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NEW HIRE

CERTIFIED STAFF NAME ASSIGNMENT Bailey, Brent SS/HS Prevention Counselor Battaglia, Dominic SS/HS Prevention Counselor Cardiel, Veronica Social Worker Davies, Rachelle SS/HS Prevention Counselor Dulaney, Nicholle Teacher Kilgore, Bryan Teacher Nichols, Sally Paige SS/HS Prevention Counselor Ritter, Gary Teacher Trezzo, Steve SS/HS Prevention Counselor Wasserbauer, Diedrich SS/HS Prevention Counselor CLASSIFIED STAFF NAME ASSIGNMENT Brown, Laurie Human Resources Technical Analyst Calderon, Virginia Crossing Guard Drake, Sara Crossing Guard Fulce, Priscilla Bus Driver Ly, Helen Assistant Child Care Facilitator Olmscheid, Karen Bus Driver Ong-Jacobsen, Tracy Accountant Rosplochowski, Theodore Bus Driver Stallworth, Scosha Bus Driver Whiting, Benjamin Instructional Assistant Williams, Frances Bus Driver

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS The following Substitute Teachers will be paid by M&O per Board Policy. Bright, Juanita Bungert, Billy Giller, William

Hoxie, Alan Leadabrand, Denise Maughan, Jennifer

Messner, Katherine Ohannessian, Dikran Pederson, Eric

CLASSIFIED SUBSTITUTE STAFF The following Classified Staff Subs will be paid by M&O per Board Policy. Hosso, Shannon Thomason, Wendell

APPENDIX A

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RESIGNATION

CERTIFIED STAFF NAME REASON EFFECTIVE

Bonner, Stacy

Mutually Agreed/Administration Supports Waiver of Liquidated Damages 09/19/2012

McDonald, Mary Personal/Administration Supports Waiver of Liquidated Damages 09/19/2012

Saklou, Julie Personal/Administration Supports Waiver of Liquidated Damages 09/28/2012

CLASSIFIED STAFF NAME REASON EFFECTIVE Calderon, Virginia Personal 09/14/2012 Frederick, Winny Personal 09/19/2012 Hess, Holly Personal 08/31/2012 Hursh, Gary Personal 09/14/2012 Klimes, Diana Personal 09/06/2012 McKnight, Jonathan Other Employment 09/05/2012 Meyers, Cheryl Relocation 09/19/2012 Smith, Carrie Other Employment 09/24/2012

TERMINATION

CLASSIFIED STAFF NAME REASON EFFECTIVE Tansy, David Did Not Return from LOA 09/19/2012

SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION Staff will be paid per MOU for Teaching and Tutoring. Bennett, Melissa Boehlert, Michelle Cozza, Daniel Day, Michelle Demartinis, Jami Espinoza, Shawn Frassetto, Monika Gladden, Misty

Goto, Michael Graczyk, Jason Hall, Crystal Hanson, Holly Herrera, Daniel Huth, Catt Lopez, Carlos Martinez Hemsley, Genera

McDaniel, Aubrie Mikos, Amy Oehler, Cheryl Perea, Katherine Raso, Christopher Rogers, Cynthia Rutkowski, Helen Salamanca, Danielle

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Schroeder, Steffany Sinex, Heidi Sullivan, Patricia

Tarleton, Sandra Tucker, Erika Van Winkle, Errika

Wilkens, Kathry Zubia, Maricel

Staff will be paid per MOU for Coaching High School Sports. Head Varsity Coach Briggs, Leslee Carleton, Jennifer Carson, Ivory Chezick, Allen Clark, Lisa Crow, Amy Eberlein, John Gainey, Katye Gonzales, Carlos Gross, Michelle Kolesar, Thomas

Lee, Tonya Morrison, Cara Nelson, Candice Ostrus, David Thornell, Kent Vazquez, Raymond Head Football Coach Sekoch, Joshua Freshman Coach Mucci, Glenn

Football Offensive / Defensive Coordinator Bloom, Benton Gessner, Ches Varsity Assistant Coach Laing, William Milobar, Rebecca Wolcott, Bryce

Staff will be paid per MOU for High School Additional 6th Section. Bell, Matthew Bohon, Robert

Chavez, Danielle Daub, Melissa

Galindo, Miguel Webb, Heather

Staff will be paid per MOU for Dibels Site Coordinator. Bach, Tammy Blogg, Erica Clark, Charleen Connelly, Kandice Deokielal, Kara Garland, Melissa Garrett, Sienna Gerhart, Kristine

