Arroyo Valley High School

Single Plan for Student

Achievement

During the WASC process, we created 4 goals for our SPSA

1. Increase student achievement in reading/writing (ELA).

2. Increase Student Achievement in Math.3. Improve the achievement of EL

students. 4. Develop/strengthen learning

communities among students, parents/community members, and school staff to support increased student achievement.

Goal #1: Increase student achievement in reading/writing (ELA).

RATIONALE

CST % PROFICIENT APIELA 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11Total School 23% 25% 31% 31% 655SES 22% 23% 30% 30.8%  AA 20% 25% 30% 30.3%  EL 5% 7% 8% 6%  Hispanic 22% 24% 31% 31.4%  

CAHSEE % PROFICIENTELA 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11State Target 33.4% 44.5% 55.6% 66.7%Total School 34.4% 32.3% 37.9% 42.7%SES 33% 30.7% 37.2% 42.8%AA 34.2% 25% 46% 42.7%EL 23.3% 20.2% 22.9% 32.3%Hispanic 33.2% 31.6% 36.1% 42.8%

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Based upon assessment of data from the 2010-11 school year, including multiple measurements from API, AYP, and CELDT, targeted subgroups, special education, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and English Learners, have shown moderate growth. The percent of Proficient scores rose in all subgroups, except for one, for the CHASEE. Unfortunately, all major grouping fell below the state target of 66.7%. Therefore, improvement efforts will target the all students in the areas of reading, writing, and literacy skills in order to enhance achievement. The African American subgroup remains an area of focus because the African American subgroup has underperformed in ELA and Mathematics. The school’s new goal is to reach Safe Harbor in all levels since the new state goals are increasing in 2011-12 to 77.8%.

Goal #2: Increase Student Achievement in Math.

RATIONALE

CST % PROFICIENTMath 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11Total School 7% 10% 9% 11%SES 7% 10% 9% 11%AA 4% 8% 6% 8.8%EL 1% 4% 3% 2.6%Hispanic 7% 10% 9% 11.3%

Math 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11State Target 32.2% 43.5% 54.8% 66.1%Total School 32.3% 36.6% 35.9% 37.9%SES 31.9% 35.5% 35.2% 38%AA 26.9% 20.5% 34.5% 31.3%EL 24.7% 29.1% 27.9% 29.8%Hispanic 32% 36.8% 36% 39.5%

CAHSEE % Proficient

In its eleventh year of operation, Arroyo Valley determined through STAR, CST, and CAHSEE results that Math proficiency is an area of growth. To meet federally mandated NCLB guidelines, the school established accountability targets for the school and all significant subgroups to increase the percentage of students’ proficient on CST. Just like with the ELA section, Arroyo Valley’s goal for this year is to gain Safe Harbor to get out of Program Improvement status.

Goal #3: Improve the achievement of EL students.

RATIONALE

Math 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11State Target 32.2% 43.5% 54.8% 66.1%Total School 32.3% 36.6% 35.9% 37.9%EL 24.7% 29.1% 27.9% 29.8%

CAHSEE % PROFICIENTELA 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11State Target 33.4% 44.5% 55.6% 66.7%Total School 34.4% 32.3% 37.9% 42.7%EL 23.3% 20.2% 22.9% 32.3%

The EL subgroup performed below the state target for the past four years on the ELA and Math portions of the CAHSEE. The EL subgroup has scored lower than the other subgroups on the most recent CST data available. An achievement gap exists between the EL subgroup and the population at large. Therefore, improvement efforts will target the EL subgroup in the areas of reading, writing, literacy, and math skills in order to enhance achievement and close the gap.

CST % PROFICIENT APIELA 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11Total School 23% 25% 31% 31% 655SES 22% 23% 30% 30.8%  AA 20% 25% 30% 30.3%  EL 5% 7% 8% 6%  Hispanic 22% 24% 31% 31.4%  

CST % PROFICIENTMath 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11Total School 7% 10% 9% 11%EL 1% 4% 3% 2.6%

Goal #4: Develop/strengthen learning communities among students, parents/community members, and school staff to support increased student achievement.

Student attendance is vital for student achievement. In order to raise student achievement, students must attend class on a regular basis and engage in learning tasks with the goal of becoming self-directed learners. In order to increase the average daily attendance rate, decrease tardies, absences, suspensions, expulsions, and truancies, a change must occur. The school site has purchased Plasco-Trac as a way to track the number of tardies and absences a student has, giving the appropriate discipline when caught out of class.

Communication between all stakeholders, including parents, is a critical focus area as research consistently demonstrates a clear link between parent involvement and student achievement. Parents will be encouraged to set high expectations for their children’s academic achievement, thereby enhancing the culture of high expectations at Arroyo Valley High School. All stake holders need to understand the importance of and be positively engaged in the Focus on Learning / Standards-based school improvement process. At present, the data from the WASC Parent Survey shows that parents gave a >70% positive response rating on all categories. By strengthening our stakeholder learning communities to reach an 85% positive response rate, Arroyo Valley can improve student achievement.

SPSA Monitoring Plan Arroyo Valley has established monitoring and follow-up

procedures for the SPSA. At the regularly scheduled Leadership Team meetings during August, December, and April, the team reviews student data to isolate trends that show progress and identify potential areas of adjustment or correction. This review includes multiple measures to evaluate the progress of programs toward accomplishing the goals, including determining whether the needs of all children have been met by the strategies used, particularly the needs of low-achieving students and those at risk of not meeting state academic content standards. During these meetings, all stakeholders, including School Site Council, ELAC, AAPAC parents, students, and community members, evaluate the plan and recommend program modifications. All material changes are submitted to the Board of Education. The monitoring plan determines resource allocations across programs with informed recommendations made by the Leadership Team, SSC and ELAC.