Westwood High School |Action Plan 1
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT – GOAL 1
MATHEMATICS ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT
School: Westwood High School
Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)
Westwood High School will increase the percent of proficient and advanced students from 33% to 37.2%
in the ALL students category and from 25.1% to 29.8% in the Students with Disabilities subgroup for
AMO data in Algebra I 2014 – 2015 to improve student achievement per federal academic requirement.
Westwood High School will increase the percent of proficient and advanced students from 25.8% to 30.4%
in the ALL students category and from 25.1% to 29.8% in the Students with Disabilities subgroup for
Goal
AMO data in Algebra II 2014 – 2015 to improve student achievement per federal academic requirement.
Additionally, Westwood will increase TVAAS scores in Algebra I and II to show more than one year’s
growth for all students for the 2014-2015 school year.
Which need(s) does this Goal address?
How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan?
This goal addresses the need to improve the number of students scoring proficient and/or advanced on
the Algebra I and II End-of -Course Tests.
This goal is linked to the District’s Strategic plan through beliefs, mission, vision, and action steps.
ACTION STEPS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to
ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action
steps are strategies and interventions which should be
scientifically based where possible and include professional
development, technology, communication, and parent and
community involvement initiatives within the action steps of
each goal.
District Formative Assessment
scores will be distributed to
parents and students following
Mathematics
each test during monthly
Action Step 1
parent meetings.
Section C – For each of the action steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources,
funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate
the action step.)
Timeline
Oct., Dec.,
March
2014-2015
Person(s)
Responsible
April Smith- PLC
Coach,
and
Math teachers
Required
Resources
District-provided
assessments,
supplies
Projected Cost(s)
& Funding Sources
Title I-supplies$500.00
Evaluation Strategy
Parent feedback
through verbal
comments and parent
surveys responses.
Performance
Results/Outcomes
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on Algebra I and II
Westwood High School |Action Plan 2
Mathematics
Action Step 2
Mathematics
Action Step 3
Mathematics
Action Step 4
Mathematics
Action Step 5
Information about Mathematics
testing will be distributed to
parents at regular meetings, to
various churches and
businesses in the community
and to adopters, during schoolbased meetings, by delivery
and mailings, and using
ParentLink.
Title I
Annual
Monthly
Parent
Meetings;
August
2014 –
April 2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Paper, Printing,
Parent
involvement
materials, light
refreshments, etc.
Title I- supplies$1000
Smith will ensure
information has been
disseminated. Plan
effectiveness will be
determined by parent
feedback and parent
evaluation.
PLC Coach and Administration
will facilitate professional
development as needed to
selected teachers to foster
quality mathematics instruction
through research-based
strategies and best practices.
AMO subgroup data (Af-Am,
ED or SWD) will be reviewed
to determine which groups
need most attention to move
students to Proficiency or
beyond on the State test.
Administration will observe
mathematic teachers’
classrooms weekly and check
lesson plans weekly for quality
literacy instruction planning
using research-based teaching
strategies and best practices.
August
2014 -May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson,
Assistant
Principal
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Books for Book
Study (Doug
Lemov)
Title I- $1250.00
Classroom practice will
be monitored for use of
quality teaching
strategies. Student
impact will be examined
through increased test
scores.
August
2014-May
2015
Supplies – paper
(observation
forms), notebooks
(observation
notebooks),
dividers, post-it
notes
Title I -$400
Classroom practice will
be monitored for use of
best practices and
professional
development strategy
implementation.
Student impact will be
examined through
increased test scores.
Teachers will provide
opportunity for students to use
on-line technology for tutorials,
practice, and assessmentstopic determined by
deficiencies identified by
Mathematics
Chair/Mathematics Department
Daily,
August
2014-May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson,
Assistant
Principal
April Smith, PLC
Coach
William Kinard,
Master Teacher
Isaac White,
Principal
Mathematics
Teachers
Computers,
printers, LCD
projectors, laptop
carts, whiteboards,
laptops, CPS
Units, as needed
No direct cost to
the school; rather
the district will fund
Teachers will turn in to
appropriate
administrator lesson
plans that detail
technology integration.
Plans will be reviewed
by the PLC Coach for
technology use. Usage
End-of-Course
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-of-
Westwood High School |Action Plan 3
Teachers using District
Formative Assessment and/or
other on-line technology during
daily rotation. Compass
Learning will be used as an
intervention.
Teachers will administer the
District Online Formative
Assessment to students 3
times a year.
