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Action Step/ Strategy |
Means to assess progress |
Person Responsible |
Resources |
Timeline |
Report of Progress |
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1.1 |
Continue Jane Schaffer implementation across departments in grades 9 – 10 (and reinforced through grades 11-12) including professional development as a refresher from 2004 and a complete training for new staff |
Review samples of writing once per semester at faculty mtngs |
Faculty |
Jane Schaffer Eng Dept Site Council SBC Days Faculty mtngs Re-structured days |
Year 1 |
Post work samples on website IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 - 3 |
Post dept samples/templates on website |
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1.13 |
Translate Jane Schaffer materials into Spanish for SDAIE/ELL/ and handbook. |
Posters, Mariner Manual |
Admin |
Bi-lingual stipend staff |
Year 1 |
IC |
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2.1 |
Maintain master schedule design that allows complete access despite shrinking numbers of ELL |
# of schedule change requests |
Admin IC BRT |
District staffing |
Year 1 (begin Spring 2006) |
IC Site Council |
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2.2 |
Investigate alternatives to SDAIE courses delivery to remedy isolation and de-facto “tracking” due to no academic role modeling (ie: “sprinkling”, continued dedicated SDAIE courses, pull-out program, newcomer program, ELL support/case mgr model as in RSP and ALC, AVID-type elective, SDAIE designated tutorials) |
Mtng minutes |
Admin IC BRT Faculty |
SBC Days Faculty mtngs Re-structured days |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council |
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2.3 |
Publicize translation resources to staff (list of people and resources available and how to use those people and resources) available for teacher to parent (Eng to Sp) conversations and bi-lingual teacher voice-mail greetings |
Mariner Notes Written list distributed to staff |
BRT Migrant Counselor Admin Guidance |
Bi-lingual stipend positions Boosters Site Council Auto-dialer |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council |
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2.4 |
Increase ELL parent outreach –off-campus, closer to home meetings (church, community halls, child care avail) or provide transportation options to school-based events or continue use of auto-dialer in Spanish |
#s of parents attending |
BRT Migrant Counselor Admin Guidance |
ELAC Migrant Parent Assoc. |
Year 1 |
Ship to Shore Spanish edition |
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2.5 |
Evaluate pilot HSEE interventions (dedicated 2nd semester tutorial, extended learning, on-line instruction) (computer program Practice to Achieve by Pacific Metrics) |
Non-grad rate due to HSEE |
AP of testing HSEE tutorial teachers Counselors |
Data specialist |
Year 1 (started spring 2006) |
IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter District |
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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 |
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2.7 |
Evaluate effectiveness of current out-reach to ELL of interventions and programs (Ext Lrng, Link Crew, PASS program, tutorials) |
Attendance sheets Student GPAs HSEE, CSTs Grad rates |
Admin BRT Migrant Counselor Guidance |
Data specialist |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council DELAC |
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2.8 |
Continue to make available sports forms in Spanish. Expand outreach regarding sports try-outs, particularly in the summer, game attendance to ELL |
Athletic rosters Auto-dialer msgs and rosters |
Athletic Director |
Boosters Bi-lingual stipend positions |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council DELAC |
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2.12 |
Expand library resources geared toward ELL students |
AR tests, book lists appropriate to ELL and varied reading levels Library website with basics provided in Eng and Spanish |
Library Techs BRT Migrant Counselor SDAIE tchrs |
LEP Site CouncilExt Learning |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter DELAC |
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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) |
IC Site Council |
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3.2 |
Continue to align pacing calendar between all Alg 1 teachers so that students enrolled in Alg 1 support class and receiving math credits have a higher passage rate |
Pacing calendar |
AP Math liaison Math Dept |
Site Council substitute fund Re-structured days |
Year 1 (started spring 2006) |
IC Site Council |
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3.3 |
Refine and then articulate identification of kids needing support class (are the right kids in the right class with enough support sections?) |
# of course change forms class rosters teacher reports |
Math Dept Guidance AP of master sched |
Data specialist Jr High counselor |
Year 1 (started spring 2006) |
IC Site Council |
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3.4 |
Review Alg I course GPAs on quarterly basis |
SASI report |
Admin |
Year 1 |
IC |
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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) |
IC Site Council |
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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 |
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3.11 |
Articulate between math and science depts. to identify Alg 1 skills needed for upper level science courses |
Mtng agendas Sample tests prepared by both depts. |
Math/Science depts. |
Re-structured days SBC days |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council |
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3.12 |
Investigate use of CPU programs to engage, assess, and identify areas of growth for use in math lab, library, extended learning, and Alg 1 support class (Ex: CHSEE website) |
POs Mtng minutes |
Math Dept Admin Tech committee |
Site Council Re-structured DaysCarl Perkins Funding |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council |
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3.13 |
Explore use of peer tutors during class time (college-prep, support class, and resource Alg 1). |
Course description |
Math Dept IC Admin |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter |
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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 – 6 |
IC minutes Syllabi binder Webpages |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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4.1 |
Implement career survey within a course (used to be World History, possibly end of first semester 9th gr year, prior to registration) |
Mtng agendas and minutes |
IC |
Site Council CHOICES Grove Grant |
Year 1 |
IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter |
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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 |
IC Site Council Ship to Shore newsletter |
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4.3 |
Promote use of library, re-establish library orientation |
Attendance rosters Library sign-up calendars |
IC Faculty Library techs |
Library techs Site Council |
Year 1 |
IC |
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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 |
ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter |
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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 |
ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter |
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4.13 |
Explore and implement student incentives for improved testing and student achievement (added to current Renaissance recognition) |
IC agendas and minutes Program/event agendas |
ASB Activity dir Faculty |
Year 1 |
ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter |
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4.14 |
Explore and implement strategies to tie-in cultural events with curriculum and campus-wide assemblies and activities (Dia de los muertos, MLK Jr b-day, New Years, World Week) |
IC agendas and minutes Program/event agendas Master calendar |
ASB Activity dir Faculty |
Year 1 |
ASB IC Ship to Shore newsletter |
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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- 6 |
IC |
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4.16 |
Identify a single administrator to provide meaningful disaggregated data to staff (data coordinator) |
Principal Asst prin |
Year 1 |
IC |