School Plan for Student Achievement FreedomElementary

7/1/24-6/30/25

Contact:

LAUREL GRAVES, Principal (559) 327-4800 laurelgraves@cusd.com

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School Year:	2024-25

SPSA Title Page

School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

School Name
	County-District-School (CDS) Code
	Schoolsite Council (SSC) Approval Date
	Local Board Approval Date
	
Freedom Elementary School
	10621176120091
	May 14, 2024
	June 12, 2024

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Table of Contents

SPSA Title Page..............................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................................................2 District Goals and Plan Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................3 Plan Description...............................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Educational Partner Involvement.....................................................................................................................................................................................3 Comprehensive Needs Assessment Components ..........................................................................................................................................................3 California School Dashboard (Dashboard) Indicators......................................................................................................................................................4 Other Needs.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Goals, Strategies, & Proposed Expenditures...................................................................................................................................................................5 Goal 1...................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Goal 2.................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Budget Summary...........................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Budget Summary ...............................................................................................................................................................................................12
Funds Budgeted to the School by Funding Source............................................................................................................................................12 Other Federal, State, and Local Funds..............................................................................................................................................................12
School Site Council Membership...................................................................................................................................................................................14 Recommendations and Assurances..............................................................................................................................................................................15

School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)	Page 2 of 15	Freedom Elementary School

District Goals and Plan Overview

The purpose of the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) is to provide a comprehensive document, including details of site planned actions and expenditures as they relate to the goals of Clovis Unified School District. The plan supports student outcomes and overall performance in connection with the District's Local Control and Accountability Plan and in alignment with the district goals supporting the expectations that all goals shall have objectives that are measurable, actionable, and develop monitoring metrics to assess progress that guides program evaluation and resource allocation.

Our district AIMS as well as our district’s CLASSI goals are woven throughout our plan to meet the high expectations our district holds for our school sites, staff, students, and community.

District AIMS:
AIM I: Maximize Achievement for ALL Students
AIM II: Operate with Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness
AIM III: Hire, Develop, Sustain, and Value a High-Quality Diverse Workforce

Plan Description

Briefly describe your school’s plan for effectively meeting ESSA’s planning requirements in alignment with the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and other federal, state, and local programs.

Within our SPSA we have created a plan that focuses on maximizing achievement for all students and operate with increasing efficiency and effectiveness. It is our ultimate goal to implement this plan and continue to increase academic achievement for all students. Our plan includes goals around our academic areas of Math and ELA as well as reducing chronic absenteeism and suspension rates for all students with a specific focus on the following subgroups: English Learners.

Educational Partner Involvement

How, when, and with whom did Freedom Elementary School consult as part of the planning process for this SPSA/Annual Review and Update?

Involvement Process for the SPSA and Annual Review and Update

Our educational partners, including but not limited to our SSC, ELAC, and staff, play a huge role in the creation, monitoring, and revisions of our School Plan for Student Achievement. Throughout the year, we regularly revisit our SPSA at our SSC meetings by discussing the budget and goals, student achievement, available supports for students and families, and more. At our most recent SSC and ELAC meetings, our SPSA monitoring tool was reviewed with our committees to allow them to see where we were with last year’s goals, where we see continued gaps, and where we have identified wins in achievements. Our committees then discussed possible next steps and needed changes as well as made recommendations to site administration for our SPSA.

The following recommendations were made to continue to provide more interventions and increase overall communication with a focus on attendance.

Comprehensive Needs Assessment Components

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Identify and describe any areas that need significant improvement based on a review of Dashboard and local data, including any areas of low performance and significant performance gaps among student groups on Dashboard indicators, and any steps taken to address those areas.

California School Dashboard (Dashboard) Indicators

Referring to the California School Dashboard (Dashboard), any state indicator for which overall performance was in the “Red” or “Orange” performance category. Freedom has no overall indicators in red.

*Overall Orange Indicators include: Suspension rates

Referring to the California School Dashboard (Dashboard), any state indicator for which performance for any student group was two or more performance levels below the “all student” performance.

The following subgroups have two or more indicators below the all student performance level in the following areas: *English Learners in absences and ELA

Additionally, the following indicators are red on our dashboard for the following subgroups: *Chronic Absenteeism among English Learners

Other Needs

In addition to Dashboard data, other needs may be identified using locally collected data developed by the LEA to measure pupil outcomes. Local indicators and educational partner feedback also indicate that we have needs in the following areas:

*growth on local assessments in ELA and Math *Reduce suspension rates
*Reduce chronic absenteeism

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Goals, Strategies, & Proposed Expenditures

Complete a copy of the following table for each of the school’s goals. Duplicate the table as needed.

