1. TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE PLANNING MEETING GRAVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JULY 2015

2. INTENT OF TITLE I The intent of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education. Title I provides funds to improve achievement of the lowest-achieving students – those who are failing, or are most at-risk of failing, to meet State academic achievement standards – enrolled in high-poverty schools

3. LSPI GOALS One hundred percent of the students at Graves Elementary school will meet or exceed district and state academic standards in the four content areas as measured by local, district, and state assessments.

4. LSPI GOALS Baseline data will be obtained on the percentage of students who are performing at levels that will demonstrate readiness and preparation for on-time high school graduation. At Graves Elementary, our goal is that a higher percentage of students will be on track for on time graduation than predicted using WSA 2.0 Metrics.

5. LSPI GOALS Baseline data will be obtained on the perception of students, staff and parents using the Perception Surveys administered via the district. Graves will strive to be at and/or surpass the district average with students, staff and parents on Perception Surveys. Baseline data will be obtained using the SAM process to determine the amount of time the Principal spends on instruction and the goal will be to increase that by a minimum of 2% each month once baseline data is obtained.

6. Baseline data will be obtained on the percentage of students who are performing at levels that will demonstrate readiness and preparation for on-time high school graduation. LSPI GOALS

7. REVIEW OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1 Areas of Strength Reading (81% of students in grades 3-5 Meet or Exceed standards) Language Arts (56% of students in grades 3-5 Meet standards) Math – more than half of our students scored in the Meets/Exceeds range

8. REVIEW OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1 Areas in Need of Improvement Language Arts - 32% of Graves students scored in the Does Not Meet range Math – 42% of students scores in the Does Not Meet Range We would like to increase the number of students that are exceeding the standards in Language Arts and Math

9. FEEDBACK PROCESS Feedback Process Review of DRAFT Components 1-5 DISCUSSION Questions/Comments/Suggestions

10. REVIEW OF COMPONENT 2 REFORM STRATEGIES We will use the following Reform strategies to help increase the academic achievement of our students: Balanced Literacy Balanced Numeracy Guided Math Writing Workshop Differentiated Instruction Differentiated Instruction for ELs Vocabulary Development Collaborative Planning Professional Learning Technology Resources Materials and Training for Parents

11. REVIEW OF COMPONENT 3 HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS All teachers that have been hired to teach at Graves Elementary School meet the Highly Qualified status.

12. REVIEW OF COMPONENT 4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We plan to provide the following professional development opportunities for our staff: Implementing Reading Workshop The Craft of Writer’s Workshop Spiraling with Calendar Math Workshop in Action Close Reading Guided Reading Number Talks ESOL Strategies All professional development activities may be led by instructional coaches, teacher leaders, administrators, and/or county personnel.

13. COMPONENT SIX-PARENT INVOLVEMENT Parent Involvement Policy Purpose: Establishes the school’s expectations for parental involvement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental involvement activities and it is incorporated into the school’s plan for improvement. School/Parent Compact Purpose: Serves as an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together explaining how they will partner to ensure that students meet state academic standards. Calendar of Events Purpose: Outlines opportunities for parents to be an active participant in schoolwide activities and/or events.

14. DEVELOP COMPONENT SIX Parent Involvement Use the feedback form provided to provide input on the development of the following documents: Parent Involvement Policy School/Parent Compact Calendar of Events

15. PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY The Parent Involvement Policy establishes the school’s expectations for parental involvement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental involvement activities and is part of the school’s plan for improvement. We will need your feedback to develop the expectations.

16. SCHOOL – PARENT COMPACT Offer Parent Center Workshops in Reading Language Arts and Math Offer Family Fun Night for Reading Language Arts and Math Provide bi-weekly newsletters with suggested strategies and activities supporting Reading Language Arts and Math standards Class home pages with family friendly sites and links to support Reading Language Arts and Math standards

17.  Curriculum Night  Parent Center Workshops: Monitoring Your Child’s Progress to Improve Achievement; Reading Towards the Future; Math Recalculating Our Future; Making Number Sense; Writing Workshop; Kindergarten Series; First Grade Series  Title I Meetings— Title I Planning Meetings, Title I Annual Parent Meeting  Monthly Media Moments  Family Fun Day  Chorus Concert  PTA Family Dance  March Madness—Math and Literacy Night  Entry Transition—Rising Kindergarten  International Festival  Moving On Ceremony CALENDAR OF EVENTS

18. DEVELOP COMPONENT SEVEN Transition Plan K Transition Workshop provided during second semester Strategies for parents to support incoming students Preparations for entering Kindergarten Graves Title I Program information will be shared Graves KinderCamp for incoming Kindergarten students Radloff Middle School Visit/Tour 5 th Grade Transition Meeting

19. DEVELOP COMPONENT EIGHT Component Eight: Teachers and Academic Assessments Teachers will collaborate with the instructional coaches to create common assessments Project based learning and arts integrated projects will be implemented to demonstrate mastery Continued re-teaching will be implemented during follow-up instruction Teachers and instructional coaches will utilize these assessments to inform and guide instruction, planning, and collaborative discussions with peers

20. DEVELOP COMPONENT NINE Component Nine: Effective, Timely Assistance to most at-risk students Quarterly checks will be performed to chart growth and monitor progress District Assessments and Student Performance Goal data will be compared to student grades At-risk students that are identified will be recommended for additional support through the RTI process, SST review, and/or will be considered for the Extended Learning Program.