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School Improvement Plan Mockingbird
Building Vision - A community dedicated to achieving excellence through purposeful instruction and nurturing a climate of hope.
School Mantra - Mockingbird Elementary, where everyone learns.
Collective Commitments
We are committed to positive relationships with all stakeholders.
We are committed to making data driven instructional practices.
We are committed to building a safe and positive community.
Goal #1
55% of Mockingbird students in grades K-6 will meet or exceed their projected growth goal on MAP testing in the area of math.
Strategy: All students will increase their understanding of math concepts and problem solving strategies through small-group, differentiated math instruction to address skill deficits determined by common and formative assessment data.
Data:
MAP Math:
36% (85 out of 237) of students from Fall of 2019 to Fall of 2020 met or exceeded their projected growth goals in Math.
Students were unable to test in Spring 2020 due to Covid-19.
Other sources of data: MAP Math (K-6), NSCAS Math Test (3-6), District Common Formative Assessments, NSCAS, AQUESTT
Action Step(s)
Timeline
Responsible Parties
Staff will identify and unpack priority math standards at each grade level.
2020
2025
All staff
Staff will meet regularly in professional learning teams to review student assessment data, make regrouping changes as needed, and identify curricular resources to best meet the skill needs of students in each group.
2020
2025
All staff
All teachers will utilize explicit math instruction and manipulatives to develop conceptual math knowledge (systematic, direct, engaging and success oriented).
2020
2025
All staff
Use student data to determine student mathematics intervention and enrichment needs.
2020
2025
All staff
Each grade level will schedule a 30 minute math intervention and enrichment block to provide small group instruction with paraprofessional support allocated to the math intervention block.
2020
2025
All staff
Steering team will meet quarterly to analyze building-wide data.
2020
2025
All staff
Goal #2
All students are engaged and active learners who demonstrate the five core social emotional learning competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making)
Strategy: Implementation of Morning Meeting and utilization of conscious discipline strategies.
Data:
Self-Assessment on Social and Emotional Instruction and Competencies (Spring 2019)
ARTIC Survey: Baseline data for building ( 23 respondents):
Behaviors as adaptable and maleable vs. intentional and fixed: 5.39 mean on 1-7 scale
Beliefs about importance of relationships, flexibility, kindness as agents of change vs.rules, consequences, accountability as agents of change: 5.37 mean on 1-7 scale *lowest
Beliefs about importance of empathy-focused staff behavior vs. control focused staff behavior: 5.57 mean on 1-7 scale
Beliefs about one’s ability to meet the demands of working with a traumatized population vs. inability to meet the demands: 5.57 mean on 1-7 scale
Beliefs about acceptance of the effects of secondary trauma and coping by seeking support vs. minimizing the effects of secondary trauma and coping by hiding or ignoring the impact: 5.64 mean on 1-7 scale *highest
Total mean 5.51
Other Sources of data: Hope Survey, Behavior Screener (Mini Dessa), Discipline Referrals.
Action Step(s)
Timeline
Responsible Parties
Identify members to serve on the SEL Steering Committee
June 2018
Current
Principal and Instructional Coach
Committee members meet to draft a school-wide mobility plan that addresses the following:
- Trauma-informed practices
- Enrollment and exit process
- Open House
- Morning Meeting (logistics)
- Classroom and School Orientation
- Communication to stakeholders
June and July 2018
Current
SEL Team
Implementation of school-wide morning meeting
August 2018
Current
Principal and Instructional Coach
SEL Steering Committee engages in a book study to learn more about trauma-informed practices and SEL committee visits Apache Innovation School in Shawnee Mission School District to learn more about a trauma informed practices
2019
2019
Steering Team
SEL Steering Committee lead entire building through Help for Billy book study.
Conscious Discipline book study for teachers that attended summer 2 day training.
August-
November 2019
Current
All Certified Staff
Identified Staff
New school wide expectations were developed and implemented
August 2019
Completed Fall 2020
SEL Team
Staff will analyze data across demographics quarterly.
2020
2025
Steering Team