September
2014 –
March
2015; three
times
April Smith, PLC
Coach
District-provided
assessments,
supplies
No direct cost to
the school; rather
the district will fund
Teachers will administer the
Mock EOC Assessments to
students 4 times a year.
October
2014 - April
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
District provided
assessments,
supplies, salaries
Title I Supplies$300 for answer
sheets
Algebra I and Algebra II
students will be tutored by
Peer Power tutors upon
Daily, as
needed,
August
William Kinard,
Peer Power
Coordinator
Textbooks, tutors’
salaries, and class
materials
No direct cost to
the school, rather
Peer Power
Mathematics
Action Step 6
Mathematics
Action Step 7
Mathematics
Action Step 8
will be evident during
classroom
observations.
Course
Assessments
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on data analysis.
Observation by
Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on data analysis.
Observation by
Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
William Kinard will
maintain tutoring logs
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
Westwood High School |Action Plan 4
Mathematics
Action Step 9
Mathematics
Action Step 10
request.
2014 – May
2015
All math teachers will meet
weekly in PLCs to improve
instruction by analyzing
student data and sharing
effective, research-based
strategies.
Weekly;
August
2014- May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
William Kinard,
Math PLC Leader
Jason Carr, Math
PLC Leader
Notebooks (PLC
Notebooks),
dividers, paper,
ink,
Title I - $500.00
Title I PLC Coach will
meet with PLC Leaders
weekly to monitor
collected materials:
lesson plans and item
analyses
Weekly;
November
2014 – May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Salaries,
Textbooks,
Discovery
Learning,
Compass
Learning, and
other classroom
materials
Title I - $5200.00
Highly-qualified
mathematic teachers
will instruct and
remediate the students,
while also maintaining a
log to monitor students’
progress.
Weekly;
November
2014 – May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Salaries,
Textbooks, Coach
Books, Compass
Learning, and
other classroom
materials
Title I - $5200.00
Highly-qualified
mathematic teachers
will instruct and
remediate the students,
while also maintaining a
log to monitor students’
progress.
Quarterly;
August
2014- May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
William Kinard,
Math PLC Leader
Jason Carr, Math
PLC Leader
Substitutes,
Notebooks (PLC
Notebooks),
dividers, paper,
ink,
Title I - $1000.00
Title I PLC Coach will
monitor the meetings
and the students’
progress based on the
submitted Plan of
Action and SMART
Students will attend Zeroes
Aren’t Permitted (ZAP) to
receive remediation and
complete missed work
Students will attend EOC Boot
Camp
Foundation funds
Mathematics
Action Step 11
Mathematics
Action Step 12
All math teachers will meet
quarterly in PLCs to analyze
common assessments
(Discovery and Mock
Assessments). In addition, the
group will develop SMART
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
Westwood High School |Action Plan 5
Goals and interventions
All math teachers will be
required to use calculators to
aid in their instruction
Mathematics
Action Step 13
Goals.
As needed;
August
2014- May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson,
Assistant
Principal
All Mathematics
Teachers
Batteries
Title I - $300.00
Classroom observations
will be used to monitor
the incorporation of
technology (calculators)
in classroom instruction.
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
Westwood High School |Action Plan 6
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT – GOAL 2
LITERACY ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT: READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
School: Westwood High School
Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)
Westwood High School will increase the percent of proficient and advanced students from 42% to 45.6%
in the ALL students category and from 41.7% to 45.3% in the Students with Disabilities subgroup for
AMO data in English II 2014 – 2015 to improve student achievement per federal academic requirement.
Westwood High School will increase the percent of proficient and advanced students from 13.1% to
18.5% in the ALL students category and from 4.8% to 10.75% in the Students with Disabilities
Goal
subgroup for AMO data in English III 2014 – 2015 to improve student achievement per federal academic
requirement.
Additionally, Westwood will increase TVAAS scores in English II and III to show more than one year’s
growth for all students for the 2014-2015 school year.
Which need(s) does this Goal address?
How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan?
This goal addresses the need to improve the number of students scoring proficient and/or advanced on
the English and Language Arts End-of -Course Tests.
This goal is linked to the District’s Strategic plan through beliefs, mission, vision, and action steps.
ACTION STEPS
Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure
you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are
strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based
where possible and include professional development,
technology, communication, and parent and community
involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.
