CURRITUCK COUNTY SCHOOLS

MOYOCK ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN & IMPLEMENTATION MAP
2016-2019
Moyock Elementary Schools Mission:
Learn, Play, Dream, Grow--Bridging Connections w/ Home, School & Community!
Moyock Elementary Schools Vision:
Moyock Elementarys vision is to continue providing a safe and warm, rigorous and engaging learning
environment that will prepare tomorrows generation to be problem-solving, growth-minded leaders.
Moyock Elementary Schools SMART Goal:
Moyock Elementary School strives to not only achieve 80% overall proficiency in Reading and Math
by June 2019, but to also Exceed Expected Growth as measured by EVAAS.
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Year 1 Plan
School Improvement Facilitator: Ashley Nixon
CCS Transforming Initiative 1: Implement MTSS processes for defining and delivering effective
core instruction, analyzing common assessment data to provide differentiated instructional
opportunities and problem solving for interventions needed for students academic and
behavioral success.
MTSS employs a problem-solving process that helps match instructional resources and focus to educational needs; makes
the instructional adjustments necessary for continued improvement in both student academic performance and students
rates of progress; and assesses the effectiveness of instruction/interventions on student outcomes. (American Institutes for
Research, Using a Response to Intervention Framework to Improve Student Learning May 2013, weblink)

Assigned Case Managers to Transforming Initiative I:

Jamie Haislop, MTSS Case Manager partnered with Teresa Sawyer, PBIS Case Manager
Alignment to State Board of Education Goals:
Every student graduates from high school prepared for work, further education and citizenship
Every student has a personalized education
Every student is healthy, safe, and responsible
Alignment to Currituck County Schools Beliefs and Goals:
Students will be:
Growth minded and academically prepared;
Effective communicators and collaborators; and
Critical thinkers and problem solvers.
NEEDED TOOLS:
MTSS Implementation Plan/Resources
TIPS Problem Solving Framework
EVAAS and EOG/Mclass Data
Educators Handbook

SchoolNet Benchmarks
NCDPI K-2 Reading 3D
PBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory
TWC as well as student/parent surveys

PHASE I (YEAR 1)

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In Year 1 (2016-17), we will be successful if:
PLCs continuously use data to strengthen & individualize core instruction , with an overall proficiency
rate of 80% or better on common assessments AND
EOG data points show an increase of 5% in proficiency AND
Overall school EVAAS data shows us meeting or (ideally) exceeding growth.
KEY STRATEGIES:
1. Strengthening our Core Tier 1 instruction with a particular focus on alignment and clarity.
2. Supporting PLCs to continue functioning as true data teams, using data and the MTSS process by way
of the TIPS model to inform instruction while invoking collaborative conversations.
3. Blending the MTSS, PBIS, and Parent Committees to function as one School Improvement Team,
ensuring a continuous flow of communication and distributed leadership to make data-driven decisions
across the school.

KEY ACTIVITIES

Strengthen Core Tier 1 instruction with a focus

on alignment and clarity by:
updating lesson plans to ensure alignment to CCS
pacing guides and SCOS
using analysis to drive instruction and modify
flexible groupings
initiating Kid Talks during PLC times to
brainstorm and plan intervention plans for
students
working with MTSS intervention team to keep
plans individualized and monitored with fidelity
working with District Curriculum Coach and
other Instructional District Personnel to bring
most appropriate PD sessions to the teachers,
particularly addressing clarity in instruction.

PERSON(S)
RESPONSIBLE

TARGET
DATE

-PLCs, led by SIT

Case Managers

Ongoing,
target
adjustme
nts made
for Y2
Sept.
2017

Lesson plans,
PLC minutes to include Kid Talk,
Classroom Walkthroughs (5 for 5)
and Observations, CCS pacing
guides, Tier plans, Data Tracking
forms input with relevant data

and...
-Supported and
Coached by School
Administration,
MTSS Intervention
Team, Instructional
Coach, and other
Instructional district
personnel

