annual school improvement plan

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AdvancED Standards (check all that apply)

Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __CCRPI_________

SMART Goal: __ To Increase the CCRPI school score from 81.7% to 86% as measured by the state of Georgia in the school year 2014-15._________________________

School Name: __North Forsyth High School__________ School Year: __2014-15_____________

1 Purpose and Direction

2 Governance and Leadership

3 Teaching and Assessing for Learning

4 Resources and Support Systems

5 Using Results for Continuous Improvement

Actions, Strategies and Interventions

(Includes Professional

Learning Plan)

Impact on Student and Adult Behavior

(“If…then...” Statements) Timeline

Resources Needed? Who is Responsible?

AdvancED Standard(s)

3, 5 Integrate Literacy Skills and Academic Vocabulary into all course instruction and assessments with an emphasis on reading and writing of technical and informational text.

If teachers utilize literacy strategies and enhance vocabulary strategies in lesson planning, then there will be an increase in EOC, AP, SAT, ACT, GHSGT, Lexile scores, CTAE pathway assessments.

School year 2014-15 Literacy and vocabulary strategies

Teachers implement strategies

Administration give feedback on implementation process

Lexile training

1, 2, 3, 5

Developing content data teams that follow the general concepts from The Learning Center where differentiated instruction, remediation, and enrichment enhance student learning through analysis of common formative and summative assessments occur.

If administration meets with leaders of content data team then meetings will be more productive. If content data teams follow outline for meetings, then students overall course pass rate and potential EOC/Lexile scores will increase.

Once a month Data teams are to meet as needed throughout the year.

Set meeting times

Department administrator

Data teams will submit minutes

Administrators will read minutes and give feedback to data content members.

2, 3

Implement rigor into classroom instructions utilizing effective researched based strategies.

If teachers follow the content data team meeting steps, then students overall course pass rate, EOC, AP, SAT, ACT, GHSGT, Lexile scores, CTAE pathway assessments will increase.

Weekly content data team meetings Department 9 week monitoring meetings

All teachers


Content Leads

Department Chairs

PLT member



Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __CCRPI_________

SMART Goal: __ To Increase the CCRPI school score from 81.7% to 86% as measured by the state of Georgia in the school year 2014-15._________________________









Learning Plan)





2, 3

Implement rigor into common formative assessments that include multiple variety of items [performance based, short answer, reasoning/justification, multiple choice].

If teachers work with students in processing multiple variety of CFA strategies, then students overall course pass rate, EOC, AP, SAT, ACT, GHSGT, Lexile scores, CTAE pathway assessments will increase.

Weekly content data team meetings Department 9 week monitoring meetings

All teachers


Content Leads

Department Chairs

PLT member

2, 5

Utilize components of TKES in evaluating teachers.

If administrators use the TKES process of observations with constructive feedback, then teachers will have more effective lessons that will enhance student learning.

Admin recredintialed by end of Aug.

TKES rotation plan with blackout dates for administrators

TKES list

TLEGADOE platform

TKES orientation

Administrators



Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __ School and Community________

SMART Goal: _ ______ To continue establishing a culture of excellence in all aspects of the school community as evidenced by staff and student involvement, community perceptions and student records._______









Learning Plan)





1, 2, 4, 5 Make modifications to the NFHS brand using various forms of signage (pamphlets, notebooks, flags, direction boards).

If administration purchases various forms of signage then the appearance of NFHS will be aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

Dec. 2014

Beautification Committee Administration District Departments: Superintendent, Public Relations, Facilities/Operations

1, 2, 5 Survey stakeholders (parents, community leaders, students, business partners) to identify our foundation and assist in embarking on the future branding of NFHS in our community.

If an analysis of interview questions and survey results are utilized in 2014-2015, then during the 3 year school improvement plan decisions and actions can be implemented to improve perceptions of NFHS.

