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Mock Board Meeting E . W. Chambliss Elementary School Grades K – 3 Diane Brown, Principal January 12, 2012. Home of The CES Tiger Cubs. Sussex County. 45 miles southeast of Richmond 496 square miles Agricultural economy 25% of land is devoted to agriculture 80% commercial forestry
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Mock Board Meeting E. W. Chambliss Elementary SchoolGrades K – 3 Diane Brown, Principal January 12, 2012 Home of The CES Tiger Cubs
Sussex County • 45 miles southeast of Richmond • 496 square miles • Agricultural economy • 25% of land is devoted to agriculture • 80% commercial forestry • Major employers are: Dept. of Corrections, School Board, Pork Processing
School Profile • Enrollment – 203 • General Education – 175 • SPED – 28 • LEP – 3% • African American – 76% • White – 19% • Asian – 1% • Hispanic – 3% each • Free/Reduced Lunch – 93% • Accreditation Denied
Data 2009 2010 2011 Reading 60 63 73 +13 Math 56 86 86 + 30 History 82 83 63 -19 Science 63 81 74 +11
Strengths of Transformation • Culture of continuous improvement • Focus on data to drive improvement • Significant growth in SOL pre and post released test in third grade • Shared leadership structure to enhance professional capacity • Friendly, well ordered environment • Partnership with external lead partner
Areas of Opportunity Improve student learning • Differentiation • More student engagement in learning • Improve Teacher Questioning – Higher order skills questioning- • Collaborative learning
Addressing the Areas of Opportunity • Professional development on learning styles and modalities, assessment for learning, collaborative learning and motivation of students • Rigorous lesson observations to ensure effective teaching strategies are being implemented • Professional development for all teachers on parental and community involvement
SIG Funds • Resources for professional development (e.g., purchase of “Igniting a Passion for Reading” for book study) • Classroom Libraries K-3 • Additional teaching materials • Contracted services with External Lead Partner (e.g., Principal coaching, job-embedded professional development) • Extended After School Programs that provide learning opportunities • Teacher Incentive Pay • 2 Part-time reading teachers • Technology Consultant
Progress of Implementation Creation & Use of District Team – Full Enabling School Autonomy – Partial Principal &Hiring Teachers – Full Stakeholder Engagement – Partial Creation & Use of School Team – Full Leading Change – High Evaluating, rewarding, removing staff – High Professional Development – High Learning Time – High Reforming Instruction - Partial
Barriers during Implementation • Limited Engagement of parents in the educational process • Creating and maintaining business partnerships
Goals for 2012 • Achieve Accreditation • Achieve Adequate Yearly Progress • Continue to show academic growth in all content areas • Include parents and community partners on the school improvement team
Plan for LTP Phase Out • Review status of the 25 indicators in the RFP • Identify “what worked” and the resources necessary to sustain continuous improvement • Identify the key features that made the partnership successful and how they can be replicated with school and division staff • Continue to implement the train the teacher model and monitoring teacher performance • Continue to scrutinize, analyze and process student data and school data • Continued professional development for teachers and administrator • Continue shared leadership responsibilities