Barren Co Comprehensive
Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan
2015
Barren County
202 West Washington Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
Document Generated On December 19, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
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Goals Summary
2
Goal 1: CCR GOAL 1: COLLEGE CAREER READY - increase the percentage of students who are college and career
ready from 40.5% to 78% by 2016.
3
Goal 2: PROFICIENCY GOAL - increase the average combined reading and math K-Prep scores for elementary
students from 51.1% to 73.1% and for middle school students from 55.4% to 76.5% in 2017
6
Goal 3: GAP GOAL - increase the average combined reading and math proficiency ratings for all students in the nonduplicated gap group in 2012 to 2017 for elementary from 37.1% to 68.6%; for middle level from 42.5% to 71.3%; and
for high level from 25.1% to 62.6%
10
Goal 4: CCR GOAL 2: GRADUATION RATE - increase the four-year adjusted graduation rate from 84.4% to 87.4% by
2015
12
Goal 5: LEARNING ENVIRONMENT GOAL: increase the percentage of respondents who feel connected, safe, and a
part of the Barren Co. Schools as measured on staff, student, and parent surveys by 2017 (ADVANC-ED, ValEd,
Student Voice, Migrant services, Title I, etc).
14
Goal 6: EFFICIENCY GOAL: increase the efficiency of operations, planning and communications within the Barren
County Schools as measured on surveys by 2017 (ADVANC-ED, TELL, ValEd, etc).
16
Goal 7: 2014-15 NEXT GENERATION PROFESSIONALS - Barren County schools will implement PGES according to
the district CEP. The baseline data from the 2014-15 school year will be used to set targets for the 2015-2016 school
year.
19
Activity Summary by Funding Source
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Activity Summary by School
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Overview
Plan Name
Barren Co Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan 2015
Plan Description
Draft for review by district leadership & advisory groups
Barren County
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Goals Summary
The following is a summary of the goals encompassed in this plan. The details for each goal are available in the next section.
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Goal Name
CCR GOAL 1: COLLEGE CAREER READY increase the percentage of students who are
college and career ready from 40.5% to 78% by
2016.
PROFICIENCY GOAL - increase the average
combined reading and math K-Prep scores for
elementary students from 51.1% to 73.1% and for
middle school students from 55.4% to 76.5% in
2017
GAP GOAL - increase the average combined
reading and math proficiency ratings for all students
in the non-duplicated gap group in 2012 to 2017 for
elementary from 37.1% to 68.6%; for middle level
from 42.5% to 71.3%; and for high level from 25.1%
to 62.6%
CCR GOAL 2: GRADUATION RATE - increase the
four-year adjusted graduation rate from 84.4% to
87.4% by 2015
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT GOAL: increase the
percentage of respondents who feel connected,
safe, and a part of the Barren Co. Schools as
measured on staff, student, and parent surveys by
2017 (ADVANC-ED, ValEd, Student Voice, Migrant
services, Title I, etc).
EFFICIENCY GOAL: increase the efficiency of
operations, planning and communications within
the Barren County Schools as measured on
surveys by 2017 (ADVANC-ED, TELL, ValEd, etc).
2014-15 NEXT GENERATION PROFESSIONALS Barren County schools will implement PGES
according to the district CEP. The baseline data
from the 2014-15 school year will be used to set
targets for the 2015-2016 school year.
Goal Details
Objectives:1
Strategies:4
Activities:12
Goal Type
Organizational
Total Funding
$4102050
Objectives:1
Strategies:4
Activities:15
Organizational
$90395
Objectives:1
Strategies:3
Activities:5
Organizational
$140000
Objectives:1
Strategies:3
Activities:6
Objectives:1
Strategies:2
Activities:6
Organizational
$9000
Organizational
$347000
Objectives:2
Strategies:4
Activities:9
Organizational
$20500
Objectives:2
Strategies:3
Activities:13
Organizational
$10500
Barren County
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Goal 1: CCR GOAL 1: COLLEGE CAREER READY - increase the percentage of students who are
college and career ready from 40.5% to 78% by 2016.
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to have 70% of students college and career ready by 06/30/2015 as measured by the Unbridled Learning System.
Strategy 1:
Accelerated Learning Opportunities - All students will have access to Advanced Placement (AP) and dual credit or other accelerated learning opportunities with an
increase in participation and student success rate.
Category:
Activity - Advising Program
Activity Type
All secondary students, including ECE students, will have access to a
Academic
comprehensive advising program which focuses on the development of the Support
ILP, Individual Learning Plan, as related to the individual strengths and
Program
interests of each student. Secondary school personnel will have access to
professional development to support the utilization of the ILP.
Begin Date
End Date
06/01/2013
05/01/2017
Begin Date
End Date
07/02/2012
05/22/2015
Begin Date
End Date
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Instructional
Supervisors,
Building Level
Administrator
s, and
Secondary
Teachers
Resource
Assigned
$5000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Secondary
certified staff
and
administration
; 21st CCLC
Resource
Assigned
$30000
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
District
instructional &
technology
staff
School
administration
21st CCLC
GRREC
Partnership
(WIN)
Schools:All Schools
Activity - STEM Program
Activity Type
All students entering the high school will have access to science,
Academic
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs in school and Support
out of school time, as well as an increase in student success and
Program
participation rate.
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Virtual Programs to Enhance CCR
Activity Type
Additional programs will be implemented to compliment the school offering Academic
for CCR curriculum. Support and expand the implementation of Edgenuity Support
and WIN during school and outside of school by on-going training and
Program
monitoring.
Schools:All Schools
Barren County
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Strategy 2:
Parental Involvement - In order to promote effective parental involvement in understanding the CCR requirements and improvement of student achievement, the DPP,
DoSE and District Instructional Leaders will continue to work with families and Youth Resource Center Directors to educate them on the importance of meeting CCR
benchmarks.
Category:
Activity - Increased Parental Involvement
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Each school will host "Parent Night" activities throughout the year which
educate students and parents regarding the requirements for required
assessments in our state as well as the National CCR requirements.
Activities could include but not limited to: family reading night, how to
prepare for college, completing FAFSA, Parent University, Operation
Preparation, as well as information provided through print and media such
as our district website, videos, brochures, etc.
Career
06/01/2012
Preparation/O
rientation
05/22/2015
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
"Closing the Gap" Parent "Help Meet" seminar will be offered to parents of Parent
students within the GAP group to discuss CCR, transition needs of
Involvement
students, and drop out prevention in addition to other program information.
12/08/2014
06/03/2016
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
School Level
Staff and
Administration
; 21st CCLC
Resource
Assigned
$50
Source Of
Funding
IDEA
Staff
Responsible
DoSE &
Teacher
Consultant;
School
Psychologists
& ECE
teachers; 21st
CCLC; Title I;
21st CCLC;
Migrant; DPP
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Parental Involvment of GAP group
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 3:
CCR Effective Monitoring - ECE students will explore career opportunities and career paths during WIN time using the WIN software program as well as review of ILP..
Category: Career Readiness Pathways
Activity - CCR assessments
Activity Type
Begin Date
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and prepared for CCR
assessments by using WIN time to prep for upcoming CCR assessments.
Determine that appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as needed.
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
End Date
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
IDEA
Staff
Responsible
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School,
Barren County High School
Barren County
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Activity - CCR counseling
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Continue to employ special education counselors (BCHS & BCMS) and
vocational liaison (BCHS & ATC) to work with teachers and students in
developing individualized plans to ensure that students obtain credits to
graduate and College & Career status. Monthly meetings with all senior
ECE students will be conducted to better transition students to college
and/career.
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
Activity - ACT Improvement
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
District staff will meet with high school leadership to monitor progress in
improving ACT scores. Regular reports and status updates will be
provided. In addition refinement and monitoring of during school (WIN
period) and out of school support plans will be given.
Academic
Support
Program
01/01/2015
07/01/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
IDEA
Staff
Responsible
District and
school level
administration
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt, Directors,
BCHS
Principal, 21st
CCLC
Schools:College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School, Barren
County High School
Schools:Barren County High School
Strategy 4:
College & Career Readiness Opportunities - Additional supports, activities, and programs will be developed to enhance student attainment of CCR status.
Category: Other - CCR Support
Activity - Dual Credit Offerings/Capstone Programs
Activity Type
District administration, working with building principals, will pursue
Academic
expanded dual credit agreements leading to Capstone Programs, new dual Support
credit areas, industry-recognized training programs, etc as additional post- Program
secondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Begin Date
End Date
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
Begin Date
End Date
Resource
Assigned
$5000
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
Resource
Assigned
$60000
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt
District
Administration
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School,
Barren County High School
Activity - College & Career Development Coordinator
Activity Type
Create a College & Career Development Coordinator position to direct the Career
01/01/2015
districts initiatives for CCR. Focus will begin with systems to fully engage Preparation/O
students in CCR tracks, meeting individual needs, enhancing local
rientation
partnership with industry and colleges, and coordinating curricular offerings
in CTE areas.
06/30/2016
Schools:College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School, Barren
County High School
Barren County
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Activity - Career Readiness Activities
Activity Type
Begin Date
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College Street, BAVEL, Career
08/08/2013
and Barren County ATC to improve the number of students graduating as Preparation/O
"Career Ready". Specific dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, rientation
CCR testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and refining
system of interventions.
End Date
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
District
Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
Resource
Assigned
$4000000
Source Of
Funding
Capital
Improvement
Fund
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School,
Barren County High School
Activity - College & Career Center
Activity Type
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career Center to
Other
expand and showcase innovative STEM-related and CTE areas for
expanded curricular offerings. The Center would allow for possible
expanded opportunities in engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology
& communications, etc. Center would allow for implementation of flexspace for additional expansion of successful programs at BAVEL and with
industry-related job coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
Begin Date
End Date
12/16/2014
12/30/2016
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County Middle School,
Barren County High School
Goal 2: PROFICIENCY GOAL - increase the average combined reading and math K-Prep scores
for elementary students from 51.1% to 73.1% and for middle school students from 55.4% to 76.5%
in 2017
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the average combined reading and math K-Prep scores to 62.3% at elementary school level and 67.1% at middle school level by 05/29/2015
as measured by the Unbridled Learning System.
Strategy 1:
alignment of curriculum and assessment - Having aligned curriculum and assessment will allow for accurate and appropriate instruction at all levels. Continuous
dialogue and communication between grades and schools will unify district schools into one unit.
