School Improvement Plan

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School Improvement Plan

• Hough Street School
• Dr. Becky Gill

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• School Improvement is creating a successful
  learning environment for our children, similar to
  building a house.

• Constructing a House
• foundation needed upon which to build
• tools and materials necessary for a good frame
• systems for climate control
• blueprint for floor plan

• Improving a School
• student data stories
• technology tools and RtI/Problem Solving
• character climate strategies
• curriculum instruction

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• What are our students stories? What are their
  diverse learning needs? (all data tells a story)

• 337 students (up from 260 students in spring of
  2006)
• 10 of students are currently participating in
  Free or Reduced Lunch Programs (13 in winter of
  2007)
• 6 mobility rate (not including redistricted
  students)
• 52 of students walk or ride bicycles to school

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History of ISAT Scores3rd Grade READING
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
100
95
94.7
87
73
71
67
65
62
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores4th Grade READING
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
90
73
73
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores5th Grade READING
Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
95
93
84.6
80.8
70
68
61
60
60
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores3rd Grade MATH
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
100
100
97.3
96
87
85
79
79
76
Percentage
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History of ISAT Scores4th Grade MATH
Percent of Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
96
Percentage
86
85
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History of ISAT Scores5th Grade MATH
Students Meeting Exceeding Standards
100
96.1
93
89.7
90
83
79
73
72
69
Percentage
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Hough Student Literacy Proficiency Levels
2007-2008AIMSweb Data
LSF Letter Sound Fluency LNF Letter Naming
Fluency RCBM Reading Curriculum Based
Measurement in Fluency
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Hough Student Literacy/ Reading Proficiency
Levels 2007-2008MAP Data

• MAP Reading Measure of Academic Progress in the
  areas of
• Word Recognition, Fluency, Vocabulary
• Literal Reading Comprehension
• Inferential/Interpretive Reading Comprehension
• Evaluative Reading Comprehension
• Literary Response and Analysis

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MAP Subtest Results - Median RIT Scores Fall, 2008
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Hough School Improvement Plan
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Literacy Goal 2008-09

• Through targeted instruction, all Hough students
  will read at or above grade level and continue to
  show growth in areas of comprehension and
  vocabulary.
• AIMSweb
• ISAT
• MAP
• Classroom Assessments

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Literacy Goal 2008-09

• Create common understanding of comprehension
  strategies of written text
• Infuse classrooms and guided reading with
  non-fiction, leveled readers for integration of
  subject matter and differentiation
• Maintain and create new student book clubs, book
  talks, and book chats
• Read and dialogue with Strategies That Work 2nd
  edition (Stephanie Harvey) which focuses on
  non-fiction instruction
• Develop and align instruction of common language
  of comprehension strategies (i.e. inference,
  summarizing, paraphrasing)
• Watch, discuss, and incorporate into instruction
  Bridges to Independence (Tony Stead)

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Literacy Goal 2008-09

• Study vocabulary and word choice through aspects
  of instruction within poetry and non-fiction
  texts
• Welcome artist-in-residence, Kalli Dakos and
  Poetry Alive
• Read and discuss The Poetry Experience research
  articles
• Kathy Ellsbury instruction in vocabulary word
  choice
• Enhance home/school connection
• Give parents research on the necessity of
  establishing reading habits and the importance of
  early literacy
• Continue expectation of reading at home every
  night
• Continue to develop Family Reading Night

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Writing Goals 2008-09

• Through targeted instruction, all Hough
  students will understand the role of voice in
  narrative and expository writing.
• ISAT writing 3rd 5th grade
• Classroom assessments
• Through targeted instruction, Hough students
  will exhibit comprehension through writing in
  response to text.
• ISAT extended responses
• Classroom assessments

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Writing Goals 2008-09

• Share and develop organizers and instruction
  specific to voice within writing
• Investigate various curricula in relation to
  student voice in writing
• Attend writing workshops through IL ROE specific
  to written response and voice in writing
• Share student samples of writing to articulate
  expectations
• Maintain and enhance writing process classroom
  workshops through grades K-5
• Access writing parents for revising and editing
  individual writing pieces

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Character Goals 2008-09

• All Hough students will be able to demonstrate
  and give concrete examples of the 3Bs (Be safe,
  Be respectful, Be responsible) with people,
  places, and things.
• All Hough staff will be familiar with RtI
  related to behavior, social-emotional state
  goals, and developmental assets (district
  initiatives). Staff members can articulate how
  they address these in their classrooms and how
  they are incorporated into the pillars of
  character.

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Character Goals 2008-09

• Use Second Steps and Bully Prevention
  instruction in classrooms
• Introduce school expectations using 3B language
• Create lunch presentations with the three Bees
  in costume to remind students of expectations
• Create other activities for students to
  understand the 3Bs
• Review and articulate social-emotional state
  standards and identify key developmental asset
  instruction.

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Math Goal 2007-08

• Through targeted instruction, Hough students will
  increase in understanding and utilization of
  number sense in computation and problem solving.
• MAP
• ISAT
• AIMSweb
• classroom assessments

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Math Goal 2007-08

• Incorporated Fast Math into instruction
• Read and utilized Barbara Wilmots Number Sense
  into instruction
• Created game carts for each grade level
• Reviewed problem solver strategies

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Highlights

• Located on oldest property of school district,
  with the first school
• opening in 1853.
• Awarded a proclamation for outstanding community
  service and
• citizenship from the Village of Barrington and
  Village President
• Karen Darch
• Ranked in the top 20 schools in Illinois and the
  top 2 Title I schools in Illinois by the Chicago
  Sun Times in Fall of 2007
• Awarded Illinois School of Excellence Award for
  the past 3 years
• Recipient of private donor funding for Kids in
  Art program (3-4 schools in state)
• Recipient of National Geographic Society
  education and field study grants for past 8 years
• Recipient of Illinois Arts Council grants for
  past 3 years
• Creation of Hough Cares/Emergency Assistance
  Funds program through PTO Partnership with
  Community Church of Barrington

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Highlights

• 99 student participation in summer reading
  program
• District extended program ranked number one in
  state, nation, and world for 2 years in Knowledge
  Masters Competition
• Student participation in online classroom book
  chats of Illinois Young Reader Award nominated
  titles
• Student participation in NIU-hosted website to
  discuss concept of tolerance through Problem
  Based Learning (JA internment)
• 5th grade student participation in online digital
  storytelling classroom (Civil War)
• Assisted Citizens for Conservation in collecting
  Indian grass seeds to help propagate natural
  prairies.
• High performing Chess Team
• Strong PTO programs foreign language,
  mini-courses

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