SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

School Name:	Hazelwood Elementary
Principal:	Tim Parnell	Date:	6-30-06
Leadership Team Members/Others involved in preparation of this plan:
	Audrey Lord (Collaborative Literacy Coach)
	Sandy Engel (Literacy)
	Joel Burrows (Supportive Learning Environment)
	Penny Nichols (Mathematics)
	Carol Iwasaki (Mathematics)

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Edmonds School District #15

Summary Statement:

The Hazelwood School Improvement Plan (SIP) for 2006-2007 is different from previous years. After staff discussions, we decided to use the Holcomb model for school improvement. The staff made this decision in an attempt to provide more continuity and focus between all staff members in helping our students learn and grow. We were also interested in working together, as a relatively stable and experienced staff, to improve WASL test scores without sacrificing a healthy and supportive learning environment. We decided to increase collaboration with our para-educators as well with our parents, students, and community in this year’s plan. The staff worked at staff meetings and on non-student days to help us progress towards’ last year’s goals; and to draft this plan for the 2006-2007 school year. The SIP Leadership Team and specific grade levels will refine our action plans after scrutinizing assessment data provided by the state and district’s Standards and Assessments department. Monthly meetings facilitated by the SIP Leadership Team will prompt our progress towards accomplishing the goals of this year.

The focus this year will be threefold: first of all to continue our emphasis on improving student levels of reading comprehension and writing content, style, and organization as aligned with the district’s Collaborative Literacy Project; secondly, to continue to improve student achievement in mathematics by emphasizing thinking strategies and aligning with the district Math Initiative; and finally to continue our progress as a “community of learners.” An embedded goal in every area and in all that we do is to help students to “fall in love” with learning and to see all adults as learners. Our staff is also interested in analyzing possible achievement gaps this year. It is understood that with the goals being given special emphasis, other important areas will not be neglected as we proceed. We will continue to work with and recognize our students as whole people, helping them to grow in their “Lifelong Learning Skills.”

Option C: Holcomb Model

Dr. Edie Holcomb is a district and school effectiveness coach who has written about and presents on school implementation plans. Her books include: Asking the Right Questions, Techniques for Collaboration and School Change, and Getting Excited About Data.

This template is based on a sample template Dr. Holcomb presented on Implementing Your School Improvement Plan: Ten Realities and Some Helpful Responses, sponsored by the Washington School Principal’s Education Foundation.

Staff SIP Touchstone Dates for 2006-2007: August 30-31, September 22, November 9, December 1, January 26, February 16, May 11 & 25, June 7 and August 2007 Staff Retreat

Reporting School Improvement Progress
School: Hazelwood El.	Goal Area: LITERACY	2006-2007
Required: Characteristic 2 (Required): High expectations for all students – Includes educational equity component, accountability, and AYP goals District Improvement Goal: All students will demonstrate progress towards proficiency in reading and writing at or above grade level standard. All students will read accurately and fluently; all students will understand what they read across all subject areas and for a variety of purposes; all students will write clearly and effectively for a variety of purposes. School Goal: To have students become more engaged, reflective, and proficient learners who use thinking strategies as they read and as they express ideas in writing. Target Objective: To have students read with improved comprehension (especially with informational texts); and to write with improved content, organization, and style (especially on expository compositions). Continuing Goal from Last Year q
Strategies	Evidence of Implementation (How will we know if this goal was acted upon?)	Evidence of Impact (What quantitative results will show how well we reached our goal area?)
Continue and expand Collaborative Literacy Project (CLP) · Regular CLP meetings at district level · Use Non-Student days/times to provide updated CLP information · Block Schedules for literacy · Coaching of staff by CLP building coach · Monthly focus on CLP strategies followed by demonstration lessons, relevant readings, teacher practice & grade band reflection · Once a month CLP study group · Mid-year whole staff reflection and discussion on CLP progress · Articles on Reader’s Workshop and thinking strategies · Observe lessons (i.e. live and video, each other and demonstration lessons) · Grade and Unit Level smaller group discussions · Flexible ability grouping and reader’s workshop model synthesis in grades 1-2 · Reading Month activities sponsored by Literacy · “Double dosing” of struggling readers · Use of PALs (K-3) · Develop classroom libraries Offer Extended Day classes in the AM for struggling readers	§ Number of CLP meetings § Number of volumes in classroom libraries § Upgrade Hazelwood library to standard § CLP Building Asset map	§ District Assessments § 2005-2006 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade WASL results § Teacher & Para-Educator Reflections § Student surveys & feedback § Parent Surveys & feedback § Number of staff attending opportunities § DIEBELs data § PALs data § Title I data § 2005-2006: 6^th Grade District Non-Fiction: 46% exceeding and meeting target/ 54% approaching or below § 2005-06: 5^th Grade District Non-Fiction: 30% met standard