Category: Learning Systems
Activity - Curriculum Power Session
Activity Type
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Begin Date
End Date
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
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90% of all elementary teachers, including ECE teachers, will participate in Academic
annual Curriculum Power Session in June of each year in order to improve Support
inter-district communication.
Program
06/01/2012
06/30/2017
$500
General Fund District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
ECE
Consultant
Begin Date
End Date
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$100
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
Principals
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District CRT,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Director of
Special
Programs
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
Resource
Assigned
$2500
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resources
Teachers,
VTeam,
Principals
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Curriculum Implementation Monitoring
Activity Type
School leadership teams, including an ECE teacher and/or consultant, will Policy and
review curriculum documents and the new Common Core Standards on a Process
regular basis. CRTs and ECE consultant will meet quarterly with teacher
teams during planning to review and monitor curriculum implementation.
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Refining the Vertical Alignment to KCAS
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
There will be continued refinement of vertical alignment in specific relation
to the Common Core standards through Curriculum Power Sessions,
Vertical alignment teams, District curriculum and the participation of all
ECE and regular classroom teachers involved in the process.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Activity - Student Showcases
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Student work is to be displayed that reflects academic standards. Further
develop showcases for student work-science fair, academic competitions,
spelling bee, Art Fair, music/drama productions so that it is evident that
student achievement is central to all we do.
Academic
Support
Program
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
District leadership will work with schools to prepare and plan summer
Professional
professional learning academy. Through high quality staff learning, we can Learning
unify the teaching and learning among the many staff groups within our
district. Focus will center on KCAS, research-based instruction, writing,
technology integration. Leadership will focus on teachers or teacher
groups that may be able to help lead learning with staff.
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Activity - District PD Academy
Schools:All Schools
Barren County
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Strategy 2:
Learning Walks/Professional Learning Communities - Further development of learning walks and other professional learning communities will further enhance the
professional capacity and learning of the school staff.
Category: Learning Systems
Activity - Learning Walks - District Level
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
District level school instructional visits will be organized for cross district
input into instructional processes and products. District level staff will
collaborate with principals to schedule and plan these walks around focus
areas of the school and district.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Other
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Activity - Technology Incorporated Into Instruction
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will incorporate technology into instruction as evidenced by
informal walk- throughs, teacher participation in PD geared towards
technology and usage of school assigned V-Team support.
Technology
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Activity - PLC Process Implemented
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
The PLC process will be further developed and supported in schools and
with cross-district groups through work in district (content levels, focus
groups, study groups, etc) and in regional/state groups (ISLN, GRREC,
KLA, Leadership grant cadre, etc).
Professional
Learning
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt,
Instructional
Supervisors
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors,
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
Resource
Assigned
$500
Source Of
Funding
USAC
Technology
Staff
Responsible
V-Team,
Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Principals,
Directors
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Research-based Instructional Strategies Implemented in
Classrooms
Varied and effective instructional strategies, as supported by research,
shall be implemented in each classroom as evidenced through classroom
evaluations and learning walks with at least 80% of classrooms meeting
this standard.
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Barren County
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Activity - Board Meeting Focus
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Board meeting agenda will continue to reflect a heightened focus on
instruction and student achievement. Additional ways of showcasing
student work/products, achievements of students/groups, and student
performances will be sought and implemented.
Policy and
Process
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 3:
Monitoring - District and school leadership will monitor programs to see that effective implementation of research based strategies is taking place. Programs that are
implemented more effectively and efficiently will ensure fidelity for appropriate results.
Category: Management Systems
Activity - Effective & Varied Instructional Strategies
Activity Type
Differentiation of instruction will occur in all classrooms through the use of Academic
research-based strategies and high expectations which promote continual Support
growth for students at all levels of academic ability. This will occur through Program
modeling of strategies by district resource personnel, professional learning
programs, and professional learning communities.
Begin Date
End Date
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Director of
Special
Programs,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Director of
Special
Programs,
Director of
Instruction,
Resource
Personnel,
Building
Principals
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Response to Intervention
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
RTI will be fully implemented at the schools utilizing appropriate research
based instructional and intervention practices for students who need
remediation or extension of learning. On-going progress monitoring will
occur throughout the year to ensure students are making progress.
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
07/01/2016
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 4:
CIITS Implementation & Usage - Coordination, implementation, and full utilization of state CIITS program will allow for district-wide collaboration and sharing of
instructional resources, lesson plans, assessment items, and other measures of learning. The district Race to the Top grant will allow for further development of staff
skills and knowledge of CIITS resources.
Category: Learning Systems
Activity - CIITS Implementation & Training - RttT
Activity Type
Barren County
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Begin Date
End Date
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
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Utilizing CIITS, we will work towards developing common
Professional
assessments/learning checks through intentional professional development Learning
on the Assessment/Admin Module.
Year 1: Professional Development
Year 2: Development of Common Assessments
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$42995
Other
Instructional
Supervisors,
CIITS District
Leads, CIITS
School Leads,
Principals
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
3 District Leads and One Lead Teacher from each school (7 Elementary, 1 Professional
MS, 1 HS and 1 Day Treatment) will be trained to serve as CIITS on site
Learning
designee/trainer. The lead teacher will be provided with extensive training
in Year 1 (2012-2013) and Year 2 (2013-2014) with additional growth
opportunities related to CIITS. These individuals will serve as onsite
support for teachers as they learn to fully utilize CIITS.
09/01/2012
05/29/2015
Resource
Assigned
$15500
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Directors of
Instruction
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
12 Trainings will be held year 1 (2012-2013 School Year) to provide a
Professional
CIITS overview for instructional staff. They will be trained on building
Learning
assessments and administering tests,view student results, utilizing reports
through the dashboard and data module, locating and creating instructional
resources and an overview of the Lesson Planner. In Year 2 (20132014),There will be an addition 12 trainings and the focus will be on
creating common assessment, instructional units through CIITS and
learning how to use the Lesson Planner function. Work will also begin on
curriculum mapping function .
05/23/2013
05/29/2015
Resource
Assigned
$27300
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Director's of
Instruction
Schools:All Schools
Activity - CIITS Lead Teacher Training
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Teacher Training
Schools:All Schools
Goal 3: GAP GOAL - increase the average combined reading and math proficiency ratings for all
students in the non-duplicated gap group in 2012 to 2017 for elementary from 37.1% to 68.6%; for
middle level from 42.5% to 71.3%; and for high level from 25.1% to 62.6%
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to decrease the overall achievement gap at each school level by increasing the average combined reading and math proficiency ratings for all students in
the non-duplicated gap group to 56.0% (elem), to 59.8% (middle), and 47.6% (high) by 06/01/2015 as measured by Unbridled Learning System.
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Strategy 1:
Response to Intervention - Students falling below the 20th percentile on universal screeners such as MAP will be identified in need of tier 2 interventions. Progress will
be monitored with tools such as AIMSWeb and data analyzed to ensure progress is being made. If not, student will be considered for Tier 3 services.
Category:
Research Cited: To assist in making informed judgments about the evidence base for RTI, Charles Hughes and Douglas Dexter of Penn State University present a
summary of the nature and extent of published research conducted on RTI. To that end, they have identified studies examining the efficacy of RTI programs as well as
research focusing on typical components used in the RTI process. See RTI action network for further discussion and findings.
Activity - Reading Response to intervention
Activity Type
Students identified as reading below the 20th percentile will be placed in a Academic
Tier 2 reading intervention program to include such research based
Support
programs as EIR, Linda-Mood Bell, Earobics and SRA. If progress is not Program
noted based on monitoring in 6-8 weeks, interventions will be reviewed
and changed as needed.
Begin Date
End Date
02/04/2013
05/27/2015
Begin Date
End Date
02/04/2013
05/28/2015
Resource
Assigned
$5000
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
Teachers,
instructional
assistants,
curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
pyschologists,
administrators
Resource
Assigned
$5000
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
teachers,
instructional
assistants,
administrators
, curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
psychologists,
counselors
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Math Response to Intervention
Activity Type
Students scoring below the 20th percentile in math according to MAP data, Academic
will be targeted to participate in tier 2 intervention math programs.
Support
Progress will be monitored and analyzed every 6-8 weeks to determine
Program
effectiveness of program/s being use. If success isn't seen, Tier 3 services
will be considered.
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 2:
Progress monitoring ECE - ECE teachers will progress monitor ECE students' performance on a weekly basis in the areas of reading and math, based on identified
needs, and analyze to determine success or lack of. Teachers will meet monthly at each school to analyze data further with DoSE and/or teacher consultant. Progam
changes will be make accordingly for students based on data analysis findings.
Category: Continuous Improvement
Research Cited: When teachers use systematic progress monitoring to track their students progress in reading, mathematics, or spelling, they are better able to identify
students in need of additional or different forms of instruction, they design stronger instructional programs, and their students achieve better. This research is
explained in more detail in, " What Is Scientifically-Based Research on Progress Monitoring?" byLynn S. Fuchs and Douglas Fuchs.
Barren County
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Activity - Progess Monitoring
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
ECE teachers will receive professional training on progress monitoring
strategies and how to analyze the data.
Professional
Learning
06/10/2013
07/24/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
DoSE
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 3:
Coordinated Support Services for Migrant Education - District Migrant Education Program (MEP) will develop service plans and additional resources for student learning
support. Regional Migrant Center will expand services to surrounding districts which will further develop network for providing services to migrant students.
Category: Continuous Improvement
Activity - K-12 Reading & Math (Migrant)
Activity Type
Implement activities as outlined in the Service Delivery Plan to provide high Academic
quality research based reading and math programs & support. Parent
Support
education events will be provided in collaboration with community partners Program
and other support programs.
Begin Date
End Date
08/01/2014
06/30/2016
Begin Date
End Date
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$100000
Source Of
Funding
Title I Part C
Staff
Responsible
Migrant staff;
principals;
teachers; 21st
CCLC
Resource
Assigned
$30000
Source Of
Funding
Title I Part C
Staff
Responsible
Migrant staff;
school staff
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Graduation support for students in Migrant Education Program
Activity Type
As detailed in the Migrant Service Delivery Plan, district and regional
Academic
Migrant support will serve as advocates to increase graduation rates for
Support
students by regular student conferencing, records review, goal setting, and Program
opportunity events.
Schools:All Schools
Goal 4: CCR GOAL 2: GRADUATION RATE - increase the four-year adjusted graduation rate from
84.4% to 87.4% by 2015
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the four-year adjusted graduation rate from 84.4% to 87.4% by 07/01/2015 as measured by the Unbridled Learning System.
