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Veterans Park Elementary 2020-21 Executive Summary

Veterans Park Elementary SchoolMolly Dabney

4351 Clearwater WayLexington, Kentucky, 40515

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Veterans Park Elementary School is located in south Lexington in Fayette County. Veterans Park has approximately 700 students in grades K-5. This is a decrease in size this year due to Covid after we have had a previous increase of 100-150 students in the past four years due to redistricting. The student population is 71% Caucasian, 11.7% African American, 7% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic, 5.2% two or more races and 0.03% other ethnic groups. Of the 700 students, we currently have 20.43% of the students receive Free and/or Reduced Lunch. Veterans Park also services 11.43% of the student population who are receiving special education services. At Veterans Park Elementary, the learning environment provides quality instruction in reading, writing, critical thinking and problem solving that are incorporated in all subject areas. There is a six-day rotation cycle where students receive instruction in art, library, music, STEM, Chinese, physical education and technology. In grades, K-5 students are 1 to 1 with Chromebooks.

The mission of Veterans Park Elementary is to help all students achieve at high levels to ensure their success in school and life. It is our vision that the community of Veterans Park Elementary commits to helping the whole child learn at high levels. As a result of that commitment: The staff takes responsibility for helping all students receive a quality education. Students are provided instruction of a guaranteed and viable curriculum in all areas. Students are provided with a safe environment to maximize educational achievement and to encourage a love of learning. The learning of each student is monitored through formative and summative assessments. The school supports the continuous learning and ongoing professional development of its educators. The school has a strong partnership with families and communicates the information they need to monitor and support the learning of their children.

. Describe the school's size, community/communities, location, and changes it has experienced in the last three years. Include demographic information about the students, staff, and community at large. What unique features and challenges are associated with the community/communities the school serves?

. Provide the school's purpose statement and ancillary content such as mission, vision, values, and/or beliefs. Describe how the school embodies its purpose through its program offerings and expectations for students.

. Describe the school's notable achievements and areas of improvement in the last three years. Additionally, describe areas for improvement that the school is striving to achieve in the next three years.




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Veterans Park Elementary has the following notable achievements: - PTA School of Excellence - Kentucky PTA Librarian of the Year 2019 - Jessica Ault - District 7 Music Educator of the Year 2019 - Johnnie Bishop - Accredited School (Advanced Ed- Cognia) -5 National Board Certified Teachers - Increase in reading proficiency/ distinguish percentage fr - Increase in reading proficiency/distinguish percentage from 71% to 74% - Increase in separate academic index indicator from 79.1 to 80.4

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. CSI/TSI Schools (including ATSI) Only: Describe the procedures used to create the school's improvement plan and briefly state the specific efforts to address the causes of low student performance and resource inequities.

. Provide any additional information you would like to share with the public and community that were not prompted in the previous sections.




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2020-2021 Continuous Improvement Diagnostic




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2020-21 Phase One: Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Schools

. The Comprehensive School Improvement Plan or CSIP is defined as a plan developed by the school council, or successor, and charter schools with the input of parents, faculty, and staff, based on a review of relevant data that includes targets, strategies, activities, and a time schedule to support student achievement and student growth, and to eliminate gaps among groups of students.

The comprehensive school and district improvement plan process is outlined in 703 KAR 5:225. The requirements included in the administrative regulation are key components of the continuous improvement process in Kentucky and ultimately fulfillment of school, district, and state goals under the Kentucky State Plan as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

While the regulation outlines a timeline for compliance purposes, the plan itself is a strategic and proven approach to improve processes and to ensure students achieve. The timeline for the school’s 2020-21 diagnostics is as follows:

Phase One: August 1 - October 1 • Continuous Improvement Diagnostic for Schools

Phase Two: October 1 - November 1 • The Needs Assessment for Schools• School Assurances• School Safety Report

Phase Three: November 1 - January 1 • Comprehensive School Improvement Plan• Executive Summary for Schools• Closing the Achievement Gap Diagnostic for Schools• Professional Development Plan for Schools

Phase Four: January 1 - December 31 • Progress Monitoring

As principal of the school, I hereby commit to implementing continuous improvement processes with fidelity to support student achievement and student growth and to eliminate achievement gaps among groups of students.

Please enter your name and date below to certify.


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Molly Dabney - Principal Veterans Park Elementary September 6, 2020

2020-2021 The Needs Assessment




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Understanding Continuous Improvement: The Needs Assessment

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Understanding Continuous Improvement: The Needs Assessment

In its most basic form, continuous improvement is about understanding the current state and formulating a plan to move to the desired state. The comprehensive needs assessment is a culmination of an extensive review of multiple sources of data collected over a period of time (e.g. 2-3 years). It is to be conducted annually as an essential part of the continuous improvementprocess and precedes the development of strategic goals (i.e. desired state).

The needs assessment requires synthesis and analysis of multiple sources of data and should reach conclusions about the current state of the school, as well as the processes, practices and conditions that contributed to that state.

The needs assessment provides the framework for all schools to clearly and honestly identify their most critical areas for improvement that will be addressed later in the planning process through the development of goals, objectives, strategies and activities. 703 KAR 2:225 requires, as part of continuous improvement planning for schools, each school complete the needs assessment between October 1 and November 1 of each year and include: (1) a description of the data reviewed and the process used to develop the needs assessment; (2) a review of the previous plan and its implementation to inform development of the new plan; and, (3) perception data gathered from the administration of a valid and reliable measure of teaching and learning conditions. Further, as required by Section 1114 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title I schools implementing a schoolwide program must base their Title I program on a comprehensive needs assessment.




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Protocol

Veterans Park Elementary has a leadership team that meets twice a month to review data and building needs that are then communicated with the staff. This team is made up of the following: Molly Dabney, Principal; Janet Bertrand, PGES Coach; Shannon Headley, Counselor; Allie Campell, Counselor; Andi Thayer, 5th Grade; Laura Miller, 4th Grade; Erin Waters, 3rd Grade; Tracy Lanter, 2nd Grade; Shelli Robeson, 1st Grade; Hannah Workman, Kindergarten; Jessica Ault, Special Area; Janet Jones, Special Education; Jane Smith, Technology; Linda Little, Intervention. The leadership team meets on a regular basis on the first & third Tuesday morning of the month before school. We also have an Administrative Team Meeting on the fourth Monday of the month. During these meetings, we document everything in our meeting minutes (which are housed in our schoolwide google handbook). The team met prior to school starting to review Family Survey results & comments from spring, Family NTI Survey Results, Staff NTI Survey Results, 2019-2020 Winter MAP RIT Goal Percentages Met. We conducted the various meetings in September/October and reviewed the following sources of data: September Family NTI-2DL Support Needs, 2020 Climate & Culture Teacher Survey, Fall 2020 MAP Data, Brigance Results was unavailable due to not being able to test in 2020, KPREP 2019 Data (Gap Growth) is all that we have available since there was no KPREP testing in spring of 2020 due to Covid-19. The team also reviewed the School Report Card, Attendance, Behavioral Reports, etc. and MAP Data. During our meeting, we used all of this data to reflect on the questions we had answered last year using the Key-Core Work Process Guiding Questions. These KCWP allowed us to review the 6 researched-based approaches and then utilize the Likert Score for each. When we had identified our needs last year and then reviewing our data this year it is evident that our focus needs to remain the same. This then allowed us to determine our continued leverages and concerns at Veterans Park Elementary.

