Gretchen Everhart School School Improvement Plan

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Gretchen Everhart SchoolSchool Improvement Plan

• Public Hearing
• September 13, 2011

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School Improvement Plan

• Look what we have accomplished!
• and what we hope to accomplish!

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Our SIP for2011-2012

• The SIP is in the Differentiated School
  Accountability Format as mandated by the State of
  Florida
• Uses goals in
• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Science
• Attendance
• Parent Involvement
• and aims for improvements over last years scores
  

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Changes in how scores were reported

• Students scores are in one of three
  levels/categories
• Emergent (1-3)
• Achieved (4-6)
• Commended (7-9)
• Most of our students are Emergent

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Reading

• End of Year Results
• 14 of Everhart students assessed in reading by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 3 10)
  achieved a level 4 or higher in order to attain
  adequate yearly progress.
• 80 of the students in the school made gains in
  reading as assessed on school wide reading
  assessments
• Next Years goal utilizing Safe Harbor
• 23 of Everhart students assessed in Reading by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 3 10)
  will achieve a level 4 or higher.

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Writing

• End of Year Results
• 4 of Everhart students assessed in writing by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 4, 8
  10) achieved a level 4 or higher.
• 50 achieved a level 3 or higher!
• Next Years goal
• 14 of Everhart students assessed in writing by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 4, 8
  10) will achieve a level 4 or higher as evidenced
  by the Florida Alternate Assessment Report
  results.

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Math

• End of Year Objective
• 7 of Everhart students assessed in mathematics
  by the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 3
  10) achieved a level 4 or higher in order to
  attain adequate yearly progress.
• Next years goal utilizing Safe Harbor
• 17 of the students tested on the FAA (grades
  3-10) will achieve a level 4 or higher.

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Science

• End of Year Results
• 9 of Everhart students assessed in science by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 5, 8
  10) achieved a level 4 or higher.
• Next years goal
• 18 of Everhart students assessed in science by
  the Florida Alternate Assessment (grades 5, 8
  10) will achieve a level 4 or higher as
  evidenced by the Florida Alternate Assessment
  Report results.

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Florida Alternate Assessment

• Takes into consideration the 3 access point
  levels
• Participatory Level
• Supported Level
• Independent Level
• Performance Task Approach
• Allows students to work across levels to their
  fullest potential

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Grades tested same as FCAT

• 3rd Reading Math --------- ---------
• 4th Reading Math Writing ---------
• 5th Reading Math --------- Science
• 6th Reading Math --------- ---------
• 7th Reading Math --------- ---------
• 8th Reading Math Writing Science
• 9th Reading Math --------- ---------
• 10th Reading Math Writing ---------
• 11th ---------- ------ --------- Science

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When?

• F.A.A. Test Administration window is from
• January 9th Feb. 24th
• FCAT is
• Feb. - Writing
• March - Reading / Math
• and Science

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Attendance Goals

• Average daily attendance of students at Everhart
  is 88.32
• Next year 90 or more
• 56 were absent for 10 days or more
• Next year 50 or less
• 18 students wil excessive unexcused tardies
• Nest year 15 students or less

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Parent Involvement

• 75 of the parents will be in attendance at their
  childs IEP meeting
• Attendance at school sponsored activities will
  have at least 10 parents or more.

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We are a part of Leon County Schools
Accreditation Process

• Self studies involved in the process help us
  better determine the direction of our school and
  ultimately will impact our School Improvement
  Plan which is a critical component of continuous
  improvement

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Vision Statement in a few words

• Striving for quality of life...
• one student...
• one success at a time

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Comments / Ideas?

• Stay tuned..
• the School Advisory Council will meet
• Tuesday, September 20th
• 600 700
• to approve the Plan for the year

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Recruiting S.A.C. Members

• If you would like to serve on the
• School Advisory Council for Everhart
• We could use you! Please let one of us
  know!
• We need people to represent our diverse
• school population!
• We also need D.A.C. Representatives
• (District Advisory Council)

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Thank You!

• Thank you for participating
• in the Public Hearing of the
• Gretchen Everhart School
• School Improvement Plan
• for 2011-12