2014-15 Tennessee School Improvement Planning Template
The final plan should be no longer than four pages.
School Name:
Accountability
status:
Analysis of last
year’s final
results:
Gardenview Elementary
Reward, Focus, or Priority if applicable.
Areas of Greatest Progress:
 Percentage of 3rd-5th grade
students scoring
Proficient/Advanced in
Reading/Language Arts
increased by 18% (20.4% to
38.4%)
 Percentage of 3rd grade students
scoring Proficient/Advanced in
Reading/Language Arts
increased 26.7% (19.7% to
46.4%)
 Percentage of 3rd-5th grade
students scoring
Proficient/Advanced in Science
increased 8.6% (20.5%to 29.1%)
 Percentage of 3rd grade students
scoring Proficient/Advanced in
Math increased 11.4% (27.2% to
38.6%)
Areas of Greatest Challenge:
 Percentage of 3rd-5th grade
students scoring
Proficient/Advanced in Math
decreased 2.2% (26.5% to
24.3%)
Underlying Reasons for Progress:
Gardenview Elementary surpassed their
AMO in Reading/Language Arts during
the 2013-2014 school year. These gains
can be accredited to 1) strong TCAP Prep
Review 2) frequent utilization of Wordly
Wise and Accelerated Reader 3) tutoring
by highly qualified educators 4)
implementation of Reading Plus and
Istation interventions
5) effectively using data to plan and
teach deficient skills until mastery
Underlying Reasons for Challenge:
Gains were not made in 3rd-5th grade
Mathematics during the 2013-2014
school year.
Gains in 3rd grade Math and 3rd-5th grade
Science have been attributed to the
following: 1) “data digs” to examine
benchmark assessment data and
planning strategic instruction that met
the need of all students.
2) Professional Learning Community
The decline can be attributed to 1)
students not having essential
prerequisite skills 2) a privation of
rigorous instruction 3) difficulties with
solving word problems and multi-step
problems
Goals for 201415 school year:
Plan for this
school year:
meetings were held weekly to discuss
data and planning of instruction.
3) Deficient skills were taught until
mastery.
AMO Targets:
 3rd grade students will meet or exceed the AMO Math target of 42.4%
 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed the AMO Math target of 29%
 3rd grade students will meet or exceed the AMO RLA target of 49.8%
 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed the AMO RLA target of 42.3%
 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed the AMO Science target of 33.5%
Key strategies to achieve goals:
1. Strategy: Focus on word problems and increase Common Core rigor in
Mathematics.
Implementation Plan:
 Use data from Common Formative Assessments to teach deficient
skills until mastery
 Ensure that students are accurately completing iReady Math
intervention
 Focus on Common Core State Standards to provide rigorous
instruction for developing problem-solving skills
 PD sessions will be differentiated to meet the needs of all students
 PIT Crew member, PLC Coach, Master Teacher, and Learning
Coaches will provide extra support to Beginning and Level I teachers
 Teachers will visit colleagues’ classrooms to learn new and effective
practices that will improve instruction
 Utilize data from iReady, Discovery Education, TCAP, Common
Formative Assessments, and SAT 10 to identify students by name
and need in an effort to provide and recommend additional
service(s). Moreover, before and Saturday school tutoring.
Desired outcomes:
 Increase student achievement
 At least 29% of 3rd-5th grade students will be Proficient or Advanced
on the Math portion of the 2015 TCAP
Projected costs and funding sources:
 $5,000 Extended Contract Funds
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the
2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
Students’ low level of analytical and critical thinking skills and lack of
prerequisite prohibited them from properly being able to solve
mathematical equations and word problems. It is our hope that executing
the aforementioned strategies with fidelity will increase student
achievement in the area of Math.
2. Strategy: Provide multiple opportunities for hands-on
experiments/experiences
Implementation Plan:
 Create an A/B rotational schedule that will utilize support staff to
assist classroom teachers with scientific experiments
 Utilize Common Core libraries to develop and enhance student
awareness about science
 Classroom teachers will attend science related PD to gain more
insight as to how to increase student achievement.
