CAMP CREEK'S SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN  2007-2008

Believe, Experience, Achieve, and Realize Success

MISSION

The mission of Camp Creek School is to provide learning opportunities that lead students to:

Believe, Experience, Achieve, and Realize Success.

VISION

The vision of Camp Creek School is:

To insure that all children excel above and beyond the expectations and succeed academically, socially, and physically to prosper in a continually changing environment.


SCHOOL PROFILE

Camp Creek School is located at the foot of Greene Mountain and consists of approximately six acres of land.  Camp Creek built in 1954, serves grades Kindergarten through eight.  Enrollment hovers at 340 students.  Seventy-three percent of students qualify for free or reduced meals.  Because of this, Camp Creek is a Title I School Wide Project.

Camp Creek has 30 teachers, 5 aides, 6 cafeteria workers, 6 bus drivers, 1 secretary, 1 bookkeeper and 2.5 custodians.

The Camp Creek Booster Club is the parent organization of the school which supports the instructional program as well as the athletic program.

Camp Creek emphasizes positive reinforcement in a caring environment balanced with high student expectations.  Students are encouraged to grow academically through a variety of teaching strategies and positive reinforcement.  Parents are informed of student progress.

Students are also offered a variety of extracurricular activities including: after school tutoring for reading and math, football, basketball, softball, baseball, cheer leading, and volleyball.

Parenting workshops such as Family Math sessions are offered periodically.

 FACULTY AND STAFF BELIEFS

·        We believe all students are capable of learning, achieving or surpassing proficiency, and succeeding in a safe and nurturing environment.

·        We believe that instruction should be data driven and educational decisions should be research-based in order to meet state standards and the requirements of NCLB.

·        We believe students learn in a variety of ways, and our classroom strategies should match those learning styles.

·        We believe in emphasizing good self esteem and character education.

·        We believe that policies and procedures for student learning should be established through steering committee meetings, team meetings, grade level meetings, S-team meetings, and faculty meetings.

·        We believe that by utilizing existing resources, trying new ideas, integrating new technologies, and working toward a partnership with home, school, and community, optimum, success can be achieved.

·        We believe that communication and collaboration between all stakeholders is essential to our success.


SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE

The School Improvement Steering Committee consists of  the principal, one parent, one student, community member, and a group of teachers trained in development, leadership, and implementation of common goals to improve our school.  These team leaders, as they are called, represent a group of teachers who serve on a designated team.

The steering committee meets one time per month to discuss: implementation of the current year's plan, improvements or modifications to the plan, information and fact gathering, development of new goals as needed, and team reports.

There are six teams that meet one time per month.  Teacher and staff members are assigned to teams based on qualifications.  An agenda is prepared ahead of time and followed by the team leader.  Members make suggestions, develop ideas, and help carry out their team's plan for the year.


SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TARGET AREAS

Our school currently has three targeted areas for school improvement.  The goals are selected based on the following data summary:  teacher surveys, parent surveys, student surveys,  Terra Nova test objective performance for grades 3-8, STAR Attendance, Terra Nova test's NP or NCE graph, TVASS report, TCAP Writing Assessment scores grades 5 and 8, Terra Nova Class Summary report, LEA Summary by School Title I Assessment, STAR Early Literacy, 4Sight Test results, and Greene County's 21st Century Report Card.
                                                 Target 1:  Reading/Language
                                                 Target 2:  Math
                                                 Target 3:  Social Studies
                                                

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOALS

Goal 1:  Students will demonstrate grade level proficiency in Reading/Language
Goal 2:  Students will demonstrate grade level proficiency in Math
Goal 3:  Students will demonstrate grade level proficiency in Social Studies


STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Jane Bell – Principal, Component 4
Connie Thornburg – Kindergarten Teacher, Component 1A
Janice Southerland – TST, Chairperson, Component 1B
Glenea Lister – 6th, 7th, 8th, grade Teacher, Component 2
Karen Baxley – 2nd grade Teacher, Component 3
Amanda Massengill – 6th, 7th, 8th grade Teacher, Component 4
Kathy Gaby – Special Education Teacher, Component 5
Ryan Renner & Karina Tomaz - Students
Angie Vance - Parent
Kim Valk - Valk Industries – Community Stakeholder


READING/LANGUAGE TEAM

Connie Thornburg - Team Leader
Tiffany Evans     Jamie Gibson
Holley Gosnell     Jessie Miller

Janice Southerland     Patsy Waddell
Patsy Waddell     Cindy Crum
Tabitha Reynolds     Susan Graves
Linda Swanay     Donna Pack


MATH TEAM

Mandee Massengill - Team Leader
Jan Sayne     Kathy Gaby
Karen Baxley     Michelle Gibson
Carolyn Stahl     Tony Schroeck
Chasity Burdine     Michael Douty


SOCIAL STUDIES TEAM

Glenea Lister - Team Leader
Jane Bell     Mike Long
Angie Smithson     Linda Holley
Leslie Miller     Jennifer Swanay
Brenda Lindammod     Carolyn Bowers
Robinson Mercer

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