Girone, Laura Humphrey, Aimee Jewett, Sharla Knutson, Susan Kovac, Maria Kramer, Amilee Martorelli, Kristie Maves, Suzanne

Mundstock, Catherine Petersen, Brenda Raber, Sarah Russell, Karen Smith, Laura Veenstra, Ruscel Wellbrock, Kristen

Staff will be paid per MOU for High School Activities. Atchley, Jamie Bedolla, Xavier Gainey, Katye

Heinrich, James Judge, Byron Wagher, Kelley

Wall, Kim

Staff will be paid per MOU for K-8 Activities. Boughton, Carolyn Dennis, Monica

Gibson, Kristina Kennemer, Christine

Sanchez, Ezra

Staff will be paid per MOU for K-8 Extended Day Activities. Badsgard, Randall Fleming, Patricia

Page, Kristin Tshivhase, Brandi

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Staff will be paid through M&O for Additional Hours. Chagolla, Augustine Chavez, Joe Enriquez, Jose

Espinoza, Steve Grimm, Phil Isabell, Brian

Trevino Jr, Joe

Staff will be paid per MOU for High School Class Sponsor. Brilla, Laura Chase, Michelle Dore, Jennifer Gonzalez, Elena

Marose, Jimmy Mather, Sheldon Wagher, Elizbeth Wagher, Kelley

Wallace, Lesley Wieber, Brian

Staff will be paid through Grants for Additional Hours. Bishop-Moehr, Bethany Burris, Kyle Carleton, Sean Gamble, Joyce

Garza, Guadalupe Goltz, Paul Gorzelnik, Susan Hernandez, Norma

Klemmetson, Michael Palomarez, Joellen Ross, Jerilyn

Staff will be paid per MOU for K-8 Grade Level Chair. Bischof, Kathleen Butler, Terrence Carr, Kristen Chambers, Katherine Cherrick, Alexis Cox, Kimberly Ferguson, Connie

Fesmier, Suzanne Hall, Denise Hamende, Melissa Heibich, Linda McBride, Marleen Moseler, Jennifer Nieto, Norma

Parker, Kelly Pierce-Charles, Karen Porretta, Julie Rowe, Carrie Ruef, Renee Schommer, Mark

Staff will be paid per MOU for District Lead Additional Days.

Bohon, Michelle Perez, Nichole

Simonson, Todd Wallace, Lesley

Ward, Jason

Staff will be paid per MOU for Instructional Growth Teacher Additional Days. Addabbo, Cheryl Bruene, Patricia Click, Michelle Clute, Danielle Fleming, Aimee Franco, Kristie Ann Garland, Melissa Guddendorf, Kirk

Harrigan, Sharon Hess, Dayna Jewett, Sharla Kennedy, Amy Kennemer, Christine Krienitz, Monika McKnight, Castonia Mcneese, Chantell

Padilla, Dulce Pete, Cheryl Petersen, Brenda Rockey, Timothy Schiff, Emilie Simpson, Ranae Webb, Alanna Wellbrock, Kristen

Staff will be paid per MOU for Game Worker. Aguirre, Shirley Akita, Dale Allo, Susan

Anderson, Tracy Ansbach, Tamara Aria, Karlynne

Arroyo, Gina Beck, April Becko, Ashley

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Bell, Connie Bell, Matthew Bennett, Eric Bergeron, Scott Bernard, Kamyle Beuthin, Ken Bloom, Benton Blue, Marvin Borboa, Alonzo Bracey, Damien Braden, John Brekke, Melissa Briseno, Jana Brown, Luisa Cagnetta, Mark Campbell, Jillian Campbell, Todd Carl, Sean Carleton, Jennifer Carleton, Kevin Carson, Ivory Carter, Terri Chantarojwong, Thasanee Christopher, Patricia Cotto, Enrique Craig, Judith Cultum, Eric Daly, Gail Day, Dawn De La Ossa, Dora Delutio, Nicole Deme, Ilie Dooley Jr, Kenneth Dore, Jennifer Downey, Rena Elledge, Alex Elton, Veronica Evans, Brian Farmer, Kevin Feldt, Cathy Fellow, Jan Finnerty, Michael Flatten, Mark Flesher, William Flowers, Angela Ford, Timothy Forest, Kurwin Frazer, Theron Frenning, Jillian Garcia, Bernice Garcia, Christina

