Transcript Jerry Ross Elementary School

Jerry Ross Elementary School
All students and staff will grow as
learners every day.
Academic Highlights
 Named a 4 STAR school five years in a row
 Rated as an “A” or “exemplary” school for the past 6
years
 Over 98% Pass Rate for IREAD-3
 All ISTEP averages above the 90th percentile,
including science and social studies
 High growth in both math and English Language Arts
 Teacher of the Year, Shana Bane, is a Jerry Ross
teacher
English/Language Arts 5.00 Points
Numerator
Denominator
Percent
Grade Points
Performance
Bottom 25%
with High
Growth
Top 75% with
High Growth
Overall Group Bottom 25%
with Low
Participation
Growth
All Remaining
Participation
472
39
90
111
86
432
503
85
252
337
86
432
93.8%
45.9%
35.7%
32.9%
100.0% 100.0%
4.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Math 5.00 Points
475
Denominator
Percent
Grade Points
Performance
Bottom 25% with Top 75% with
High Growth
High Growth
Overall Group
with Low
Growth
Bottom 25%
Participation
All Remaining
Participation
472
43
98
71
86
433
504
85
253
338
86
433
94.2% 50.6% 38.7% 21.0%
100.0% 100.0%
4.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.1 Equitable and Challenging
Learning Experiences for All Students
New college and career readiness standards emphasize problem solving in
our changing and increasingly complex world. Instruction must engage
students in the essential thinking skills and processes used across subject
areas.
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Academic Behaviors
3.2 Frequent monitoring of effective
curriculum, instruction and
assessment.
We collaborate to create a personalized learning plan
based on multiple assessments to meet the needs of
individual learners.
3.3 Teachers use effective strategies
that yield results.
 Instructional best
practices are shared
with all teachers
using Google Drive
and the app
Notability.
3.4 School leaders monitor and
support effective instruction and
student success.
 I-Observation is an instructional and leadership
improvement system that collects, manages and
reports data from classroom walkthroughs. Teacher
growth and leadership practices inform
professional development to increase teacher
effectiveness each year.
3.5 Teachers collaborate to improve
instruction.
 8:00-8:45 A.M. Collaboration and Professional
Development occurs daily
 Teachers attend L.E.A.R.N. Academy sessions after school
 Teachers attend training in the summer.
 Our teachers are LEARNERS first!
3.6 Teachers support student
learning.
 Learning goals are clearly
written and teachers use
both informal and formal
assessments to monitor
3.7 New teachers are mentored and
supported.
 Two teachers per building
are being trained as
literacy coaches to
support reading
instruction.
 Formal mentors are
assigned to new teachers
through points in the
contract.
3.8 School keeps parents informed
and involved.
 Reinstated parent teacher
conferences were very
successful and provided
parents and teachers an
opportunity to discuss our
students’ progress and
strengths.
 Teachers initiate positive
parent emails and phone calls
to positively recognize
students.
 Climate teams, such as Team
Parent and Community,
brainstorm ways to effectively
engage parents and families in
meaningful ways.
3.9 The school mentors and supports
all students.
 Extracurricular participation
is monitored to target the
interests and needs of all
students and sponsors act
as advocates to support our
students’ educational
experience.
 New clubs and activities
have been created to appeal
to all interests, ages and
time availability.
3.10 Grading and reporting are based
on standards and consistent across
grade levels.
 Learning objectives, goals,
and data binders are used at
all grade levels
 The English Language Arts
and Social Studies Build are
currently creating a scope
and sequence and universal
assessment practices
3.11 All staff participate in continuous
program of professional learning.
 Professional
development is occurring
all of the time through
Wednesday PD meetings,
Thursday team meetings,
CP 2.0 training, L.E.A.R.N.
academy sessions, and
literacy training through
Purdue.
3.12 The school provides learning
support services to meet the needs
of all students.
 RTI staff provides both direct and indirect support by pulling
small groups out for reading and pushing in to classrooms to
work with small groups for math instruction.
 All resources and strategies are research based, such as
Quick Reads, Reading A-Z and our new Fountas and Pinnell
Leveled Literacy Intervention program.
Jerry Ross Elementary School
 All students and staff will grow as
learners every day.
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G: Give your best
R: Reach your goals
O: Overcome Obstacles
W: Work hard, play hard, but WORK comes before
play