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Oak Park Elementary reports declines in major discipline referrals, preschool growth and targeted K–5 supports
Summary
Oak Park Principal Annette McMahon presented the school's 2024‑25 School Improvement Plan, reporting a drop in major office discipline referrals, preschool gains and work toward K–5 reading and math growth targets.
Annette McMahon, principal of Oak Park Elementary School, presented Oak Park—s 2024‑25 School Improvement Plan to the Curriculum & Programs Committee and reported reductions in major office discipline referrals, progress in preschool measures and strategies for K–5 achievement.
McMahon said 40 percent of students "met or exceeded expected growth in reading combined" and 58 percent "met or exceeded expected growth in math" during the 2023‑24 year. She told the committee Oak Park reduced major office discipline referrals by 40.6 percent and detailed a three‑year decline from 159 referrals in 2022‑23 to 101 in 2023‑24 and 60 in the current year.
McMahon described a multi‑tiered system of supports (MTSS) and PBIS strategies that include a tiered coaching model, monthly behavior goals, a referral‑tracking board for student self‑reflection, monthly videos for students, and targeted resources for kindergarten and first grade. She said a data analyst helped identify target behaviors and supports.
Oak Park highlighted early childhood work: McMahon said the school has the second‑largest preschool enrollment in the district with more than 220 students and that by spring 2025 "over 80 percent of preschool students will show improvement" on LLD assessments; she reported Oak Park had already surpassed 80 percent in recent ratings.
For K–5 achievement, McMahon said grades K and 5 exceeded winter national norms in reading and described a classroom‑visit dashboard co‑developed with a WestEd coach to track visible learning supports, sentence stems, anchor charts and other instructional elements. The school has implemented differentiated practice through IXL tied to MAP data and a series of reading challenges and a one‑book‑one‑school initiative to build home‑school reading connections.
On math, McMahon said Oak Park had not yet met a 65 percent growth target for K–5 but reported progress in I‑Ready/MyPath practice and diagnostic data: she noted an increase in the share of students on or above grade level from 4 percent (12 students) in the fall to 10 percent (28 students) as of the presentation.
McMahon closed by thanking the committee for time to present the school—s progress. The committee did not record a formal vote on the presentation.
