will demonstrate our commitment to ongoing professional development and continuous improvement. We will involve parents in the education of their children by keeping them informed of their child(ren)'s progress and offering suggestions for assisting them. We will provide an inviting classroom environment for students by establishing clear expectations, consistent consequences, and specific, articulated, academic goals.
GOALS Attainable Goals We will set team and school Norms. We will assess where our school is academically and culturally. We will set forth our mission, vision, values, and goals. We will develop our personal missions. We will celebrate success! We will meet regularly to focus on teaching and learning. We will align curriculum, and create and administer grade level common assessments. We will compile data from grade level assessments. We will adjust teaching, provide support, and extend learning as data indicates. We will consider our actions as teachers as it affects our goal to raise responsible independent learners with intrinsic motivation. Stretch goals We will ensure all students demonstrate proficiency on the PAWS assessment. We will eliminate achievement gaps based on socioeconomic status. We will ensure the academic success of every student. We will teach students to be critical thinkers who learn from each other and from experience.
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Improvement plan 2010-2011 Goals Summary The following is a summary of the goals encompassed in this plan. The details for each goal are available in the next section. # 1
Goal Name All students will improve in math computational fluency.
Goal Details Objectives:1 Strategies:2 Activities:15
Goal Type Academic
2
All students will improve reading comprehension skills.
Objectives:1 Strategies:3 Activities:14
Academic
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Measurable Objective Total Funding 100% of Kindergarten, $0 First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students will demonstrate a proficiency of computational fluency in Mathematics by 05/20/2011 as measured by district assessments. 100% of Kindergarten, $0 First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students will demonstrate a proficiency of reading comprehension, in English Language Arts by 05/25/2011 as measured by district assessments.
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Goal 1: All students will improve in math computational fluency. Measurable Objective 1: 100% of Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students will demonstrate a proficiency of computational fluency in Mathematics by 05/20/2011 as measured by district assessments. Strategy 1: Learning Academy - Using formative assessment data students will be provided small group interventions during Learning Academy. Activity - Multiplication groups
Activity Type Begin Date
Fourth grade students will work in small groups, according to ability level, Academic to practice speed and accuracy of multiplication facts. Support Program
08/23/2010
End Date 05/20/2011
Activity - Subtracting from 20
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Third grade students will work in small groups, according to ability level, to practice speed and accuracy of subtraction facts from 20.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Adding to 20
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Second grade students will work in small groups, according to ability level, to practice speed and accuracy of addition facts to 20.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Adding to 10
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
First grade students will work in small groups, according to ability level, to practice speed and accuracy of addition facts to 10.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Adding to 5
Activity Type Begin Date
Kindergarten students will work in small groups, according to ability level, Academic to practice speed and accuracy of addition facts to 5. Support Program Activity - Division facts
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08/23/2010
08/23/2010
08/23/2010
01/05/2011
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date 05/20/2011
End Date
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Fourth grade PLC Team members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Third grade PLC Team members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Second grade PLC Team members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible First Grade PLC Team Members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Kindergarten PLC Team members
Resource Assigned
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible
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Fifth grade students will work in small groups, according to ability level, to practice speed and accuracy of division facts.
Academic Support Program
08/23/2010
05/20/2011
$0
Fifth grade PLC Team members
Strategy 2: Each grade level PLC Team will develop activities to ensure grade level proficiency. - Grade level PLC's have scheduled time to meet each week to monitor progress of student learning and develop new activities. Activity - PLC
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
All certified staff will attend 2 days of further PLC training in order to continue on the Professional Learning Communities path.
Professional 08/23/2010 Development
05/20/2011
Activity - Math Fact Assessment
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will assess students computational fluency of basic math facts Direct to plan for instruction. Instruction
08/23/2010
05/20/2011
Activity - Quantum Learning
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
All Para educators will have the opportunity to attend a 5 day Quantum Learning Workshop to better understand the learning environment and how to facilitate the learning process.
