KINGSBURY HIGH SCHOOL 2014-2015 High School to College or Work Transition Plan Action Step Prepare Students Academically For College Readiness Assist students with College and Career Awareness Assist students with the College & Tech. School App. Process Assist Students with the Financial Aid and Schola. App. Process Inform students about and encourage them to participate in summer programs focused on college and career preparation. Assist students in the application processes (Trio, Memphis Prep, Governors School, Summer Youth Employment). Year Round X X Evaluate transcripts to ensure on-time graduation. Register students for e-school or course recovery when appropriate. Year Round X The Senior Counselor is available to offer resources and support for our at-risk students. Year Round x x
Schedule times for students to meet with college recruiters. Have sign-up sheets available in the counseling office. Year Round X X X Hold senior assemblies to disseminate information and answer questions. Two meetings each semester X X X X Organize a college and scholarship night for students and parents. Month of January X X X The Inc. advisor is available in the parent resource room three days a week to assist students in the exploration of careers, colleges, and financial aid options. Year Round X X X The Inc. Advisor does classroom presentations in 11th and 12th grade classes on college and scholarship searches and application processes. Various dates year round X X X Counselors will be available to consult with parents during conference nights, open house, and curriculum night. September 29 (open house), Feb Curriculum night, Conference nights Sept 18 and Feb 12 X X X X Administer the ACT Plan and PSAT to 10th Grade. Nov. 6 X X Attend local college tours through the GEAR UP TN grant. Various Dates Year Round X X Administer the ACT to the 11th Grade. March 3 x x Have ACT registration and prep. materials available in the counseling office and library. Year Round X X Give ACT and college application fee waivers to qualifying students. Year Round x x Implement the Senior Career Portfolio as part of the English Portfolios due May 1 x x x x As a part of the Senior Portfolio, require seniors to create a resume and show research on at three careers. Due May 1 x As a part of the Senior Portfolio, require seniors to maintain a record of their academics including ACT scores. Due May 1 x x As a part of the Senior Portfolio, require seniors to show research on at least three schools, write a personal statement, provide letters from schools verifying that their file is complete, and copies of school acceptance letters. Due May 1 x x As a part of the Senior Portfolio, require seniors to provide a completed scholarship application, verification of FAFSA application completion, and copies of scholarship and financial award letters. Due May 1 x Provide college information and applications in the counseling office. Year Round x x
Teachers who start the year with a 1 or 2 overall level or teachers who receive various 1’s and 2’s in an evaluation will be assigned a learning coach to provide in depth support. August 2014- May 2015 Learning Coach My Learning Plan System to gather information on evaluation scores Principal Assistant Principal Instructional Facilitator PLC Coach Master Teacher Learning Coaches PIT Crew the first round of observations, teachers will be placed in a small learning cohort based on their level of performance on the evaluations. Teachers will be placed in a group based on their lowest scoring areas to receive small group mentoring from the PIT Crew member. December 2014- 2015 My Learning Plan System for evaluation score information Meeting times for cohorts Principal Assistant Principal Instructional Facilitator PLC Coach Master Teacher Learning Coaches PIT Crew member Learning Coaches will meet with their mentees every week, complete several informal short walkthroughs each nine weeks, and at least 1 formal observation for feedback only each nine weeks. August 2014- April 2015 Sub Days for the Learning Coaches, Training for the learning coaches on the evaluation rubric Learning Coaches PIT Crew member Principal Strategies to Attract High Quality, Highly Qualified Teachers 2014-2015 Support uncertified personnel in gaining certification Provide ongoing professional development based on the needs of the staff as a whole and individual teachers. Encourage local, state, and national professional development opportunities Implement the Shelby County Schools Tiered Coaching model with fidelity
