School Improvement Plan-Action Plan
School Name: Murray High School
School Year: 2011-2012
Goal 1
Based upon the significant findings, list the school’s most critical need related to student learning:
Our data shows a large number of students are not achieving at proficient levels in mathematics.
Goal Established to meet the above listed need (Goal 1):
The number of students with proficient scores on the CRT math test will increase annually.
Action(s)
Person(s)
The Murray High School Math Department annually will review and align course
Math Department
maps with the state core curriculum.
Chair
Begin
August 2011
End
June 2012
The Murray High School Math Department will work with the district office and the
junior high schools to begin implementing the new math common core curriculum.
Murray High math teachers will seek out opportunities for professional development
in the new math core curriculum.
Math Department
August 2011
June 2014
Murray High School math teachers will work with the junior high math teachers to
assure vertical alignment of the curriculum in grades 7-12.
Math Department
August 2011
June 2012
Murray high School will offer math tutoring after school two days a week.
Math Department
August 2011
June 2012
A teacher’s aide will be hired for up to 35 hours per week to work with students in the
MHS Administration
August 2011
algebra classes.
and Math Department
Programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to secure in order to implement the action plan:
June 2012
The School Community Council will provide funding for four hours per week of math tutoring, funding to pay the salary of the algebra teacher’s
aide, the purchase of calculators, student notebooks, and curriculum materials and for professional development opportunities for math teachers.
School Improvement Plan-Action Plan
School Name: Murray High School
School Year: 2011-2012
Goal 2a
Based upon the significant findings, list the school’s most critical need related to student learning:
Reading is the basis of student success in all academic areas. In order to improve student reading, we need to identify reading levels of sophomore
students at the beginning and end of each school year. We will use that data to place students in a reading class and adapt curriculum as needed to
improve student achievement.
Goal Established to meet the above listed need (Goal 1):
Students will attain a reading level sufficient to access the curriculum of their grade level and learn the content in all curricular areas.
Action(s)
Person(s)
Begin
Administer a reading test to all incoming sophomores to assess their reading
Junior High Schools
April 2011
proficiency.
Identify students in need of supplemental reading instruction.
Junior High Schools
Murray High School
June 2011
Enroll students in need of supplemental reading instruction into a sophomore reading
class.
MHS Administration
and Counseling
June 2011
Provide an ELL reading class to ELL students in need of reading instruction.
MHS Administration
and ELL Coordinator
August 2011
Collate scores of struggling readers and distribute to the faculty.
MHS Administration
August 2011
Provide professional development to help teachers use effective reading strategies,
Professional
August 2011
and implement common core standards to develop vocabulary, fluency,
Development
comprehension, inference, etc.
Committee and PLC’s
Programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to secure in order to implement the action plan:
End
June 2012
June 2012
The School Community Council will provide funding for two semester sections of sophomore reading and one semester section of ELL reading,
reading and testing materials and other supplies as needed to support reading instruction. Funding also will be provided to support professional
development in reading and sheltered English instructional strategies.
School Improvement Plan-Action Plan
School Name: Murray High School
School Year: 2011-2012
Goal 2b
Based upon the significant findings, list the school’s most critical need related to student learning:
Improve reading and writing skills.
Goal Established to meet the above listed need (Goal 1):
Students will successfully communicate ideas through effective writing in all curricular areas.
Action(s)
Person(s)
Continue to implement the school-wide writing rubric in all curricular areas. Develop
Department Chairs
performance standards from the Common Core curriculum.
Begin
August 2011
End
June 2012
Instruct students on the terms and use of the rubric.
Faculty
First Quarter
2011
Implement the writing rubric each quarter in all departments.
Faculty
August 2011
June 2012
Department Chairs
August 2011
June 2012
Professional
Development
committee and PLC’s
August 2011
June 2012
August 2011
June 2012
MHS Administration
August 2011
Evaluate the effectiveness of the rubric to measure and improve student writing.
Provide faculty with professional development in effective writing strategies.
Provide the faculty with professional development in sheltered English strategies for
ELL students.
Provide an ELL English class for students in need of ELL instruction.
Programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to secure in order to implement the action plan:
The School Community Council will provide funding for a full year ELL English class, for scoring of the pre and post writing assessments, and
for professional development in writing and sheltered English teaching strategies.
School Improvement Plan-Action Plan
School Name: Murray High School
School Year: 2011-2012
Goal 3
Based upon the significant findings, list the school’s most critical need related to student learning:
The faculty, students and community have determined that the ability to think independently, critically, and creatively is essential to success.
Goal Established to meet the above listed need (Goal 1):
Students will employ a variety of strategies and multiple resources to solve complex problems.
Action(s)
Person(s)
Curriculum maps will be reviewed, revised and updated annually to assure alignment
Department Chairs
with the state core.
Begin
May 2011
End
August 2011
Professional
Development
Committee and PLC’s
August 2011
June 2012
PLC’s will develop and implement effective strategies to teach higher order thinking
skills.
PLC’s
August 2011
June 2012
PLC’s will develop and implement common assessments to measure the quality of
student achievement after using the new practices.
PLC’s
August 2011
June 2012
Encourage students to explore and investigate complex, real-world problems
throughout the curriculum.
Faculty
August 2011
June 2012
Evaluate student performance using the common assessments and CRT tests.
Faculty
August 2011
Programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to secure in order to implement the action plan:
June 2012
Provide professional development in questioning techniques, higher-level thinking
skills and different learning styles.
The School Community Council will provide funding to support the curricular work being done by the PLC’s. The council also will provide
funding to send teachers to the Dufour training held in September of 2011.
School Improvement Plan-Action Plan
School Name: Murray High School
School Year: 2011-2012
Goal 4
Based upon the significant findings, list the school’s most critical need related to student learning:
The Utah State Board of Education and Murray City School Board require the teaching of good citizenship principles. In addition, all stakeholders
of Murray High School agree that the demonstration of good citizenship is essential for properly functioning schools and communities.
Goal Established to meet the above listed need (Goal 1):
Students will learn and demonstrate values such as trust, respect, responsibility, integrity and will practice principles of good citizenship.
Acton(s)
Person(s)
Begin
End
Murray High School will continue its support of programs and clubs which promote
Faculty and
August 2011
June 2012
good citizenship: Renaissance program, citizenship policy, Key Club, Honor Society,
Community
Interact Club, Keys to Success, MVP etc.
Continue to develop Service and citizenship through TEAM class.
TEAM Committee and
Faculty
August 2011
June 2012
Continue to provide voluntary service learning opportunities for all MHS students.
Encourage the implementation of service-learning components in club activities.
Student Council, PLT,
clubs and elected
student officers and
their advisors
August 2011
June 2012
An outreach mentor and a tracker/mentor will be hired for a total of 30 hours a week
MHS Administration
August 2011
to encourage attendance and academic achievement for chronically absent students.
Programs, practices, materials, or equipment that the school will need to secure in order to implement the action plan:
The school community council will provide funding for the outreach mentor and the tracker/mentor.