. Clearly detail the process used for reviewing, analyzing and applying data results. Include names of school councils, leadership teams and stakeholder groups involved. How frequently does this planning team meet and how are these meetings documented?




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Current State

Current Academic State:-35.3% of students grades 3-5 are scoring distinguished in reading on KPREP.-39.27 of students grades 3-5 are scoring proficient in reading on KPREP.- 15.1% of students grades 3-5 are scoring apprentice in reading on KPREP which is a three year low. -74.5% of students were proficient/distinguished in reading on KPREP which is an increase from the past two years.-56.3% of ELL students were novice on KPREP in reading-43.9% of students identified with a disability scored novice on KPREP in reading.-20.2% of students identified as economically disadvantaged scored novice as compared to 7.5 % identified as non- economically disadvantaged on KPREP reading.--39.2% of students grades 3-5 are scoring distinguished in math on KPREP.-32.1% of students grades 3-5 are scoring proficient in math on KPREP.-Students scoring novice in math reduced from 10.2% in 2018 to 7.9% in 2019. -The percent of distinguished has been on a three-year upward trend on math KPREP.-The combined percentage of students scoring proficient and distinguished on KPREP math are 71.2%-ELL students scoring novice on KPREP math are 12.5% compared to non-ELL of 7.7%-Students with a disability scoring novice on KPREP math are 39% compared to students without a disability are 4%.-Students identified as economically disadvantaged had 19% scoring novice on KPREP math as compared to 4.6% of students who were non-economically

. Plainly state the current condition using precise numbers and percentages as revealed by past, current and multiple sources of data. These should be based solely on data outcomes. Cite the source of data used.

Example of Current Academic State: -Thirty-four percent (34%) of students in the achievement gap scored proficient on KPREPReading.-From 2018 to 2020, the school saw an 11% increase in novice scores in reading amongstudents in the achievement gap.-Fifty-four percent (54%) of our students scored proficient in math compared to the stateaverage of 57%.

Example of Non-Academic Current State: -Teacher Attendance: Teacher attendance rate was 84% for the 2019-20 school year – adecrease from 92% in 2017-18.-The number of behavior referrals increased from 204 in 2018-19 to 288 in 2019-20.-Survey results and perception data indicated 62% of the school’s teachers receivedadequate professional development.



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disadvantaged. All above data was from the 2018-2019 KPREP Data as Kentucky did not have state wide KPREP testing due to Covid 19. -Fall MAP Reading Data indicated all grade levels 1-5 have a range of 65%-82% of students scoring in the 61%ile in math and 62%-83% scoring in the 61%ile in reading. Current State: - VPE currently has 706 students enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year which is a decrease of roughly 70 students since last year. For the past four years, we have kept enrollment numbers between 760-795 this decrease can be attributed to the current pandemic.-53% of the student population are male and 46% are female.-27.52% of the student population qualifies for free and /or reduced lunch which is an increase of 3% from last year. -The largest ethnicity group is white with 71% followed by African Americans with 11%, Asian with 7%, Two or more races 5.5% , Hispanic 4.8% and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander with .001%.- VPE's four- year attendance average is 96.49% of students in attendance each day. We have not put this year's attendance into account due to the way participation attendance is being taken.-10.78% of the student population are receiving special education services-8.79% of the student population are actively receiving English Language Learner services and there is an additional 4.40% of the student population who are being monitored in the ELL department as they are RFP. - During the 2019-2020 school year there were 86 behavioral events during the 2018-2019 school year, there were 72 behavioral events which were a significant increase from the 2017-2018 school year where there were 37 events. When looking at the data from last year if we were to have stayed in school during the likelihood that the behavior events would have increased further is highly likely - 2019-2020 FCPS Family Survey indicated families are very happy with the state of the school: 96% of families stated their child's school was invested in their child and 97% stated that my child and family feel welcomed at school and 96% stated that their child enjoys school. - 2019-2020 FCPS Family Survey stated that 98% of families attended 1 or more parent-teacher conferences last year.-2019 Student Engagement Survey stated 68% of students indicated that when in class "I always want to do my best." Students also responded that when going to school...it is something they look forward to (35%), is something that I know will help me in the future (34%), helps me be a better student (37%), and allows me to show how much I care about my school (22%). All these responses indicate a positive reflection of school with students. -2019-2020 Staff Impact Teacher Survey Results - All areas were above the state and district with the two highest areas being 92% of school leadership and the perceptions of the school leadership's effectiveness along with 94% of staff- leadership relationships relations and perceptions of faculty and staff relationship with school leaders.




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Priorities/Concerns

-ELL students scoring novice on KPREP math are 12.5% compared to non-ELL of7.7%-Students with a disability scoring novice on KPREP math are 39% compared tostudents without a disability are 4%.-students identified as economicallydisadvantaged had 19% scoring novice on KPREP math as compared to 4.6% ofstudents who were non-economically disadvantaged. -56.3% of ELL students scorednovice on KPREP in reading as compared to 8.3% of non-ELL students.-43.9% ofstudents identified with a disability scored novice on KPREP in reading as comparedto 6.2% of students without an IEP or identified as having a disability. -20.2% ofstudents identified as economically disadvantaged scored novice as compared to7.5 % identified as non-economically disadvantaged on KPREP reading.

. Clearly and concisely identify areas of weakness using precise numbers and percentages. NOTE: These priorities will be thoroughly addressed in the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) diagnostic and template.

Example: Sixty-eight (68%) of students in the achievement gap scored below proficiency on the KPREP test in reading as opposed to just 12% of non-gap learners.




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Trends

Without new KPREP data from the 2019-2020 school year, we are continuing to reflect on the KPREP trends from the past 4 years. When looking at reading data for the past six years (without KPREP this last year) there is a slight decline in the percent of students scoring proficient and distinguished. While this is a slight decline each year it is causing an increase in other areas (apprentice/novice). When analyzing math KPREP data, Veterans Park had the following scores: 2015 84% of students were proficient/distinguished, in 2016 78.1% were proficient/distinguished, in 2017 74.9% were proficient/distinguished, in 2018 72.7% were proficient/ distinguished and this past year (2019) 71.3% were proficient/distinguished. The same thing has happened in reading over the past six years. In 2015, 81.4% of students were proficient/ distinguished then in 2016 only 81.2% of students were proficient/distinguished, in 2017 only 73.2% of student scored proficient/ distinguished, in 2018 71.1% of students scored proficient/distinguished in math then this past spring (2019) 74.5% of students scored proficient/distinguished. Both of these declines have been slight but steady over time with the exception of reading going up this past spring. Even though Veterans Park has increased in student population by 150 students four years ago, and then had a slight drop, the decline had already started prior to the redistricting and student increase.

. Analyzing data trends from the previous two academic years, which academic, cultural and behavioral measures remain significant areas for improvement?