Action Step Purchase Island Licenses for teacher and student use. Students will be given assignments based on common assessment data as an intervention strategy. September 2014- April 2015 All Biology Teachers Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach Island Licenses for teachers and students $2,000 for 350 license for the school year Study Island grade reports, common assessment data reports, grade distribution report, lesson plans At 43% of students will be proficient or advanced on the Biology EOC. Action Step Two teachers will attend the National Conference for Science Teachers. Teachers will present the information gained at the conference during Science PLC meetings. 12-15 Chicago Two Science teachers for conference attendance Title I- $4,000 conference registration, food stipend, lodging, travel PLC meeting agenda and sign in sheet, lesson plans At least 43% of students will be proficient or advanced on the Biology EOC. Action Step Biology teachers, along with other 10th grade teachers, will attend the AVID conference this summer. The conference will teach them how to implement AVID strategies across all content areas. Teachers will represent material to faculty during in-service. June or July 2015 All 10th teachers Dr. Ross, Principal Ms. Bradshaw, 10th grade counselor Mrs. Augustus, PLC Coach Funds to attend conference I- $10,000 conference registration, food stipend, lodging, travel PLC meeting agenda and sign in sheet, lesson plans All 10th grade students will reach or exceed their projected scores on all EOC assessments. Action Step Compass Learning will be used by teachers in Biology and Chemistry to increase student achievement in the academic area of Science. September 2014- April 2015 Biology and Chemistry teachers Mrs. Augustus, PLC Coach Licenses to use Compass Learning Title I- $3,000 Compass Learning Data Reports, lesson plans common assessment data At 43% of students will be proficient or advanced on the Biology EOC. At least 24% of students will be proficient or advanced on the Chemistry EOC.
Graduation Rate Action Plan School: Kingsbury High School Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.) Goal Kingsbury High School will increase the number of students graduating from 59% in 2013-2014 to 65% by May 2015. need(s) does this Goal address? This goal addresses the requirement of meeting Adequate Yearly Progress in the graduate rate category. How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan? Goal will help Shelby County Schools reach the goal of 80% of students will be career and college ready, 90% will graduate from high school, and 100% who graduate will enroll in a post-secondary learning opportunity. ACTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal. Section C – For each of the action steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.) Timeline Person(s) Responsible Required Resources Projected Cost(s) & Funding Sources Evaluation Strategy Performance Action Step Senior parent meetings will be held twice a semester to reiterate importance of students coming to school and participating in class in order to graduate. Parents and students will also receive information on post-secondary options. Twice a semester Ms. Loeffler, Senior Counselor Dr. Ross, Principal Snacks for parent meetings $200 per meeting for snacks paid for by I Parent surveys, graduation rate, attendance rate for seniors At least 65% of all seniors will graduate high school. Action Step Teachers will receive training on helping students graduate: Tools and Strategies to prevent dropouts. ongoing Ms. Loeffler, Senior Counselor Dr. Ross, Principal handouts none Graduation rate, attendance rate, distribution report At least 65% of all seniors will graduate high school.
EOC assessments. WRITING ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT School: Kingsbury High School Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.) Goal Kingsbury High School’s writing goal is for all students to be writing on level by the end of the school year. need(s) does this Goal address? This goal addresses the need to improve in all academic With common core, writing is across the curriculum and needs to be addressed individually in order to improve all other academic areas. How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan? To have all students writing on level by May 2015. ACTION STEPS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal. Section C – For each of the action you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.) Timeline Person(s) Responsible Required Resources Projected Cost(s) & Funding Sources Evaluation Strategy Performance Results/Outcomes Action Step PLC meetings will be held monthly for all English teachers, grades 9-12, to discuss the challenges and determine solutions for the challenges in teaching students how to write. Teachers will also create a mock writing assessment schedule that gives students ample practice time. Teachers will also choose writing prompts for each grade level. August 2014- April 2015 All English teachers, grades Ms. Ross, Instructional Facilitator MIST site for practice- we are a pilot school for the mist program No cost Minutes from PLC meetings Graded practice writing assessments, samples from each grade level will be submitted to Ms. Ross All students will write on grade level at the conclusion of the school year.
