1. Collaborating to GROW your Community School
Charter System Foundation Meeting, Athens, GA
October 3, 2017
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Who are we?
Title I School
Pre-k – 5th grade
CEP Designation
Challenge Index 74%
75% Black, 20% White, 5% Multi-/Other
South of I-20, East of Downtown
East Atlanta Village & Reynoldstown
My neighborhood school
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2015 Context
Dwindling enrollment
325 students
Competition from public charter schools
Drew Charter, K-12
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter, K-8
Wesley International, K-8
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APS as a Charter System
More Autonomy and Flexibility at school level
Local School Governance Teams – “GoTeams”
Enhanced COLLABORATION with stakeholders
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5. Collaborating around our VISION
“BPA will become the neighborhood school of choice and a compelling traditional public school option for the child of any family in East Atlanta Village and Reynoldstown.”
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6. What would it take to make our vision come true?
Strengthen Early Literacy
Diagnose Potential Learning Problems Early
Align with High School offering International Baccalaureate
Increase Time with Print and Improve Lexile Levels
Better Outreach with Community
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7. Burgess-Peterson Academy Strategic Plan (Jackson Cluster)
District Mission & Vision
Cluster Mission & Vision
School Mission & Vision
With a caring culture of trust and collaboration, every student will graduate ready for college and career.
A high-performing school district where students love to learn, educators inspire, families engage and the community trusts the system
MJHS Cluster Mission; to Graduate students who are productive, caring and lifelong learners.
MJHS Cluster Vision; a high-performing cluster where students love to learn, educators inspire, families engage and the community trusts the system.
BPA and its community strive to develop knowledgeable and caring learners, guiding them to become life-long thinkers and internationally minded citizens through engaging, inquiry based learning experiences.
Our Vision is to become the neighborhood school of choice and a viable, desirable, traditional public school option for the child of any family in the East Atlanta Community.
Signature Program: International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
Key Performance
Measures
School Priorities
School Strategies
Strengthen Early Literacy Program
Become an Authorized International Baccalaureate PYP World School
Increase Lexile Levels for 3rd and 5th Graders
Implement APS Great Eight Instructional Practices
1A. Partner with REAP to train teachers in Orton-Gillingham phonics methodology
1B. Provide Bright-from-the-Start Pre-K program
1C. Implement Tiered Interventions and support for struggling readers
1D. Focus on Accelerated Reader Individual Student Goals
2A. Develop IB “Planners” and the BPA Programme of Inquiry
2B. Implement IB Learner Profile and Attitudes school-wide
2C. Increase integration of content and project-based learning
3A. Diagnose Reading Levels three times yearly using the STAR assessment
3B. Intervene and remediate as appropriate utilizing STAR data
4A. Increase RIGOR in all content areas by implementing the APS Great Eight Instructional Strategies as required
TBD
Increase the % of students attending BPA from the BPA zone from 65% to 75% by Spring 2018
GMAS; Fewer than 25% will fail (level 1) any content or grade tested
At Least 10% will score Level 4 in all tested subject areas and grades
>90% of Students will leave 2nd grade reading at/above grade level
100% of HR Teachers will complete O-G training SY16/17
75% of 3rd and 5th Graders will attain Lexile of 650 and 850 respectively
All Grade Levels will Develop and Implement three IB planners SY16/17
Maintain Student Attendance >97%
Maintain Suspension Rate <1%
Maintain Staff and Parent Satisfaction Survey Data >80%
Academic
Program
Uses of Flexibility/Innovation
5. Improve Teacher Efficacy in IB, Literacy Development and other Core Content Areas
6. Build systems and resources to support IB implementation
4A. Provide targeted professional learning for all teachers to improve early literacy instruction and assessment for remediation
4B. Provide targeted professional learning for all teachers to develop and implement the International Baccalaureate PYP
4C. Provide targeted professional learning for all teachers to understand and implement the APS Great Eight Instructional Strategies
4D. Participate in the CREATE Pre-Service Teacher Residency Program
TBD
Talent
Management
Uses of Flexibility/Innovation
5A. Cultivate Business and Community Partnerships to support IB Implementation and Supplemental Training
5B. Carefully document and track IB Teacher Training, IB Planner Development, IB Programme of Inquiry Development and Progress toward Authorization
TBD
Systems &
Resources
Uses of Flexibility/Innovation
7. Inform and engage the school community
8. Foster a positive, informed and engaged school culture
7A. Build community awareness, knowledge and support for IB PYP
8A. Implement student attendance initiative
8B. Implement Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for school staff
8C. Enhance internal communication
TBD
Culture
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Uses of Flexibility/Innovation

8. Strengthen Early Literacy
2-year Orton-Gillingham Professional Learning for ALL certified faculty
Procure Wilson “Fundations” and “Just Words” to support O-G implementation
Gallistel Ellis and STAR Universal Screeners
O-G trained retired teacher Tutors and EIP Teachers
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9. International Baccalaureate PYP
Alignment with MJHS IB DYP
Collaborative Planning 3x weekly
Integration and Collaboration are KEY
Dovetails with our Social Emotional Learning Initiative
Trigger Authorization Visit Spring 2018
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10. Increase Lexile Levels and Time with Print
Individualized Quarterly AR Goals
“Brag Tags” and other Incentives
Schoolwide Morning Meetings to Celebrate and Showcase students
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11. Better Community Outreach
EAV Farmers’ Market
Realtor Open House
Weekly School Tours
PTA Growth
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It’s Working!
Enrollment up by 25% students today
Leading the district’s work around Orton- Gillingham strategy
BPA GoTeam is a model for the district
Our Strategic Plan was used as the exemplar in APS
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13. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 5 ELA
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14. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 5 Math
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15. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 4 ELA
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16. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 4 Math
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17. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 3 ELA
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18. Better Outcomes for Students- Grade 3 Math
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Lexile Goal= By 2018, 75% of 3rd and 5th graders will score at or above Lexile Levels of 650 and 850 respectively.
2015
2016
2017
3rd Grade
53%
63%
72%
5th Grade
50%
67%
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CCRPI Growth
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21. Collaborating to GROW your Community School.
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