District Formative Assessment
scores will be distributed to
parents and students following
Reading/Language Arts
each test during monthly parent
Action Step 1
meetings.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Section C – For each of the action steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources,
funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will
evaluate the action step.)
Timeline
Oct.,
Dec.,
March
20142015
Person(s)
Responsible
April Smith- PLC
Coach,
and
English teachers
Required
Resources
District-provided
assessments, and
copier/printer
supplies
Projected Cost(s)
& Funding Sources
Title I-supplies$500.00
Evaluation Strategy
Parent feedback
through verbal
comments and parent
surveys responses.
Performance
Results/Outcomes
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on English II and III
End-of-Course
Westwood High School |Action Plan 7
Assessments
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 2
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 3
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 4
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 5
Information about Language
Arts testing will be distributed to
parents at regular meetings, to
various churches and
businesses in the community
and to adopters, during schoolbased meetings, by delivery and
mailings, and using ParentLink.
PLC Coach and Administration
will facilitate professional
development as needed to
selected teachers to foster
quality literacy instruction
through research-based
strategies and best practices.
AMO subgroup data (Af-Am, ED
or SWD) will be reviewed to
determine which groups need
most attention to move students
to Proficiency or beyond on the
State test.
Administration will observe
language arts classrooms
weekly and check lesson plans
weekly for quality literacy
instruction planning using
research-based teaching
strategies and best practices.
Teachers will implement
standards-based, researchdriven teaching strategies with a
literacy focus daily.
Title I
Annual
Monthly
Parent
Meeting
s;
August
2014 –
April
2015
August
2014 May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Paper, Printing,
Parent
involvement
materials, light
refreshments, etc.
Title I - $500.00
Smith will insure
information has been
disseminated. Plan
effectiveness will be
determined by parent
feedback and parent
evaluation.
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson, Assistant
Principal
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Books for Book
Study (Doug
Lemov)
Title I- $1250.00
Classroom practice will
be monitored for use of
quality teaching
strategies. Student
impact will be examined
through increased test
scores.
August
2014May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson, Assistant
Principal
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Carl Billings,
Learning Coach
(informal)
April Smith, PLC
Coach & English
teachers
Supplies – paper
(observation
forms), notebooks
(observation
notebooks),
dividers, post-it
notes
Title I -$400
Classroom practice will
be monitored for use of
best practices and
professional
development strategy
implementation.
Student impact will be
examined through
increased test scores.
Supplies-paper,
pens, pencils,
poster boards, trifold boards,
colored paper,
cardstock,
markers, index
cards, tape,
Title I - $1000.00
Teacher observation by
administration, lesson
plans turned in to
proper administrator, biweekly observations by
PLC Coach to
benchmark
teacher/student
August
2014May
2015
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-of-
Westwood High School |Action Plan 8
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 6
scissors, staplers,
glue, Postermaker
supplies, etc.
Computers,
printers, LCD
projectors, laptop
carts, whiteboards,
laptops, CPS
Units, as needed
effectiveness.
Course
Assessments
Title I - $1250.00
Teachers will turn in to
appropriate
administrator lesson
plans that detail
technology integration.
Plans will be reviewed
by the PLC Coach for
technology use. Usage
will be evident during
classroom
observations.
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on data analysis.
Observation by
Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on data analysis.
Observation by
Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
Teachers will provide
opportunity for students to use
on-line technology for tutorials,
practice, and assessments-topic
determined by deficiencies
identified by Language Arts
Chair/Language Arts Teachers
using District Formative
Assessment and/or other on-line
Literacy technology during daily
rotation. Compass Learning will
be used as an intervention.
Teachers will administer the
District Online Formative
Assessment to students 3 times
a year.
Daily,
August
2014May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
English Teachers
Quarterl
y;
Septem
ber 2014
– March
2015;
April Smith, PLC
Coach
District-provided
assessments,
supplies
No direct cost to
the school, rather
the district funds.
Teachers will administer the
Mock EOC Assessments to
students 4 times a year.
October
2014 April
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Answer sheets,
paper, copy
allotment, and ink
cartridges
Title I - $1000.00
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 7
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 8
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
Westwood High School |Action Plan 9
Teachers will administer the
Mock EOC Assessments to
students 4 times a year.
October
2014 April
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
District provided
assessments,
supplies, salaries
Title I Supplies$300 for answer
sheets
English I, II, and III students will
be tutored by Peer Power tutors
upon request.
