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Voprey Elementary principal outlines plan to reduce discipline incidents, boost attendance and reading supports
Summary
At the March 17 Programs Committee meeting, Principal Lirio Ramirez presented Voprey Elementary School's continuous improvement plan, citing enrollment and attendance figures, targets for discipline and assessment growth, and interventions including coaching and consultant-led professional development.
Principal Lirio Ramirez told the Aurora East USD 131 Programs Committee on March 17 that Voprey Elementary School is pursuing a three-part improvement plan that emphasizes educational equity, operational excellence and instructional supports aimed at increasing attendance and student growth.
Ramirez said Voprey enrolled 247 students this year and reported an average daily attendance rate of about 93 percent. He told the committee 58 percent of students met projected growth in math; the transcript did not provide a clear percentage for reading growth. Ramirez said 93 English Learner students took the ACCESS assessment this year and the school operates five special instructional classes for students with disabilities.
The plan sets a goal to reduce office discipline referrals by 10 percent compared with the 2023-24 school year and a separate operational goal to maintain a cumulative monthly ADA of 95 percent for 2024-25. Ramirez described schoolwide efforts including tier 1 instruction, social-emotional learning, restorative practices and family outreach to identify attendance barriers and connect families to resources.
Ramirez outlined instructional strategies tied to assessment data: regular common formative assessment (CFA) monitoring by teachers and the instructional leadership team, a focus on small-group guided reading during intervention time, and targeted professional development delivered as lunch-and-learns. He said an I-Ready consultant conducted classroom observations and facilitated Q&A and one-to-one PD for teachers, and the leadership team is building follow-up PD from that work.
Committee member Juan Cifuentes asked about a low IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) result noted for fourth grade. Ramirez said the school cross-references three assessments (MAP, IRI and ACCESS), triages students for targeted supports, and coaches teachers and interventionists on accommodations and classroom strategies to address gaps.
Ramirez and Assistant Principal David Ontiveros framed the plan as ongoing work: continued data dives by the ILT, professional development for targeted needs, and family engagement to support attendance and behavior goals.
Principal Ramirez presented these items for the committee's information; no formal action or vote on the plan was recorded in the transcript.
