Bernazzani School Improvement Plan 2013-2014 - Quincy Public

Quincy Public Schools

School Improvement Plan

2013 - 2014

Charles A. Bernazzani Elementary School

Peter R. Dionne - Principal

Philip A. Diana – Assistant Principal

Submitted November 7, 2013

Quincy Public Schools School Improvement Plan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Mission Statement p. 3

II. Principal’s Message p. 4

III. Improvement Plan pp. 5-17

A. Assessment pp. 5-6 1. Reflection on our 2012-13 Goals

2. Analysis of Spring 2013 MCAS Test Data

B. Goal Statements pp. 7

C. Action Steps/Evidence pp. 7-17

D. Site Professional Development Plan pp. 16-17

IV. School Council Members pp. 18

V. School Site Assessment Team Members pp. 19

VI. Integrated Learning Team Members pp. 20

VII. School Wellness Council

VIII. Submission Page pp. 23

Appendix

A. Class Size and Demographics pp. 24

B. Support Services pp. 25

C. Budget pp. 26

D. Facilities pp. 27

E. Data Charts and Trends pp. 28-40


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I. Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing learning environment for children to achieve their individual maximum potential. Our desire is to develop students who persevere in their studies, take responsibility for their choices, and are honest in their character. We seek to equip the students with the necessary skills to thrive as productive workers and committed citizens, and to meet the challenge of change in a global community. We strive to help children discover and explore their gifts and talents, and to value and respect each other's uniqueness. In order to accomplish our mission, staff, parents and students must work in a collaboration of effort and trust with open communication. Our success will be measured by our students who exemplify a lifelong love of learning.


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II. PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Members of the Quincy School Committee,

I am pleased to present the Charles A. Bernazzani School Improvement Plan for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Bernazzani School Staff developed this plan using guidelines both of the Massachusetts’ Education

Reform Act of 1993 and of the Superintendent’s Leadership Team. The SLT’s guidelines protect the

individuality of each school’s goal planning, yet provides for a uniform and consistent reporting document. My

thanks go to the teachers and staff of the Bernazzani Elementary School for their hours of data research coupled

with the human element of knowing the children. Their work in both of these areas has provided us with a

research based improvement plan with the best interest of our students at its heart.

The Charles A. Bernazzani School believes its school improvement plan is consistent with the educational goals

and values of our country, state, and school system. We believe our plan reflects Bernazzani’s school values

and is responsive to the needs of children, teachers and parents. Our school values the promotion of high

standards for students and educators. We value, too, the capacity for children to achieve more and for children,

teachers and parents to work collaboratively. We are confident the goals, action steps, assessment and

professional growth opportunities reflected in the plan will lead to our school’s improvement in the coming

year.

During this school year of 2013-2014 we will be focusing on improving our average percent correct in English

Language Arts. After studying the data we feel that our area of need this year is in Conventions of Standard

English in the Language Anchor Standards and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas in the Reading Anchor

Standards. Teachers have worked hard preparing their team goals in the area of English Language Arts and we

have many Action Steps that will be sure to improve our scores in ELA.

School wide we are proud of our aggregate CPI scores in the area of Mathematics. Over the last six years we

have seen incremental growth in our Mathematics aggregate CPI score. In 2008 we achieved 73.7, in 2009 we

achieved 78.6, in 2010 we achieved a rating of “high” with an 81.8, in 2011 we achieved an 82.0, in 2013 we

achieved an 82.2. This year our CPI in Mathematics was 83.3, the highest in school history.

Our third goal this year is a dedication to improving the health and fitness of our staff and students. Through

distribution of information, positive role modeling and limiting access to snacks that are unhealthy choices we

strive to provide our students with a health filled experience at school.

It is my pleasure and honor to serve this distinguished community of the Bernazzani Elementary School. I am

entering my eighth year as principal of this fine school and I could not be more pleased with the dedication of

both staff and parents as we strive to provide the best education possible for our young students.

Your comments and feedback are most welcome.

Sincerely,

Peter R. Dionne

Principal of the Charles A. Bernazzani Elementary School


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III. Improvement Plan

A. Assessment

1. Reflection on the Goals in the 2012-13 School Improvement Plan.

Goal 1:Based on proficiency gap narrowing targets the Bernazzani School will improve 1.33 CPI points in the

area of English Language Arts on the spring 2012 MCAS.

This year we received a rating of “No Change” in our English Language Arts Proficiency Gap

Narrowing Accountability Data. Our previous aggregate CPI was an 86.7 and this year we declined to 85.2.

This is still within the error band so we were given a rating of “No Change”.