Goal 1

School Site Goals aligned with LCAP Goals
	
AIM I: Maximize Achievement for ALL Students
AIM II: Operate with Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness
AIM III: Hire, Develop, Sustain, and Value a High-Quality Diverse Workforce
	
ELA Overall Met / Exceeded
	Math Overall Met / Exceeded
	
2022-2023
	13.4 points above standard
	2022-2023
	3.4 points below standard
	
2021-2022
	12.7 points above standard
	2021-2022
	1.9 points above standard
	
2018-2019
	39.9 points above standard
	2018-2019
	29 points above standard
	
Subgroup DATA 2022-2023
	Subgroup DATA 2022-2023
	
SWD
	55 points below standard
	SWD
	66.8 points below standard
	
EL
	32.9 points below standard
	EL
	57 points below standard
	
SED
	9.7 points below standard
	SED
	25.3 points below standard
	
Hispanic
	8.1 points below standard
	Hispanic
	34.7 points below standard
	
Asian
	24.1 points above standard
	Asian
	16.6 points above standard
	
AA
		AA
		
Two or More Races
	16.7 points above standard
	Two or More Races
	23.5 points above standard

Annual Review
Describe the overall implementation of these goals from the previous year. If this is a new goal an analysis is not required.
	
Professional development was provided through district trainings and staff meetings. While extended learning opportunites were made available for at risk students, due to the lack of sub coverage intervention strategies were minimal until the spring.
	
Identified Need(s)
As a result of the analysis of data and your annual implementation review, describe any changes that will be made (next school year) in this goal, annual metrics, and actions to achieve this goal.
	
Based on our data analysis and needs assessment, we need to:
*Increase academic supports in language acquisition for our English Language Learners and Socioeconmically Disadvantaged students *Increase academic supports in math with special consideration for our SWD, EL, and Hispanic subgroups

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Site Goal(s)
	Strategies/Actions to be implemented
	Data/Evidence to meet the goal(s)
	Metrics
	
Goals that positively impact student achievement for ALL students based on needs assessment/data
	
What strategies/actions will be implemented to meet the goal(s)?

What data/evidence will you collect?

Baseline Data
	
Expected Outcome
	
Increase academic achievement in ELA and Math state and local assessment scores by 5%. In grades K-2, 85% of students will meet their expected growth measured by local assessments.
	
Provide Professional Development around First time best instruction.

Strategies may include but are not limited to:
*PD/conferences
*Sub release time for teachers/staff to attend PD
*PD materials
	
1. Attendance at PD
2. Student work samples will be collected quarterly to illustrate strategies learned in PD

Growth Data in the following areas: 1. Evidence of implementation of WICOR strategies across content areas
2. CFA assessment results including diagnostics
3. State and Local EOY assessment results
4. Growth on the ELPI indicator
	
1. 80% of teachers attended PD in the past

2. 0% of student work samples have been used prior to this goal

1. 20% of teachers using across content areas

2. Grades 3-6 Math iReady-55%
ELA iReady- 63% Grades K-2
Math iReady 55% ELA iReady 56%

3. Grades 3-6 SBAC
Math - 51% ELA - 57%

4. ELPI-41.4%
	
1. 100% of teachers trained

2. 2 student work samples per teacher will be submitted quarterly

1. 100% of teachers using across content areas

2. Grades 3-6 Math iReady-60%
ELA iReady-67%
Grades K-2 Math iReady -60%
ELA iReady 61%

3. Grades 3-6 SBAC
Math - 55% ELA - 60%

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Site Goal(s)
	Strategies/Actions to be implemented
	Data/Evidence to meet the goal(s)
	Metrics
	
Goals that positively impact student achievement for ALL students based on needs assessment/data
	
What strategies/actions will be implemented to meet the goal(s)?

What data/evidence will you collect?

Baseline Data
	
Expected Outcome

2.5 % increase in overall and in subgroup data

4. ELPI -50% making progress
	
	Develop and continue to refine effective MTSS systems that are research-based and target all levels of instruction for ALL students.

