Goal 1:  Academic Improvement

 

ACTION PLANNING FORM

Performance Goal #1:  All students will graduate from high school (on time) and be post-secondary prepared.

Action Steps

Time Line

Responsibility

Resources Needed

Evaluation

 

1.  Continue to offer the SAP programs (Bridge I, II, LATI Academy), ARC, and Blizzard Team at the MS and HS.  Review progress and make adjustments as necessary.  Review evaluation data to see if new programs are working.
 

2.  Increase testing data:  85% or higher on Benchmark test in grades K-8, 75% or higher on Benchmark in tests 9-12.  Benchmark measures the curriculum and the standards at that grade level.  ACT scores consistently in the top 5 of large schools.  Students in grades K-11 in top 5 of large schools on NCLB test.

3.  Review exit survey data of seniors graduating from WHS to review how many students are going to techs, college, work, military, undecided.  Monitor data and review trends.

4.  Create and review the data of graduates 2 years and 5 years after graduation.  Review students’ beliefs about preparation from WHS.

 5.  Create 9th and 10th grade technical course electives for Multi-District.


6.  Create more dual credit opportunities with LATI for students in grades 11-12.

 

 7.  Increase the number of students participating in AP courses at the HS.  Encourage all college bound students to take one AP course during HS to prepare for college.


8.  Survey businesses in Watertown to determine 21st Century skills (workplace skills) our students will need to be successful.  Integrate the workplace skills into curriculum and methods within the classroom.

9.  Create alternative assessment by utilizing the workplace skills once they are defined in #8.
 

10. Create procedures by working with the community to combat truancy.  Utilize the procedures to increase attendance rates at each school.  Increase attendance rate by 1-2% by 2009-2010  (currently at 95%).

11.  Implement the current reading programs (K-6 – Area, SD Reads, Reading Recovery, RTI interventions)  and utilize reading programs in the content strategies (7-12).

 

 

 

School Year 2008-2009

 

 

 

 

Pre test in fall 2008, post test after semester and at end of year

 

 

 

 

May 2009

 

 

 

 
Survey created 2008-2009, ready for 2009 or 2010

 Fall of 2008 –Fall of 2009

 

2008-2010

 

 

 
2009-2010

 

 

 

 

 2009

 

 

 

 

 2010-2011

 

 

Fall of 2008

 

 

 

 

 
Fall of 2008- summer of 2012

 

HS and MS Principals, LATI staff, SAP Coordinators, counselors

 

 

 

Principals, teachers, technology department personnel

 

 

 

 

 

 
HS Principal, Counseling Department

 

 

 
Superintendent, HS Principals, Counselors, Administrative Asst.

 

Multi-District Director, HS Principal, Superintendent

 
Superintendent, Tech President, Multi-District Director, HS Principal

 
HS Principal, counselors, teachers

 

 

 

 
BISCO Board members, Superintendent, Asst. Superintendent

 

 

 

Asst. Superintendent, Principals, teachers

 

Supt., Board members, principals, mayor, States Attorney, judges, social service, city attorney, court service officer,

 

 
Literacy coaches, Asst. Superintendent, Principals

 

Grant rewritten to Governor for additional dollars

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
None

 

 

 

 

Postage

 

 

Possible shift in staffing

 
 

Unsure of dollar needs – possible grants? additional general funds?

 

 Unsure – shifting of staff – Online opportunities for AP

 

 

 
None – BISCO

 

 

 

 

 Unknown

 

 

 None

 

 

 

 
 

Literacy Coach stipend

 

 

 

 

Drop out rate reduced by 15%.Students on grade level (increased 5% from 2007-2008)Credit Recovery data
Survey data of freshmen perception at WHS – get baseline data to set goal.

Benchmark Data ACT testing information

NCLB Data

 

 

 

 

 
Review trends and set goals.

 

 

 

 Baseline data reviewed and goals set.

 

 
Courses created and 95% of slots filled by 9th and 10th grade students.

 Dual credit opportunities created for WHS juniors and seniors.

 
AP Success rate on test, number of students in AP coursework

 

 
 

List of skills to utilize during curriculum work.  Share those skills with teachers throughout the District.

 

 
Alternative Assessments prepared and baseline data is obtained

 Increase in attendance rate (1-2%).

 

 

 

 
Reading levels of students in grades 1-12.  Current data at 80% on grade level.  Goal 85% by 2012.