School Improvement Plan

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School Improvement Plan

• Countryside School
• Mrs. Christy Newhouse

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School Improvement Efforts
Social-Emotional Learning
Writing
Reading
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History of ISAT Scores3rd Grade READING
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
95
92
85.9
82.5
82
73
71
67
65
62
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores4th Grade READING
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
94
91
79
79
73
73
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores5th Grade READING
Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
89
88
84.8
82
81.1
70
68
61
60
60
Percentage
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Fall 2007 - Winter 2008 AIMSWeb CBM Results
85
84
79
79
77
75
73
71
Percentage
24
23
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Reading Goal

• Using the Standards Based ISAT Correlates to
  set benchmark targets, all Countryside students
  will achieve Reading Curriculum Based Measurement
  (RCBM) scores above Proficient on the spring
  assessment.

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Reading Goal

• Guided reading using a variety of leveled texts
• Infusion of non-fiction, leveled text
• Review and possible adjustment of the core
  curriculum
• Individual monitoring of reading progress

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Reading Goal

• Flexible grouping and strategic interventions for
  targeted skills
• Professional development in the use of data to
  inform instruction, research-based interventions,
  and strategies for increasing student vocabulary
• Home and school partnership providing
  motivational reading activities

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2007 ISATExpository Writing Results
72
Percentage
71
50
50
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Writing Goal

• Countryside students will demonstrate improvement
  in the use of writing strategies and mechanics by
  achieving a meets or exceeds rating on a common,
  grade level designed assessment given three times
  per year, using a four point rubric developed
  for that grade level.

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Writing Goal

• Professional development in the structure and
  strategy traits of writing
• Develop a common writing vocabulary
• Develop common rubrics and grade-level assessments

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Writing Goal

• Focused instruction and modeling of the writing
  process
• Visiting Author presentations
• Authentic writing opportunities

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40 Developmental Assets Survey
Average Number of Assets Reported by Students at
Countryside
Average Number of Assets
30
29.2
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40 Developmental Assets Survey
Importance of Helping Others Compared to
Receiving Opportunities to Help Others
95
Percentage
39
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40 Developmental Assets Survey
Students Reporting That Home and School and
Neighborhood Have Clear Rules
84
64
Percentage
57.5
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Social and Emotional Learning Goal

• Students at Countryside will demonstrate an
  understanding
• of caring and responsibility through
• the participation in direct service
  opportunities and the practice of identified
  positive behaviors related
• to responsibility.

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Social and Emotional Learning Goal

• Organize Social-Emotional Learning Committee made
  up of teachers and parents
• Develop community and school service projects
  through Student Council and the Countryside
  Connection Club

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Social and Emotional Learning Goal

• Development of positive behavior framework and
  infusion through direct instruction
• Professional Development in techniques of the
  Calm Classroom
• Collaborative art project with Sunny Hill 5th
  grade

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2007 Highlights

• Initiated School Health and Wellness Plan and
  completion of Outdoor Walking Path by P.T.O.

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2007 Highlights

• Rallied all students around our THINK GREEN
  Theme

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• Completed Year 1 of a multi year implementation
  of a Response to Intervention/Problem Solving
  Model.

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• Developed collaborative relationship with Alden
  Estates through Countryside Connection Club

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• Sunny Hill and Countryside 5th Graders
• Bridging the Gap with Art

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• Former Countryside library assistant returned to
  share her first published work with each
  classroom as our visiting author

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• First student participant in statewide Young
  Authors Conference

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2007 Highlights (contd.)

• Student recipient of Infinitec Assistive
  Technology Award

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