VISION/MISSION/BELIEF STATEMENTS

Note: Required for Title I

The vision of the School District of Lee County is: To be a world-class school system.

The mission of Royal Palm Exceptional School is to provide an opportunity for each student to be involved in a well planned, structured program that is best suited to meet each student's individual needs. Areas of attention are academics, behavior, communication, career exploration and life skills/socialization leading to a successful post-education career. During the student's school years, the ultimate objective is to assist in the successful return to the school of choice or to a program which can provide the least restrictive environment.


SCHOOL PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS

The mission of Royal Palm Exceptional School is to provide an opportunity for each student to be involved in a well planned, structured program that is best suited to meet each student's individual needs. Areas of attention are academics, behavior, communication, career exploration and life skills/socialization leading to a successful post-education caeer. During the student's school years, the ultimate objective is to assist in the successful return to the school of choice or to a program which can provide the least restrictive environment. Priorities include, but are not limited to, Behavioral change, reading, math, science instruction. Vocational/career education is a component for Middle and High School students.

All students participate in affective curriculum.

The school does not receive a "School Grade" from the state. Federal "Adequate Yearly Progress" increased, but was not met. Meeting AYP is an ongoing long term school challenge.

Several variables create many challenges for Royal Palm students, families and staff members. Due to many "life" issues, students have splintered academic skills, and limited coping and social interaction skills. Many experience limited parental involvement in their school lives.
Increasing parental involvement is a school challenge in the short term. Family involvement is critical in the development of student both academically and socially.

Our well trained, dedicated staff utilize many specialized tools to bridge the skill deficits and to encourage parental involvement with the children.

Royal Palm is comprised of 189 students. 39.3 white, 46.0 % African American, 9.4% Hispanic and 5.3% other. The school is 100% ESE with 84% economically disadvantaged students. No sub-groups met AYP.

Of the 22 teachers who teach core courses, 19 meet "Highly Qualified" status. All will complete these requirements by January 2009. .

Royal Palm's staff includes the Principal and Assistant Principal, along with, a Staffing Specialist, Reading Coach, Guidance Counselor, Technology Specialist, PE instructor and Helping teachers. A full time speech technician is on staff. Itinerent services include Speech Pathologist, PT/OT services, school Psychologist, and Psychiatric consult.


SCHOOL MATCH

Note: Required for all Assistance Plus Schools

N/A


QUALITY STAFF

Highly Qualified Administrators

Note: Required for Title I

Principal Dan R. Perry, M.A., Ed.S., 26 yrs; Assistant PrincipalRobert Moretti, M.A., 13 yrs

Recruitment/Retention of Highly Qualified Teachers

Note: Required for Title I

The Lee County School District is continuing recruitment efforts, including our own recruitment fair, providing a competitive starting salary for beginning teachers,and investigating low-cost housing options. The District has expanded its employee wellness efforts and continues to explore insurance and benefits to meet the needs of all employees. All of these efforts should help the District recruit and retain highly qualified teachers in all areas. 

No Attached Staff List 


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Coordination and Integration

Note: Required for Title I

Title I, Title II and other programs coordinate through the SIP process. Each school completes a needs assessment before writing goals for the year. School improvement plans are written to ensure compliance with all state and national regulations. All school improvement plans are reviewed at the District level for appropriate use of funds and effective use of resources. This district level review prevents duplication of services and facilitates coordination between schools and departments. This collaboration ensures that all programs support schools.

School Wide Improvement Model

Note: Required for Title I

The School District of Lee County uses Sterling Quality as the improvement model.

NCLB Public School Choice

Note: Required for Title I

Assessment information, out-of-field teachers, student and classroom highlights are noted in the school quarterly newsletter.

Staff are being trained in "Parent Link" system.

Daily "point/progress" notes are sent to parents each day.

Attendance is closely monitored.

Translation services are available.

The school maintains an "up-to-date" web-site.

SIP and SPAR reports are available for public review.

