Aptos High

Goal #1: Increase writing proficiency by all students, low end and high end facing
challenges.

Rationale: Writing = thinking! Writing was adopted as a PVUSD North Zone goal
for 05-06, which followed AHS's own English department initiative to teach the Jane
Schaffer paragraph formula in 2004. The English department has sporadically
implemented the program across grades 9 and 10. Focus on complete implementation
and reinforcement across the curriculum and across all grades. Writing is an essential skill
and is included in the CAHSEE.

ESLRs addressed: #1 A Critical Thinker #2 An Effective Communicator #3
A Responsible, Self-Directed Individual

Critical Academic Needs addressed: Writing and Academic Rigor

Goal #2: Improve academic achievement of ELL students

Rationale : AHS ELL students perform below the school average on Math and
English CSTs and CAHSEE. Due to the opening of a third comprehensive high
school in the district, the number of ELL and migrant students is declining. Despite
the challenge of small numbers, we remain committed to providing transition opportunities
to career-building, to college, and to participate in democracy.

ESLRs addressed: #1 A Critical Thinker #2 An Effective Communicator #3
A Responsible, Self-Directed Individual #4 A Productive Member of the Community

Critical Academic Needs addressed: Academic Rigor, Interventions

Goal #3: Increase achievement in the gateway course of Algebra 1

Rationale: AHS students' lowest CST scores are in Algebra 1. AHS students
have a high failure rate in Algebra 1. Algebra 1 is a PVUSD and state requirement
for graduation necessary for success in higher-level science courses on campus.
PVUSD requires three years of math for graduation.

ESLR addressed : #1 A Critical Thinker

Critical Academic Needs addressed: Academic Rigor, Interventions

Goal #4: Increase student engagement and students' ownership of learning

Rationale: Athletes are engaged in their sports, and we want all students to
mimic that level of commitment in academics. Studying what increased academic
rigor means and what improved relevance looks like to better prepare students to
identify their next steps will help staff support students and families.

ESLRs addressed: #1 A Critical Thinker #2 An Effective Communicator #3
A Responsible Self-Directed Individual #4 A Productive Member of the
Community #5 A Health Conscious Individual

