Washoe County School District

Rollan Melton ES

School Performance Plan: A Roadmap to Success

Rollan Melton ES has established its School Performance Plan for the school year. This plan was developed by the school’s continuous improvement (CI) team and informed by a comprehensive needs assessment that included data analysis and meaningful engagement with the school community. It includes the school's goals and process developed during Act 1. The CI team will monitor implementation throughout the school year and evaluate and update the goals at the end of the year.

Principal: Jeff Batavia

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Email: jbatavia@washoeschools.net

Phone: 775-843-3580

School Designations: ☐Title I ☐CSI ☐TSI ☐ TSI/ATSI

Our SPP was last updated on September 20, 2022

School Continuous Improvement Team

The Continuous Improvement Team is made up of a diverse group of school administrators, teachers, staff, caretakers, and students charged with developing, implementing, and evaluating the school’s continuous improvement efforts outlined in the School Performance Plan.

Name	Role
Jeff Batavia	Principal(s) (required)
Eric Rogers	Other School Administrator(s) (required)
Trish Dolan	Teacher(s) (required)
Jan Comphel	Paraprofessional(s) (required)
Janelle Stathes	Parent(s) (required)
Student(s) (required for secondary schools)
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Mandy Grotting	Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (if appropriate)
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School Demographics and Performance Information

In compliance with federal and state law, Nevada’s K-12 Accountability Portal provides detailed information about each school’s student and staff demographics and school performance rating, a star-rating system based on the Nevada School Performance Framework (NSPF). You can find our School Rating Report at https://washoeschools-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/jbatavia_washoeschools_net/EeudOhqUXkpDuJVKPqpCKK8ByxzDGlinzNseZM_F0HAj9A?email=JBatavia%40washoeschools.net&e=FHMbqZ

School Goals and Improvement Plan

The improvement plan on the following pages articulates our goals for the upcoming school year, strategies we will employ to achieve our goals, and other important planning information.

Inquiry Area 1 - Student Success

Student Success
Areas of Strength	Areas for Growth
Great gains in profiency in both ELA, Math, and ACCESS scores.	Levels of growth in ELA and Math can be better, but hard to tell with previous events from the pandemic.
Problem Statement: Our problems is that not enough students are meeting growth targets in ELA and Math.
Critical Root Causes of the Problem: Lack of consistancy with using the District adopted curriculum in ELA.

