Kanab EL - School Plan 2001 - 2002 School LAND Trust Program

School: Kanab EL

The committee viewed the video "Using the Trust."
Yes

Duration of the plan:
Single year

Areas of academic need addressed by the plan (check all that apply):

This plan specifically addresses the needs of students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
No

School Plan description:
The Land Grant Money will be used for the following: 1. Continue the funding of the Home Library. We will purchase bags, boxes, labels and books. 2. Pay for an aide to keep the I Can Read tutoring program running smoothly , The Land Grant Committee proposes to use the Land Grant money for the following purposes during the 2001-2002 school year: 1. Continue to fund the Home Library, which has found great support with parents this last year. The Home Library needs supplies, such as bags, boxes, labels and more books, especially for the kindergarten and first grades. 2. Continue to provide support services in the form of an aide for the I Can Read tutoring program. It has been very successful to have an aide available to help the volunteer tutors plan lessons and find substitutes as well as get students from classes at the appointed time. This on site support has helped the tutoring program function much more smoothly this year. QRI test results will be included in the profiling to show student growth in reading. It is mandated as part of the I Can Read program that all participants will have a QRI given as a pre-test and a post-test. The Reading Committee feels that the changes we have implemented this past year have improved our reading instruction in the primary grades and we plan to continue to improve our program during the next school year. We are excited about the in-service training we will be receiving as part of the district wide emphasis on reading and feel that it will further enhance our reading program at Kanab Elementary.

Detailed description:

Estimated School LAND Trust funds for 2001-2002:
$8000

Estimated School LAND Trust funds carried over from 2000-2001:
$0

TOTAL: $8000

Proposed financial plan:

Professional Development
$0

Equipment / Repairs / Maintenance
$0

Textbooks / Supplies / Software / Audiovisual
$3000

Salaries / Benefits
$5000

TOTAL
$8000

Clarification of the proposed budget.

Is this plan being implemented with additional funds? No

Yes - sources and amounts

Person responsible for implementing the plan.
Kathy Pepper

Position of this person:
Teacher

School personnel and volunteers will be involved in the following ways.
The I Can Read Tutoring program uses community volunteers to do the tutoring. An aide schedules the tutors and students. She also helps the tutors prepare for the session. The Home Library is used by all k-3 students and teachers. The aides do the organizing. The teachers choose the appropriate reading level for the students. Parents sit down and read with their children.

There is an accountability program developed for the school strategic plan.
Yes

Relationship of this plan to the school strategic plan.
We're trying to give children as many positive reading experiences as we can. We know that children who love to read learn to read faster than those who think reading is a chore.

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

Goals for student improvement.
Our goal is to have all children reading at or above their grade level by the time each school year ends.

Student improvement will be measured as described below.
We will give pre and post tests to determine student progress.

The school will publicize the plan in the following ways:

 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 - title: Kane County District Profile
 Radio/TV - station:
 Other - description

2. Evaluation

School's identified most critical academic need approved by the local school board:

3. Narrative report

The Home Library has been very useful and helpful for the Reading program in the school. We have been fortunate to have dedicated teachers and assistants to organize this room. It has been labeled by many of the state people as one of the schools that could be used for helping others get started with the Home Library. This program will be helpful in achieving our goal of having all students reading on level by third grade. We will be using DRA, and Degrees of Reading as instruments in assessment. This program has allowed us greater flexibility in reaching those students who have special needs and providing more reading literature for the students.