 Integrate Science into Reading with fidelity
Desired outcomes:
 Increase student achievement
 At least 33.5% of 3rd-5th grade students will be Proficient or
Advanced on the Science portion of the
2015 TCAP
Projected costs and funding sources:
 $2,000 Title I funds to replenish supplies
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the
2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
Students’ lack of prior knowledge and hands-on experiences contributed to
science content not being concrete. We intend to provide multiple
opportunities for hands-on experiences and for students to participate in
science experiments. It is our hope that executing the aforementioned
strategies with fidelity will increase student achievement in the area of
Science.
3. Strategy: Concentrate on phonemic awareness, incorporate Accountable
Talk and students supporting their answers with evidence
Implementation Plan:
 Implement school-wide intervention schedule
 Continuously re-teaching essential standards in Reading/Language
Arts
 Utilize data from Istation, Discovery Education, Accelerated
Reading, TCAP, Common Formative Assessments, and SAT 10 to
identify students by name and need in an effort to provide and
recommend additional service(s). Moreover, before and Saturday
school tutoring.
 2nd-5th grade students will utilize Accelerated Reading to promote
reading
 School will consistently utilize Wordly Wise and TCAP Coach books
to reinforce skills and increase vocabulary
 K-3 teachers will implement SCS Reading Initiative
 PIT Crew member, PLC Coach, Master Teacher, and Learning

Coaches will provide support to Beginning and Level I teachers
PLC Coach will offer support to all teachers
Desired outcomes:
 Increase student achievement
 At least 49.8% of 3rd-5th grade students will be Proficient or
Advanced on the Reading portion of the 2015 TCAP
Projected costs and funding sources:
 $5,000 Extended Contract Funds
Key benchmarks
for progress on
strategies:
Describe how this specific strategy will help you achieve your goals for the
2014-15 school year and address areas of challenge from the past year:
The number of students who were not reading on grade level as well as a
deficit in Language and Vocabulary proved to be challenging during the
2013-2014 school year. It is our hope that executing the aforementioned
strategies with fidelity will increase student achievement in
Reading/Language Arts.
Benchmark:
Timeline:
Reading: Analyze and disaggregate data, PLC
August 2014-May 2015
meetings, small group instruction, Saturday
tutoring, TCAP results, Common Formative
Assessment results, Wordly Wise, Accelerated
Reading, and Istation
Math: Analyze and disaggregate data, PLC
August 2014-May 2015
meetings, small group instruction, Saturday
tutoring, TCAP results, Common Formative
Assessment results, Technology, iReady, Calendar
Math
Science: Analyze and disaggregate data, PLC
August 2014-May 2015
meetings, TCAP results, Common Formative
Assessment results, Common Core libraries
Science experiments will be done bi-weekly
September 2014-May 2015
Science instructional map, Discovery Education
November 2014-May 2015
probes, Common Formative Assessments, and
data discussions will be conducted during PLCs
Discovery Education Results:
The Discovery Education
Students in grades 2-5 will receive Reading scores
Assessment will be given:
that meet or exceed 65% proficiency levels
October 2014
December 2014
Students in grades 2-5 will receive Math scores
February 2015
that meet or exceed 50% proficiency levels
Students in grades 3-5 will receive Science scores
that meet or exceed 40% proficiency levels
I-Station Reading Assessment:
Expected Outcomes:
Monthly assessments will be
given to ensure meet their
85% of students in grades K-5 should score in the
Tier I range by May 2015
All teachers will attend PLC meetings to
disaggregate data, review SDIS, share information
on success in teaching lessons, and receive
training on how to implement rigor in all lessons.
Selected teachers will visit classes of Level 5
teachers
goal by May 2015.
Weekly PLC and grade level
meetings
Lesson plans reviewed by
Administrative team
September 2014-May 2015