OSD Students Will
Outcome 1:
Be compassionate and kind.
Board Monitoring Report 6/9/2022
Outcome 2:
Have the academic and life skills to pursue their individual career, civic and
educational goals.
Board Monitoring Report 1/27/2022
Outcome 3:
Advocate for the social, physical and mental wellness of themselves and others and
be hopeful about the future.
Board Monitoring Report 4/14/2022
Outcome 4:
Have the skills, knowledge and courage to identify and confront personal, systemic
and societal bias.
Board Monitoring Report 3/10/2022
Outcome 5:
Discover their passions, be curious and love learning.
Board Monitoring Report 2/10/2022
Outcome 6:
Be critical thinkers who contribute to and collaborate with our local, global and
natural world.
Board Monitoring Report 10/26/2021
Boston Harbor School Improvement Plan (2022-23)
Outcome 1: Be compassionate and kind.
- Be aware of and appreciate one’s similarities and differences with others.
- Listen well and cooperate with others.
- Demonstrate awareness of one’s own thoughts and emotions and how they impact behavior.
- Express emotions, thoughts and impulses in positive and beneficial ways.
- Resolve conflicts and repair relationships.
Metric
BHES student survey in late fall of 2022, winter of 2023 and spring of 2023.
Goal
Goal:
Based on the data provided from the BHES student survey and using the following resources throughout the year: Second Step, Second Step Bullying Prevention Program, targeted social skills groups, and the Mentor Program for BIPOC students, students will show 25% growth from the fall survey on questions 3, 7, 8, 10, and 11 to the spring survey on the same questions.
Based on the data provided from the BHES student survey and using the following resources throughout the year: Second Step, Second Step Bullying Prevention Program, targeted social skills groups, and the Mentor Program for BIPOC students, students will show 25% growth from the fall survey on questions 3, 7, 8, 10, and 11 to the spring survey on the same questions.
Action Plan
Action Plan:
- Students will participate in BHES Survey in late fall 2022, winter 2023 and spring of 2023.
- Students will participate in the BHES Student Survey
- Each classroom teacher will teach the Second Step curriculum and the Second Step Bullying Prevention Program in its entirety.
- Counselor and support staff including paraeducators will hold both targeted small group social skills sessions and drop in sessions for lunch buddies focusing on interpersonal skills and compassion.
- Family liaisons at each building will reach out to students and families to provide support in partnership with counselors and principals
- Monthly character trait assemblies will be held
Outcome 2: Have the academic and life skills to pursue their individual career, civic and educational goals.
- Read, write and speak effectively for a wide range of purposes, including the interpretation and analysis of both literary and informational texts.
- Know and apply mathematics to a level of fluency that ensures a broad range of post-secondary opportunities and career choices.
- Use analytic and scientific principles to draw sound conclusions.
- Analyze multiple causal factors that shape major events in history.
- Exit with a personalized post-secondary transition plan for work, career and/or college, and complete the first steps toward achieving post-secondary goals before graduation.
- Develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines, and engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
- Problem solve using both creative and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrate continuous growth across the disciplines to meet or exceed academic learning standards and work toward graduation.
- Apply reliable information and systematic decision making to personal financial decisions.
Metric
Metric:
- Fountas and Pinnell
- Bridges
- Wonders
Goal
K- 2nd Grade
ELA Goal:
By implementing a variety of supportive instructional practices, such as focused small groups, building routines with families through Book-in-a-Bag, providing resources and access to books in home languages, and ongoing assessments, by May 2023 at least 75% of K-2 students will meet or exceed end of year grade level expectations. Student achievement data will reflect the equitable distribution of outcomes across lines or race and ethnicity.
Math Goal:
By implementing a variety of supportive instructional practices, such as turn and talks, workplaces, 1-on-1 and/or small group instruction, communicating with families through home connections and a unit overview in home languages, and ongoing assessments by May 2023 at least 75% of K-2 students will meet or exceed end of grade level expectations. Student achievement data will reflect the equitable distribution of outcomes across lines or race and ethnicity.
3rd- 5th Grade
ELA Goal:
When given a variety of reading supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed benchmark growth goals on the MAP growth assessment and Wonders Benchmark Fluency and Comprehension checks. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
Math Goal:
When given a variety of math supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed benchmark growth goals on the MAP growth assessment and Bridges end of unit assessments. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
Science Goal:
When given a variety of science supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed Foss end of unit assessments. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
ELA Goal:
By implementing a variety of supportive instructional practices, such as focused small groups, building routines with families through Book-in-a-Bag, providing resources and access to books in home languages, and ongoing assessments, by May 2023 at least 75% of K-2 students will meet or exceed end of year grade level expectations. Student achievement data will reflect the equitable distribution of outcomes across lines or race and ethnicity.
