Oliver Ames High School
2015-2016 School Improvement Plan
Presented and Submitted by OAHS Principal Wesley H. Paul
This plan is being submitted to the Easton School Committee in
compliance with the requirements of Chapter 71: Section 59C of
the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993.
OAHS * 100 Lothrop Street * North Easton * Massachusetts 02356
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Oliver Ames High School
School Council Members
2014-2015
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Special thanks to the members of the Oliver Ames High School Council for their
sacrifice of time and expertise in advising and assessing the principal in the
development of and execution of the School Improvement Plan Goals.
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Students
- Robert Capodilupo ,Senior Class President
- Max Sheldon ,Junior Class President
- Chris Meissner, Sophomore Class President
- Hunter Phelps, Freshman Class President
Parents
Susan Finn
Lynn Loewald
Lisa Zimmerman
Kathy Evans
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Community Representatives
Brian Murphy
Mary O’Brien
School Professional Staff
Catherine Queally (Co-Chair)
Elizabeth Starr
Wes Paul (Co-Chair)
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OAHS Mission and Expectations for
Student Learning
Mission Statement
The Oliver Ames High School community of faculty, staff,
students, parents, and residents believe that in order to fulfill its
mission of excellence and equity in education, we must embody the
ideals of a comprehensive high school. We will work together to
create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment.
Students will become critical thinkers, problem solvers and
independent thinkers who contribute in many ways to our ever
changing world. We recognize the need for a variety of learning
experiences that extend beyond the classroom and promote
intellectual curiosity, individual responsibility and respectful
interaction. By achieving goals and overcoming adversity, students
will be encouraged to reach their potential and be prepared to
assume meaningful roles in society.
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OAHS Mission and Expectations for
Student Learning
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21st Century Academic Expectations for Student Learning
Academic Expectation for Student Learning
OA students will ACCESS information in a variety of ways, including
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A1. Actively and critically reading, listening and observing
A2. Initiating appropriate questions
A3. Conducting independent and collaborative research
A4. Using appropriate technologies and networks to locate and retrieve information
A5. Demonstrating initiative while seeking information
OA students will PROCESS information in a variety of ways, including
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P1. Assimilating and organizing information
P2. Recognizing patterns, evaluating trends, and making comparisons
P3. Drawing inferences and making conclusions
P4. Responding and adapting quickly to unexpected challenges
P5. Creating and designing solutions to problems and challenges
P6. Applying appropriate form and technique to performance tasks
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OAHS Mission and Expectations for
Student Learning
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OA students will COMMUNICATE information in a variety of ways,
including
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C1. Writing and speaking clearly and purposefully for a variety of audiences
C2. Presenting creative products in a variety of formats
C3. Using technology to present information
C4. Demonstrating leadership while promoting individual and collaborative activities
OA students will DEVELOP themselves in a variety of ways, including
• D1. Demonstrating a sense of curiosity by considering alternative perspectives
• D2. Gaining a better understanding of their learning process through consistent self –
reflection
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OAHS Mission and Expectations for
Student Learning
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Social/Civic Expectation for Student Learning
OA students will act responsibly for themselves and others in a variety of
ways, including
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SC1. Working cooperatively and collaboratively
SC2. Respecting and understanding cultural differences
SC3. Participating with a local/global perspective
OA students will act respectfully to themselves and others in a variety of
ways, including
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SC4. Interacting appropriately with all members of the community
SC5. Honoring school policies and procedures
SC6. Understanding and demonstrating academic integrity
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Easton Public School Vision and
Strategic Plan
Our Vision:
The Easton Public School system educates children to become motivated, lifelong learners
who, as confident and creative individuals, function to their full potential, understand and
value individual differences, and are contributing members of their community, able to meet
the challenges of a global society.
Our Philosophy of Education:
Recognizing that each child is unique, the Easton Public Schools strives: to provide a
coordinated and integrated instructional program; to nurture intellectual and academic
capabilities; to promote physical development; to stimulate creativity and aesthetic
awareness; to encourage participatory learning; to foster an understanding that learning is a
lifelong process; and to develop positive attitudes which can lead to being a responsible
member of a global society. Utilizing a variety of instructional approaches, each individual is
encouraged to maximize his or her potential and thus develop a positive sense of his or her
own self worth.
Recognizing the changing structure of family and society, the Easton Public Schools
accepts its responsibility to create a safe and nurturing educational environment. The school
system views community support and involvement as an integral component of the
educational process.
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Easton Public School Vision and
Strategic Plan
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Easton Public Schools Strategic Goals 2011-2016
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Goal 1:
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Goal 2:
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Goal 3:
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Goal 4:
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Goal 5:
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Goal 6:
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Goal 7:
Provide differentiated instruction based on formative and summative assessment data to
maximize student achievement.
