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L.E. STARKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

RETREAT DAY SUMMARY

August 28 - Retreat

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Agenda

8:00 a.m.- Food, Fun & Refreshments /Ice-Breaker

8:30 a.m. - Welcome New Staff

8:40 a.m. - Assess School Goals and Identify Targets

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:10 a.m. - Review Mission and Input for Vision

11:30 a.m. - Writing Instruction/Writing Rubric

12:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 p.m. - Who Moved my Cheese

1:45 p.m. - Thematic Unit Planning

2:30 p.m. - Start of School Review

3:15 p.m. - Wrap – Up

Who designed the activities:

Retreat planning committee - Vicki Ronna, Barb George, Patti Arms, Bill Link,

Cathy Helman, Renee Hutchison, Pam Dalcher, Jeannie Smith, Sharon Larimore

How the activities align with our building goals and district goals:

Reviewed the progress made on the 1999-2000 school goal;

Identified additional data sources to support progress made on the school goal;

Examined the mission and vision as a means to help clarify our purpose and long range efforts;

Continued dialogue regarding strategies for goal setting that supports organizational alignment;

Created a context for school improvement and instructional efforts through the deployment of a school wide theme and planning related to the theme;

Reviewed updates in areas such as the learning center, discipline handbook, staff handbook

Assessment of the activities:
See survey results
Summary statements:

The activities of our retreat day were specifically designed to be in alignment with building and district goals. The purpose of this development activity is to continue to promote the concept of aligning our efforts to improve student achievement

The overall goal of the retreat was to bring to light the following issues:

To assess a the school goal and reestablish our purpose;
To bring to light the importance of data sources and the use of data to guide school improvement work;

Concluding Statements:

General areas that we plan to address in the future as a result of this institute are as follows:

Continue to develop the school mission and vision;
Continue to participate in development activities that are geared make staff more comfortable with collecting and using data for improvement;
Continue work toward our school goal and refine the action plan and align individual and team efforts;
Continue to develop a data rich process to a assess the school as a system and the various systems within the school

L.E. STARKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUMMARY

September 22 - Early Release

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Agenda

1:00 Overview of the afternoon

1:15 Grade Level Planning

Review School Goal/Action Plan

Goal Planning
Long Rang Planning
Literacy Planning and Organization

Who designed the activities:

Retreat planning committee - Vicki Ronna, Bill Link, Cathy Helman, Letha Craft, Steve Grys, Marj Oesch

PURPOSE/ALIGNMENT

How the activities align with our building goals and district goals:

Continued to review the progress made on the 1999-2000 school goal;

Constructed individual and group goal plans that support the school goal

Continued dialogue regarding strategies for goal setting that supports organizational alignment;

Continued to plan differentiated instructional activities to support our school goal:

ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES

Assessment of the activities:

Summary statements:

Each planning group completed a planning progress report that distinguishes areas focuses on, decisions that were made, and areas for future planning

The overall goal of the afternoon was to bring to:

To create an opportunity for meaningful dialogue related to our school goal;
To continue to develop an understanding of data sources and the use of data to guide school improvement work;

CONCLUSION/FUTURE PLANNING

Concluding Statements:

General areas that we plan to address in the future as a result of this institute are as follows:

Continue to develop the school mission and vision;
Continue to participate in development activities that are geared make staff more comfortable with collecting and using data for improvement;
Continue work toward our school goal and refine the action plan and align individual and team efforts;
Continue to develop a data rich process to a assess the school as a system and the various systems within the school

L.E. STARKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUMMARY

October 6, 2000 - Early Release

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Agenda

1:00 Overview of the afternoon

1:15 Grade Level Planning

Reexamine School Achievement Data
Continue Goal Planning
Continue Long Rang Planning

Who designed the activities:

Retreat planning committee - Vicki Ronna, Bill Link, Cathy Helman, Letha Craft, Steve Grys, Marj Oesch

PURPOSE/ALIGNMENT

How the activities align with our building goals and district goals:

Reexamined local assessment data from last year and last two years of ISAT Data

Continued to use school level data to develop goal plans to support the school goal;

Continued dialogue regarding strategies for goal setting that supports organizational alignment;

Continued to plan differentiated instructional activities to support our school goal:

ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES

Assessment of the activities:

Summary statements:

Each planning group completed a planning progress report that distinguishes areas focuses on, decisions that were made, and areas for future planning

