1. 2010-2011 / Building Improvement Update / May School Board Meeting

2. Indicator / Student will be able to: BenchmarksResults Assessme nt Kindergarten and 1 st grade readers are able to show evidence of deep thinking as related to the text, show how connections extend their comprehension, are able to explain how schema/connections enrich the understanding of text, and understand that connections extend far beyond the immediate text. 2 nd grade readers are able to show evidence of deep thinking based on background knowledge and author’s clues and use predictions, interpretations, and/or conclusions to infer, and convey the process used to deepen their comprehension. Baseline Data Baseline Testing10/11-10/15 49/101 1 st Grade Students (49%) 19/111 2 nd Grade Students (17%) Total: 32% of students scored a 3 or above on the 1 st / 2 nd Grade Common Comp. Assessment K /1 st Grade / 2 nd Grade Common Comp. Assessment 70% Testing12/13-12/22 K – 89/118 (75.4%) 1 st Grade – 82/106 (77.3%) 2 nd Grade – 96/111 (86%) Total Average: 79.5% 80% Testing 3/21-3/25 K- 92/110 83.6% 1 st – 97/108 90% 2 nd – 92/101 91% Total: 87% of students scored a 3 or 4 on our comprehension assessment 90% Testing May 16 th – 20 th

3. Pathfinder Elementary Building Improvement Plan 2010-2011 (Reading Level) Measurable Building Goal: 75% of students at Pathfinder Elementary will be reading at an instructional grade level by the end of the school year as measured by either the DRA-2 Word Analysis (Kindergarten) or the DRA, Developmental Reading Assessment, (1 st and 2 nd Grade) benchmarks. Quarterly Targets Indicators: Teachers will be able to: Benchmarks ResultsAssessment / Indicator % Date % By October 15 th 75% of Pathfinder Elementary students will meet their grade level reading benchmark. (Kindergarten – 62 / DRA-2 Word Analysis) (1 st Grade DRA Level 4) (2 nd Grade DRA Level 18)  Kindergarten – second grade teachers will test and then analyze the data to determine areas of concern for reading ability.  Students will be placed into reading groups where their specific reading skills will be addressed.  Teachers will also utilize the leveled library at Pathfinder to instruct students at their instructional levels.  Running records will also be kept on students indicating progress made in their reading ability and to address any areas of weakness.  Teachers will access various websites to gather information and lessons for addressing reading ability.  Teachers will formulate SMART goals that are specific to students who are not meeting the yearly benchmarks. 75%10/15 K-98 out of 115 (85%) 1 st – 85 out of 102 (83%) 2 nd – 96 out of 110 (87%) DRA Benchmark By January 21 st 75% of Pathfinder Elementary students will meet their grade level reading benchmark. (Kindergarten -62 DRA-2 Word Analysis) (1 st Grade DRA Level 8) (2 nd Grade DRA Level 20) 75%1/21 K-112 out of 114 (98%) 1 st – 73 out of 105 (69%) 2 nd – 87 out of 110 (79%) By May 20 th 75% of Pathfinder Elementary students will meet their grade level reading benchmark. (Kindergarten 162 DRA-2 Word Analysis) (1 st Grade DRA Level 16) (2 nd Grade DRA Level 28) 75% Testing Week of: 5/9-5/20

4.  Professional development on running records  Pull data from running records to create intervention plans  Tutoring  Frequent regrouping of small reading groups  Tier three reading intervention (one-on-one instruction)  Ability grouping between grade level

5. StandardQuarter 1Quarter 2 Mid-TermQuarter 3 Concepts of Print78% 96% Identifies Letter Sounds15%50% 80% Recognition of Alphabet72%87% 98% Identifies High Frequency Words4% 71% Capitalization9% 70% Letter Formation19% 72% Writes Legibly15% 76% Count to 10036%38% 80% 1 to 1 Correspondence to 2078% 97% Identifies Numbers 0-3143%58% 90% Writes Number 0-3143% 90% Continue / Create Patterns91% 99% Applies Reading Strategies -- 81% Story Elements-- 93% Applies Comprehension Strategies-- 81% Comprehends Text-- 74% Follows Writing Process-- 71% Composes Text-- 74% Ideas Stays on Topic-- 84% Compare/Measure Objects-- 96% Shapes-- 87% Semi-Phonetic Spelling-- 83% Ending Punctuation-- 63% Addition-- - Subtraction-- - Identify Money-- - Value of Money-- - Time-- -

6. Standard1st Quarter2nd Quarter Mid-Term3 rd Quarter Applies Consonants, Digraphs, and Blend Sounds 66%67%78% Applies Vowel Sounds 64%62%76% Applies Phonetic Strategies 65%64%83% Automatically Reads High-Frequency Words 79%85%89% Correctly Uses Conventions 30%38%77% Writes Complete Sentences 39%47%87% Accurately Spells Words in a Variety of Settings 72%66%85% Uses Handwriting Skills to Write Legibly 85%84%85% Uses a Variety of Comprehension Strategies --77% Demonstrates Knowledge of a Variety of Test Features --79% Read, Write, Compare to 100 57%62%89% Addition 80%79%88% Continue/Create Patterns 94%95%94% Skip Counting -77%93% Problems Solving --86% Subtraction --84% Time --84% Money --66% Units of Measurement --- Graphs/Data --95% Shapes --95% Fractions --94%

7. StandardQuarter 1 Quarter 2 Mid- Term Quarter 3 Comprehends Fiction46% 86% Comprehends Nonfiction--87% Applies Phonetic Strategies71% 93% Reads with Fluency, Accuracy, and Expression52% 80% Composes a well-developed text--84% Uses Conventions Correctly37% 79% Spelling62% 88% Read, Write, and Compare to 1000--- Regrouping-Addition--96% Regrouping-Subtraction--93% Problem Solving--93% Continue/Create Patterns--94% Time--97% Addition27%35%69% Subtraction4%9%31% Money--91% Units of Measurement--- Graphs/Data--98% Shapes--96% Fractions---

8.  Team meetings ◦ Focus on standards that fell below benchmark quarterly and mid-term ◦ Discuss progress monitoring ◦ Small group interventions (reading and math) ◦ Tutoring

9. Through the implementation of SW-PBIS Pathfinder Elementary will reduce buddy room referrals and office referrals by 10% each quarter for the 2010-11 school year BenchmarkResults 1 st Quarter: Baseline Data75 Office or Buddy Room Referrals 2 nd Quarter: Reduce By 10% (67.5 Referrals) 83 Office or Buddy Room Referrals 3 rd Quarter: Reduce By 10% (60.75 Referrals) 61 Office or Buddy Room Referrals 4 th Quarter: Reduce By 10% (54 Referrals) Currently As Of 5/10/11 = 31 Referrals

10.  Triage Groups  Pirate Time  Daily Reinforcements  Character BINGO  PBIS Team Meetings ◦ Tier Two Interventions ◦ Behavior Contracts/Plans