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Mission - Learning the fundamentals to prepare  ALL students to be lifelong learners.

Vision - Grouse Creek School builds student and community relationships to facilitate rigorous and relevant instruction for students at all academic levels and ensures that each student has the tools to achieve academic success.

Commitments:

  • Lead by example

  • Be prepared

  • Provide a positive safe learning environment for all students

  • Be an accountable team member

    Goal#1:   100% of Grouse Creek  students will make progress towards the benchmark as measured by the Acadience benchmark when taken in the spring of 2021. Students will each increase their words per minute by at least 10 words per minute. 

     Academic Area: Reading

    ○ Measurement: Data taken January 2019, indicates that 0% of Grouse Creek students k-6 are reading at grade level benchmark as measured by the Acadience assessment. Based on this baseline data, we feel that the increasing 10 words a minute goal is attainable. 2019 BOY data reported that the average reading fluency was 49 wpm. 2020 MOY data reported the average reading fluency was 70.5 wmp.  100% of students will make reading skill progress. We will use the Acadience assessment in May 2020 (possibly), September 2020, and January 2021 as measurements of progress. We will also use the progress monitoring (pathway progress) growth. 

    Action Steps:
    1- Give students diagnostic assessments (BEPA), BOY acadience testing results to identify specific reading skills needed.
    2- Integrate high interest lexile level appropriate materials.
    3-All reading teachers will instruct using correct reading techniques and instructional strategies.
    3- Teachers will give formative assessments as students acquire and progress in their reading development.
    4- Identified students will receive individualized tier 3 interventions which will include individualized one one one tutoring utilizing the read naturally program.
    6- Teachers will use district approved programs (SHELL Fluency). 
    5- Supplies will be purchased to build STEM kits. The kits will allow students to integrate their reading fluency in order to solve real life applicable problems.These hands on projects will allow for hands on engagement and comprehension. Students will have to understand what they are doing and why. 

    ○ Expenditures: 
    ■ Grouse Creek will be  purchasing supplies needed to facilitate student learning and improve reading through STEM non fiction project kits. The kits will focus on nonfiction  and Reading Naturally materials. 

    How publicized? School website, school assemblies, flyers, Sticker and stamps that identify purchases made with School LAND Trust funds.
    If additional funds are available how will they be used? Additional intervention supplies for STEM.

Requirement: Each LEA school employing an individual with an LEA-Specific license will prominently post the following on the school’s website: 

  • Disclosure that the school employs individuals holding an LEA-Specific educator license, license areas, and/or endorsements;

    • Although we prefer to employ teachers that have a professional teaching license, from time to time depending on the content and the need, it is necessary to employ a teacher who has an Associate Educator License or an LEA-Specific License.

  • An explanation of the types of educator licenses issued by USBE (Professional, Associate, LEA-Specific); Educator Teaching License Information

    • LEA-Specific License:  An LEA-Specific educator license, including areas of concentration and endorsements, is issued by the state board at the request of an LEA’s governing body (i.e.-local school board) that is valid for an employee to fill a position in the LEA if other licensing routes for the applicant are untenable or unreasonable. The LEA governing board agrees to provide the documentation and support outlined in the Utah Office of Administrative Rules  R277-301-7: LEA-specific Educator License Requirements(External Web Content).

    • Associate Educator License:  The AEL is for anyone who wants to become a Utah teacher, but has not completed an educator preparation program (university-based or alternate program). Please be aware that an AEL is a temporary, non-transferable license. 

    • Professional License: A professional educator license, license area, or endorsement is valid for five years.  It requires that an educator has a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or skill certification in a specific CTE area and one of the following: a recommendation from the board-approved preparation program or a standard educator license in the area issued by a licensing jurisdiction outside of Utah that is currently or is renewable consistent with Section 53E-6-307

  • Percentage (based on FTE) of types of licenses, license areas, and endorsements held by educators employed in the school;  

  • A link to the Utah Educator Look-up Tool.