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Potential Source of Problem

When working with the leadership team, last year and the previous year it was determined that our two areas of concern at Veterans Park Elementary are #4 - Reviewing, Analyzing and Applying Data Results as well as #3 Design and Delivery Assessment in Literacy. When working through our SWOT analysis we were very critical of ourselves. We do collect a lot of data on students through MAP, FAST, Formative and Summative Assessments. This data is used to help drive our instruction or talk as a team about individual student needs in their tiered instruction. This has been a focus of our last three school years and continues to be an area of focus for the 2019-2020 school year and will continue during the 2020-2021 school year. VPE was aware that our current MTSS model was not necessarily moving kids or making the necessary changes needed to positively affect student learning we have continued to fine-tune that process. Therefore, last year we were intently focused on the reading aspect and are working to make these same changes to the math portion of MTSS. We then worked on revamping the system to better communicate data and make time to analyze this data to drive our instruction. Last year, we intentionally looked at the 5 paraprofessionals schedules that are not assigned to Kindergarten and have placed these assistants in grade levels based on data needs. Last year this allowed for extra support in fourth-grade reading and third-grade math. During the 2020-2021 start of the school year, we are paring all staff with a homeroom/special education teacher to ensure support is given to allow for targeted small group instruction in all grade levels. We will continue to review data throughout the year and make necessary adjustments. This year we will continue working on having our professional learning communities having a weekly focus on data in academic areas while unpacking and analyzing the new standards. Ensuring the new standards are understood by staff is critical for successful delivery to students. While unpacking standards, the staff will continue working on determining what assessment criteria will look like and how do we

. Which processes, practices or conditions will the school focus its resources and efforts upon in order to produce the desired changes? Note that all processes, practices and conditions can be linked to the six Key Core Work Processes outlined below:

KCWP 1: Design and Deploy Standards KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction KCWP 3: Design and Deliver Assessment Literacy KCWP 4: Review, Analyze and Apply Data KCWP 5: Design, Align and Deliver Support KCWP 6: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP 1 Strategic Design and Deploy Standards.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%202%20Strategic%20Design%20and%20Deliver%20Instruction.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%203%20Strategic%20Design%20and%20Deliver%20Assessment%20Literacy.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP 4 Strategic Review Analyze and Apply Data.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP 5 Strategic Design Align Deliver Support Processes.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP 6 Strategic Establish Learning Culture and Environment.pdf



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communicate that assessment criteria to our students. Having staff utilizing the plan-do-study-act model when looking at student data will help to address the problem of practice in closing the gaps at VPE.




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Strengths/Leverages

VPE has a proficiency score of 91.2 on KPREP. VPE's separate academic indicator index was 80.4 according to KPREP.71.2% of students are scoring proficient or distinguished on KPREP math. 74.5% of students are scoring proficient or distinguished on KPREP reading.VPE is a positive place to learn as indicated by results in the student survey:-2019 Student Engagement Survey stated 68% of students indicated that when in class "I always want to do my best." Students also responded that when going to school...it is something they look forward to (35%), is something that I know will help me in the future (34%), helps me be a better student (37%), and allows me to show how much I care about my school (22%). All these responses indicate a positive reflection of school with students. VPE is a positive place to work as indicated by the results in the staff survey:-2019-2020 Staff Impact Teacher Survey Results - All areas were above the state and district with the two highest areas being 92% of school leadership and the perceptions of the school leadership's effectiveness along with 94% of staff-leadership relationships relations and perceptions of faculty and staff relationship with school leaders. learning (95%), students understand (88%), students are able to explain (95%) students know (35%).-2019 Staff Climate & Culture Teacher Survey Results - Describe four words how you feel while at work: Supported (70%), Appreciated (65%), Happy (58%), Encouraged (53%)

. Plainly state, using precise numbers and percentages revealed by current data, the strengths and leverages of the school.

Example: Graduation rate has increased from 67% the last five years to its current rate of 98%.




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Attachment Summary

2020-2021 School Assurances




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Introduction

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Schools Identified for Targeted Support and Improvement

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IntroductionAssurances are a required component of the improvement planning process (703 KAR 5:225). Please read each assurance carefully and indicate whether your school complies by selecting the appropriate response (Yes, No or N/A). If you wish to provide further information or clarify your response, space for comments is provided. Comments are optional. You may upload any supporting documentation as needed.




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Teacher Performance

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N/ACOMMENTS

1. The KDE focuses on promoting equitable access to effective educators for all students,including minority students, those experiencing poverty, English learners and students with disabilities. Therefore, all districts and schools are charged with ensuring equitable access to experienced and effective educators. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each school to report data regarding ineffective teachers. An ineffective teacher receives a summative effectiveness rating of “ineffective” as determined through the local performance evaluation system that meets the requirement established by KRS 156.557. An ineffective teacher consistently fails to meet expectations as determined by a trained evaluator, in competencies identified as the performance criteria in the Kentucky Framework for Teaching.

Due to the passage of Senate Bill 1 (2017), the measure and method for collecting teacher and leader effectiveness data was adjusted to fulfill the state law regarding district reporting and data collection. Number of students taught by ineffective teachers is self-reported by each school, in aggregate, by subpopulation. Names of ineffective teachers are not provided/collected.

Responses to this assurance will be collected in the Kentucky Equitable Access to Effective Educators Survey. Responses to each survey question should be based on data from the 2019-20 school year. This survey collects data on ineffective teachers only. Data on inexperienced and out-of-field teachers is collected using the EPSB identification number provided in Infinite Campus. Please be sure all teachers have an EPSB number on file.

Once you have completed the survey, return to the 2020-21 Phase Two: School Assurances diagnostic to certify that your school has completed the survey and to complete the remaining assurances on the diagnostic.

I certify this school has accurately completed the Kentucky Equitable Access to Effective Educators Survey by opening the survey link, entering all requested information, and submitting the completed survey as directed. I also certify that all certified staff members have an EPSB number entered in Infinite Campus.

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Title I Schoolwide Programs

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2. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed a comprehensive plan during a 1-year period or qualifies for an exception under Section 1114(b)(1) of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

3. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed a comprehensive plan with the involvement of parents and other members of the community to be served as well as individuals who will carry out such plan (e.g. teachers, administrators, classified staff, etc.) as required by Section 1114(b)(2) of ESSA.

4. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed a comprehensive plan that will remain in effect for the duration of the school's participation under Title I, Part A of ESSA as required by Section 1114(b)(3) of ESSA.

5. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed a comprehensive plan that is available to district leadership, parents, and the public and in an understandable and uniform format as required by Section 1114(b)(4) of ESSA.




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N/ACOMMENTS

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6. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed acomprehensive plan that, to the extent appropriate and applicable, coordinates with other federal, state, and local programs, including but not limited to the implementation of improvement activities in schools identified for comprehensive or targeted support and improvement, as required by Section 1114(b)(5) of ESSA.

7. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed acomprehensive plan that is based on a comprehensive needs assessment, which included a review of academic achievement data, and includes, among other items, a description of the strategies the school will implement to address school needs as required by Section 1114(b)(6) of ESSA. The comprehensive needs assessment was developed with the participation of individuals who will carry out the schoolwide program plan, and the school documents how it conducted the needs assessment, the results it obtained, and the conclusions it drew from those results, as required by 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200.26.

8. If the school is implementing a schoolwide program, the school developed, pursuant toSection 1114(b)(7), a comprehensive plan that includes a description of the strategies to be implemented to address school needs, including how such strategies: (1) provide opportunities for all children; (2) use methods and instructional strategies that strengthen the academic program in the school, increase learning time, and provide an enriched and accelerated curriculum; and, (3) address the needs of all children through, for example, the following activities: school-based mental health programs; a tiered model to prevent and address behavioral problems; professional development to



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improve instruction and use of data from academic assessments, and to recruit and retain effective teachers; and/or, strategies for assisting preschool children transition to local elementary school programs.