While our aggregate score decreased we were proud to receive a rating of “Very High” for our fifth

grade English Language Arts score which was a 90.3. This created the relatively wide range of scores which

resulted in our aggregate CPI being an 85.2.

Goal #2 During the 2011-2012 school year, the Bernazzani School will increase our CPI in Mathematics by

1.78 points from the previous year, with a special focus on improving the high needs subgroup on the spring

2012 MCAS.

This year we increased our aggregate CPI from 82.2 to 83.3. This gave us a rating of “Improved Below

Target in our Mathematics Proficiency Gap Narrowing Accountability Data.

Our fourth grade students achieved a CPI of 84.4. The fifth grade class achieved a CPI of 86.7. Our

Third Grade class achieved a CPI of 79.5. One of our focuses this year is raising our CPI score for our current

Fourth Graders. As you read the Action Steps for our Mathematics Goal you will see various strategies we are

employing for increasing their scores.

2. Analysis of Spring 2013 Test Data.

Teachers have digested the results at our last Assessment Day meeting and are prepared

to use these results to drive their instruction. The data from these tests is invaluable in knowing

where students are so that we can create flexible groups to better differentiate instruction. Our

staff knows where each student is at academically and can tailor their lessons and groups

accordingly.

As you can see from these Student Growth Percentiles chart in the Data, Charts and

Trends section, our school has very high growth. This means that our students achieved higher

test results than the students in Massachusetts who received similar scores on previous tests. It

is wonderful to see that our school scores are improving relative to other schools with similar

results.


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This statistic is a different look at results and is helpful because it finally allows us to

track a cohort of students through their progression. Looking at the same group of students as

they progress through the grade levels shows us their growth. The students at Bernazzani have

achieved higher than roughly 70% of schools in their cohort. Most schools in Massachusetts

will fall between 40 and 60% SGP. The following are Bernazzani’s SGP scores for each grade

level reported. Please note that SGP is not calculated for Grade Three as these students have

never taken the MCAS before. Grade Four ELA achieved a 70% SGP. Grade Four

Mathematics achieved a 77% SGP. Grade Five ELA achieved a 70% SGP. Finally, Grade Five

Mathematics achieved a 59% SGP.

The next score we will examine is the CPI or Composite Performance Index. As you

look at the CPI scores in the Data, Charts and Trends section please note that in the last year

eight of our nine current scores are in the High or Very High rating category. One score is in

the Moderate rating category. In 2008 six of our nine scores were in the Moderate or Low

rating category with only three of our scores in the High rating category. There has been much

progress and improvement since then, most notably in fourth grade ELA and Mathematics. As

previously stated, our Third Grade mathematics scores fell in the Moderate rating category and

our current fourth grade teachers have developed Action Steps in this plan to address their

needs.

One score that we are most proud of is our Progress and Performance Index (PPI). The

cumulative PPI combines information about narrowing proficiency gaps and growth over the

most recent four-year period into a single number between 0 and 100. While a group's annual

PPI can exceed 100 points, the cumulative PPI is always reported on a 100-point scale. For a

school to be considered to be making progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps, the

cumulative PPI for both the "all students" group and high needs students must be 75 or higher.

This year the Bernazzani Elementary School achieved a PPI of 93. We were awarded extra

credit points for increasing the amount of students achieving Advanced by 10%. We were also

awarded extra credit points for decreasing the amount of students receiving Warning by 10%.

As you scan through our data please know that we are continuously using this

information to inform our instruction. Students are grouped in fluid cohorts in both English

Language Arts and Mathematics. Our instruction is differentiated in classrooms from

Kindergarten to Fifth Grade. We use ongoing formative assessments to tweak these groups as

the students progress through the year. As a result of this differentiated instruction, students

will make progress in the curriculum at their ideal levels of challenge. As they learn new

strategies and skills, they will build confidence and success in core concepts.

Our dedication to the individual student using the wealth of data available to us has

certainly improved our teachers’ ability to plan according the each student. This, in turn,

influences their planning and preparation. We were ecstatic to see the new Journeys program

delivered as leveled readers. Gone are the days when one basal text suited the needs of all

learners. Our teachers are differentiating their instruction and being mindful of not only

different ability levels in the classroom culled from our DIBELS assessments but also English

Language Learners that they have in their classrooms.

We believe that this School Improvement Plan will help us continue to grow and to keep

achieving at High levels.


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B. Goal Statements

Goal #1

The School's Total Average Percent Correct will increase by 2%, in the College and

Career Readiness Reading Anchor Standards for Reading and Language, from a base of

71%, as measured by June 2014 MCAS standards report (CU306).