Strategy 1:
Targeted Interventions - Provide targeted interventions for all students who are not meeting college and career readiness benchmarks through a fully developed
intervention system focusing on the specific reading and math needs of our freshman population.
Category:
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Activity - Online Credit Recovery
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
All students not meeting benchmark scores for college and career
readiness on the Explore exam given in 8th grade or other school level
assessments will have access to online courses for intervention and/or
credit recovery during school and out of school time.
Academic
Support
Program
08/10/2012
06/30/2016
Activity - Successful Practices Network
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
All content areas teachers will intentionally align curriculum to emphasize
relevance and connection to post secondary studies and to careers.
Academic
Support
Program
07/02/2012
05/23/2014
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
07/02/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$2500
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
District
Instructional
Staff,
District
Support
Personnel,
School Level
Administration
21st CCLC
Resource
Assigned
$500
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
Certified staff
and
Administration
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Source Of
Funding
Career and
Technical
Education
Funds
Staff
Responsible
TRT's, District
and School
Level
Administration
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Technology Integration
There is a continual need to foster integration of technology into all aspects Technology
of the curriculum. The TRT programs will be aligned to coordinate services
and support integration. Focus will be in innovations and support of the
21st Century Learning skills.
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 2:
PD - Provide high quality professional development for instructional staff that focuses primarily on improved instruction and positive learning environments.
Category:
Research Cited: Best Practice
Activity - Ongoing Professional Development
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Focused district and school level professional development around
increasing college and career readiness through improved instruction and
positive learning environments. Focused PD could include but not limited
to: PBIS Strategies, Children of Poverty by Ruby Payne, Common Core
Standards, Technology integration, "soft skills" for business/industry,
CIITS, Laying the Foundation, etc.
Professional
Learning
01/06/2014
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$5000
Source Of
Funding
School
Council
Funds
Staff
Responsible
District and
School Level
Leadership
Staff,
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 3:
Drop-out prevention - District staff will utilize the Persistence to Graduation Tool on Infinite Campus to identify all at-risk students, including ECE students, in the
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freshmen class at-risk of dropping out based on known risk factors. These students will be provided with additional mentoring/counseling services with programs such
as Check and Connect and Why Try being utilized.
Category:
Research Cited: Mentoring programs, such as Check & Connect, have been found to lead to increased credit accrual, persistence rates, graduation rates, and
perceived parental participation in school; and reduced absences, tardiness, dropout rates, and behavior referrals for students with and without disabilities (Lehr et al.,
2004; Sinclair et al., 1998; Sinclair et al., 2005).
Activity - Mentoring
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Staff will be trained to mentor 9th grade students, including ECE students,
identified as at-risk according to the Persistence to Graduation Tool.
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/06/2014
06/30/2015
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
08/08/2013
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
ECE
guidance
counselor
DoSE
ECE teachers
Consultants
Teachers
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District and
school level
administration
including
counselors,
district level
assistance
team
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County High School
Activity - Facilitating the Increased drop out age
In the fall of 2013, the drop out age for students raised to 18. To facilitate Academic
this change, the school administration and counselors will work with any
Support
student desiring to drop out in order to focus on solutions to the issues.
Program
School and district staff will develop procedures for drop out process. A
district level assistance team will meet with a student/parent inquiring about
dropping out.
Schools:BAVEL, College Street Campus, Barren County High School
Goal 5: LEARNING ENVIRONMENT GOAL: increase the percentage of respondents who feel
connected, safe, and a part of the Barren Co. Schools as measured on staff, student, and parent
surveys by 2017 (ADVANC-ED, ValEd, Student Voice, Migrant services, Title I, etc).
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to have 85 % of teachers & students indicate higher levels of school involvement, wellness and safety by 06/30/2016 as measured by teacher and student
surveys. .
Strategy 1:
Survey Data for Improvement Planning - Use of survey data from students, staff and parents will be used for improvement planning.
Category:
Barren County
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Activity - Staff Survey
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Each school will review all new survey data (TELL, ValEd, student voice,
FRC, 21st CCLC, Title I, Preschool, etc) and other survey data. This
information will be used for needs assessment and planning process for
the SBDM Council, its committees, and other work.
Other
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
Activity - Student Input
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
To gain student input, each school will review any new student survey
data. This information will be used for needs assessment and planning
process. (student voice, Gallup poll, FRC & 21st CCLC surveys, etc.)
Other
08/08/2012
08/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Assistant
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Instructional
Supervisor,
Principals,
21st CCLC
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 2:
Student Leadership & Supports - Students will be supported with on-going school-wide programs that focus on leadership development and instructional discipline that
will support positive behavior in and out of school.
Category:
Research Cited: PBIS; Leader in Me, et al.
Activity - PBIS/KYCID
Activity Type
District support staff will train school personnel for full implementation of a Behavioral
PBIS model for instructional discipline in order address suspension rates
Support
for all students, including ECE students. Programs will expand to involve all Program
school campuses and student groups
Begin Date
End Date
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Directors of
Special
Programs,
Principals,
School
Psychologists
Resource
Assigned
$345000
Source Of
Funding
Other, School
Council
Funds,
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Principals,
School
Leadership
Teams,
District
Directors,
21st CCLC
Possible
community
sponsors,
Chamber of
Commerce.
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Student Leadership
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
District Leadership/Principals will implement leadership programs such as
Leader In Me, District Student Council, and Ambassador programs across
the district to include students in grades preschool - high school.
Additional partnerships and sponsors will be sought to make this
implementation a community-wide initiative to impact college/career
readiness.
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/18/2013
07/29/2016
Schools:All Schools
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Activity - We Can
Activity Type
The District will implement a wellness program, "We Can", to promote a
Other
healthier lifestyle for students and staff. The plan focuses on getting 9
hours of sleep, 5 servings of fruit and vegetables, 2 hours or less of screen
time, 1 hour of physical activity and 0 sugary beverages.
Begin Date
End Date
10/07/2013
12/31/2015
Resource
Assigned
$2000
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
DoSE
Director of
Nutrition
Services
Wellness
committee
members
Principals
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District
Directors,
Wellness
Committee,
Alliance for
Healthier
Generation
staff
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Wellness
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Working with the Alliance for Healthier Generation, district wellness
committee will review and make recommendations for changes to the
Wellness Policy.
Behavioral
Support
Program
11/07/2014
11/06/2015
Schools:All Schools
Goal 6: EFFICIENCY GOAL: increase the efficiency of operations, planning and communications
within the Barren County Schools as measured on surveys by 2017 (ADVANC-ED, TELL, ValEd,
etc).
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to have 90% of respondents indicate higher levels of Professional Growth by 06/30/2015 as measured by staff Professional Development and Evaluation
System.
Strategy 1:
Professional Development & Evaluation - Professional growth should be ongoing with direction school and district leaders, but pursued by individuals as well. District
team with form to study new PGES pilot and further explore impact on local planning.
Category:
Activity - Focus on Redesign of PD
Activity Type
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End Date
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
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Local focus group of teachers, administrators, and district instructional staff Professional
will research ways to redesign professional development implementation
Learning
into a connected, multi-event process. Coordinated services will impact
areas identified as needs by school and district leadership.
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
$500
State Funds
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
Resource
Assigned
$20000
Source Of
Funding
State Funds
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, State
Funding from
KDE,
instructional
supervisors
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Funding for Professional Learning
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Commitments must be made to sufficiently fund professional growth
opportunities.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
12/31/2014
07/31/2015
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Evaluation System
District evaluation committee (50/50) will re-convene to consider evaluation Policy and
system as implemented for the 2014-15 school year. The aspects of the
Process
PGES system will be reviewed and changes to the district CEP will be
considered. On-going communication and input will be sought to finalize
the plan for the 2015-16 school year.
Schools:All Schools
Measurable Objective 2:
collaborate to have 90% of respondents indicate higher levels of efficiency in planning by 06/30/2015 as measured by staff survey and improvement planning.
Strategy 1:
Funding & Equity - School staff must have a reasonable expectation of adequate funding for materials and supplies to complete the instructional process. This will help
ensure equity and diversity throughout the district.
Category:
Activity - Funding Discussions
Activity Type
On-going discussions will occur with district leadership, school leadership, Academic
and Board of Education about funding, priorities for funding, and resources. Support
All resources will be reviewed to determine adequacy and appropriateness. Program
Begin Date
End Date
02/04/2013
06/30/2015
Begin Date
End Date
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Director of
Finance,
Principals
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Evaluating for Equity/Diversity
Activity Type
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Equity and diversity shall be constantly evaluated as it applies to all
students and programs.
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
No Funding
Required
Schools:All Schools
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Strategy 2:
District-Council Relations - Coordinating goals between district and school level is essential to coordinated improvement efforts. The district leadership must constantly
be molding and shaping a vision for the future.
Category:
Activity - SBDM Liaisons
Activity Type
Principals will provide liaisons with SBDM agenda at least 48 hours in
Academic
advance of regular meetings. Communication between liaison and council Support
will enhance both school and district initiatives. Liaison will attend a
Program
minimum of one regular meeting, and other meetings as needed.
Begin Date
End Date
07/03/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Principals,
District
Directors
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, Principals
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District
Directors,
Principals
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Council Communications
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
The district will organize events to enhance greater communication and
working relationships with individual councils. Annual school reports to
Board will be focused on school assessment, improvement planning, and
goals for future. Monthly Board meetings will be attended by a principal
representative and share an update of school activities. Other ways of
enhancing communication will be explored.
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 3:
Planning & Reporting - Coordinated planning and reporting will support continuous improvement and advancing student achievement.
Category:
Activity - Progress Notes (Implementation & Impact Checks)
Activity Type
Comprehensive Planning Progress Notes (I&I checks) will be presented to Policy and
the Board at least one time each semester. The Advanc-ed ASSIST
Process
software will allow for on-going electronic communication between schools
and district.
Begin Date
End Date
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Schools:All Schools
Barren County
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Activity - CSIP/CDIP Process
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
CSIP/CDIP planning will be the guiding documents for improvement in
schools & district. Each school shall have its own long-term plan that
operates under the district plan. All stakeholders shall agree to the timely
implementation of this plan. District/school leadership agree to regular
monitoring of the plan and to make adjustments as needed.
Policy and
Process
06/01/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Schools:All Schools
Goal 7: 2014-15 NEXT GENERATION PROFESSIONALS - Barren County schools will implement
PGES according to the district CEP. The baseline data from the 2014-15 school year will be used
to set targets for the 2015-2016 school year.
