Horace Mann Elementary SIP
Priority Area: Student Achievement (SA)
Goal 1: All students will improve reading/language arts skills to achieve high standards.
District Performance targets:
On District reading/language arts assessments the score at the 77%ile will increase and the difference between this score and the score at
the 22%ile will decrease.
Increase the percent of students proficient in reading as measured by the Smarter Balance Assessment.
Increase the percent of students who receive a score of 4 or higher on the District Writing Assessment.
School Performance targets:
SPT-R1: We will provide research based instruction to all students and increase overall reading achievement by from 75% to 77%. This will
be demonstrated by the number and overall percentage of students performing at grade level or above on spring 2014 classroom DRA
assessments showing an increase in reading performance tasks.
Students in grades 3-8 and 11 will participate in the Smarter Balanced Field Test (aligned to South Dakota’s new academic standards in the
areas of English Language Arts and Math) during the Spring of 2014. Administered online, the Field Test will closely resemble the summative
assessment that students will participate in during the spring of 2015.
SPT-R2: In the spring of 2015, 85% of third, fourth, and fifth graders will score proficient or advanced as measured by the Smarter Balanced
Assessment.
SPT-R1: By the end of the year all students will have increased 2% in the area of accessing, analyzing, and evaluating informational texts.
SPT-R1: By the end of the year all students will have increased 2% in the area of interpreting and responding to diverse, multicultural, and
time period texts.
SPT-R1: By the end of the year, all students will have increased 2% in the area of recognizing and analyzing words.
SPT-W1: Regain the percentage of students scoring 2.5 or higher at 100% and increase the total percentage of students scoring 3 or higher
from 65.4% to 68% on the District Writing Assessment at the 4th Grade level.
SPT-W1: Increase the percentage of students scoring 4.0 or higher on the District Writing Assessment by 3.4% from 13.1% to 17.1%.
Strategy
Person(s)
Assessment
Completion
Strategies to meet target:
responsible
Assessment
Results
timeline
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
Teacher-created
formative
Formative
assessments; 2%
SPT-R1: Present more non-fiction material accompanied by Classroom
Assessments;
increase on district
purposeful reading strategies and assessment during
Teachers,
Effective Lesson
approved
content area instruction, guided reading, library instruction, Librarians, LIA,
Plans with relevant assessments in
2013-14 school
and other learning situations.
Other Teachers
materials
reading
year
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
Teacher-created
formative
SPT-R1: Use consistent language and reading strategies
Formative
assessments; 2%
across classrooms while teaching literature genres that
Classroom
Assessments;
increase on district
address diversity, multicultural viewpoints, and time period Teachers,
Effective Lesson
approved
texts. These are to include non-fiction and informational
Librarians, LIA,
Plans with relevant assessment in
2013-14 school
texts.
Other Teachers
materials
Reading
year
PD Necessary to
achieve target
PD Funds
requested
PD Cost
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Teacher-created
Formative
Assessments;
Effective Lesson
Plans with relevant
SPT-R1: Engage students in research-based word study
Classroom
materials, Words
methods.
Teachers
Their Way
DRA
Assessments;
Reading
Observation Form,
Fluency
Assessments;
Guided Reading
Groups; Literature
Circles; Strategy /
SPT-R5,4,&1: Formally and informally assess students for
Standards
reading progress at regular intervals. Use assessment for Classroom
Monitoring,
learning strategies that bolster student skills and strategies Teachers, LIA,
Reading
while demonstrating growth and proficiency.
SPED Teachers
Conferences
Building Principal
assesses lessons
through drop in
and formal
evaluation; lesson
plans will reflect
SPT-W1: To align with the District / State Writing
student
Assessment all staff members will teach writing using the 6
understanding and
Traits of Writing model. Writing will be scored using the
demonstration of
district genre rubric, and the 4 point scale to grade writing
the 6 traits of
based on 6 traits.
Horace Mann Staff writing.
# of students
demonstrating
progressing
developmental
stages of
spelling/word
knowledge
# of students
meeting grade
level benchmarks
and standards
according to
district
benchmarks for
reading levels
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
formative and
summative
assessments; with
80% of students in
each grade level
scoring a 3 or
higher on writing
genres.