Kindergarten Team Step # Strategies/Activities Timeline Sources of Evidence Team/Person

Responsible

1 Based on needs assessed in September

DIBELs, we will work to increase first

sound fluency (FSF) and letter

recognition as evidenced in data

collected in progress monitoring and

Journeys assessments bi-weekly. This

will aid in the formation of targeted,

small group literacy instruction by

January.

September:

Administer DIBELS

October:

ILT Meeting to

identify students

needing intensive

support. Begin

biweekly Journeys

progress monitoring

in the classroom.

November-

December: Students

are picked up for

literacy support,

other students at risk

are progress

monitored.

December-January:

Begin small group

literacy instruction

in classroom.

Administer mid-year

DIBELS.

January: Administer

mid-year Journeys

Unit Test.

February:

ILT Meeting to

review student

progress based on

January DIBELS

March-May:

Continuation of

biweekly progress

monitoring.

June: Administer

end-of-year

DIBELS scores

Journeys benchmark test

& DIBELS results for

grade level

DIBELS progress

monitoring

DIBELS scores.

Mid-Year Journey Unit

Test Scores

DIBELS results for grade

level.

DIBELS Scores and DRA

levels.

Kindergarten Teachers

K teachers, Eileen

Maver, Nancy

Casinelli

K teachers, Eileen

Maver

K teachers

K teachers

K teachers, Eileen

Maver, Nancy

Casinelli

K teachers

K teachers


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DIBELs, end of the

year Journeys Unit

Test & DRAs.

2 Incorporating additional phonemic

awareness activities into daily

instruction as needed.

September

- June

Additional

resources

K teachers

3 Continue monthly reading log – 10

minutes of reading each night

October-

May

Completed and

parent signed

log.

K teachers

4 Implementation of monthly classroom

journal

October-

May

Journal K teachers

5 Teachers will meet monthly to

collaborate on implementation of new

reading program

October-

June

Monthly meeting K teachers

First Grade Team Step

#

Strategies/Activities Timeline Sources of

Evidence

Team/Person

Responsible

1 In October, the first grade team will

meet with the integrated learning team

to discuss the results of the DIBELS

and group students in tiers based on

their individual needs.

October-

May

DIBELS Mary Ross,

Liz Shorey,

Laurie Cohen,

Eileen Maver,

Evangeline

Wong, Phil

Diana, Nancy

Casinelli, and

Peter Dionne

2 DIBELS data will be used to form fluid

guided reading groups in the classroom.

October-

May

DIBELS Liz Shorey,

Mary Ross,

Laurie Cohen

3 Throughout the school year the team

will continue to progress monitor

students with DRAs, DIBELS, and the

weekly tests provided by Journeys to

guide instruction.

October-

May

DIBELS, DRA,

Weekly

Journey’s Test

Liz Shorey,

Mary Ross,

Laurie Cohen

4 The first grade students will complete

weekly reading log of a minimum of 15

minutes a night.

October-

May

Reading log Liz Shorey,

Mary Ross,

Laurie Cohen

5 Grades K-5 will offer a monthly

reading buddies program where older

students will partner read with younger

students.

October-

May

Response Log Liz Shorey,

Mary Ross,

Laurie Cohen

Second Grade Team Step

#

Strategies/Activities Timeline Sources of

Evidence

Team/Person

Responsible

1 By October 1, all students will be given

the DIBELS and grade assessments

Sept-Oct Dibels, Grade

results

Second Grade

Team

2 In Oct, we will create flexible reading

groups based on scores

October DIBELS,

GRADE

Second Grade

Team

3 Tier 2 and Tier 3 students will be

progressed monitored monthly

Nov-June Running records, DIBELS

Progress Monitor and

Journeys assessments

Second Grade

Team

4 Implement monthly reading logs Sept-May Reading logs Second Grade

Team

5 Enrich use of informational text

through Studies Weekly and National

Geographic Explorer

All year magazines Second Grade

Team

6 Implement the Journeys writing

program

Sept-June Journeys Second Grade

Team


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Grades Three, Four and Five Vertical English Language Arts Team Step # Strategies/Activities Timeline Sources of

Evidence

Team/Person

Responsible

1 Give DIBELS assessment September, mid-

year, and May

Literacy Team All grades

2 Attend Journeys overview September Professional

Development Days

All grades

3 Attend Assessment days and analyze

data to develop instructional groups.

September/October Assessment Day Meeting

Notes

All grades

4 Give Journeys assessments on a weekly

basis to assess reading

comp/vocabulary

September - June QPS Journeys curriculum Grades 4/5

5 Teachers will attend ILT meetings

October, mid-year,

end of year

Literacy team,

Special Ed.