ARTIFACTS

Supporting PLCs in strengthening their function

as true data teams, using a range of information
and the MTSS process to inform instruction while
invoking collaborative conversations.
analyzing grade level results of common
assessments, district benchmarks, state
assessments and mClass as measured by
proficiency and growth (EVAAS) results
Conducting mini PD sessions to educate all teams
on the various sources of data and their
effectiveness in analysis

-administration
-instructional
support staff at
MES
-data managers
-instructional
coaches

Ongoing,
target
adjustme
nts made
for Y2,
Sept.
2017

PLC minutes, MTSS plans, results of

benchmark assessments, sign-in
sheets for PD

Distributing leadership across the school by

encouraging all stakeholders to take part in the
overall School Improvement Process:
MTSS Committee: Analyze the MTSS SAM
inventory and monitor the MTSS process with

MTSS Committee
& SIT Case
Managers, led by
Case Manager
Jamie Haislop

Ongoing,
target
adjustme
nts made
for Y2

Common assessments, EOG and

mClass results, EVAAS growth
results broken down by grade and
teacher

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fidelity in each grade level.
PBIS Committee: Analyze Educators handbook
for discipline data, PBIS Tiered Fidelity
Inventory, as well as perceptual data such as
student and parent surveys, the Teacher Working
Conditions Survey (TWC), etc to continue
maintaining a safe and orderly environment for
students and staff.
Challenge School Improvement Parent Reps to be
actively involved in SIT as well as serving as
communication agents throughout the community.
Maintain a Principals Advisory Council to
encourage student leaders to become involved in
the School Improvement process.

PBIS Team, led by

Case Manager, Mrs.
Teresa Sawyer

Sept.
2017

School
administration
Student leaders
(recommended for
program by
teachers)

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Transforming Initiative 2: Strengthen teacher effectiveness through high quality professional

development opportunities and provide sustained support in implementing teaching/learning
strategies aligned with district goals.
More than two decades of research findings are unequivocal about the connection between teacher quality and student
learning. Indeed, What Matters Most: Teaching for Americas Future (1996), the influential report of the National
Commission on Teaching and Americas Future, made teaching the core of its three simple premises in its blueprint for
reforming the nations schools. They are:
What teachers know and can do is the most important influence on what students learn.
Recruiting, preparing, and retaining good teachers is the central strategy for improving our schools.
School reform cannot succeed unless it focuses on creating the conditions under which teachers can
teach and teach well. weblink

Alignment to State Board of Education Goals:

Every student, every day, has excellent educators
Every student has a personalized education

Alignment to Currituck County Schools Beliefs and Goals:

Student Learning and Decisions will be
Student-Centered
Data Driven
Personalized
Collaborative
Assigned Case Manager(s) to Transforming Initiative II:
Lisa Rose, Media Specialist partnered with Brandi Kelly, Administrative Rep for MTSS
TOOLS:
PD NEEDS RESULTS
NCDPI - READING 3D SUPPORT
PLC TEAMS MEETING MINUTES
TWC RESULTS

"READING WITH MEANING" BY DEBBIE MILLER

JOHN HATTIES RESEARCH ON VISIBLE LEARNING
OBSERVATION & WALKTHROUGH DATA

PHASE I (YEAR 1)

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2016-2019
In Year 1 (2016-17), we will be successful if we accomplish:
An observance of grade level PLCs implementing plans detailing instructional strategies to address
needs identified through the data analysis process, evaluating plans throughout the year and modifying
strategies to increase student EOY performance data by 5% or greater
Teachers will apply knowledge gained through professional development offerings into classroom
instruction, as evidenced through the teacher evaluation rubric as well as formative daily
walkthroughs.
STRATEGIES:
1. Strategically and deliberately map out professional development needs before the year begins, based
on strategic feedback from staff members as well as directives from the District, such as the upcoming
implementation of the Reading Instructional Framework guidance and ongoing coaching
sessions/support groups for Engage New York Math guidance.
2. Encourage staff leadership and empowerment by eliciting presentations and shared mini lessons of
knowledge at PLCs, staff meetings, staff workdays, and district training sessions. Lets highlight great
teaching year-round!
Strategies/Actions detailed here:
KEY ACTIVITY
1. Strategically and deliberately plan out
professional development for each
school year before the year begins,
based on strategic feedback from staff
members as well as directives from the
District, such as the upcoming
implementation of the Reading
Instructional Framework guidance and
ongoing coaching sessions/support
groups for Engage New York for Math.

