Garvey School District

District Accomplishments2011

Bring Back Staff• Rescind 7 elementary layoffs prior to

June 30. • Rescind the layoff of 1 intermediate

school physical education teacher.• Lower class size in grades 4-6 by the

transfer of several teachers into those grade levels within the District, thus preventing layoffs.

Bring Back Staff• Fill three elementary positions with

laid off teachers from the 09-10 and 08-09 school year.

• Rescind layoffs for 1 custodian, 1 senior secretary and 5 part-time office assistants due to retirements, resignations or employees who chose to be laid off.

Hire Teachers• Add seven ELL interventionists to

improve the achievement of our ELL students using Title I dollars. We hope to finalize these hires next week.

Goals 2011-12– Increase Reading and Math achievement

on CST to meet State targets (Reading 78.4% P/A; Math 79% P/A)

– Continue to increase the number of students completing Algebra and Geometry successfully

– Close the achievement gap between Asian and Hispanic students.

Goals 2011-12• Implement Balanced Literacy with

pilot teachers • Implement K-6 ELA Pacing Guides • Revise K-6 Benchmark assessments • Promote positive relationships with

all stakeholders• Increase Communication with all

groups• Publicize more of our successes

Goals 2011-12• Improve Student Behavior (drugs &

violence)• Promote more Community and Family

Partnerships• Develop and implement a year-long

Professional Development Plan

Goals 2011-12• Continue facility improvements• Continue to be fiscally responsible

– Conserve energy (doors & windows.)

District API

From 804 in 2010

to 815 in 2011

GSD Gains• In ELA on the CST, we moved up

from 55.2% to 57.9%, a gain of 2.7% overall.

• In Mathematics, we increased from 61.9% proficient and advanced to 64.5%, a gain of 2.6%.

Closing the Gap• We began to see a closing of the

achievement gap. In ELA, our Hispanic students districtwide gained 3.5%, and our Asian students gained 3.0%.

• On the Mathematics CST, our Hispanic students gained 4.5%, and our Asian students gained 1.8%.

ELL Results• Our R-FEP students’ passing rates

were higher than the State averages of R-FEP students:– ELA 87.2% - State 70.1%– Mathematics 87.2% - State 68.2%

Eight Schools Above 800 APIBitely 817Dewey 822

Hillcrest 845Monterey Vista 849

Sanchez 826Willard 819

Garvey Intermediate 838Temple 813

5 Schools Double Digit API Gains for

Hispanic Students

Bitely – 47 pointsHillcrest – 60 pointsMarshall – 34 pointsSanchez – 24 points

Garvey Intermediate – 58 points

7 Schools Double Digit API Gains for

Asian Students

Bitely – 39 pointsDewey – 35 points

Hillcrest – 34 pointsMarshall – 17 points

Rice – 11 pointsSanchez – 23 points

Garvey Intermediate – 11 points

6 Schools Double Digit API Gains for

ELL Students

Bitely – 36 pointsDewey – 32 points

Hillcrest – 31 pointsMarshall – 17 pointsSanchez – 22 pointsWillard – 12 points

6 Schools Met All of Their API Targets for

All Subgroups

Bitely Dewey

Hillcrest Marshall Sanchez

Garvey Intermediate

Growth in API Since 2006

Bitely 761-817 (+56)Dewey 749-822 (+73)

Emerson 762- 784 (+22)Hillcrest 793-845 (+54)Marshall 756-799 (+43)

Monterey Vista 825-849 (+24)Rice 761-779 (+18)

Sanchez 769-826 (+57)Willard 783-819 (+35)

Growth in API Since 2006

Garvey Intermediate 729-834 (+105)Temple Intermediate 737-813 (+76)

District 751-815 (+64)

Summer Improvements• Bitely

– Paint Exterior – Re-glaze windows

• Dewey– Add four portables and a library– Replace carpet in two portables– Add new 12 space parking lot– Add concrete ramps to new portables– Paint all portables to match site

Summer Improvements• Emerson

– Add new irrigation system in front of school

• Garvey Intermediate– Convert Room 401 to Science Lab– Add new irrigation system in front of

school• Hillcrest

– Add new irrigation system in front of school

Summer Improvements• Marshall

– Close school and move staff materials, furniture and supplies

• Monterey Vista– Repair fascias, siding and plaster

exterior– Paint exterior– Re-glaze windows– Add wooden blinds on windows

Summer Improvements• Rice

– Paint exterior– Re-glaze windows– Add new irrigation system in front of school– Resurface 2nd floor walkway

• Sanchez– Paint exterior– Replace carpet in office– Install recycled irrigation water system to field

Summer Improvements• Temple

– Paint exterior of school– Add new irrigation system in front of school– Install recycled irrigation system to field

• Willard– Add new irrigation system in front of school– Replace carpet in office– Install recycled irrigation system to field

• District Office– Replace windows around courtyard (Sept. 15)

Summer Improvements• All sites

– Thoroughly cleaned by maintenance– Remove old staff lounge appliances and

deliver new ones by September 6– Deliver K-6 California Treasures to all

schools.– Deliver K-6 ELA Pacing Guides to all

schools by September 1.

Summer Improvements• Technology Additions

– Purchase 125 Starboards (interactive white boards), 23 interactive projectors, and 10classroom response systems.

– Train all teachers who get these in their classrooms.

Summer Improvements• Continued summer professional

development training with 353 (duplicated count) participants

• What an indicator of the dedication of our teachers!

Appreciation for Work• Thanks to Maintenance Staff,

Instructional Services, IT, Human Resources, and all other staff who made this happen.