Strategies may include but are not limited to:
*Intervention staffing *supplemental materials for intervention
*technology and/or technology resources
	1. Pre and post assessment data from intervention
2. Attendance at intervention
3. iReady Diagnostics in reading and math
	Baseline data in all 3 areas will be collected in the fall for each individual student
	1. Increase between pre and post assessment data

2. Students will attend at least 80% of the intervention days

3.iready diagnostic data will increase throughout the year in the area that intervention was provided
	
Increase reclassification rates of EL students
	
G2 A1: Increase intervention support for our English Learners

This may include: *A BIA
*supplemental materials
	
Hours of intervention provided
	
Current intervention time is 2 hours per week
	
Increase intervention time to 4 hours per week

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Site Goal(s)
	Strategies/Actions to be implemented
	Data/Evidence to meet the goal(s)
	Metrics
	
Goals that positively impact student achievement for ALL students based on needs assessment/data
	
What strategies/actions will be implemented to meet the goal(s)?

What data/evidence will you collect?

Baseline Data
	
Expected Outcome

*online resources
				
	G2 A2: Provide professional Development around English Learner supports

Strategies may include but are not limited to:
*PD/conferences
*Sub release time for teachers/staff to attend PD
*PD materials
	1. Attendance at PD

2. ELPI results before and after PD
	1. 2 teachers have attended EL PD in the last year

2. ELPI-41.4%
	1. At least 10 teachers trained in ELD strategies

2. ELPI increase to 50%

Specify any enhanced services to support EL, SED, or SWD
	Specify any enhanced services to support low-performing subgroups
	
Additionally, our SED, EL, and FY students may receive transitions supports to help with organization and goal setting.
	The second section of this goal is also dedicated to supporting English Learner academic development

Budgets/Expenditures to meet the Goals
	
Strategies/Actions
	Students to be Served
	Proposed Expenditures

Provide Professional Development around First time best instruction.

Strategies may include but are not limited to: *PD/conferences
*Sub release time for teachers/staff to attend PD *PD materials
	*All Students
	5,000.00
LCAP Supplemental

18,846.09
LCAP Supplemental

6,206.34
LCAP Supplemental

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Budgets/Expenditures to meet the Goals
	
Strategies/Actions
	Students to be Served
	Proposed Expenditures

			
Develop and continue to refine effective MTSS systems that are research-based and target all levels of instruction for ALL students.

Strategies may include but are not limited to: *Intervention staffing
*supplemental materials for intervention *technology and/or technology resources
	*All Students *EL students *SWD
	12,212.21
LCAP Intervention

G2 A1: Increase intervention support for our English Learners

This may include: *A BIA
*supplemental materials *online resources
	*EL students
	4242.68
Title III English Learner
	
G2 A2: Provide professional Development around English Learner supports

Strategies may include but are not limited to: *PD/conferences
*Sub release time for teachers/staff to attend PD *PD materials
	*EL students, but will impact all students
	
District Funded

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Goals, Strategies, & Proposed Expenditures

Complete a copy of the following table for each of the school’s goals. Duplicate the table as needed.

Goal 2

School Site Goals aligned with LCAP Goals
	
AIM I: Maximize Achievement for ALL Students
AIM II: Operate with Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness
AIM III: Hire, Develop, Sustain, and Value a High-Quality Diverse Workforce
	
Chronic Absenteeism DATA
	Suspension DATA
	
2022-2023
	18.2% Chronically Absent
	2022-2023
	3% suspended at least one day
	
2021-2022
	26.4% Chronically Absent
	2021-2022
	1.7% suspended at least one day
	
2018-2019
	7.6
	2018-2019
	2.8
	
Subgroup DATA 2022-2023
	Subgroup DATA 2022-2023
	
SWD
	29.4% Chronically Absent
	SWD
	4.7% suspended at least one day
	
EL
	20.8% Chronically Absent
	EL
	2.1% suspended at least one day
	
SED
	25.7% Chronically Absent
	SED
	4.2% suspended at least one day
	
Hispanic
	27.6% Chronically Absent
	Hispanic
	4.3% suspended at least one day
	
Asian
	12% Chronically Absent
	Asian
	1.3% suspended at least one day
	
AA
	13.6% Chronically Absent
	AA
	9.1% suspended at least one day
	
Two or More Races
	13.9% Chronically Absent
	Two or More Races
	0% suspended at least one day

Annual Review
Describe the overall implementation of these goals from the previous year. If this is a new goal an analysis is not required.
	
This is a new goal for Freedom, so there is not an analysis available.
	
Identified Need(s)
As a result of the analysis of data and your annual implementation review, describe any changes that will be made (next school year) in this goal, annual metrics, and actions to achieve this goal.
	
