Building Name    Jersey Elementary___________District    Licking Heights Local School District______________

Jersey Vision Statement     Jersey Elementary will provide a quality educational foundation for its students through a balanced literacy program, so that they may become independent life-long readers and learners.

CIP Literacy Goal    Implement an elementary reading program that increases reading achievement and continuity K-5

Performance Indicator   100% of first and second grade students will show a minimum of a year’s growth in reading, striving for all students to score at or above end-of-year benchmarks, as measured by the Developmental Reading Assessment/STAR 

 

KEY COMPONENTS/STRATEGIES

SUPPORT/

RESOURCES

PRINCIPAL

RESPONSIBILITY

TEACHER

RESPONSIBILITY

TIMELINE

EVALUATION

Teaching/Learning/ Effective Core Programs (researched based)

 

Primary Kindergarten for those children with developmental lags

 

 

 

 

Implementation of all eight components of a balanced literacy program using:

·         Four Blocks program

·         Daily Language review

 

 

 

 

 

Implementation of semi-annual writing assessments to a prompt

 

 

 

 

Bookroom with multiple copies of leveled fiction and non-fiction books

 

 

 

Create classroom libraries

 

 

 

 

 

Hiring of teachers to support 20% of entering 5 yr. olds

 

 

 

·   Ohio Principal Literacy Network

·   Teacher inservice & staff development

 

 

 

 

 

Building writing rubric

 

 

 

 

 

PTO funding

Grants

 

 

 

Access funding

 

 

 

Promote program with Board of Education to ensure continued funding

 

 

 

1.Monitoring of teacher instructional objectives

2. Literacy Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

Release time

 

 

 

 

 

Initiate supplemental for bookroom coordinator

 

 

 

Seek out available grants/funds

 

 

 

Developmentally appropriate activities

 

 

 

 

Individual reflection on implementation of language arts instructional objectives to achieve student performance objectives

 

 

 

 

Grade-level scoring of writing assessments.

Investigate Developmental Writing Assessment

 

 

Recommend additional books/materials

Adhere to bookroom guidelines

 

Select titles for purchase

Match books to readers

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

2002-2003

 

 

 

Pre-screening of entering 5 yr. olds  & post-testing of participating students

 

 

 

1.Developmental Reading Assessment with quarterly minimum benchmarks

2. Quarterly writing assessment for phonemic awareness/writing vocabulary

3. Stanford Achievement

 

Increase in student writing scores

 

 

 

Log of use

 

 

 

 

Increase in student reading levels

Professional  Practice

- Ongoing professional development

 

Summer Institute for Reading Intervention

 

 

 

 

Weekly grade level meetings

 

 

 

Building-wide and district-wide inservice

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer study groups

 

 

 

 

 

ODE

Intervention specialist

 

 

 

Schedule times within teacher day

 

 

Waiver days, early release days for staff development

 

 

 

Materials

Tape record sessions

 

 

 

Encourage attendance

 

 

 

 

Develop agendas collaboratively with grade level teachers

 

Develop agendas collectively with Literacy Team/other elementary administrators

 

Attendance and encouragement

 

 

 

Implement research-based practices

 

 

 

Attendance

 

 

 

Preparation, participation, presentation

 

 

 

 

Interest inventory to determine selections. Complete readings and participate in ongoing dialogue

 

 

 

Summer 2002

 

 

 

 

Weekly

 

 

 

Monthly early-release days.

Semi-annual waiver days

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

Teacher survey, administrative observation of implementation

                                     

 

Teacher surveys -formal and informal

 

 

Teacher  and administrator surveys

 

 

 

 

Teacher participation

Assessment

·   Quarterly benchmarks of minimum reading achievement

·   Semi-annual benchmarks for minimum writing achievement

·   Reading Recovery Observation Survey

·   Stanford Achievement Tests each year

 

 

 

 

Accountability

Comparison of individual Stanford Achievement Scores with Otis-Lennon Ability Scores to ascertain if student is working up to expected levels of achievement

 

Developmental Reading Assess.

Staff-developed assessments.

Observation Survey

Stanford Achievement Tests

 

 

 

 

Scoring, with software for results analyzation.

 

Release time

 

Allocations in district testing budget

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compile data for review.

 

Work with staff to modify curriculum/instruction.

 

 

 

Administration of assessments

 

Modify instruction to reflect assessment information.

 

Seek out interventions

 

 

 

 

Plan of modification for students working below expectations/grade level.

 

Review validity and revise assessment in accordance.

 

Revise instruction to meet individual needs.

 

Quarterly

 

Semi-annual

 

Fall & Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall from last year’s scores, spring for current year’s scores

Alignment of student assessment information with its impact on instruction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95% of students in each class meeting expected levels of achievement.

 

Safety Nets

·         Title I/VI-R

 

 

·         Reading Recovery

 

 

·         Intervention Assistance Team

 

 

 

 

·         Intervention for students reading below minimum benchmarks/expectations

 

 

After-school tutoring as part of Latchkey

 

CLP funds

 

 

Training

 

 

Training

Guidance staff

 

 

 

Ohio Reads volunteers,    Americorp university tutors

 

Space and tutors

 

Periodic review of program

 

Secure funds for training

 

 

Teacher selection

Facilitator of IAT

 

 

 

Support for all interventions

 

 

Set up program

 

Identify “at risk” students

Implement interventions.

 

Implement program with most appropriate students

 

Refer “at risk” students

Implement interventions.

 

 

 

Flexible grouping and scheduling

Materials prepared

 

Coordinate with tutors

 

2001-2002

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

2002-2003

 

Title I records of students served.

 

Reading Recovery program evaluation and report

 

% of “at risk” students raising achievement to minimum grade level expectations.

 

Student attitude inventory.

Increase in student achievement.

 

Student participation and attitude inventory

Home/School/Community Partnerships

·         Books in a bag

·         Book-it Program

·         Friday Folders/student agenda books/weekly classroom newsletter

 

·         Ohio Reads volunteers

 

 

·         Curriculum Nights for each grade level

·         “Reading Tips for Parents” night

·         Literacy Compact

·         Monthly reading tips for parents placed on building calendar

 

·         Reading is Fundamental

 

 

 

 

·         JFPTA parent organization support for curriculum nights & additional reading materials

 

 

Title I & classroom teachers

Classroom libraries

 

 

Ohio Reads

 

 

 

Title I

Classroom teachers

 

 

 

 

PTO and Federal grant

Parent Volunteers

 

 

 

Funding for materials and refreshments

 

Secure funds for libraries and folders

 

 

 

Reapply for funds

 

 

 

Scheduling

Coordination of responsibilities

 

 

 

Scheduling and coordination with PTO and classroom teachers

 

 

Coordination of parents with staff

 

Consistent use

Individual student reading logs

 

 

Cooperate with volunteers and prepare materials

 

 

Prepare materials and present programs

 

 

 

 

Book selection and support theme days

 

 

 

Thank and celebrate

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

 

 

Fall

 

Monthly

 

 

 

3 times per yr.

 

 

 

 

2001-2002

 

Parent response and surveys

 

 

 

Teacher and volunteer surveys

 

 

% of parent participation

 

 

 

 

 

RIF evaluation

 

 

 

 

PTO participation