NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan

2009-2010

 

Approved: 11/23/2009 3:09 PM

The Mission of Nevada School District is to provide services to individual schools as they provide service to identified students.

Grade Span:

Title I: Not Applicable

School Improvement:

Table of Contents

Priority 1: Administrative Support
    Goal: To provide necessary administrative services to schools, students and parents of Nevada School District.
Priority 2: Wellness
    Goal: To improve health and wellness of students at Nevada Schools.
Priority 3: Special Education
    Goal: Disproportionalality /Race: To decrease the number of Caucasian students being referred for Special Education services.

Priority 1:

Administrative Support

Supporting Data:

  1. Specific collected data for all schools and mandated assessments will be found in specific school plans.

Goal

To provide necessary administrative services to schools, students and parents of Nevada School District.

Benchmark

Meet AYP Standards set by Arkansas Department of Education for each school building.

Intervention: Support to buldings, teachers, students and parents through the use of federal, state and local fundings.

Scientific Based Research: Making a Future for the Adolescent Through Literacy: Family, School, and Community, Maurine V. Richardson, Mary Kathleen Sacks, Family Literacy: From Theory to Practice, 2003

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Title I (.35 FTE) funds will be used to support part-time federal programs/professional development manager to ensure proper uses of funds. Budgets will be reviewed and updated through the year to ensure all deadlines for federal programs are met. Funds will be used to oversee the needs of federal programs, attend in and out of state conferences, registration, and materials for professional development, meals, travel, and lodging.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Program Evaluation

Rick McAfee, Superintendent

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

Title I - Employee Salaries:

$21420.00

Title I - Employee Benefits:

$5330.43

Title I - Materials & Supplies:

$1000.00

Title I - Purchased Services:

$1500.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$29250.43

Title I funds will be used to assist homeless/welfare students. School will work in conjunction with local churches, health departments and local charities to ensure Nevada students are supported in time of need.
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement

Ed Jones/Federal Coordinator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Community Leaders
  • District Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

Title I - Purchased Services:

$100.75

ACTION BUDGET:

$100.75

NSLA funds (.5FTE) will be used to support a Technology Coordinator to maintain/update technology and conduct staff professional development (exceeding the 6 hours required educational technology). Coordinator will work closely with educational cooperatives, attend Technology Conferences in and out of state and conduct professional develop for staff at local building levels of new updates. Annual evaluation of Technology Plan for district will be conducted and included in ACSIP process. Title I (.5 FTE) will be used to support a Technology Coordinator to maintain/update technology and conduct staff professional development (exceeding the 6 hours required educational technology). Coordinator will work closely with educational cooperatives, attend Technology Conferences in and out of state and conduct professional develop for staff at local building levels of new updates. Annual evaluation of Technology Plan for district will be conducted and included in ACSIP process. Title VI (REAP) funds will be used to fund Teacher Ease grading program that holds multi-fold uses. Attendance, grades and lessons plans, as well as a system for parents to keep informed on attendance and grades. Funds will also support server host cost to aide the program. Title I funds will be used to support needs of Accellus Math Program.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Program Evaluation
Action Type: Special Education
Action Type: Technology Inclusion

Ed Jones, Federal Coordinator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Computers
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

Title I - Employee Salaries:

$22448.80

Title I - Employee Benefits:

$5850.17

NSLA (State-281) - Employee Benefits:

$5850.17

NSLA (State-281) - Employee Salaries:

$22448.80

Title I - Materials & Supplies:

$500.00

Title I - Purchased Services:

$1000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$58097.94

Title VI (REAP) and NSLA funds will be used to up-date the COMPAS/IMPAC labs. Funds will purchase license, new computers, printers, and technology related materials needed for labs and classrooms. Technology Coordinator will conduct professional development with all teacher, Para-professionals, and administrative staff to ensure all personnel are qualified to include lab experiences into the classroom settings.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Program Evaluation
Action Type: Technology Inclusion

