45-Day Action Plan School Improvement Team - Walton County ...

45-Day Action Plan School Improvement Team
Region: North East Georgia System: Walton County School: Loganville High School
Date: 1/5/09 Next Meeting: 3/13/09
Persons Attending: Nathan Franklin, Carole Hicks, Fara Hicks, Mistye Meador, Rick Weeks, Mike Robison, Emily Keag
GSS /
Topic
Curriculum
and
Instructional
Design
Action Steps Timeline
Objective: to strengthen
standards based classroom
instruction
Implementation:
Continue collaborative planning
sessions by subject area to create
common tasks/assessments for
each unit.
Continue collaborative planning
sessions by subject area to focus on
evaluating results of common
tasks/assessments.
Provide professional development
on differentiated instruction.
Review results of GAPSS review
and identify strengths and
weaknesses to be addressed
1/6/09 –
3/13/09
Person
Responsible
Current Progress Next Steps
School Specific Action Steps
Administrators
Department
Chairs
Fara Hicks
The majority of subject teams have
established a curriculum map and unit
plans collaboratively. These are
available electronically on subject drives
available to all department members.
Nathan Franklin presented summarized
results of GAPSS review by strands.
GAPSS committees met and reviewed
their individual strands and
recommendations.
Monitoring: AP classroom visits,
Collaborative planning session visits,
reports to the Principal, sample common
assessments
Impact on Student Learning:
Consistent and Pervasive instruction in
each subject team classroom equaling
increased student achievement.
Monitor collaborative planning
through administrative participation
and documentation. Administrators
will share evidence of teaching and
learning at each administrators
meeting along with collaborative
planning meeting notes that include
examples of discussed student work,
teachers using the language of the
standards during the lesson and in
feedback on student work.
Differentiation training by Miranda
Compton will be held on 1/22 at the
main campus during planning periods
and on 1/29 at the academy during
planning periods.
Tier 2 at LHS presented by POI team
at faculty meeting.
Finish shared drive of interventions for
teacher access during planning time.
Professional development training on
SEMS Tracker for staff.

Instruction
1.1-3.3, 2.7
Leadership
1.1 -4.3
Instruction
1.1 – 1.3, 2.7
Objective: to improve test
results on standardized tests:
GHSGT, EOCT, SAT
Implementation:
EOCT preparation implementation
will be monitored by checking
OAS summary reports and analysis
of EOCT scores.
Identify sub-group and at risk
students for HSGT.
Develop specific remediation for
HSGT by department.
Provide professional development
on reading in the subject areas to
improve reading skills for
struggling readers.
Establish a manageable process for
identifying and monitoring the
students on Tier 1 and 2 of the POI
process.
Faculty workshop “Understanding
Poverty” to enhance teachers’
ability to recognize and teach
students who are victims of
generational poverty.
Objective: to increase student
success in Math 1
Implementation:
Gather modification suggestions
for Math support students.
Analyze prerequisite skills and
remediation strategies.
1/6/09 –
3/13/09
1/6/09 –
3/13/09
EOCT subject
area faculty
Administrators
Math 1 faculty
Administrators
Math
Department
Chair
Professional
Learning Coach
Carole Hicks provided list of all subgroup
students to all faculty. Emily Keag
distributes DEES sub-group student
information and they create action plans
based on IEPs and teaching strategies.
Fara Hicks created list of math at risk
students based on past EOCT failures
and distributed to current math teachers
and department chair.
Each subject area created an A+ review
to be used for student
review/remediation.
POI committee has been established and
meets monthly to review specific student
situations and create POI processes and
procedures. Emily Keag presented “POI
Tier 1 / Standards Based Classroom
Learning” on 1/5/09 to faculty. Include
Brad Williford from MHS to ensure
county wide collaboration.
First of 3 sessions on “understanding
poverty” completed by Sallie Echols.
Extended advisements for test prep.
Monitoring: Historical achievement of at
risk students, OAS summary reports,
POI meetings, and student participation
in academy of reading and math.
Impact on Student Learning: Lunch-nlearns
give exposure to test prep, poverty
training helps teaches identify student
issues that slow achievement.
100% of math 1b, math support and
math special education collaborative
teachers were trained in math support
strategies 1/5/09.
Development of strategies database by
disability is in progress.
Development of prerequisite skills
assessment for each math 1 unit is in
Counselors will gather course history
for each student in sub-group and
assess the need for specific remediation
by subject area.
Reading in the Content Areas training
by Fara Hicks will be held on 2/5 at the
main campus during planning periods
and on 2/12 at the academy during
planning periods.
2 nd and 3 rd sessions on “understanding
poverty” are scheduled with Sally
Echols. Understanding Poverty book
study is also available.
Emily Keag will distribute EOCT data
for DEES students so teachers can
engage in a reflective activity to
examine and compare teaching
strategies and achievement data from
last year to this year.
June Reid will implement an “after the
tutoring, tutoring” to teach
organizational skills, out of the box
teaching strategies to reach at risk
students.
Letter to parents about GA Virtual
School free online course.
Letter to parents about evening
homework help sessions.
Emily Keag and Fara Hicks: Vertical
team to gather graphic organizers for
key standards at each grade level and