Team

All grades

6 Give Journeys benchmark unit test.

November – June

(after each unit)

Unit Tests Grades 4/5

7 Grades 4 and 5 will continue to

implement strategies from Keys to

Literacy training

Sept-June Student work

Walk-throughs

4 and 5 Teams

8 Grades 3, 4, and 5 MCAS results will

be analyzed in the fall of each year and

will be used to drive instruction.

Fall Assessment Days ELA Vertical Team

9 Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be assigned

Study Island lessons at home and at

school at least once a month.

Sept.-June Assignments will be

monitored through

weekly data charts

emailed to principal from

Study Island.

ELA Vertical Team

10 Implement a monthly “reading Log”

for students to document independent

reading.

Gr. K-1 10 min. each night

Gr. 2-3 15 min. each night

Gr. 4-5 20 min. each night

Sept.-June Classroom reading log

postings

All Teams

11 Use of Literature response journals to

review strategies and elements of

literature bi-monthly.

Sept.-June Walk-throughs ELA Vertical Team

12 Use Journeys open response packets

and supplement with informational text

open responses one a month.

Sept. – June Walk-throughs All Teams

13 Utilize end of selection tests and

holistic assessments to model, practice

and assess open response questions two

to four times a month.


14 Grades K-4 will complete book reports

or literature responses to bolster

Sept. – June Classroom bulletin K-4 Teams


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comprehension. boards

15 Teachers will monitor fluency progress

using DIBELS, and running records to

inform instruction with a special focus

on subgroups.

Sept.-May Integrated Learning

Team Meetings

All Teams

16 Using specific data from past MCAS

tests teachers will differentiate

instruction with attention to high needs

subgroup.

Sept.-June Walk-throughs and

Assessment Days

ELA Vertical Team

17 Students in the high needs sub-group

will be invited to attend after-school

MCAS prep program.

Nov. – June Mr. Diana’s after school

roster

Peter Dionne, Phil

Diana

18 Grades K-5 will offer a reading buddies

program where older students will

partner read with younger students.

Sept.-June Walk-throughs All Teams

19 Using periodicals and other

informational texts, students will

recognize text features such as

headings, diagrams, captions, etc.

Sept.-June Walk-throughs and

lesson plans

All Teams

20 Students will compile a writing folder

by the end of the year with examples of

narrative, persuasive, and informative

writing.


21 Teachers will work together to provide

students access to nonfiction materials

through the school media center,

classroom libraries, literacy closet, and

Scholastic book fair.


22 Teachers and administration will

present a family literacy night focusing

on traditional literature.

Jan. 2012 Literacy Night All Teams

23 Students in Grade 5 will increase their

vocabulary knowledge and reading

comprehension. 70% of students in

Grade 5 will meet the end of year

benchmark in fluency using DIBELS as

an indicator.

September – June DIBELS results

ILT Meeting

Grade 5 ELA Vertical

Team


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Goal #2

The School's Total Average Percent Correct in Mathematics will increase by 2% over one

year from a base of 71%, as measured by June 2014 MCAS Standards Report (CU306) .

Kindergarten Team Step # Strategies/Activities Timeline Sources of

Evidence

Team/Person

Responsible

1 Based on needs assessed in GO Math!

pretest administered by October 1st, all

students will work to a greater level of

fluency of numbers 1-10 evidenced in data

collected through mid-year and end of year

assessment.

October:

Administer GO

Math! Pretest.

:

Results of

pretest.

K teachers

2 Administer chapter tests and use data to

drive instruction/review.

October-January: Results of

Chapter tests

K teachers

3 Administer mid-year assessment January Results of

mid-year

assessment

K teachers

4 Administer chapter tests and use data to

drive instruction/review.

January-June Results of

Chapter tests

K teachers

5 Administer end of the year assessment. June Results of

end of the

year

assessment

6 Utilizing daily word problems within our

own classrooms

September-June Done whole

class

K teachers

7 Continuing to participate in monthly

“Math Whiz” program

October-June Returned

packets

K teachers

8 Ongoing throughout the year: introducing

strategies and games/centers to increase

number fluency (incorporated from

Foundations of Math course). Activities

are adjusted based on need and topic.

September – June Centers K teachers

First Grade Team 1 On a daily basis students in grade 1 will use

a variety of strategies that help develop

number sense and decompose numbers.

October-May Go Math

Daily

Lessons

Calendar

Time

First

Grade

Team

2 First grade students will take beginning of

the year, middle of the year and end of the

year Go Math assessments to provide data

for growth and guide instruction.

October-May Go Math

Assessments

First

Grade

Team

3 First grade parents will be invited to an

informative math curriculum night led by

the first grade team to share their new-

found knowledge gained from the

Foundations of Math course.

