Palmer Way

Yearly focus

• Overview of plan
• Analysis of current educational practices
• Student performance data
• School Goals for improvement
• GATE / Technology update

Vision

Shared Responsibility

• Student based decisions
• Strategic planning to guide long term plans
• Leadership committees to maintain focus
• Instructional Data Team meetings
• Response to Intervention

Who do we serve?

School Profile

• 67% Latino
• 12% Filipino/ 9% Asian
• 4% White
• 4% African American
• 62% English Learners

School Wide Priorities

School Wide Structures

• Palmer Way staff works collaboratively 
• to identify and develop priorities.
• Academics
• Cumulative Effect
• The Whole Child & Technology

Academic Focus

• Writing
• ELD
• Increased scores (BOY-MOY)
• Differentiated instruction
• Rigor?

Writing

Writing Focus

• All teachers have received LHQs training
• Focus on Common Core Writing standards
• Narrative/argument/opinion
• Multiple sources, text dependent
• Content-based writing 

Realistic Narrative

peer Editing

English Language Development

• SELD teacher training
• Grade level collaboration
• Language objectives
• Structured Language Practice
• High leverage / Portable language

Differentiated Instruction

• Six impact teachers
• RLAS
• After school classes
• Tier 2 & Tier 3 supports
• SST supports

Rigor

• How do we define rigor?
• High level, consistent
• Common Core focus; Text Dependency
• Multiple resources
• DOK/ Bloom's

multiple devices

PBL

Scores

• AR ELA
• AR Math
• CELDT
• EL vs EO, His EL vs EO

Student Success

STAR reading

STAR Reading

• Not all classes have completed assess.
• so far, +13%
• Continue strong T2 supports
• Continue to progress monitor LTELs
• Success story = 2nd grade (see video)

STAR Math

STAR Math

• Not all classes have completed assess.
• So far, + 12%
• Continue T2 for math support
• After school for identified students
• Progress monitor 

Math collaboration

Subgroup data

Star eo / ell

• Math EO's = +12
• ELL= +22
• Reading EO's = +13
• ELL = +17
• His = +11 (ELA), +10 (Math)

CELDT

AMAO 1

• Percent of students making adequate progress
• DO = 58% / 66.5%
• PW = 65.9% / 73.8%
• Met goal 
• + 7.9%

AMAO 2 (a)

• ELLs less than 5 years
• DO = 34.5%
• PW =40.1%
• Long Term ELLs identified
• SELD 

AMAO 2 (b)

• Students w 5+ years
• DO = 62% 
• PW = 82% (50/61)
• Students are identified
• Re-designated

LTELs

• 4th grade = 15 students inter or below
• 5th grade = 9 students @ intermediate
• 6th grade = 3 students @ intermediate
• Students are identified
• Progress monitor

Year-to-year CELDT

• 3 students decreased - EI - B (SST/RtI)
• 5 students remained in EI (SST/RtI)
• 25 students remained in Int (Pro Mon)
• 6 students decreased (EA-Int) (Pro Mon)
• 30 remained EA, 25 up EA-A

The Cumulative Effect

School Wide Structures

• Teacher/ Principal Conferences
• Response to Intervention/ Tiered support
• Student Study Teams
• SSC/ELAC/PTO
•  Instructional Data Teams

Teacher/Principal Conferences

• Beginning of the year= goal setting
• Mid-year = follow-up and data analysis
• Opportunity to discuss student success
• Analyze data, share plans
• Goal revisions

Response to intervention

• Regular IDT Meetings
• RtI Meetings/RtI Flow Chart/RtI handbook
• IDT PD (Text dependence/ Perf task)
• Student Study Team Meetings
• Tiered support 

The Whole Child

School Wide Structures

• SWPBIS
• Art
• Science, Social Studies, Physical Ed
• 21st Century skills (4 C's)
• Parent Involvement

SWPBIS

• Continue school wide focus
• Quarterly assemblies
• In-class presentations by counselor
• Effective LLR/Office referral system
• Data shows huge improvement school culture.

The Arts

• Continues to be used imbedded in content
• Rock Bands-Fundraising events
• Art Festival planned
• Project based learning- brochures, menus, etc.
• Classroom presentations

Emphasis on all content areas

• Science a part of the ongoing curriculum
• Social Studies are alive!
• Physical Education- daily movement
• Embedding in Writing & Performance tasks
• Adding 21st Century skills into daily lessons

Student Collabortion

parent Involvment

Parent Involvement

• PTO, ELAC, SSC, Facilities & Safety Com
• Coffee with the Principal
• PIQE, South Bay Services (Eng/Span)
• Weekly newsletter & Call outs
• Parent Involvement plan updated yearly

Family Literacy

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