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Foothills Community School

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Major Focus of the School Improvement Plan for 2018-2020

This Aligns to the District Strategic Plan ...

A2.04: Instructional Teams will develop standards-aligned units of instruction for each subject and grade level. (5094)

A2.16: Units of instruction and activities will be aligned with AIG goals, ELL student progress, IEP goals and objectives for all students. (5106)

A4.01: The school will implement a tiered instructional system that allows teachers to deliver evidence-based instruction aligned with the individual needs of students across all tiers. (5117)

A4.14 The school provides all students with supports and guidance to prepare them for college and

careers (e.g., career awareness activities, career exploration, school visits). (5132)

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Priority 1: Future-Focused Students

Goal: “Each McDowell County Schools’ student will graduate READY for their future, whether college or career.”

Priority 3: Future-Focused Partnerships

Goal: “McDowell County Schools will leverage internal and external partnerships to optimize outcomes for students.”

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Two-Year Data Trend�

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G6R

G6M

G7R

G7M

G8R

G8M

G8S

OR

OM

2017-18

75%

55.6%

65.4%

50.6%

66.7%

57.6%

90.9%

69.4%

57.6%

2016-17

59.6%

44.9%

64.7%

38.2%

42.9%

35.7%

92.9%

59.1%

42.3%

Class of 2023 Cohort Data

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Our School Performance Data Reveal

the Following Strengths from 2017-18:

  • Classroom Observations and Walkthrough Data
    • Students are engaged in meaningful and relevant work
    • Students are engrossed in high levels of discourse
    • Students are provided tailored assistance based on needs
  • Teacher Planning
    • Interdisciplinary planning and support was strong
    • Teachers planned for transference practice
    • Intentional standards-based instruction
  • Community and Parent Involvement
    • 80% Parent/Guardian Involvement (Student-Led Conferences, FCS Parent Night, Open House, personal phone calls, use of Google Classroom, and letters home)
    • Increased use of ParentLink
    • Maintain high attendance rates

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Our Data Related to District Strategic Goals for 2017-18

  • Increase the amount of growth as a whole from 2016-17 ensuring BOE Subgoal 1.3: Annually, each MCS school, teacher, and student will meet or exceed expected growth as measured by the NC Accountability System.

School Growth

2016-17

2017-18

Math

-9.3

-1.99 (Met)

Reading

-5.2

.01 (Met)

Science

-1.4

2.3 (Exceeded)

Social Studies

-3.5

1 (Met)

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Our Data Reveal the

Following Areas of Concern:

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    • 6th Grade Support was needed
    • Clear academic expectations (where do we want our kids to be by when)
    • Professional development support to extend knowledge and strategies for ELL, AIG, SWD (embedded in meetings)
    • Common Summative/Formative Assessments to align effective practices
    • Stakeholders requested more 2-way communication
    • Business, industry, and community STEM education
    • Improvement in the on-boarding process

For federal reporting, the following groups show gaps that need to be addressed:

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AIG- +95% Proficiency, -2.04 Growth (not met)

SWD-16% Proficiency, -2.02 Growth (not met)

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What We Are Doing As a Result Is… �

  • Overall Strategies Used
    • Common Formative/Summative Assessments
    • Common Content Area Planning Times
    • Math Instruction Support - WIN support (3 classes)
    • Pyramid of interventions-MTSS (80% proficiency core instruction)
    • Professional development support to extend visible learning strategies and support subgroup growth (sp. AIG, SWD)
    • Clear communication of academic expectations for students/parents to ensure success
    • Targeted involvement with local groups, advisory support for transition and career/college exploration

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We will close gaps for our underperforming subgroups by:

-SWD: Accelerated Support to ensure grade level catch-up

-AIG:Professional Development, Dedicated WIN groups to support AIG enrichment