2013-2014 school
year
Collaboration
Time;
Multidisciplinary
Discussions and
Planning
N/A
N/A
2013-14 school
year
Collaboration
Time;
Multidisciplinary
Discussions and
Planning
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2013-14 School
Year
TOTAL
REGISTRATION:
$629 / per person
(6) registration =
$3774.00
Horace Mann staff
= $1257
Admin./Inst. Coach
= $1257
Bridges
staff=$1257
Meals = unknown
Hotel = $189 x 3 =
$567
SPT-R1&2 + W1: A core team of six staff members (2
Bridges Teachers, 2 Horace Mann Teachers, 1 Building
Principal, 1 Instructional Coach) will attend a 2-day
Solution Tree Workshop to gain the knowledge and skills
necessary for best practice implementation of Professional
Learning Community and Collaboration environment at
Horace Mann Elementary.
6 staff members
Building Principal
Fully implemented
PLC /
Collaboration
Option 1: June
model with
2014
increased student
achievement.
Option 2: TBD
Priority Area: Student Achievement (SA)
Goal 2: All students will improve math skills to achieve high standards.
District Performance targets:
On District math assessments the score at the 77%ile will increase and the difference between this score and the score at the 22%ile will
decrease.
Increase the percent of students proficient in mathematics as measured by the Smarter Balance Assessment.
Solution Tree
Workshop
Funds requested
would come from
available school
district
professional
development funds
or Title I money.
Bridges staff
expenses and
Horace Mann staff
expenses are
budgeted
separately.
Transportation =
410 (round trip)
miles x .37 =
151.70 x 2 cars =
$303.40
Other fees =
unknown
APPROX.
TOTAL:$4797.40 +
meals and fees
Charge to
10.401.2214.3342.2100
School Performance targets:
Horace Mann exhibits a significant achievement gap between students considered at risk for achievement difficulties and other students. We
will build and strengthen our implementation of the Investigations Math program using its assessment tools to identify student skill gaps and
instruct based on individual needs.
Students in grades 3-8 and 11 will participate in the Smarter Balanced Field Test (aligned to South Dakota’s new academic standards in the
areas of English Language Arts and Math) during the Spring of 2014. Administered online, the Field Test will closely resemble the summative
assessment that students will participate in during the spring of 2015.
SPT-M1: Implement the district approved Math Investigations curriculum in every regular classroom.
SPT-M 1&2: Formally and informally assess students for math progress at regular intervals.
SPT-M1: Students at risk for achievement difficulties will show an increase of 3% in the areas of analyzing, predicting, and using strategies
to interpret situations and information and solve problems from a variety of perspectives.
SPT-M1: Students at risk for achievement difficulties will show an increase of 3% in the areas of number sense, problem solving, and
patterns.
SPT-M2: In 2013, 74% of third, fourth, and fifth grade students were proficient or advanced as measured by the DSTEP test; by 2015 85% of
students in these grades will be proficient as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessment.
Strategies to meet target:
SPT-M1: Teachers will identify and assess the lowest 10
students in their classroom. They will meet with these
students in small groups at least twice a week focusing on
AVMR strategies.
SPT-M 1&2: All classroom teachers with the responsibility
for teaching math will be offered the opportunity for AVMR
training.
Person(s)
responsible
Classroom
Teacher, Title 1
Math Teacher
Building Principal;
Classroom
Teacher. Title 1
Math Teacher
SPT-M1: Communicate with parents in a variety of formats
about the new math curriculum explaining how they can
Classroom
best help their children with math questions and homework. Teacher
SPT-M 1&2: Formally and informally assess students for
math progress at regular intervals. Use assessment for
learning strategies that bolster student skills and strategies
while demonstrating growth and proficiency.
Building Principal;
Classroom
Teacher
Assessment
AVMR and/or
Investigations
Math
record of
completion of
training
Assessment
Results
# of students
gaining 1
construct, 2
constructs, etc.
principal drop-ins
and monitoring of
lesson plans
# of students
AVMR,
demonstrating
Investigations
mastery on
Assessments,
formative and
classroom
summative
formative
assessments; with
assessments,
an increase of 3%
math journals,
achieving
math workshop
proficiency.
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
formative and
summative
assessments with
80% of students in
Building Principal each grade level
assesses on drop- scoring a 3 on
in and formal
mastery tasks.
evaluations;
(Using the 1-4
effective lesson
assessment rubric,
planning within the with 3 being
curriculum scope proficient/on grade
and sequence.
level)
Strategy
Completion
timeline
PD Necessary to
achieve target
PD Funds
requested
PD Cost
2013-14 school
year
AVMR training for
new & untrained
teachers
funding as
available
cost based on new
and untrained
teachers per year
2013-14 school
year, but ongoing
AVMR training for
new & untrained
teachers
funding as
available
$800 + kits
($432/each)
2013-14 school
year
AVMR training for
new & untrained
teachers;
collaboration
meetings
funding for AVMR
as available
cost based on new
and untrained
teachers per year
2013-14 school
year
AVMR training for
new & untrained
teachers;
collaboration
meetings
funding for AVMR
as available
cost based on new
and untrained
teachers per year
SPT-M1: Implement the district approved math curriculum
in every regular classroom.