Professional 08/16/2010 Development
05/20/2011
Activity - Computer Fluency Practice
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Students will use various computer programs to improve computational fluency.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Direct Instruction
Activity Type Begin Date
Teachers will model and instruct using multiple strategies for Direct computation using the three-step approach to math fact/computation Instruction mastery. 1. Help students develop an understanding of the operations and number relationships. 2. Teach efficient strategies for recall of facts. 3. Provide guided practice for the selection and use of those strategies. Activity - Compass Learning
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01/04/2011
08/23/2010
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date 05/20/2011
End Date
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Administratio n, Certified Staff
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Classroom teachers
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Administratio n, Para educators
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Classroom Teachers, Computer Lab Tech
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Classroom teachers
Resource Assigned
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible
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Students will use Compass Learning computer program to improve computational fluency.
Academic Support Program
Activity - Math Coach
Activity Type Begin Date
The Math Coach will provide assistance to staff in teaching math as well Academic as assess students in grades 2-5 on math fluency. Support Program
08/23/2010
08/23/2010
05/20/2011
$0
End Date
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Math Coach
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible All grade level PLC team members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Music teacher, PE teacher, Math coach
05/20/2011
Activity - Computational Fluency Practice
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Students will apply the elements of computational fluency and use mental math when completing computational practice activities.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Computational Fluency Practice
Activity Type Begin Date
Students will develop computational fluency with grade level appropriate Academic facts; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as shown in PE Support and music activities. Program
08/23/2010
08/23/2010
End Date 05/20/2011
Classroom teachers, Computer Lab tech.
Goal 2: All students will improve reading comprehension skills. Measurable Objective 1: 100% of Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students will demonstrate a proficiency of reading comprehension, in English Language Arts by 05/25/2011 as measured by district assessments. Strategy 1: Reading Support - Each classroom will have additional support staff assigned for reading support. Activity - Parent Information Night
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Classroom teachers and Title I staff host parent nights to inform and teach parent skills to support reading at home.
Parent Involvement
05/20/2011
Activity - Extra staff reading support
Activity Type Begin Date
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08/23/2010
End Date
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Classroom teachers, Title I staff
Resource Assigned
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible
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All classrooms have additional staff assigned during reading instruction. Each staff member works with small groups for reading instruction at students ability levels.
Direct Instruction
Activity - Balanced Literacy
05/20/2011
$0
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Source Of Funding
Students will improve their reading skills through balanced literacy. Literacy coach will provide assistance in guided reading process.
Direct Instruction
05/20/2011
Resource Assigned $0
Staff Responsible Classroom teachers, Literacy Coach, Administratio n
Activity - Title I flooding
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Source Of Funding
Title I staff has scheduled blocks of time that all staff work in specific grade levels to support reading.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Resource Assigned $0
Staff Responsible Title I staff
Activity - Individual Reading Plan
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Source Of Funding
Students will complete daily individualized activities targeting understanding informational text and understanding and interpreting literary text.
Direct Instruction
05/20/2011
Resource Assigned $0
Staff Responsible Classroom Teachers, PLC team members
Activity - ARRA
Activity Type Begin Date
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible District administratio n, ARRA staff
The school district assigned ARRA money to provide additional staff to Academic support academics. ARRA teachers provide classroom reading support. Support Program
08/23/2010
08/23/2010
08/23/2010
11/12/2010
08/23/2010
End Date 05/20/2011
All assigned staff, Administratio n
Strategy 2: PLC - Each grade level PLC Team will develop activities to ensure grade level proficiency. Grade level PLC Teams have scheduled time to meet each week. This allows each team time to monitor progress of student learning and develop new activities. Activity - DRA
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Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Resource Assigned
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible
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Students will receive small group instruction based on componets of the Direct DRA assessment. Instruction
08/23/2010
05/20/2011
$0
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Classroom Teachers, Computer Lab Tech
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Administratio n, Para educators
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Administratio n, Certified staff
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible 3rd, 4th, & 5th PLC Team members
Resource Assigned $0
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible Third grade PLC Team members
Resource Assigned
Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible
Activity - Compass Learning
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Students will use Compass Learning computer program to improve reading comprehension skills.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Quantum Learning
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
All Para educators will have the opportunity to attend a 5 day Quantum Learning Workshop to better understand the learning environment and how to facilitate the learning process.
Professional 08/16/2010 Development
05/20/2011
Activity - PLC
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
All certified staff will attend 2 days of further PLC training in order to continue on the Professional Learning Communities path.
