1. School Improvement Planning that increases CCRPI Scores!
Dr. Antonette “Toni” Campbell
Principal, Indian Creek Elementary School
Paula Herrema
Lead School Effectiveness Specialist,
Georgia Department of Education
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2. School Improvement Process
Conduct Needs Assessment
Create School Improvement Plan
Execute Plan
Determine Progress
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3. Assess Conduct Needs Assessment Collect and analyze relevant data
Prioritize needs
Determine root causes
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4. Plan Create a School Improvement Plan Establish SMART goals
Identify actions, strategies, and interventions
Determine artifacts and evidence
Establish a system for
implementation
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5. Implement Execute Plan Communicate expectations
Follow incremental steps
Provide needed supports
Identify professional learning to
support implementation
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6. Monitor Determine Progress Determine what is working
Identify needed adjustments
Revise incremental steps
Evaluate impact on student learning
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7. Demographics of Indian Creek Elementary School
1075 students, Pre-K- 5​
80% English Learners-Mostly refugees​
30% Burmese, 20% Nepali, 2% Hispanic​
Some students lack formal education​
100% free and reduced lunch​
46 or more countries represented​
Multiple languages and dialects​
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8. Indian Creek Elementary School
2012
2013
CCRPI Score
48.1
46.7
Achievement
28.6
26.5
Progress 15
14.2
GAP 4 5
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9. Indian Creek Elementary School
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10. 2013-2014 Instructional Blueprint
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11. With time, commitment, and team work to become a Title l Reward School
VISION
With time, commitment, and team work to become a Title l Reward School
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12. MISSION To be a happy place where students are inspired to excel and become lifelong learners.
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13. We are striving for excellence!
The students deserve our very best every day!

14. Digging deep into the DATA Creating clear instructional expectations
Goals for
Digging deep into the DATA
Creating clear instructional expectations
Establishing a new culture
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15. Digging deep into the Data
Mathematics
Numbers and Operations
Measurement
Reading
Phonics/Vocabulary
Text Complexity
Monitoring Data
Regular checks with common assessments
Making strategic decisions of teacher’s placements
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16. Responses to Data Morning phonics Increased learning time
After-school tutorial
Flexible Learning Program
Re-teach
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17. Creating Clear Instructional Expectations
Bell to Bell instruction
Collaborative Planning
Focus Walks
Data Talks
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18. Establishing a New Culture
Vision for ALL students meeting the standards
Develop teachers, eliminate excuses and provide choices
No more, “bless their hearts”, creating a new belief system
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19. What you FOCUS on will IMPROVE!
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20. Indian Creek Elementary School
2012
2013
2014
CCRPI Score
48.1
46.7
70.2
Achievement
28.6
26.5 35
Progress 15
14.2
20.2
GAP 4 5
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21. Indian Creek Elementary School
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22. Progress Points Indian Creek

25. Continuous Improvement Process
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26. Assess Digging into multiple data sources
Develop the comprehensive needs assessment
Analysis of root causes
Making strategic data decisions of teacher’s placement
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27. Plan Prioritized focus on instruction Designed professional learning
Developed interventions
Focused instructional strategies
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28. Implement Bell to bell instruction Collaborative planning, PLC’s
Focus walks and Data Talks
Common assessments
Professional learning and study groups
Research based instructional practices
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29. Monitor Instruction Formative and summative assessments Use of data
Teacher practices
Student engagement and learning
Collaborative planning
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30. FOCUS-WALKS WITH FEEDBACK
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31. Keep It UP Standards posted Lesson plans current
Rooms arranged to support cooperative learning
Working behavior management systems
Anchor charts were posted and referred to
Rubrics aligned to student activities
Learning stations with technology integration
Technology used to reinforce the standards
Evidence of established rituals and routines
Use of data to guide instruction
Grade level consistency and collaboration
Students actively engaged and participating
Positive learning environment
Print rich environment
Instructional boards with commentary

32. Things to BUILD Upon Functional word walls with visuals
Planning collaboratively to go deeper with instruction
Follow district pacing and standards, not textbook
Make sure current standards are posted
Integration of higher order thinking questions to develop rigorous lessons(DOK)
Instructional bulletin boards with rubrics and teacher commentary
Student reflection and goal setting
Development of teacher leaders and model classrooms
Formative assessments to monitor learning

33. Is this BEST for kids?
Students not engaged in work during instructional time
Instruction is not related to the standards
Using content rich vocabulary during instruction
Students reading comic books during instruction
Questions mainly geared toward management rather than instruction
Work within centers is specific to current standards Working in whole group vs small group
Posting essential questions and referencing it throughout the lesson
Evidence of integration of DOK questions

34. Implementation of the Key School Performance Standards
Collaborative Planning (C1) Lessons aligned to the intent/rigor of standards (C3) Balanced system of Assessment (A2)
Common Assessments (A3)
Research-based instructional strategies (I4)
Empower students to monitor own learning (I8)
Timely, systemic, data driven interventions (I-9)
Evaluated impact of PL on staff and student learning (PL6)
Data-driven Leadership Team (L6)
Common vision/mission (PO1)
Data-driven, consensus-oriented process to develop and implement SIP (PO2)
Monitor the SIP (PO3)

35. School Improvement Process
Conduct Needs Assessment
Create School Improvement Plan
Execute Plan
Determine Progress
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36. Dr. Antonette “Toni” Campbell
Principal, Indian Creek Elementary School
Paula Herrema
Lead School Effectiveness Specialist, Georgia Department of Education
1/12/2019