November Parent Night First

Grade

Team


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Second Grade Team 1 Create and implement math centers

focused on geometry and fractions

All year games Second

Grade

Team

2 Assess students using Go Math

assessments

All year Go Math

assessments

Second

Grade

Team

3 Utilize XtraMath and ThinkCentral

websites to increase math proficiency

All year Website

feedback

Second

Grade

Team

4 Use of monthly math packets to

challenge and motivate students

All year Go Math and

Math Whiz

contest

Second

Grade

Team

Grade Three, Four and Five Vertical Mathematics Team 1 Students will participate in a problem

solving contest every week beginning

in September. Problems will reflect the

current curriculum but will also focus

on the areas listed in Goal #2.

Principal selects grade level winners

each Friday. Winners are announced

during morning announcements.

Winners also receive incentive prizes.

Weekly

September -June

Student

responses to

the problem

of the week.

All

Teams

2 Students in grades K-5 will complete a

summer math packet, Tee Off with

Math!, which has a focus on geometric

measurement and an understanding of

fractions. Students will be given a

prize in September for completing their

packets. Parent sign off sheet will be

added as well as an Instant Alert during

the summer as an additional reminder.

June 2014 Completed

math packets

are returned

to school in

September.

Group

pictures are

taken of

students who

have returned

their

completed

packets.

All

Teams

3 Grades 3, 4, and 5 teachers will assign

Study Island lessons at home and in

school on specific Common Core

standards, focusing on growth in

geometric measurement and fractions.

October- June Student

scores are

provided in a

teacher

generated

report.

Math

Vertical

Team

4 Grades 3, 4, and 5 will incorporate

MCAS questions into classroom work

and chapter tests which will include

multiple choice and open response

questions.

Teachers will assess using the MCAS

rubric.

October- June Completed

MCAS

problems

from past

tests.

Math

Vertical

Team

5 Students will participate in math facts

quizzes two to four times a month

based on practice at home through flash

cards, websites, apps, and oral drills.

September - June 2-4 monthly

assessments

All

Teams

6 Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be

administered the Houghton Mifflin Go

Math!, Beginning of Year test,

Midyear test, and End of the Year test.

Oct., Jan., and May Results of the

assessment.

Data is used

to monitor

student

growth.

Math

Vertical

Team


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7 Assess students using current Go Math!

Assessments in grades K-5. to re-

evaluate and drive further instruction

and grouping. Special consideration in

grouping will be given to the High

Needs and Warning subgroup students.

Spiral review will be built into future

lessons to reteach areas of weakness.

September - June Assessments All

Teams

8 Bernazzani Math Night –

Students will be invited to a baseball

themed math night at school. Stations

will pose math problems for children to

solve focusing on geometric

measurement and fractions as well as

numbers and operations. This night

will be geared to third graders since

they have not yet taken the MCAS test.

Red Sox Opening

Week - April

Students

write work

and answers

in a program

book.

Correct

answers are

provided for

children to

monitor their

progress.

Third

Grade

Team

9 Grade 3 QMath Mid -Year Assessment

is administered to all Grade 3 students.

February Assessments Lauren

Laub

10 Grades 3, 4 and 5 math focus teachers

will review previously released MCAS

high needs student open response

results with actual score. High Needs

Subgroup students will better

understand what is expected of them

for open response questioning.

October-June Minutes from

Meeting

Math

Vertical

Team

11 Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will

receive homework packets with

previously released MCAS test

questions.

Walk-throughs

January - June Completed

MCAS

homework

packets

Math

Vertical

Team

12 Grades 3, 4, and 5 teachers will use the

computers for access to online

mathematics websites focusing on our

areas of improvement.

October-June Data from

individual

student work

Math

Vertical

Team

13 Teachers will incorporate Type I and II

John Collins writing within each unit of

the Go Math! and On Core Math

materials.

September - June Student

responses to

writing

prompts

All

Teams

14 Students will be offered additional

monthly enrichment math homework

packets called Math Wiz. At the

month’s end, students who participated

are recognized in a school wide display

with grade level photos.

October - June Returned

Math Wiz

packets.

Group photos

of

participants.

All

Teams

15 K-5 teachers will continue to align their

curriculum with the new Common

Core standards to ensure that MCAS

accessible items are taught with fidelity

for Spring 2014 MCAS.

Walk throughs

September - June Teacher

lesson plans

and Common

Core

standards

posted in

classrooms as

they align

with lessons

All

Teams


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being taught.

16 High Needs subgroup students will be

invited to the Bernazzani after school

MCAS prep program.

After school activity program roster.

January - May Results from

previous year

MCAS

results and

Grade 3

QMath Mid

year

Assessment.

Phil

Diana


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Goal 3

The Bernazzani School, in keeping with new federal guidelines, will maintain existing

health and wellness practices as well as institute new current practices.