Math Goal:
By implementing a variety of supportive instructional practices, such as turn and talks, workplaces, 1-on-1 and/or small group instruction, communicating with families through home connections and a unit overview in home languages, and ongoing assessments by May 2023 at least 75% of K-2 students will meet or exceed end of grade level expectations. Student achievement data will reflect the equitable distribution of outcomes across lines or race and ethnicity.
3rd- 5th Grade
ELA Goal:
When given a variety of reading supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed benchmark growth goals on the MAP growth assessment and Wonders Benchmark Fluency and Comprehension checks. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
Math Goal:
When given a variety of math supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed benchmark growth goals on the MAP growth assessment and Bridges end of unit assessments. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
Science Goal:
When given a variety of science supports and instructional practices, 75% of 3rd-5th grade students will meet or exceed Foss end of unit assessments. Data will be disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that the instructional supports and practices are a strong fit for all students.
Action Plan
Action Plan:
- Academic screeners will take place in the fall to provide baseline data
- MAP assessments will take place in late fall, winter and spring
- Classroom differentiation and small group intervention groups will be formed based on classroom-based assessments and MAP data targeting students below grade-level standards and approaching grade-level standards
- Use of Concept Quest and Beast Academy for differentiation in math.
- Special Education and General Education collaboration with a focus on IEP Accommodation in the general education classroom
- Teachers will work with Science TOSA for support as needed.
- Instructional practices include but are not limited to turn and talks, 1-on-1 and small group instruction, LAP small group support, Reading & Writing Workshop, ongoing formative assessments, and ongoing summative assessments.
- Collaborative goal setting during fall and spring conferences with student, teacher, and families.
- Participation in environmental learning through South Sound Green, The Puget Sound Estuarium, OSPI Science Integration Cadre, and outdoor school.
Outcome 3: Advocate for the social, physical and mental wellness of themselves and others and be hopeful about the future.
- Communicate effectively.
- Develop knowledge and skills to have healthy eating habits, have a healthy body image and access reliable health information and services.
- Be physically active and see athletics and exercise as health-enhancing behaviors.
- Understand and apply principles of sound mental and emotional health and learn to identify signs of emotional health concerns such as depression, anxiety and suicidal thinking in self and others.
- Understand how and when to seek supportive mental and emotional health resources for self and others.
- Cultivate healthy relationships that honor each person's personal preferences and boundaries.
- Identify and develop personal strengths and interests.
- Develop the skills and habits to assess the role of technology and social media in their lives and distinguish between healthy and harmful use.
Metric
Metric:
BHES student survey in late fall of 2022, winter of 2023 and spring of 2023.
BHES student survey in late fall of 2022, winter of 2023 and spring of 2023.
Goal
Goal:
Based on the data provided from the BHES student survey and using the following resources throughout the year: Second Step, Second Step Bullying Prevention Program, targeted social skills groups, and the Mentor Program for BIPOC students, students will show 25% growth from the fall survey on questions 2, 5, 8, 10, and 11 to the spring survey on the same questions.
Based on the data provided from the BHES student survey and using the following resources throughout the year: Second Step, Second Step Bullying Prevention Program, targeted social skills groups, and the Mentor Program for BIPOC students, students will show 25% growth from the fall survey on questions 2, 5, 8, 10, and 11 to the spring survey on the same questions.
Action Plan
Action Plan:
- Students will participate in the BHES Student Survey and the OSD Panorama SEL Survey in late fall 2022 and late spring of 2023
- Teachers will teach and use self regulation strategies (zones of regulation, calm down corner, relaxation techniques, positive self talk, classroom meetings, Second Step lessons/ language) in the classroom
- Family liaison will partner with school counselor, Tier 2 Teams, BHR, and other local community based resources to support the mental health and well being of students
- Behavior Technicians will continue to use CICO (check in, check out) system
- All elementary teacher-librarians will use Developing Digital Detectives to teach Digital Citizenship to students in grades K-5.
Outcome 4: Have the skills, knowledge and courage to identify and confront personal, systemic and societal bias.
- Develop an appreciation of world cultures, which may include the understanding of the basic structure of another world language.
- Be well versed in local, national and world history and understand how prejudice, racism and xenophobia have contributed to conflict.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize that biased attitudes expressed consistently over time gradually distort perceptions until stereotypes and myths about people different from oneself are accepted as reality.