Instructional PD for Year 1:

PD Session on Rigor in Literacy,
provided by DPI
PD Session on Differentiated
Instructional Strategies
Book study focus: Reading with
Meaning
Ongoing Teacher Support sessions:

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PERSON(S)
RESPONSIBLE

TARGET DATE

Case Manager
June 2017 to
Mrs. Rose, partnered check-in and
with Administration redo needs
assessment for
-all instructional
next year
staff as participants

ARTIFACTS

PD needs assessment
Post-PD Staff surveys

PD Session Facilitators
-Abby Whitford, DPI
Consultant
-Leah Robertson, AIG
teacher
-Lisa Rose, Media
Specialist

Facilitator
-Lisa Rose, Media
Specialist & Kathy

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K-2: Kindles/Ipad help
3-5: Google Classroom
K-5: Engage New York
Mini PD Sessions during staff meetings:
All things Google
Data Sources
EVAAS 101
2. Strategically encourage leadership
and empowerment with all staff
members by eliciting presentations and
shared mini lessons of knowledge and
best practices at PLCs, staff meetings,
and PD days.
Implement an informal 5 for 5 quick
survey for administrators/curriculum
coaches and possibly other teachers
Bring highlights and great practices to
light by showcasing techniques used in
the classroom; show videos and/or
pictures of great strategies in action!

Blades, Technology
Facilitator
Facilitator
-Brandi Kelly, Admin

-Administration,
-Ms. Rose- media
specialist
-Charlotte Ludolph,
Curriculum Coach
-willing staff
members

June of 2017 to
check-in

5 for 5 survey data

pictures/videos/etc. of
great strategies
Observational data

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Transforming Initiative 3: Align and allocate resources to goals and needs based on data.
Effective school districts ensure that the necessary resources, including time, money, personnel and materials are allocated
and aligned to accomplish the districts goals. Once these resources are allocated, their use is monitored and evaluated to
determine their impact on student achievement. (Waters & Marzano, 2006)

Assigned Case Manager to Transforming Initiative III

Beverly Stiles, Guidance Counselor, Partnered with MES Administration
Alignment to State Board of Education Goals:
Every school district has up-to-date financial, business, and technology systems to serve its

students, parents and educators

Alignment to Currituck County Schools Beliefs and Goals:

Student Learning and Decisions will be
Student-Centered
Data Driven
Personalized
Collaborative
TOOLS:
NC Teacher Evaluation Instrument
Fiscal Management System and Policies

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Comprehensive Needs Assessment

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Master Schedule
Districts Technology Plan
SAM report

Enrollment and ADM data

PBIS School-Wide Evaluation
PBIS Surveys for student/staff perception

PHASE I (YEAR 1)
In Year 1 (2016-2017), we will be successful if we accomplish:
The establishment of an effective process for incorporating resource and budget conversations into the
School Improvement Process to distribute leadership and make ongoing necessary adjustment
decisions as a team.
A successful analysis of data to evaluate programs for effectiveness, reallocating funds to programs
with higher or potentially higher effectiveness as measured by survey results;
STRATEGIES:
1. Instructional, Managerial, and Professional Development Budget/Resource conversations will become
a larger component of the School Improvement Team process.
2. Emphasis will continued to be placed on strengthening working relationships with the PTA,
community members, and key stakeholders throughout Currituck County.
Strategies/Actions detailed here:
KEY ACTIVITY
Instructional, Managerial, and
Professional Development
Budget/Resource conversations
will become a larger
component of the School
Improvement Team process.
Summary of effective
processes, needed adjustments
should be shared out at each
SIP meeting.
A Zeroed-out Budget Report
will be created at the end of
Year 1 to evaluate all programs
and their effectiveness.
Emphasis will continue to be
placed on strengthening
working relationships with the
PTA, community members and
key stakeholders throughout
Currituck County.

