Brevard County Public Schools School Improvement Plan 2015-16 Name of School: Odyssey Preparatory Academy Area: South Site Administrator: Rachel Roberts, Site Administrator Area Superintendent: Stephanie Archer, Director School Choice SAC Chairperson: Charlotte Foreman Superintendent: Dr. Blackburn Mission Statement:
standards-based workstations and guided reading. School provided two day guided reading training during the summer for all staff. School allocated from Implementation II grant to create guided reading resource library to support guided reading. Ongoing professional development for teachers on small group instruction appropriate levels instruction, Weekly PLC and daily walk-thrus. Purchase of resources such as Jan Richardson DVDs and guided reading library books. Teachers need to focus on rigorous evidenced based writing expectations Provide teachers with time for a structured review of the test item specs of the FSA writing rubrics. Use the FSA writing rubric in 3th-6th grades. Teachers’ will score student work based on FSA evidenced based writing rubrics. Teachers will engage in continuous expectations for evidenced-based writing. Teachers will incorporate brief constructed response prompts for all subject areas (mathematics, science, social studies) Provide instructional support to students who are not performing at grade level and enrich above grade level performing students during intervention/enrichment blocks. ELA teachers, Instructional Coaches, administrative team, ESE and ESOL teachers Monthly August 2015 – June 2016 $0 PLC weekly grade level meetings with Instructional Coaches and administrative team, classroom walkthroughs, MTSS monthly grade level meetings during planning periods, student work samples CONTENT AREA: MATH Reading X Math Writing Science Parental Involvement Drop-out Prevention Programs
Students’ lack of deep understanding of the Math Florida Standards (MAFS) that they are responsible to master Teachers will use a common board configuration, including the standard, learning target and daily “can do” objectives. Teachers will unpack the MAFS standards and learning objectives with students, including a focus on mathematical and academic vocabulary. Teachers will increase accountability for students including rigorous independent workstation. Math teachers, Instructional Coaches, site administrator, ESE and ESOL teachers Weekly August 2015– May 2016 $0 Classroom walkthroughs, weekly lesson and feedback on explicit instruction and unpacking of the standards. Lack of understanding of mathematical practices and pedagogy Hired one part time Title 1 Mathematical Instructional Coaches Lengthen math PLC to 90 minutes bi-weekly Use of MAFS resources to supplement mathematical instruction Use of differentiated instruction during the mathematics block to ensure that all students are able to demonstrate mastery Increase pedagogical understanding through use of EngageNY resource library Math teachers, Math Instructional Coach, site administrator, ESE and ESOL teachers Bi-Weekly August 2015 – May 2016 $64,000 Instructional Coaches (Title 1) PLC weekly grade level/subject area meetings with Instructional Coaches and site administrator, MTSS monthly grade level meetings during planning periods, Study Island benchmark assessments Student lack of problem solving skills and persistence/ perseverance during the problem solving process Teachers will collaborate to create complex mathematical tasks that are rooted in real-world problems with multiple ways to solve them. Students will be exposed to and use multiple problem-solving strategies to complex problems and change course if necessary. Math teachers, Instructional Coaches, site administrator, ESE and ESOL teachers August 2015 – May 2016 $0 Study Island benchmarking assessment, classroom walkthrough observations CONTENT AREA: SCIENCE Reading Math Writing X Science Parental Involvement Drop-out Prevention Programs
School Based Objective: (Action statement: What will we do to improve programmatic and/or instructional effectiveness?) During the 2014-15, Odyssey Preparatory Academy had 94% attendance rate and 55 office behavior referrals. OPA will increase in-seat daily attendance to 96% and reduce office referrals by 10%. Strategies: number of action oriented staff performance objectives) Barrier Action Steps Person Responsible Timetable Budget In-Process Measure Loss of Instructional Time due to Attendance Implement attendance policy to fidelity Create an attendance team and address chronic attendance issues Hold attendance meetings with parents of student with 6 or more absences Counselor, Leadership Team, SAC team, Attendance Team Ongoing 1/11 of counselor $4500 (General) Attendance reports AS400 Loss of Instructional Time due to Discipline Preplanning training on positive discipline Require teachers to create classroom routines, procedures and transitions Require the use of “caution” cards for reflection for students to maintain classroom management and decrease loss of instructional time, Require teachers to use “buddy classroom” strategies to give students a break when they experience difficulties in the classroom. Classroom Teachers, Dean of Students, Site Administrators and Teacher Leads Ongoing 1/11 discipline dean $4500 (General) 4/25 guidance counselor Bi-Weekly reports on AS400, behavior team meetings (Dean, Admin, Instructional Support)
ALIGNMENT OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE PLAN Required Elements of a Title I Schoolwide Plan (SWP) /School Improvement Plan (SIP) (Section 1114 – Components of a Schoolwide Program) Check the area(s) where each element is addressed in the SIP. Additional information and references from Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): Include data from comprehensive needs assessment of the school X Rationale Odyssey Preparatory Academy serves all ELLs, homeless, immigrant, and migrant students based on the federal statute as required. Provide opportunities for all children to meet state standards X Analysis of Current Practice X Strategies X MTSS Utilize scientifically based strategies to strengthen the core academic program X Analysis of Current Practice X Best Practice X Strategies
Include additional strategies that increase the amount and quality of learning time X Strategies X MTSS N/A CTE/STEM Intervention is provided for Reading/ELA/Math/Science daily. An additional 60 minutes of research-based reading instruction is provided daily. Include strategies for meeting the educational needs of historically underserved subgroups, low-achieving, and at-risk students X Strategies X MTSS X Warning System Odyssey Preparatory Academy provides counseling and mentoring to students in need. State the means of determining whether student needs in the above requirement (#5) are being met X Strategies X MTSS X Early Warning System Incorporate instruction by highly qualified teachers X Highly Qualified Teachers 100% of OPA teachers are highly qualified. Include strategies that support high quality and ongoing professional development for teachers, principals, and paraprofessionals X Best Practice X Strategies X MTSS Academic Instructional Coaches Computer Intervention Assessment Software (Study Island) Teaching assistants to support instruction