Building Principal;
Classroom
Teachers; PTA
supported
SPT-M1: Teachers can provide the following enrichment
and customize student learning and practice activities at
home: Math games and websites to support current
learning, Investigations homework and student handbook.
Building Principal;
Classroom
Teachers
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
formative and
summative
assessments
Feedback (both
positive and
negative) provided
at Wacky
Wednesday
meetings, parent
Communication is teacher
provided in person, conferences, on
in writing, and
school climate
online.
surveys, etc.
# of students using
the program and
the # of minutes
spent on the
program
2013-14 school
year
NA
NA
N/A
2013-2014 school
year
N/A
N/A
N/A
PD Necessary to
achieve target
PD Funds
requested
PD Cost
Priority Area: Student Achievement (SA)
Goal 3: All students will improve content skills to achieve high standards.
District Performance Targets:
On District assessments the score at the 77%ile will increase and the difference between this score and the score at the 22%ile will
decrease.
School Performance Targets:
School Performance Targets:
SPT-AC1: Teachers will integrate Science and Social Studies into their English/Language Arts block of teaching time.
Strategy
Person(s)
Assessment
Completion
Strategies to meet target:
responsible
Assessment
Results
timeline
# of students
demonstrating
mastery on
Building Principal formative and
assesses lessons summative
through drop in
classroom
and formal
assessments; # of
evaluation; lesson students
SPT-AC1: During weekly collaboration time teachers are
plans will reflect
demonstrating
having in-depth conversations about mastery, creating
integration of
mastery on district
lessons incorporating problem solving and diverse,
Science and Social summative
2013-14 School
multicultural, and time period texts.
Horace Mann Staff Studies Content.
assessments
Year
Collaboration
meetings provide
time for common
planning of
instruction and
assessment in this
area. Instructional
coach assists with
lesson planning.
N/A
N/A
PD Necessary to
achieve target
PD Cost
Priority Area: Student Achievement (SA)
Goal 5: All students will be educated in a safe and orderly school environment within an atmosphere of mutual respect.
District Performance Targets:
100% of the District’s students will feel safe in school.
100% of the District’s staff will feel safe in school.
100% of the District’s students will feel they are treated with respect by staff.
Class IV, V, and VI discipline offenses will decrease annually.
School Performance Targets:
SPT-S&S1: Continue BoysTown and Olweus programs, implemented in all classrooms and areas of the school with fidelity.
SPT-S&S2: Reduce the number of class III, IV, V, and VI discipline offenses at Horace Mann Elementary by 3%.
Strategies to meet target:
Person(s)
responsible
Assessment
Assessment
Results
Strategy
Completion
timeline
PD Funds
requested
Building Principal
will instruct and
guide staff
members toward
proper
implementation.
SPT - S&S1-2: Effective Classroom Strategies including
BoysTown Skills in classrooms and common language
used by all staff to reinforce expectations.
All staff members
SPT- S&S2: Reduce the number of class III, IV, V, and VI
discipline offenses by 3% with heightened supervision
techniques and full implementation of the Boystown and
Olweus Programs.
All staff members;
elementary school
counselor, school Office Referrals
resource officer
Reports
Techniques for
classroom and
behavior
management will
be followed and
implemented
consistantly by
each staff member
when
communicating
expectations to
2013-14 school
students.
year
Decrease class III,
IV, V, IV discipline 2013-14 school
offenses by 3%.
year
ALL teachers
trained in
BoysTown
Effective
Classroom
Management and
Olweus Antibullying Program
during professional
development days,
staff meetings, and
weekly staff notes. N/A
All teachers
trained in
BoysTown
Effective
Classroom
Management and
Olweus Antibullying Program
during professional
development days,
staff meetings, and
weekly staff notes. N/A
N/A
N/A
Priority Area: Student Achievement (SA)
Goal 6: The District will provide multiple programs and pathways to support improved student achievement across the curriculum.
District Performance Targets:
See SA1 through SA5. Complete the strategies as outlined.
This is a District goal. All district staff should be aware of multiple pathways available to students and advise accordingly.
Priority Area: Student Personal Growth Skills (SPGS)
Goal 1: All students will improve 21st century life skills (i.e., analytical thinking, communicating, problem solving, creating and innovating,
retrieving and evaluating information, and collaborating).
