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School Improvement Plan

2013-2014through 2014-2015 School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

2013-2014 Newell ES School Improvement Plan Report

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Newell Elementary Contact Information

School: Newell Elementary Courier Number: 474

Address:

8601 Old Concord Road

Phone Number: 980-343-6820

Charlotte, NC 28213

Fax Number: 980-343-6792

Learning Community

Northeast School Website:

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/newellES/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Jordy L. Sparks

Learning Community Superintendent: Charity Bell

Newell Elementary Improvement Team Membership From GS §115C-105.27: “The principal of each school, representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants assigned to the school building, and parents of children enrolled in the school shall constitute a school improvement team to develop a school improvement plan to improve student performance. Representatives of the assistant principals, instructional personnel, instructional support personnel, and teacher assistants shall be elected by their respective groups by secret ballot....Parents serving on school improvement teams shall reflect the racial and socioeconomic composition of the students enrolled in that school and shall not be members of the building-level staff.”

Committee Position Name Email Address

Date Elected

Principal

Assistant Principal Representative

Teacher Representative

Inst. Support Representative

Teacher Assistant Representative

Parent Representative



See Comprehensive Plan Report

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Vision Statement

District:CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and

productive life.

School:

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School:

{School Name} Shared Beliefs

{Newell Elementary School} SMART Goals Goal 1: All students will achieve at least 1.5 years growth in reading from the beginning of year to end of year assessments.

Goal 2: We will develop the character of all students through Social Emotional Learning curriculum where 100% of teachers conduct

class meetings daily and all students agree that they are in a safe, respectful, and responsible environment.

Goal 3: We will implement instructional technology and project-based learning curriculum to achieve school wide proficiency targets

in reading, math, and science.


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Indistar School Assessment Data Snapshot

Paste desired SIP data reports from Principal Portal here. Please note that 2012-13 data is currently not available.

Insert other related data points pertinent to your school.


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Indistar Profile

This narrative should include a description of student and staff demographics, recent achievement(s), and staff

qualifications.

*TENTATIVE* Revised Strategic Plan Goals

Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate

career and college ready.

Focus Areas:College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor,

Closing Achievement Gaps


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Goal 2: Recruit, develop, and retain a premier workforce.

Focus Areas:Recruitment, Professional Development, Retention, New Career Pathways, Leadership Development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, and faith-based or community organizations to provide a

sustainable system of support and care for each child.

Focus Areas:Family Engagement, Communications, Partnership Development, Philanthropic Foundation

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Focus Areas:Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service,

Cultural Competency

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems.

Focus Areas:Effective & Efficient Processes and Systems, Strategic Management of District Resources, Data

Integrity and Utilization, School Performance Improvement, Disproportionality

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through the expansion of strategic school

design.

Focus Areas:Learning everywhere, all the time, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic School Design

SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain, and reward a premier workforce

Strategic Plan Focus Area: III: Retention/quality appraisals

Navigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready X Advanced Reading in K-2 X At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 3

At/Above Grade Level in Reading/Writing Grade 7

X At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5

Successful completion of Math I in grade 9

Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary

Score 1550 on SAT or 22 on ACT

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class & exam

Data Used: Master schedule;

Strategies(determined by what data)

Task

Task

Task (PD)

Point Person (title/name)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End)

Interim Dates

1. Create lunch coverage schedule including admin and support staff by 3rd

week of school.

AP/Semeika McIntyre

Teacher morale will improve and according to staff surveys will be at or above 85%.

n/a

All teachers. Admin. Support staff.

9.9.13 – 6.12.14

2. Hire lunch monitor to serve between the hours of 9:30-1:30pm

AP/Semeika McIntyre

All students will be monitored by lunch assistant (monitor) on a daily basis.

Allotment provided

AP Lunch monitor

10.1.13 – 6.12.14

SMART Goal(2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through the expansion of strategic school design.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Strategic School Design



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Take and pass at least 1 AP/IB/Post-Secondary class & exam


Data Used: NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey, Staff survey, EOG data, Reading3D data, MAP data, individual student data trackers


Task

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Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1.Create a master schedule that provides for daily planning times of at least 45 minutes and one planning session that provides for 90 minutes.

Principal/JordySparks AP/Semeika McIntyre Art Teacher/Grier McMillan

A well-planned teacher directly impacts that level of instruction and the level of instruction impacts student achievement. At Newell Elementary, every child will grow at least 1.5 years in reading.

n/a All K-5 teachers Principal AP Dean of Instruction Facilitators

8.26.13 – 6.12.14

SMART Goal(3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service, Cultural Competency


















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Data Used: Student culture survey, teacher survey, discipline data, culture assessment.

Strategies(determined by what

data)

Task

Task

Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


Interim Dates

1. Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention

BMT/Beverly Camp Counselor/Stepfon Portlock

According to student surveys, at least 90% of students will agree that they feel safe and respected.

BMT provided through T1 funds

All grade level chairs, BMT, Counselor

8/26/13 – 6/10/14

2. Character Education

Dean of Students/Melissa Thiel Principal/Jordy Sparks

The number of incidents school wide (bus and school) will decrease by half during the 2013-2014 school year. According to student surveys, at least 90% of students will agree that they feel safe and respected. 100% of teachers will implement classroom meetings and SEL framework on a daily basis.

Dean of students purchased from T1 funds. SEL materials through Character Development dept.

All staff. Jordy Sparks Melissa Thiel, John Councelman

8/26/13 –6/10/14

3. Healthy Active Child 30 min.

PE Teacher/Andrew Riley Principal/Jordy Sparks

All classes will participate in the Subway Challenge. All classes will receive at

NA All students Andrew Riley

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least 45 minutes of PE instruction on a 6 day rotation .

Jordy Sparks

4. School Health Team

SMART Goal(4):

Strategic Plan Goal:

Strategic Plan Focus Area:

Navigator Pathway: Enter Kindergarten ready Advanced Reading in K-2 At/Above Grade Level in

Reading/Writing Grade 3 At/Above Grade Level in

Reading/Writing Grade 7

At/Above Grade Level in Math Grades 3-5




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Newell Elementary School 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

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115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the

most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of the

curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students requesting

elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals.

This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their achievement on the performance goals.


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Quarter 2 Review

Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal







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{School Name}

School Improvement Plan

Annual Review Tentative Due Date June 2014

2013-2014

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