Gaucin, Daniel Gonzales, Charlene Gonzalez, Elena Gordon, James Gordon, Tammy Grafton, John Gray, John Green, Scott Guthrie, Jan Hall, Gregory Halleck, Julie Harris, Christopher Heinrich, James Henry, Jamee Henson, Cheryl Hinde, Casey Hiter, Mario Horne, Heather Horstman, Lydia Hoskins, Ryan Hursh, Gary Hurskainen, Kelly Johnstone, Christy Jones, April Jones, Arbia Jones, Jaimi Jones, Lisa Juarez, Elizabeth Kaylor, Sara Kelley, Leon Kemper, Holly Ketschek, Frank Kieran, Kimberly Krienitz, Monika Lacey-Halbach, Avis Landis, Jeanette Lang, Christine Leblanc, Michael Lewandowski, Nicole Linderman, Laura Lindsey, Alma Lininger, Heather Little, Robin Long, Matthew Lopez, Madelaine Louthain, Christine Luzier, Lori Lynch, Erin McCarty, Lynette McCausland, Kevin McKinney, Abbie Mia

McKnight, Jonathan Medonich, Holly Mirandola, Sandra Mitchell, Sonja Moen, Monica Montgomery, Tara Moore, Rodney Niko, Kimm Oligny, Sandra Palacios, Terry Palombo, Leslie Pennington, Timothy Perez, Janet Pierce, Tammy Polvino, Samuel Rak, Diane Randolph, Travis Renyer, Jeri Rhoads, Aimee Rico, Jessica Ritter, Crystal Rivero, Manuel Rockey, Timothy Romijn, Katrina Samaniego, Amanda Sanchez, Irma Scaife, Richard Schroeder, Marni Sears, Becky Sears, Bryan Senkbeil, Trisha Sheeks, Abijah Sloekers, Jonell Smith, Tiffany Snow, Benjamin Soriano, Francisco Steele, Sarah Strand, Scott Swisher, Gloria Taylor, Celeste Terveen, Angela Thomas, William Tipton, Enrico Torres, Melissa Usher, James Van Dam, John Van Vyve, Karen Vazquez, Raymond Vela-Deluna, Nora Villena, Breanna Wagher, Elizbeth

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Wagher, Kelley Waldenberger, Lynette Walkenbach, Timothy Wallace, Lesley Walz, Marlene

Ward, Christina Webb, Heather Widener, David Wilfong, Christine Woodward, Courtney

Wright, Todd Yanes, Grace Yost, Melodye Yousif, Sargon Zinter, Mark

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Special/Gifted Education(Exceptional Student Services)

APPENDIX B

Welcome New Director Where to start??

� Review

◦ Strategic Plan

� District Plan

� Special Education Plan

� Gifted Education Plan

◦ Audit

◦ Visitation of Programs

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CONTINUUM OF SERVICESFor ALL ChildrenBased on LRE

Basically……..

� The continuum of services is the progression of possible environments for students who have disabilities.

� LRE explores the entire spectrum of placements where a student’s special education services can be implemented.

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What is the Continuum of Special Education Services In DUSD

� General Education Classroom

� Co-Teaching in the General Education Classroom

� Resource Classes

� Self-Contained Classrooms◦ Cross Categorical

◦ Emotional Disability

� Special Schools (Private Placement)

� Home Instruction

� Instruction in Hospitals and Institutions

MISSION -

The DUSD special education department will work with all stakeholders to appropriately

identify and provide students receiving special education services access to a full continuum of

services with the belief that all students can achieve 90% of their IEP SMART goals and will

demonstrate academic growth by meeting grade level standards annually as measured by the

AIMS or AIMS-A and district benchmarks.

VISION -

By spring of 2013 DUSD department of special education will become the most highly

recognized and respected special education provider within Arizona by implementing

innovative, research validated supports to students with special needs and becoming a blueprint

for all others.

Dysart Unified School DistrictSpecial Education DepartmentMission and Vision Statement

Developed 2010

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GREAT

MISSION & VISION

NOW WE NEED

A PLAN

Collaborative – Integrated Model

Step 1- Self-Contained Classrooms

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� Academic services

� Communication services

� Sensory/Motor services

� Social/Emotional services

� Behavioral services

� Organizational services

Services In the Cross Categorical Classroom

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NEXT STEPS

• Training team working in Self-Contained classrooms

• Professional Development Plan for Teachers

• Professional Development Plan for Aides

• Continue to update ESS (sped/gifted) website

• Development of a comprehensive Manual

• Roll out of a 3 year Plan

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QUESTIONS?

