School LAND Trust Program

1. During the 2005-2006 school year, the School Community Council met:

More Than 6 Times

2. Did the committee view the video "Using the Trust?"

No

3. Duration of the plan:

Single Year

4. School's most critical academic need(s):

Identified in the plan	Indentified by the report
Reading Mathematics	Reading Mathematics

5. Plan description

In reading and math, one of the actions that supports accomplishment of our goals is to improve teacher effectiveness. This year we plan to accomplish this by providing our teachers with the instructional tools they require. We plan to purchase a new reading program, classroom leveled libraries, and math manipulatives. We also will offer professional development in support of both areas of concern.

6. Report description

• Explanation of implementation and progress
  

  This year's plan implementation has involved professional development in the area of differentiation. We have continued to place emphasis on integrated curriculum and are supporting teacher use of our new basal reading program. We spent $15,000 on classroom leveled libraries and have added titles to our building library and supported the efforts of teachers using Accelerated Reader.
• Measurement of student improvement
  

  Whittier achieved adequate yearly progress. Students in grades 3-6 have shown steady progress in math, demonstrating proficiency on the Mathematics CRT with scores increasing from 48% to 52% to 56% to 60% in 2005. We are using a Granite School District quarterly test of math achievement to provide more frequent tracking of student progress in grades 1-6. A steady decline in Language Arts CRTs was reversed as scores went from 63% to 59% to 56% and back to 63% in 2005. Students with disabilities have not shown growth during this period of time and is the subgroup greatest in need of additional attention. We are establishing a baseline for student performance on the Granite School District Quarterly Math Assessment. Currently 71% of students in grades 1-6 have scored 75% or better. We are establishing a baseline for student performance on the DIBELS in oral reading fluency. Currently 51% of students in grades 1-6 have scored at or above baseline.
• Impact of funds on students
  

  Without Trust Land funds, there is not the money available to provide the instructional tools and professional development that teachers need to be most effective.

7. Financial proposal and report

Available funds		Plan (estimates)	Report (actual)
	Distribution for 2005-2006	$15447	$26565
	Carry-over from 2004-2005	$24143	$2
	Total available for expenditure	$39590	$26567
Expenditures
	Salaries and Employee Benefits	$0	$3815
	Professional Development/Technical Services	$2500	$0
	Repairs and Maintenance	$0	$0
	Travel / Admissions / Printing	$0	$0
	General Supplies	$0	$0
	Textbooks	$26000	$0
	Library Books/Periodicals/Audiovisual	$0	$0
	Technology/Software/Equipment	$0	$22376
	Total Expenditures	$28500	$26191
	Remaining Funds	$2342	$376

The unused balance to be carried over to next school year is more than half of the funds received, please explain why.

We expect to purchase additional leveled readers for classroom libraries prior to the end of this school year.

8. Were a substantial portion of funds spent for remediation?

No

9. How the plan related to the School Improvement Plan

This plan supports our School Student Improvement Plan directly.

10. Additional funds that have been identified to implement the plan

Amount:	$0
Source:	none

11. The council sent letters explaining the school plan to:

Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. Utah Sen. Dist. 12 - Brent Goodfellow Utah Rep. Dist. 32 - Ron Bigelow Local School Board - Henry Hank Bertoch

12. The school plan was advertised to the community in the following ways:

Letters to state senators, representatives, governor, and congressional delegation School newsletter

13. How your committee will further its goals if the school recieves more money than estimated in the financial proposal of this School Plan?
We will use additional funds to expand our efforts in improving instruction through the purchase of teacher tools and providing professional development. We are also seeking opportunities to provide students better access to quality literature through expanding our building and classroom libraries.

1. Did the committee view the video "Using the Trust?"

Yes

2. Duration of the plan:

Single Year

3. School's most critical academic need(s):

Reading Mathematics

4. Plan description

• How the money will be spent to improve academic performace
  

  We will continue to use trust land funds to provide teachers with the instructional tools they require. We plan to add to classroom leveled libraries, increase the number of books in our building library, and set aside funds to purchase math manipulatives. We will offer professional development in differentiation, use of math manipulatives, and instructional interventions for students having difficulty with the reading process.
• Goals for student improvement
  

  Students will demonstrate mastery of Utah Core Curriculum in language arts by showing growth in the number of students reaching grade level reading skills in fluency, phonemic awareness, and phonics by 5% as measured by those reaching DIBELS benchmarks. Students will demonstrate mastery of Utah Core Curriculum in math by showing growth on quarterly math assessments and reaching a score of at least 70% on each post test. They will also demonstrate mastery of basic math computation facts.
• How improvement is assessed or measured
  

  We will measure academic improvement through use of the CRT, Granite District Quarterly Math Assessment, and DIBELS. We also intend to develop an efficient method for tracking the independent reading of our students and plan to measure student mastery of math facts.
• How the school will further the goals if there is more money than estimated
  

  We will use additional funds to expand our efforts in improving instruction through the purchase of teacher tools and providing professional development. We are also seeking opportunities to provide students better access to quality literature through expanding our building and classroom libraries.

5. How the plan relates to the School Improvement Plan

This plan supports the instructional efforts of our teachers to more adequately provide students the skills they need to be successful in reading and math.

6. Financial proposal

Available funds		Plan Estimates
	School LAND Trust funds for 2006-2007	$21773
	Carry-over from 2005-2006	$19590
	Total available for expenditure	$41363
Expenditures
	Professional Development	$1000
	Computers / Microscopes / Calculators / Repairs / Maintenance	$0
	Textbooks / Books / Media / Software / Supplies	$15000
	Library / Media	$3000
	Supplies / Materials / Equipment	$20000
	Travel / Admissions / Printing	$0
	Salaries / Benefits	$0
	Total Expenditures	$39000
	Remaining Funds	$2363
Why more than half of available funds were not spent
	We expect to purchase additional leveled readers for classroom libraries prior to the end of this school year.

7. Additional funds that have been identified to implement the plan

Amount:	$0
Source:	none

8. The school plan will be advertised to the community in the following ways:

Letters to state senators, representatives, governor, and congressional delegationSchool newsletter