Kiela Bonelli, NBCT Principal...correlated to student achievement. 2006/2007 School Year Program...
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Kiela Bonelli, NBCT Principal
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Kiela Bonelli, NBCT
Principal
Palm Springs Unified School
District District is year 5 Program Improvement
Targets met by 12 schools (46%)
66.8% Free and Reduced Lunch (51%
County)
21.4 % drop-out rate
32% are English Language Learners (24%
County)
5 Schools continue to rank in the bottom
20%
Teacher average years of experience (12.3)
Demographics
95% Hispanic
85% English Language Learners
98% Poverty (Free/Reduced Lunch)
85% Parents do not have a high
school diploma
Class size 31+
We started with the data Youngest staff both in age and experience
Professional development was a one-size-fits all and we struggled to build capacity.
Teachers who left were highly qualified and easily found placement at higher performing school.
Number of teachers who left directly correlated to student achievement.
2006/2007 School Year
Program Improvement Year 5
Similar School Ranking – 1
45%/25% Teacher Turnover
School Academic Intervention
Team (SAIT)
89.98% Average Daily Attendance
178 Suspension Days
15% Attendance Back to School Night
24% Parent Conference Attendance
Julius Corsini Elementary
2007/2008
43 Credentialed teachers
97% Full Credential
One University Intern (P.E. Teacher)
Averages of:
5.7 years of teaching (12.3 district)
4 years in the district (9.1. district)
17 first/second year teachers- 39%
(15% district)
Professional
Development
Pedagogy SB472 Math
ELPD
SB472 Language!
Take One!
National Boards
TS4- West Ed
Strategies Thinking Maps
Write From the Beginning
Direct Instruction
Power Teaching
Technology
Conscientious Classroom
DATA Team
IWT Strategies
SAIT
Engagement
Academic Vocabulary
ELL strategies
Reflection Take One!
National Boards
Tiered Teacher
Coaching
Principal
Academic Coach
Why National Board
Certification/Take One!? Multipronged Approach
No single strategy will work
Ongoing customized job imbedded
professional development that built capacity
Options that differentiate for age, experience
level, competence, and content knowledge
What happened…
Collaboration by certificate area
Discussions changed to reflect more
instructional conversations.
Concern over students’ achievement since
teachers were so focused on their own
practices.
Ideas that have been generated
Collaboration with Palm Springs Teachers
Association
Julius Corsini Elementary
07-08 API target of 8 points
07-08 Actual growth of 55 points
Growth from 2005-2008
05 – API 604
08 – API 704
09 - API 744
One of 5 schools in California to exit P.I. year 5
09-10 Academic Results
Teacher Retention and Student
Achievement
% Teachers that Left API Growth
2004/2005 63%
35% mid-year
604 -24
2005/2006 25% 652 +48
2006/2007 45% and
25% mid-year
649 -11
2007/2008 12% 701 +56
2008/2009 1 teacher due to
retirement
747 +46
Julius Corsini Elementary Data
2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010
Average Daily
Attendance
89.98% 92.45% 93.68% 95.67%
Suspension/Disc
ipline Days
178 86 44 33
Results
Teacher Retention
Building a Collaborative Learning Community Strong focus on instruction
Improved Quality of Instruction Take control of professional development
Promote Standards-Based Education
Model Successful Teaching Practices
Improved Student Learning Address High-Needs Students
Working Effectively with Parents Change in Back to School Night (800 adults)
Parent Conferences (95%)
Where we are now…
2010 National School Change Award Winner (Panasonic, Association of School Administrators)
Exited out of Program Improvement Year 5 meeting all subgroup targets
California Similar School Ranking of 8
Increased Student Daily Attendance (89%-95.67%)
14 National Board Certified Teachers
9 Candidates pursuing Full Board Certification
Teachers want to transfer to Corsini