Collaborate closely with

Moyock United Methodist
Church volunteers for imp
Collaborate closely with PTA
Officers
Encourage staff attendance at

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PERSON(S)
RESPONSIBLE

TARGET DATE ARTIFACTS

Info managed by
Administration, shared
out by Beverly Stiles,
Guidance Counselor

Managerial Reports such as:

Update at each
Maintenance Requests,
Quarterly
Transportation Concerns
Review

Technology Updates
School resources needed
List of programs
School budget

Beverly Stiles, Guidance

Counselor partnered with
Administration
Working with PTA
President and other heads
of community
organizations

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PTA meetings
Maintain MES PTA social
media page, Mrs. Roses
Twitter page, MES Bloomz
site, parent phone calls and
emails

Administration: Bloomz
and Facebook,
Mrs. Rose: Twitter
All Staff Members:
combination of above

WAIVERS
THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN MAY INCLUDE REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS FOR STATE LAWS, RULES, OR
POLICIES FOR THAT SCHOOL. A REQUEST FOR A WAIVER SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF G.S.
115C-105. (REQUESTS OF THIS NATURE MUST BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE LOCAL BOARD
OF EDUCATION PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OR INCLUSION IN THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.)
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ACCEPTED UNDER G.S. 115C-105.27, STATE
FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR CLASSROOM MATERIALS/INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT MAY BE
TRANSFERRED ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS; OR STATE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR
TEXTBOOKS MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES,
INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER CLASSROOM MATERIALS.

OTHER PLANS REFERENCED OR INCLUDED

THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A PLAN TO:
ADDRESS SCHOOL SAFETY (NOT PUBLISHED) AND DISCIPLINE CONCERNS;
PROVIDE A DUTY-FREE LUNCH PERIOD FOR EVERY TEACHER ON A DAILY BASIS OR AS OTHERWISE
APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM; AND
PROVIDE DUTY-FREE INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TIME FOR EVERY TEACHER UNDER G.S. 115C301.1, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING AN AVERAGE OF AT LEAST FIVE HOURS OF PLANNING TIME PER
WEEK OR AS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM
ALLOW FOR USE OF TEACHER ASSISTANT FOR COMPUTER LAB

COMMITMENT TO THE WORK

This document reflects the work of the School Improvement Team, Principal, Assistant Principal(s) and

staff subcommittees and teams. The plan will serve as a guide as the school works toward increasing
academic achievement for ALL students. It will be continually monitored, evaluated and updated.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEMBERS:

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NAME

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ROLE/POSITION

DATE OF ELECTION TO TEAM

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2016-2019
ASHLEY NIXON

SIT CHAIRPERSON

9/16/16

WHITNEY BISBING

PRINCIPAL

9/16/16

BRANDI KELLY

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

9/16/16

JAMIE HAISLOP

MTSS CASE MANAGER

9/16/16

TERESA SAWYER

PBIS CASE MANAGER

9/16/16

ANNIE RIDDICK

K MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

LAUREN WITT

1ST GR. MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

AMANDA KIGHT

2ND GR. MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

BEA WINSTEAD

3RD GR. MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16/

KATRINA COSTELLO

4TH GR. MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

ANGELA FARRIS

5TH GR. MTSS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

MARITA POWELL

MTSS SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

BEVERLY STILES

PBIS SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16/

LISA ROSE

PBIS SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

KAREN SZCZEPANSKI

SPECIALS TEAM REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

MARYANNE DOYLE

K-2 PBIS REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

LAURA HUGHES

3-5 REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

SASHA CLAVERIE

EC REPRESENTATIVE

9/16/16

MRS. MACKENNON

PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

9/8/16

MRS. TUMLINSON

PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

9/8/16

MR. BRIGGS

PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

9/8/16

SIGNED BY:
__WHITNEY BISBING ____________________

_10/6/16___________________

PRINCIPAL

DATE

__ASHLEY NIXON_______________________

_10/6/16________________________

CHAIRMAN, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM

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DATE

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THIS PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO THE STAFF FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL ON 10/6/16:
THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
_____ APPROVE

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______ NOT APPROVE

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