St Vrain Valley Schools

Strategic Plan - Student Achievement

One of the three focus areas for St. Vrain Valley School District Strategic Plan is Student Achievement. Student Achievement is separated into three components with each component having a separate objective, evidence of success, and strategy.

Literacy & Numeracy

Objective
To ensure that all students make continuous improvement toward meeting standards for literacy and numeracy.

Evidence of Success

By 2008-2009, the number of students scoring in the proficient range: 93% in reading, 92% in writing and 89% in math.*
The achievement gap in literacy and numeracy for under performing groups of students decreased.
The numbers of students on literacy plans decreased in each grade level.

Strategy

Improve the use of data by principals and teachers by acquiring a system that will allow all staff access to individual student data and a variety of useful ways to aggregate and disaggregate the data.
Refine literacy assessments to provide teachers with effective and efficient measures that can be used to monitor student achievement throughout the school year.
Create K-5 math assessments that can be used by teachers to monitor student achievement throughout the school year.
Refine the continuous improvement process to reflect the requirements of AYP, state accreditation and state accountability.
Provide targeted support for schools who fail to meet AYP, state accreditation indicators and/or score low on state accountability reports.
Continue to monitor schools and the District in meeting state accreditation and accountability requirements.
Improve performance of under performing groups of students in reading and math.
Create a process to provide quality early childhood experiences for 3, 4 and 5 year olds who need these experiences to be better prepared for kindergarten.
Continue to move literacy plans through the system and into high schools.
Monitor math performance and adjust materials to meet student needs. Provide training for staff on materials.

Additional information on the above listed strategies can be found in the published Strategic Plan.

Fully Implemented K-12 Standards-based Instructional Model

Objective
To put in place a fully-articulated and well understood standards-based instructional system that includes up-to-date standards, student assessments, data-driven decision-making about instructional planning, and a useful reporting system.

Evidence of Success

The District conducts ongoing reviews and refinements of standards.
Common assessments for content areas and grade levels is developed.
The Supervision/Evaluation process notes the increased use of assessment data for goal setting and instructional planning.
Achievement gaps for under performing groups in all content areas is reduced.

Strategy

Update system for developing, refining and sharing standards and common assessments.
Update a cyclical textbook/resource adoption system for all content areas.
Provide differentiated induction support to all teachers and administrators new to St. Vrain.
Continue standards-based teacher Supervision & Evaluation Pilot.
Design a standards-based process to supervise and evaluate administrators.
Focus professional development for teachers on the development of skills in planning, assessing, differentiating and reporting instruction.
Develop Instructional Coaches to support low performing schools.

Additional information on the above listed strategies can be found in the published Strategic Plan.

Preparation for Next Level of Schooling

Objective
To guarantee that all feeder systems identify a comprehensive plan to guide transitions for students at critical times in their schooling from pre-kindergarten through post-secondary.

Evidence of Success

Each feeder system has a K-12 transition plan identifying competencies needed for student success at the next level of schooling and information regarding the level of accomplishment of in-coming students.
Increased postgraduate satisfaction and success is measured through a follow-up survey.
Graduation rate of 90% for all subgroups of students is met or exceeded.

Strategy

Identify expectations, instructional approaches, and accompanying competencies and experiences in reading, writing and math that students need at each level of schooling to be successful.
- Create a process to provide quality early childhood experiences for 3, 4, and 5 year olds who need these experiences to be better prepared for kindergarten.
- Create comprehensive articulation/transition plans within feeder systems and between levels.
- Review and revise K-5 transition model for second language learners.
Implement transition plans for students with literacy needs in K-12.
- Continue to move literacy plans through the system and into the high schools.
Reevaluate and refine K-12 reporting systems and identify and implement systems that better inform parents and teachers about student performance in relationship to standards and readiness for next level of schooling.
- Research and implement electronic literacy plans K-12.
- Reevaluate UnitMaker/Reporting System in grades 6-8.
Create a four-year plan for students entering high school to increase graduation rate and address individual diverse needs.
Implement a post-graduation survey to study success of graduates from SVVSD.

Additional information on the above listed strategies can be found in the published Strategic Plan.

* All student performance goals are based on CSAP target levels including partially proficient, and advanced proficient as mandated by No Child Left Behind.