Hurley R-1 School District

HURLEY R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT

COMPREHENSIVE
SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT
PLAN

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

A+ Advisory Board:

Doug Arnold
Amy Chamberlain
Katie Clopton
Tina Johnson
Rhonda Langley
Joey Little
Paula Smith

CTA

Marsha Burton-High
Katie Clopton
Cindy Gray
Michelle Hanson
Terrry Lewis
Brent Moody
Richard Neal
Pam Overby
Amy Pearcy
Paula Smith
Holly Wilberding
Michaela Wilson
Cody Wright

Parent Involvement Committee

Doug Arnold
Amy Chamberlain
Chris Fortney
Katrina Flood
Michelle Hanson
Annette Jackson
Pam Jennings
Tina Johnson
Jamie Langley
Pam Overby
Bobbi Simpson
Paula Smith
Leslie Wilshire
Brenda Wisemiller

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR: Hurley R-I School
DATE: June 1, 2012

Goal/Objective

By the end of the school year, beginning with 2012-2013, we will increase parent, student and community involvement in district educational and extracurricular programs by 10%.

Data Source

11-12 % of parents attending parent teacher conferences, attendance at the Health Fair

Baseline

434 parents for grades K-12, 34 students at Health Fair, 141 parents attended Open House.

STRATEGY

Articulate the necessity of a strong community/parent support through newsletters, media, and notes home.  Use of the Parent Portal and Hurley R-1 Website.

Action Steps

We will increase participation in Parent Teacher Conferences, Health Fair, and Open House by 10%

Timeline

August 2012-May 2013

Person Responsible

Superintendent, Elementary and Secondary Principals, Teachers, and School Counselor

Cost / Resources

Minimal cost for newspaper articles and notes home with students. $200 for postage to mail newsletters and invitations to meetings.

Benchmarks / Evaluations

Quarterly benchmarks. 1^st Quarter-conferences and orientation meetings will be held.  3 ^rd Quarter-parent/teacher conferences. PTO membership.  Health Fair attendance. 

Professional Development

School Nurse attends training related to health issues.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR: Hurley R-I School
DATE: June 1, 2012

Goal/Objective

Prepare students for post secondary success as measured by 40% of the graduating class will score at or above the national average on the ACT.

Data Source

201 Annual Performance Report

Baseline

15%

STRATEGY

Articulate the necessity of scoring at or above the national average on the ACT in order to gain acceptance into colleges/universities

Action Steps

Require all sophomores take the PLAN test. Encourage all juniors to take the ACT test at least one time during their junior year of high school.  Provide incentive of $100 to students scoring at or above the national average.

Timeline

August 2012-May 2013

Person Responsible

High School Principal, High School Counselor

Cost / Resources

Approximately $30 per student to fund the ACT testing fee. Provide $100 incentive/award to students scoring at or above the national level.

Benchmarks / Evaluations

Quarterly review of ACT scores reported to Hurley School and End of the Year statistics provided by DESE.

Professional Development

ACT preparation workshop for students and teachers. Review of rigor in upper level classes that accommodate questioning on the ACT.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR: Hurley R-I School
DATE: June 1, 2012

Goal/Objective

By the end of the school year, beginning with 2012-2013, we will develop and improve educational programs to enable 60% of the students to achieve advanced or proficient on MAP?EOC.

Data Source

MAP and EOC

Baseline

K-5 (47.8), 6-12 (45.6) ** DISTRICT (46.3).

STRATEGY

Enhance the effectiveness of instruction to ensure that student needs are being met within the regular classroom through curriculum alignment and the application of research-based instructional strategies.

Action Steps

First, the district will determine the correlation between the common core standards and the existing GLE's and CLE's in order to rewrite existing Communication Arts Curriculum guides.  Second, professional development will be focused upon the identification and application of proven instructional strategies and techniques to maximize instructional efficiency.  Third, teacher groups will research and practice the delivery of process-based instruction as opposed to content-based instruction.

Timeline

August 2012- May 2013

Person Responsible

Superintendent, Elementary and Secondary Principals, Teachers and Counselor

Cost / Resources

The district will incur per pupil costs for annual subscriptions to screening tools to determine the progress of students throughout the school. year.  Study Island will be used for grades 3-6 and mClass Circle and DIBELS will be used in grades 3-5.  The district will also enlist the assistance of Southwest Regional Professional Development Center to obtain training relative to curriculum alignments and effective instructional development activities.  The district will continue to use "early out" for the purpose of teacher collaboration.

Benchmarks / Evaluations

80% of each grade level should be scoring in the low risk category on the DIBELS MOY benchmark in January of 2013 and mClass Circle MOY benchmark.  At least 60% of all students in grades 3-11 will score proficient on the MAP/EOC.