Measurable Objective 1:
collaborate to increase the overall effectiveness of our teachers by 06/30/2017 as measured by baseline established by the 14-15 school year on new state-wide
Professional Growth and Evaluation System (PGES).
Strategy 1:
Professional Development - On-going training and support for principals and teachers for implementation of PGES system. Additional support for staff in OPGES pilot
with additional director to lead the support.
Category: Professional Learning & Support
Activity - Professional Development
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
On-going support and training for teachers, principals and peer observers
will be conducted. New teacher systems will be developed for orientation
and support.
Professional
Learning
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Activity - Networking
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Teachers will participate in district, regional, and state networking to gain
insight and knowledge in PGES requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC, indistrict, etc).
Professional
Learning
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$500
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District
Administrator
s
CRTs
Principals
Resource
Assigned
$2000
Source Of
Funding
District
Funding
Staff
Responsible
District and
School
Administration
, PGES
Implementatio
n Team
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
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Activity - School Level Support
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
District administration and staff will meet face-to-face with participants,
Professional
peer observers, and school principals in order to monitor the
Learning
implementation and support PGES process. District resource teachers will
work with principals and teachers to support the various pieces of PGES
(roster verification, self-reflections, PGG, SGG and Student Voice.
08/01/2014
07/29/2016
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Additional peer observer training to be conducted over the summer and on- Professional
going throughout the 14-15 school year.
Learning
05/01/2014
09/01/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
PGES
Implementatio
n team and
district
administration
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District
administration
and support
staff
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District and
school level
administration
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District
administration
and support
staff
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
No Funding
Required
Staff
Responsible
District
administration
and
evaluation
committee
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Peer Observer Training
Schools:All Schools
Strategy 2:
PGES Effective Monitoring - Instructional focus meetings will allow for work sessions to fully implement PGES.
Category: Management Systems
Activity - Administrative PLC-Instructional Focus Meetings
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Monthly instructional focus meetings will be scheduled in addition to the
monthly administrators' meetings in order to allow for work sessions and
on-going support in order to fully implement PGES.
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
06/01/2016
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
07/01/2014
06/01/2016
Schools:All Schools
Activity - PGES Web Resources
District staff will maintain and update relevant web resources to support the Other
implementation of PGES Hybrid Model and full implementation in 2015-16
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Evaluation Committee
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
The district certified evaluation committee will reconvene in order to adopt
and modify evaluation plan after completion of the 2014-15 Hybrid Model
PGES implementation.
Other
07/01/2014
08/03/2015
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Schools:All Schools
Activity - Just in Time Emails
Barren County
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Just in Time Emails will be sent regularly to remind principals of timelines
and important next steps for PGES.
Policy and
Process
05/01/2014
05/31/2016
$0
No Funding
Required
District
Instructional
Supervisor
Schools:All Schools
Measurable Objective 2:
collaborate to increase the overall effectiveness of our principals by 06/30/2017 as measured by baseline established during 14-15 school year on new state-wide
Professional Growth and Evaluation System (PGES).
Strategy 1:
PPGES Professional Development - Principals will increase their professional practice by completing EDS/Teachscape module and follow-up calibration sessions.
Additional support will be accomplished by PLC network with district administration.
Category: Professional Learning & Support
Activity - EDS/Teachscape Module
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
All principals and appropriate district leadership have been certified in
EDS/Teachscape process for new evaluation process. Any new
administrators will be supported through the certification process.
Calibration sessions will be scheduled annually to maintain observer
accuracy.
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
06/30/2016
Activity - Professional Development
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Additional awareness and training for teachers, principals and peer
observers.
Professional
Learning
08/07/2013
06/30/2016
Activity - Networking
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Administrators will participate in district, regional, and state networking to
gain insight and knowledge in PGES requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC,
in-district, etc).
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Resource
Assigned
$8000
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principals
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District and
school level
administration
and PGES
Implementatio
n Team
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
Other
Staff
Responsible
District and
School
Administration
Resource
Assigned
Source Of
Funding
Staff
Responsible
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Activity - PPGES Support
Barren County
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Principals and district staff will network in professional organizations in
order to gain the most knowledge and insight into the PPGES process
(KLA, ISLN, KASA, GRREC, etc.)
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
$0
No Funding
Required
District and
school level
administration
Activity - Leadership Grant
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Administration and aspiring administrators will participate in the new
GRREC Leadership Grant in order to further develop their individual
leadership skills as well as enhance the district mission and vision.
Recruitment 01/06/2014
and Retention
Resource
Assigned
$0
Source Of
Funding
Grant Funds
Staff
Responsible
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principal,
Aspiring
administrators
Schools:All Schools
Schools:All Schools
Barren County
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Activity Summary by Funding Source
Below is a breakdown of your activities by funding source
Capital Improvement Fund
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
College & Career Center
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career Other
Center to expand and showcase innovative STEM-related
and CTE areas for expanded curricular offerings. The
Center would allow for possible expanded opportunities in
engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology &
communications, etc. Center would allow for
implementation of flex-space for additional expansion of
successful programs at BAVEL and with industry-related job
coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
Begin Date
End Date
12/16/2014
12/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$4000000
Total
$4000000
Begin Date
End Date
07/02/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Total
$1000
End Date
Resource
Assigned
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt
Career and Technical Education Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Technology Integration
There is a continual need to foster integration of technology Technology
into all aspects of the curriculum. The TRT programs will
be aligned to coordinate services and support integration.
Focus will be in innovations and support of the 21st Century
Learning skills.
Staff
Responsible
TRT's, District
and School
Level
Administration
District Funding
Activity Name
Activity Description
Barren County
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Activity Type
Begin Date
Staff
Responsible
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Student Leadership
District Leadership/Principals will implement leadership
programs such as Leader In Me, District Student Council,
and Ambassador programs across the district to include
students in grades preschool - high school. Additional
partnerships and sponsors will be sought to make this
implementation a community-wide initiative to impact
college/career readiness.
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/18/2013
07/29/2016
$150000
We Can
The District will implement a wellness program, "We Can",
to promote a healthier lifestyle for students and staff. The
plan focuses on getting 9 hours of sleep, 5 servings of fruit
and vegetables, 2 hours or less of screen time, 1 hour of
physical activity and 0 sugary beverages.
Other
10/07/2013
12/31/2015
$2000
Dual Credit
Offerings/Capstone
Programs
District administration, working with building principals, will
pursue expanded dual credit agreements leading to
Capstone Programs, new dual credit areas, industryrecognized training programs, etc as additional postsecondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
Virtual Programs to Enhance Additional programs will be implemented to compliment the Academic
CCR
school offering for CCR curriculum. Support and expand
Support
the implementation of Edgenuity and WIN during school
Program
and outside of school by on-going training and monitoring.
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
$30000
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College Career
08/08/2013
Street, BAVEL, and Barren County ATC to improve the
Preparation/O
number of students graduating as "Career Ready". Specific rientation
dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, CCR
testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and
refining system of interventions.
06/30/2017
$0
Career Readiness Activities
Barren County
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Superintende
nt, Principals,
School
Leadership
Teams,
District
Directors,
21st CCLC
Possible
community
sponsors,
Chamber of
Commerce.
DoSE
Director of
Nutrition
Services
Wellness
committee
members
Principals
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
District
instructional &
technology
staff
School
administration
21st CCLC
GRREC
Partnership
(WIN)
District
Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
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Curriculum Implementation
Monitoring
School leadership teams, including an ECE teacher and/or
consultant, will review curriculum documents and the new
Common Core Standards on a regular basis. CRTs and
ECE consultant will meet quarterly with teacher teams
during planning to review and monitor curriculum
implementation.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$100
College & Career
Development Coordinator
Create a College & Career Development Coordinator
position to direct the districts initiatives for CCR. Focus will
begin with systems to fully engage students in CCR tracks,
meeting individual needs, enhancing local partnership with
industry and colleges, and coordinating curricular offerings
in CTE areas.
Teachers will participate in district, regional, and state
networking to gain insight and knowledge in PGES
requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC, in-district, etc).
Career
01/01/2015
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2016
$60000
Professional
Learning
06/30/2016
$2000
Total
$249100
Begin Date
End Date
06/01/2012
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$500
Total
$500
Begin Date
End Date
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$30000
Networking
06/02/2014
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
Principals
Superintende
nt
District
Administration
District and
School
Administration
, PGES
Implementatio
n Team
General Fund
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Curriculum Power Session
90% of all elementary teachers, including ECE teachers,
Academic
will participate in annual Curriculum Power Session in June Support
of each year in order to improve inter-district
Program
communication.
Staff
Responsible
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
ECE
Consultant
Title I Part C
Activity Name
Activity Description
Graduation support for
students in Migrant
Education Program
As detailed in the Migrant Service Delivery Plan, district and Academic
regional Migrant support will serve as advocates to increase Support
graduation rates for students by regular student
Program
conferencing, records review, goal setting, and opportunity
events.
Barren County
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Activity Type
Staff
Responsible
Migrant staff;
school staff
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K-12 Reading & Math
(Migrant)
Implement activities as outlined in the Service Delivery Plan Academic
to provide high quality research based reading and math
Support
programs & support. Parent education events will be
Program
provided in collaboration with community partners and other
support programs.
08/01/2014
06/30/2016
$100000
Total
$130000
Begin Date
End Date
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
Resource
Assigned
$500
Total
$500
Migrant staff;
principals;
teachers; 21st
CCLC
USAC Technology
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Technology Incorporated Into Teachers will incorporate technology into instruction as
Technology
Instruction
evidenced by informal walk- throughs, teacher participation
in PD geared towards technology and usage of school
assigned V-Team support.
Staff
Responsible
V-Team,
Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors
State Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Funding for Professional
Learning
Commitments must be made to sufficiently fund
professional growth opportunities.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$20000
Focus on Redesign of PD
Local focus group of teachers, administrators, and district
Professional
instructional staff will research ways to redesign
Learning
professional development implementation into a connected,
multi-event process. Coordinated services will impact areas
identified as needs by school and district leadership.
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
$500
Total
$20500
Resource
Assigned
$500
Staff
Responsible
Superintende
nt, State
Funding from
KDE,
instructional
supervisors
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
Other
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Professional Development
On-going support and training for teachers, principals and
peer observers will be conducted. New teacher systems
will be developed for orientation and support.
