Plan for Continuous Improvement (PCI)
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Compass to 2020: Charting the Course
School:Thoroughgood
School Year(s): 2015-2016
VBCPS Goals
1.
Compass to 2020
2.
3.
School Mission
Data Summary
Date of Plan: October 27, 2015
High Academic Expectations (literacy and numeracy; content knowledge; globally
competitive skills)
Multiple Pathways (personalized learning & leveraging technology)
Social – Emotional Development (SE learning strategies, RSN behavior, school/community
activities, learning environments)
4. Culture of Growth & Excellence (Building capacity, partnerships with stakeholders,
culture of respect)
Our mission is to inspire and cultivate a culture that embraces and integrates technology to
enhance the learning process by providing relevant and personal learning experiences that
prepare our students to successfully contribute to a global society.
After analyzing our Data with the Division Testing Specialist and our Instructional Leadership
Team, there were no significant findings or gaps in grades 3-5 SOL reading and math test results.
See attached Data Summary Reports at the end of the PCI plan. In addition, our overall reading,
math, history, and science scores were all above 90% passing rate (see chart below).
Beyond our academic areas, data from other areas show:
Yearly attendance -96.5%
Discipline -37 incidents with 2 students accounting for 15 of the 37 reports.
Due to the data above showing that we were strong performers and Thoroughgood’s selection
as a Digital Anchor School where 1:1 technology is present, we are centering our work around
Strategic Objective #2: Multiple Pathways. More specifically, providing personalized learning
opportunities for students.
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Student Learning
Outcomes
SMART Goals
Strategic and Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-based, and Time-bound
Developed to answer the question: “What outcomes do we want for our students?”
Literacy
(specific focus on AMO if
applicable)
By June 2016, 100% of K-5 students will have a collection of at least four writing samples
to demonstrate their learning across content as measured by a digital portfolio. 80% of
K-5 students will achieve a level of proficiency or advanced proficiency according to the
language arts curriculum rubric for writing.
Numeracy
(specific focus on AMO if
applicable)
Choice
By June 2016, 100% of the students will be provided at least two opportunities quarterly,
for authentic learning through multiple pathways, as evidenced by a Multiple Pathways
Chart.
Duplicate and increase as necessary to address each of the Goal areas.
Literacy: Intermediate Measures (i.e.
Reading Quarterly Assessments, DRA,
SRI)
Digital Resources:
Being a Writer assessments
Strategies
Technology Integration for student learning (Flocabulary, Achieve 3000,
Imagine Learning, Edmodo, Padlet, KidsBlog and various other programs
and applications)
Use of digital portfolio to house student work (i.e., SeeSaw, Edmodo, etc.)
Guided writing lessons
Writing conferences
Word of the Week
Being a Writer
Quarterly writing prompts
Quarterly digital data (pictures of
student work, notes, videos, etc.)
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Numeracy: Intermediate Measures
(i.e. Math Quarterly Assessments,
Exemplars, SMI)
Strategies
NA
Choice: Intermediate Measures (i.e.
Monthly Discipline Data, Attendance
Data, Graduation Rate, Community
Service Learning, Digital Integration)
Strategies
Personalized learning units in the content areas
Exit Tickets
Weekly Learning Plans
Student work
Digital Applications (Twitter, Edmodo,
Padlet, etc.)
Technology Integration (Ipods, Ipads, Activexpressions, Laptops, PB etc.)
Learning Garden learning opportunities
Quarterly STEM days with design briefs
Oyster Restoration Project
Activity bell and after school club opportunities; coding, 3D printing,
Cybersecurity, STEM Robotics, peer tutoring, Lego Club, etc
Student voice and choice in language arts opportunities
State Goal: 75% Pass rate for the English/Reading SOL Test
VBCPS/Division Goal:
1. High Academic Expectations (literacy and numeracy; content knowledge; globally
competitive skills)
2. Multiple Pathways (personalized learning & leveraging technology)
SMART Goal By June 2016, 100% of K-5 students will have a digital collection of at least four writing samples to
demonstrate their learning across content as measured by a digital portfolio. 80% of K-5 students will achieve a level
of proficiency or advanced proficiency according to the language arts curriculum rubric for writing.
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Action Steps
(List each action step
(List each action step
on a separate line;
steps taken to reach
the SMART goal)
Training for
technology usage
Digital
Anchor/Personalized
Learning Team
Professional
Development
Peer Observation
Coaching
Parent Night for
Literacy and
Technology
Monthly faculty
meetings with
technology and
instruction as focus
Personalized
Professional Learning
Modules – Based on
Fisher and Frey FIT
Model
Pinterest Postings for
instruction and
technology use
Electronic Data Wall
DO
CHECK
Timeline
(List month and year
to start addressing
action step)
Person(s)
Responsible
September-June
2016
September-June
2016
ITS/LMS/Technology
Coordinator
DA/PL Team
September 2015June 2016
September 2015June 2016
October 19, 2015
September-June
2016
Action Step
Completed
(List month and year)
Weekly
Collaboration with
RS
Quarterly
Collaboration with
Teaching and
Learning
Administration
RS
RS
Literacy Team
DA/PL Team
ILT
SICs
ILT
June 2015-June 2016
ILT
Principal
September 2015June 2016
All Instructional Staff
Administration
September 2015 –
June 2016
Classroom Teachers
and Academic
Coordinators
Action Plan Review
Cycle:
Findings Based on Review of the Action Plan
(Describe progress made toward meeting the
goal based on the immediate measures)
Professional
Development
(Provide a brief
description of PD
needs)
October 2015
VASCD
PreConference on
Deeper Learning
FETC Conference
Achieve 3000
Training
Adjustments or Improvements
(Describe any changes to the plan that may be necessary
for progress to be made toward meeting the goal)
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State Goal:
VBCPS/Division Goal: 2. Multiple Pathways (personalized learning & leveraging technology)
SMART Goal: By June 2016, 100% of the students will be provided at least two opportunities quarterly, for authentic
learning through multiple pathways, as evidenced by a Multiple Pathways Chart
Action Steps
(List each action step
(List each action step
on a separate line;
steps taken to reach
the SMART goal)
Training for
technology usage
Digital
Anchor/Personalized
Learning Team
Professional
Development
Parent Night for
Literacy and
Technology
Monthly faculty
meetings with
technology and
instruction as focus
Personalized
Professional Learning
Modules
Pinterest Postings for
instruction and
technology use
Technology Book
Talk “Teaching the
iGeneration”
Coaching
Peer Observation
Student Feedback
Timeline
(List month and year
to start addressing
action step)
Person(s)
Responsible
September-June
2016
September-June
2016
ITS/LMS/Technology
Coordinator
DA/PL Team
October 19, 2015
September-June
2016
Literacy Team
DA/PL Team
ILT
SICs
ILT
Action Step
Completed
(List month and year)
Professional
Development
(Provide a brief
description of PD
needs)
Weekly
Collaboration with
ITS
October
Quarterly
Collaboration with
Teaching and
Learning
VASCD
PreConference on
Deeper Learning
FETC Conference
June 2015-June 2016
ILT
Principal
September 2015June 2016
All Instructional Staff
Administration
October-December
2015
ITS
September 2015June 2016
September 2015October 2016
May/June 2016
ITS
Administration
ITS
Classroom Teachers
and ILT
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DO
Action Plan Review
Cycle:
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