Low Performing Schools Plan Presentation New Hanover County Schools October 20, 2015

Low Performing Schools Defined G.S. 115C (a) Identification of Low-Performing Schools. The State Board of Education shall identify low- performing schools on an annual basis. Low-performing schools are those that receive a school performance grade of D or F and a school growth score of “met expected growth” or “not met expected growth” as defined by G.S. 115C-83.15

Identified Schools Elementary Schools Freeman Gregory Snipes Winter Park Middle Schools Virgo Williston G.S. 115C (a1) Plan for Improvement of Low- Performing Schools. If a school has been identified as low-performing as provided in this section and the school is not located in a local school administrative unit identified as low performing under G.S. 115C A

Four-year Trend

Requirements of G.S. 115C Parent Notification* Principalship* Presentation to Board* Public Comment** Approval by the Board** Submission to SBE*** Feedback Final Approval Final Submission

Essential Components School Actions SMART Goals –Strategies –Progress Monitoring Status Indicator –Evidences –Specific tasks and actions District Actions SCA Support (Short Cycle Assessment) Focused Principal PLC’s Monthly Performance Monitoring Enhanced PD based on school need

Freeman Goal #1 Increase Math and ELA Proficiency & TRC by at least 15 percentage points and exceed growth expectation Goal #2 Decrease office referrals by 25% Goal #3 Decrease teacher turnover from 55% to 40%

Gregory Goal #1 Improve proficiency in reading on EOG assessments by 10% Goal #2 Improve proficiency in math on EOG assessments by 10% Goal #3 Improve overall school culture and climate by decreasing out of school suspension rates by 15%

Snipes Goal #1 Increase behaviors that promote learning and respectful interactions as evidenced by a 40% reduction in behavioral referrals Goal #2 Increase achievement scores by 20% and exceed expected growth in Math, ELA and Science Goal #3 Support teachers with monthly PD and engage in weekly PLC’s that support high quality, on-going, job-embedded, differentiated professional development

Winter Park Goal 1Goal 1 Goal 2Goal 2 Goal 3Goal 3 Goal #1 Meet or exceed Reading AMO’s for student subgroups Goal #2 Meet or exceed Math AMO’s for all student subgroups Goal #3 Exceed Science proficiency of 72.6%

Virgo Goal #1 Increase reading mean scale score and Level III proficiency will increase by 10 percentage points Goal #2 Increase math mean scale score and Level III proficiency will increase by 10 percentage points Goal #3 Reduce out-of-school suspension rates by 10 % by establishing effective school & community based interventions

Williston Goal #1 Increase career and college ready proficiency levels in Reading and Math by 5 percentage points each year for the next five years. Goal #2 85% of teachers integrating technology daily Goal #3 Increase community involvement and volunteerism that will foster and support enriched opportunities for students

District Support Monthly Meeting to Assess Performance Indicators Self-Assessments Review of Formative Assessment Outcomes Short Cycle Assessment support Weekly support provided to teachers Principal Coaching Support Specific Coaching Plans are developed for Principals Principal Professional Development Principal PLC’s Focused on Problems of Practice

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