brochures on writing and other educational topics and parenting tips. Centrell Sutton, Parent Resource Associate of information given out to parents and the number of parents who use the parent resource room. Action Step The admin team will attend the ASCD: Conference of Teaching Excellence. The admin team will return to the school and present ideas on writing and creating a school wide writing program to integrate writing across the disciplines to the faculty and during the Language Arts PLC meetings. June 26-28 Admin Team Cost of conference, hotel, travel Title I finds $10,000 PLC meetings minutes, faculty meeting agenda, School-wide writing plan, Writing assessment data, Language Arts EOC data All students will be writing on grade level by May 2015. Action Step The PLC Coach will attend the Title I conference. The PLC Coach will return to the school and present ideas on strategies for teaching writing as well as the best ways to utilize title I funds to ensure student progress in writing as well as other content areas to the faculty. February 5-8, 2015 Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach Cost of conference, hotel, travel Title I finds $3000 Faculty meeting agenda, Writing assessment data, Language Arts EOC data All students will be writing on grade level by May 2015. Action Step 8th graders will receive a tour of the school during the last month of school and students will receive freshman orientation during the summer. AVID writing strategies will be incorporated school wide to increase the number of students writing on grade level and will be introduced during the orientation. August 2014- August 2015 9th Academy teachers, ALL teachers, Admin staff Food for freshman orientation and copies for parent handouts Title I- $2,000 Writing assessment data, EOC data, All students will be writing on grade level by May 2015. All students will become acclimated to the high school culture in a way that will provide them support to become successful in high school.
During faculty meeting, SPED supervisor and inclusion teachers will share best practices for accommodating and modifying for SPED students and all students who need extra assistance in the classroom. of modified assessments and assignments National I Conference 1,2,3,4 PLC Coach February 5-8 Slat Lake City, Utah Learn about the power of academic language, involving parents in common core, practical and powerful classroom strategies, raising achievement in title I schools, strategies to help every student successfully reach rigorous standards and become college ready, closing the achievement gap, etc. Assessment data, parent involvement monitoring through sign-in sheets for meetings and school activities, $2000 Title I Board Training Goals: 1,2,3,4 Provided by Technology Xpress November 2014 Teachers will receive training on how to use the Smart Board to enhance learning in the classroom. Lesson plans, teacher evaluation data $0, included in purchase of Smart Board technology Best practices for parent communication and participation Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach November 2014, ongoing Teachers will receive training on best practices for contacting parents regularly and how to get parents more involved in the happenings of the classroom. Parent-teacher contact logs, parent surveys $0 Helping Students Graduate: Tools and Strategies to Prevent School Dropouts Goal: 4 Brooke Loeffler, Senior Counselor November 2014 Teachers will gain insight on strategies to use for their students in relation to interventions for graduating. Common planning, monitoring senior grades, distribution reports $0 Professional Learning Activities/Events/Goals Presenters/Leaders Implementation Timeline Expected Outcomes What data sources will you use to evaluate effectiveness? Total PD Budget
(i.e., teacher data, student data) Balance Homelessness training 1,2,3,4,5 Michelle Augustus, PLC October 2014 Teachers will receive the latest information on students facing homelessness, signs of homelessness, and procedures and guidelines to be followed when working with homeless children. Homelessness data, Faculty meeting sign in and agenda $0 Discovery Education Formative Assessment and Discovery Education Website Use PD Goals: 1,2,3 Ross, Instructional Facilitator Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach Algebra I and II, Chemistry, Biology, and English Teachers, IT Personnel Ongoing Teachers will be able to develop common assessments and reports to disaggregate student data that will depict strengths and weaknesses for Data Reports, Copy of common assessment probe created in Discovery Education $0 Annual Title I meeting, follow up meetings including TSIP review meeting and other parent training sessions 1,2,3,4,5 Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach Carla Ross, Instructional Facilitator Jeremy McKinnie, Family Resource Specialist August 2015 Parents will be given information on title I updates, school wide data, district wide data, state wide data, parent trainings, curriculum and assessment, etc. Parent sign in sheets, agenda and minutes for the meetings Monthly parent meeting $500 each meeting Language Arts National Conference: NCTE 1,2,3,4,5 PLC Michelle Augustus Instructional Facilitator, Carla Ross March 18-21 Tampa, Florida Instructional Coaches will attend conference to provide support for Language Arts teachers. PLC meeting sign in sheets and agendas, lesson plans, common assessment data, EOC data $4,000 Title I Professional Learning Activities/Events/ Goals Presenters/Leaders Implementation Timeline Expected Outcomes What data sources will you use to evaluate effectiveness? (i.e., teacher data, student data) Total PD Budget Balance
