VISION and MISSION STATEMENTS

Students will meet then exceed minimum academic requirements and personal goals, while combining traditional effective methods with interactive technology, cooperative learning, single gender settings, language immeresion, hands on experiences, individual education plans, and family participation and interaction.


PART I: CURRENT SCHOOL STATUS

SCHOOL PROFILE/DEMOGRAPHICS


Brief History and Background of the School

Startup charter 2001 and has been renewed twice, most recently through 2014.


Unique School Strengths for Next Year

100% of staff returned for new school year. 100% of teaching and adminisistartive staff is HQ and teaching in-field. Majority have additional nonrequired subject areas and endorse,ents including ESOL, ESE, MGIC, and Reading.


Unique School Weaknesses for Next Year

We have expanded by 20% this year so we are not familiar with those students needs as yet. This may require changes.


Student Demographics

Percent of total enrollment of 123
White 63 Black 14 Multiracial 6 Asian 6 Hispanic 11
SWD 11 ELL 7 F/R 62


Student Attendance Rates

06/07 95.64%
07/08 96.48%
08/09 95.44%


Student Mobility

Student mobility defined as "the enrollment or withdrawal of a student at any time during the school year (not including the first 15 days of school) divided by the number of students who attended the school during that year after the 15th day."
07/08 13.18%
08/09 16.67%


Student Suspension Rates

No ISS No OSS 2006/2007


Student Retention Rates

06/07 No rentention
07/08 None K; First 5%; None 2nd - 5th
08/09 K 9%; First 3%; 2nd 5%; 3rd 16%; 4th & 5th 0%


Class Size

Year K-3 4&5
06/07 16.75 19
07/08 17.66 19
08/09 17 18


Academic Performance of Feeder Pattern

No feeder into Hartridge
Our students are permitted priority into Discovery Academy for middle school


Partnerships and Grants

No partnerships
No grants


STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA

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School Grades Trend Data

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Trend Data

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Trend Data

HIGHLY QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATORS

PositionNameDegree(s)/ Certification(s)# of Years at Current School# of Years as an AdministratorPrior Performance Record *
Principal Debra Richards Masters Ed Leadership
ESE
El Ed K-6
MGIC
Prek - primary
Bus Ed
Art
FELE
ESOL
8 8 Made AYP annually

Have never been SINI or DA

* Note: Prior Performance Record (including prior School Grades and AYP information along with the associated school year)

HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES

Subject AreaNameDegree(s)/ Certification(s)# of Years at Current School# of Years as a CoachPrior Performance Record *
No data submitted

* Note: Prior Performance Record (including prior School Grades and AYP information along with the associated school year)


HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

Description of StrategyPerson ResponsibleProjected Completion DateNot Applicable (If not, please explain why)
Limit number of admin positions to free funds for higher more competitive teacher salaries Debra Richards ongoing, 100% teacher retention this year
Build one on one time in schedule for all teacher/students Debra Richards ongoing
Priority enrollment for teachers' children Debra Richards ongoing
Partner with preschool onsite for free teachers' childcare Debra Richards ongoing


Non-Highly Qualified Instructors

NameCertificationTeaching AssignmentProfessional Development/Support to Become Highly Qualified
None NA NA NA


Staff Demographics

Total Number of Instructional Staff % of First-Year Teachers % of Teachers with 1-5 Years of Experience % of Teachers with 6-14 Years of Experience % of Teachers with 15+ Years of Experience % of Teachers with Advanced Degrees % Highly Qualified % Reading Endorsed Teachers % National Board Certified Teachers % ESOL Endorsed
9114444112210011066


Teacher Mentoring Program

Mentor NameMentee AssignedRationale for PairingPlanned Mentoring Activities
Debra Richards Kristina Vandor Currens First year teacher as needed and ongoing



ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Coordination and Integration


Note: For Title I schools only

Title I, Part A

As required if applicable


Title I, Part C- Migrant

not applicable at this time


Title I, Part D

As required if applicable


Title II

does not apply


Title III

does not apply


Title X- Homeless

does not apply at this time


Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

as needed


Violence Prevention Programs

Implement required bully prevention and reporting program


Nutrition Programs

USDA school to home handouts


Housing Programs

does not apply


Head Start

does not apply


Adult Education

does not apply


Career and Technical Education

does not apply


Job Training

does not apply


Other


Response to Instruction/Intervention (RtI)


School-based RtI Team

Identify the school-based RtI Leadership Team.

Debra Richards
Lance Bruno
Deborah Perez
Rebecca Glass


Describe how the school-based RtI Leadership Team functions (e.g. meeting processes and roles/functions).

Meets proactively quarterly and as needed


Describe the role of the school-based RtI Leadership Team in the development and implementation of the school improvement plan

Input ideas, discussion, consensus, and review




RtI Implementation

Describe the data management system used to summarize tiered data.

As instructed in RtI manual


Describe the plan to train staff on RtI.

During staff meeting if not available on PD360 district program



School Wide Florida’s Continuous Improvement Model

Plan

Data Disaggregation 2008-2009 FCAT Data


What strengths and weaknesses were identified in the 2009 data by grade level, subject area, and clusters/strands?



