Elon Park Elementary 2016-2017 Celebrating a Decade of Excellence

Today’s Chat Coffee Chat Norms Today’s Agenda Please put cell phones on vibrate If you have to take a call, please go into the hallway Limit sidebar conversations Hold questions until the end of each segment Focus on issues that are within our control Vision and Mission Statement Introduction of new staff Updates/General Information Student Achievement Data School Grades

At Elon Park Elementary, staff, students, families and community members collaborate to provide an extraordinary learning environment where all reach their full potential, enrich their individual talents and exhibit school pride…at ALL times, in EVERYTHING they do. Vision

At Elon Park Elementary, the school community will support the commitment to the following: Providing every student with rigorous, engaging and balanced instruction. Basing all decisions on student strengths and needs according to all available data. Appropriate, effective collaboration among staff, families and community members for the benefit of each student. Facilitation of 21st century learning through implementation of best practices. Delivery and participation in effective professional development. Continuous school improvement. 180 School Days resulting in a minimum of one year’s growth academically for every student. Mission

Introduction of New Staff Kaitlyn McCarn, Kinder Elizabeth Abel, 1st Grade Janeanne Goldstein, 1st Grade Ashley Bryant, 1st Grade Kristy Walgren, 2nd Grade Laura Rahal, 2nd Grade Melissa Loftis, 3rd Grade Jessica Kilbride, 3rd Grade Allison Liner, 3rd Grade Beth Wardy, 4th Grade Morgan Heidt, 5th Grade Bethany Guthard, 5th Grade Charlee Allen, Reading Specialist Heather Earnhardt, EC Teacher Andrea Kebert, Talent Development Teacher Donald Winborne, ½ Time P.E. Mary Wendorff, ½ Time P.E. Olga Cancino-Arevala, ½ Time ESL Amber Brown, Counselor Mandy Burst, Secretary Amy Gramaglia, ½ Time Secretary Introduction of New Staff

Existing Staff with New Assignment Jason Geiger, Dean of Students Kelly Bates, Literacy Facilitator Linda Mazzucca, Senior Administrative Secretary Blake Cunningham, P.E. (Full Time) Hailey Eckelbecker, 1st Grade Neil Deegan, 2nd Grade and Principal Intern Marybeth Koslowski, 2nd Grade Megan Beasley, 4th Grade Courtney Wornick, 4th Grade Brielle Hoskins, 5th Grade Clair Rogers, ½ Time Reading Specialist Existing Staff with New Assignment

Meet Your Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) What is ILT? A “train the trainer” model. A group that collaborates to lead Elon Park toward continuous improvement What does ILT do? Attends bi-monthly meetings to receive PD Synthesizes information and provides selected PD to EP Staff. The #1 Goal of the ILT is Continuous Improvement. 2016-2017 Instructional Leadership Team Beth, 5th Grade (2nd year ILT) Marie, TD Teacher (2nd year ILT) Cus, 2nd Grade (1st year ILT) Kelly, Literacy Facilitator (1st year ILT) Jill, Literacy Facilitator (2nd year ILT) Jason, DOS (1st year ILT) Jane, AP (2nd year ILT) Chuck (2nd year ILT) Meet Your Instructional Leadership Team (ILT)

Number of tests administered. Measure 2014-2015 2015-2016 Difference Number of tests administered. 1280 1367 87 Tests GLP (Level 3, 4 or 5) 1138 Students 88.9% 1226 Students 89.69% 88 Students 0.79% CCR(Level 4 or 5) 1053 Students 82.3% 1154 Students 84.42% 101 Students 2.12% Most Improved 88.37% 94.82% 6.45% Celebrations

Percentage of students demonstrating grade level proficiency (According to Reading 3D/TRC) Measure 2014-2015 2015-2016 Difference Reading 3D/TRC (% at GLP) 63.5% 79% 15.5% Most Improved 50% 89% 39% Celebrations

Student Achievement Data 2014-2015 2015-2016 Growth Status Exceeded - +3.37 Reading – 86% Math – 92% Science – 88% Overall – 89% / A+ Growth Status Exceeded - +3.35 Reading – 86% Math – 91% Science – 95% Overall – 90% / A+ Student Achievement Data

A+ NC School Grade

Elon Park Focus Focus #1:Continue to cultivate school culture Continued: Readers’ Workshop – TC, Units of Study Math Workshop – MINIMUM of 45 minutes of differentiated, small group math instruction every day. Soaring Eagles – I/E time focused on reading; Reading Foundations – continued focus on K-1 phonics instruction Elon Park Focus

Elon Park Focus Cont’d NEW: Expanded: Expanded use of Mastery Connect In order to improve, we must make some adjustments to what we have done in the past. Expanded: Focus on Assessment and expansion of Data Driven Instruction (DDI). We can always improve with data Expanded use of Mastery Connect PD on strategies for close reading Continual improvement of team planning sessions NEW: Reduction of homework 10 minute rule Elon Park Focus Cont’d

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