District/Campus Improvement
Plan
2007 2008
Sands
Consolidated Independent School District
Approved by Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Site Based Team
... 3
II.
District Goals and Performance Objectives
4
1.
Reading
7
Math
10
Writing ................................................................................................................12
Social Studies ................................................................................................................16
Science ................................................................................................................17
2.
Attendance ................................................................................................................19
3.
Dropouts ................................................................................................................22
4.
College Entrance
Exams ................................................................................................................24
5. School Climate
and Safety ................................................................................................................27
6.
Staff Development ................................................................................................................29
7. Parent
Involvement ...............................................................................................................29
8. Technology ................................................................................................................34
9.
Transition ................................................................................................................36
10. Special Programs
ESL 36
CATE 38
Dyslexia 40
Title I, Part A 42
Migrant
Education 46
G/T 48
PK 50
At-Risk 51
Special Education 53
NCLB 54
2007 2008 School Year
Sands CISD
The
site-based decision making committee of Sands CISD has developed the following
District Improvement Plan. Our
signatures indicate our agreement with and support of the Sands CISD District
Improvement Plan.
Zelda Bilbo, Principal _______________________________________
Anne Granado, ESL ______________________________________
Robin Herrington, Title 1 Coordinator ______________________________________
Katie Grigg, Elementary Teacher ______________________________________
Michelle Hamlin, Secondary Teacher ______________________________________
Ben Connell, Secondary Teacher ______________________________________
Deborah Gullatt, Counselor, G/T, School
Safety, Dyslexia _______________________________________
Janeice Barnes, Community Member ______________________________________
Bonnie Powell, Business Member _______________________________________
Lesli Nichols, Parent Member _______________________________________
Scott Ragle, Career and Technology _______________________________________
Leigh Ann Fry, Special Education _______________________________________
Debbie Barraza, Migrant
Janette Brown, Auxiliary _______________________________________
Debra Smithson, Elementary Teacher _______________________________________
Sands
CISD
District
Goals and Performance Objectives
2007-2008
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
GOAL #1 Student Performance
Sands
CISD will meet or exceed the state standard of at least 90% of the students and
each subgroup passing all parts of the TAKS.
Sands
CISD student groups will meet or exceed the state passing rates to attain Exemplary accreditation status:
TAKS
READING/ELA TAKS MATHEMATICS TAKS WRITING TAKS
S. Studies TAKS Science
2007 2007
2007 2007 2007
All students 95% X +1 96 % X 96%
X -4 97%
X -3 84% X +14
African American 100%
100%
* * *
Hispanic 91% X + 2 95% X +2 100% 100% 80%
+19
White 100% X -2 96% X
-2 100% 93% -7 88% -1
Eco.
Disadvantaged 90% X -4 94% X
-2 93%
-7 100% 83% +8
SDAA
II Met
ARD Exp 100%
AYP Requirement None
Comments: Meets AYP
X
Used to determine ratings
**
numbers too low to be used in data analysis for accreditation purposes
See Addendum 1 for other Comprehensive data
GOAL #2 Student Attendance
Sands
ISD will increase average daily attendance for all students
Performance
Objective:
Sands CISD will have 96% or
above attendance for the 2007 2008 school year.
Goal #3 Student Drop-out Rate
Performance Objective:
Sands
CISD will have an annual dropout rate of 1.0% or less for all students and all
subgroups.
Goal #4 College Entrance Exam Participation and Performances
Sands CISD will maintain the state acknowledged standard by increasing the number of seniors taking a college entrance exam and increasing the percentage of students scoring at or above criterion score.
Performance Objective:
At least 70% of graduates (all students and each student
group) will take a college entrance exam with 50% or more examinees meeting or
exceeding the criterion score (either 1110 on the SAT I Total or 24 on the ACT
Composite).
Goal #5 Special Programs
Sands CISD will improve instructional focus for students in special programs.
Performance
Objectives:
Sands CISD will provide academic programs that meet the needs of all students.
Goal #6 Technology
Sands
CISD will integrate technology into the classroom
Performance
Objective:
Sands CISD will increase the
opportunities for staff and students to use computer-based instruction;
computer assisted instruction and exploration
of new technology.
Goal
#7 School Safety
Sands CISD will maintain and enhance a school climate and opportunities that are conducive to developing healthy students who make safe and healthy decisions.
Performance
Objective:
Sands CISD will develop and support programs that contribute
to the growth of self-discipline and respect for others and keep students and
teachers free from the threat of harm.