District Performance Targets:
Increase the percent of drop-in classroom visits that document students acquiring and demonstrating 21st century life skills.
School Performance Targets:
SPT-21C2: Increase students in the observable tasks associated with higher-order thinking (Analyze, Evaluate, Create) based on 2012-13
school year data as recorded on Power Walkthrough.
Strategy
Person(s)
Assessment
Completion
Strategies to meet target:
responsible
Assessment
Results
timeline
PD Necessary to
achieve target
PD Funds
requested
PD Cost
SPT-21C1: Teachers will include 21st Century Skills in
each lesson planned and taught.
SPT-21C2: Teachers will include student performance
tasks in lesson plans specifically intended to develop
higher-order thinking skills (Analyze, Evaluate, Create).
These include Project/Model, Experiment/Data Collection,
Cooperative Learning, Non-linguistic Representations,
Questions, Cues, and Graphic Organizers, and Generating
and Testing Hypothesis.
Classroom
Teacher; Building
Principal;
Instructional
Coaches
Lesson Plans will
be printed and
visible for all
lessons with the
21st Century Skill
clearly stated.
Decrease "No 21st
Century Skills
Observed" on
drop-in
2012-13 school
assessments.
year
Classroom
Teacher; Building
Principal;
Instructional
Coaches
Lesson Plans will
be printed and
visible for all
lessons and
include a variety
student
performance tasks
requiring higherorder thinking
skills.
Increase
observable higherorder thinking skills
demonstrated by
students in class
as measured on
drop-in
assessments in
the 2012-13 school 2012-13 school
year.
year
Priority Area: Student Personal Growth Skills (SPGS)
Goal 2: All students will improve their activity and well being in order to demonstrate a healthy lifestyle.
Building Principals
and Instructional
Coaches lead
discussions and
assess lesson
plans / instruction
with a focus on
what 21st Century
Skills look like
when implemented
in lessons at each
level. Discussions
include time-ontask and higher
order thinking
skills. These
discussions take
place during
meetings,
collaboration,
professional
development,
individual
discussions, team
teaching, and
classes.
N/A
Building Principals
and Instructional
Coaches lead
discussions and
assess lesson
plans / instruction
with a focus on
what higher-order
thinking skills
(Analyze,
Evaluate, Apply)
look like when
implemented in
lessons at each
level. Discussions
include time-ontask and 21st
Century Skills.
These discussions
take place during
meetings,
collaboration,
professional
development,
individual
discussions, team
teaching, and
classes.
N/A
N/A
N/A
District Performance Targets:
Increase the percent of students who report a sense of hope, well-being and engagement.
Increase the percent of students who are substance abuse free.
Increase the percent of students in the Healthy Fitness Zone as measured by the FitnessGram.
School Performance Targets:
SPT-WB1: Increase the percent of students who report a sense of hope, well-being and engagement on the annual Gallup Poll by building
healthy lifestyle choices into the school day.
SPT-WB2: Increase the percentage of students measuring within the Healthy Fitness Zone in the Body Composition category of the
FitnessGram by 3%.
Strategy
Person(s)
Assessment
Completion
Strategies to meet target:
responsible
Assessment
Results
timeline
Classroom
teachers will see
All staff; Principal - that each student
program manager; is provided with
SPT-WB1 & 2: As part of the healthy eating program all
other staff
the fruit or
students will be provided a snack of fruit or vegetable
members as
vegetable snack of
during the day.
trained.
the day.
Provide
opportunities for as
SPT-WB1 & 2: 4th and 5th Grade girls have the opportunity Building Principal; many girls to
to participate in Fit Club, an after school exercise program Elementary School participate in Fit
with an instructor from Sanford Wellness.
Counselor
Club as possible.
New playground
equipment was
chosen and
installed.
Encourage active
SPT-WB1 & 2: New playground equipment provided to all
Building Principal play during recess
students during recess to encourage active, outdoor play.
and Staff
times.
2013-2014 school
year
PD Necessary to PD Funds
achieve target
requested
Students were
presented with
information about
the new USDA
MyPlate guidelines
during library
class in
September and
discussed healthy
habits including
eating more fruits
and
vegetables.
Teachers were
instructed on the
procedures for
correct
implementation of
the food program. N/A
2013-2014 school
year
N/A
N/A
N/A
New playground
equipment used by 2013-2014 school
students
year
N/A
N/A
N/A
Improved Gallup
Poll Results.