WHAT WHEN WHO

Step # Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person

Responsible

1 Create and implement a new school wide policy

regarding holidays and celebrations.

October Health/Wellness Team

2 Conduct a staff needs assessment survey. May Health/Wellness Team and

Staff

3 Provide staff with ideas and examples to incorporate

movement breaks in the classroom. We will be using

the Scholastic publication entitled Kids Focus as well

as other healthy options.

October through June Bernazzani Staff

4 Staff will not provide students with food outside the

nutritional guidelines as a reward or reinforcement.

October through June Bernazzani Staff

5 The Bernazzani School Store will not sell food

outside the nutritional guidelines.

October through June Susan Clarke-Lynn

6 The Bernazzani Health and Wellness Team will meet

quarterly during the school year.

December 3, February

11 and May 13

Peter Dionne

Philip Diana

Emily O’Connell

Michelle Perfetuo

Casey Deaguero

7 Mrs. Franceschini will reinforce and practice healthy

and active lifestyles for all Bernazzani students

during their physical education classes.

September through

June

Robin Franceschini

8 The Bernazzani Health/Wellness Newsletter will

continue to be published bi-annually, providing

nutrition, fitness and health tips.

November and March The Health/Wellness Team


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E. Related Professional Development

Principal /School Improvement Plan Staff Development Tuesdays

Date Time Location Participants

(Team/Grade Level)

Topic Presenters Goal Number

09/10/2013

12:30 –

2:00

CAB

Media

Center

Kindergarten Team

Grade One Team

Grade Two Team

3,4,5 Vertical ELA

Team

3,4,5 Vertical Math

Team

Module 1: Initial

overview of the

Educator Evaluation

process

Principal 1 and 2

09/24/2013

12:00 –

3:30

CAB Media

Center

Kindergarten Team

Grade One Team

Grade Two Team

3,4,5 Vertical ELA

Team

3,4,5 Vertical Math

Team

Assessment Day

#1: Module 2& 3

relative to unpacking

the rubric and self-

assessment

Assessment Team &

staff will reflect and

analyze student data to

determine outcome of

previous year goals and

begin to formulate new

goals and action steps

with focus on aligning

educator evaluator goals

with SIP and District

goals

Principal 1 and 2

10/08/2013

12:00 –

3:30

CAB Media

Center

Kindergarten Team

Grade One Team

Grade Two Team

3,4,5 Vertical ELA

Team

3,4,5 Vertical Math

Team

Assessment Day

#2: Module 4 SMART

goals and Educator

Plan Development

Assessment Team will

continue to utilize test

results to analyze

strengths and

weaknesses and SGP to

plan for the 2013 – 2014

school year; Finalize our

SMART goals and

action steps based on our

analysis.

Principal 1 and 2

01/14/2014

12:45 –

3:45

TBD Grade Level

Teams

Specialists

Teams

Common Benchmark

Assessments: Design,

Adapt, or Revise?

-what's already in place

-what’s critical to assess

(alignment)

-assessing what students

“can do”

-understanding the DDM

initiative

-building student endurance

and independence

Teacher Leaders

Principals

Curriculum and

Assessment Team

District

Goals


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01/28/2014

12:30 –

2:00

CAB Media

Center

K-5 and

Caseload Staff

Grade level team

meetings to discuss

progress of grade level

goals. Make adjustments

as needed.

Principal

Teachers

Grade Level

Teams

Caseload Teachers

1 and 2

02/11/2014

12:45 –

3:45

TBD Grade Level

Teams

Specialists

Teams

Common Benchmark

Assessments: Student

Learning and Growth

- revisiting timelines

-how much data do we need

-review data (if applicable)

-collecting and storing data

-how is my classroom data

used and who gets to see it

Teacher Leaders

Principals

Curriculum and

Assessment

Team

District

Goals

04/29/2014

12:30 –

2:00

CAB Media

Center

K-5 and

Caseload Staff

Follow up Session from

1-28: What

Worked? What

differentiated instruction

strategies are most

effective as we move

from the old frameworks

to the common core

standards using Journeys

and other reading and

writing programs

Principal

Teachers

Grade Level

Teams

Caseload

Teachers

Goals 1 and

2

05/13/2014

12:00 –

3:30

CAB Media

Center

Kindergarten Team

Grade One Team

Grade Two Team

3,4,5 Vertical ELA

Team

3,4,5 Vertical Math

Team

Assessment Day #3:

Review SIP goals, action

steps and school wide

initiatives and adjust as

needed.