School year 2014-2015

Survey Tim Keyser Administration Community members, parents, business partners, parents

1, 3, 4

Administration and staff vertical Teaming with ES & MS

If collaboration with grade levels, then students will see connections from school to school.

School year 2014-2015

Science Department CTAE teaching program



Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __ School and Community________

SMART Goal: _ ______ To continue establishing a culture of excellence in all aspects of the school community as evidenced by staff and student involvement, community perceptions and student records._______









Learning Plan)





1, 2, 4

Parent/student informational meetings

If smaller intimate settings occur for grade level meeting on registration, PSAT, financial aid, college/career bound, and dual enrollment, then stakeholders will have more personalized attention to concerns they have for their specific needs.

Ongoing

Counselors Curriculum Administrator

1, 2, 4

Establish a culture of school-wide staff involvement in decision making.

If administration develops multiple committees and staff participates then shared governance in decision for NFHS will ensue.

School year 2014-15

Committee Chairs All staff



Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __ School Climate___________

SMART Goal: __ The percentage of students who receive 6 tardies to first period will decrease from 9.11% to 7.00% by Campus and for students who receive 9 tardies to first period will decrease from 5.02% to 4.00% by the end of 2014-15 based on attendance submitted to Infinite Campus. ____


1. Purpose and Direction

2. Governance and Leadership

3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning

4. Resources and Support Systems

5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement



Learning Plan)





1, 4

Establish a school-wide shift in climate to address tardy and attendance issues.

If tardy committee develops and follows a plan to address tardies then there will be a decrease in tardies by period.

School year 2014-15

Tardy committee, Administration and Individual Teachers

1, 3 Bell to bell instruction with an emphasis on the 1

st bell.

When adults begin immediately with important engaging work then there will be a decrease in student tardies to their class.

School year 2014-15

Individual teachers



Annual School Improvement Plan Continuous Improvement Goal: __ School Climate___________

SMART Goal: __ The percentage of students who receive 6 tardies to first period will decrease from 9.11% to 7.00% by Campus and for students who receive 9 tardies to first period will decrease from 5.02% to 4.00% by the end of 2014-15 based on attendance submitted to Infinite Campus. ____


1. Purpose and Direction

2. Governance and Leadership

3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning

4. Resources and Support Systems

5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement



Learning Plan)





1, 2

Adults actively monitor passing period times

If adults are in the halls, speaking to students about getting to their next destination, then when the bell rings more individuals will be in classrooms rather than the hallways.

School year 2014-15

All adults in the building

1, 2, 4, 5

Communication and enforcement of parking pass application rules and procedures.

If administration take away parking privileges of students who violate the parking pass application then there will be a decrease in tardies to school/1

st

period.

School year 2014-15

Administration, Attendance clerk


Date # Hours Description of Learning Activities

July 31 Pre-Planning

School Improvement Plans, Content DATA Teams

August 1 Pre-Planning

District collaboration


TKES orientation, mandated reporter, Code of Ethics, general handbook items, RTI, co-teaching, content collaboration


1st

day activities, nurse {epipen, CPR, etc}, content collaboration


TKES preconference, content collaboration

August 27 Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District)

School Improvement Plans

September 26 Early Release/Prof. Dev. (School)

Guest speaker on grief counseling, Content DATA Teams, EOC courses work on common final exams

October 17 Prof. Dev. (District)

District collaboration (feedback)

January 5 Prof. Dev. Day (School)

Redelivery for who attend conferences {Teach Like a Rockstar, GaETC, Literacy Strategies, Differentiation}, content collaboration

February 16 Prof. Dev. Day (District and School)

District collaboration (questioning)

March 13 Early Release/Prof. Dev. (School)

School Improvement Plans pulse check

May 26 Post-Planning

Post planning, Content Data Teams and departments analyze School Improvement Plans

May 27 Post-Planning Post planning, Content Data Teams and departments analyze School Improvement Plans

Total Hours:

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