Professional
Learning
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
Barren County
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Responsible
District
Administrator
s
CRTs
Principals
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Facilitating the Increased
drop out age
In the fall of 2013, the drop out age for students raised to
Academic
18. To facilitate this change, the school administration and Support
counselors will work with any student desiring to drop out in Program
order to focus on solutions to the issues. School and
district staff will develop procedures for drop out process. A
district level assistance team will meet with a student/parent
inquiring about dropping out.
08/08/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Math Response to
Intervention
Students scoring below the 20th percentile in math
Academic
according to MAP data, will be targeted to participate in tier Support
2 intervention math programs. Progress will be monitored Program
and analyzed every 6-8 weeks to determine effectiveness of
program/s being use. If success isn't seen, Tier 3 services
will be considered.
02/04/2013
05/28/2015
$5000
CIITS Implementation &
Training - RttT
Utilizing CIITS, we will work towards developing common
assessments/learning checks through intentional
professional development on the Assessment/Admin
Module.
Year 1: Professional Development
Year 2: Development of Common Assessments
Administrators will participate in district, regional, and state
networking to gain insight and knowledge in PGES
requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC, in-district, etc).
Students identified as reading below the 20th percentile will
be placed in a Tier 2 reading intervention program to
include such research based programs as EIR, LindaMood Bell, Earobics and SRA. If progress is not noted
based on monitoring in 6-8 weeks, interventions will be
reviewed and changed as needed.
Professional
Learning
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$42995
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
$0
Academic
Support
Program
02/04/2013
05/27/2015
$5000
CIITS Lead Teacher Training 3 District Leads and One Lead Teacher from each school (7 Professional
Elementary, 1 MS, 1 HS and 1 Day Treatment) will be
Learning
trained to serve as CIITS on site designee/trainer. The lead
teacher will be provided with extensive training in Year 1
(2012-2013) and Year 2 (2013-2014) with additional growth
opportunities related to CIITS. These individuals will serve
as onsite support for teachers as they learn to fully utilize
CIITS.
09/01/2012
05/29/2015
$15500
EDS/Teachscape Module
08/01/2014
06/30/2016
$8000
Networking
Reading Response to
intervention
All principals and appropriate district leadership have been Professional
certified in EDS/Teachscape process for new evaluation
Learning
process. Any new administrators will be supported through
the certification process. Calibration sessions will be
scheduled annually to maintain observer accuracy.
Barren County
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District and
school level
administration
including
counselors,
district level
assistance
team
teachers,
instructional
assistants,
administrators
, curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
psychologists,
counselors
Instructional
Supervisors,
CIITS District
Leads, CIITS
School Leads,
Principals
District and
School
Administration
Teachers,
instructional
assistants,
curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
pyschologists,
administrators
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Directors of
Instruction
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principals
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Professional Development
Additional awareness and training for teachers, principals
and peer observers.
Professional
Learning
08/07/2013
06/30/2016
$0
Student Leadership
District Leadership/Principals will implement leadership
programs such as Leader In Me, District Student Council,
and Ambassador programs across the district to include
students in grades preschool - high school. Additional
partnerships and sponsors will be sought to make this
implementation a community-wide initiative to impact
college/career readiness.
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/18/2013
07/29/2016
$150000
Teacher Training
12 Trainings will be held year 1 (2012-2013 School Year) to
provide a CIITS overview for instructional staff. They will be
trained on building assessments and administering
tests,view student results, utilizing reports through the
dashboard and data module, locating and creating
instructional resources and an overview of the Lesson
Planner. In Year 2 (2013-2014),There will be an addition 12
trainings and the focus will be on creating common
assessment, instructional units through CIITS and learning
how to use the Lesson Planner function. Work will also
begin on curriculum mapping function .
District leadership will work with schools to prepare and
plan summer professional learning academy. Through high
quality staff learning, we can unify the teaching and learning
among the many staff groups within our district. Focus will
center on KCAS, research-based instruction, writing,
technology integration. Leadership will focus on teachers or
teacher groups that may be able to help lead learning with
staff.
Professional
Learning
05/23/2013
05/29/2015
$27300
Professional
Learning
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$2500
Total
$256795
Resource
Assigned
$0
District PD Academy
District and
school level
administration
and PGES
Implementatio
n Team
Superintende
nt, Principals,
School
Leadership
Teams,
District
Directors,
21st CCLC
Possible
community
sponsors,
Chamber of
Commerce.
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Director's of
Instruction
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resources
Teachers,
VTeam,
Principals
No Funding Required
Activity Name
Activity Description
Administrative PLCMonthly instructional focus meetings will be scheduled in
Instructional Focus Meetings addition to the monthly administrators' meetings in order to
allow for work sessions and on-going support in order to
fully implement PGES.
Barren County
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Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
06/01/2016
Staff
Responsible
District and
school level
administration
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ACT Improvement
District staff will meet with high school leadership to monitor Academic
progress in improving ACT scores. Regular reports and
Support
status updates will be provided. In addition refinement and Program
monitoring of during school (WIN period) and out of school
support plans will be given.
01/01/2015
07/01/2016
$0
Evaluation System
District evaluation committee (50/50) will re-convene to
Policy and
consider evaluation system as implemented for the 2014-15 Process
school year. The aspects of the PGES system will be
reviewed and changes to the district CEP will be
considered. On-going communication and input will be
sought to finalize the plan for the 2015-16 school year.
District staff will maintain and update relevant web
Other
resources to support the implementation of PGES Hybrid
Model and full implementation in 2015-16
12/31/2014
07/31/2015
$0
07/01/2014
06/01/2016
$0
Evaluation Committee
The district certified evaluation committee will reconvene in Other
order to adopt and modify evaluation plan after completion
of the 2014-15 Hybrid Model PGES implementation.
07/01/2014
08/03/2015
$0
Council Communications
The district will organize events to enhance greater
communication and working relationships with individual
councils. Annual school reports to Board will be focused on
school assessment, improvement planning, and goals for
future. Monthly Board meetings will be attended by a
principal representative and share an update of school
activities. Other ways of enhancing communication will be
explored.
Principals will provide liaisons with SBDM agenda at least
48 hours in advance of regular meetings. Communication
between liaison and council will enhance both school and
district initiatives. Liaison will attend a minimum of one
regular meeting, and other meetings as needed.
Just in Time Emails will be sent regularly to remind
principals of timelines and important next steps for PGES.
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
07/03/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Principals,
District
Directors
Policy and
Process
05/01/2014
05/31/2016
$0
PBIS/KYCID
District support staff will train school personnel for full
Behavioral
implementation of a PBIS model for instructional discipline Support
in order address suspension rates for all students, including Program
ECE students. Programs will expand to involve all school
campuses and student groups
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Progress Notes
(Implementation & Impact
Checks)
Comprehensive Planning Progress Notes (I&I checks) will Policy and
be presented to the Board at least one time each semester. Process
The Advanc-ed ASSIST software will allow for on-going
electronic communication between schools and district.
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
District
Instructional
Supervisor
Directors of
Special
Programs,
Principals,
School
Psychologists
District
Directors,
Principals
PGES Web Resources
SBDM Liaisons
Just in Time Emails
Barren County
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nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt, Directors,
BCHS
Principal, 21st
CCLC
Superintende
nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt
District
administration
and support
staff
District
administration
and
evaluation
committee
Superintende
nt, Principals
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School Level Support
Effective & Varied
Instructional Strategies
Mentoring
CSIP/CDIP Process
Funding Discussions
Student Showcases
Staff Survey
Student Input
District administration and staff will meet face-to-face with
participants, peer observers, and school principals in order
to monitor the implementation and support PGES process.
District resource teachers will work with principals and
teachers to support the various pieces of PGES (roster
verification, self-reflections, PGG, SGG and Student Voice.
Differentiation of instruction will occur in all classrooms
through the use of research-based strategies and high
expectations which promote continual growth for students at
all levels of academic ability. This will occur through
modeling of strategies by district resource personnel,
professional learning programs, and professional learning
communities.
Staff will be trained to mentor 9th grade students, including
ECE students, identified as at-risk according to the
Persistence to Graduation Tool.
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
07/29/2016
$0
PGES
Implementatio
n team and
district
administration
Academic
Support
Program
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/06/2014
06/30/2015
$0
CSIP/CDIP planning will be the guiding documents for
improvement in schools & district. Each school shall have
its own long-term plan that operates under the district plan.
All stakeholders shall agree to the timely implementation of
this plan. District/school leadership agree to regular
monitoring of the plan and to make adjustments as needed.
On-going discussions will occur with district leadership,
school leadership, and Board of Education about funding,
priorities for funding, and resources. All resources will be
reviewed to determine adequacy and appropriateness.
Student work is to be displayed that reflects academic
standards. Further develop showcases for student workscience fair, academic competitions, spelling bee, Art Fair,
music/drama productions so that it is evident that student
achievement is central to all we do.
Each school will review all new survey data (TELL, ValEd,
student voice, FRC, 21st CCLC, Title I, Preschool, etc) and
other survey data. This information will be used for needs
assessment and planning process for the SBDM Council, its
committees, and other work.
To gain student input, each school will review any new
student survey data. This information will be used for
needs assessment and planning process. (student voice,
Gallup poll, FRC & 21st CCLC surveys, etc.)
Policy and
Process
06/01/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Director of
Special
Programs,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
ECE
guidance
counselor
DoSE
ECE teachers
Consultants
Teachers
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Academic
Support
Program
02/04/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Other
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Other
08/08/2012
08/30/2015
$0
Barren County
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nt, Director of
Finance,
Principals
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
Assistant
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Instructional
Supervisor,
Principals,
21st CCLC
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Research-based Instructional Varied and effective instructional strategies, as supported
Strategies Implemented in
by research, shall be implemented in each classroom as
Classrooms
evidenced through classroom evaluations and learning
walks with at least 80% of classrooms meeting this
standard.
Other
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Peer Observer Training
Additional peer observer training to be conducted over the
summer and on-going throughout the 14-15 school year.
Professional
Learning
05/01/2014
09/01/2016
$0
PLC Process Implemented
The PLC process will be further developed and supported in Professional
schools and with cross-district groups through work in
Learning
district (content levels, focus groups, study groups, etc) and
in regional/state groups (ISLN, GRREC, KLA, Leadership
grant cadre, etc).
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Evaluating for
Equity/Diversity
Equity and diversity shall be constantly evaluated as it
applies to all students and programs.