Daily, as
needed,
August
2014 –
May
2015
William Kinard,
Peer Power
Coordinator
Ashley Grandberry,
English Instructor
Textbooks, tutors’
salaries, and class
materials
No direct cost to
the school, rather
Peer Power
Foundation (Elliott
Perry) funds
All language arts’ teachers will
meet weekly in PLCs to improve
instruction by analyzing student
data and sharing effective,
research-based strategies.
Weekly;
August
2014May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Carl Billings, PLC
Leader
Notebooks (PLC
Notebooks),
dividers, paper,
ink,
Title I - $500.00
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 9
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 10
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 11
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on data analysis.
Observation by
Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
William Kinard will
maintain tutoring logs
Title I PLC Coach will
meet with PLC Leaders
weekly to monitor
collected materials:
lesson plans and item
analyses
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the English II
and III End-ofCourse
Assessments
Westwood High School |Action Plan 10
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 12
Students will attend Zeroes
Aren’t Permitted (ZAP) to
receive remediation and
complete missed work
Students will attend EOC Boot
Camp
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 13
Reading/Language Arts
Action Step 14
All language arts teachers will
meet quarterly in PLCs to
analyze common assessments
(Discovery and Mock
Assessments). In addition, the
group will develop SMART
Goals and interventions
Weekly;
Novemb
er 2014
– May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Salaries,
Textbooks,
Discovery
Learning,
Compass
Learning, and
other classroom
materials
Title I - $5200.00
Highly-qualified
language arts teachers
will instruct and
remediate the students,
while also maintaining a
log to monitor students’
progress.
Weekly;
Novemb
er 2014
– May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Salaries,
Textbooks, Coach
Books, Compass
Learning, and
other classroom
materials
Title I - $5200.00
Highly-qualified
language arts teachers
will instruct and
remediate the students,
while also maintaining a
log to monitor students’
progress.
Quarterl
y;
August
2014May
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
William Kinard,
Carl Billings,
English PLC
Leader
Substitutes,
Notebooks (PLC
Notebooks),
dividers, paper,
ink,
Title I - $1000.00
Title I PLC Coach will
monitor the meetings
and the students’
progress based on the
submitted Plan of
Action and SMART
Goals.
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring basic
and/or below basic
on the Algebra I
and II End-ofCourse
Assessments
Westwood High School |Action Plan 11
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT – GOAL 3
WRITING
School: Westwood High School
Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)
The expected outcome is a 6.5% decrease in the number of students scoring below proficient on TCAP
Writing Assessment
This goal addresses the need to improve the number of students achieving a proficient score on the
Which need(s) does this Goal address?
TCAP Writing Assessment.
This goal is linked to the District’s Strategic plan through beliefs, mission, vision, and action steps.
Goal
How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan?
ACTION STEPS
Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure
you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are
strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based
where possible and include professional development,
technology, communication, and parent and community
involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.
Writing
Action Step 1
Writing
Action Step 2
Writing
Action Step 3
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Section C – For each of the action steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources,
funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will
evaluate the action step.)
Timeline
Person(s)
Responsible
Required
Resources
Projected Cost(s)
& Funding Sources
Evaluation Strategy
Quarterly,
July 2014
– March
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
Paper and Printing
Title I - $200.00
White will monitor
lesson plans and
classroom instruction.
Administration will observe all
classrooms weekly and check
lesson plans weekly for the
incorporation of writing across
the curriculum.
August
2014-May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
Earnestine
Jackson,
Assistant
Principal
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Paper, printing
supplies, and
notebooks
Title I - $250.00
Teachers will provide
opportunities for students to
develop/improve keyboarding
skills.
Daily,
August
2014-May
2015
Isaac White,
Principal
All Teachers
Computers,
printers, LCD
projectors, and
laptops
Title I - $3500.00
Classroom practice will
be monitored for use of
best practices and
professional
development strategy
implementation.
Student impact will be
examined through
increased test scores.
Teachers will turn in to
appropriate
administrator lesson
plans that detail
All teachers will receive training
on the Informative Writing SelfRegulated Strategy
Development (SRSD)
Performance
Results/Outcomes
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
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Writing
Action Step 4
Teachers will administer the
Mock Writing Assessments to
students twice prior to February.
October
2014 January
2015
April Smith, PLC
Coach
Jason Carr,
Media Specialist
Paper, printers, ink
cartridges, and
copier lease
Title I - $2000.00
Writing
Action Step 5
Students in grades 9-12 will
participate in a Writing
Workshop activities every three
weeks.