The overall goal of the afternoon was to bring to:

To create an opportunity for meaningful dialogue related to our school goal;
To continue to develop an understanding of data sources and the use of data to guide school improvement work;

CONCLUSION/FUTURE PLANNING

Concluding Statements:

General areas that we plan to address in the future as a result of this institute are as follows:

Continue to develop the school mission and vision;
Continue to participate in development activities that are geared make staff more comfortable with collecting and using data for improvement;
Continue work toward our school goal and refine the action plan and align individual and team efforts;
Continue to develop a data rich process to a assess the school as a system and the various systems within the school

L.E. STARKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUMMARY

January 19 2001 - Early Release

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Agenda

1:00 Overview of the afternoon

1:15 Writing Instructional Practices

Review School Goal/Action Plan

Affinity Activity
T-Chart Activity

2:45 Grade Level Planning

Literacy Group Planning
Thematic Unit planning
Software Decisions

Who designed the activities:

Retreat planning committee - Vicki Ronna, Bill Link, Cathy Helman, Letha Craft, Steve Grys, Heather Sciortino

PURPOSE/ALIGNMENT

How the activities align with our building goals and district goals:

Engaged in critical reflective dialogue related to writing instruction;

Collected data related to our writing instructional practices across the grades by focusing on three key questions;

Organized data into categories for further study;

Continued dialogue regarding strategies for goal setting that supports organizational alignment;

ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES

Assessment of the activities:

Summary statements:

Each teacher rated their level of understanding regarding writing instructional practices on a scale of one to four. On the average teachers fell in the range of 2.5 to 3. This indicates as a group an average level of understanding.

The overall goal of the afternoon was:

To begin the process of identifying specific strengths and areas in need of further attention related to writing instruction;
To continue to develop an understanding of data sources and the use of data to guide school improvement work;

CONCLUSION/FUTURE PLANNING

Concluding Statements:

General areas that we plan to address in the future as a result of this institute are as follows:

Continue to dig deeper in to writing instructional practices;
Continue to establish benchmarks for best practices for writing instruction;
Continue to participate in development activities that are geared make staff more comfortable with collecting and using data for improvement;
Continue to develop a data rich process to a assess the school as a system and the various systems within the school

L.E. STARKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUMMARY

February 16 2001 - Early Release

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

Agenda

1:00 Overview of the afternoon

1:15 Student Achievement Inquiry Activities

Force Field Analysis
KWHL

2:45 Grade Level Planning

Literacy Group Planning
Thematic Unit planning
Software Decisions

Who designed the activities:

Retreat planning committee - Vicki Ronna, Bill Link, Cathy Helman, Letha Craft, Steve Grys, Heather Sciortino

PURPOSE/ALIGNMENT

How the activities align with our building goals and district goals:

Engaged in dialogue related to quality principles

Engaged in critical reflective dialogue through a KWHL format related to reading instruction and examined what we do well related to reading instruction, what we need to do to improve instruction, how we might do it, and what we need to learn

Reflected on things that are taking place that promote and hinder student achievement by conducting a force field analysis

Collected data related to our reading instructional practices across the grades by focusing on four key questions

Organized data into categories for further study and understanding

Continued dialogue regarding strategies for goal setting that supports organizational alignment

ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES

Assessment of the activities:

Summary statements:

Four categories were identified from the force field analysis activity regarding what hinders student achievement. The categories are (1) Not Enough Time (2) Not Enough Collaboration (3) Student Issue - i.e. motivation, disruptions etc. (3) Inconsistencies

The overall goal of the afternoon was:

To initiate discussion about the principles of quality and how it relates to systems versus how improvements are made in traditional systems
To begin the process of identifying specific strengths and areas in need of further attention related to reading instruction;
To continue to develop an understanding of data sources and the use of data to guide school improvement work;

CONCLUSION/FUTURE PLANNING

Concluding Statements:

General areas that we plan to address in the future as a result of this institute are as follows:

Begin to gather more information related to the four areas hindering the improvement of student achievement;
Study and draw conclusions related the "what", "how" and "need to learn" information gather on the KWHL table;
Continue to dig deeper in to reading instructional practices;
Continue to establish benchmarks for best practices for reading instruction;
Continue to participate in development activities that are geared make staff more comfortable with collecting and using data for improvement;
Continue to develop a data rich process to a assess the school as a system and the various systems within the school