SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
FY 2007 FY 2008
   
 


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PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL



Webster, MA 01570 [phone] PRINCIPAL
Kathleen Oteri, J.D., M.Ed.
 
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Table of Contents   PRINCIPALS LETTER TO SCHOOL
COMMITTEE..1   SCHOOL COUNCIL
MEMBERS......2   PHILOSOPHY/
MISSION VISION STATEMENT.....3   DEMO
GRAPHICS...4   STUDENT
LEARNING TIME ...........5   PA
RK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOALS.....6
  ATTAINMENT OF SCHOOL GOAL 1
(2006-2007)......7 Objective 1
Provide supplemental and intensive intervention
for students at risk of not meeting reading
benchmarks   ATTAINMENT OF SCHOOL GOAL 1
(2006-2007)..........7 Objective 2
Establish high qualities learning centers in
kindergarten, first, and second grade classrooms
to promote academic achievement.   ATTAINMENT OF
SCHOOL GOAL 1 (2006-2007)......7 Objec
tive 3 Students will increase their proficiency
in comprehension and vocabulary
skills.   ATTAINMENT OF SCHOOL GOAL 2
(2006-2007)......7 Objective 1
Update the software in the computer lab to work
with Windows XP. Provide a connected printer for
classroom computers.   SCHOOL GOAL 1
(2007-2008).....8   Objective
1 Students will learn cooperation, assertion,
responsibility, empathy and self-control if they
are to be successful socially and
academically.   SCHOOL GOAL 1 (2007-2008)
.....9 Objective 2 To create a
Professional Learning Community  (PLC) that
builds working relationships among the adults in
the school to insure that the focus is on
teaching and learning.   APPENDIX A -
K.....12-22
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PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58 Park
Ave Webster, MA 01570     Kathleen Oteri,
Principal Telephone
[phone]
March 27, 2007   Re School Improvement
Plan   Dear Webster School Committee,   The Park
Avenue School Council has devoted many hours
developing the School Improvement Plan. We have
discussed the positive aspects of our school and
specific areas of need. The committee has
aligned our School Improvement Plan with the
District Improvement Plan.   This plan contains
previous goals that need to continue to promote
institutionalization of these new programs. We
have included assessment data and criteria to
determine progress of each of these
programs.   The Attainment of Goals portion shows
the current progress to date on our existing
goals.   These recommendations are based on the
expectation that the state, town, and School
Committee will fulfill their obligation to meet
the needs of our children now and in the
future.   The Park Avenue School Council wishes
to thank the School Committee and Dr. Greg Ciardi
for their support and hope that every
consideration will be given to this
plan. Sincerely,     Kathleen Oteri             -1
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Park Avenue Elementary School   2006-2007  
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS    
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Principal Kathleen Oteri Co-Chairperson

  Teachers Courtney Bachand

Meagan Coutu

Jennifer Kelley

Susan Lewis

Parents
Beth Esposito Robin Hessman

Jennifer Rapoza

Nancy Day
   
Community Members
Michelle Budney Co-Chairperson


Deanna Mello        
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Philosophy of Webster Public Schools   The
Webster Public Schools address the academic,
emotional, physical, and social needs of
individuals by offering them a variety of
programs and services that will elicit the
maximum potential of each student. The school
acknowledges that the ultimate responsibility for
the quality of education rests on the citizens of
Webster.   The curriculum provides a foundation
of knowledge as it develops the skills necessary
for students to think, reason, create,
communicate, and live in an ever-changing
technological society. Our learning environment
encourages accountability, respect, self-esteem,
commonly held traditions, and human values.
Programs stimulate an awareness of global,
political, social-economic, and environmental
interdependence. The Webster Schools reach out
to guide, direct, challenge, inspire, reassure,
and encourage a sense of self-confidence in an
environment of genuine scholastic effort.    
Webster Public School Mission Statement   Our
mission is to provide a quality education and
safe learning environment for all students and to
empower them to succeed as responsible,
productive citizens in an ever-changing global
society.
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Park Avenue Elementary School Mission Statement  

• Lifelong Learning so that in the future
  students can continue to access, learn and use
  new information as it becomes available and
  useful to what they are doing
• Learning to Learn so that in the future
  students wont need a teacher to help them learn
  new information and ideas
• Critical and Creative Thinking because
  accessing knowledge will be easy, but
  understanding it and using it will be more
  difficult
• Problem Solving because we cant teach students
  to solve problems that have not yet been
  encountered.
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Park Avenue Elementary School Vision
Statement   Our children are our future. Our
vision is to create a safe environment in which
we will provide a love of learning through the
development of self-esteem and respect for all
others. We will provide an active learning
experience, which will develop independent
thinking, problem solving, critical thinking, and
communication skills.   The Park Avenue
Elementary School will continually strive to make
the school a pleasant environment where students
and staff are happy and productive. To achieve
this vision, the School Council will assist the
Principal in identifying the educational needs of
our students. We hope to accomplish this by
reviewing our schools annual budget, adopting
educational goals, and formulating a School
Improvement Plan for the Park Avenue Elementary
School. We believe there is no improvement with
out change.  
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  PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Demographics 2006-
2007   Grade Enrollment 03/27/07 of
Classrooms Kindergarten 164 8 First
Grade 141 7 Second Grade 147 7
Total Students
452

