participate in the annual Service Learning Challenge. Loess Hills had 81 students participate, Unity had 69 students participate, and Sacred Heart had 62 students participate. 3b: At 80% of BTB students participate in field trips to community partner sites Met the stated objective BTB attendance records were used to evaluate this objective. 100% of BTB students participated in trips to community partner sites in 2015-2016. 3d: BTB staff report increased social skills in start and end-of-summer assessments Met the stated objective Qualitative staff reports from summer 2015 were coded and themes were identified. BTB staff consistently reported increased social skills among BTB students. 3e: In annual surveys, school-day teachers report that students who need to do so improve their behavior, are more motivated, and increase their ability to get along with others. Met the stated objective Measured by school-day teacher survey results. School-day teachers reported that 48.0% of BTB students who needed to do so improved their behavior, 31.8% were more motivated to learn, and 51.9% increased their ability to get along with other students. Cohort 9 Objective Objective Rating Methodology/Justification for Rating 1b: In annual surveys, school staff report that BTB students improve academically Met the stated objective School survey results from the 2015-2016 school year were analyzed. Teacher surveys for Cohort 9 indicated that 51.6% of BTB students who needed to improve academically did improve. 1c: BTB students’ literacy and math achievements increase as measured by Did not meet but made progress toward the stated objective Cohort 9 showed gains in proficiency in math but not in literacy from 2015 to 2016. The
Iowa Assessments scores and other BTB and LEA assessments proficiency percentage for math increased from 76.6% to 87.2% but the proficiency percentage for literacy decreased from 78.7% to 64.1%. This objective was not met for Cohort 9, but substantial progress was made towards meeting this objective, as math proficiency levels did increase. 2a: At 20 families at each site attend Family Literacy events Did not meet and no progress was made toward the stated objective Attendance records from Family Literacy events at each site were used to measure this objective. Cohort 9 sites did not have any families recorded as having attended Family Literacy events in 2015-2016. It is possible that parents did attend these events, however, it was not possible to quantify this due to a lack of documentation. 2b: BTB parents collaborate with teachers in cooperative IAP goal setting Unable to measure the stated objective Parent participation records have not been reported in time for inclusion. 2c: BTB parents attend conferences with school and BTB staff Unable to measure the stated objective Parent participation records have not been reported in time for inclusion. 2d: BTB parents and school staff participate in the BTB Advisory Committee Met the stated objective Measured by Advisory Committee attendance records. Two BTB parents and 5 school staff members attended Advisory Committee meetings in 2015-2016. 3a: At least 20 students at each site participate in the annual Service Learning Challenge Met the stated objective Attendance and participation records from BTB were used to evaluate this objective. Each site in Cohort 9 had at least 20 students participate in the annual Service Learning Challenge. East Middle had 72 students participate, North Middle had 48 students participate, and West Middle had 79 students participate. 3b: At least 80% of BTB students participate in field trips to community partner sites Met the stated objective BTB attendance records were used to evaluate this objective. 100% of BTB students participated in field trips to community partner sites in 2015-2016.
3c: In annual surveys, school-day teachers report that students who need to do so improve their behavior, are more motivated, and increase their ability to get along with others Met the stated objective Measured by school-day teacher survey results. For Cohort 9, teachers reported that 35.0% of BTB students who needed to do so improved their behavior, 44.4% were more motivated to learn, and 25.0% increased their ability to get along with other students Cohort 10 Table Objective Objective Rating Methodology/Justification for Rating In annual surveys, daytime teachers report that at least half the BTB participants who needed to improve academically did improve academically 1b: BTB participants’ literacy and math achievements increase over the year and summer as measured by BTB and the LEA, including quarterly achievement related to standards. Participants gain more than in literacy and math achievements. Participants in low-achieving subgroups gain more than in those subgroups Met the stated objective Iowa Assessments from 2015 and 2016 were analyzed. Between 2015 and 2016, proficiency percentages decreased for both BTB and students in Cohort 10. However, proficiency percentages decreased more drastically for students in both math and literacy, indicating BTB students gained more in math and literacy compared to non-BTB students. BTB students in low-achieving subgroups gained more than students in low-achieving subgroups. 23.1% of low-achieving BTB students increased proficiency levels in literacy, compared to 18.5% of low-achieving non-BTB students. 20.5% of low-achieving BTB students increased proficiency levels in math, compared to 16.9% of low-achieving non-BTB students. 1c: For BTB participants with two years of Iowa Assessment scores, at least one fourth will increase their proficiency category by the second year. Met the stated objective Iowa Assessment scores show 26.3% of BTB students with two years of Iowa Assessment scores increased their proficiency by the second year.
2a: At 20 families at each site attend Family Literacy events Met the stated objective Measured by attendance lists. Both sites in Cohort 10 had at least 20 families attend Family Literacy events. At Irving 34 families attended a literacy event, and at Leeds 40 families attended a literacy event. 2b: In annual surveys, parents say their communication with the school increased Unable to measure the stated objective This measure was not included in the 2015-2016 annual parent survey. 2c: BTB parents and school staff participate in the BTB Advisory Committee Met the stated objective Measured by Advisory Committee attendance records. Two BTB parents and 5 school staff members attended Advisory Committee meetings in 2015-2016. 3a: BTB participants have greater average school attendance and fewer tardies and discipline referrals than Did not meet but made progress toward the stated objective Measured by school attendance records. For Cohort 10, BTB students had an average of 2.7 absences and 2.5 tardies compared to 3.5 absences and 2.5 tardies for non-BTB students. BTB students had an average of 5.1 discipline referrals compared to 5.5 for non-BTB students 3b: At 20 at each site participate in the annual Service Learning Challenge Met the stated objective Attendance and participation records from BTB were used to evaluate this objective. In Cohort 10, at least 20 students from each site participated in the annual Service Learning Challenge. At Irving 82 students participated and at Leeds 73 students participated. 3c: In annual surveys, school-day teachers report that students who need to do so improve their behavior, are more motivated, and increase their ability to get along with others Met the stated objective Measured by school-day teacher surveys. For Cohort 10, school-day teachers reported that 66.7% of BTB students who needed to do so improved behavior, 50.0% were more motivated to learn, and 40.0% increased their ability to get along with other students. Objectives Discussion (including Statistical Analysis)
Partner Contributions. For each partner, the requested information into the text boxes in the table below. To add a row to the table, press tab while in the last cell of the table and a new row will be added. Partner Contribution Table for Sustainability Plan Community Partner Contribution (detail) Provided In-kind value Sites Served Sacred Heart Church 0 $80,000 per site Sacred Heart