Transcript Stapleton School Improvement Plan

Mary E. Stapleton
School Improvement Plan
April 2013-December 2014
Stapleton Data Team
Kerri O’Brien, Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Berman, Grade 1 Teacher
Pat Slater, Grade 2 Teacher
Julie Gelardi, Grade 3 Teacher
Nicole Slason, Grade 4 Teacher
Lianne Manzella, Grade 5 Teacher
Ellen Vedora, Literacy Coach
Collaborative Process and
Procedure
●Stapleton School Data Team
Meetings
●Stapleton School Staff Professional
Development—May 22nd
●Administrative Input and Feedback
Goal #1
Student Placement
Goal 1: By June 20th 2014, 100% of the
Stapleton students will be placed in
balanced, heterogeneous, and equitable
classrooms and/or clusters where the
academics, social, and behavioral needs are
considered.
Highlights/Action Steps
• Teachers will fill out placement cards for each student in
current class.
• Grade level teachers will meet to construct heterogeneous,
balanced classes.
• Teachers will create alphabetized class lists by gender to
submit to administration.
• Administration will review class lists.
• Specialists and support staff will have the opportunity to
review class lists.
• Class lists will be finalized.
• Final class lists will be given to receiving teachers.
Goal #2
New Inclusion Model
Goal 2: By the end of the 2013-2014
school year, the Stapleton staff will work
collaboratively to develop a
comprehensive inclusion plan. The plan
will be shared with all school stakeholders
in order to better address the increasing
numbers of special education students in
grades 1-5.
Highlights/Action Steps
• Several meetings were held with each grade level.
• There was a goal of evenly distributing the staff ratio throughout
the grade level based on the needs of the students.
• Special Educators and General Educators had meetings to
discuss new model for 2014-2015.
• There was a book group which met around inclusion practices.
• The TEC, Ronnie Kessler, will share information learned at
various professional development meetings.
• There will continue to be professional development around
inclusion throughout the following school year.
• There will be on going discussions around what is working and
what is not working.
• There will be a model of inclusion classrooms and clustering of
SAGE students within classrooms.
Goal #3
School Climate and Culture
Goal 3: By December of 2014, the
Stapleton staff will collaborate to cultivate a
plan which creates an environment that is
equitable, positive, inclusive, engaging and
conducive to student learning.
Highlights/Action Steps
• There will be continued “Community Meetings”: monthly, showcasing student
work, celebrating “Student of Week” and recognizing “Golden Eagle”.
• There will be daily announcements: 5th Grade students only, selecting students
who are role-models. Students will earn the right to make the announcements.
• There will be a “Weekly Memo”- informing staff of meetings and happenings
within the building.
• There will be established guidelines for “Student of the Week” that are
consistently followed throughout the building at all grade levels.
• There will be established “School Rules”, which will be followed and enforced
school-wide. The rules will be posted and announced at the first community
meeting in September.
• Teachers will be the models of “Common Courtesy”, by giving it, showing it,
being it and living it!
• All staff members will be “ready to roll at 8:50” and staff will have specific duties
they need perform on a daily basis.
• The “Golden Eagle” must be revisited. It needs to be revised to be more
effective and ensure accountability for all students.
Summary and Conclusions
● This is a seven week plan, with Goal #3 continuing
over into next school year.
● The new administration will offer input into how to
proceed with this work.
● We know there is still a lot of work ahead of us.
●Moving forward Stapleton’s School Improvement
Plan, will be based on data from academic
assessments.