9. The school regularly monitors the implementation and results achieved by the schoolwide program, using data from the State's annual assessments and other indicators of academic achievement. The school determines whether the schoolwide program has been effective in increasing the achievement of students in meeting the challenging State academic standards, particularly for those students who had been furthest from achieving the standards. The school revises the plan as necessary based on student needs and on the results of the regular monitoring, to ensure continuous improvement of students in the schoolwide program and to ensure that all students are provided opportunities to meet the challenging State academic standards, as required by Section 1114 (b)(3) of ESSA and 34 CFR 200.26.




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Title I Targeted Assistance School Programs

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N/ACOMMENTS

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N/ACOMMENTS

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N/ACOMMENTS

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10. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, participatingstudents are identified in accordance with Section 1115(c) and on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria.

11. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school servesparticipating students using resources under Title I, Part of ESSA to meet challenging state academic standards as required by Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of ESSA.

12. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school serves,pursuant to Section 1115(b)(2)(B) of ESSA, participating students using methods and instructional strategies to strengthen the academic program of the school, which may include, for example, expanded learning time, summer programs, and/or a tiered model to prevent and address behavioral problems.

13. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school servesparticipating students by coordinating with and supporting the regular educational program as required by Section 1115(b)(2)(C) of ESSA.



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14. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school serves participating students by providing professional development to, for example, teachers, administrators, classified staff, and/or other school personnel who work with participating students as required by Section 1115(b)(2)(D) of ESSA.

15. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school serves, pursuant to Section 1115(b)(2)(E) of ESSA, participating students by implementing strategies to increase the involvement of parents of participating students in accordance with Section 1116 of ESSA.

16. If the school is implementing a targeted assistance school program, the school serves participating students, to the extent appropriate and applicable, by coordinating with other federal, state, and local programs, including but not limited to the implementation of improvement activities in schools identified for comprehensive or targeted support and improvement, as required by Section 1115(b)(2)(F) of ESSA.

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participating students by reviewing the progress of participating students on an ongoing basis and revising the targeted assistance program, if necessary, to provide additional assistance to meet challenging state academic standards as required by Section 1115(b) (2)(G) of ESSA.




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Schools Identified for Targeted Support and Improvement

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N/ACOMMENTS

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N/ACOMMENTS

18. If identified for targeted support and improvement, including additional targetedsupport and improvement, pursuant to Section 1111(d)(2) of ESSA, the school developed and implemented a plan to improve student outcomes that, among other items, was informed by all indicators, including student performance against long-term goals; included evidence-based interventions; and, approved by local leadership. For reference, “evidence-based” is defined in ESSA Section 8101(21).

19. If identified for additional targeted support and improvement pursuant to Section1111(d)(2)(C), the school developed and implemented a plan to improve student outcomes that also identified resource inequities to be addressed through implementation of such plan.




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All School Programs

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N/ACOMMENTS

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N/ACOMMENTS

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20. The school provides professional development for staff that is in accordance with thepurpose of Title II of ESSA; addresses the needs of all students; and, strives to ensure all students are college, career and transition ready as intended by Section 2103 of ESSA, which governs the local use of Title II funding.

21. The school ensures that the use of federal funding, including expenditures forcertified or classified positions (e.g. counselors, nurses, media specialists, etc.), is reasonable and necessary in compliance with 2 CFR 200.403 and 200.405.

22. The school ensures that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in a programsupported with Title I, Part A funding meet applicable state requirements as required by Section 1111(g)(2)(J) of ESSA.

23. The school distributes to parents and family members of participating children, or allchildren in a schoolwide program, a written parent and family engagement policy, which is agreed on by such parents, that describes the means for carrying out the requirements of ESSA Section 1116 (c) through (f). The school makes the policy available to the local community and updates it periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. For reference, Section 1116(b) of ESSA allows existing parent and family




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engagement policies the school may have in place to be amended to meet the requirements under Title I, Part A.

24. The school convenes an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents ofparticipating children, or all children in a schoolwide program, are invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school's participation in Title I, Part A and to explain the requirements of Title I, Part A, and the right of the parents to be involved, as required under Section 1116(c)(1).

25. The school offers a flexible number of meetings to parents, such as meetings in themorning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement (ESSA Section 1116(c)(2).

26. The school involves parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in theplanning, review, and improvement of programs under Title I, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan undersection 1114(b), except that if a school has in place a process for involving parents in the joint planning and design of the school's programs, the school may use that process, if such process includes an adequate representation of parents of participating children (ESSA Section 1116 (c)(3)).




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27. The school provides parents of participating children, or all children in a schoolwideprogram—

A. timely information about programs under Title I;B. a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms ofacademic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels ofthe challenging State academic standards; andC. if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestionsand to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children,and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible (ESSA Section 1116(c)(4)).

28. If the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b) is not satisfactory to theparents of participating children, the school submits any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the local educational agency.

29. The school jointly develops with parents for all children served under this part aschool-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards. The compact meets the requirements outlined in ESSA 1116(d)(1-2).




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30. The school provides assistance to parents of children served by the school inunderstanding such topics as the challenging State academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor a child's progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children, as required by ESSA Section 1116(e)(1).

31. The school provides materials and training to help parents to work with their childrento improve their children's achievement, such as literacy training and using technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy), as appropriate, to foster parental involvement, as required in ESSA Section 1116(e)(2).

32. The school educates teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals,and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school, as required in ESSA Section 1116(e)(3).




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33. To the extent feasible and appropriate, the school coordinates and integrates parentinvolvement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conducts other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children (ESSA Section 1116(e)(4)).

34. The school ensures that information related to school and parent programs,meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children, or all children in a schoolwide program, in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand, as required in ESSA Section 1116(e)(5).

35. To the extent practicable, the school provides opportunities for the informedparticipation of parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents understand (ESSA Section 1116(f)).




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2020-21 Phase Three: Professional Development Plan for SchoolsThe purpose of this diagnostic is to support the school in designing and implementing a professional development plan that aligns to the goals established in KRS 158.6451 and the local needs assessment. The basis of the professional development plan aligns to 704 KAR 3:035, which states the following:

Annual Professional Development Plan:

Section 2. Each local school and district shall develop a process to design a professional development plan that meets the goals established in KRS 158.6451 and in the local needs assessment. A school professional development plan shall be incorporated into the school improvement plan and shall be made public prior to the implementation of the plan. The local district professional development plan shall be incorporated into the district improvement plan and posted to the local district Web site prior to the implementation of the plan.

Section 3. Each school and local district professional development plan shall contain the following elements:

1. A clear statement of the school or district mission2. Evidence of representation of all persons affected by the professional development plan3. A needs assessment analysis4. Professional development objectives that are focused on the school or district mission, derivedfrom the needs assessment, and specify changes in educator practice needed to improve studentachievement; and5. A process for evaluating impact on student learning and improving professional learning, usingevaluation results

The mission of Veterans Park Elementary is to help all students achieve at high levels to ensure their success in school and life.

Per our needs assessment we identified the following: -ELL students scoring novice on KPREP math are 12.5% compared to non-ELL of 7.7%-Students with a disability

1. What is the school's mission?

2. The needs assessment provides the framework for all schools to clearly identifytheir most critical areas for improvement that will be addressed in the planning process through the development of goals, objectives, strategies and activities.

