Check-in and Strategic Planning Overview for Educational Improvement

45 Day Check-in GO Team Meeting #3

Agenda CIP-45 Day Check-in School Strategic Plan Discussion on Strategic Plan and progress Updates for Strategic Plan (as necessary) 2

Timeline for GO Teams You are HERE 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 1 2 5 Fall 2021 GO Team Developed 2021-2025 Strategic Plan Summer 2022 School Leadership completed Needs Assessment and defined overarching needs for SY22-23 August 2022 School Leadership completed 2022-2023 Continuous Improvement Plan Before Winter Break GO Team will take action (vote) on the school s strategic plan and vote on the ranked strategic plan priorities for SY23-24 budget discussions. Sept. Dec. 2022 Utilizing current data, the GO Team will review & possibly update the school strategic priorities and plan 3

Quarterly CIP Check-in As part of the Continuous Improvement process, all APS schools are completing a quarterly check-in for the Continuous Improvement Plans. Questions to Consider Based on our year long CIP plan, what are the actions that the school has already completed? What data supports the completion of an action step and success criteria (both implementation and student achievement)? 4

Mary Lin Goals Our Overarching Needs LITERACY WHOLE CIHILD & STUDENT SUPPORT NUMERACY SMART Goals (Elementary/Middle School) Each student will set MAP and Milestones achievement and growth goals for themselves. The Mary Lin CARE team will work to increase attendance and provide personalized attention to students exhibiting anxiety. We will increase the number of students who score a 3 or more in writing on the Milestones by 10%. (see slide for data) We will increase the number of students who score at monitor or accelerate stage of the geometry domain on Milestones. (see slide for data)

Questions to Consider Based on our year long CIP plan, what are the actions that the school has already completed? What data supports the completion of an action step and success criteria (both implementation and student achievement)? We will increase the number of students who score a 3 or more in writing on the Milestones by 10%. So far, we have been closely monitoring the writing process. In instructional planning, our coaches have been working with teachers to integrate writing across the curriculum, especially in STEM core classes. We have had one Write Score administration and the window is currently open for the second. The teachers and coaches analyze this data to determine which specific skills need to be retaught to improve student writing. These skills are retaught in small group providing students with specific strategies to improve their area of weakness. Then, teachers monitor progress and provide frequent feedback. The data used to determine progress include teacher-scored writing assignments, Write Score assessments, and improvement in journal entries.

Questions to Consider Based on our year long CIP plan, what are the actions that the school has already completed? What data supports the completion of an action step and success criteria (both implementation and student achievement)? We will increase the number of students who score at monitor or accelerate stage of the geometry domain on Milestones. During intervention block, teachers are beginning to review previous grade level geometry standards by using small groups, Coach Digital, Freckle, and Number Corner (Bridges).

Questions to Consider Based on our year long CIP plan, what are the actions that the school has already completed? What data supports the completion of an action step and success criteria (both implementation and student achievement)? Each student will set MAP and Milestones achievement and growth goals for themselves. The Mary Lin CARE team will work to increase attendance and provide personalized attention to students exhibiting anxiety. On October 10th, the teachers were trained in MAP Goal Setting from NWEA. There will be a follow up by grade level coming up on November 1st to ensure that all teachers have guided their students into setting personal growth and achievement goals. Our newly formed CARE team meets each Wednesday to review strategies for how to support students identified as needing wrap around services or more intense focus. The data used to determine who is on the CARE team include BASC scores, teacher recommendations, parent recommendations, and SST referrals.

Strategic Plan Progress

Vision: We encourage academic achievement in each student. We establish a creative, collaborative, and respectful culture where each student s social, emotional, and physical well-being is valued. Mission: With a caring culture of equity, trust and collaboration, every Mary Lin Rocket will be promoted to middle school with independence, curiosity, and the desire to achieve. Mary Lin Elementary School SMART Goals Percentage of students in grades 3-5 scoring proficient in ELA will increase by 1% each year through 2025. Currently MLE has 89% proficient ELA. Percentage of students in grades 3-5 scoring proficient in Math will increase by 2% each year through 2025. Currently MLE has 76% proficient Math. Show overall growth for at least 75% of the population in both ELA and Math. At least 75% of our kids show 30 Close the achievement gap between all subgroups. School Strategies APS Strategic Priorities & Initiatives School Strategic Priorities 1. Hold monthly data digs lead by administration. 1. Use data to inform instruction Fostering Academic Excellence for All Data Curriculum & Instruction Signature Program 2. Weekly lesson planning and internalization lead by instructional coaches. 2. Adhere to the scope and sequence of the Georgia Standard of Excellence and supplement with other resources. 1. 2. 3. Created a new Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee on our PTA. Provide equity and anti-basis training for all staff members. Engages students in weekly STEM Activities, Science Fair, Science Night, Spelling Bee, Math Family Night, Inclusive School s Week, No Place for Hate Week, Red Ribbon Week, Black History Celebration, and Girls on the Run, LEEP after-school activities, and Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. Administer BASC to screen for students who need additional support. Implement small group and individual counseling sessions. Dedicate 15 protected minutes for Morning Meeting and Second Step lessons that focus on social and emotional growth. 1. Create collaborative school culture that embraces diverse families that comprise the Mary Lin Community. Building a Culture of Student Support Whole Child & Intervention Personalized Learning 2. Build teacher capability to meet the diverse social, emotional, and academic needs of students. 4. 3. Provide unique learning opportunities to cultivate students curiosity of learning. 4. Prioritize students social and emotional growth as a means to ensuring future success. Equipping & Empowering Leaders & Staff Strategic Staff Support Equitable Resource Allocation 1. Our Mary Lin Foundation Grants must be screened and approved. 2. Additional Support Staff hired (Nurse, hourly intervention teachers, full-time substitutes,, etc.). 1. Equitably align our school resources with our mission and vision 3. Provide professional learning opportunities to empowering and equipping teachers to work with our diverse population. Creating a System of School Support Collective Action, Engagement & Empowerment 1. Provide an environment that retains, empowers, motivates, and inspires teachers to utilize individual strengths 1. 2. System of accountability for school-based leaders. Leadership and professional learning opportunities for all staff members based on strengths. 10

Activity & Discussion Review the priorities and goals in your strategic plan and reflect on if the expected progress is being made. These guiding questions will help you determine what, if any, updates are needed for your school s strategic plan. Are all CIP Goals reflected in our Strategic Plan Priorities? If not, which CIP Goal(s) are missing and should be added to the Strategic Plan? What progress has been made towards the priorities identified in our Strategic Plan? What evidence/data do we have? All teachers training on NWEA Map Goal Setting. Teachers will begin conferencing with students after Winter MAP filling out Goal setting sheets. Teachers are submitting plans for small group interventions listing learning statements, resources and assessments for differentiation Based upon available data, are there any other adjustments we need to make to the Strategic Plan?

Updates to the Strategic Plan 1. Enter all changes/updates to your plan be sure to include accountability measures, as appropriate.

Be prepared for our next meeting: At our NEXT meeting 1 2 3 3 4 5 1 2 4 5 Fall 2021 GO Team Developed 2021-2025 Strategic Plan Summer 2022 School Leadership completed Needs Assessment and defined overarching needs for SY22-23 August 2022 School Leadership completed 2022-2023 Continuous Improvement Plan Before Winter Break GO Team will take action (vote) on the school s strategic plan and vote on the ranked strategic plan priorities for SY23-24 budget discussions. Sept. Dec. 2022 Utilizing current data, the GO Team will review & update the school strategic priorities and plan, as needed 13

Questions? Wonderings? Comments? 14