1. Elon Park Elementary 2016-2017 Celebrating a Decade of Excellence

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.
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)

8. Number of tests administered.
Measure
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

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

10. Student Achievement Data
Growth Status
Exceeded
Reading – 86%
Math – 92%
Science – 88%
Overall – 89% / A+
Growth Status
Exceeded
Reading – 86%
Math – 91%
Science – 95%
Overall – 90% / A+
Student Achievement Data

11. A+
NC School Grade

12. 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

13. 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

14. Questions???