Professional 08/23/2010 Development
05/20/2011
08/23/2010
Classroom Teachers, Title I Teachers, Literacy Coach, PLC Team members
Strategy 3: Learning Academy - Using formative assessment data, students will be provided small group interventions during Learning Academy. Activity - RIT Ranges & MAP Descartes
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date
Students will be divided into groups according to their RIT ranges and MAP Descartes for small group instruction on functional and expository text.
Academic Support Program
05/20/2011
Activity - Reading
Activity Type Begin Date
Third grade students will work in small groups according to ability level to Academic practice making self-to-text connections in relation to functional and Support expository text. Program Activity - Reading
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08/23/2010
08/23/2010
Activity Type Begin Date
End Date 05/20/2011
End Date
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Fourth grade students will work in small groups according to ability level Academic to practice reading comprehension through the use of functional and Support informational text. Program Activity - Retelling
Activity Type Begin Date
First grade students will work in small groups based on ability level to Academic practice retelling a story in sequence including important details and Support names of characters, and make connections between text, self and other Program text.
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12/06/2010
08/23/2010
05/20/2011
$0
End Date
Resource Assigned $0
05/20/2011
Fourth grade PLC Team members Source Of Funding
Staff Responsible First grade PLC Team members
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Activity Summary by Funding Source Below is a breakdown of your activities by funding source
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State Assurances The following is a summary of your institutions certification status with required state assurances. All comments provided in ASSIST with respect to specific assurances are provided in the Comment/Attachment section of the report below. If evidence or documentation was uploaded in support of an assurance, the filename is provided in the Comment/Attachment section as well. The contents of the document can be viewed by logging into ASSIST and clicking on the file name in the Assurance Module.
Assurance
Certified
If applicable, the school assures all students in eleventh grade take the ACT or Work Keys assessment.
No
The school follows district policies and procedures for identifying and intervening with at-risk students and preventing at-risk behavior.
Yes
The school provides annual training to all school personnel concerning discrimination, confidentiality, and occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
Yes
The school provides educational programs sufficient for all students to meet uniform content and performance in all areas of the common core of knowledge and skills.
Yes
The performance of each continuing contract teacher is formally evaluated in writing at least once each year.
Yes
Crisis management plans are in place to ensure that potential crisis situations are addressed and are practiced on a regular basis.
Yes
The school implements the district assessment system, including Body of Evidence, to measure student performance relative to district content and performance standards. The system is designed so that all Students have equality of educational opportunity to learn the content and skills represented in the standards and to the level established by the performance standards.
Yes
The school has implemented the district technology plan.
Yes
Fire inspections are conducted at least once every three (3) years, and results are available.
Yes
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Comment/Attachment WE are K-5
We use a WDE approved teacher evaluation system
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The school conducts fire/safety drills at least once every month that school is in session according to state statutes.
Yes
If applicable, the school is providing foreign language instruction in grades K-2.
Yes
The school is providing for the needs of all gifted and talented students through enrichments in regular instruction, enrichment programs, advanced or challenging courses, extension periods, etc.
Yes
All students have access to guidance services that provide assistance in developing and monitoring their educational and career plans through a structured, systematic individual planning process.
Yes
If applicable, all Hathaway Scholarship Program course requirements, including the Eighth Grade Unit of Study and Hathaway Success Curriculum, have been met and implemented.
No
A health inspection of the building and the food service facilities is conducted annually, and the building principal has sought remedies to noted problems in accordance with state statutes.
Yes
The performance of each initial contract teacher is formally evaluated in writing at least twice annually.
Yes
The school is providing for the needs of all disabled students and is in compliance with statutory requirements.
Yes
The following days are appropriately observed: • Wyoming Day, December 10 of each year. • Nellie T. Ross’ birthday, November 29 of each year. • Native American Day, the second Friday in May. • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 of each year. • Constitution Day, September 17 of each year.
Yes
The school has procedures for involving parents and community in decision-making, implementation of standards, goal setting and planning for school improvement, and identification of budget priorities based on student performance standards.
Yes
The school has developed and has on file the policy for required notification of pesticide application on or around the school building.
Yes
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NA we are k-5
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The school implements programs that include planned strategies for intervening with students who fail to demonstrate proficiency on the standards. These include extended day and extended year Yes programs and certified tutors. The school has developed and implemented a professional development plan that focuses on the development and implementation of standards and standards-based assessments, the instructional and student learning uses of technology, individual school improvement goals, assessed needs based on documented student results, and individual professional development goals.