- Empower themselves to interrupt discriminatory remarks and attitudes.
- Evaluate the significance and dependability of information used to support positions.
- Analyze the validity, reliability and credibility of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources while researching an issue or event.
Metric
Metric:
Panorama survey in late fall of 2022 and late spring in 2023
Panorama survey in late fall of 2022 and late spring in 2023
Goal
Goal:
In partnership with BHS families, including classroom equity reading and mini lessons, messaging in classroom and school newsletters and offering an equity focused book study with our instrucional coach, there will be an increase of 15% of families responding favorably, from 54% in the fall to 69% in the spring on the question relating to students learning about, discussing and confronting issues of race, ethnicity and culture in school. This will be measured by the Panorama Survey in the cultural awareness and action section by late spring of June 2023.
In partnership with BHS families, including classroom equity reading and mini lessons, messaging in classroom and school newsletters and offering an equity focused book study with our instrucional coach, there will be an increase of 15% of families responding favorably, from 54% in the fall to 69% in the spring on the question relating to students learning about, discussing and confronting issues of race, ethnicity and culture in school. This will be measured by the Panorama Survey in the cultural awareness and action section by late spring of June 2023.
Action Plan
Action Plan:
- Equity Teams meet routinely throughout the year in order to address site specific needs.
- Families will participate in the OSD Panorama SEL Survey in late fall 2021 and late spring of 2022.
- Land acknowledgments will be added to morning announcements
- Teachers provide opportunities for class discussions when events arise in the community related to major news events and will communicate topics of conversations with families.
- Continue to diversify library collections to better represent all students and cultures.
- Principal, Principal Intern and family liaison will offer equity-focused read-alouds in classrooms on a monthly basis, with a different focus each month
- 4th and 5th-grade students will participate in the Spring CBA
- Teachers will teach grade level Since Time Immemorial curriculum
- Offer an equity-focused book study for BHES families in the late winter/early spring of 2023
Outcome 5: Discover their passions, be curious and love learning.
- Broaden their perspectives and seek out various opportunities to explore new ideas, particularly those areas that are unfamiliar or uncomfortable to find their interests.
- Experience failure, setbacks and disappointments as an expected and honored part of learning.
- Understand and demonstrate the value of service in their community and learning by doing.
- Pursue creative and artistic opportunities as a vocation and/or a form of lifelong enrichment.
Metric
Metric:
- Exit ticket completed by students at the conclusion of the service project.
Goal
Goal:
100% of grade levels will have the opportunity to participate in a service project by June 2023. If any of these occur outside of the school day, we will ensure that all students are able to participate, regardless of transportation or other barrier.
100% of grade levels will have the opportunity to participate in a service project by June 2023. If any of these occur outside of the school day, we will ensure that all students are able to participate, regardless of transportation or other barrier.
Action Plan
Action Plan:
- Schools/Grade levels/teachers choose at least one service project to complete during the year.
- Work in partnership with families and community members to complete service project(s)
- Highlight and celebrate examples of students providing service
- 4th and 5th grade Junior Bear Crew leaders will research and help to organize a variety of service projects during the school year.
Outcome 6: Be critical thinkers who contribute to and collaborate with our local, global and natural world.
- Participate on teams and know the power of teamwork.
- Demonstrate the ability to engage in inclusive problem solving.
- Advocate for and contribute to local, regional or global improvement by utilizing natural resources in an efficient, sustainable way.
- Use digital tools to constructively learn from and connect with people and communities around the world.
- Gather, interpret and present information in culturally responsive ways.
Metric
Metric:
- Classroom assessments/feedback and exit slips.
Goal
Goal:
By June of 2023, 100% of students at Boston Harbor Elementary School will contribute to their local, global and natural world through school activities, field trips and curriculum. This will be accomplished by having students solve real world problems that relate to the environment.
By June of 2023, 100% of students at Boston Harbor Elementary School will contribute to their local, global and natural world through school activities, field trips and curriculum. This will be accomplished by having students solve real world problems that relate to the environment.
Action Plan
- Teachers will teach from the new FOSS kits
- Teachers work with Carmen Kardokus, Science TOSA and South Sound Green staff members will collaborate to bring quality testing experiences to each building.
- 5th grade outdoor school
- 5th grade water quality
- Science FOSS Curriculum
- Library collection/ Classroom book collection
- LIT groups
- Bulletin boards
- Bear paw word of the month/assemblies
- Garden club/composting
- Field trips
- Jr Bear Crew