# of girls
participating in Fit
Club; Improved
Gallup Poll
Results.
School Performance Targets:
SPT-CS1: Students will have service learning opportunities appropriate for thier age and abilities.
Strategies to meet target:
Person(s)
responsible
Assessment
Assessment
Results
Strategy
Completion
timeline
PD Cost
Currently funded
by grant money;
this will need to be
continued for the
program to be
sustained.
SPT-CS1: School activities structures for student service
include:
Safety Patrol (daily)
Lunchroom volunteers (daily)
Reading buddies (weekly)
Backpack distribution (weekly)
Penny war - $ donation (yearly)
Flag duty (daily)
Daily announcements (daily)
Bus Patrol
Babysitting PTA (monthly)
Classroom Duties (daily)
Playground Clean-up
Building Principal;
Elementary School
Counselor; Lunch
Staff; Classroom
Teachers; Parents
# of students
participating in
services
opportunities
offered
find opportunites
for each student
who wishes to be
involved in service
projects to use
their skills and
2013-2014 school
talents
year
Priority Area: Community Relations
Goal: Promote and provide effective communication with internal and external audiences.
District Performance Target:
Complete the strategies as outlined
School Performance Targets:
SPT-CR1: Promote and provide communication about Horace Mann Elementary at different times and in a variety of formats including phone
calls, e-mail, newsletters, and personal conferences to keep out parents and school community informed and involved.
Strategy
Person(s)
Assessment
Completion
Strategies to meet target:
responsible
Assessment
Results
timeline
The number and
timing of
communications
available to
Building Principal
everyone in the
monitors
community in a
communication
SPT-CR1: Approved public information is shared through
convienient way
and actively
informational meetings, open house nights, newsletters, the
when the
presents material
Sioux Falls School District Website, the State Report Card,
information is
promoting building 2013-2014 school
and School-Reach phone calls.
Building Principal needed.
level activities.
year
Building Principal
monitors staff and
Weekly Staff notes informs them of
are sent out to all building events,
SPT-CR1: Weekly Staff Notes keep staff informed about
staff members
meetings and
2013-2014 school
upcoming events and address building-level expectations. Building Principal each week.
expectations.
year
Building Principal
monitors building
level events and
receives staff
support in
implementing
processes and
SPT-CR1: Involve staff on decision-making committees
Scheduled
programs as
such as the Leadership Team, Sunshine Committee,
meetings and
needed for the
School Improvement Planning and other teaming
committee work as good of Horace
2013-2014 school
opportunities.
Building Principal needed
Mann Elementary. year
SPT-CR1: Breakfast Meeting with Principal Eckstaine for
community members
Building Principal
December 2013
Priority Area: Community Relations
Goal: Foster partnerships with families, community members, businesses, and organizations in support of the District's vision.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
NA
N/A
N/A
NA
N/A
N/A
NA
N/A
N/A
NA
N/A
District Performance Target:
Complete the strategies as outlined
School Performance Targets:
SPT-CR1: Foster partnerships with Horace Mann Elementary at different times using varitey of communication formats.
Strategies to meet target:
SPT-CR1: Foster partnerships and postitve engagement
with families through Parent/Teacher Conferences, Family
Nights, awards assemblies and celebrations, newsletters,
School-Reach phone calls, classroom volunteer positions,
and parent education classes.
SPT-CR1: Foster partnerships that encourage decisionmaking through organizations during PTA meetings,
Leadership Team, Wacky Wednesday Meetings.
SPT-CR1: Personally invite business and community
members to an informational breakfast meeting highlighting
the learning taking place at Horace Mann Elementary and
within the Sioux Falls School District.
CPT-CR1: Welcome community participation through
partnering with groups such as Lutheran Social Services
Mentoring Program, Junior Achievement in the Classroom,
etc.
Person(s)
responsible
Assessment
Parent Survey;
Attendance
Building Principal; Statistics for
Classroom
conferences and
Teachers
Family Nights
Attendance
numbers at
Building Principal; meetings;
Elementary School feedback and
Counselor
parent participation
Building Principal;
assistance by staff Attendance at
as requested
meeting.
Community and
classroom
participation in
Horace Mann Staff partnerships.
Assessment
Results
Strategy
Completion
timeline
2013-2014 school
year
N/A
N/A
N/A
Attendance
numbers at
meetings;
feedback and
2013-2014 school
parent participation year
N/A
N/A
N/A
Attendance and
feedback at
meeting.
December 2013
N/A
N/A
N/A
Feedback about
partnering
projects.
2013-14 School
Year
N/A
N/A
N/A