Instructional Calendar Development


What is the process for developing, implementing, and monitoring an Instructional Focus Calendar for reading, writing, mathematics, and science?


Which instructional Benchmarks will be given priority focus, based on need, for each content area (reading, writing, mathematics, and science)?


What is the process to ensure instruction is based on individual students’ needs, as opposed to the master schedule?


How does the school incorporate applied and integrated courses to help students see the relationships between subjects and relevance to their future?


How does the school incorporate students’ academic and career planning, as well as promote student course selections, so that students’ course of study is personally meaningful?




DO

Direct the Instructional Focus


How are lesson plans and instructional delivery aligned across grade levels and subject areas?



How are instructional focus lessons developed and delivered?


How will instructional focus lessons be revised and monitored?




CHECK

Assessment


Describe the types of ongoing formative assessments to be used during the school year to measure student progress in core, supplemental, and intensive instruction/intervention.



How are assessments used to identify students reaching mastery and those not reaching mastery?


Maintenance


How is ongoing assessment and maintenance of Benchmark mastery for each grade level and content area built into the Instructional Focus Calendar?


Describe the process and schedule for teams to review progress monitoring data (summative and mini assessments) to identify the required instructional modifications that are needed to increase student achievement.


Monitoring


Describe the Principal’s and Leadership Team’s roles as instructional leaders and how they will be continuously involved in the teaching and learning process.




ACT

Supplemental and Intensive Instruction/Interventions


Identify the core, supplemental, and intensive instruction and interventions.



How are supplemental and intensive instruction/interventions and tutorials structured to re-teach non-mastered target areas?


How does the school identify staff’s professional development needs to improve their instructional strategies?


Which students will be targeted for supplemental and intensive instruction/interventions?


How will the effectiveness of the interventions be measured throughout the year?


Enrichment


Describe alternative instructional delivery methods to support acceleration and enrichment activities.


Describe how students are identified for enrichment strategies.




Professional Learning Communities

PLC Organization (grade level, subject, etc.)PLC LeaderFrequency of PLC MeetingsSchedule (when)Primary Focus of PLC (include Lesson Study and Data Analysis)
No data submitted


NCLB Public School Choice

Note: For Title I schools only


Pre-School Transition

A licensed private VPK program is located in another building on site during the school year. The teacher has a professional teaching certificate (Prek-primary, ESOL, ESE, K-6) and works closely with our kindergarten teachers throughout the year.

Free summer VPK is arranged for all K applicants who have not completed a VPK program.

Our staff meets with new kindergarten families the summer before school starts.

Ealry interevntion referrals to the appropriate services.


Postsecondary Transition

Note: Required for High School- Sec. 1008.37(4), F.S.



 

PART II: EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS

 

Other Goals

No Other Goals were submitted for this school

 

FINAL BUDGET



Differentiated Accountability


School-level Differentiated Accountability Compliance



No Attached school’s Differentiated Accountability Checklist of Compliance



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 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.

No. Disagree with the above statement.

Measures Being Taken to Comply with SAC Requirement



Projected use of SAC FundsAmount
No data submitted



Describe the Activities of the School Advisory Council for the Upcoming Year



SAC Members

 

AYP DATA

2008-2009 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report - Page 2 Polk HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 8121
Number of students enrolled in the grades tested:
Read: 46
Math: 46  
2008-2009
School Grade1:
  Did the School make Adequate Yearly Progress? YES   
This section shows the percent tested and performance for each group used to determine AYP (Parts a and c2). This section shows the improvement for each group used to determine AYP via safe harbor (Part b2). This section shows the percent of students "on track" to be proficient used to determine AYP via the growth model.
Group Reading
Tested 95% of the students?
Math
Tested 95% of the students?
65% scoring at or above grade level in Reading? 68% scoring at or above grade level in Math? Improved performance in Writing by 1%? Increased Graduation Rate3by 1%? Percent of Students below grade level in Reading Safe
Harbor
Reading
Percent of Students below grade level in Math Safe
Harbor
Math
% of students on track to be proficient in reading Growth model reading % of students on track to be proficient in math Growth model math
  2009 Y/N 2009 Y/N 2009 Y/N 2009 Y/N 2008 2009 Y/N 2007 2008 Y/N 2008 2009 Y/N 2008 2009 Y/N 2009 Y/N 2009 Y/N
TOTAL4  100  100  91  93      NA      NA    NA   NA 84  NA  82  NA 
WHITE  100  100  94  94      NA      NA    NA   NA 87  NA  87  NA 
BLACK    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
HISPANIC    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ASIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
AMERICAN INDIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        

