State of the School Address

1. State of the School Address January 15, 2014

2. School Performance Plan • Goals: • Improve writing • Demonstrated growth on common writing assessments based on RPEMS writing rubric • Improve math problem solving • Demonstrated growth on pre and post assessments • Demonstrated growth on unit post tests • Improve teacher performance • Monitoring growth on the Instructional Framework

3. 2013-2014 Budget review (non-staffing)

4. RPEMS 5 Year Strategic Plan - DRAFT • Purpose: • To maximize the potential of Roland Park Elementary/Middle School by engaging the whole community in actions to improve our institution in the areas of curriculum and instruction, school climate, and facilities and technology within the next five years

5. RPEMS 5 Year Strategic Planning • Forum Goals: • Create Visions for three strategic areas: • Curriculum & Instruction • School Climate • Facilities and Technology • Identify people willing to get involved in leading these initiatives.

6. RPEMS 5 Year Strategic Planning • Timeline: • Host community input forums • Compile the data • Incorporate the data into the 5 Year Plan – Draft • Report back at January 16th – State of the School (PTA General Membership Meeting) • By June 2014 - 5 Year Action Plan developed for each of the strategic areas that includes tasks, person(s) responsible, timeline, and desired outcomes • Share finalized actions plans at End of Year State of the School • September 1 begins Year 1 initiatives

7. Strategic Plan Framework Financial Plan and Strategy to Support Strategic Plan

8. Builds on Past Accomplishments

9. Curriculum and Instruction Actions • Enhance after care programs: • Implement daily activities that reinforce grade appropriate curriculum • Implement technology and foreign language programming as after care options • After-care providers, Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), Curriculum Committee (new committee)

10. Curriculum and Instruction Actions • Develop curriculum that is hands on and engaging: • Enhance Arts Integration by increasing partnerships and opportunities for more hands on learning through the arts • Integrate Common Core aligned project based learning at each grade level • ILT, Teacher Teams, Curriculum Committee

11. Curriculum and Instruction Actions • Reinvigorate Brain Targeted Teaching to serve as a model for teaching best practices: • Conduct school wide professional development on BTT (two study groups – new staff, BTT experienced staff) • Parent workshops and training on the BTT research and model • ILT, Teacher Teams, Curriculum Committee

12. Curriculum and Instruction Actions • Provide rich and challenging curriculum for all students: • Implement gifted curriculum in the elementary school • Re-structure middle school teams to create a balance of advanced programs across grade level (ING/GE; AA/GE) • ILT, Curriculum Committee, BCPS Advanced Learner Program Coordinator

13. School Climate Actions • Create a caring and comfortable environment for all stakeholders by setting expectations and developing positive relationships: • Develop RPEMS Code of Conduct for all stakeholders that details behavioral expectations and consequences • Expand/Implement 3R expectations of appropriate positive behavior to the adult community • Develop the cultural proficiency of all stakeholders by integrating and celebrating the diversity and cultures that are present within the RPEMS community • Climate Committee, Diversity Committee (new committee)

14. School Climate Actions • Develop stronger relationship between elementary and middle school community: • Develop buddy program that partners middle school students with elementary school students to serve as mentor and model for younger students • Partner new families to RPEMS with current RPEMS families to assist with transition to a new school • Elementary/Middle School Bridge Committee (new committee)

15. School Climate Actions • Develop and implement character education and wellness programming for all stakeholders: • Implement character education program in the style of Town Hall Meetings and other formats for elementary and middle school students to teach and reinforce positive character traits • Refine wellness opportunities and programming for all stakeholders • Climate Committee, Wellness Committee

16. School Climate Actions • Improve student/adult ratio: • Partner with volunteer organizations to add an extra adult into every elementary classroom • Develop “in-house” parent volunteer program to assist with classroom instruction, clerical tasks, recess support, library support, PBIS support, etc. • Principal’s Enrollment Task Force, Community Outreach Coordinator (new position)

17. Facilities and Technology • Renovate common spaces to create a practical, clean, inviting, cheerful, and inspiring environment: • Renovate bathrooms and cafeteria • Improve back field drainage for greater year-round usage • Create courtyard seating outside of cafeteria as a common gathering place • Enhance green space and practices • Green Committee, Facilities Committee (new committee)

18. Facilities and Technology • Develop systems and structures for safe travel and transitions on and around campus: • Develop safe patterns and policy for student drop-off and pick-up • Create/improve building and parking lot signage • Facilities Committee, School Police

19. Facilities and Technology • Establish infrastructure and technology hardware to support the development of tech skills for all students: • Establish building wireless internet access • Laptop carts for each grade level • Renovated library that includes an increased volume of computer stations for student use • Availability of tablets for student use • Technology Committee (new committee)

20. Measures of Achievement • School Climate: • Reduction in office referrals and suspension • Improved results on school climate survey • Certification as PBIS Gold School • Improved student/family retention rate from elementary to middle school • Curriculum and Instruction: • Certification as National Blue Ribbon School • Number of elementary students accepted into Ingenuity and Advanced Academic programs • Number of students attending entrance criteria or private high schools • Number of students taking honors and AP classes in high school • Student achievement on the PARCC assessment • Teacher performance improvements based on ratings derived from the Instructional Framework 2.0

21. Shared Responsibility and Accountability • Existing Teams and Committees: • PTA, Annual Fund, Alumni and Friends • Instructional Leadership Team • Engagement Team • Climate Committee • Wellness Committee • Attendance Committee • Green Committee • New Committees/Sub-Committees • Principal’s Enrollment Taskforce • Diversity Committee (climate sub-committee) • Elementary/Middle School Bridge Committee (climate sub-committee) • Facilities Committee • Technology Committee • Curriculum Committee (ILT sub-committee) • Community Outreach Coordinator

22. Committee Commitment Most committees meet monthly for 60 to 90 minutes Each person of the committee takes on a specific role and is expected to commit time outside of committee meetings to complete tasks Committees are responsible for reviewing school data related to their group’s purpose and complete tasks associated with addressing the growth areas identified within the data Some committees are focused and temporary while others are on-going

23. Questions/Comments