Differentiating for Gifted Students Goals: 1,2,3,5 District CLUE teachers and Department of Gifted Students Supervisor December 2014- May 2015 Teachers will receive training on providing enrichment opportunities to students who have mastered the general content. Teacher observation data, lesson plans, sign in sheets, agenda $0 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Conference 2014. Goals:1,4,5 TESOL, Inc. March 25-28 Toronto, Canada This conference fosters inquiry into English language teaching and learning by providing a forum for TESOL professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas and relationships in the field. Teachers who attend will focus on strategies to improve writing across the curriculum. Lesson planning, department meetings, ESL student data in language arts and all core classes $4000 Title I Framework for Evaluation Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Nora Jones, Assistant Principal, Carla Ross, Instructional Facilitator August 2014/ On Going/Monthly Review of Tennessee Framework Evaluation Process Evaluation Forms, Follow up conversations and meetings, Faculty meeting sign in and agenda $0 NSTA National Science Conference Goal: 3 NSTA March 12-15 Chicago, Illinois Strengthen and explore strategies that promote student engagement in science and writing across the curriculum Staff presentations, lesson planning, teacher evaluation, student test results $4000 Title I National Math Conference Goal: 2 Presenters of the conference 15-18 Teachers will strengthen content knowledge and increase their toolbox of instructional strategies, and assessment strategies. Student test results, teacher observations, presentations, lesson planning, staff surveys $4,000 Title I Classroom Instruction That Works Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Presenters July 2014- December 2014, ongoing Teachers will be provided 9 strategies that improve student achievement across all content Lesson plans, teacher observation data, student achievement data SIG $14,500
sessions will be held during faculty meetings. Teachers and the admin staff will periodically review a portion of the TSIP Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Team PLC Coach Instructional Facilitator October 2014- May 2015, ongoing Teachers will provide feedback on how to update and revise the TSIP and all parts of it to make sure it is closely aligned with what is going on in the classroom. Sign in sheets for teachers at TSIP meetings, teacher comment cards $0 High School that Works Conference Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Team July 15-18 Atlanta, Georgia ongoing Admin staff will receive instruction on best practices in a high school setting including improving instruction, use of technology, use of data, and raising high school graduation rates. Admin staff will represent portions of the conference to the staff during week and the following school year. Faculty meeting agendas and minutes, teacher observation scores, discipline referral statistics, graduation rate $10,000 I Common Core Strategy Sharing Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Admin Team, All Teachers August 2014- May 2015, ongoing Teachers will share out best common core practices during faculty PLC meetings. Teachers can volunteer and admin team will select teachers based on classroom observations. Faculty PLC meeting agendas and minutes, handouts and presentations, faculty surveys, EOC data, common assessment data $0 Conference for Secondary School Principals Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Principal, Dr. Ross February 19-21 San Diego, CA ongoing To strengthen the principal’s knowledge of best practices in a high school of student achievement, culture and equity, leadership, and technology. Faculty meeting agendas and minutes, teacher observation scores, discipline referral statistics, graduation rate $2000 I
AVID conference Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Terry Ross, Principal Michelle Augustus, PLC Coach Ms. Bradshaw, 10th grade counselor All 10th grade core teachers Months of June or July Teachers and the team will participate in learning of AVID principles and strategies that will be used school-wide the following year. Teachers will share strategies in faculty meetings. Faculty meeting agendas and minutes, teacher lesson plans, teacher observation scores Gear Up TN- $10,000 Best practices for ESL students Goals: 1,2,3,4,5 Mr. Thevenot, ESL teacher Zone 6 ESL supervisor October 2014- May 2015, ongoing Teachers will receive job embedded training on best practices for ESL students including instructional strategies, cultural differences awareness, assessment tools, etc. Workshops and trainings will be an ongoing process to improve the gap between ESL students and non-ESL students. Faculty meeting sign in sheets and agendas, lesson plans, ESL student data $0