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
PPGES Support
Principals and district staff will network in professional
organizations in order to gain the most knowledge and
insight into the PPGES process (KLA, ISLN, KASA,
GRREC, etc.)
RTI will be fully implemented at the schools utilizing
appropriate research based instructional and intervention
practices for students who need remediation or extension of
learning. On-going progress monitoring will occur
throughout the year to ensure students are making
progress.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
$0
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
07/01/2016
$0
ECE teachers will receive professional training on progress
monitoring strategies and how to analyze the data.
Working with the Alliance for Healthier Generation, district
wellness committee will review and make recommendations
for changes to the Wellness Policy.
Professional
Learning
Behavioral
Support
Program
06/10/2013
07/24/2015
$0
11/07/2014
11/06/2015
$0
Response to Intervention
Progess Monitoring
Wellness
Barren County
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Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors,
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
District
administration
and support
staff
Superintende
nt, Principals,
Directors
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
District and
school level
administration
Director of
Special
Programs,
Director of
Instruction,
Resource
Personnel,
Building
Principals
DoSE
District
Directors,
Wellness
Committee,
Alliance for
Healthier
Generation
staff
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Refining the Vertical
Alignment to KCAS
There will be continued refinement of vertical alignment in
specific relation to the Common Core standards through
Curriculum Power Sessions, Vertical alignment teams,
District curriculum and the participation of all ECE and
regular classroom teachers involved in the process.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Board Meeting Focus
Board meeting agenda will continue to reflect a heightened
focus on instruction and student achievement. Additional
ways of showcasing student work/products, achievements
of students/groups, and student performances will be
sought and implemented.
District level school instructional visits will be organized for
cross district input into instructional processes and
products. District level staff will collaborate with principals
to schedule and plan these walks around focus areas of the
school and district.
Policy and
Process
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$1000
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Total
$1000
End Date
Staff
Responsible
School Level
Staff and
Administration
; 21st CCLC
Superintende
nt, Principals,
School
Leadership
Teams,
District
Directors,
21st CCLC
Possible
community
sponsors,
Chamber of
Commerce.
Learning Walks - District
Level
District CRT,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Director of
Special
Programs
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Superintende
nt,
Instructional
Supervisors
School Council Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Increased Parental
Involvement
Each school will host "Parent Night" activities throughout
the year which educate students and parents regarding the
requirements for required assessments in our state as well
as the National CCR requirements. Activities could include
but not limited to: family reading night, how to prepare for
college, completing FAFSA, Parent University, Operation
Preparation, as well as information provided through print
and media such as our district website, videos, brochures,
etc.
District Leadership/Principals will implement leadership
programs such as Leader In Me, District Student Council,
and Ambassador programs across the district to include
students in grades preschool - high school. Additional
partnerships and sponsors will be sought to make this
implementation a community-wide initiative to impact
college/career readiness.
Career
06/01/2012
Preparation/O
rientation
05/22/2015
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Behavioral
Support
Program
07/29/2016
$45000
Student Leadership
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Advising Program
STEM Program
Ongoing Professional
Development
Online Credit Recovery
Successful Practices
Network
All secondary students, including ECE students, will have
access to a comprehensive advising program which
focuses on the development of the ILP, Individual Learning
Plan, as related to the individual strengths and interests of
each student. Secondary school personnel will have access
to professional development to support the utilization of the
ILP.
All students entering the high school will have access to
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
programs in school and out of school time, as well as an
increase in student success and participation rate.
Academic
Support
Program
06/01/2013
05/01/2017
$1000
Academic
Support
Program
07/02/2012
05/22/2015
$5000
Focused district and school level professional development
around increasing college and career readiness through
improved instruction and positive learning environments.
Focused PD could include but not limited to: PBIS
Strategies, Children of Poverty by Ruby Payne, Common
Core Standards, Technology integration, "soft skills" for
business/industry, CIITS, Laying the Foundation, etc.
All students not meeting benchmark scores for college and
career readiness on the Explore exam given in 8th grade or
other school level assessments will have access to online
courses for intervention and/or credit recovery during school
and out of school time.
Professional
Learning
01/06/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
Academic
Support
Program
08/10/2012
06/30/2016
$2500
All content areas teachers will intentionally align curriculum Academic
to emphasize relevance and connection to post secondary Support
studies and to careers.
Program
07/02/2012
05/23/2014
$500
Total
$60000
End Date
06/30/2016
Resource
Assigned
$0
Total
$0
End Date
Resource
Assigned
Instructional
Supervisors,
Building Level
Administrator
s, and
Secondary
Teachers
Secondary
certified staff
and
administration
; 21st CCLC
District and
School Level
Leadership
Staff,
District
Instructional
Staff,
District
Support
Personnel,
School Level
Administration
21st CCLC
Certified staff
and
Administration
Grant Funds
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Begin Date
Leadership Grant
Administration and aspiring administrators will participate in Recruitment 01/06/2014
the new GRREC Leadership Grant in order to further
and Retention
develop their individual leadership skills as well as enhance
the district mission and vision.
Staff
Responsible
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principal,
Aspiring
administrators
IDEA
Activity Name
Activity Description
Barren County
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Activity Type
Begin Date
Staff
Responsible
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Parental Involvment of GAP
group
"Closing the Gap" Parent "Help Meet" seminar will be
offered to parents of students within the GAP group to
discuss CCR, transition needs of students, and drop out
prevention in addition to other program information.
Parent
Involvement
12/08/2014
06/03/2016
$50
CCR assessments
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and
prepared for CCR assessments by using WIN time to prep
for upcoming CCR assessments. Determine that
appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as
needed.
Continue to employ special education counselors (BCHS &
BCMS) and vocational liaison (BCHS & ATC) to work with
teachers and students in developing individualized plans to
ensure that students obtain credits to graduate and College
& Career status. Monthly meetings with all senior ECE
students will be conducted to better transition students to
college and/career.
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
Total
$50
CCR counseling
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DoSE &
Teacher
Consultant;
School
Psychologists
& ECE
teachers; 21st
CCLC; Title I;
21st CCLC;
Migrant; DPP
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
District and
school level
administration
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Activity Summary by School
Below is a breakdown of activity by school.
All Schools
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
Begin Date
End Date
Advising Program
All secondary students, including ECE students, will have
access to a comprehensive advising program which
focuses on the development of the ILP, Individual Learning
Plan, as related to the individual strengths and interests of
each student. Secondary school personnel will have access
to professional development to support the utilization of the
ILP.
90% of all elementary teachers, including ECE teachers,
will participate in annual Curriculum Power Session in June
of each year in order to improve inter-district
communication.
Academic
Support
Program
06/01/2013
05/01/2017
Resource
Assigned
$1000
Academic
Support
Program
06/01/2012
06/30/2017
$500
Curriculum Implementation
Monitoring
School leadership teams, including an ECE teacher and/or
consultant, will review curriculum documents and the new
Common Core Standards on a regular basis. CRTs and
ECE consultant will meet quarterly with teacher teams
during planning to review and monitor curriculum
implementation.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$100
Refining the Vertical
Alignment to KCAS
There will be continued refinement of vertical alignment in
specific relation to the Common Core standards through
Curriculum Power Sessions, Vertical alignment teams,
District curriculum and the participation of all ECE and
regular classroom teachers involved in the process.
Policy and
Process
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Student Showcases
Student work is to be displayed that reflects academic
standards. Further develop showcases for student workscience fair, academic competitions, spelling bee, Art Fair,
music/drama productions so that it is evident that student
achievement is central to all we do.
Academic
Support
Program
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Curriculum Power Session
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Staff
Responsible
Instructional
Supervisors,
Building Level
Administrator
s, and
Secondary
Teachers
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
ECE
Consultant
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
Instructional
Supervisor,
Principals
District CRT,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Director of
Special
Programs
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
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Learning Walks - District
Level
District level school instructional visits will be organized for Policy and
cross district input into instructional processes and
Process
products. District level staff will collaborate with principals
to schedule and plan these walks around focus areas of the
school and district.
Research-based Instructional Varied and effective instructional strategies, as supported
Other
Strategies Implemented in
by research, shall be implemented in each classroom as
Classrooms
evidenced through classroom evaluations and learning
walks with at least 80% of classrooms meeting this
standard.
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Superintende
nt,
Instructional
Supervisors
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Technology Incorporated Into Teachers will incorporate technology into instruction as
Technology
Instruction
evidenced by informal walk- throughs, teacher participation
in PD geared towards technology and usage of school
assigned V-Team support.
PLC Process Implemented
The PLC process will be further developed and supported in Professional
schools and with cross-district groups through work in
Learning
district (content levels, focus groups, study groups, etc) and
in regional/state groups (ISLN, GRREC, KLA, Leadership
grant cadre, etc).
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$500
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors,
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
V-Team,
Principals,
Instructional
Supervisors
Superintende
nt, Principals,
Directors
Effective & Varied
Instructional Strategies
Academic
Support
Program
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$0
Professional
Learning
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$42995
Professional
Learning
08/01/2012
06/30/2017
$2500
Other
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
$0
CIITS Implementation &
Training - RttT
District PD Academy
Staff Survey
Differentiation of instruction will occur in all classrooms
through the use of research-based strategies and high
expectations which promote continual growth for students at
all levels of academic ability. This will occur through
modeling of strategies by district resource personnel,
professional learning programs, and professional learning
communities.
Utilizing CIITS, we will work towards developing common
assessments/learning checks through intentional
professional development on the Assessment/Admin
Module.
Year 1: Professional Development
Year 2: Development of Common Assessments
District leadership will work with schools to prepare and
plan summer professional learning academy. Through high
quality staff learning, we can unify the teaching and learning
among the many staff groups within our district. Focus will
center on KCAS, research-based instruction, writing,
technology integration. Leadership will focus on teachers or
teacher groups that may be able to help lead learning with
staff.
Each school will review all new survey data (TELL, ValEd,
student voice, FRC, 21st CCLC, Title I, Preschool, etc) and
other survey data. This information will be used for needs
assessment and planning process for the SBDM Council, its
committees, and other work.
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Special
Programs,
Instructional
Supervisors,
Principals,
District CRTs
Instructional
Supervisors,
CIITS District
Leads, CIITS
School Leads,
Principals
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resources
Teachers,
VTeam,
Principals
Assistant
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
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Student Input
PBIS/KYCID
Focus on Redesign of PD
Funding for Professional
Learning
Evaluation System
Funding Discussions
SBDM Liaisons
Council Communications
Evaluating for
Equity/Diversity
To gain student input, each school will review any new
student survey data. This information will be used for
needs assessment and planning process. (student voice,
Gallup poll, FRC & 21st CCLC surveys, etc.)