Eddie Buie, Technology Coordinator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Computers
  • District Staff
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

Title VI Federal - Materials & Supplies:

$8513.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$8513

Title I funds will be set aside to meet the 5% required for professional development. Stimulus funds will support Mathematics Coach (.2FTE) and Literacy Coach (.2FTE) for K-6 school and professional development for out of state conferences, meals and lodging through consortium with Southwest Educational Cooperative. The Secondary School receives no T-1 funds, so professional development to strengthen mathematics skills will fold over to the students when they graduate up to the secondary school and through the use of State Professional Development funds..
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Title I Schoolwide

Ed Jones

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

Title I - Purchased Services:

$10000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$10000

Professional Development (PD-223) funds will be used to support professional development needs of the schools. Consortium fees for the district will be paid to the Southwest Educational Cooperative to fund Professional Development. Funds will be used to recruit and retain Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT), for conferences, workshops, travel, lodging and meals in support of literacy and mathematics improvement, and to meet needs of Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) that exceed the 60 hours required by the Arkansas Department of Education.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Special Education

Ed Jones, Federal Programs

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers
  • Teaching Aids

PD (State-223) - Purchased Services:

$4000.00

PD (State-223) - Materials & Supplies:

$5000.00

PD (State-223) - Employee Benefits:

$300.00

PD (State-223) - Employee Salaries:

$1000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$10300

Due to Nevada School District being an isolated school district, and with limited police coverage, Title VI (REAP) funds will be used as Title V funds to support a school security system for security of students and Weather Tap program for 1st ALert capabilities.
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Technology Inclusion

Eddie Buie/Technology Coordinator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Computers
  • Outside Consultants

ACTION BUDGET:

$

State Professional Development Categorical Funds (State 223) and NSLA funds (Acellus Certification) will be used to support training for all staff through in and out of state travel, conferences/workshop registration fees, lodging, meals, and materials associated with professional development conferences. Funds will be used to pays substitutes while teachers attend professional development. Training will be aligned with the requirements of the Arkansas Department of Education rules and regulations. Workshops will be evaluated annually to ensure they are meeting the needs of the school district.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Program Evaluation
Action Type: Special Education

Ed Jones/Program Manager

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

PD (State-223) - Employee Salaries:

$1000.00

PD (State-223) - Employee Benefits:

$300.00

PD (State-223) - Materials & Supplies:

$2947.85

PD (State-223) - Purchased Services:

$2000.00

ACTION BUDGET:

$6247.85

NSLA (State-281) funds will be used to support part-time (.65 FTE) Professional Development Manager/Instructional Facilitator to oversee activities associated with conducting and managing system wide programs of planning, research, development, and evaluation for a school system. To apply strategies of adult learning across teacher leadership activities, inform and facilitate the design and implementation of coherent, integrated professional development based on assessed student and teacher needs, assist teachers in analyzing classroom and state assessment data to inform instruction, facilitate communication about research based instructional practices and student achievement between and among teachers, within and across grade level, assist in the implementation of the components of the Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (ACSIP) process and facilitate and participate in district and building level training
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Program Evaluation

Rick McAfee, Superintendent

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Central Office
  • Computers
  • District Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers
  • Title Teachers

NSLA (State-281) - Employee Salaries:

$39780.00

NSLA (State-281) - Employee Benefits:

$9899.37

ACTION BUDGET:

$49679.37

In compliance with ACT 307 of 2007, Nevada Elementary School will, with collaboration of parents, develop a parent involvement plan that includes practices that enhance the needs of our students and their families. The parent committee will ensure that all polices are parent friendly and establish guidelines for parents to visit the schools. *Establish a grade appropriate family kit for all students/parents. This includes a Parent/Teacher/Student compact that is signed by all parties establishing a mutual learning atmosphere for all involved. *The school will involve parents in the program by establishing a two communication with parents. In grades K-6 agenda books are given to all students. Teachers will write daily remarks to parents and request parents respond each day with concerns. *Information of when and where all parent conferences, Math, Science, and Literacy Family Nights will be conducted, “Grandparents as Parent” Night, and Grandparent Day will be held. The school established Mrs. Sandra Browning as the Parent Facilitator for both schools in our district. The schools have established a Parent Center, with full time Parent Coordinator, to conduct parent nights and seminars with intent of aiding parents in the educational process if the students, develop and purchase materials for parents to check out to assist with responsible parenting skills, and assist in the students learning process. The parent center coordinator will establish and conduct a survey with parents establishing how parents can volunteer in the school, share these results with teachers, and use these parents as often as they are able to participate.
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement

Sandra Browning, Parent Facilitator

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2015
  • Administrative Staff
  • District Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • School Library
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

To ensure students that must be assigned to Alternative Learning Environments (ALE) are taught by highly qualified teachers, Nevada School District will contract with Hope School Dsitricts Garland Alternative School for services of their students needing services. Parent/Administrative decisions will be made when these students are assigned.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Program Evaluation

Rick McAfee, Superintendent

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • District Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Professional Develpment Funds (State 223) will be used to support district wide in and out of state professional development to include meals, lodging, travel, and other materials required to accomplish training programs.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Special Education
Action Type: Technology Inclusion

Ed Jones/Project Manager

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Title I indirect cost at 1.78% may be taken at Nevada School District. (2667.10)
Action Type: Equity

Ed Jones/Project Manager

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Central Office
  • District Staff

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Nevada school district and school administrators in collaboration with the steering committee will evaluate the allocations of funds each year to ensure the needs of the schools and students are being met. Budgets and expenditures will be the foremost items to be considered.
Action Type: Program Evaluation

Ed Jones/Program Manager

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Total Budget:

$172189.34

 

Priority 2:

Wellness

Supporting Data:

  1. In 2003-2004, 150 students (91 male and 59 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada High School. Approximately 19% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 25% of all children were identified as overweight. In 2004-2005, 125 students (67 male and 58 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada High School. Approximately 19.7% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 22.7% of all children were identified as overweight. In 2005-2006, 130 students (74 male and 56 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada High School. Approximately 20.4% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 19.8% of all children were identified as overweight.
  2. In 2003-2004, 188 students (99 male and 89 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada Elementary School. Approximately 16% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 18% of all children were identified as overweight. In 2004-2005, 175 students (96 male and 79 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada Elementary School. Approximately 14.9% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 21.9% of all children were identified as overweight. In 2005-2006, 126 students (66 male and 60 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada Elementary School. Approximately 14% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 11.9% of all children were identified as overweight. In 2006-2007, 173 students (97 male and 76 female) were tested on BMI at Nevada Elementary School. Approximately 16.2% of all children were in the risk of overweight category. Approximately 24.9% of all children were identified as overweight.
  3. This is your scorecard for the questions you completed in Module 1 for School Year 2006-2007 Fully in place Partially in place Under development Not in place Does not apply 1. Representative school health committee (CC.1) 3 2. Written school health and safety policies (CC.2) 3 3. Communicate school health and safety policies to students, parents, staff, and visitors (CC.3) 3 4. Connectedness to school (CC.4) 3 5. Overcome barriers to learning (CC.5) 3 6. Enrichment experiences (CC.6) 3 7. Prohibit using food as reward or punishment (N.1) 3 8. Fundraising efforts supportive of healthy eating (N.2) 3 9. Restrict access to foods of minimal nutritional value (N.3) 3 10. Restrict access to other foods of low nutrititive value (N.4) 3 11. Hands washed before meals and snacks (N.5) 3 Column Totals 33 0 0 0 - Total Points/Maximum Points 33/33

Goal

To improve health and wellness of students at Nevada Schools.

Benchmark

To meet health standards developed by state of Arkansas.

Intervention: Healthy Lifestyles.