Critical Academic Needs addressed : Academic Rigor, Intervention

	Action Step/ Strategy	Means to assess progress	Person Responsible	Resources	Timeline	Report of Progress
1.2	Phase 2 of Jane Schaffer training with our own Eng dept members visiting other depts. to provide training.	Dept minutes Training materials	Faculty		Year 1- 2 visit Soc St	IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter
1.3	Articulate vertically between English dept and community college and jr high/elem schools and internally between courses and teachers.	Review HSEE scores Minutes of artic mtngs	Guidance Dept Dept Chairs Eng Dept	HSAC committee North Zone principals mtngs Site Council funding District funding	Years 1, 2	IC Site Council
1.4	Explore the design of dept specific formats using Jane Schaffer components as a basis: ie: lab write ups, annotated bibliographies, current events, term papers, critical response	Review dept samples HSEE scores	Departments	All depts	Year 1, 2, 3	Post dept samples/templates on website
1.13	Translate Jane Schaffer materials into Spanish for SDAIE/ELL/ and handbook.	Posters, Mariner Manual	Admin	Bi-lingual stipend staff	Year 1 complete year 2	IC
2.6	Continue effective pilot HSEE interventions with seniors and extend to juniors	Non-grad rate due to HSEE	AP of testing Faculty	Site Discretionary Budget	Year 2	IC Site Council
3.1	Investigate why and which students are failing Alg 1 at high rate (ie: preparedness level, hmwrk completion rate, test scores, participation, grade level factors, total GPAs, CSTs, HSEE pass rate, etc.)		Admin liaison to math Math Dept	Data specialist	Year 1 (started spring 2006) complete year 2	IC Site Council
3.5	Evaluate current Alg 1 and pilot support class curriculum with students with multiple teachers within the dept (to avoid a tracked low-level Alg 1 class) and a separate support class teacher	Teacher report	Math Dept AP Math liaison	Data Specialist	Year 1 (begin spring/summer of 06) Complete year 2	IC Site Council
3.7	Identify and provide staff dev opportunities for Alg 1 teachers	Conf reg brochures and training agendas POs	Admin Math Dept	Site Budget Site Council COE Math Specialist District Staff Develop office	Year 1, 2 ,3,4	IC Site Council
4.0 a	Continue to monitor curriculum to ensure that the state content standards are forming the foundation of the curriculum	Dept goals Course syllabi CST achievement	IC Faculty Tech Admin	State standards and frameworks	Year 1, 2 – 6	IC minutes Syllabi binder Webpages
4.0b	Continue to review pacing calendars to promote consistency between same courses taught by different teachers	Dept goals Pacing calendars	IC Faculty	State standards and frameworks Faculty mtngs Re-structured days SBC days	Year 1 – 2	IC minutes Dept calendars Re-structured Day minutes
4.0 c	Continue to review grading practices among teachers of common courses to ensure that classroom grades provide a meaningful measure of standards achievement	Shared standards-based assessments/activities in common courses	IC Faculty	State standards and frameworks Faculty mtngs Re-structured days SBC days	Year 1- 2	IC minutes Re-structured Day minutes
4.0d	Expand development and use of site-developed, common, standards-based assessments (both formative and summative) for courses.	Shared standards-based assessments/activities in common courses.	IC Faculty	State standards and frameworks Faculty mtngs Re-structured days SBC days	Year 1- 2	IC minutes Re-structured Day minutes
4.1	Implement career survey within a course (used to be World History, possibly end of first semester 9 th gr year, prior to registration)	Mtng agendas and minutes	IC	Site Council CHOICES Grove Grant	Year 1 Moved to year 2	IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter
4.2	Extend/identify community service projects and define monitoring system for graduation requirement beginning with Class of 2008 (such as peer tutors, tech assts, use of tutorial and after school)	IC agendas and minutes community service logs	IC Health, Eng 2, US History, Sr tutorial tchrs	Faculty mtngs Re-structured days SBC days	Year 1 (year 2 identify tracking method)	IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter
4.11	Explore and implement incentives for clean-campus (ie: litter, graffiti, vandalism) such as lunch-time rewards	Mtng minutes Mariner Notes Daily bulletin	Maintenance SRO Admin ASB	Clean Schools Grant Pack Your Trash Campaign Grant	Year 1 (ongoing year 2)	ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter
4.12	Refine Career Day formats, job descriptions, hiring assessments, job shadowing options, and other school to work events	IC agendas and minutes Program/event agendas	Faculty Admin Chamber of Commerce YFIOB		Year 1 (ongoing year 2)	ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter
4.15	Continue to support the Tech Committee to align funding and use of technology (software and hardware) for improved instruction, communication, and student achievement	Tech mtng agendas and minutes POs	Tech Committee Admin IC		Year 1, 2 - 6	IC
4.16	Identify a single administrator to provide meaningful disaggregated data to staff (data coordinator)		Principal Asst prin		Year 1 (moved to year 2)	IC

Approve budget/staffing for the following budgets:

Ø SIP (site council – ½ of data tech, sub days for field trips, AP prof dev,
CST treats, tchr computers, mini-grants, field trips)

Ø LEP (limited English speakers program - ½ data tech, sub days, supplies,
copies, bus for migrant college trip)

Ø 10 th gr Counseling (portion must be spent on 8 th gr orientation – computer,
webpage upgrade, 8 th gr orientation, counselors at CSU/UC conf, HSEE treats,
mailing progress reports and report cards, copies)

Ø TIIG (targeted instruction for underperforming students – ½ of BRT, copies,
tchr computers, sub days, prof dev conf, library books)

Goal #1: Increase writing proficiency by all students, low end and high end facing challenges.

Critical Academic Needs addressed: Writing and Academic Rigor

Eng Dept

District funding

All depts

Goal #1: Increase writing proficiency by all students, low end and high end facing
challenges.