Abiquiu ElementaryHome of the Cougars

SY 2016-2017

Abiquiu Elementary School

“Home of the Cougars”

Mission Statement Abiquiu Elementary School is dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and educating students in a safe and nurturing environment. We will model and value the love of learning for students, their families, and community. Student achievement and success is the center of all we strive for daily at Abiquiu Elementary School while encouraging respect for self and others.

Vision Statement Abiquiu Elementary School and the surrounding community recognize the importance of promoting literacy, mathematics, technology, and character as a means to achieve student success as responsible and productive citizens of their community and their world as a whole.

Principal: Mrs. Fanny Castillo de GonzálezOffice Manager: Mrs. Christine CoronadoCounselor: Ms. Renea BeenTeachers:K: Mrs. Eleonora ManzanaresFirst grade: Ms. Sophie ForbesSecond grade: Mrs. Stacie WillardThird grade: Mrs. Tiffany Fernandez-CrimFourth grade: Mr. Richard KruseFifth grade: Mrs. Leticia TrujilloSixth grade: Mr. Victor CoronadoEspecial Education: Ms. Leona HillaryTitle I interventionist: Mrs. Olivia TapiaPhysical Education: Ms. Celina Roybal

130 STUDENTS

Ancillary staff:Librarian Assistant: Mrs. Korrie LopezEducational Assistant: Ms. Brianna VelazquezNurse: Ms. Nadine MondragonCustodian: vacantHead cook: Mrs. Cindy MontoyaCook: Mrs. Jennifer Gallegos

Parent Advisory Committee:Mrs. Korrie Lopez, PresidentMrs. Eleonora Manzanares , memberMs. Brianna Velazquez, member Ms. Tiffany Fernandez-Crim, member

PARCC 2016

Level 1 %

Level 2 %

Level 3 %

Level 4 %

Level 5 %

Total proficient or above

%

ELA03 12.5 25.0 25.0 31.3 6.3 37.6

ELA04 5.3 31.6 42.1 15.8 5.3 21.1

ELA05 6.7 13.3 33.3 40.0 6.7 46.7

ELA06 6.7 33.3 26.7 26.7 6.7 33.4

School average 44.1

MAT03 6.3 25.0 18.8 31.3 18.8 51.1

MAT04 5.3 31.6 26.3 31.6 5.3 36.0

MAT05 6.3 12.5 43.8 31.3 6.3 37.6

MAT06 13.3 6.7 53.3 20.0 6.7 26.7

School average 37.85

According to PARCC proficient students must score on levels 4 or 5, according to PARCC 2016, Abiquiu elementary had 50% proficient in ELA, and 37.9% in Math.

According to NMPED school grade report card, the least amount of growth was in lowest performing students group.

According to I Station, about 60% of our students in kindergarten to 3rd grade are in Tier 1.

At least 20% of the students in beginning steps and nearing proficiency groups will move to the next level of proficiency by the end of this school year, as measured by PARCC 2017 and I-Station EOY assessments.

100% of students at level 4 and 5 will remain at their proficient level or move to the highest level of proficiency by the end of the school year, as measured by PARCC 2017 and I-Station EOY assessments.

Focus Area: highest-leverage focus areas that must be addressed to reach the student achievement goals?

Data Connection: What data analysis led you to identify this focus area? What quantitative and qualitative data led you to this focus area?

Data Driven interventions

According to NMPED school grade report card 2016, the least amount of growth was in lowest performing student group.

Standards Alignment

According to PARCC ELA 2016 Evidence Statements Analysis results, the areas in need of improvement were Informational text, and vocabulary in ELA, and multiple step problems in mathematics.

Collaboration

Staff turnaround demands a need for collaboration and monitoring compliance to ensure consistency and success of planned focus areas and goals.

Root Cause Analysis NotesFocus Area Root Cause Hypothesis Evidence to Support

Data Driven Interventions

Individual Academic Improvement Plans (AIPs) for students were not developed, and interventions have been extensions of core lessons rather than targeted interventions based on students' needs. In addition, pulling out students during core subjects was preventing them from participating on collaborative learning environment. Special Education support/instruction was inconsistent.

According to NMPED school grade report card, the least amount of growth was in lowest performing student group. This group is mainly composed of students identified as SPED, ELLs, or students in the SAT process.

Standards Alignment

Treasures Reading program was not providing enough informational text and teachers were not supplementing to reach the standards. Lack of exposure to CCSS/PARCC language. Treasure’s and EnVisions’ assessments did not have the same rigor compared to PARCC.

According to PARCC ELA 2016 results, one of the areas in need of improvement was Informational text, and vocabulary in ELA, and multiple step problems in mathematics.

Collaboration 72% of the staff is new or teaching a new grade.

Four new teachers, three teachers teaching a new to them grade level, and two teachers co-teaching. Two long-term substitutes during first semester.

Desired OutcomesFocus Area Draft Desired Outcome (change in adult behaviors)

Data Driven Interventions

Teachers will develop Academic Improvement Plans (AIP) for all students. Intervention plans for all students scoring below proficiency. Students will be identified and group by proficiency levels to target interventions. Special education teacher and Interventionist will work together with classroom teachers to increase student achievement in lowest performing students’ group.

