1. DEWITT CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: STATE OF THE SCHOOL
September 28nd, 2015

2. AGENDA Purpose/Objectives Budget
Review of School Performance Data & CIWP Priorities
Upcoming Events
Questions

3. PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES
Provide the local school council with updates on budget and resource allocations.
Provide the local school council with an overview of preliminary school performance data and CIWP priorities
Provide the opportunity for questions and gather feedback from local school community

4. Instructional materials
BUDGET
CPS budgets for SY
Organization
Positions
New hires
Instructional materials

5. SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA
Spring NWEA Results
Clinton students, on the whole, are performing at or above the CPS average in both reading and math.
Based on the data, Clinton’s biggest area of growth is reading.
Specific strategies are in place to address this area of needed improvement.
NWEA Growth Results (Spring 2014-Spring 2015)
Nearly every classroom made positive gains in reading and math
While the school is making gains, many students are still below the grade level benchmarks.

6. MATH GROWTH

7. READING GROWTH

8. CIWP PRIORITIES CIWP = Continuous Improvement Work Plan
Priority One: Literacy
Children’s Literacy Initiative: Guided reading coaching
Lucy Calkins Units of Study
Building Vocabulary Foundations
Priority Two: Mathematics
Math instructional block professional development
Priority Three: Science and technology
Sepup: Grades 6-8 / FOSS Kits: Grades K-5
One-to-One Chromebooks: Grades 5-8

9. CIWP PRIORITIES (Con’t)
Priority Four: Social Emotional Learning/Learning Climate
Second Step
Calm Classroom
Physical Education Model
Priority Five: English Learners
IEAP
Priority Six: Arts
Retained all arts positions amid budget cuts
Continued partnerships with arts organizations (CSO/Design Dance Academy/American Eagle Productions)

10. Coffee with the Principal: September 29th @ 9:00am
UPCOMING EVENTS
NCLB PAC Meeting: 9/28
Coffee with the Principal: September 9:00am
Academic/Social Emotional Progress Reports: October 9th

11. QUESTIONS?

12. THANK YOU