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ANNUAL REPORT

Westside Consolidated

School District

ANNUAL REPORT

TO THE PUBLIC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

School Programs

� Wide array of programs offered at each campus

� Curriculum intervention programs designed to improve academic performance

� School improvement planning guides progress in achieving school goalsachieving school goals

� Building principals will report on program updates

Accreditation Status

� Westside is accredited by AdvancED

� 5 year term – Granted June 2015

� National and International Standards

� State Accreditation Status

WHS: Accredited – Cited � WHS: Accredited – Cited

� WMS: Accredited – Cited

� WES: Accredited – Cited

� Teachers on Additional Licensure Plans due to shortage areas

� Generation Ready

� Designated Westside as a school district of best practice

� “Essential Best Practices of Effective Schools”

Technology

� Child Internet Protection Act compliant

� Technology Integration

� Improve curriculum delivery

� New teaching and learning tools have already shown � New teaching and learning tools have already shown improvements in student and teacher engagement

� Chromebook initiative, iPad labs

Proposals to Correct Deficiencies

� Refine school improvement plan to provide resources for academic program improvements

� Student intervention and remediation programs

� Title I programs

� Special education programs

� Tutoring programs

� Small group and individual curriculum support

� Utilize Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative

� Teacher training services

� Curriculum coordination

Partnerships

� Arkansas State University

� Black River Technical College

� Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center

� Vanderbilt University� Vanderbilt University

� Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce

� Cities of Bono, Cash, Egypt, Jonesboro

� Craighead County school districts

� Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative

� Parent Organizations

Current State Initiatives

� TESS – Year 2 of statewide implementation

� LEADS – Year 2 of statewide implementation

� BloomBoard – Year 2 of statewide implementation

� Literacy Design Collaborative� Literacy Design Collaborative

� Career and Technical Education Programs

� ACT and ACT Aspire state testing

� Review and Revision of State Literacy and Math Standards

Current State Initiatives

� STEM Initiative

� Cognitively Guided Instruction Training

� Indistar – ADE School Improvement Program

� ACT will provide resources for school districts� ACT will provide resources for school districts

� Formative student assessments

� Interim students assessments

� Aligned with state curriculum standards

Vision 2027 Planning

� Strategic Planning Process continues

� Five Focus Areas

� Graduates

� Programs

Technology� Technology

� Facilities

� Budget

� Additional forums may be scheduled in the future to solicit more feedback

Westside Elementary School

2015 Annual Report to the Public

Warrior Pride

Committed To Learn Committed to Lead

2015Student Enrollment

October 2013 October 2014

Pre-Kindergarten 60 60

Kindergarten 140 128

First Grade 124 139

Second Grade 130 119

Third Grade 117 131

Fourth Grade 113 118

Total 684 695

Highly Qualified Teachers

• All teachers at Westside Elementary School are Highly Qualified Teachers with the exception of one teacher.

• The one teacher is a licensed teacher working outside their certified area. their certified area.

• The teacher is enrolled in master’s degree program to become certified.

ESEA Standings• Overall School Status: Needs Improvement

• Literacy: Needs Improvement

Math• Math: Needs Improvement

Building Progress for Student Growth

• Common Planning Time for Teachers

• Twice month PLC’s that focus on Data• Twice month PLC’s that focus on Data

• Moby Max

• Quiz Bowl & Jr. Lego League

• Continued Training for Teachers in CGI and ELLA

Future Goals for Student Achievement

• Develop Uniformed Lesson Plan Format

• Increase Student Engagement

• Develop Vertical Alignment Collaboration• Develop Vertical Alignment Collaboration

• Increase Parental Involvement through Parent Nights

• Chrome book Initiative

I WILL GRADUATE

HIGH SCHOOL IN

2029

WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Committed to Learn … Committed to Lead

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

5TH 112

6TH 141

7TH 163

TOTAL 416

ESEA Standings

Math - Needs Improvement

Literacy - Achieving

MAPS Assessment Focus

Student Growth (Fall to Winter to Spring)Reading, Language, MathReading, Language, Math

Student-generated goals based on weakness

Goals for Student Achievement

Math / Literacy / Science / Social Studies2 Teachers / Core Subject / Grade

Professional DevelopmentLiteracy Design Collaborative (LDC)Extending Children’s Mathematics (ECM) Response to Intervention (RtI)Data

More Plans of Action

Professional Learning CommunitiesDataGrade Level (Common Planning)Grade Level (Common Planning)DisciplinarySmall Group Teaching / LearningICU (Intensive Care Unit)Warrior Lab

K-12 PLANS

District Response to Intervention Task Force District HandbookDistrict HandbookScheduling

Community Involvement PlansParent Nights (Google Summit, A.L.I.C.E. Training, etc.)

I will graduate college in 2033.

Westside High School

Committed to Learn… Committed to Lead

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

2014 2015

� 8th Grade 133 139� 8th Grade 133 139

� 9th Grade 200 149

� 10th Grade 128 174

� 11th Grade 111 124

� 12th Grade 101 104

� Total Students 673 673

ESEA STANDINGS

Overall School Status: Needs Improvement

Literacy: AchievingLiteracy: Achieving

Math: Needs Improvement

Graduation Rate: Needs Improvement

Highly Qualified Status

� Two teachers are not highly qualified. � Teachers are planning to attend a program of

study to get qualifications to become highly study to get qualifications to become highly qualified.

Leadership Team

– Highly motivated– Focused on student achievement

Indistar– Indistar� Goal setting� Improvement planning

– Building collaborative teams to help teachers do their work better

Goals for Student Achievement

� Collaborative Teams � Department Teams� Respond to student growth data� Respond to student growth data� After school PowWow – Students are not allowed to

have incomplete assignments. � Increase Credit Recovery � Chromebook

Goals for Student Achievement

Our number one goal is to increase student achievement.

• Graduation Rate• Struggling freshman • Block schedule • Tribe Time

• Grade Call• Student conferencing

• Creating an atmosphere for learning