School: Hazelwood El.	Goal Area: LITERACY	2006-2007
Continue our focus in Writing Six Trait Writing – III & CLP in Writing Continue work with Lynn Watson materials Once a month CLP study group Teachers observe L. Watson’s demonstration classroom Grade/Unit articulation meetings to look at Writing GLEs 3 yearly common writing prompts followed by grade level meetings to determine learning/skill focuses Implementation of the Pre-Write Plan Use Non-Student Days to provide updated CLP information Monthly literacy emphasis with schoolwide prompt Scoring student work together at grade levels and at staff meetings Daily Journal writing Daily Oral Language experiences	Schoowide student composition displayed Student compositions published in class and school newsletters Student compositions published on school website Student compositions published in national periodicals Principal will observe writing lesson in every classroom	District Assessments & Anchor Tasks Common Building Prompts 4^th Grade WASL Student Survey & Feedback Parent Survey & Feedback Teacher & Para-Educator Reflections
Possible Literature for study groups, individual reading & chapter sharing: Ø Reading With Meaning by Debbie Miller Ø Strategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey & Anne Goudvis Ø Reading Essentials by Regie Routman Ø Mosaic of Thought by Ellen Keene & Susan Zimmerman Ø Writing Essentials by Regie Routman Ø What Really Matters for Struggling Readers by R. Allington Ø Improving Comprehension with Think-aloud Strategies by J.Wilhem Ø Fluency in Focus by Mary Lee Prescott-Griffin & Nancy Witherell Ø What’s After Assessment? by Kathleen Strickland Ø The Art of Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins Ø I Read It But I Don’t Get It by c. Tovani Ø In The Company of Children by Joann Hindley Ø On Solid Ground by S. Taberski Ø Beyond Leveled Books by Karen Szymusiak & Franki Sibberson

School: Hazelwood El.

Goal Area: LITERACY

2006-2007

Parent Collaboration	Sound Partners Volunteers (training included) Parent Information Night Curriculum Night- Explanations on Reading & Writing Parents Conferences-intentionally discuss writing Literacy Tips & Update in classroom & school monthly newsletter Parent Tips on Hazelwood website Parents reading aloud in classrooms Parents/Grandparents read aloud in classrooms	§ Meetings held for parents § Reading/Writing articles for parents § Grandparents/parents reading aloud to class
Technology Integration	Explore how technology connects to reading strategies Connect strategies to Informational text using technology Building wide D.E.A.R. dates/times Encourage students to use www.bookadventure.com Schoolwide reading incentive program (total number of books read = principal does something) Use technology to communicate thinking Electronic files for every teacher and student to save and retrieve work (especially grades 4-6) Using mobile laptop lab of computers Utilize updated PC lab in library Teach students to use district provided on-line resources and databases for research 5^th & 6^th grade students compose and present Powerpoints for monthly assemblies Continue use of document presenters and projectors for enhanced literature demonstrations and sharing Utilize United Streaming resources Kidspiration &Inspiration software Student Tech Tools	§ Use of mobile lab § Literacy Work Team reflections, input, & feedback § Student Tech Tools	§ Numbers of books read § Bookadventure.com data

Reporting School Improvement Progress
School: Hazelwood	Goal Area: MATHEMATICS	2006-2007
Required: Characteristic 2: High expectations for all students – Includes educational equity component, accountability, and AYP goals District Improvement Goal: All students will demonstrate progress toward proficiency in mathematics at or above grade level standard. All students will demonstrate basic math concepts and procedures; all students will solve problems that arise in various contexts and communicate their thinking. School Goal: To have students become more engaged, reflective, and proficient learners who use thinking strategies as they solve mathematical problems Target Objective: To improve levels of student achievement in mathematical thinking (across the strands and processes) Continuing Goal from Last Year q
Strategies	Evidence of Implementation (How will we know if this goal was acted upon?)	Evidence of Impact (What quantitative results will show how well we reached our goal area?)
§ Participation in district Math Initiative (MI) · Regular MI meetings at district level · Use Non-Student days/times to provide updated MI information · Grade Level common assessments followed by deeper discussions with colleagues about results · Once a month MI study group · Mid-year staff reflection and discussion on MI progress · Articles on thinking strategies in mathematics · Observe demonstration lessons (i.e. live and video) · Grade and Unit Level smaller group discussions · Articulation meetings between 6^th grade teachers and 7^th grade teachers · Continued use by all staff 10-15 minutes per day of Arithmetic Developed Daily or another similar supplement · Minimum of 60 minutes mathematics daily · Schoolwide Math emphasis & celebrations in October · More cohesive math homework emphasis · Computational fluency emphasis & student recognition · Common mathematics vocabulary · Math Month activities · Offer Extended day class for students struggling in math · Inventory Math tools and complete tool set for classrooms	MI meetings Sharing out of MI materials with staff & parents MI Asset Map/Survey	District Assessments 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th Grade WASL results Student surveys and feedback Parent surveys and feedback Staff survey and feedback 2005-06: 5^th Grade District Anchor Task: 39% met standard in Number Sense 2005-06: 2^nd Grade District Math test: 29% exceeded target; 29% met target; 24% approaching target; 16% below target

School: Hazelwood

Goal Area: MATHEMATICS

2006-2007

Parent Involvement	§ Linking Math vocabulary through the school website to share with parents and staff § Family Math Night § Math in classroom newsletter § Math features in school newsletter § Math month student interview of parents (How they use math in their lives?)	Scheduled events
Technology Integration	§ Adding to the Hazelwood website recommended websites for math activities § Increase students’ ability to analyze and synthesize information through data collection, sorting, and graphing § Use classroom tech station equipment to model and explain math concepts and enhance problem solving instruction § Student Tech Tools § Identify sound math website for parents-students (e.g http://www.teachrkids.com/, or http://www.teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html)	Student Tech Tools Use of Mobile laptop lab

Reporting School Improvement Progress

School: Hazelwood