Goal #8 Parent Involvement
Performance
Objective:
Sands CISD will develop and
increase the size and scope of parent involvement in school activities and the
learning process.
SANDS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT/Campus IMPROVEMENT PLAN
2007 2008
2007-2008 DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT: The Sands educational system is committed to
providing opportunities for all students so that they may be prepared to
participate as responsible citizens in an ever-changing society. We are convinced that all students can
maintain a measure of success. We
pledge to provide for their development, mentally, physically, emotionally, and
socially to assure their success of tomorrows world.
Goal #1: Sands CISD will meet or exceed the state standard of at
least 90% of the students and each subgroup passing all parts of the TAKS.
District Performance Objective #1: Sands CISD student groups
[African-American, Hispanic, White, Limited English Proficient (Bi/ESL),
Economically Disadvantaged, Gifted and Talented, At-Risk, Male/Female, Migrant]
will meet or exceed the state TAKS Reading pass rates to attain Exemplary
accreditation status.
Sands School has 50% or higher
free/reduced rate and is a Title I School-Wide Campus. The State Compensatory Education funds will
be used on the schoolwide campus to support and upgrade the Title I program.
Schoolwide Components 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
READING
Strategies/Activities Resources Performance Evaluation
Materials/Staff Cost/Funding Person Responsible Timeline Formative
Summative
1.
Campus disaggregation of Test
Data Principal End of 1st Six weeks Minutes of Needs Assessment
2007
TAKS reading scores and meetings/vertical document/AEIS IT
TPRI
as part of a comprehensive alignment
needs
assessment SBDM
Principal Campus
Improvement Plan
2. Evaluate campus reading Campus Plan Advisory
Committee Six weeks Reading 08 TAKS scores
performance
to determine and 07 TAKS Data on
each campus monitoring performance
instructional
needs records
Classroom
Teachers Report to SBT
In Oct.2007
3. Continue in the Grade Level Six Weeks Lesson
Plans End of year student
implementation
of Monitoring Performance record
the
Reading TEKS Reading TEKS
Grades
K 11 Classroom
teachers Report to SBT 08
TAKS scores
Instructional May 2008
Materials
4. Accelerated
Reader Computers K-12
teachers Aug May STAR test results 08 TAKS scores
and
parents Goal
charts
READING
Strategies/Activities Resources Performance Evaluation
Materials/Staff Cost/Funding Person Responsible Timeline Formative
Summative
5. Provide opportunities for
TAKS results Teachers Report to SBT Record
of
parent/teacher
conferences Parent Conferences Principal end of first semester conferences
regarding TAKS scores.
6.Computer
generated Computer Lab All teachers
K-12 Six weeks Monitoring Lesson Plans 08 TAKS Scores
reading opportunities using Sleek/Essential Skill Report to SBT May
learner appropriate software software 2008 Program reports
7. TAKS Readiness Staff
Training, Teachers
Responsible for Six Weeks Monitoring Lesson Plans 08 TAKS Scores
a. Test taking strategies commercial and teacher TAKS
b. TAKS practice in made materials
actual format
c.
Student/parent con-
ference with emphasis
on strengths/weak-
ess of previous TAKS
scores grade 3-6 and
7-11 as
needed
8. Elementary Phonics Adopted Program Elementary
and Six Weeks Monitoring Lesson Plans Report Cards
programs Shurley Saxon
Phonics instructional
English
Program coordinator Student
Records
Report to SBT May of
Principal 2008
9. Vertical Alignment of Student Performance Elementary
Staff Six Weeks Monitoring Minutes of cross Reading Scope and
K-12
Reading Programs Records Principal grade
level sequence of TEKS
Report to SBT May meetings
McGraw
Hill Reading Series 2008
McDougal
Littel
10.
Periodic grade level Student
Performance Instructional Six Weeks Monitoring Staff Meetings 08 TAKS Reading
meetings
to discuss Records Staff Scores
methods
of improving Principal Report to SBT May
instruction 2008
PK-2; 3-6, 5-11
Evaluation
Progress Review Key: 1. Accomplished 2. Considerable Progress 3. Some Progress 4. No progress 5. Discontinued
READING
Strategies/Activities Resources Performance Evaluation
Materials/Staff Cost/Funding Person Responsible Timeline Formative
Summative
10.
Provide opportunities for Tutorials during Teachers Six Weeks Monitoring 6 weeks grades
TAKS Reading acceleration activity period