No Attached Public School Choice Notice to Parents file

No Attached Notification of SINI Status file

Pre-School Transition

Note: Required for Title I

N/A


MENTORING AND EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Teacher Mentoring

Note: Required for Title I

Beginning July 1, 1997, teachers applying for their initial teaching position with The School District of Lee County enroll in an induction program with the acronym of A.P.P.L.E.S.-Accomplished Professional Practices for (the) Lee Educational System. A.P.P.L.E.S. is a program designed by and for teachers based on the 12 Educator Accomplished Practices, Florida Curriculum Frameworks & Sunshine State Standards, District Strategic Plan for the School District of Lee County, and legislation in FS 231.17.

The District's induction program provides a support and information system for new teachers to:
Retain the most promising teachers;
Foster self-assessment and reflection;
Improve instructional practice.
Model professionalism;
Offer professional growth opportunities;
and, familiarize new teachers with District and State initiatives.
New teachers are introduced to programs, practical tools, and strategies to enhance classroom performance in regularly scheduled regional sessions facilitated by experienced teacher-liasons.

New teachers are also provided with a support system comprised of a Peer/Mentor Teacher and a Building Administrator. The mentor provides support by:

Modeling professional practices of educators
Conducting formative observations.
Assisting with the construction and implementation of the Professional Development Plan.
Orienting to school based information, programs, logistics and procedures.
Meeting on a regular basis with the new teacher (initially once a week).

No Attached Teacher Mentoring List

Extended Learning Opportunities

Note: Required for Title I

An extended school year program is available each year and most students, due to their disabilities, are encouraged to attend. Reading is particularly emphasized during the extended school year session. An after school program is also available for high school students.


SCHOOLS GRADED C OR BELOW

Professional Development

N/A

Disaggregated Data

N/A

Informal and Formal Assessments

N/A

Alternative Instructional Delivery Methods

N/A


SCHOOLS OFFERING PRIMARILY GRADES 6 THROUGH 12

Different Innovative Approaches to Instruction

Responsibility of Teaching Reading for Every Teacher

Quality Professional Development for Teachers and Leaders

Small Learning Communities (SLC)

Intensive Intervention in Reading and Mathematics

Parental Access and Support

Applied and Integrated Courses

Course Choice Based on Student Goals / Interests / Talent

Master Schedules Based on Student Needs

Academic and Career Planning



 

GOALS

 

ADDITIONAL GOALS

 

FINAL BUDGET

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL

School Advisory Council (SAC) Membership Compliance

The majority of the SAC members are not employed by the school district. The SAC is composed of the principal and an appropriately balanced number of teachers, education support employees, students (for middle, junior high and high school only), parents, and other business and community citizens who are representative of the ethnic, racial, and economic community served by the school.

Yes. Agree with the above statement.

SAC Involvement

The SAC provides community input and helps develop strategies for a varied, special needs student population. Royal Palm Exceptional School's, School Improvement Plan is scheduled for approval on November 18th, 2008.


SAC Members

Members
1)  Dan R. Perry,   Principal
2)  Julie Slater,   SAC Chair
3)  Essie Barnes,   Teacher
4)  Angela Young,   Teacher
5)  James Nicolich,   Business Member
6)  Jenny Polanco,   Parent
7)  Rosairis Roman,   Parent
8)  Zavia Pickens,   Community Member
9)  Keith Nicholson,   Community Member
10)  Doug Goldman,   School Support Personnel
11)  Katheline Hickey,   School Support Personnel

IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION

Adequate progress for Royal Palm Exceptional School is defined as the school meeting four of five of academic goals in the 2008-2009 School Improvement Plan.

Exceeds adequate progress for Royal Palm Exceptional School is defined as the school meeting six out of seven goals on the School Improvement Plan.


 

REPORTING

Baseline Data Report

Note: Baseline Data Report is required for all Repeating F, F schools and D schools that were F in 2005-2008 and all Schools in Need of Improvement (SINI).