Weekly;
August
2014May 2015
All instructional
and
Administrative
staff
Paper
Ink
Title I -$500
Writing
Action Step 6
Teachers will participate in a
professional development to
learn how to use text codes to
increase reading
October
2014
Curley, Presenter
Teacher-Made
Text Codes’ Cards
$100 (Title I)
Highlighters
keyboarding integration.
Plans will be reviewed
by the principal,
assistant principal, and
PLC Coach for
technology use. Usage
will be evident during
classroom
observations.
Smith and testing
teachers will make
instructional decisions
based on writng
analysis. Observation
by Principal White to
determine the level of
assessment-result
implementation. Test
administration-Smith
and testing teachers.
Testing teachers’ focus
group week after test to
determine strengths/
weaknesses of testing
process and data
analysis.
During PLC meetings,
teachers will discuss
students’ writing and
will collaborate on
strategies to improve
performance.
Teachers will reduce
the achievement gap
between proficient and
struggling readers.
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
The expected
outcome is a 6.5%
decrease in the
number of students
scoring below
proficient on TCAP
Writing
Assessment
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Westwood High School |Action Plan 14
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT – GOAL 4
Graduation
School: Westwood High School
Section A: Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your TSIP identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)
Westwood High School will increase the graduation rate by increasing from 64.3% in 2014 to 70.6% in
2015.
The graduation rate at the end of the 2014-2015 school year will be 70.6% in order to meet the state
Which need(s) does this Goal address?
goal.
This goal is linked to the District’s Strategic plan through beliefs, mission, vision, and action steps.
Goal
How is this Goal linked to the District’s Strategic Plan?
ACTION STEPS
Section B – Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure
you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are
strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based
where possible and include professional development,
technology, communication, and parent and community
involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.
Graduation
Action Step 1
Graduation
Action Step 2
Graduation
Action Step 3
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Section C – For each of the action steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources,
funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will
evaluate the action step.)
Timeline
Required
Resources
Projected Cost(s)
& Funding Sources
July 2014
Katherine
Bowen,
academy leader
No additional
No direct cost
August
2014-May
2015
Vicki Smith,
Professional
School
Counselor
Virtual School
courses, compass
learning
No direct cost to
the school, rather
the district will
fund.
Varied;
August
2014-May
2015
Vicki Smith,
Professional
School
Counselor
Phyllis Cleaves,
Westwood
Neighborhood
Association
Computers,
printers, LCD
projectors, and
laptops
Title I - $3500.00
Westwood High School will ease
the transition from middle school
through development of The
Freshman Academy.
Westwood High School will
continue to provide online
courses via Virtual School for
“at-risk” students- students
lacking credits toward
graduation.
Westwood High School will
invite speakers to speak to
children about various topics,
such as teen pregnancy, gang
violence, and career planning.
Person(s)
Responsible
Evaluation Strategy
Performance
Results/Outcomes
Katherine Bowen will
monitor the students’
transition to the school
and ensure their grades
do not decline and
disciplinary infractions
do not increase.
.Vicki Smith will monitor
online course reports
and students’ grades.
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
Teachers will monitor
behavior to ensure
students are attentive to
the speaker(s).
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
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Graduation
Action Step 4
Westwood High School SMS
coordinator will closely monitor
attendance of students identified
as “at-risk” for dropping out of
school.
Daily,
August
2014 - May
2015
Graduation
Action Step 5
Pregnant students and teen
moms will attend a weekly Teen
Plus’ meeting. The meeting
provides a forum for the
students to discuss effective
ways to balancing motherhood
and school.
Weekly;
August
2014- May
2015
Graduation
Action Step 6
Senior Night will provide an
opportunity to speak with
parents about graduation
requirements.
September
18, 2014
Member/Teache
r
Janice Jones,
General
Office/SMS
secretary
Mallory Shelton,
Teen Plus
Instructor
Vicki Smith,
Professional
School
Counselor
Vicki Smith
Salary
No direct cost to
school, rather the
district furnishes
the funds.
Salary
No direct cost to
the school
Flyers and other
pertinent materials
$100 (Title I)
Mr. White will analyze
the students’
attendance and Ms.
Jones’ SART meetings
and phone logs to
ensure a correlation.
Smith will monitor teen
mothers’ grades and
behavior to determine if
additional intervention is
needed.
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
Feedback from parents
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
The expected is an
increased
graduation rate of
6.5 percentage
points each year.
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