Student Success
School Goal: From August 2022 to June 2023, student performance in English Language Arts and Math assessments will increase with particular emphasis on closing achievement gaps for students in Hispanic, EL, and IEP subcategories. Formative Measures: SBAC, MAPS, SCHOOL CITY Aligned to Nevada’s STIP Goal: ☐ STIP Goal 1 ☐ STIP Goal 2 STIP Goal 3 ☐ STIP Goal 4 ☐ STIP Goal 5
Improvement Strategy: Use PLC time to look at student data from School City assessments to determine performance levels of students and if there is a need for change of Tier I instruction, differentiation, RTI, or supports from Intervention teacher. Evidence Level: Tier 3 - Promising Evidence Action Steps: What steps do you need to take to implement this improvement strategy? ● Refine our PLC process using the District guidelines ● Adjust master schedule to make dedicated PLC and grade level planning time ● Hire intervention assistant for reading and math ● Develop MTSS team to meet weekly ● Access to CCSS and essential standards per District ● Provide training on School City Resources Needed: What resources do you need to implement this improvement strategy? Budget for intervention teacher ● Recruitment and hiring plan Differentiated ELA and math curriculum materials, pacing guide, essential standards Access to School City Each and every student is impacted in various ways. Our EL students are impacted, as are our general education students. The School Performance Plan is designed to analyze data that is relevant to all student achievement, including our EL students. Root causes were determined based on this data in order to drive school improvement and shrink the achievement gap for our special populations with special attention to AB 219 and the EL population. Please refer to Inquiry Area 1 (Student Success), Inquiry Area 2 (Adult Learning), and Inquiry Area 3 (Connectedness, when applicable) in the School Performance Plan for root causes that impact learning and achievement. Language is not an intervention. EL teachers should be supporting ELs in Tier 1 instruction through whole group or small group instruction. Any pull out of students should be for Newcomers to accelerate language or provide explicit language instruction that supports Tier 1 content instruction. Challenges to Tackle: What implementation challenges do you anticipate What are the potential solutions? Implementation Challenge: ● Finding financial resources given limited budget● Hiring a quality candidate on a short timeline● Onboarding new staff members● Teacher working relationship: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Update during SPP Roadmap Development.Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Funding: What funding sources can you use to pay for this improvement strategy(ies) associated with this goal? CEIS and ESSER Grant to provide services in intervetions. Lead: Who is responsible for implementing this strategy? School staff and administration
Equity Supports: Based on your Data Dive and Root Cause Analysis, what (if any) challenges did you identify for the following student groups specific to this goal? (Consider any resource inequities these student groups face.) What, specifically, will you do to support them to overcome those challenges? English Learners Challenge: Understanding the content Support: Special instruction from ELLevation curriculum, independent support for EL teacher, provide EL strategies in the classroom to best support the EL students Foster/Homeless: Challenge: Home support Support: Counseling services, school support from PFA, fundraisers, communicate with families about outside supports Free and Reduced Lunch: Challenge: Can not afford the same opportunities as all students Support: equal opportunities to provide materials for all students, understanding of everyone’s backgrounds, counseling, PBiS and SEL strategies Migrant: Challenge: N/A Support: N/A Racial/Ethnic Groups: Challenge: Hard to be different in a school like Melton Support: School climate, student voice, access to a diverse curriculum, acceptance of all Students with IEPs: Challenge: Time to comprehend the content. Support: Classroom supports, inclusive classrooms, student ran IEP, compliance, work with the family as a team Add other student groups as needed. Challenge: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Support: Update during SPP Roadmap Development.

Inquiry Area 2 - Adult Learning Culture

Adult Learning Culture
Areas of Strength	Areas for Growth
We have developed a strong PLC at Melton where the staff know what data to decifer and interprete.	Creating interventions that are supported from the data.
Problem Statement: Due to a lack of knowledge with interventions, we are not familiar with providing a multitude of defferent interventions.
Critical Root Causes of the Problem: Lack of awareness

Adult Learning Culture
School Goal: During the 22-23 SY, all teachers, including special service providers, will be continue studying their instructional practice through a collaborative Professional Learning Community which studies how their teaching affects student mastery of a common objective and how their instructional practices relate to these results. Formative Measures: SBAC, Interventions, TACA, School City, MAPS data. Aligned to Nevada’s STIP Goal: ☐ STIP Goal 1 ☐ STIP Goal 2 STIP Goal 3 ☐ STIP Goal 4 ☐ STIP Goal 5
Improvement Strategy: Increate the amount of time the teachers have to collaborate with each other with a focus on student learning. Evidence Level: Tier 3 - Promising Evidence Action Steps: What steps do you need to take to implement this improvement strategy? Staff attended PLC training and will engage in further professional development related to implementing effective and inclusive Professional Learning Communities. Resources Needed: What resources do you need to implement this improvement strategy? ● Administration and Implementation Specialist to monitor and give feedback to PLCs. ● Substitutes to facilitate PLC time and peer observations. Challenges to Tackle: What implementation challenges do you anticipate What are the potential solutions? Implementation Challenge: ● Time● Staff buy in● Consistency Potential Solution: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Funding: What funding sources can you use to pay for this improvement strategy(ies) associated with this goal? Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Lead: Who is responsible for implementing this strategy? Staff and administration
Equity Supports: Based on your Data Dive and Root Cause Analysis, what (if any) challenges did you identify for the following student groups specific to this goal? (Consider any resource inequities these student groups face.) What, specifically, will you do to support them to overcome those challenges? English Learners Challenge: Knowing the ELL data Support: Pay close attention to have EL Students are grasping the concepts and act accordingly with supports from EL teacher. Foster/Homeless: Challenge: Knowing which students fall under this category. Support: Provide equal opportunities to all students and have understanding of their backgrounds. Free and Reduced Lunch: Challenge: Identifying and supporting this group of students Support: provide counseling supports Migrant: Challenge: N/A Support: N/A Racial/Ethnic Groups: Challenge: Using the correct data to make these decsions. Support: Using the data, we will make sure our racial and ethnic students are receiving the same education as their peers. Students with IEPs: Challenge: Scheduling and making sure the students have appropriate supports. Support: Provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of the students with disabilities. Add other student groups as needed. Challenge: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Support: Update during SPP Roadmap Development.