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 3
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 4
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 5
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 6
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 7
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 8
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 9
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 10
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 11
  Reading Baseline Data Mathematics Baseline Data Writing Baseline Data Science Baseline Data Baseline Data
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Name of Assessment Used


Baseline data aggregated at school level

 
 
Reading
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Mathematics
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Writing
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Science
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Baseline Data
No data submitted

End of Baseline Data Report



Mid-Year Report

 

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 3
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 4
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 5
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

 
FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 6
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 7
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 8
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 9
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

 
FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 10
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FCAT Assessed Grade Level: 11
  Reading Mathematics Writing Science
  % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery % Mastery %Non- Mastery
Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mid-Year Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% Change from Baseline Data 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

 

Empty data from baseline data aggregated for your school.




Reading Data Analysis

1. Describe the gains and/or decreases in mastery that have occurred since the baseline assessment. Include specific information about the grade levels or subgroups where improvements or declines have occurred.


2. Describe the specific strategies or school improvement activities that have contributed to increases in student mastery. Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup.


3. What changes to instruction, strategies, and/or school improvement activities will be made prior to the administration of the FCAT to ensure that students reach mastery? Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup that saw declines.


4. What specific strategies will be used to improve the achievement of non-AYP subgroups?




Mathematics Data Analysis

1. Describe the gains and/or decreases in mastery that have occurred since the baseline assessment. Include specific information about the grade levels or subgroups where improvements or declines have occurred.


2. Describe the specific strategies or school improvement activities that have contributed to increases in student mastery. Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup.


3. What changes to instruction, strategies, and/or school improvement activities will be made prior to the administration of the FCAT to ensure that students reach mastery? Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup that saw declines.


4. What specific strategies will be used to improve the achievement of non-AYP subgroups?




Writing Data Analysis

1. Describe the gains and/or decreases in mastery that have occurred since the baseline assessment. Include specific information about the grade levels or subgroups where improvements or declines have occurred.


2. Describe the specific strategies or school improvement activities that have contributed to increases in student mastery. Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup.


3. What changes to instruction, strategies, and/or school improvement activities will be made prior to the administration of the FCAT to ensure that students reach mastery? Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup that saw declines.




Science Data Analysis

1. Describe the gains and/or decreases in mastery that have occurred since the baseline assessment. Include specific information about the grade levels or subgroups where improvements or declines have occurred.


2. Describe the specific strategies or school improvement activities that have contributed to increases in student mastery. Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup.


3. What changes to instruction, strategies, and/or school improvement activities will be made prior to the administration of the FCAT to ensure that students reach mastery? Please be specific for each grade level and/or subgroup that saw declines.




Extended Learning Programs for Students

Describe the activities (e.g. after school, pull-outs, etc) that have taken place to date.

SUBJECT AREAFREQUENCYDURATIONTOTAL # OF LEVEL 1 AND 2 STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLAVERAGE # OF LEVEL 1 AND 2 STUDENTS PARTICIPATINGAVERAGE % OF LEVEL 1 AND 2 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING
No data submitted



Please describe the academic improvement that has occurred for participating students (please refer to specific data points).




Research-based Professional Development Activities for Teachers

Describe the professional development activities to date that are aligned with the school’s instructional needs.

NAME OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITYDATE
(MM/DD/YYYY)
INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS ADDRESSED# OF TEACHERS PARTICIPATING
No data submitted



Based on the baseline and mid-year data, what additional professional development will be offered before the FCAT to help teachers increase student performance?




Parent Involvement Activities

Describe the parent involvement activities to date that are aligned with the school’s student achievement needs.

ACTIVITYDATE
(MM/DD/YYYY)
ACHIEVEMENT NEED ADDRESSED# OF PARENTS PARTICIPATING
No data submitted



Based on the baseline and mid-year data, what additional parent involvement activities will be offered before the FCAT to address student achievement needs?




End of Mid-Year Report

 

AYP DATA

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SCHOOL GRADE DATA

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