Kanab EL - School Plan 2000 - 2001 School LAND Trust Program

School:
Kanab EL

SCHOOL INFORMATION

The committee viewed the video "Using the Trust."

Yes

Duration of the plan:
Single year

Areas of academic need addressed by the plan:
 Fine Arts
 Foreign Language
 Health
 Technology Instruction
 Mathematics
 Science
 Social Studies

School Plan description:
Research the following ideas to improve the already existing reading program: 1. Develop before, after, summer school tutoring program. 2. Unify Language Arts within 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade. 3. Visit national recognized schools and learn methods of success. 4. Search for more flexible way to group children. 5. Have k-3 teachers trained in Four Blocks. 6. Fund existing cross-aged tutoring program. 7. Fund Reading Specialist. 8. Purchase software for reading instruction 9. Develop uniform method to chart student achievement.

Detailed description:
Following are some avenues the reading committee would like to explore to improve k-3 reading program: 1. Develop before, after, and summer tutoring program. 2. Unify K-3 language arts program. 3. Visit nationally recognized schools and learn from their success. 4. Search for a more flexible way to group children. 5. Have a k-3 teachers trained in Four Blocks. 6. Fund existing cross-aged tutoring program. 7. Fund reading specialist. 8. Purchase computer software. 9. Develop uniform method to chart student achievement.

Estimated School LAND Trust funds for 2000-2001:
$7,000

Other revenue sources:

Proposed Financial Plan

Computers / Equipment / Repairs / Maintenance
$500

Textbooks / Supplies / Software / Audiovisual
$1000

Salaries / Benefits / Professional Development
$5500

Travel / Admissions / Printing
$0

Explanation:

TOTAL
$7000

An accountability program has been developed for the school strategic plan?
Yes

Relationship of this plan to the school strategic plan.
Helps to fund research and training.

Accountability measures to be used.
 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT/9e)
 End-of-Level or End-of-Course Tests
 Performance Assessment
 Other Assessment or measurements

  Letters to your local school board, governor, state senator, representatives, congressional delegation, and State School Board
  Letter to the editor of the newspaper
  Local school newsletter
  School Assembly
  Articles in local newspaper
  Radio/TV
  Other - description

Committee: 

Chair: Thomas Lee    
Treasurer: Laurie Hulet
Principal: Thomas Lee  leet@m.kane.k12.ut.us
Teacher: Carol Heaton  heatonc@m.kane.k12.ut.us
Teacher: Kathy Pepper  pepperk@m.kane.k12.ut.us
Parent: Joan Kirby  
Parent: Mary Lee  famlee6@juno.com
Parent: Rinda Alldredge  bigal@kanab.net
Parent: Wendy Vaughn  vaughn@xpressweb
Others: 

Name: Ward Moore

Email: moorew@m.kane.k12.ut.us

School's identified most critical academic need.

How academic improvement was measured
Beginning and ending measurements were done through the State Testing Program (CRT)mandated by the State to be administered at the end of the year. Reading curriculum is aligned to the Core objectives adopted by the State. They used the QRI tesing results given as a pre-test and post-test. Percent of students being on grade level in reading has increased since using land grant trust money.

Most successful part of the plan.
The impact was that it created better readers,gave us more students reading at grade level and created a home library. It enabled us to have smaller student groups being taught by teachers and assistants and gave us more books. Seeing students acheive and being able to read better and enjoy reading was an exciting experience and watching adult volunteers working with the students.

What did not work as well as expected.
The building did not have adequate space for reading groups and reading home library which caused problems in placement of books and did not provide enough space for volunteers to work. We are trying to find more space to turn into a tutoring room or a home library room.

How the plan was publicized.
The committee went over their plan and grant with the School Board and Superintendent and the plan was also advertised in the local newspaper.

Letters about the impact of your program on your students are crucial to continued funding to your school. Please check and enter the last name of the individuals to whom you sent letters where a space is provided:

 Governor
 State Senators(s):  Kane School Boardand
 State Representative(s):  and
 U.S. Senators
 U.S. Representative:  
 Local School Board
 State Board of Education

Name: Ward Moore

Phone Number: 435-644-2329

Email: moorew@m.kane.k12.ut.us

Trust funds received by your school 2000-2001: $ 5263