Inquiry Area 3 - Connectedness

Connectedness
Areas of Strength	Areas for Growth
Parents feel well informed with events happening at Melton	More of a need for extra curricular events at Melton
Problem Statement: At Melton, there needs to be an increrase of family events that are relevant to the learning at the school for families.
Critical Root Causes of the Problem: Due to the pandemic, we have lost parent involvement in after school events.

Connectedness
School Goal: During the 21-22 SY, Melton Elementary School will effectively communicate with families and engage families in two-way dialogue on an ongoing basis throughout the school year to support student success and foster shared ownership and decision-making for all stakeholders in the Melton school community. School leaders across the school community will work to engage parents in dialogue, attempting to engage 100% of all parents in some level of communication regarding student success with at least 90% being reached. Formative Measures: Update after School Data Dive. Aligned to Nevada’s STIP Goal: ☐ STIP Goal 1 ☐ STIP Goal 2 STIP Goal 3 ☐ STIP Goal 4 ☐ STIP Goal 5
Improvement Strategy: Staff members will make positive contact with the family of each child in his or her class every quarter of the school year. Evidence Level: Tier 3 - Promising Evidence Action Steps: What steps do you need to take to implement this improvement strategy? ● Make parent phone call ● Document parent connections ● Invite families into the school Resources Needed: What resources do you need to implement this improvement strategy? ● Guide to talking with parents ● Time ● Support from families ● Consistency Challenges to Tackle: What implementation challenges do you anticipate What are the potential solutions? Implementation Challenge: ● Parental support● The importance of family connection● Time Potential Solution: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Funding: What funding sources can you use to pay for this improvement strategy(ies) associated with this goal? General budget Lead: Who is responsible for implementing this strategy? Staff and administration
Equity Supports: Based on your Data Dive and Root Cause Analysis, what (if any) challenges did you identify for the following student groups specific to this goal? (Consider any resource inequities these student groups face.) What, specifically, will you do to support them to overcome those challenges? English Learners Challenge: Hard to find translator that support all the different languages at Melton. Support: Provide a translator to all parent meetings. Foster/Homeless: Challenge: It cost money to run events, but not all families can afford the cover charge. Support: Make are events open and accessible to all families. Free and Reduced Lunch: Challenge: Providing opportunities for all students and families where they are accesible and welcoming to attend. Support: Provide a various number of options for all families to have to opportunity to help support the school. Migrant: Challenge: N/A Support: N/A Racial/Ethnic Groups: Challenge: Getting all staff on board with understanding our families backgrounds. Support: Have awareness of all our families and treat one another with kindness and respect. Students with IEPs: Challenge: Inclisvity with all our families. Support: Have available resources for families with disabilities. Add other student groups as needed. Challenge: Update during SPP Roadmap Development. Support: Update during SPP Roadmap Development.

School Community Outreach

This section highlights our school’s deliberate and strategic efforts to engage the broader school community in our continuous improvement efforts by keeping them informed on our progress and learning and eliciting their feedback and perspective.

Outreach Activity	Date	Lessons Learned from the School Community
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