Welcome to Boyer Valley Community School District!

1. Welcome toBoyer Valley Community School District! Site Visit December 5, 6, and 7, 2006

2. Boyer Valley’s Mission • The mission of the Boyer Valley Community School District is to promote and deliver a comprehensive, futuristic educational program, challenging all students to develop their full potential, by providing an exceptional learning environment using all available resources.

3. District Student Learning Goals • We strive to be a district that… • The students will be aware of and responsible for the environment, community betterment, and becoming productive, self-disciplined citizens, in the communities and globally, who demonstrate the ability to get along with others as well as to provide for him or herself. • Demonstrate proficiency in math, reading and science. • The students will be able to demonstrate basic technological skills, which will enable them to adapt to future advances. • The students will develop problem solving strategies, which will enable them to utilize independent and cooperative thinking skills, common sense, evaluation/study skills, creativity, and an appreciation of the arts. • The students will develop an understanding of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

4. District Demographics • Harrison County (BV South) and Crawford County (BV North) • Boyer Valley Community School District: 2,988 • District also includes: Dunlap, Dow City, Arion, Soldier, Moorhead Harrison Co. Iowa Nation 17.0% 14.7% Persons 65 years old and older 12.4% High school graduates 85.0% 86.1% 80.4% College graduates-Bachelor’s Degree 12.7% 24.4% 21.2% Families below poverty level 8.6% 9.1% 12.5%

5. School Demographics 2002-03 2005-06 • Percentage of students… • Who qualify for free or reduced lunch • Who have an IEP 35% 33% 13% 13% • Both subgroups continue to be identified as having the largest achievement gaps

6. School Demographics - Staff Full-Time Teachers: 43 All Employees: 94

7. Indicators of Success:Percent of Core Completers

8. Indicators of Success: ACT

9. Class of 2006:Graduation Plans

10. Boyer Valley Assessment Plan

11. Additional Data Collection

12. School Improvement Efforts Data Analysis Action Plan Curriculum Mapping Standards and Benchmarks Vocabulary Program Evaluation Career Development Plans Pre/Post Test Development Understanding Poverty

13. Curriculum District Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators Instruction Strategies Assessment Teacher/Formative and Summative Assessments School Improvement Components Alignment is the Key • Boyer Valley’s School Improvement philosophy fits with the Iowa Professional Development Model

14. Path to School Improvement Curriculum • Standards and benchmarks have been developed with grade level expectations in all curricular areas. • Curriculum Mapping is an on-going focus of district staff. • Pre/Post Assessment Development • Curriculum process includes C2P Updating of Standards/Benchmarks on a 7-year cycle, AEA 13

15. Path to School Improvement Instruction • Vocabulary: PreK-12 • Understanding Poverty • Pre/Post Assessment • Collaborative sharing and reflection are utilized by the staff as an extension of their classroom implementation of strategies and new learning.

16. Path to School Improvement Instruction Professional Evaluation: • Portfolios – ongoing process as part of teacher evaluation • Must provide documentation of accomplishments within the eight areas of the Iowa Teaching Standards and Model Criteria • Part of the 3-year evaluation cycle • Individual Career Plans • Developed annually • Tied to district goals

17. Path to School Improvement Assessment • Boyer Valley completed an alignment review of our curriculum and district-wide assessments using the Iowa Technical Adequacy Project (ITAP) process. • We hope to achieve even tighter alignment through continuous updating of our standards and benchmarks using the C2P process, K-12.

18. Data Driven Path to School Improvement Assessment • Boyer Valley began using Assessment Solutions data system in 2005-2006 • Goal is to extract trend data and other meaningful information to share with District Stakeholders Students Grade Level Sub Group Collapsed Grade School-Wide

19. Assessment Path to School Improvement-Reading

20. Assessment Path to School Improvement-Math

21. Assessment Path to School Improvement-Science

22. Path to School Improvement: Closing the Gap: Reading Assessment

23. Path to School Improvement: Closing the Gap: Math Assessment

24. Assessment Path to School Improvement: Closing the Gap: Science

25. Opportunities for the Diverse Learner Best Practice • Early Childhood Special Needs Program • Title I Reading/Math Teachers • Family/School Coordinator • Resource Rooms • Gifted and Talented • Talent Search thru Western Iowa Tech • Alternative High School (Unity) • On-site college Dual Credit • Career Visions • IWCC college credit classes (Academy) • Access to AP on-line courses • BLAST Program • Vocational Rehabilitation

26. InformationManagement Supports • JMC • Student information • Parent access through website • Assessment Solutions • District assessment data • SOCS District Website • Interactive access to district information • http://boyer-valley.fesdev.org/

27. Welcome to Our District!