Scientific Based Research: Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning [Conzemiuns, A. & O'Neill J Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Nevada School District developed a Wellness Committee consisting of Superintendent, Parents, Building Administrators, Nurse (and Supplemental Meterials), Food Director, and Teachers. After research and discussion, Nevada adopted the Wellness Policy developed by the Arkansas School Board Association. Actions are to be found in the Elementary and High School plans.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Wellness

Ed Jones

Start: 07/01/2009
End: 06/30/2012
  • Administrative Staff
  • Outside Consultants
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

To ensure students of Nevada School District will have access to better health care, Nevada School District will up-grade from a LPN nurse to a RN nurse. Nurse will work with educational cooperative, health department, and Medicaid offices to ensure health care. For example, Nevada Schools will participate in a school wide FLU Vaccination on November 6, 2009.
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Wellness

Rick McAfee, Superintendent

Start: 08/01/2009
End: 06/30/2015
  • Administrative Staff
  • District Staff
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Total Budget:

$0

 

Priority 3:

Special Education Nonacademic Trigger

Supporting Data:

  1. Overrepresentation of Caucasians in Special Education. Special Education focus Monitoring District Data shows that while the district population is comprised of 58.77% Caucasian students, the Special Education is comprised of 67.21% Caucasian students; a discrepancy of 8.45%.
  2. In 2007/2008 there was no significant discrepancy.

Goal

Disproportionalality /Race: To decrease the number of Caucasian students being referred for Special Education services.

Benchmark

The district will reduce the number of Caucasian students being referred to special education by 6% in the school year 2010-2011.

Intervention: Student Intervention Team

Scientific Based Research: "School Based Intervention Teams" by Jim Wright, 1994. Buller, K., & Neslon, N. (2005). Responsiveness to intervention and the speech-language pathologist. Strangman, N., Hitchcock, C., Hall, T., Meo, G., & Coyne, P. (2006).

Actions

Person Responsible

Timeline

Resources

Source of Funds

Special Education teachers, regular classroom teachers, LEA Supervisor, and Para-Professionals will be supported to provide Interventions of special education students in grades K-3. Training will be conducted on best practices for the students. Parents will be notified of requirements for their student’s participation in the intervention.
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Parental Engagement
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Special Education

Mary Beth Cross, LEA Supervisor

Start: 08/19/2009
End: 08/19/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Computers
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Funds will be used to support co-teaching (Inclusion) of special education students into regular high school classrooms. This will assist us with the reduction of students into special education status. Schools will compare number and percentages of referrals for the 2009-2010 school year each nine weeks to the referrals of students in previous years. Special Education and regular classroom teachers will work together to develop lesson plans and modified/appropriate classroom based assessments that align with the Arkansas State Frameworks, directed to the level of all students.
Action Type: Alignment
Action Type: Collaboration
Action Type: Equity
Action Type: Professional Development
Action Type: Special Education

MAry Beth Cross, LEA Supervisor

Start: 08/19/2009
End: 08/19/2010
  • Administrative Staff
  • Performance Assessments
  • Teachers

ACTION BUDGET:

$

Total Budget:

$0

·  Planning Team

Classification

Name

Position

Committee

Classroom Teacher

Rita Byers

1st Grade Teacher/Literacy Coach/Reading 1st

Steering

Classroom Teacher

Sheri Moore

4th Grade Teacher/Mathematics Coach

Steering

Community Representative

Jerry Bishop

School Board

Steering

District-Level Professional

Ed Jones

Chair/Federal Programs Manager

Steering

District-Level Professional

Nurse

Nurse

Steering

District-Level Professional

Richard McAfee

Superintendent

Steering

Non-Classroom Professional Staff

Lindsay Moss

HS Counselor

Steering

Non-Classroom Professional Staff

Sandra Browning

Elem Counselor

Steering

Parent

Tia Page

Member

Steering

Principal

Frank Bradley

HS Principal

Steering

Principal

Mary Beth Cross

Elem Principal/LEA Special Ed

Steering