Establish professional development priorities that are based on the curriculum renewal
plan and aligned with state and national standards.
Develop and integrate 21st Century learning expectations to provide students with what
they will need as learners, workers and citizens in today’s global knowledge economy.
Nurture the social and personal development of students so that they are confident,
compassionate, contributing members of society.
Advocate for and provide students and educators with access to the best possible
educational technology and integrated teaching tools.
Encourage reflective practice and use data to develop and improve systems that impact
student achievement.
Maintain partnerships and open communication to ensure informed, collaborative
decision making with all stakeholders.
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2014-2015 Goal Assessment
• The next slides are reviews of the OAHS
SIP Goals for the 2014-2015 school year
that were directly tied to the EPS Strategic
Plan.
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2014-2015
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (Aligned with District Goal 6) – Encourage reflective practice and use data to develop and improve
systems that improve student achievement.
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY: The EPS teacher evaluation system will enter year two of the 2014-2015
school year. The new system has taken some time to adjust to and has been a challenge for teachers to collect or identify
high quality evidence to demonstrate competency in each of the 33 elements of the teacher rubric.
School Goal #1: During the 2014-2015 school year,100% of Oliver Ames High School teachers will have clear
understanding and provide at least one example of high quality evidence supporting each element in the teacher rubric at
the time of their summative evaluation in May.
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible
Target Date or Timeline
Evidence of Effectiveness
1. Share examples of artifacts that provide evidence of
more than one indicator within the teacher rubric at
faculty and/or department common planning meetings.
Principal, Faculty
Evidence, related to one or
more of the four standards
on the teacher rubric, shared
by 4 or 5 faculty members
at a minimum of three
faculty meetings and three
common planning meetings
throughout the 2014-2015
school year.
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100 % of faculty will have
submitted improved evidence
for each of the 33 elements of
effective instruction as outlined
in the teacher rubric and
presented to department heads
during the formative meetings
in February of 2015 and
evaluators at the summative
meetings in May of 2015
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2014-2015
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (aligned with District Goal 1) Provide differentiated instruction based on formative and
summative assessment data to maximize student achievement. (aligned with District Goal 7) Maintain partnerships and
open communication to ensure informed, collaborative decision making with all stakeholders.
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY: There is a lack of experience about what to use as reliable and valid
indicators of student growth in the development student learning SMART Goals within the new teacher evaluation
system. There is a need to refine and/or develop pre and post test measurements to provide evidence of specific
student learning growth.
SCHOOL GOAL # 2 : 100% of faculty will work by department and content area to refine the assessments used this
year or identify and use at least one reliable and valid indicator of student growth to assess progress on student learning
goals by May of 2015.
Strategies and Action Steps
Beginning in September of 2014, departments will take
time during common planning periods to refine pre and
post tests used this year to address the need for reliable
and valid indicators of student growth or research and
use appropriate assessment tools currently available.
Who is Responsible
Target Date or Timeline Evidence of Effectiveness
Teachers and Principal September 2014 – April
2015 Common Planning
Period Work and
Cooperative Meetings
during year.
Each teacher will have
progressed toward
attainment of one more
reliable and valid indicators
of student growth to use in
the development of Student
Learning SMART Goals by
April 2015.
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2014-2015
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (aligned with District Goal 2) Establish professional development priorities that are based on the
curriculum renewal plan and aligned with state and national standards.
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY: OAHS is in the beginning stages of transitioning from curriculum maps
to curriculum units of study as organized by UbD. There is a need for time and collaboration to develop core course
frameworks and/or refine our use of enduring understandings and essential questions to produce curriculum units of
study in UbD format.
SCHOOL GOAL # 3 : Each department will create a framework of their unit of study for all core courses that will
be developed through analysis of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks standards. For each major area of
study: one unit of stage 1 of the UbD curriculum format will be completed and aligned pre K through 12. Stage 1 of
UbD includes enduring understandings and essential questions and what students will know and be able to do at the
completion of the unit of study.
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible Target Date or
Evidence of
Timeline
Effectiveness
Working collaboratively, departments will
Principal, Department September PD
Framed out content and
utilize PD time and Common Planning
Heads, Teachers,
November PD
one completed UbD
Time to frame out the units of study and
Assistant
April or May 2015
Stage One Unit of
complete Stage 1 of UbD for all core
Superintendent
Final Product s
Study collected by
courses.
department heads.