District support staff will train school personnel for full
implementation of a PBIS model for instructional discipline
in order address suspension rates for all students, including
ECE students. Programs will expand to involve all school
campuses and student groups
Other
08/08/2012
08/30/2015
$0
Behavioral
Support
Program
08/08/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Local focus group of teachers, administrators, and district
instructional staff will research ways to redesign
professional development implementation into a connected,
multi-event process. Coordinated services will impact areas
identified as needs by school and district leadership.
Commitments must be made to sufficiently fund
professional growth opportunities.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
$500
Professional
Learning
07/01/2012
06/30/2015
$20000
District evaluation committee (50/50) will re-convene to
consider evaluation system as implemented for the 2014-15
school year. The aspects of the PGES system will be
reviewed and changes to the district CEP will be
considered. On-going communication and input will be
sought to finalize the plan for the 2015-16 school year.
On-going discussions will occur with district leadership,
school leadership, and Board of Education about funding,
priorities for funding, and resources. All resources will be
reviewed to determine adequacy and appropriateness.
Principals will provide liaisons with SBDM agenda at least
48 hours in advance of regular meetings. Communication
between liaison and council will enhance both school and
district initiatives. Liaison will attend a minimum of one
regular meeting, and other meetings as needed.
The district will organize events to enhance greater
communication and working relationships with individual
councils. Annual school reports to Board will be focused on
school assessment, improvement planning, and goals for
future. Monthly Board meetings will be attended by a
principal representative and share an update of school
activities. Other ways of enhancing communication will be
explored.
Equity and diversity shall be constantly evaluated as it
applies to all students and programs.
Policy and
Process
12/31/2014
07/31/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
02/04/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
07/03/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Superintende
nt, Principals
Academic
Support
Program
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
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Supervisor,
Principals,
21st CCLC
Directors of
Special
Programs,
Principals,
School
Psychologists
Instructional
Supervisors,
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers
Superintende
nt, State
Funding from
KDE,
instructional
supervisors
Superintende
nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt
Superintende
nt, Director of
Finance,
Principals
Principals,
District
Directors
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Progress Notes
(Implementation & Impact
Checks)
Policy and
Process
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$0
District
Directors,
Principals
Policy and
Process
06/01/2012
06/30/2015
$0
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Policy and
Process
07/04/2012
06/30/2015
$1000
Superintende
nt, District
Directors,
Principals
Academic
Support
Program
02/04/2013
05/27/2015
$5000
Math Response to
Intervention
Students scoring below the 20th percentile in math
Academic
according to MAP data, will be targeted to participate in tier Support
2 intervention math programs. Progress will be monitored Program
and analyzed every 6-8 weeks to determine effectiveness of
program/s being use. If success isn't seen, Tier 3 services
will be considered.
02/04/2013
05/28/2015
$5000
Progess Monitoring
ECE teachers will receive professional training on progress
monitoring strategies and how to analyze the data.
All students not meeting benchmark scores for college and
career readiness on the Explore exam given in 8th grade or
other school level assessments will have access to online
courses for intervention and/or credit recovery during school
and out of school time.
06/10/2013
07/24/2015
$0
Teachers,
instructional
assistants,
curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
pyschologists,
administrators
teachers,
instructional
assistants,
administrators
, curriculum
resource
teachers,
school
psychologists,
counselors
DoSE
08/10/2012
06/30/2016
$2500
07/02/2012
05/22/2015
$5000
CSIP/CDIP Process
Board Meeting Focus
Reading Response to
intervention
Online Credit Recovery
STEM Program
Comprehensive Planning Progress Notes (I&I checks) will
be presented to the Board at least one time each semester.
The Advanc-ed ASSIST software will allow for on-going
electronic communication between schools and district.
CSIP/CDIP planning will be the guiding documents for
improvement in schools & district. Each school shall have
its own long-term plan that operates under the district plan.
All stakeholders shall agree to the timely implementation of
this plan. District/school leadership agree to regular
monitoring of the plan and to make adjustments as needed.
Board meeting agenda will continue to reflect a heightened
focus on instruction and student achievement. Additional
ways of showcasing student work/products, achievements
of students/groups, and student performances will be
sought and implemented.
Students identified as reading below the 20th percentile will
be placed in a Tier 2 reading intervention program to
include such research based programs as EIR, LindaMood Bell, Earobics and SRA. If progress is not noted
based on monitoring in 6-8 weeks, interventions will be
reviewed and changed as needed.
Professional
Learning
Academic
Support
Program
All students entering the high school will have access to
Academic
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Support
programs in school and out of school time, as well as an
Program
increase in student success and participation rate.
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District
Instructional
Staff,
District
Support
Personnel,
School Level
Administration
21st CCLC
Secondary
certified staff
and
administration
; 21st CCLC
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Successful Practices
Network
Technology Integration
Increased Parental
Involvement
Ongoing Professional
Development
Student Leadership
All content areas teachers will intentionally align curriculum
to emphasize relevance and connection to post secondary
studies and to careers.
There is a continual need to foster integration of technology
into all aspects of the curriculum. The TRT programs will
be aligned to coordinate services and support integration.
Focus will be in innovations and support of the 21st Century
Learning skills.
Each school will host "Parent Night" activities throughout
the year which educate students and parents regarding the
requirements for required assessments in our state as well
as the National CCR requirements. Activities could include
but not limited to: family reading night, how to prepare for
college, completing FAFSA, Parent University, Operation
Preparation, as well as information provided through print
and media such as our district website, videos, brochures,
etc.
Focused district and school level professional development
around increasing college and career readiness through
improved instruction and positive learning environments.
Focused PD could include but not limited to: PBIS
Strategies, Children of Poverty by Ruby Payne, Common
Core Standards, Technology integration, "soft skills" for
business/industry, CIITS, Laying the Foundation, etc.
District Leadership/Principals will implement leadership
programs such as Leader In Me, District Student Council,
and Ambassador programs across the district to include
students in grades preschool - high school. Additional
partnerships and sponsors will be sought to make this
implementation a community-wide initiative to impact
college/career readiness.
Academic
Support
Program
Technology
07/02/2012
05/23/2014
$500
07/02/2012
06/30/2015
$1000
Career
06/01/2012
Preparation/O
rientation
05/22/2015
$1000
School Level
Staff and
Administration
; 21st CCLC
Professional
Learning
01/06/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
District and
School Level
Leadership
Staff,
Behavioral
Support
Program
01/18/2013
07/29/2016
$345000
09/01/2012
05/29/2015
$15500
Superintende
nt, Principals,
School
Leadership
Teams,
District
Directors,
21st CCLC
Possible
community
sponsors,
Chamber of
Commerce.
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Directors of
Instruction
CIITS Lead Teacher Training 3 District Leads and One Lead Teacher from each school (7 Professional
Elementary, 1 MS, 1 HS and 1 Day Treatment) will be
Learning
trained to serve as CIITS on site designee/trainer. The lead
teacher will be provided with extensive training in Year 1
(2012-2013) and Year 2 (2013-2014) with additional growth
opportunities related to CIITS. These individuals will serve
as onsite support for teachers as they learn to fully utilize
CIITS.
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Certified staff
and
Administration
TRT's, District
and School
Level
Administration
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Teacher Training
12 Trainings will be held year 1 (2012-2013 School Year) to
provide a CIITS overview for instructional staff. They will be
trained on building assessments and administering
tests,view student results, utilizing reports through the
dashboard and data module, locating and creating
instructional resources and an overview of the Lesson
Planner. In Year 2 (2013-2014),There will be an addition 12
trainings and the focus will be on creating common
assessment, instructional units through CIITS and learning
how to use the Lesson Planner function. Work will also
begin on curriculum mapping function .
All principals and appropriate district leadership have been
certified in EDS/Teachscape process for new evaluation
process. Any new administrators will be supported through
the certification process. Calibration sessions will be
scheduled annually to maintain observer accuracy.
On-going support and training for teachers, principals and
peer observers will be conducted. New teacher systems
will be developed for orientation and support.
Professional
Learning
05/23/2013
05/29/2015
$27300
District
Curriculum
Resource
Teachers,
Elementary
and
Secondary
Director's of
Instruction
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
06/30/2016
$8000
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principals
Professional
Learning
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
$500
Parental Involvment of GAP
group
"Closing the Gap" Parent "Help Meet" seminar will be
offered to parents of students within the GAP group to
discuss CCR, transition needs of students, and drop out
prevention in addition to other program information.
Parent
Involvement
12/08/2014
06/03/2016
$50
We Can
The District will implement a wellness program, "We Can",
to promote a healthier lifestyle for students and staff. The
plan focuses on getting 9 hours of sleep, 5 servings of fruit
and vegetables, 2 hours or less of screen time, 1 hour of
physical activity and 0 sugary beverages.
Other
10/07/2013
12/31/2015
$2000
Professional Development
Additional awareness and training for teachers, principals
and peer observers.
Professional
Learning
08/07/2013
06/30/2016
$0
District
Administrator
s
CRTs
Principals
DoSE &
Teacher
Consultant;
School
Psychologists
& ECE
teachers; 21st
CCLC; Title I;
21st CCLC;
Migrant; DPP
DoSE
Director of
Nutrition
Services
Wellness
committee
members
Principals
District and
school level
administration
and PGES
Implementatio
n Team
EDS/Teachscape Module
Professional Development
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Networking
Teachers will participate in district, regional, and state
networking to gain insight and knowledge in PGES
requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC, in-district, etc).
Professional
Learning
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
$2000
Networking
Administrators will participate in district, regional, and state
networking to gain insight and knowledge in PGES
requirements (ISLN, KLA, GRREC, in-district, etc).
District administration and staff will meet face-to-face with
participants, peer observers, and school principals in order
to monitor the implementation and support PGES process.
District resource teachers will work with principals and
teachers to support the various pieces of PGES (roster
verification, self-reflections, PGG, SGG and Student Voice.
Additional peer observer training to be conducted over the
summer and on-going throughout the 14-15 school year.
Professional
Learning
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
$0
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
07/29/2016
$0
Professional
Learning
05/01/2014
09/01/2016
$0
Administrative PLCMonthly instructional focus meetings will be scheduled in
Instructional Focus Meetings addition to the monthly administrators' meetings in order to
allow for work sessions and on-going support in order to
fully implement PGES.