Refining our data tracking and increase academic intervention supports

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Site Goal(s)
	Strategies/Actions to be implemented
	Data/Evidence to meet the goal(s)
	Metrics
	
Goals that positively impact student achievement for ALL students based on needs assessment/data
	
What strategies/actions will be implemented to meet the goal(s)?

What data/evidence will you collect?

Baseline Data
	
Expected Outcome
	
Freedom will improve our chronic absenteeism rate from 18.2% to 12%.
	
Attendace letters in home language for our EL students as applicable

Increase communcation regarding attendance
	
ADA Reports
	
18.2%
	
12%

Specify any enhanced services to support EL, SED, or SWD
	Specify any enhanced services to support low-performing subgroups
	
Our transitions team will help support decreasing chronic absences within our EL, SED, and FY subgroups
	Our EL students, who are our lowest subgroup, will receive additional communications in their home languages

Budgets/Expenditures to meet the Goals
	
Strategies/Actions
	Students to be Served
	Proposed Expenditures

Attendace letters in home language for our EL students as applicable

Increase communcation regarding attendance
	All students

EL

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Budget Summary

Complete the Budget Summary Table below. Schools may include additional information, and adjust the table as needed. The Budget Summary is required for schools funded through the Consolidated Application (ConApp).

Budget Summary
DESCRIPTION
	AMOUNT
	
Total Funds Provided to the School Through the Consolidated Application
	$$4,242.68
	
Total Funds Budgeted for Strategies to Meet the Goals in the SPSA
	$46,507.32
	
Total Federal Funds Provided to the School from the LEA for CSI
	$0

Funds Budgeted to the School by Funding Source

Funding Source

LCAP Supplemental

Title III English Learner

LCAP Intervention

Amount

$30,052.43

$4,242.68

$12,212.21

Balance

0.00

0.00

0.00

Other Federal, State, and Local Funds

List the additional Federal programs that the school includes in the schoolwide program. Adjust the table as needed.

Note: If the school is not operating a Title I schoolwide program, this section is not applicable and may be deleted.

Federal Programs
	Allocation ($)
	
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	$

Subtotal of additional federal funds included for this school: $

List the State and local programs that the school is including in the schoolwide program. Duplicate the table as needed.

State or Local Programs
	Allocation ($)
	
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LCAP Intervention
	$12,212.21
	
LCAP Supplemental
	$30,052.43
	
Title III English Learner
	$4,242.68

Subtotal of state or local funds included for this school: $46,507.32

Total of federal, state, and/or local funds for this school: $46,507.32

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School Site Council Membership

California Education Code describes the required composition of the School Site Council (SSC). The SSC shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school. The current make-up of the SSC is as follows:

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Name of Members

Laurel Graves

Taylor Greenberg

Nina Gaeta

Saed Araim

Lauren Novielli

Stacy Kraus

Zach Spiering

James Turner

Cori Murphy

Jennifer Hales

Role

Principal

Teacher

Teacher

Teacher

Other Staff Member

Parent Member

Parent Member

Parent Member

Parent Member or Secondary Student

Parent Member or Secondary Student

At elementary schools, the school site council must be constituted to ensure parity between (a) the principal, classroom teachers, and other school personnel, and (b) parents of students attending the school or other community members. Classroom teachers must comprise a majority of persons represented under section (a). At secondary schools there must be, in addition, equal numbers of parents or other community members selected by parents, and students. Members must be selected by their peer group.

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Recommendations and Assurances

The School Site Council (SSC) recommends this school plan and proposed expenditures to the district governing board for approval and assures the board of the following:
•	The SSC is correctly constituted and was formed in accordance with district governing board policy and state law.
•	The SSC reviewed its responsibilities under state law and district governing board policies, including those board policies relating to material changes in the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) requiring board approval.
•	The SSC sought and considered all recommendations from the following groups or committees before adopting this plan: SSC and ELAC (if applicable)

The SSC reviewed the content requirements for school plans of programs included in this SPSA and believes all such content requirements have been met, including those found in district governing board policies and in the local educational agency plan.

This SPSA is based on a thorough analysis of student academic performance. The actions proposed herein form a sound, comprehensive, coordinated plan to reach stated school goals to improve student academic performance.

This SPSA was adopted by the SSC at a public meeting on 5/14/24.

Attested:

Principal, Laurel Graves on 5/14/24

SSC Chairperson, Jennifer Hales on 5/14/24

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