Principal 1 and 2

05/27/2014

12:45 –

3:45

TBD Grade Level

Teams

Specialists

Teams

Common Benchmark

Assessments: End of Year

Review and Next Steps

-effectiveness of

assessment type

-data review and analysis

Teacher Leaders

Principals

Curriculum and

Assessment

Team

District

Goals

06/10/2014

12:30 –

2:00

CAB Media

Center

Kindergarten

Team

Grade One Team

Grade Two Team

3,4,5 Vertical

ELA Team

3,4,5 Vertical

Math Team

SEI (Sheltered English

Instruction) Strategies:

Teachers teach teachers

SEI strategies that they

have learned and used,

based on the RETELL

classes, that benefits

English language

learners and create

robust vocabulary

instruction for all

students.

Principal

Teachers

Grade Level

Teams

Caseload Teachers

SIP Goals


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IV. School Council Members

The Education Reform Act of 1993 established school councils to give a voice to parents in the

operation of local schools. Parent involvement has been recognized as an important component

in school reform and improvement.

School: Charles A. Bernazzani Elementary School

Chair/Principal: Peter R. Dionne

Co-Chair: Terry Nixon

51 Sharon Road

Quincy, Ma 02169

617-328-7473

Teachers: Casey Deaguero

45 Silver Street

Quincy, MA 02169

Parents: Deirdre Gormley

190 Governors Road

Quincy, MA 02169

Amy Feldman

31 Morley Road

Quincy, MA 02170

Staff: Philip A. Diana

33 Wayne Avenue

Braintree, MA 02184

781-843-8079

Assessment Team: Lauren Laub, Christine Norton


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V. School Site Assessment Team Members

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”

School improvement planning is a key element of our district improvement plan. It is intended that school

administrators, teachers, counselors and specialists spend time each year to reflect on the academic success of

their school and their students.. The school assessment team assists with this reflection as it identifies the

strengths and weaknesses of every student. Those strengths and weaknesses were analyzed and identified by

our Site Assessment Team whose names appear below

Students cannot be taken to a better place tomorrow if we don’t know where they are today. Our Site

Assessment Team has shown us where our students are today. Our goals will show us where to take those

students tomorrow.

“The widely acknowledged key to true school improvement is genuine instructional leadership. But

educational leadership cannot be the sole responsibility of any one woman or one man, no matter how

excellent an educational leader he or she may be. Instructional leadership must be seen as the responsibility

of everyone in the school, regardless of his or her role.” *

Thanks to our goal setting process and to our School Assessment Team.

Our School Assessment Team members are:

Peter Dionne - Principal

Lauren Laub – Facilitator – Grade Three Teacher

Phil Diana – Assistant Principal

Christine Norton – Grade One Teacher

* “Building the Capacity to Make Standards Driven Reform Work”, M.E. Hickey


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VI. Integrated Learning Team Members

The purpose of this team is to insure that students receive highly coordinated instruction that aligns the Tier I

classroom instruction with the intervention programs that service our Tier II and Tier III students. This team

will work with the classroom teachers to manage and analyze assessment data to aid in appropriate intervention

placements and to monitor the effect of those interventions on student progress.

The principal facilitates these meetings and makes the final determination as to grouping and interventions that

will assist students in achieving greater levels of proficiency in reading.

Team Members

Name Position

Peter Dionne Principal

Eileen Maver Literacy Specialist

Evangeline Wong ELL Teacher

Nancy Casinelli Special Education

Phil Diana Assistant Principal


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VII. School Wellness Council Members

All Quincy Public Schools are implementing the Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy

Schools Program. The Alliance helps schools to create healthier environments by promoting

physical activity, healthy eating and positive youth development. A School Wellness Council

has been formed to assist the school to set goals and action steps to create a healthier school

environment.

School Wellness Goal:

(If you are making the School Wellness Goal your 3rd

School Improvement

Goal then copy Goal Statement, the Action Steps and Monitoring Criteria

from Part III B, C & D and paste it here as well.)

Meeting Dates:

Team Members

Name Position Peter Dionne Principal

Philip Diana Assistant Principal

Casey Deaguero Grade Four Teacher

Michelle Perfetuo Grade Two Teacher

Emily O’Connell School Nurse


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The Bernazzani School, in keeping with new federal guidelines, will maintain existing

health and wellness practices as well as institute new current practices.

WHAT WHEN WHO

Step # Strategies/Activities Timeline Team/Person

Responsible

1 Create and implement a new school wide policy

regarding holidays and celebrations.

October Health/Wellness Team

2 Conduct a staff needs assessment survey. May Health/Wellness Team and Staff

3 Provide staff with ideas and examples to

incorporate movement breaks in the classroom.

We will be using the Scholastic publication

entitled Kids Focus as well as other healthy

options.

October through

June

Bernazzani Staff

4 Staff will not provide students with food outside

the nutritional guidelines as a reward or

reinforcement.

