BUILDING SOROCOS

STRATEGIC PLAN
(BOE Presentation 9.20.16)

Presented by LEADERSHIP TEAM

DARCI, RANDY, GEORGE, DAVID AND RIM

CMAS/PARCC DATA (Spring, 2016)

Where are we?
BELIEFS (Talking Points)
Where do we start?

About The Plan

(How we get there.)

KEY FOCUS STATEMENTS

What do we know?
ACADEMIC TARGETS FOR 2016-17
Where are we going?
VISION, MISSION, DISTRICT GOALS
How will we know were there?

CMAS/PARCC DATA (Spring 2016) - Where are we?

Good news for GROWTH of our students, more work to do on PROFICIENCY

See Soroco data from the Spring of 2016

2016-17 is Baseline year for PARCC and us
The work is on leadership and teachers, our experts in instruction
Adults have to go first
Kids will perform at the level teachers have in their mind
The floor is set by leadership and the Board of Education
The story of having such good kids
Theres no excuse for Hayden beating us in academics!

BELIEFS - Where do we start?

We MUST have a sense of urgency in every classroom, in every lesson, in

our action plan, and in everything we do!

We will not spend our time and energy disparaging...

Each other! E.g., how students come to us, having to do someone elses work of catching
students up, some students are just poor performers, etc.
CMAS/PARCC, state/local assessments, Colorado Academic Standards
Teaching to the test, Common Core, low expectations of any student
Or make excuses, e.g., small N sizes, bad parenting, high staff turnover
Any student with low expectations, teaching to the upper 15%, etc.

Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Work

We will not spend our time and energy disparaging.

Miss Downer

Mr. Slug

Each Other!

Parents!

Making Excuses!

CMAS/PARCC, etc.!

Some students wont make it, just like

his old man didnt. So what if theyre
poor at academics, they are such good
kids they deserve an A.

Its not my fault, its bad parenting. We

are just too small and dont have the
resources to do all those things. Our
kids dont need all this, I didnt get it
when I was in school and I turned out
fine.

Our n size is too low to get a valid

measure, so all the scores are invalid,
those tests are for large urban schools,
not us;

Mr. Slug passed these poor performing

students, now I have to do his job! The
elementary school sends kids to us
who cant read!

Mrs. Retirement

Mr. Eore

MUST HAVES:

KEY FOCUS
STATEMENTS
Where are we going?

Research says:

1. Time on task toward the

standards, viable curriculum;
2. During the day Academic
Interventions to make sure
every student in class got the
concept for the day;
3. NUMERACY, LITERACY!; and
4. Medium of Assessment Matters
- Practice, practice, practice...

KEY FOCUS STATEMENTS - What do we know?

RIGOR
Set Grade Level Expectations, district-wide, that meet or exceed those established
by the State of Colorado
Create assessments that measure a students ability to meet those expectations
Hold students to these expectations. Do not let them slide by.
DO NOT ACCEPT WORK THAT DOES NOT FULFILL THE PREVIOUS YEARS
EXPECTATIONS!

KEY FOCUS STATEMENTS - What do we know?

RESULTS
Our goal is to be #1 in demographically (same/similar
N-count, free/reduced lunch (FRL), English language
learners (ELL), poverty, race, and ethnicity) comparable
state districts on all Colorado Measures of Academic
Success assessments.

TARGET #1:
PERCENT
PROFICIENCY

Out of ten (10)

comparable districts
with similar
demographics, we will
out perform all of them
and be #1 for proficiency
results in Year 1
(2016-17)

TARGET #2:
PERCENT
GROWTH

Our students will

grow at the 60+
percentile in Year 1
(2016-17)

TYING IT TOGETHER.THE SOROCO PLAN

VISION, MISSION, BELIEFS

Vision:
For all students to achieve their highest potential
Mission:
To inspire every student to Think, Achieve, Learn, and Care
Beliefs:
We will be a welcoming educational community that values:
RESPECT
ACCOUNTABILITY
MOTIVATION
SAFETY

TYING IT TOGETHER.THE SOROCO PLAN

THINK, ACHIEVE, LEARN, CARE

How will we know were there?

We asked teachers and support staff.

1.
2.

WHEN STUDENTS ARE thinking, achieving, learning, and caring,

WHAT DOES IT LOOK AND SOUND LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM?
HOW DO WE MEASURE IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR 3 DISTRICT
GOALS?

We synthesized that data into the following measures...

TYING IT TOGETHER.THE SOROCO PLAN

3 DISTRICT GOALS
How will we know were there?

To support our mission by:

Achieving academic excellence
Developing life skills
Demonstrating responsibility to the community
and world

MEASURES for
DISTRICT GOAL
THINK
may include:

1.

Students explain thinking or the

thinking process (metacognition)
easily when asked

2.

Students work demonstrates their

set-by-step process for critical
thinking skills, e.g., evaluate,
synthesize, analyze

3.

Application of new knowledge, in

multiple mediums of implicit
questioning/answering, etc. as
identified through state and local
assessments

4.

Graduation requirements include.

MEASURES for
DISTRICT GOAL
ACHIEVE
may include:

1.

#1 Percent Meet or Exceed in our

demographic cohort on CMAS

2.

At or above state average on ACT

3.

Percentage of students accepted in

post-HS programs

4.

Scholarship dollars awarded

5.

FFA state wide ranking

6.

Band competition rankings

7.

Graduation requirements include...

1.
2.

MEASURES for
DISTRICT GOAL
LEARN
may include:

3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.

Growth percentile for district >60%

Growth percentile for target
populations >65%
Continued sustained growth for 3 or
more years
Maintain 0% dropout rate,
Increase transitioning opportunities,
add more certification programs
See an increase in student
accountability for behavior
expectations (PBIS/RestJustice)
At or above state average on ACT
Graduation requirements include...

1.

2.

MEASURES for
DISTRICT GOAL
CARE
may include:

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

XXX number of community service

hours completed by high school
students per year
Community Service component of
graduation requirements
On-going community outreach
programs coordinated by school
Self & peer reflections, peer coaching,
mentor program older to younger kids
Evidence of use and results of
cooperative classrooms
Self-protection and safety courses
Kids report positive interactions
w/adults __% of time

NEXT STEPS IN THE

PROCESS:
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Leadership Team will continue weekly meetings together,

w/staff, and in PLCs to add to The Plan
Continue doing vertical alignment work for writing, math, and
reading at PLCs
Monthly meetings w/District Leadership Team (admin and
teacher leaders) to review, provide feedback and input
Work session w/BOE on Oct. 18 to finalize
Feedback from the community through surveys, PAC, etc.
Other?

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?

WHAT ARE YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS OF THE PLAN AND

THIS WORK!
Go to our Website at southroutt.k12.co.us and click on the feedback link