1. Sonoraville Elementary School
Strength in Every Student
State of Our School
Title I Annual Meeting
September 20, :45 and 5:00
Presented by Eppie Snider, Principal

2. The SES Story Beginning in 2008 The Phoenix arose again at this place.
A new building was constructed in an area of Gordon County with a rich history of valuing and supporting education

3. Context A supportive, engaged community
A supportive and caring Board of Education
Parents who want the very best educational opportunities for their children and send us awesome students
A faculty of well-trained professionals who constantly engage in their own learning and growth
A support staff who truly care about all our little Phoenix

4. Context By the numbers 685 Students 49 Certified Staff Members
11 Support Staff Members
11 Bus Drivers, 2 Office Staff, 1 Nurse, 4 Custodians, 7 Cafeteria Staff, After School Personnel

5. title I SES is a Title I school.
Federal program providing additional support and monies to schools with a qualifying poverty rate.
Title I monies are spent:
Academic coaches to provide guidance and professional development for teachers to increase rigor in instruction.
Purchase resources for parents:
Math survival guides
Math and literacy materials in parent resource room
We are organized as a School Wide school under Title I so that we can make services available to all our students and their families.

6. Title I We participate by:
Seeking input from families and other stakeholders on our programming, compact, school improvement plan, parent involvement plan
Holding parent information meetings such as this annual meeting, Parent Academy nights, conferences in the spring and fall (or anytime needed/requested)
Communicating with families via Shout Points, Facebook, website, newsletters, Bloomz/Dojo
Participating in ongoing professional development for staff members

7. Title I
SES is a Title I Rewards School for 2016 in the area of High Progress- based on indicators
All teachers at SES are Highly Qualified in their areas of work as defined by the federal guidelines
SES uses a variety of curriculum resources and instructional programs to meet the needs of each of our students

8. SES most recent score is 74.2%- for the 2015 school year
Context
CCRPI – Stands for College & Career Readiness Performance Index
CCRPI is a comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication platform for all educational stakeholders that will promote college and career readiness for all Georgia public school students.
Each school receives a score out of 100 points.
SES most recent score is 74.2%- for the 2015 school year
2016 score not calculated yet

9. Context
Assessments
Only students in grades 3-5 in ELA and math will be calculated for CCRPI
Student Learning Objectives- eliminated!
Georgia Milestones
Distinguished Learner, Proficient Learner, Developing Learner, and Beginning Learner

10. Context
CCRPI
Evolving and constantly changing target with percentages and components changing as we go.
One component that we need family support for is attendance.
SES improved 1.28% from 2015 to 2016
Compare to all Gordon County elementary schools with +.52%

11. Context Spring 2016 Georgia Milestones Results Social Studies
3rd grade proficient and distinguished
FIRST IN GORDON COUNTY!
4TH grade proficient and distinguished
5th grade proficient and distinguished
SECOND IN GORDON COUNTY!

12. CONTEXT Spring 2016 Georgia Milestones Results Science
3rd grade proficient and distinguished
FIRST IN GORDON COUNTY!
4TH grade proficient and distinguished
SECOND IN GORDON COUNTY!
5th grade proficient and distinguished

13. Context Spring 2016 Georgia Milestones Results English Language Arts
3rd grade proficient and distinguished
FIRST IN GORDON COUNTY!
4TH grade proficient and distinguished
5th grade proficient and distinguished
SECOND IN GORDON COUNTY!

14. context Spring 2016 Georgia Milestones Results Mathematics
3rd grade proficient and distinguished
FIRST IN GORDON COUNTY!
4TH grade proficient and distinguished
5th grade proficient and distinguished

15. Call for Improvement
Local School Governance Team and Firestarters (Leadership Team)
Moving students from beginning to developing learners
Moving students from developing to proficient learners
Moving students from proficient to distinguished learners

16. Call for Improvement
SES has a school improvement plan for the school year.
The school improvement plan is a “map” to guide our school to ensure all our students grow and improve their academic skills.
The plan is available to view through the SES website, in the Parent Resource Room, or in the front office.

17. Call for Improvement
We want parental input on Sonoraville’s School-wide plan, Parent involvement policy, Compact, School Improvement Plan, District Parent involvement policy
The Parent Survey from spring 2016 was used to write the documents and to plan the use of Parent Involvement funds.
If you would like to discuss these documents, please contact me to schedule a time. You may call me at school or me at

18. Heroes Parents Volunteer time Come to conferences and family events
Participate in surveys
Work with students on homework
Send us the best students in the world!

19. Heroes Teachers Design and implement engaging lessons
Differentiate instruction to meet student needs
Care about and nurture student growth
Teacher leadership and voice
Leaders of Leaders
Firestarter
School Governance Council
District and State Leadership teams

20. Heroes Academic Coaches Teacher Leaders Design Team
Paid by Title I
Lead professional development initiatives
Phoenix Fast Track
Professional Learning Communities
WOW Wednesday
Participate in school and district adult learning
Teacher Leaders
Design Team
Leads professional development monthly with a focus on student engagement
Teachers collaborate with each other weekly in some cases daily

21. Dragons TIME- we need more hours in every day!
Finding purposeful ways to meet all the requirements to be a successful school while keeping students as the focus of all we do. Our initiatives have positives along with the work required to fulfill their goals.
Improving our use of volunteers.
Communication with families.

22. Journey
Focused Goals
Improved attendance rates- Part of School Improvement Plan (Title I)
Focus on the “Who” at our school
Awards for individuals and classes with great attendance throughout the school year
Announcements several times each week
Attendance Review Team meetings including parents to resolve issues related to attendance

23. Journey Title I Increased parental participation February 16
Input on Title I compact, school-wide plan, surveys requested
Fall Face-to Face Conferences
Parent Academy
December 1
Focused on areas from Title I parent surveys
Academic content
Technology
Student Led Parent Conferences
February 16
Student-led parent conferences
Students own and explain their learning goals, successes and challenges

24. Destination Showing academic growth for all students
Increase achievement by closing the gap
Improved attendance
Teachers continuously improving their practice
More parental involvement

25. Many thanks!
Please contact me or your child’s teacher at any time via phone or .
Please be sure you have signed our sign in sheet for today.
Thank you so much for attending this presentation.
YOU are always welcome in the Phoenix Nation and especially at SES