October through

June

Bernazzani Staff

5 The Bernazzani School Store will not sell food

outside the nutritional guidelines.

October through

June

Susan Clarke-Lynn

6 The Bernazzani Health and Wellness Team will

meet quarterly during the school year.

September 18,

December 4,

February 12 and

May 14

Peter Dionne

Philip Diana

Emily O’Connell

Michelle Perfetuo

Casey Deaguero

7 Mrs. Chapman and Mr. Murtagh will reinforce

and practice healthy and active lifestyles for all

Bernazzani students during their physical

education classes.

September

through June

Janice Chapman Chris

Murtagh

8 The Bernazzani Health/Wellness Newsletter will

continue to be published bi-annually, providing

nutrition, fitness and health tips.

November and

March

The Health/Wellness Team


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VIII. School Council Submission Page

SUBMITTED BY:

___________________________

Principal’s Signature

___________________________

Assistant Principal’s Signature

___________________________

Co-Chair School Council Signature

___________________________

Teacher Representative Signature


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Appendix – Section A

Elementary School Class Size

21 and under

22-26 27 and above

12

5

Demographics - 2013

Total Enrollment % SPED % ELL % Low Income

% FLNE (First Language Not

English)

344

10%

9.3%

20.3%

18.6%


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Appendix – Section B

Support Services

FTE (Include only support service personnel that serve your students.)

1.0 Nurse

1.0 Special Education Teachers (Resource Room) *

1.0 Guidance Counselor / Chairperson

.5 Literacy Specialist

.5 ELL Teacher

.4 Speech and Language Instructor

.4 School Psychologist

.4 Occupational Therapist

.8 Library Support Staff

* Each elementary school has at least one (1) Orton Gillingham Certified Teacher


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Appendix – Section C

Budget - Elementary Amount available

In 2013-2014

TEXT/LEARNING MATERIALS

(textbooks and learning materials/supplies needed to support classroom instruction)

SUPPLIES

(pens, pencils, rulers, paper, glue, photocopy paper, etc.)

ACTIVITY STIPEND ACCOUNT

Art Supplies

Library

Science

TOTAL

SPECIAL FUNDING (gifts, partnerships, PTO, etc.)

PTO

Quincy Beautification Grant

WalMart Grant

Jennifer McManus Scholarship Fund

$9,875.00

$5,635.00

$9,446.00

$400.00

$1,050.00

$23,000.00

$1,600.00

$500.00

$500.00

$700.00


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Appendix – Section D

Facilities

1. Improvements

Our gratitude is extended to Mayor Koch, School Committee and the Superintendent’s

Leadership Team for the purchase and installation of security cameras, locking doors, a new

secure external entry system and identification lanyards for the purpose of making our schools a

safer place for both staff and students.

This year saw a new coating applied to the wing roof. This includes four classrooms and the

gymnasium. This coating was applied to fix several leaks in the metal and seems to have

worked so far.

We also had a new rug installed in the Media Center. This rug covers half of the Media Center

floor and three small classrooms that service Special Education and Literacy students.

Finally, a wireless internet system was installed throughout the school allowing access for

teachers and students for our many web based programs. We now have access for both a guest

network and a secure staff access.

2. Areas of Need

We are in need of parking lot and playground resurfacing.


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Appendix – Section E

Data Charts and Trends

MCAS Annual Comparisons

* NOTE: Achievement level percentages are not calculated for groups with fewer than 10 students.

Data Last Updated on September 20, 2013

GRADE 05 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ARTS

ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013

ADVANCED 14 21 15 22

PROFICIENT 61 49 51 51

NEEDS

IMPROVEMENT 20 26 28 24

WARNING 5 4 7 2

GRADE 05 - MATHEMATICS

ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013



NEEDS


WARNING 10 10 13 2


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GRADE 05 - SCIENCE AND

TECH/ENG

ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013



NEEDS


WARNING 2 9 3 4


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ARTS

ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013

ADVANCED 3 5 8 20


NEEDS


WARNING 6 3 0 5


ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013

ADVANCED 10 5 8 23


NEEDS


WARNING 3 8 4 6


ARTS

ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013

ADVANCED 10 10 6 10


NEEDS


WARNING 3 6 9 5


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ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 2010 2011 2012 2013

ADVANCED 8 6 17 16


NEEDS


WARNING 5 6 13 15


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Bernazzani 2013 PPI Report

PPI Reports – From DESE Profiles Accountability Tab (3)

2013 Accountability Data by School Report

All Students – 4 year (2010-2013) Summary

High Needs – 4 year (2010-2013) Summary

Progress and Performance All Students

4 Year Report


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Progress and Performance High Needs

4 Year Report


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