PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYSCHOOL REVIEW-BOARD PRESENTATIONDecember 11, 2018

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Principal: Jonathan ShearerAssistant Principal: Angelie Duimovic

Principal Intern: Delia Villanueva

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYENROLLMENT PROFILE 2018-19

Enrollment 546 studentsAfrican American 2%

Asian 14%

Hispanic 22%

Multi-Ethnic 14%

White 47%

Students receiving free/reduced lunch 7%

First language not English 11%(17 different languages)

• International Spanish Academy: 100%

• Special Education: 3%

• English Language Learners: 6%

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYSCHOOL OVERVIEW

• K-5 Spanish Immersion Choice School founded in 1986

• Member of BSD K-12 International Spanish Academy (ISA) with Tillicum MS, Newport HS

and Sammamish HS

• Students become bilingual, biliterate and multicultural via 90/10 Spanish immersion model

• Students receive BSD elementary curriculum in the Spanish language

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYSCHOOL OVERVIEW – LANGUAGE IMMERSIAN

• Performance data reflecting effectiveness of Spanish immersion model

• Students’ Spanish language performance above national average

• Reading Club intervention model resulting in increased reading proficiency

• Teachers innovating to develop Math curriculum extensions with Jing Mei

• 2017 425 Magazine Public Elementary School of the Year

• May 2018 NPR/KUOW Feature on Food Share Program with HopeLink

• 2017 and 2018 BSD/City of Bellevue Cafeteria Challenge winners

• Family and staff support for school move to Bellewood Campus – Breaking ground in July 2019

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYSCHOOL OVERVIEW – LANGUAGE IMMERSIAN

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYSTRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITIES FOR 2018-19

PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARYPRIORITIES - OVERVIEW

CULTURE AND CLIMATE• Shared Leadership Model• Equity and Inclusion Team leadership scaled to other school teams• Increase Staff Morale via professional development, support strategies & FISH! Philosophy

STUDENT WELL-BEING• Increasing Student Sense of Belonging• K-5 Bullying Prevention• Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) Strategies

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION• K-5 Balanced Literacy: Daily 5 & Daily CAFÉ Literacy Structures• Revising Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Process• Differentiating Curriculum for Advanced Math Learners

CULTURE & CLIMATEAREAS OF FOCUS STRENGTHENING STAFF MORALE

• Leadership changes• Perception of initiative overload• Curriculum alignment with Spanish language and immersion model• Changes in student SEL and program needs• Supporting families in language immersion

CULTURE AND CLIMATE - ROOT CAUSES

• Empowering staff through greater shared leadership• Spreading Equity and Inclusion work from one team to four primary leadership teams• Differentiating professional development for greater relevance and diverse staff needs• Redeveloping student intervention procedures and Family and Visitor Guidelines• Increasing staffing in Special Education, Counseling, General School Assistants• Increasing staff joy and energy through the FISH! Philosophy

CULTURE AND CLIMATE - ACTION STEPS

STUDENT WELL BEINGAREA OF FOCUS

STUDENT SENSE OF BELONGING

• The school language and home language divide• Building relationships in a foreign language• Not a neighborhood school• The need for more Social-Emotional Practices throughout the school• The expertise model

STUDENT WELL BEING - ROOT CAUSES

• Students in Leadership• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Lessons: Bullying Prevention, Kelso’s Choices, & Sense of

Belonging Common Lessons• PBIS: Strengthening MTSS Tier I and Redesigning Tier II• Monthly Focus of Virtues: Virtues Awards, Morning Announcements• Creating Traditions: Chants (School and Class)

STUDENT WELL BEING - ACTION STEPS

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAREAS OF FOCUS

ALIGNMENT AND CONSISTENCY

• Alignment in our K-5 balanced literacy practices• Staff turnover to the school/grade• Limited curriculum resources available in Spanish • Increased need for differentiated instruction

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION – ROOT CAUSES

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION – DATA ANALYSIS

5th Grade STAR MathBeginning of Year 2018

40% Above, 24% At Level, 36% Below

4th Grade STAR MathBeginning of Year 2018

32% Above, 44% At Level, 21% Below

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION – MEASURES BY STUDENT GROUP

• School-wide focus on guided reading and Daily 5/Daily CAFÉ structures • Instructional Leadership Team leading our focus on balanced literacy through ongoing

professional development• Extending math learning to differentiate for students through collaboration with curriculum

department and Jing Mei• Enhancing math instruction with high quality supplemental math resources in Spanish

HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION – ACTION STEPS

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