Based on the most critical areas for improvement identified in the completed needs assessment per 703 KAR 5:225 (3), what are the school's top two priorities for professional development that support continuous improvement?

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/kar/704/003/035.pdf

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/703/005/225.pdf




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scoring novice on KPREP math are 39% compared to students without a disability are 4%.-Students identified as economically disadvantaged had 19% scoring novice on KPREP math as compared to 4.6% of students who were non-economically disadvantaged. -56.3% of ELL students scored novice on KPREP in reading as compared to 8.3% of non-ELL students.-43.9% of students identified with a disability scored novice on KPREP in reading as compared to 6.2% of students without an IEP or identified as having a disability. -20.2% of students identified as economically disadvantaged scored novice as compared to 7.5 % identified as non-economically disadvantaged on KPREP reading. Based on this information and our current state of remote teaching and learning during the 2020-2021 school year, Veterans Park Elementary has determined the two biggest needs/priorities for professional development are the following: * Increase staff skillset in delivering instruction remotely and strengthen our instructional model. * Increase staff skillset in technology to increase competence with technology to support the delivery of instruction.

The two priorities at VPE are: * Increase staff skillset in delivering instruction remotely and strengthen our instructional model. * Increase staff skillset in technology to increase competence with technology to support delivering instruction. These priorities relate to the school goals in that they are going to impact all aspects of teaching and learning with the current state of remote teaching. Without focusing on the technology and delivery model we will not be able to target any of the needs within the building. Students are also coming back with so many more computer technology skills, with their use of Google classroom, Zoom, and Chromebooks during Distance Learning. So even when not in the "remote learning" stages, we will need to be prepared with a new level of student technical competence.

The staff and professional development committee felt that it was essential to implement a book study of "The Distance Learning Playbook" with a focus on the development of the use of instructional technology to improve student engagement, motivation, and achievement. With varying levels of instructional technology knowledge and ability across the building, we created targeted technology learning sessions that enabled each teacher to get to what they needed.

3. How do the identified top two priorities of professional development relate toschool goals?

4a. For the first priority need, what are the specific objectives for the professional development aligned to the school goal(s)? Consider the long and short term changes that need to occur in order to meet the goal.




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The intended results were to improve the educator delivery method of instruction to increase students' achievement and understanding.

The staff will look at a multitude of assessments (MAP, FAST, Unit Test, Exit Slips, Etc.) to determine if the delivery model of remote virtual instruction was successful in increasing student understanding of the instructional standards.

All certified staff members will be part of the professional learning.

Students, teachers, and administration will be impacted by this professional learning.

VPE was able to utilize in-house staff to meet the technology development needs. We did have to purchase the Distance Learning Playbook for all staff which was $5000.

The professional development committee has determined that we will utilize our PLC time once a month to extend our book study research and provide more guidance to staff.

4b. What are the intended results? (student outcomes; educator beliefs, practices, etc.)

4c. What will be the indicators of success? Consider the completed actions or markers that need to occur that would indicate the goals and objectives have been achieved.

4d. Who is the targeted audience for the professional development?

4e. Who is impacted by this component of professional development? (students, teachers, principals, district leaders, etc.)

4f. What resources are needed to support the professional development? (staff, funding, technology, materials, time, etc.)

4g. What ongoing supports will be provided for professional development implementation? (coaching, professional learning communities, follow up, etc.)

4h. How will the professional development be monitored for evidence of implementation? Consider data (student work samples, grade-level assessments, classroom observations, etc.) that will be gathered, persons responsible and frequency of data analysis.




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VPE will utilize data from student assessments along with teacher impact surveys to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of digital learning throughout the building. Team leads will work with the leadership team to review data and determine next steps if necessary.

In order to work on our second priority need, we will be implementing implicit bias training along with a book study using the book "White Fragility". As our student population continues to become more diverse and our staff population, not 100% matching the diversity of our student body, it is essential that we work to grow our knowledge and understanding of other groups/cultures in our building and how our implicit biases may impact us as educators.

The intended result is to bring cultural competency for the staff and impact educator beliefs that will become apart of their instruction with all students.

An indicator of success that we will be looking for is the participation and engagement of the staff along with the instructional/behavioral changes that are implemented into their teaching craft.

Veterans Park Educators and Staff

Students and staff will be impacted by the growth and understanding provided in the learning process.

5a. For the second priority need, what are the specific objectives for the professional development aligned to the school goal(s)? Consider the long and short term changes that need to occur in order to meet the goal.

5b. What are the intended results? (student outcomes; educator beliefs, practices, etc.)

5c. What will be the indicators of success? Consider the completed actions or markers that need to occur that would indicate the goals and objectives have been achieved.

5d. Who is the targeted audience for the professional development?

5e. Who is impacted by this component of professional development? (students, teachers, principals, district leaders, etc.)

5f. What resources are needed to support the professional development? (staff, funding, technology, materials, time, etc.)




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Purchase of "White Fragility" for staff - $1000.00

Follow up monthly discussions around implicit bias and race.

Teacher feedback and discussions as to the impact of the knowledge.

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5g. What ongoing supports will be provided for professional development implementation? (coaching, professional learning communities, follow up, etc.)

5h. How will the professional development be monitored for evidence of implementation? Consider data (student work samples, grade-level assessments, classroom observations, etc.) that will be gathered, persons responsible and frequency of data analysis.

6. Optional Extension: If your school has identified additional professional developmentpriorities that you would like to include, you may upload an attachment with the answers to question 3 and a-h as seen in questions 4 and 5. If you do not wish to include an optional extension, please list N/A in the space provided below.




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Closing the Achievement Gap




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2020-21 Phase Three: Closing the Achievement Gap Diagnostic

The Closing the Achievement Gap Report is required by KRS 158.649, which requires the school-based decision making council, or the principal if no council exists to set the school's targets for eliminating any achievement gap. The targets should be established with input from parents, faculty, and staff and submitted to the superintendent for consideration and the local board of education for adoption.

In addition to being a legal mandate, the Closing the Achievement Gap Report is also a vital component of the continuous improvement process. The report is designed to underscore a school's trend data (i.e. two-year window) relating to its individual gap groups. Upon completion of the Closing the Achievement Gap Report, schools will have already engaged in a significant piece of school improvement work by intentionally focusing on the gaps that exist among its underserved student populations.


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I. Achievement Gap Group Identification Schools should use a variety of measures and analysis to conduct its annual Closing the Achievement Gap Report pursuant to KRS 158.649.

See Attached

. Complete the Achievement Gap Group spreadsheet and attach it.

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II. Achievement Gap Analysis

Veterans Park utilizes the PLC framework and at each grade level teachers view students within their grade level/team not only as their students but the team's students. Each week teams meet to focus on student growth and data for the following: Reading, Writing, Math, Multi-Tiered Support System, student growth data and any other area of need that may arise. Prior to the school year beginning, the leadership team, which consists of one representative from each grade level, special ed, interventionist, ELL and special area representative, meet to work together collaboratively with the school leadership team to analyze data to determine student needs. Veterans Park Elementary also provides many opportunities for parents to become involved and create partnerships with their student's teachers.

