Comprehensive Plan Powerpoint - Windber Area School District

WASD Board of Education:Comprehensive PlanningProcess OverviewDecember 4, 2012

1999- Strategic Planning (2000-2006)2005-eStrategic Planning (2006-2012)2011-Comprehensive Planning (2012-?)as detailed in the following slides…

Taken from a Penn*Link, August 2011During the Spring of 2010, PDEcommissioned a research study to analyzeand formulate recommendations regardingthe current planning process and tools usedby LEAs and their alignment with the schoolimprovement process and tools. The studyidentified the need for a comprehensiveprocess that aligns LEA planning and schoollevel planning…

Taken from School Leader News, July 2012The State Board of Education’s proposedchanges to Chapter 4 remove therequirement for Districts to complete state-prescribed strategic planning every sixyears.The Chapter 4 proposal received initialapproval of the State Board in May 2012The review process will take severalmonths and the Chapter 4 changes will notbecome effective and final until years end.

November 2011-Initial IU8 PresentationMarch 2012-IU8 Overview of UpdatesApril 2012- Administrative ReviewMay 2012-PD Feedback SurveyJune 2012-Administrative PlanningJuly 2012-IU8 Comp. Planning TrainingAugust 2012-Populate the PDE TemplateSeptember 2012-Data Review of 2012PSSA Results

October 2012-Committee MeetingsDecember 4, 2012-Present Plan to WASDBoard of EducationDecember 18, 2012-Final CommitteeMeetingDecember 2012-January 2013- 28 DayPublic Review PeriodJanuary 8, 2013-Adoption by WASD Boardof Education

January 9, 2013-Submit Plan to PDEFebruary 18, 2013-Review with WASDStaff2013 and Beyond-Review with PDE andPlan Implementation

AdministrationMr. Rick Huffman, SuperintendentMr. Glenn Gaye, Director of EducationMrs. Jennifer Shuman, SpecialServicesMr. Douglas Ledney, Principal Rep

Elementary TeachersMrs. Edna BellockMr. Chris BellockMrs. Ronda McGeeMrs. Deb McKenzie

High School/Middle School TeachersMrs. Kristen BlackburnMr. Robert CulpMrs. Christine HudakMr. Scott McClain

Educational SpecialistsMrs. Rose Alex, School CounselorMr. William Jablon, Nutrition ServicesMs. Tasha King, School PsychologistMrs. Connie Mercik, School Nurse

Parent, Business, CommunityMr. Charles Beckley-CommunityMr. George Hancock-CommunityMr. Ted Hollern-BusinessMrs. Melissa Klingenberg-BusinessMrs. Melissa Reynolds-ParentMrs. Esther Shank-Parent

Core Foundations (85)EEP-Elementary PrimaryEEI-Elementary IntermediateML-Middle LevelHS-High School Level

Core Foundations-Chapters 4,12, 14, 16StandardsCurriculum By levelsInstructionAssessment-Graduation, KeystonesSafe and Supportive Schools-BullyingMaterials and Resources-SAS, TechProfessional Education-InductionSpecial Education-Very extensive

Assurances (10)Safe and Supportive SchoolsBullying/Cyber bullyingSpecial EducationLeast Restrictive EnvironmentProgram PerformanceSupportContracted Services

Needs Assessment (11)Analyze dataReview of the systemData walkthroughsNCLB Report CardPA AYPeMetricPVAAS

District Level Action Plan (14)Based on systemic challengesDLGQ-District Level GuidingQuestionsAction plan worksheetDistrict Level PD Plan Worksheet

Systemic Challenges are GoalsIdentify Systemic Challenges for GoalsIdentify Indicators of EffectivenessIdentify One or More StrategiesIdentify Action Steps

Concern 1: Professional DevelopmentCalendar, Tech Cycle, SurveyConcern 2: Environment/CultureSchool Wide Behavioral Support,Diversity, BullyingConcern 3: InstructionCurriculum Cycle, Guided Reading,Common Core, AP, STEAM

Concern 4: AssessmentData, CDT, Keystone Exams, SATConcern 5: Adapted LearningInclusion, Paraprofessionals, Gifted,Transition, AutismConcern 6: Graduation/Post SecondaryAttendance, Career Pathways,Graduation Projects

Concern 7: Infra-StructureFiscal, Technology, FacilitiesConcern 8: Community InvolvementConcern 8: Community InvolvementSurveys, Activities, Partnerships

Systemic Challenge 1: Establish a directsystem that fully ensures the consistentimplementation of effective instructionalpractices across all classrooms in eachschool.

Systemic Challenge 2: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures professionaldevelopment is focused, comprehensiveand implemented with fidelity.

Systemic Challenge 3: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures staff members inevery school use standards alignedassessments to monitor studentachievement and adjust instructionalpractices.

Systemic Challenge 4: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures barriers tostudent learning are addressed in order toincrease student achievement andgraduation rates.

Systemic Challenge 5: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures students who areacademically at risk are identified earlyand are supported by a process thatprovides interventions based upon studentneeds and includes procedures formonitoring effectiveness.

Systemic Challenge 6: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures each member ofthe district community promotes,enhances, and sustains a shared vision ofpositive school climate and ensures familyand community support of studentparticipation in the learning process.

Systemic Challenge 7: Establish a Districtsystem that fully ensures the District’sresources effectively address instructionalpriorities aligned with the District’s visionand mission and fully ensures that theexpenditure and accounting of fundsmeets all legal and ethical requirementswithin the parameters of generallyaccepted accounting practices.

Goal 1Establish a district system that fullyensures the consistent implementation ofeffective instructional practices across allclassrooms in each school.

Goal 2Establish a district system that fullyensures professional development isfocused, comprehensive and implementedwith fidelity.

Goal 3Establish a district system that fullyensures staff members in every school usestandards aligned assessments to monitorstudent achievement and adjustinstructional practices.

Goal 4Establish a district system that fullyensures barriers to student learning areaddressed in order to increase studentachievement and graduation rates.

Goal 6Establish a district system that fullyensures each member of the districtcommunity promotes, enhances, andsustains a shared vision of positive schoolclimate and ensures family andcommunity support of studentparticipation in the learning process.

Goal 7Establish a district system that fullyensures the District’s resources effectivelyaddress instructional priorities alignedwith the District’s vision and mission andfully ensures that the expenditure andaccounting of funds meets all legal andethical requirements within the parametersof generally accepted accountingpractices.

The Comprehensive Planning process isThoroughReflective and EvaluativeMeaningful