1. Jerry Ross Elementary School All students and staff will grow as learners every day.

2.  Named a 4 STAR school five years in a row  Rated as an “A” or “exemplary” school for the past 6 years  Over 98% Pass Rate for IREAD-3  All ISTEP averages above the 90 th percentile, including science and social studies  High growth in both math and English Language Arts  Teacher of the Year, Shana Bane, is a Jerry Ross teacher Academic Highlights

3. English/Language Arts 5.00 Points PerformanceBottom 25% with High Growth Top 75% with High Growth Overall Group with Low Growth Bottom 25% Participation All Remaining Participation Numerator 472399011186432 Denominator 5038525233786432 Percent 93.8%45.9%35.7%32.9%100.0% Grade Points 4.001.000.00

4. Math 5.00 Points PerformanceBottom 25% with High Growth Top 75% with High Growth Overall Group with Low Growth Bottom 25% Participation All Remaining Participation 475 47243987186433 Denominator 5048525333886433 Percent 94.2%50.6%38.7%21.0%100.0% Grade Points 4.001.000.00

5.  New college and career readiness standards emphasize problem solving in our changing and increasingly complex world. Instruction must engage students in the essential thinking skills and processes used across subject areas. 3.1 Equitable and Challenging Learning Experiences for All Students http://experience-ccra-in.ctb.com/

6. Academic Behaviors

10. We collaborate to create a personalized learning plan based on multiple assessments to meet the needs of individual learners. 3.2 Frequent monitoring of effective curriculum, instruction and assessment.

11. 3.3 Teachers use effective strategies that yield results.  Instructional best practices are shared with all teachers using Google Drive and the app Notability.

12. 3.4 School leaders monitor and support effective instruction and student success.  I-Observation is an instructional and leadership improvement system that collects, manages and reports data from classroom walkthroughs. Teacher growth and leadership practices inform professional development to increase teacher effectiveness each year.

13.  8:00-8:45 A.M. Collaboration and Professional Development occurs daily  Teachers attend L.E.A.R.N. Academy sessions after school  Teachers attend training in the summer.  Our teachers are LEARNERS first! 3.5 Teachers collaborate to improve instruction.

14. 3.6 Teachers support student learning.  Learning goals are clearly written and teachers use both informal and formal assessments to monitor

15. 3.7 New teachers are mentored and supported.  Two teachers per building are being trained as literacy coaches to support reading instruction.  Formal mentors are assigned to new teachers through points in the contract.

16. 3.8 School keeps parents informed and involved.  Reinstated parent teacher conferences were very successful and provided parents and teachers an opportunity to discuss our students’ progress and strengths.  Teachers initiate positive parent emails and phone calls to positively recognize students.  Climate teams, such as Team Parent and Community, brainstorm ways to effectively engage parents and families in meaningful ways.

17. 3.9 The school mentors and supports all students.  Extracurricular participation is monitored to target the interests and needs of all students and sponsors act as advocates to support our students’ educational experience.  New clubs and activities have been created to appeal to all interests, ages and time availability.

18. 3.10 Grading and reporting are based on standards and consistent across grade levels.  Learning objectives, goals, and data binders are used at all grade levels  The English Language Arts and Social Studies Build are currently creating a scope and sequence and universal assessment practices

19. 3.11 All staff participate in continuous program of professional learning.  Professional development is occurring all of the time through Wednesday PD meetings, Thursday team meetings, CP 2.0 training, L.E.A.R.N. academy sessions, and literacy training through Purdue.

20. 3.12 The school provides learning support services to meet the needs of all students.  RTI staff provides both direct and indirect support by pulling small groups out for reading and pushing in to classrooms to work with small groups for math instruction.  All resources and strategies are research based, such as Quick Reads, Reading A-Z and our new Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention program.

21.  All students and staff will grow as learners every day.  G: Give your best  R: Reach your goals  O: Overcome Obstacles  W: Work hard, play hard, but WORK comes before play Jerry Ross Elementary School