Swansfield Elementary

School
School Improvement Monitoring

Welcome
&
Introductions
HCPSS Central Office Staff
Caroline Walker, Director of Elementary Curricular Programs

Ron Morris, Administrative Director

Judith Pattik, Coordinator, Special Education

Michael Hickey, Ph. D. - Professor - College of Education Towson University
School Team Members
Maisha Strong, Principal
Kendra Johnson, Math Support Teacher

Heather Moraff, Assistant Principal

Susan Flajnik, Reading Support Teacher

Rebecca Beall, Special Education Instructional Lead Teacher

Wendy Kanter, 5th Grade Teacher

Purpose and Overview

Ron Morris, Administrative Director
School Improvement Plan Update
Data Review - Our Data Story
Professional Development Plan Overview
Data Monitoring Structures
Areas of Need
Next Steps

Performance
School Improvement Update
Reading Language Arts
Strategies

Implement Howard County Curriculum through collaborative & LR planning

Guided Reading PD - Grades K-3 -Jimi Cannon (Scholastic)
Provide differentiated support to grade levels in Daily 5 (K-3) /Daily 3 (4-5).
Hired 2 certificated tutors to provide instructional support
Data discussions to review data sources (MAP) and measures to chart student
progress and plan instruction

Status

Weekly
11/15
Weekly
1/16
Weekly & 12/15

Performance
School Improvement Update
Mathematics
Strategies

Implement Howard County Curriculum during collaborative planning & LRP

Provide opportunities for staff to view model lessons
Instructional teams observe one another / Cross grade level observations
Participate in instructional walk-throughs to observe implementation of curriculum,
planning, and of professional learning.
Quarterly Data Chats using full day subs
Implementation of data protocol for instructional level changes or classroom
changes
Before/After School tutoring

Status

Weekly
12/2015
2/2016
Quarterly

10/2015,
12/2015,
Weekly
10 week Fall
& Spring
sessions

Rigor
School Improvement Update
Access to Gifted and Talented, Above Grade Level Math
Strategies

Target students in specific student groups for tutoring and interventions, focusing on
the application of concepts.
Reevaluation of students throughout the year.
Talent spotting lessons beginning in Kindergarten

Status

Quarterly

Student & Staff

Engagement
School Improvement Update
Staff - Q7. At work, my opinion counts.

Monthly Leadership Team Meetings

Vision Development Work sessions
Staff created discipline policy
School Improvement Plan Work sessions
Master Schedule Work Sessions
Hiring panel

Students - In the last seven days, students received

recognition or praise for doing good on their
schoolwork.
Celebrate weekly Spotlight winners
Classroom Spotlight distribution
Student government association comprised of class
representatives from grades K-5
Book Cart leaders
Student led morning announcements

Our Data Story

Performance - RELA
Overall
RELA MAP Results

African American Students

Spring 2014-2015

31%

17%

Fall 2015

34%

22%

Winter 2016

36%

24%

Our Data Story:

MAP RELA Benchmark Met
Grade Level

Avg. RIT - Fall

2015

Avg. RIT Winter 2016

Growth

Growth to HCPSS
Benchmark

160.5

170

+10.5

-7

173.6 / 176

176/194

+2.4/18

-15/+3

186.8

194.4

+7.6

-7.6

198.9

205.3

+6.4

-4.7

205.6

208.4

+2.8

-7.6

Our Data Story

MAP Performance - Mathematics
Overall
Math MAP Results

African American Students

Spring 2015

29.2%

14.5%

Fall 2015

31%

14%

Winter 2016

33%

19%

Our Data Story:

MAP Math Benchmark Met
Grade Level

Avg. RIT - Fall

2015

Avg. RIT Winter 2016

Growth

Growth to HCPSS
Benchmark

159.7

169.5

+9.8

-9.5

177.1

187.4

+10.3

-5.6

189.9

196

+6.1

-9

201.6

208.1

+6.5

-6.9

206.8

213.1

+6.3

-11.9

Our Data Story:

MAP Math Benchmark Met
Fall 2015

Winter 2015

Grade 1

34%

~33%

Grade 2

39%

~46%

Grade 3

28%

~32%

Grade 4

25%

~29%

Grade 5

27%

~33%

Our Data Story

Rigor - Access to Above Grade Level
As a result of analyzing data from MAP and PARCC testing, reviewing report
card grades and considering math levels, as well as, teacher recommendations
the following number of students have access to above grade level math:

5 students entered GT math in 4th and 5th grades

4 students entered 5th grade AGL math
3 third grade students moved to AGL
1st grade enrichment group being revised based on MAP & SLO with
expected to growth

Our Data Story

Student and Staff Engagement
Gallup
Staff Engagement Q7
Survey
At work, my opinion counts.

Gallup
Student
Engagement Survey
In the last 7 days, someone has told me I
have done good work at school.

October 2014

3.22

4.36

October 2015

3.67 - Increase +.45

4.09

Professional Development Plan

Area of Focus

Content Area

Topic

Status

Performance/
Engagement

All

Elevating Student Voice (Cultural

Proficiency) - Tina Krabitz, Homewood

November 2015

Rigor

All

Cultural Proficiency through Equity in

Education - Dr. Robert Q Berry

March 2016

Rigor - FFT 3B
Questioning &
Discussion
Techniques

All

-Types of questioning
-Depth of Knowledge
-How to use questions to differentiate
and create student-centered
discussions/classrooms.

Monthly Staff Meetings:October 2015 - present

Rigor

All

Characteristics of Gifted Students

Professional Development PLan

Area of Focus

Content Area

Topic

Status

Performance

RELA

-LPR & Weekly Intentional planningusing formative assessments & MAP

(+Continuum) data
-Notice & Note

Ongoing

-Daily objectives focused on CCSS I can

statements
-Benchmark Review Sessions
-Guided Reading/ Standards Based
Planning
-Exemplary Elementary Reading
Instruction for intermediate Special
Educators

Ongoing 3rd
Completed for 5th/ 4th TBA
Completed Winter LRP
Completed January 2016
Completed County Sessions/
Ongoing
Completed January 2016

Professional Development Plan

Rigor

All - Special
Education

-Instructional Access Professional Development

focusing on technology and access for students with
disabilities
-IEP Professional Development

Ongoing monthly

Data Monitoring Structures

Identified data coaches

Training in CFIP
Weekly / bi-weekly data meetings to discuss classroom based data
Quarterly Team Data Chats
LRP to analyze MAP
SLO grade level and administrative discussions

Challenges

Referral process for students from General Education to Special Education

In Class interventions of students by General Educators
Identification Process for student interventions
Process for exiting and releasing students from interventions

Areas of Need
Performance
Examine the school wide data to disaggregate performance of students who have disabilities and
receive services through IEP or 504.
Examine the school wide data to disaggregate the performance of students who receive ELL
services
Examine the school wide data to disaggregate the performance of students who receive intervention
services
Engagement
Continue to educate staff on Universal Design for Learning to engage students through dynamic
lesson and activity planning, including using technology to support access for all students.
Rigor
Special educators work closely with general educators to ensure that accommodations and
modifications for all instruction and assessments are provided with fidelity to all students with IEPs.

Next Steps

Additional reading support and guidance provided to enhance standardbased Instruction in ELA for grades 3-5.

Conducting instructional walk throughs

Participating in weekly collaborative planning sessions

Be intentional about targeting specific student groups for access to to

Gifted and Talented and Above Grade Level Math

African American students