Student
Family
Community
1.1
Distribute Cognitive Tutor licenses
for home use for at risk students.
Increase student’s awareness of
GA Virtual School free online
course.
Provide homework help in the
evenings via Elluminate sessions
facilitated by certified math
teachers.
Provide student peer tutoring in
class and during after school
tutoring sessions.
Create vertical team alignment for
math content and methods.
Objective: to increase
communication and training for
parents
Implementation:
Continue communication with
parents regarding student
achievement and behavior via
Progressbook (gradebook program)
Provide “Positive Discipline”
training via CD to parents.
Provide Lunch and Learn session
for parents on helping their high
school student become successful.
1/6/09 –
3/13/09
Teachers
College and
Career Coach
Administrators
progress.
Cognitive tutor licenses were distributed,
students were trained by Mr. Ruiz on
how to use the software, parents were
notified of expectations, and the
computer lab is available Tuesday
evenings from 6 to 8 for student use.
Peer tutors have been identified and
training is in process for after school help
and during the day assistance for Math 1
teachers.
Vertical team has been established and
met to determine direction and goals.
Monitoring: classroom visits, student
work, student assessment scores, and
after school tutoring attendance logs.
Impact on Student Learning: hearing
topics explained in different ways by
different people will improve student
achievement.
Andrea Mitchell and Fara Hicks will
attend a seminar on community and
parent lunch-n-learns. They will
redeliver to leadership team for
implementation at LHS.
Utilize connect ed. to update parents on
current events and important dates.
DEES department shall forward
parent/mentor activity information as
received by county DEES department.
Monitoring: Parent logins on
Progressbook, teacher communication
logs, and early release sign in logs.
Impact on Student Learning:
standardized test scores improve,
percentage of students that exceeds
standards shall increase, and at risk
student achievement shall increase.
create “set of documents” for student
review at the next level.
In mid January Fara Hicks and Jackie
Meadows will start an online math 1
elluminate tutoring program from 7:30
– 8:30 PM Monday – Thursday.
Elluminate facilitator accounts have
been created and access link to LHS
web page is in process.
Nathan Franklin will continue to meet
with RESA reps along with Kaycie
Maddox to investigate what other
schools are doing to improve student
achievement in Math 1 and also
scheduling ideas for Math 2.
Copy the training CD for distribution.
Gather information to be included in
parent lunch and learn session.
Information sessions regarding
registration decisions to be held for
parents, teaches, and students.
POI Team finalizes parent letter for
Tier 1 and Tier 2 students.
Computer lab will be opened one night
per week at both locations for student
and parent usage, 6-8 PM.