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West Point Elementary

Continuous Improvement Plan

2012-2013

E3-Excellence- Everyday- Everyone

APPENDIX C.1

Building a FoundationPower in the Preparation…Excellence in the Journey…Success for a Lifetime

Mission:

West Point will provide the necessary tools and opportunities that allow all

children to acquire academic knowledge, skills, and character to be a

productive, responsible, and culturally enriched life-long learner.

Vision:

West Point is an excelling school that expects exceptional student

performance. We are a learning community that cultivates a safe and

positively charged environment where all members are valued.

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Collecting & examining data

Snapshot Of West Point

• Opened in 2001

• Current Enrollment: 798

• 48% Free and Reduced Lunch

• 61 students identified as Gifted (8%)

• 114 SPED students-including 2 self-contained classrooms (14%)

• 166 students on Open Enrollment

E3: Excellence-Everyday-Everyone

We “B” West Point

• 2011-2012: “B” School Label

• 2010-2011: “B” School Label

• We have made AYP the last 7 years.

• Math M/E 62%/60%

• Reading M/E 81%/78%

• Writing M/E 81%/79%

• Science M/E 56%/64%

• Overall increases in all areas in the

number of students in exceeds

On The Way To “A”!

Analyze data

Data TrendsOur exceed numbers in reading, math

and science increased as a school.

The number of students in FFB decreased in reading and science.

Our cohorts of students maintained or grew in all grade levels except one in reading.

Our cohorts of students decreased in math in all grade levels.

We had students move back from meets to approaches in pockets at our campus.

Improved attendance and discipline student counts.

Gap Analysis/Focus AreasCommon use of planning guides and

collaboration in building common assessments.

75 minute direct math instruction, with 20/30 min. additional Tier 2 interventions.

90 minutes direct reading instruction with, 20/30 min additional Tier 2 interventions.

Expected progress monitoring of all student.

Improved lesson design process, review and assessment cycle.

Higher order questioning focus build into advance planning.

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Goal settingSMART goals included under the 3 goals listed on the CIP

Reading: 90% of West Point students will score Meets or Exceeds in reading with 20% of that number in Exceeds as measured by the 2012 AIMS scores. (12% increase)

Math: 80% of the West Point students will score Meets or Exceeds in math with 30% of that number in Exceeds as measured by the 2012 AIMS scores. (20% increase)

Science: 80% of the West Point students in the 4th and 8th grades will score at the Meets or Exceeds in science with 35% of the number in Exceeds as measured by the 2012 AIMS scores. (10% increase)

Attendance: West Point will have 98% average daily attendance for the 2012-2013 school year. (2% increase)

Action PlanningTeachers will be given time to plan purposeful lessons using the Common

Core standards in grade level PLC’s.

Common assessments will be created using Galileo according to the content

pacing guides in iPAL (Intervention/Extension)

Teachers will use Galileo to analyze missed Performance Objectives and write

goals for increasing the number of students who meet and exceed at each

benchmark period.

Implementing small group instruction will be a campus expectation and K-6

will assess and group using the San Diego Quick word list and DIBELS as

indicators

Kindergarten will continue with Walk to Read instructional implementation

Differentiating to support the academic needs of all students

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Western Peaks Elementary School “WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SOAR TO EXCELLENCE”

Current Student Enrollment: 770

Highly Qualified Teachers: 100%

Certified Teachers: 29 classroom - 4 special education teachers

62% white, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 2% other

Primary Language: 94% English, 6% Spanish/Other

2% Gifted – 8+% Special Education - 1% Speech & Language

40% Free and Reduced Lunch

APPENDIX C.2

CELEBRATIONS

Accomplishments

• “B” Label – Spring 2012

• 8th Grade highest scoring

school on the high school

math placement test.

Great Additions for 2012 - 13

• System 44 Intervention

Program (Read 180)

• Co-teaching at two grade

levels

• Topic specific grade level

meetings (Teaching Thinking

Skills Within the Common

Core, intentionally planning

for higher level questioning

and discussions, etc.)