Professional Development

While the entire faculty will become familiar with the Common Core Standards during the 11-12 school year, PD will begin for teacher leaders and the administration during the summer.  the district will also contract with SWRPDC to obtain training specific to the alignment of the curriculum with Common Core Standards as well as effective process-based instructional strategies.  Teachers will then use collaboration time to align curriculum and discuss and evaluate the implementation of new strategies.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR: Hurley R-I School
DATE: June 1, 2012

Goal/Objective

Improve the culture and vision of Hurley School to positively impact achievement, attendance, and discipline by increasing the knowledge and proficiency of the faculty. Encourage parents and community members to become actively involved in learning and teaching character development.

Data Source

Attendance records, discipline records

Baseline

Attendance: 95%, 3 per 100 students-OSS or Expulsion level.

STRATEGY

Improve the overall culture and vision of the school by increasing or decreasing the above factors impacting the students of Hurley School.

Action Steps

Partner with Keeter Foundation and County schools. Host community wide events and dedicate two issues of the Hurley Newsletter to character education. Utilize collaboration time to work on the goal/objective relative to character education.  Student Council will become involved in leadership.

Timeline

August 2012- May 2013

Person Responsible

Principals, Counselor, Classroom teachers, Community members, and school staff.

Cost / Resources

Student Council leadership training.

Benchmarks / Evaluations

Increase attendance by 2%, Decrease discipline by 50% per 100 students.  Health Fair in the fall.  Book Fair during Grandparent's Day.  Blood Drive in the Spring and Fall.

Professional Development

Book studies during collaboration the school year.

PLANNING PROCESS

The Hurley R-I Comprehensive School Improvement Plan is the result of extensive work by a number of individuals and committees. Various groups and committees provide input to our Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. Collaboration teams, Parent Involvement Committee, Professional Development Committee, Community Teachers Association, etc. have been instrumental in developing our CSIP.

The document presented addresses all concerns identified in the last cycle of the Missouri School Improvement Program in which the district was judged to be Accredited. The Board of Education has approved the plan and continues to update it annually.

HURLEY R- I SCHOOL DISTRICT
IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES

Objective 1: By the end of the 2012-2013 school year we will increase parent, student and community involvement in the district educational and extracurricular programs by 10%.

Objective 2: Prepare students for post secondary success as measured by 40% of the graduating class will score at or above the national average.

Objective 3: By the end of the school year, beginning with 2012-2013,we will develop and improve educational programs to enable 60% of the students to achieve advanced or proficient on MAP/EOC.              

Objective 4: Improve the culture and vision of Hurley School to positively impact achievement, attendance, and discipline by increasing the knowledge and proficiency of the faculty. Encourage parents and community members to become actively involved in learning and teaching character development.

Hurley R-1 School District

Hurley R-1 School District is committed to continually improving the quality of the learning environment. The Board of Education of Hurley R-1 School District believes that education is an investment and is tremendously important in our community.

Hurley R-1 Mission Statement: Working to inspire and motivate all students to succeed.

In our quest to continually improve the education for our students, review of data was necessary to define our strengths and weaknesses. The combination of current successes and a commitment to future successes results in a CSIP focusing on the most critical issues for our district and establishes high expectations and standards for improvement areas were determined. The following five overarching operational goals define for our district the key functions of our schools/district and organize our areas of responsibility to our students and our community. These areas are common to all schools in the state of Missouri and guide our reflection of current practices and focus our efforts on continual growth. The following are the five overarching goals:

Student Performance: Develop and enhance quality educational / instructional programs to improve performance and enable students of Hurley R-1 School District to meet their personal, academic and career goals.

Highly Qualified Staff: Recruit, attract, develop and retain highly qualified staff to carryout the Hurley R-1 School District’s mission, goals, and objectives.

Facilities, Support, and Instructional Resources: Provide and maintain appropriate instructional resources, support services and functional and safe facilities.

Parent and Community Involvement: Promote, facilitate and enhance parent, student and community involvement in Hurley R-1 School District’s educational programs.

Governance: Govern the Hurley R-1 School District in an efficient and effective manner providing leadership and representation to benefit the students, staff and patrons of the district.

Our district will strive to achieve the overarching goals, which will guide our actions using the input of community, parents, faculty, staff, and Board of Education. This CSIP plan will drive decision-making across the district and impact annual budget decisions. This CSIP will identify and support specific areas of improvement, identify present level of performance, set clear and realistic measures of success, and identifies the required resources necessary to facilitate goal attainment.