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------------------------ Grade Enrollment
Free Reduced ESL Special
Ed. Lunch Lunch  
Kindergarten 164 61
16 8 20 First
Grade 141 51
13 8
25 Second Grade 147
53 9
5 25
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Total of Students
452
165 38 21
70 Percentage
37 9 5
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Staff Kindergarten 8
First Grade
7 Second Grade 7
Guidance
1 Reading Specialist
1.5 Art 1
Nurse 1 Music 1
Physical Ed. 1 Computer
1 ESL 1 Special
Edu. 3
Speech 2 Title I Tutors
8 Secretary 1
Clerk 1
Custodians 3
Instructional Asst.
15 Cafeteria 8
___________ Total Building Staff
72.5  
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Park Avenue Elementary School Student Learning
Time 2006-2007     The Webster School District
has designated the Park Avenue Elementary School
as an elementary school. The student learning
time regulations (603 CMR 27.07) call for
elementary schools to provide a minimum of 900
hours of instruction per school year.  
Park
Avenue Elementary School Student Learning
Time 2006-2007 The Webster School District has
designated the Park Avenue Elementary School as
an elementary school. The student learning time
regulations (603 CMR 27.07) call for elementary
schools to provide a minimum of 900 hours of
instruction per school year.   School
Calendar 185 days Minimum operation of
school 180 days   Start of the School Day 820
a.m. End of the School Day 225 p.m.   Total
Time in School Per Day 6
hours 5 minutes per day minus 45 minutes for
lunch/recess
Total Learning Time Per Day 5 hours 25 minutes
per day   5 hours and 25 minutes x 180 days of
school 58,500 minutes per year 58,500 minutes
divided by 60 975 hours per year    Park Ave
Student Learning Time
975 hours per year
State Minimum
Requirement 900 hours per year


75 hours over state
minimum                         -5-
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PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58 Park
Avenue Webster, MA 01570    
Kathleen Oteri, Principal
[phone]          
SCHOOL GOALS 2007-2008    
GOAL 1 Park Avenue Elementary School will offer
programs to enhance academic development in the
elementary school child.  
GOAL 2 Park Avenue Elementary School will
promote the widespread use of technology and to
ensure that all students possess skills to
compete in a technological society.  
GOAL 3 Park Avenue Elementary School will
increase parent and community involvement in
school programs.                                  
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  SCHOOL GOAL 1 Park Ave Elementary School
will offer programs to enhance academic
development in the elementary school
child.   Objective 1 Provide supplemental and
intensive intervention for students at risk of
not meeting reading benchmarks. Degree of
Attainment to Date Implementation of the
objective is ongoing. We follow a 3-Tier
Reading Model by providing intensive early
intervention for students most at risk for
reading difficulty. It consists of three tiers,
or levels, of reading instruction primary,
secondary, and tertiary. Movement through the
tiers is a dynamic process, with students
entering and exiting as needed. Each student (K,
1, 2) was administered the Dynamic Indicator of
Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) in the fall,
winter, and spring. The data indicated which
students are meeting benchmarks and identified
the students at risk. Twice monthly DIBELS
progress monitoring assessments were administered
by the classroom teacher to all students not
meeting benchmarks. The Principal, Reading
Specialist, Reading First Implementation
Facilitator, Title I Tutors, and Teachers
analyzed the data. The data results are sent
home to parents in the fall, winter, and spring.
The data will drive future classroom instruction.
Also, the data is utilized to identify students
requiring supplemental and intensive
intervention. The individual needs of each
student are met by providing small flexible skill
groups, increased instructional time with
classroom teacher, special education teacher,
Title I Tutor, and/or instructional assistant.
For 3-Tier Reading Model and DIBELS data results
see Appendix. ------------------------------------
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--------------------- SCHOOL GOAL 1 Park Ave
Elementary School will offer programs to enhance
academic development in the elementary school
child.   Objective 2 Establish high qualities
learning centers in all kindergarten, first, and
second grade classrooms to promote academic
achievement. Degree of Attainment to Date
Implementation of the objective is ongoing. All
kindergarten, first, and second teachers have
participated in several Professional Development
trainings focused on understanding and
implementing learning centers. Each teacher
established in her classroom learning centers
which included ABC center, word work center,
listening center, fluency center, comprehension
and vocabulary center, library center, and
writing center. Students engage in meaningful
center activities (skill enhancement) for a
minimum of one hour per day during workshop.
Learning centers are an important vehicle for
student learning and are directly related to the
English Language Arts Curriculum.
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School will offer programs to enhance academic
development in the elementary school
child.   Objective 3 Students will increase
their proficiency in comprehension and vocabulary
skills. Degree of Attainment to Date
Implementation of the objective is ongoing. A
school-wide vocabulary plan was designed to
increase students word knowledge and usage.
Based on the Isabel Beck Model of Vocabulary
Instruction, each grade level selected Tier 2
words from the SRA Open Court Reading Program. 
Students are engaged daily in activities using
these words.  A home-school connection has also
been established to inform and involve parents in
this vocabulary initiative. 
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SCHOOL GOAL 2 To promote the widespread use of
technology and to ensure that all students
possess skills to compete in a technological
society.   Objective 1 Update the software in
the computer lab to work with Windows XP. Provide
a connected printer for lower level teaching
stations. Degree of Attainment to Date
Implementation of the objective was attained.
We have purchased a number of software titles
that are aligned to the curriculum. This software
runs off the network (software is placed on main
server). These Titles are KidPix4, Storybook
Weaver Deluxe, Read Write and Type, Loony the
Toons Lagoon Thinking Skills, Mighty Math
Carnival Countdown, Mighty Math Zoo Zillions,
Reader Rabbit Word Factory, Reader Rabbit Get
Ready To Learn, Reader Rabbit Reading Builder
Adventure, Destination Math , and Read
Naturally. All lower level teaching stations are
connected to a printer located in the lower level
file room.
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Webster Public
School 3 Tier Reading Instruction
Model (K-3)