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Collecting and Examining Data

Western Peaks School Profile

• Opened 2006

– 2007 – 2008: Performing Plus

– 2008 – 2009: Performing Plus

– 2009 – 2010: Highly Performing

– 2010 – 2011: Performing Plus

New Legacy Labels

– 2010 – 2011: B

– 2011 – 2012: B

2012 AIMS Results

AREA 2011 2012

READING 81% 82%

MATH 69% 69%

SCIENCE 67% 65%

Goal Setting & Action Planning

Continuous Improvement Plan Goals

• WPES will achieve an AZ Legacy Label of “A”

• All students will achieve Meets or Exceeds in math and

reading

• As a Professional Learning Community all WPES staff will

foster a positive and student centered culture focused on

“whatever it takes” to insure our students make a minimum

of one year’s growth

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Monitoring Our Success

Staff Centered Actions

• Strong Professional Learning Community – Focus on:

• Regular analysis of data– AIMS

– DIBELS

– Benchmarks

– Common Assessments

• Effective and reflective classroom instruction

• Effective interventions

• Evidence based

• Student learning culture

• Whatever it Takes! – DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, & Karhanek

Student Centered Actions

• Through our PLCs –

– Student Target Goals

• Individualized

• Review frequently

• Ongoing revisions

– RTI through the day

• Interventions

• Extensions

• Enrichment

– Inform parents

– Whatever it Takes - DuFour,

DuFour, Eaker, & Karhanek

Next Steps

INCREASE OUR FOCUS ON STUDENT LEARNING

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

• Student Learning Culture

• Create / revise common formative

assessments in reading, math and science

• Dig deeper into student data

• Provide differentiated instruction

• Implement individual student target goal

folders/notebooks

ACTION STEPS

• Curriculum mapping at all grade levels

• Text embedded instruction in all

curricular areas

• Writing in all curricular areas

• Focused culture training

– All students can learn

– All students will achieve academic, behavioral

and social success

• As a staff, we will do “Whatever it takes”

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QUESTIONS ?

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CIP PresentationDysart High School empowers minds and

enriches lives every day for every student.

APPENDIX C.3

Building a Foundation

Data Review

• Reviewed 2011-2012 Campus CIP for accomplishments and continued areas of need.

• Review and discussion of Strategic Plan Goals and therefore campus goals with Campus Leadership.

Research Based Practices

• PLC’s (DuFour & DuFour– Solution Tree)

• AVID WICOR Strategies

• Marzano: High Yield Strategies

• West Ed: Instructional Design

• Kagan: Active Engagement

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Collecting and Examining Data

DHS1695 Students

173 Special Education Students

26 ELD Students

68% Free/Reduced Lunch

AIMS Data

• Graduation Rate: 84%

• Attendance Rate: 93%

Campus Review of AIMS Strand Data

for Strengths and Weaknesses in

Reading and Math

Course Pass Rates

Graduation Rates

Attendance Rates

Discipline Data Review

2011 2012

Reading 71 73

Writing 60 66

Math 54 48

Data Analysis

Celebrations

• 98 students earned 838 dual

enrollment credit hours

• AVID Students scored 20% higher

than campus average on AIMS

• AVID Sophomore selected as

Student Speaker at AVID Summer

Institute

• Cambridge Program is campus

wide in all 9th grade core areas and

in 10th grade for World History and

Biology

Areas of Concern

• Math Passing Rates

• High Numbers of FFB in

Math

• Low Percentage of

Exceeds in Reading &

Writing

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Goal setting

GOALS

DHS will be an ‘A’ High School

100% of DHS Students will Meet or Exceed on AIMS

10% Increase in the Number of Students who Exceed

on AIMS

100% of DHS Students will show one year’s growth

Action Plan

Math Plans

Math Lab for 9th Graders below benchmark

Math Tutors in Math Lab & Cambridge Math Classes

Newton Math as intervention in Math Lab

School Wide Math Bell Work Focused on Numerical Operations

Saturday Tutoring Program

AIMS Tutoring Grant (5:1 Ratio)

School Wide Plans

Cambridge School Wide increasing expectations and rigor

Common Planning Period for Core Area Teachers, increasing collaboration and PLC fidelity

PLC Debrief with Administration Weekly for 9th and 10th English and Math, bi-weekly for

other core areas

PLC’s focused on Common Learning Objectives, Using Common Formative Assessment

and Providing Timely Interventions

PD Sessions on Creating and Using CFA, Collective Grading and Rubrics

Professional Development for all teachers on Common Core with an emphasis on creating

common vocabulary and expectations for Reading and Writing in all content areas

Ensuring that all courses scope and sequences are being taught with fidelity

PBIS to support students and staff in maintaining a culture for learning