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Robla and Bell Avenue principals highlight improved attendance, climate and writing focus in school plans
Summary
Principals and site staff from Robla and Bell Avenue presented school‑level Student Plan for Academic Achievement updates emphasizing school climate gains, targeted writing instruction, attendance interventions and community engagement strategies; trustees asked for metrics and implementation timelines.
Robla Elementary and Bell Avenue School presented site plans for student achievement and school improvement, describing gains in school climate, expanded family engagement and targeted academic work in writing and early literacy.
Robla: instruction minutes, writing and wraparound supports
A school representative presenting for Robla said the school’s theme for improvement is “how do we increase instructional minutes?” The presentation listed recent climate‑building activities run by students, parent nights supported by a Golden 1 grant and a Chromebook distribution that provided devices with Wi‑Fi to 25 families. The presenter said Robla will expand “win time” and PLC (professional learning community) time for teachers to focus on writing instruction and to implement evidence‑based interventions for chronically absent students and students needing targeted supports.
Robla’s presenter described a one‑time whole‑school block — 9:10–9:40 a.m. — intended to give differentiated writing instruction across grades. Staff also noted weekly data reports on student progress, expanded PLCs focused on writing across grade pairs and targeted parent outreach to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Bell Avenue: attendance, PBIS work and parent involvement
Lisa Hall, principal of Bell Avenue School, told the board the school’s attendance rate had improved to a little above 93% and the site is working toward a 95% goal. Hall flagged stronger student–teacher relationships in climate surveys and described academic growth in math, language arts and science tied to classroom interventions. She said Bell Avenue reclassified 14 English learners last year and noted the school has pursued PBIS fidelity checks and applied for a platinum PBIS recognition through the county office.
Bell Avenue’s new actions include outreach to strengthen kindergarten/TK family engagement, a revived parent‑teacher organization and plans to promote mental‑health clinician services while continuing peer observations and teacher professional learning focused on “first teaching” and tier‑1 instruction.
Nut graf: why local site plans matter
Site plans shape how district dollars and staffing are used at the school level; the presentations show Robla and Bell Avenue are tying climate and family engagement work to instructional goals (especially writing and early literacy) and attendance interventions that affect state accountability and day‑to‑day classroom time.
Board questions and implementation
Trustees asked for measurable targets and timelines. At Robla, the presenter said the school expects at least a 10% gain in the identified school‑climate measure if the planned activities are fully implemented. At Bell Avenue, Hall explained daily personal outreach for absences and an assistant principal‑led calendar of incentives for students approaching chronic‑absence thresholds. Both schools said they will continue to use data and PLC time to monitor progress.
Ending
Principals asked the board to support continued family outreach and staffing stability so schools can sustain PLC time, writing interventions and attendance supports into the next school year.