• Tier 1
• All students
• SRA Open Court Reading Program (OCR)
• 90-120 minutes daily
• Instructor Classroom Teacher
• Whole Group/Small Group
• Assessments DIBELS (3X per year), GRADE (2X per
  year), SRA Open Court Assessments,
• NWEA MAP

• Tier 2
• Criteria Round 1 (14 weeks) DIBELS Some
  Risk, At Risk (K-1 only) and/or
• GRADE stanine 1-5
• Round 2 (14 weeks)
  Inadequate progress after one round of Tier 2
  instruction
• Tier 1 Instruction
• Plus 30 minutes daily of small group (13-6)
  supplemental instruction which includes
• SRA Open Court Reading Program, SRA Open Court
  intervention materials, SRA Horizons,
• Great Leaps, Read Naturally, Kindergarten (Lowest
  25) - Early Reading Intervention (ERI)
• Instructors Classroom Teacher, Special
  Education, ELL Teacher, Title I Teacher
• Setting K-2 Push-In, Grade 3 Pull-Out
• Assessments All Tier 1 assessments plus DIBELS
  progress monitoring 2 X per month,
• Quick Phonics Screener, ERI Unit Assessments, SRA
  Horizons Mastery Tests
• Exit Criteria Students who achieve Low Risk
  on all DIBELS benchmark subtests will move to
  Tier I. Or, students who achieve Low Risk
  (nearest DIBELS benchmark) on administered
  subtest of progress monitoring two consecutive
  times will move to Tier I. After not making
  adequate progress after completing two rounds of
  14 weeks each, students may be referred to Tier
  3.

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• Tier 3
• Criteria Inadequate progress after two rounds of
  Tier 2 intervention
• DIBELS At Risk (Grade 2-3 only) and/or
  GRADE stanine 1-3
• Tier 1 Core Instruction
• Plus 30 minutes daily of small group (13)
  intensive instruction which includes
• SRA Horizons (Grades 2-3), Corrective Reading
  (Grade 3), Great Leaps
• Instructors Classroom Teacher, Special Education
  Teacher, Title I Teacher, and ELL Teacher
• Setting K-2 Push-In, Grade 3 Pull-Out
• Assessment All Tier 1 assessments plus DIBELS
  progress monitoring 2 X per month,
• SRA Horizons Mastery Tests
• Exit Criteria Students, who achieve Low Risk
  on all DIBELS benchmark subtests, will move to
  Tier I. Or, students who achieve Low Risk
  category (next targeted DIBELS benchmark) on all
  subtests of progress monitoring two consecutive
  times will move to Tier I. After not making
  adequate progress after completing two rounds of
  14 weeks each of Tier 3 intervention, students
  may be referred to Special Education.

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