StandardsAlignment

Teachers will teach to the standards, post lesson standard, communicate it, revisit it, and assess it at the beginning, during and at the end of the lesson respectively. As part of the assessment, standard based performance task should be included. Supplemental resources will be used to enhance the reading and mathematics curriculums.

Collaboration

PLC time will be increased to one hour per week. This time will be utilized to analyze data, plan activities, and share best practices. Leadership team will mentor/coach and encourage other teachers to follow the agreed on best practices. Principal will do weekly non-evaluative walkthroughs to monitor instructional adjustment, interventions and provide 1:1 feedback.

SAT LOGGrade Academics Behavior AttendanceKindergarten 8 1First grade 5 3Second grade 5 1Third grade 2Fourth grade 2low 3GATE 1Fifth gradeSixth 1Total 25 5 2

Mrs. Olivia Tapia, reading and math interventionist, works daily with k-6 students in small groups. We are using I Station recommended lesson to target students needs, and classroom data to individualize interventions.

Ms. Celina Roybal was tutoring after school during the first semester. We stopped this services due to lack of enrollment.

IXL online program, implemented school wide, practice and reinforcement of CCSS Mathematics and ELA.

Reflex Math, online practice program. Students practice their math facts using a game base intervention program. The program provides a baseline assessment and progress reports for individual students.

Mrs. Korrie Lopez, our Library Aid is tutoring Tuesdays and Fridays during their P.E time. She sees 2 or 3 students at a time for 20 minutes. She sees two small groups from each classroom. She uses PARCC released items, and other rigorous tasks during this time.

Abiquiu Elementary is one of the most successful Mindplay users in the district in terms of program fidelity and achievement.

Students who meet the criteria of characteristics of Dyslexia are using the program for 20-30 minutes daily, 5 days per week, either in the resource room or during their regular classroom’s computer time, some even access the program from home.

Our Results: Out of our 10 students using the program, 5 have gained one year’s progress in comprehension level, and 1 has gained 2 years, since starting the program. The average Lexile gain for several students increased between 200 and 350 points. 2 students started as “approaching proficiency” and now they are "meeting grade level standards”. Keep in mind, all students entered Special Education performing 2 or more years below grade-level and have diagnosed deficits impeding their ability to learn at the same rate as their non-disabled peers, making the results all that more impressive.

Our Special education classroom also runs a successful schedule where students are not pulled from common-core instruction, but rather staggered “intervention” times. The Resource Room uses a combination of Wonderworks curriculum and other research-based instructional methods for ELA goals based off collaboration with general education teachers, and the Envisions “reteach” sections, IXL, and the Teach ME App for math instruction. A variety of individualized and multi-sensory instruction, manipulatives, and technology are used daily. All IEP goals are based off of highly detailed formative assessments and aligned with common core state standards. We have a high level of partnership and rapport with our families and all our documentation for students with special needs is in 100% compliance.

ART SMART 3rd and 4th grade students participated in a recycling art contest, these artists will be working with 2nd grade this semester, and all their services are free to our school.

Mrs. Sabra Moore is working with 5th and 6th grade students on a Mosaic project. At the end of the project, they will create a leaf of life, and it will be displayed on the wall by the entrance door.

Talking Hands Talking Feet is working with Kindergarten and 1st grade students. They will be learning about the seasons of New Mexico and about wild animals and their habitats. Their final performance will be April 18.

Kindergarten: 28 IPads1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade: 57 Chromebooks, one per

student.4th, 5th and 6th grade: 56 Laptops, one per student.Teacher workstations at every classroom.Computer lab

The entire school participated in “Bring the Change” week raising $373.49 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

More than 200 parents and other family member attended out Winter Celebration of Learning. The gym was packed.

Students in grades 2-4 participated in the Jemez Electric Coop in the poster coloring contest. They submitted their posters January 31st, we are still waiting on the results.

Teachers and students are working with the Abiquiu Public Library in a learning project about Acequiasthat will be present to the legislature on February 16, 2017 to demonstrate the interest this community has in this topic.

Last semester fundraising Little Caesars’ Pizza saleBasketball concession stands

How they use their moneyChristmas gifts for all studentsEnd of year field tripLast semester IXL licenseStudents’ incentives

Mr. Coronado and the 6th grade students participated in the NM Electric Car Challenge, Saturday November 20,2017. The brought back a trophy.

This 6th grade class is also participating in an action research project. Dr. Elizabeth Coronado and other scientist from LANL are investigating “How mentoring at these students age increases their interest in a STEM career?”

Mentor Monday: students ask career related questions to scientist and engineers using Edmodo.

Ask a Scientist Wednesday: students ask science related questions to scientist using Edmodo.

Science Fridays: every other Friday students visit the Bradbury museum, and make connections with real world science. The alternate Fridays, a scientist visits our school and do STEM related activities with students.

May 5, 2017 will be the Friday Finale, last trip to the museum.

Kindergarten Wake Up Groundhog

Fourth Grade

They had a White Coat Ceremony on December 16, 2016 to initiate the whole class into the scientific research project. Most of the students’ families attended this evening event that took place at our school.