Our goals:
Davis Elementary
1. Using NWEA’s 50th percentile for reading on grade level, we will improve 10% from fall to spring. (We improved 4.5% during the 2006-07 school year)

2. 60% of Davis students (grades 1-5) will meet their fall to spring growth target in math, reading, and language. (Below are 2006-07 growth totals)
Grade Subject % of students meeting growth target
5th math 41.5
2nd reading 44.9
5th language 47.2
5th reading 54.7
4th reading 58.3
4th language 58.3
3rd language 61.1
3rd reading 64.4
4th math 75.6
3rd math 76

3. We will improve our 2007- 2008 CRT scores by 5% from last year in every area. (Below are 2006-07 CRT scores)

Subject Grade Passing score for UTAH students % of DAVIS students with a passing score
Language 1st 76.7% 86%
Language 2nd 73.0% 74%
Language 3rd 68.2% 75%
Language 4th 71.2% 67%
Language 5th 70.9% 74%
Math 1st 81.8% 80%
Math 2nd 78.3% 66%
Math 3rd 65.0% 70%
Math 4th 63.1% 65%
Math 5th 52.3% 69%
Science 4th 68.6% 49%
Science 5th 68.6% 63%

Kindergarten goals
80% of students will recognize and name 52 letters by Jan 31, 2008.
80% of our students recognize and name numbers 0-10 by Jan 31, 2008.
80% of our students knowing the four basic shapes by Jan 31, 2008

Year End Smart Goals
80% of students will know the sounds to 26 letters by May 25, 2008.
80% of students will write in the semiphonetic stage of writing on the Cell writing rubric by May 25, 2008.
80% of students will demonstrate the joining of sets with number 0-5 by May 25, 2008.

1st Grade goals
85% of students will test at “Within Word Pattern” on the Words Their Way assessment by the end of the 07-08 school year.

60% of students will meet their target growth from fall to spring on NWEA.

85% of students will reach 90% in accuracy and comprehension by the end of the school year on DRA.

2nd Grade goals
70% of 2nd graders will read @ 90 words per minutes by the end of the school year according to Dibels.

60% of 2nd grade students will meet their math target from fall to spring on NWEA.

3rd Grade goals
60% or more of Davis 3rd Students will reach their NWEA growth target in language, reading, and math on NWEA assessments from all 2007 to spring 2008.

4th Grade goals
70% of students will make their target growth in Math and Reading on the NWEA test from fall to spring.

5th Grade goals
60% of the 5th grade students will meet their growth target on NWEA from fall to spring in Reading, Language and Math.

The overall writing scores on the 5th grade CRT will increase 5% from 2007 to 2008.
(The score from 2007 was 67%)

Special Education goals
We will improve documentation showing at least 3 verbal parent contacts per student, per school year, concerning student learning and other student needs.

Each child will master at least one goal or objective on their IEP by the end of the school year.

Our commitments:
We are committed to each other by agreeing to:
Collaborate on student learning
Come prepared/be prepared
Commit and follow through
Be respectful
Be a good listener

We are committed to each student by agreeing to:
Treat students with respect and fairness
Be prepared
Make school a pleasant experience
Be willing to try new things (risk takers)
Have realistic expectations for student learning
Care about each child
Teach to the curriculum map supported by appropriate interventions

We are committed to the following must dos in the Davis professional learning community:
Be responsible/professional-show up on time to meetings
Teach the core
Collaborate on student learning
Use formative assessments
Be positive
Say good morning
Celebrate

We are committed to refraining from the following taboos in the Davis professional learning community:
Making excuses
Complaining
Put downs
Gossiping
Whining
Sharing confidential information