Without having testing this past spring we are utilizing previous data. Over the last two years, the data shows that Veterans Park has reduced and/or closed the gap by increasing the percentage of students scoring distinguished in reading with a disability from 7.7% to 12.2%. The same thing holds true with our economically disadvantaged students in that we had 20.2% scoring distinguished this year in reading and last year we only had 7.9%. We also reduced the percentage of novice economically disadvantaged students from 21.3% to 20.2% in reading this year. When looking specifically at our African American population we increased the percent of students scoring distinguished in reading from 9.7% to 11.4% and reduced the novice from 35.5% to 25.7%. When looking at achievement gaps in math for students at Veterans Park there was a large increase in students scoring distinguished going from 2.6% to 7.3% and the percent of novice has been reduced from 41% to 39%. When looking at the students who are economically disadvantaged we increased the students scoring distinguished in math from 15.7% to 20.2% and reduced the novice from 24.7% to 19%. VPE's African American students have also made gains in math with decreasing the percentage of novice from 35.5% to 25.7%. When looking at achievement gaps in math for students at Veterans Park there was a large increase in students scoring distinguished going from 2.6% to 7.3% and the percent of novice has been reduced from 41% to 39%. When looking at the students who are economically disadvantaged we increased the students scoring distinguished in math from 15.7% to 20.2% and reduced the

A. Describe the school's climate and culture as they relate to its achievement gappopulation.

B. Which achievement gaps has the school successfully closed? Use specific datafrom the previous two academic years when analyzing trends.




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novice from 24.7% to 19%. VPE's African American students have also made gains in math with increasing the percentage of distinguished from 3.2% to 11.4% and proficient from 35.5% to 40% while reducing the novice from 35.5% to 22.9%.

With the increase in population, over the past four years Veterans Park has had an increase in our GAP group population. The only gap group that we have within VPE are free and reduced lunch for the 2018-2019 testing year however this current school year has data indicating that we will have GAP groups for free and reduced lunch, students with disability and African American students. We have shown improvements in the area of addressing the needs of students with economic disadvantage by decreasing the number of novice students in this sub-category in both reading (21.3% to 20.2%) and in math (24.7% to 19%) while increasing the number of distinguished in both reading (20.2% from 7.9) and in math (20.2% from 15.7%).

There are three groups at Veterans Park that makeup GAP groups including Free/ Reduced, Disability and African American. Over the last three-years trend data, free/ reduced had been trending down until this year where VPE had major gains in both reading and math with novice reduction and an increase in students scoring distinguished in both reading and math. In previous years VPE has not had enough students to make up a GAP group in students with disability and African Americans and therefore had not had these groups as part of our accountability index.

Two years ago VPE was awarded the Read to Achieve Grant to support students struggling in the area of reading with a highly trained full time reading intervention teacher. The RTA grant focuses on early reading intervention (K-3) for students who are scoring novice on MAP and FAST data. The grant is targeting these students to build reading foundational skills in order to bring students up to grade level. The grant teacher along with a lower primary teacher in the building are also provided with ongoing professional development to learn instructional strategies. They will

C. Based upon the analysis of the school's achievement gap data, identify the gap groupsand content areas where the school has shown improvement. Use specific data from the previous two academic years when analyzing trends.

D. Based upon the analysis of the gap data, identify the gap groups and content areaswhere the school has lacked progression or regressed. Use specific data from the previous two academic years when analyzing trends.

E. Describe the processes, practices and/or conditions that have prevented the schoolfrom closing existing and persistent achievement gaps.




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then share these strategies with colleagues in PLC meetings and staff meetings along with implementing the strategies in their instruction. Every other month at Veterans Park new instructional staff meet with the leadership team to participate in a New Staff PLC. This learning community provides opportunities for new staff to build their knowledge and understanding while developing instructional practices, working on student engagement and classroom management, along with assessment and parent communication. VPE has also focused on extended school funds to support early literacy and letter/sound identification with K/1 students with additional staff that worked with our lowest students. The New Staff PLC allows for the new staff to have a community to work with while providing a deeper understanding of the school's culture, climate, values, and beliefs about teaching, learning while providing rigor with student engagement. This year Veterans Park staff has been working to revamp our multi-tiered support system targeting student behavior with the implementation of a new SEL program Caring School Community while providing a deeper understanding of the school's culture, climate, values, and beliefs about teaching, learning while providing rigor with student engagement. The Veterans Park staff has also been working to revamp our multi-tiered support system targeting student instruction in tier 2 and tier 3. This was done by first revamping our master schedule to ensure that each grade level had a set intervention time that would allow for students to be pulled at a specific time that would not interfere with tier 1 instruction. This was done for both reading and math. VPE has also set aside time within the PLC to meet with the intervention team to look at student data and progress to make sure that we are working on the right skills and targeting students' individual needs.

Within the staffing at Veterans Park Elementary, we have matched the most skilled teachers and/or instructional leaders to work with our most struggling students in the areas of reading and math. With the increase in student population over the past four years, we have also increased the number of intervention staff to meet the student population's needs. This allows for many more of our Tier II and Tier III students to receive individualized instruction to target their skill deficits. We have also utilized our ESS money to be spent as a daytime waiver. This will allow us to have additional math instruction and intervention starting in March to make that final push prior to the end of the school year. Finally, the school leadership team is working with the PLC teams to analyze formative assessments to help in developing various instructional strategies for tier 2 intervention to demonstrate mastery of common core standards.

F. Describe the process used to involve teachers, leaders, and other stakeholders in thecontinuous improvement and planning process as it relates to closing the achievement gap. List the names and roles of strategic partners involved.




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This CSIP is developed and analyzed by the leadership team, team leads, and the SBDM Council. All PLC grade level teams review formative and summative achievement data to determine the impact of their instruction. The teams will look at the data to focus on gaps, achievement, and growth trends. These teams also meet with the intervention team to analyze formative data and create individual instructional plans based on the evidence from student's data. Having these PLC meetings allows for all stakeholders to communicate together and determine what is working for students and where instructional practices need to be adjusted or changed.

G. Describe in detail the school's professional development plan related to itsachievement gaps.

(Note: School-based decision making councils, or principals in schools where no council exists, are required by KRS 158.649(8) to submit revisions to the school improvement plan describing the use of professional development funds to reduce achievement gaps for review and approval by the superintendent. Superintendents shall report, pursuant to KRS 158.649(9), to the local school board and Commissioner of Education schools failing to meet targets to reduce the gap in student achievement for any student group two years in a row, and improvement plans for those schools will be subject to review and approval by KDE.)




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III. Planning the Work

MAP Data - Winter & Spring; FAST Progress Monitoring (Intervention); AIMSWEB (Intervention); Common Assessment Data - Wonders, Investigations, EnVisions, Amplify; PBIS School Behavioral Data - Office Referrals, Attendance, Shining Stars, Principal Pride & Joy, Proud Principal Post Cards

See Attached

. List all measurable goals for each identified gap population and content area for the current school year. This percentage should be based on trend data identified in Section II and based on data such as universal screeners, classroom data, ACT, and Response to Intervention (RTI). Content areas should never be combined into a single goal (i.e., Combined reading and math should always be separated into two goals – one for reading and one for math – in order to explicitly focus on strategies and activities tailored to the goal).

. Step 1: Download the Closing the Achievement Gap Summary spreadsheet. Step 2: Complete your findings and answers. Step 3: Upload the Completed Closing the Achievement Gap Plan Summary spreadsheet.