Yes
Protective eye devices have been purchased and are used, free of charge, by all students and teachers involved in activities or using materials that create a substantial risk of harm to the eyes.
Yes
The school employs qualified instructional facilitators to provide professional development, teacher mentoring and educational leadership based on identified needs and school improvement Yes planning. The school complies with the State Board of Education’s definition of the minimum hours of student/teacher contact and minimum days per year. The school calendar includes a minimum of 185 teacher work days. • 1/2 Day Kindergarten - 450 hours • Full Day Kindergarten - 900 hours • Elementary - 900 hours • Middle/Jr. High - 1,050 hours • High School - 1,100 hours
On Presidents’ Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wyoming Equality Day, and general election day, the school is not dismissed except by order of the board of trustees of the district. Exercises to emphasize the significance of these days are optional to the school.
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Yes
The school operates on a regular calendar, which includes _____175___ student/teacher contact days, ____10____ days devoted to professional development, and ___2_____ days for parent/teacher conferences. The school operates on an approved alternative calendar, which includes _____na____ student/teacher contact days, _______na___ days devoted to professional development, and ____na_____ days for parent/teacher conferences. Date of approval for alternative calendar by the State Board of Education: __________na_______________
Yes
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The school ensures that students are educated in a safe environment that meets all building, health, safety, and environmental codes and standards required by law for all public buildings.
Yes
The school requires written documentary proof of immunization or written immunization waiver to be provided for all students attending within thirty (30) days after the date of school entry. The school maintains documentation on file and conducts an audit of immunization status for each child enrolled in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Department of Health.
Yes
The school monitors its school improvement process and supports the implementation of the school Improvement plan.
Yes
The school participates in the State Accountability System and complies with applicable Federal laws.
Yes
Instruction is provided in the essentials of the state and federal constitutions.
Yes
The school has adopted and implemented strategies to monitor the teaching of standards.
Yes
The school ensures that all third through eighth and/or eleventh grade students participate in the Wyoming state assessment of student performance in reading, writing, mathematics and, science (known as PAWS).
Yes
Media services sufficient to support the achievement of student content and performance standards are available and accessible to all students and staff.
Yes
The assignment of staff members is in accordance with the certificates and endorsements as specified in the Professional Teaching Standards Board regulations.
Yes
The school uses a State Board of Education/WDE approved teacher performance evaluation system.
Yes
Every three years the school assesses all grade levels, parents, and staff regarding school mission and student learning, school safety, service provision, equity, and opportunity to learn. The results are used for school improvement planning.
Yes
The flags of the United States of America and the State of Wyoming are displayed when school is in session in, upon, or around the school building.
Yes
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Federal Assurances The following is a summary of your institutions certification status with required Title I assurances. All comments provided in ASSIST with respect to specific assurances are provided in the Comment/Attachment section of the report below. If evidence or documentation was uploaded in support of an assurance, the filename is provided in the Comment/Attachment section as well. The contents of the document can be viewed by logging into ASSIST and clicking on the file name in the Assurance Module.
Assurance
Certified
Comment/Attachment
The school will allocate and spend Title I, Part A Targeted Assistance funds only on programs and activities for identified eligible students and will maintain appropriate financial records in this Yes regard. The school has conducted a comprehensive needs assessment, which included a review of Yes academic achievement data, and has established objective criteria for identifying eligible students. The school has planned targeted assistance activities for identified students that are coordinated with and support the regular educational program of the school so that identified students have access to both.
Yes
The school has planned targeted assistance activities for identified students to be coordinated with Yes and integrated with other federal, state, and local programs. The school has assigned to targeted assistance programs and activities paraprofessionals who meet the requirements of NCLB and teachers who are Highly Qualified under NCLB.
Yes
The school has incorporated targeted assistance planning into the existing school improvement planning process.
Yes
The school has planned or developed strategies to monitor and evaluate the success of targeted assistance activities with the identified students and will use the results of the evaluation to inform and improve instructional strategies as well as professional development activities.
Yes
The school has planned or developed strategies to increase parental involvement in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the targeted assistance activities, including the development of a Parent Compact.
Yes
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The school has planned or provided appropriate professional development activities for staff who will be serving identified students.
Yes
The school has planned and developed research-based instructional strategies to support and assist identified students.
Yes
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