2009-2010 Self-Study WASC Action Plan - Julian Charter School

• Monthly staff, student, and parent collaboration
drives standards-based courses and sets the stage for
differentiation to meet student needs and interests.
• Forum days offer a joint staff/parent-teacher session.
• JCS contracts with Alliant International University’s
Organizational Consulting Center for supervisory
coaching. The majority of supervisors have participated
in the coaching process since 2005-06.
• The special education department receives legislative
updates and operational bulletins from the local
SELPA, the authorizing school district, and the
accountability coordinator, in addition to workshops.
• Academic counselors subscribe to related listservs,
visit other schools/districts, participate in ongoing
professional development and attend conferences to
keep knowledgeable in their field.
• Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) is aligned with
the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
• Required Teacher Technology Proficiency (TTP)
portfolio and attendance, as merited, at Tech Days.
• 100% of core academic subjects are taught by NCLB
compliant teachers.
• ESLRs posted; standards in SP; frameworks in RC.
• Conference/professional development opportunities
outside of school include: CUE, APLUS+, California
Charter School Association, speaker series, and
opportunities of choice.
• Schoolwide goals incorporate hiring and training of
teachers and facilitators (see WIGS, page 109):
• Improve Selection Process of Educational Facilitators:
Selection and matching of teachers’ skills
with the appropriate subject and grade level in
addition to fulfilling faculty “talent” needs is not
only integral for student learning, but also for
compliance with various laws and regulations.
• Emphasize Training and Development (Educational
Facilitators, Parents and Staff): This objective seeks
to enhance the process by which educational
facilitators and staff members are oriented toward
and become proficient in their roles and with
providing training opportunities for further
development. In addition, this objective seeks to
help parents improve their teaching abilities in an
effort to enhance the student learning
environment.
• Monthly family meetings
• Parent support groups and
other parent PD activities
(Curriculum Expo/Q Mtgs.)
• Administrative coaching
logs, schedules, interviews
• 360 feedback process
• SPED department e-mail
and calendar of events
• Counseling calendars, e-
mails, and binders
• PIP documentation
• Observation schedule
• TTP documentation
• 47%, advanced degrees
• 98%, Clear Professional
Credentials
• Access to key documents
• Agendas and notes from
conferences
• Staff interviews
• PIPs
• Schoolwide goals 2008-09
• Cabinet, advisory council
and educational leadership
team agendas and minutes
Chapter 4: Self-Study Findings: Organization/Leadership and Staff
50 Julian Charter School Focus on Learning 2009-2010