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2020-2021 VPE Achievement Gap Group Identification

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VPE Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)

Rationale School improvement efforts are a collaborative process involving multiple stakeholders. Through the improvement planning process, leaders focus on priority needs, funding, and closing achievement gaps among identified subgroups of students. When implemented with fidelity, the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) cultivates an environment that promotes student growth and achievement.

Operational Definitions Goal: Long-term three to five year targets based on the required school level goals. Elementary/middle schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, and growth. High schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, and transition readiness. Long-term targets should be informed by The Needs Assessment for Schools.

Objective: Short-term target to be attained by the end of the current academic year. There can be multiple objectives for each goal.

Strategy: An approach to systematically address the process, practice, or condition that the school will focus its efforts upon in order to reach its goals or objectives. There can be multiple strategies for each objective. The strategy can be based upon Kentucky’s six (6) Key Core Work Processes listed below or another established improvement approach (i.e. Six Sigma, Shipley, Baldridge, etc.).

Activity: Actionable steps used to deploy the chosen strategy. There can be multiple activities for each strategy.

Key Core Work Processes: A series of processes identified by the Kentucky Department of Education that involve the majority of an organization’s workforce and relate to its core competencies. These are the factors that determine an organization’s success and help it prioritize areas for growth.

• KCWP 1: Design and Deploy Standards• KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction• KCWP 3: Design and Deliver Assessment Literacy

• KCWP 4: Review, Analyze and Apply Data• KCWP 5: Design, Align and Deliver Support• KCWP 6: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment

Measure of Success: Criteria that shows the impact of the work. The measures may be quantitative or qualitative, but are observable in some way.

Progress Monitoring: Process used to assess the implementation of the plan, the rate of improvement, and the effectiveness of the plan. Should include timelines and responsible individuals.

Funding: Local, state, or federal funds/grants used to support (or needed to support) the improvement initiative.

Requirements for Building an Improvement Plan • There are six (6) required district goals: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, growth, and transition readiness.• The required school goals include the following:

o For elementary/middle school, these include: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, and, growth.o For high school, these include: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, and transition readiness.

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%201%20Strategic%20Design%20and%20Deploy%20Standards.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%201%20Strategic%20Design%20and%20Deploy%20Standards.pdf



https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%203%20Strategic%20Design%20and%20Deliver%20Assessment%20Literacy.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%204%20Strategic%20Review%20Analyze%20and%20Apply%20Data.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%205%20Strategic%20Design%20Align%20Deliver%20Support%20Processes.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%205%20Strategic%20Design%20Align%20Deliver%20Support%20Processes.pdf

https://education.ky.gov/school/csip/Documents/KCWP%206%20Strategic%20Establish%20Learning%20Culture%20and%20Environment.pdf

Explanations/Directions

Goal: Include long-term three to five year targets based on the required school level goals. Elementary/middle schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, and growth. High schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, and transition readiness. Long-term targets should be informed by The Needs Assessment for Schools.

Objective Strategy Activities Measure of

Success Progress Monitoring Funding

Include short-term targets to be attained by the end of the current academic year. There can be multiple objectives for each goal.

An approach to systematically address the process, practice, or condition that the school will focus its efforts upon in order to reach its goals or objectives. There can be multiple strategies for each objective. The strategy can be based upon Kentucky’s six (6) Key Core Work Processes listed above or another established improvement approach (i.e. Six Sigma, Shipley, Baldridge, etc.).

Include actionable steps used to deploy the chosen strategy. There can be multiple activities for each strategy.

List the criteria that shows the impact of the work. The measures may be quantitative or qualitative, but are observable in some way.

Discuss the process used to assess the implementation of the plan, the rate of improvement, and the effectiveness of the plan. Should include timelines and responsible individuals. Progress monitoring ensures that plans are being revisited and an opportunity to determine whether the plan is working.

List the funding source(s) used to support (or needed to support) the improvement initiative.

1: Proficiency Goal

Goal 1: Proficiency: By 2023, the school will increase the combined (reading and math) percentage of proficient/distinguished students to 77.75% Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding Objective 1: By May 2021, 75.7% of elementary students will score at or above proficiency in reading.

Strategy-KCWP 1: Design and Deploy Standards Continue to develop a system that allows for assess, review, and revise school curricula to support the assurance that all students have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for future success.

Activity-Essential & Enduring Standards Teachers meet weekly in grade level PLC teams to unpack essential standards and revise learning targets connected to KCSA including formative and summative assessment to determine the impact of teaching and learning. Each week the PLC are focused on a specific instructional component.

Lesson Plans Learning Targets Formative Assessments

Regular Education Special Education ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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Activity-Tier II Thursdays PLC teams meet regularly with intervention team to analyze formative assessments and to plan additional instructional strategies to determine mastery of standards. Staff will also be reviewing new standards and working on breaking down and unpacking standards.

Formative Assessments

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Objective 2: By May 2021, 72.5% of elementary students will score at or above proficiency in math.

Strategy-KCWP 4: Review, Analyze & Apply Data School leaders are continuing to ensure VPE has uniform way of examining and interpreting all of the data that is in their schools in order to determine priorities for school success. Likewise, teachers must have an established system for examining and interpreting

Activity- Common Assessment Review PLC teams will meet to review common assessment data and then determine gaps in learning. Re-teaching, and small intervention groups to meet the needs of individual students will address these gaps.

Formative/Summative Assessments

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Activity- Teacher Professional Development

Professional Growth Plans

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Goal 1: Proficiency: By 2023, the school will increase the combined (reading and math) percentage of proficient/distinguished students to 77.75%

Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding all of the data that is in their classrooms (e.g., formative, summative, benchmark, and interim assessment data) in order to determine priorities for individual student success.

Throughout the year, staff will have embedded professional learning to help grow their math instruction. Staff will also be attending the district provided professional development This will take place in PLC and/or staff. Staff will also be reviewing new standards and working on breaking down and unpacking standards.

Formative Assessments

Special Education ELL Teacher Intervention Teachers

2: Separate Academic Indicator

Goal 2: By 2023, Veterans Park Elementary will increase the specific academic indicator (science, social studies, writing) percentage of proficient/distinguished students from 61.6% to 70.4%.

Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding Objective 1 By 2021, the school will increase the specific academic indicator (science, social studies, writing) percentage of proficient/distinguished students from 61.6% to 63.4%

KCWP 1: Design & Deploy Standards - Develop a systematic approach for the design and deployment of standards in order to ensure that all students are being taught the standards at appropriate levels of rigor with fidelity

Science: PROCESS – The Instructional Leadership Team and Teachers will collaborate to establish a process for short-term curriculum review in order to monitor alignment between standards, learning targets, and assessments. The team will meet monthly to discuss outcomes, provide feedback, and plan next steps.

Lesson Plans Learning Targets Formative Assessments Written Plan Monthly Meeting Agendas & Minutes Walkthrough Data

Ongoing PLC – Grade Level Meetings Regular Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Special Area Teachers ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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Writing: PROCESS – The Instructional Leadership Team and Teacher will collaborate to establish a process for short-term curriculum review in order to monitor alignment between standards, learning targets, and assessments. The team will meet monthly to discuss outcomes, provide feedback, and plan next steps.

Lesson Plans Learning Targets Formative Assessments Written Plan Monthly Meeting Agendas & Minutes Walkthrough Data

Ongoing PLC – Grade Level Meetings Regular Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Special Area Teachers ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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Activity- Teacher Professional Development Throughout the year, staff will have embedded professional learning grow their writing instruction and the writing process in their classroom.

