School Name: Nantahala School

Year:  2009/10

Current NCLB Status:  Met 12 of 13 AYP Goals in 2008-09

Current ABC Status:  Did not meet expected Growth – No Recognition

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PLAN:  Identify the gap and the approach

Overall SMART Goal (Three year projection):  By 2012, Nantahala School will meet Adequate Yearly Progress goals as determined by NCLB, by increasing reading proficiency in grades 3-8 from 60% to 71.6% proficient.

Insert (or attach) data table to support the selection of the above stated overall SMART Goal: 

Data Analysis.  Answer the data analysis questions.

1.  What are the key strengths and data to support it?  Our key strength is academic growth.  From the 2007-08 to the 2008-09 school year, our student’s proficiency in reading grew from 42% to 60%.  The data to support this strength can be found in our AYP Subgroup Reports.

1. What are the key opportunities for Improvement and the data to support it? 

The key opportunity for improvement lies in raising the proficiency of our economically disadvantaged students in reading.  Currently, only 55% of our EDS are proficient in reading.  The data to support this opportunity can be found in our AYP Subgroup Reports.

1.  What information/data is needed that we do not have? 

Goal summary data for individual students is needed.

Target SMART Goal (One year projection based on the gap analysis in question 2 above.):  In 2010, Nantahala School will increase the reading proficiency of all students in grades 3-8 from 60% to 66% and from 55% to 65% in ED students.

1. What is your next step (Identify key approach or strategy you will implement during cycle 1 to achieve your target goal.)?  Students who did not meet proficiency goals as identified in the previous years EOG tests or in classroom formative assessments will receive an additional hour of direct instruction beyond their normal instruction in mathematics.

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DO:  Develop and Implement Deployment Plan

Step #

Cycle 1 Detailed Steps

Person(s) Responsible

Measure/Indicator

Start Date

End Date

#1

Identify students not meeting academic proficiency goals in reading

Grade-level Teachers
Chris Baldwin

EOG/Formative assessments

8-25-09

10-27-09

#2

Schedule Direct Instruction for remediation

Robert Newton

EOG/Formative assessments

8-25-09

10-27-09

#3

Identify Instructional Material necessary for remediation

Grade-Level Teachers

Empirical Data

8-25-09

10-27-09

#4

Communicate with parents regarding remediation

Teresa Solesbee, Grade Level Teachers

8-28-09

10-27-09

#5

Response to Intervention

Grade Level Teachers/Carol Waldroup

Dibels Assessments

8-25-09

10-27-09

#6

Assessment of first cycle

SIT/Faculty

Predictive Assessments

10-27-09

11-06-09

Deployment Plan Quality Check:

What resources/budget needs do you have for the first cycle? 

If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle? 

If funding is not available, identify the steps from the deployment plan that will address the funding gap.

What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 1 to support the staff in implementing the approach? PDSA Staff development, SIP training new model.

Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the first cycle approach by answering the following questions:

A.  What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed?
Pre and post assessments
SIP meetings/Faculty meetings

B. What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed with fidelity?
Teacher portfolio
Remediation log

C. What data will you use to determine if the approach impacted the overall goal or target goal?

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Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach

At the end of cycle 1, answer the following questions based on the data collected from your identified measures:

1. What are the key strengths and data to support it?

1. What are the key opportunities for Improvement and the data to support it?

3.  What information/data is needed that we do not have?

Reflect on the data analysis for cycle 1 and check which option best describes your direction for cycle 2 (double click the box to and select “check” to check the box)?

 Target goal has been met and is changed to reflect new target.
Target goal not met but data indicates current approach is effective so we will continue current approach and repeat deployment plan for the next cycle.

 Target goal not met so we will continue current approach, but make improvements to deployment plan based on data analysis above.
Target goal not met and data indicates gap is widening so we will abandon current approach and identify a new approach

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Act – Revise or continue with deployment plan based on data analysis

4.  What is your next step for cycle 2 - identify key approach or strategy?  (If you are continuing with the approach from cycle 1, restate it here.  If you are changing your approach for cycle 2, state it here.)

Step #

Cycle 2 Detailed Steps

Person(s) Responsible

Measure/Indicator

Start Date

End Date

#1

Deployment Plan Quality Check:

What resources/budget needs do you have for cycle 2? 

If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle? 

If funding is not available, list the steps from the deployment plan that will address the funding gap.

What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 2 to support the staff in implementing the approach?

Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of cycle 2 approach by answering the following questions:

A.  What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed?

B. What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed with fidelity?

C. What data will you use to determine if the approach impacted the overall goal or target goal?

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Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach

At the end of cycle 2 answer the following questions based on the data collected from your identified measures:

1.   What are the key strengths and data to support it?

1. What are the key opportunities for Improvement and the data to support it?

3.  What information/data is needed that we do not have?

Reflect on the data analysis for cycle 2, which option best describes your direction for cycle 3?

 Target goal has been met and is changed to reflect new target.
Target goal not met but data indicates current approach is effective so we will continue current approach and repeat deployment plan for the next cycle.

 Target goal not met so we will continue current approach, but make improvements to deployment plan based on data analysis above.
Target goal not met and data indicates gap is widening so we will abandon current approach and identify a new approach

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Act – Revise or continue with deployment plan based on data analysis

4.  What is your next step for cycle 3 - identify key approach or strategy?  (If you are continuing with the approach from cycle 2, restate it here.  If you are changing your approach for cycle 3, state it here.)

Step #

Cycle 3 Detailed Steps

Person(s) Responsible

Measure/Indicator

Start Date

End Date

#1

Deployment Plan Quality Check:

What resources/budget needs do you have for cycle 3? 

If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle? 

If funding is not available, list the steps from the deployment plan that will address the funding gap.

What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 3 to support the staff in implementing the approach?

Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the cycle 3 approach by answering the following questions:

A.  What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed?

B. What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed with fidelity?

C. What data will you use to determine if the approach impacted the overall goal or target goal?

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Study – Analysis of data after implementing a strategy

At the end of cycle 3 answer the following questions based on the data collected from your identified measures:

1. What are the key strengths and data to support it?

1. What are the key opportunities for Improvement and the data to support it?

3.  What information/data is needed that we do not have?

Reflect on the data analysis for cycle 3, which option best describes your direction for cycle 4?

 Target goal has been met and is changed to reflect new target.
Target goal not met but data indicates current approach is effective so we will continue current approach and repeat deployment plan for the next cycle.

 Target goal not met so we will continue current approach, but make improvements to deployment plan based on data analysis above.
Target goal not met and data indicates gap is widening so we will abandon current approach and identify a new approach

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Act – Revise or continue with deployment plan based on data analysis

4.  What is your next step for cycle 4 (Identify key approach or strategy)?  If you are continuing with the approach from cycle 3, restate it here.  If you are changing your approach for cycle 4, state it here.

Step #

Cycle 4 Detailed Steps

Person(s) Responsible

Measure/Indicator

Start Date

End Date

#1

Deployment Plan Quality Check:

What resources/budget needs do you have for cycle 4? 

If you identified budget needs, what budget code will you use to meet the budget needs for this cycle? 

If funding is not available, list the steps from the deployment plan that will address the funding gap.

What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 1 to support the staff in implementing the approach?

Determine the measures/data that will be used to determine the effectiveness of the cycle 4 approach by answering the following questions:

A.  What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed?

B. What data will you use to determine if the approach was deployed with fidelity?

C. What data will you use to determine if the approach impacted the overall goal or target goal?