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2015-2016 School Improvement Plan
• The next 4 slides detail the school improvement plan goals for
the 2015-2016 school year at Oliver Ames High School that
are new this year and are based upon the EPS Strategic Plan.
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2015-2016
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (Aligned with District Goal 7 and New Goal 1) – Maintain partnerships and open communication
to ensure informed, collaborative decision making with all stakeholders and increase Family and Community
Engagement
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY: The NEAS&C Accreditation Report recommends increasing communication
opportunities between the school and parents (specifically parents of our high needs students in ELL and Special
Education) who are not connected through co-curricular activities such as music, clubs and athletics.
School Goal #1: During the 2015-2016 school year, we will increase communication opportunities between our school
and our parents of ELL and Special Education Students aiming for 50% response rate to invitations to planned events.
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible
Target Date or Timeline
Evidence of Effectiveness
1. We will conduct planned parent information
presentation programs covering services provided,
helpful suggestions for school success, and course of
study pathways for ELL parents and parents of students
with learning disabilities
Principal, Assistant
Principals, Guidance,
Study Skills/ESL
Teacher and Special
Education Teachers
September, December,
April meetings
Survey of program
effectiveness and records
of parent attendance at
sessions.
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2015-2016
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (Aligned with District Goal 6 and New Goal 4) – Encourage reflective practice and use data to
develop and improve systems that impact student achievement and Advancing Student Achievement
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY : Oliver Ames High School is a level 2 rated school based on the school’s
progress toward narrowing the proficiency gap of our high needs students (ELL and Special Education). The gap goal is
75%, and our high needs students are at 56%.
School Goal #2: During the 2015-2016 school, we will work with high needs students to increase their performance in
MCAS and narrow the 19 point proficiency gap by 20% narrowing the gap from 56% to 60% as reported by DESE on
the School Accountability Report.
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible
Target Date or Timeline
Evidence of Effectiveness
We will offer MCAS Math and MCAS English courses
for students in grade 10 who performed at the Warning
or Needs Improvement level on their grade 8 MCAS.
Pre-tests and post tests will measure growth during this
semester long program. English and math departments
will establish a pre-test and post-test assessment of skills
and knowledge .
Principal, Assistant
Principals, Guidance,
Study Skills/ESL
Teacher, Special
Education Teachers,
Math and English
Department Heads and
teachers
January and June
assessment of pre and post
test data and then
comparison of growth in at
Risk Students in MCAS
performance.
MCAS scores and growth
on narrowing the
achievement gaps.
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2015-2016
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (aligned with District Goal 2 and Advancing Student Achievement) Establish professional
development priorities that are based on the curriculum renewal plan and aligned with state and national standards.
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY: One completed unit of study in most high school courses using UbD has
been accomplished.
SCHOOL GOAL # 3 By the end of 2015-2016 school year, each department will complete 20% of the UbD units
of study for each course
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible Target Date or
Evidence of
Timeline
Effectiveness
Departments will continue to work toward Principal, Department By the end of each
Reports on final
completing 20% of the units of study in
Heads, Teachers,
quarter of the year,
products by
complete UbD format for each course using Assistant
approximately 5% of departments
PD time, Common Planning time, and if
Superintendent
the units of study
needed and available curriculum writing
will be completed.
time .
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EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2015-2016
SCHOOL: Oliver Ames High School
DISTRICT GOAL: (aligned with District Goal 3 and Advancing Student Achievement) Develop and integrate 21st
Century learning expectations to provide students with the skills they will need as learners, workers and citizens in
today’s global knowledge economy.
DATA SOURCE/CURRENT REALITY As recommended in the NEAS&C Accreditation Report , we have a need
to develop a formal process to assess individual student and whole school’s progress in achieving the school
expectations, and communicate to all stakeholders the purpose of the school wide expectations and how they are used
to measure student achievement outcomes.
SCHOOL GOAL # 4 Generate reports from X2 on progress made by students on achievement levels with OAHS’
21St Century Academic Expectations in meeting said expectations and use said individual and aggregate data reports
to inform parents and students, superintendent and assistant superintendent, faculty and department heads, and School
Committee on the progress of the school and students in this goal. The data will also be used to assess the
effectiveness of the expectations based upon use.
Strategies and Action Steps
Who is Responsible Target Date or
Evidence of
Timeline
Effectiveness
Develop data reports on student and school Principal, Department July and February
Copies of aggregate
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performance on 21 Century Learning
Heads, Teachers,
reports and letters
data and individual
Expectations and share with parents and
Guidance Counselors with initial findings
student along with
community school progress on student and
on achievement
sample letters to
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school achievement on 21 Century
parents on individual
Leaning Expectations
student progress.
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