2007-2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report - Page 2 Polk HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 8121
Number of students enrolled in the grades tested:
Read: 41
Math: 41  
2007-2008
School Grade1:
  Did the School make Adequate Yearly Progress? YES   
This section shows the percent tested and performance for each group used to determine AYP (Parts a and c2). This section shows the improvement for each group used to determine AYP via safe harbor (Part b2). This section shows the percent of students "on track" to be proficient used to determine AYP via the growth model.
Group Reading
Tested 95% of the students?
Math
Tested 95% of the students?
58% scoring at or above grade level in Reading? 62% scoring at or above grade level in Math? Improved performance in Writing by 1%? Increased Graduation Rate3by 1%? Percent of Students below grade level in Reading Safe
Harbor
Reading
Percent of Students below grade level in Math Safe
Harbor
Math
% of students on track to be proficient in reading Growth model reading % of students on track to be proficient in math Growth model math
  2008 Y/N 2008 Y/N 2008 Y/N 2008 Y/N 2007 2008 Y/N 2006 2007 Y/N 2007 2008 Y/N 2007 2008 Y/N 2008 Y/N 2008 Y/N
TOTAL4  100  100              NA      NA     NA 82  NA    NA 
WHITE    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
BLACK    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
HISPANIC    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ASIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
AMERICAN INDIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        

2006-2007 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report - Page 2 Polk HARTRIDGE ACADEMY 8121
Number of students enrolled in the grades tested:
Read: 45
Math: 45  
2006-2007
School Grade1:
  Did the School make Adequate Yearly Progress? YES   
This section shows the percent tested and performance for each group used to determine AYP (Parts a and c2). This section shows the improvement for each group used to determine AYP via safe harbor (Part b2). This section shows the percent of students "on track" to be proficient used to determine AYP via the growth model.
Group Reading
Tested 95% of the students?
Math
Tested 95% of the students?
51% scoring at or above grade level in Reading? 56% scoring at or above grade level in Math? Improved performance in Writing by 1%? Increased Graduation Rate3by 1%? Percent of Students below grade level in Reading Safe
Harbor
Reading
Percent of Students below grade level in Math Safe
Harbor
Math
% of students on track to be proficient in reading Growth model reading % of students on track to be proficient in math Growth model math
  2007 Y/N 2007 Y/N 2007 Y/N 2007 Y/N 2006 2007 Y/N 2005 2006 Y/N 2006 2007 Y/N 2006 2007 Y/N 2007 Y/N 2007 Y/N
TOTAL4  100  98      88         NA  15    NA 16    NA   NA    NA 
WHITE  100  97          NA      NA      NA 11    NA 94  NA    NA 
BLACK    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
HISPANIC    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ASIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
AMERICAN INDIAN    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES    NA    NA    NA    NA      NA      NA      NA     NA        


SCHOOL GRADE DATA

Polk School District
HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
2008-2009
  Reading
  
Math
  
Writing
  
Science
  
Grade
Points
Earned
 
% Meeting High Standards (FCAT Level 3 and Above) 90%  95%  89%  45%  319   Writing and Science: Takes into account the % scoring 3.5 and above on Writing and the % scoring 3 and above on Science. Sometimes the District writing and/or science average is substituted for the writing and/or science component.
% of Students Making Learning Gains 75%  60%      135  3 ways to make gains:
  • Improve FCAT Levels
  • Maintain Level 3, 4, or 5
  • Improve more than one year within Level 1 or 2
  • Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% in the School? 75% (YES)  60% (YES)      135  Adequate Progress based on gains of lowest 25% of students in reading and math. Yes, if 50% or more make gains in both reading and math.
    Points Earned         589   
    Percent Tested = 99%           Percent of eligible students tested
    School Grade           Grade based on total points, adequate progress, and % of students tested


    School District

    2007-2008
      Reading
      
    Math
      
    Writing
      
    Science
      
    Grade
    Points
    Earned
     
    % Meeting High Standards (FCAT Level 3 and Above) 0%  0%    Writing and Science: Takes into account the % scoring 3.5 and above on Writing and the % scoring 3 and above on Science. Sometimes the District writing and/or science average is substituted for the writing and/or science component.
    % of Students Making Learning Gains 0%  0%        3 ways to make gains:
  • Improve FCAT Levels
  • Maintain Level 3, 4, or 5
  • Improve more than one year within Level 1 or 2
  • Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% in the School? % (0)  % (0)      Adequate Progress based on gains of lowest 25% of students in reading and math. Yes, if 50% or more make gains in both reading and math.
    Points Earned          
    Percent Tested = 0%           Percent of eligible students tested
    School Grade           Grade based on total points, adequate progress, and % of students tested


    School District

    2006-2007
      Reading
      
    Math
      
    Writing
      
    Science
      
    Grade
    Points
    Earned
     
    % Meeting High Standards (FCAT Level 3 and Above) 0%  0%    Writing and Science: Takes into account the % scoring 3.5 and above on Writing and the % scoring 3 and above on Science. Sometimes the District writing and/or science average is substituted for the writing and/or science component.
    % of Students Making Learning Gains 0%  0%        3 ways to make gains:
  • Improve FCAT Levels
  • Maintain Level 3, 4, or 5
  • Improve more than one year within Level 1 or 2
  • Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% in the School? % (0)  % (0)      Adequate Progress based on gains of lowest 25% of students in reading and math. Yes, if 50% or more make gains in both reading and math.
    Points Earned          
    Percent Tested = 0%           Percent of eligible students tested
    School Grade           Grade based on total points, adequate progress, and % of students tested