Lesson Plans Learning Targets Formative Assessments Written Plan Monthly Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Ongoing Professional Development Meetings Regular Education Teachers Special Education Teachers Special Area Teachers ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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3: Achievement Gap

Goal 3 (State your achievement gap goal.): Gap: By 2023, Veterans Park Elementary will increase the reading proficiency rate for students who qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch status from 53.6% to 64.1%. Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding Objective 1 By 2021, 55.7% of students qualifying for Free/Reduced Lunch will score at or above proficiency in reading.

Strategy-KCWP 4: Review, Analyze & Apply Data School leaders are continuing to ensure VPE has uniform way of examining and interpreting all of the data that is in their schools in order to determine priorities for school success. Likewise, teachers must have an established system for examining and interpreting all of the data that is in their classrooms (e.g., formative, summative, benchmark, and interim assessment data) in order to determine priorities for individual student success.

Activity-Tier III Intervention Team RTI team and grade level teachers meet regularly to analyze data, determine research based intervention strategies and assess the effectiveness of the intervention plan as evidenced by formative and summative data.

Tier II & III plans Progress Monitoring Plans Formative Assessments

On-Going Regular Education Intervention Teaches School Leadership

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Activity-Read to Achieve Grant K-3 students who need tier III reading instruction will receive research based reading instruction using the Leveled Literacy Intervention system.

Student Intervention plans MAP/FAST Data Guided Reading Assessment

RTA Grant Teacher KY RTA Grant / VPE matches $50,000

Activity-PLC Teams, PSP & IEP Goals Regular education, ELL and special education teachers will work collaboratively to write PSP and IEP goals to align with common core standards and data to support the individual needs of students.

IEP & PSP Plans Formative/Summative Assessments

On-Going Regular Education Special Education ELL Teachers School Leadership

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4: Growth

Goal 4: By 2023, Veterans Park Elementary will increase the growth rate of all students from 59.3 to 65.

Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding Objective 1 By 2021, the school will increase the growth rate of all students from 59.3% to 60.4%

Strategy-KCWP 4: Review, Analyze & Apply Data School leaders are continuing to ensure VPE has uniform way of examining and interpreting all of the data that is in their schools in order to determine priorities for school success. Likewise, teachers must have an established system for examining and interpreting all of the data that is in their classrooms (e.g., formative, summative, benchmark, and interim assessment data) in order to determine priorities for individual student success.

Activity-Formative Assessment Data Review PLC teams, intervention teachers, instructional support staff and school leadership will continually review formative assessment data to make certain Tier II and Tier III interventions are targeted on standards based instruction and interventions meet the changing individual needs of the student over time.

Formative Assessments On-Going Regular Education Special Education ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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Activity-Gifted & Talented Teachers will work collaboratively with the G/T coordinator to develop differentiated instruction to extend student learning for students who have already mastered grade level core content while increasing rigor and student engagement.

Formative/Summative Assessments

On-Going Regular Education Special Education ELL Teachers Gifted/Talented Coordinator

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Activity- Teacher Professional Development Throughout the year, staff will have embedded professional learning to help grow their math instruction. This will take place in PLC and/or staff meetings and teachers, school leadership and district personnel will work collaboratively to build understanding and knowledge or research based learning.

Professional Growth Plans Formative Assessments

On-Going Regular Education Special Education ELL Teachers Intervention Teachers School Leadership

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5: Transition Readiness

Goal 5: N/A

Objective Strategy Activities Measure of Success Progress Monitoring Funding Objective 1

Objective 2

6: Graduation Rate

Goal 6: N/A


Objective 2

7: Other (Optional)

Goal 7: N/A


Objective 2

Special Considerations for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools TSI schools must embed their subgroup(s) plan for improvement within their CSIPs. TSI stakeholders, including the principal and other school leaders, teachers, and parents, should carefully consider what must be done to ensure the subgroup(s) perform(s) at high levels in the state accountability system. In addition to identifying strategies and activities within the CSIP that address the specific needs of underperforming groups, provide narrative information regarding the additional requirements for TSI schools in the following chart: Components Of Turnaround Leadership Development And Support: Consider: How will you ensure that school leadership has or develops the skills and disposition to achieve accelerated, meaningful, and sustainable increases in student achievement for underperforming subgroups? Response:

Identification Of Critical Resources Inequities: Consider: Describe the process used to review the allocation and use of resources (people, time, and money), any resource inequities that were identified that may contribute to underperformance, and how identified resource inequities will be addressed. Response:

Targeted Subgroups and Evidence-Based Interventions: Consider: Identify the areas of need revealed by the analysis of academic and non-academic data that will be addressed through CSIP activities for your targeted subgroup(s). What evidence-based practice(s) will the school incorporate that specifically targets the subgroup(s) achievement that contributed to the TSI identification? How will we monitor the evidence-based practice to ensure it is implemented with fidelity? Complete the table below to document the evidence that supports the Activities outlined in this plan. Additional rows may be added to accommodate additional pieces of evidence.

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Evidence-based Activity Evidence Citation Uploaded in eProve

Train staff to implement inductive teaching strategies. Hattie, J. (2009). Visible Learning: a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Routledge: New York, NY. ☒

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Additional Actions That Address The Causes Of Consistently Underperforming Subgroups Of Students Consider: Describe the process used to review the learning culture related to your targeted subgroup(s) and any additional actions that were determined to address the causes of underperformance. Response:

Special Considerations for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Schools

Schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) must complete the CSIP process and meet all applicable deadlines while identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI). Following the completion of the school audit, CSI schools must revise their CSIP to account for the improvement priorities identified by the audit team. The newly revised CSIP, referred to as a Turnaround Plan, must include the following items: (1) evidence-based interventions to be utilized to increase student performance and address the critical needs identified in the school audit, (2) a comprehensive list of persons and entities involved in the turnaround efforts and the specific roles each shall play in the school’s turnaround process, and (3) a review of resource inequities, which shall include an analysis of school level budgeting to ensure resources are adequately channeled towards school improvement (703 KAR 5:280). Each of the three aforementioned requirements must be embedded throughout the CSIP document. Once the CSIP has been revised, the turnaround plan must be submitted to the LEA for approval before it is submitted to the Commissioner of Education for final approval.

Evidence-based Practices

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) created new expectations for evidence-based decision making at school and district levels. More specific information regarding evidence-based practices and requirements can be found on the Kentucky Department of Education’s Evidence-based Practices website. While evidence documentation in the CSIP is only required for schools identified for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), KDE encourages all school leaders to review evidence related to new programs, practices, or interventions being implemented in the school. In addition to documenting the evidence below, TSI and CSI schools are expected to upload a description of their evidence review process, the findings of their evidence review, and a discussion of the local implications into eProve. Specific directions regarding the documentation requirements can be found in the “Documenting Evidence under ESSA” resource available on KDE’s Evidence-based Practices website.

Complete the table below to document the evidence that supports the Activities outlined in this plan. Additional rows may be added to accommodate additional pieces of evidence.

Evidence-based Activity Evidence Citation Uploaded in eProve

Train staff to implement inductive teaching strategies. Hattie, J. (2009). Visible Learning: a synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Routledge: New York, NY. ☒

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