PLANNED IMPROVEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT

 

This is the final section of the report card in which your school and district provide information below on areas of success and areas for planned improvement based on your school’s improvement plan.

(For report cards disseminated electronically this information may be provided in a separate document due to the differences in the software used. If you are unable to locate this document, please contact your local school or district office.)

 

Areas of Success

 

1.       ITBS scores- There are 43 sub-tests in the ITBS in grades 2-5.  Tilton students on average scored at or above grade level in 42 of the 43 sub-tests.  We think that is a successful record.  At the same time, we want to strive to reach that level in all sub-tests.  There are 33 sub-tests in the ITBS in grades 3-5 for which student results can be tracked to determine growth from year to year.  Tilton students on average showed growth of at least one full year or were already at or above grade level in 33 of the 33 sub-tests.

2.       ISAT scores – There are 8 sub-tests in the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests that are given in grades 3,4,and 5.  Tilton students scored higher than the state average in 6 of the 8 sub-tests in terms of percentage of students in the meet or exceed state standards categories.  There were several sub-tests where especially high success was achieved:  4th grade science where 78% of students met or exceeded, 4th grade social science where 87% of students met or exceeded, and 5th grade writing where 81% of students met or exceeded.

3.       Following are activities utilized during the 2002-2003 school year:

a.       Researched the Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy Program.

b.       Implemented all day kindergarten.

c.        Everyday Mathematics was implemented in all K-4 grade rooms.

d.       Teachers attended workshops covering many topics and adapted this knowledge into their classrooms.

e.       Implemented a cooperative after school tutoring program with RTHS.

 

Areas of Improvement

 

As per our School Improvement Plan for 2003-2004 school year, our area of focus for improvement in student performance this year is in the area of language arts and the implementation/evaluation of the district’s new math series.  Following are the goals the staff will be focusing on during the 2003-2004 school year.

 

1.       To establish local curriculum based measurements in reading, math and writing for the students in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades.

2.       To increase the meets and exceeds performance levels on the ISAT Reading Test by 1-3%.

3.       To increase the meets and exceeds performance level on the ISAT Mathematics Test by 1-3%.