PGES Web Resources
District staff will maintain and update relevant web
resources to support the implementation of PGES Hybrid
Model and full implementation in 2015-16
Professional
Learning
08/01/2014
06/01/2016
$0
Other
07/01/2014
06/01/2016
$0
Evaluation Committee
The district certified evaluation committee will reconvene in Other
order to adopt and modify evaluation plan after completion
of the 2014-15 Hybrid Model PGES implementation.
07/01/2014
08/03/2015
$0
PPGES Support
Principals and district staff will network in professional
organizations in order to gain the most knowledge and
insight into the PPGES process (KLA, ISLN, KASA,
GRREC, etc.)
Administration and aspiring administrators will participate in
the new GRREC Leadership Grant in order to further
develop their individual leadership skills as well as enhance
the district mission and vision.
07/01/2013
06/30/2016
$0
Recruitment 01/06/2014
and Retention
06/30/2016
$0
06/30/2016
$100000
School Level Support
Peer Observer Training
Leadership Grant
K-12 Reading & Math
(Migrant)
Professional
Learning
Implement activities as outlined in the Service Delivery Plan Academic
to provide high quality research based reading and math
Support
programs & support. Parent education events will be
Program
provided in collaboration with community partners and other
support programs.
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08/01/2014
District and
School
Administration
, PGES
Implementatio
n Team
District and
School
Administration
PGES
Implementatio
n team and
district
administration
District
administration
and support
staff
District and
school level
administration
District
administration
and support
staff
District
administration
and
evaluation
committee
District and
school level
administration
Assistant
Superintende
nt, Principal,
Aspiring
administrators
Migrant staff;
principals;
teachers; 21st
CCLC
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Graduation support for
students in Migrant
Education Program
Academic
Support
Program
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
$30000
Migrant staff;
school staff
Policy and
Process
05/01/2014
05/31/2016
$0
Virtual Programs to Enhance Additional programs will be implemented to compliment the Academic
CCR
school offering for CCR curriculum. Support and expand
Support
the implementation of Edgenuity and WIN during school
Program
and outside of school by on-going training and monitoring.
06/02/2014
06/30/2016
$30000
Wellness
Working with the Alliance for Healthier Generation, district Behavioral
wellness committee will review and make recommendations Support
for changes to the Wellness Policy.
Program
11/07/2014
11/06/2015
$0
Response to Intervention
RTI will be fully implemented at the schools utilizing
Academic
appropriate research based instructional and intervention
Support
practices for students who need remediation or extension of Program
learning. On-going progress monitoring will occur
throughout the year to ensure students are making
progress.
10/01/2014
07/01/2016
$0
District
Instructional
Supervisor
District
instructional &
technology
staff
School
administration
21st CCLC
GRREC
Partnership
(WIN)
District
Directors,
Wellness
Committee,
Alliance for
Healthier
Generation
staff
Director of
Special
Programs,
Director of
Instruction,
Resource
Personnel,
Building
Principals
Total
$654445
Begin Date
End Date
01/06/2014
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Just in Time Emails
As detailed in the Migrant Service Delivery Plan, district and
regional Migrant support will serve as advocates to increase
graduation rates for students by regular student
conferencing, records review, goal setting, and opportunity
events.
Just in Time Emails will be sent regularly to remind
principals of timelines and important next steps for PGES.
College Street Campus
Activity Name
Activity Description
Mentoring
Staff will be trained to mentor 9th grade students, including Behavioral
ECE students, identified as at-risk according to the
Support
Persistence to Graduation Tool.
Program
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Activity Type
Staff
Responsible
ECE
guidance
counselor
DoSE
ECE teachers
Consultants
Teachers
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CCR assessments
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and
prepared for CCR assessments by using WIN time to prep
for upcoming CCR assessments. Determine that
appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as
needed.
Continue to employ special education counselors (BCHS &
BCMS) and vocational liaison (BCHS & ATC) to work with
teachers and students in developing individualized plans to
ensure that students obtain credits to graduate and College
& Career status. Monthly meetings with all senior ECE
students will be conducted to better transition students to
college and/career.
In the fall of 2013, the drop out age for students raised to
18. To facilitate this change, the school administration and
counselors will work with any student desiring to drop out in
order to focus on solutions to the issues. School and
district staff will develop procedures for drop out process. A
district level assistance team will meet with a student/parent
inquiring about dropping out.
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
District and
school level
administration
Academic
Support
Program
08/08/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Dual Credit
Offerings/Capstone
Programs
District administration, working with building principals, will
pursue expanded dual credit agreements leading to
Capstone Programs, new dual credit areas, industryrecognized training programs, etc as additional postsecondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
College & Career
Development Coordinator
Create a College & Career Development Coordinator
position to direct the districts initiatives for CCR. Focus will
begin with systems to fully engage students in CCR tracks,
meeting individual needs, enhancing local partnership with
industry and colleges, and coordinating curricular offerings
in CTE areas.
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College
Street, BAVEL, and Barren County ATC to improve the
number of students graduating as "Career Ready". Specific
dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, CCR
testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and
refining system of interventions.
Career
01/01/2015
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2016
$60000
District and
school level
administration
including
counselors,
district level
assistance
team
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
Superintende
nt
District
Administration
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2017
$0
CCR counseling
Facilitating the Increased
drop out age
Career Readiness Activities
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Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
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Barren County
College & Career Center
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career Other
Center to expand and showcase innovative STEM-related
and CTE areas for expanded curricular offerings. The
Center would allow for possible expanded opportunities in
engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology &
communications, etc. Center would allow for
implementation of flex-space for additional expansion of
successful programs at BAVEL and with industry-related job
coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
12/16/2014
12/30/2016
$4000000
Superintende
nt
Total
$4065000
End Date
Staff
Responsible
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
Barren County Middle School
Activity Name
Activity Description
Activity Type
CCR assessments
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and
prepared for CCR assessments by using WIN time to prep
for upcoming CCR assessments. Determine that
appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as
needed.
Continue to employ special education counselors (BCHS &
BCMS) and vocational liaison (BCHS & ATC) to work with
teachers and students in developing individualized plans to
ensure that students obtain credits to graduate and College
& Career status. Monthly meetings with all senior ECE
students will be conducted to better transition students to
college and/career.
District administration, working with building principals, will
pursue expanded dual credit agreements leading to
Capstone Programs, new dual credit areas, industryrecognized training programs, etc as additional postsecondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
District and
school level
administration
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
Create a College & Career Development Coordinator
Career
01/01/2015
position to direct the districts initiatives for CCR. Focus will Preparation/O
begin with systems to fully engage students in CCR tracks, rientation
meeting individual needs, enhancing local partnership with
industry and colleges, and coordinating curricular offerings
in CTE areas.
06/30/2016
$60000
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
Superintende
nt
District
Administration
CCR counseling
Dual Credit
Offerings/Capstone
Programs
College & Career
Development Coordinator
Barren County
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Begin Date
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Barren Co Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan 2015
Barren County
Career Readiness Activities
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College Career
08/08/2013
Street, BAVEL, and Barren County ATC to improve the
Preparation/O
number of students graduating as "Career Ready". Specific rientation
dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, CCR
testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and
refining system of interventions.
06/30/2017
$0
College & Career Center
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career Other
Center to expand and showcase innovative STEM-related
and CTE areas for expanded curricular offerings. The
Center would allow for possible expanded opportunities in
engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology &
communications, etc. Center would allow for
implementation of flex-space for additional expansion of
successful programs at BAVEL and with industry-related job
coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
12/30/2016
$4000000
Total
$4065000
Begin Date
End Date
01/06/2014
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
12/16/2014
District
Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
Superintende
nt
Barren County High School
Activity Name
Activity Description
Mentoring
Staff will be trained to mentor 9th grade students, including Behavioral
ECE students, identified as at-risk according to the
Support
Persistence to Graduation Tool.
Program
CCR assessments
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and
prepared for CCR assessments by using WIN time to prep
for upcoming CCR assessments. Determine that
appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as
needed.
Continue to employ special education counselors (BCHS &
BCMS) and vocational liaison (BCHS & ATC) to work with
teachers and students in developing individualized plans to
ensure that students obtain credits to graduate and College
& Career status. Monthly meetings with all senior ECE
students will be conducted to better transition students to
college and/career.
CCR counseling
Barren County
© 2014 Advance Education, Inc. All rights reserved unless otherwise granted by written agreement.
Activity Type
Staff
Responsible
ECE
guidance
counselor
DoSE
ECE teachers
Consultants
Teachers
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
District and
school level
administration
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Barren Co Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan 2015
Barren County
Facilitating the Increased
drop out age
In the fall of 2013, the drop out age for students raised to
Academic
18. To facilitate this change, the school administration and Support
counselors will work with any student desiring to drop out in Program
order to focus on solutions to the issues. School and
district staff will develop procedures for drop out process. A
district level assistance team will meet with a student/parent
inquiring about dropping out.
08/08/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Dual Credit
Offerings/Capstone
Programs
District administration, working with building principals, will
pursue expanded dual credit agreements leading to
Capstone Programs, new dual credit areas, industryrecognized training programs, etc as additional postsecondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
College & Career
Development Coordinator
Create a College & Career Development Coordinator
position to direct the districts initiatives for CCR. Focus will
begin with systems to fully engage students in CCR tracks,
meeting individual needs, enhancing local partnership with
industry and colleges, and coordinating curricular offerings
in CTE areas.
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College
Street, BAVEL, and Barren County ATC to improve the
number of students graduating as "Career Ready". Specific
dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, CCR
testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and
refining system of interventions.
Career
01/01/2015
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2016
$60000
Career
08/08/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2017
$0
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career
Center to expand and showcase innovative STEM-related
and CTE areas for expanded curricular offerings. The
Center would allow for possible expanded opportunities in
engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology &
communications, etc. Center would allow for
implementation of flex-space for additional expansion of
successful programs at BAVEL and with industry-related job
coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
District staff will meet with high school leadership to monitor
progress in improving ACT scores. Regular reports and
status updates will be provided. In addition refinement and
monitoring of during school (WIN period) and out of school
support plans will be given.
Other
12/16/2014
12/30/2016
$4000000
Academic
Support
Program
01/01/2015
07/01/2016
$0
Total
$4065000
Career Readiness Activities
College & Career Center
ACT Improvement
Barren County
© 2014 Advance Education, Inc. All rights reserved unless otherwise granted by written agreement.
District and
school level
administration
including
counselors,
district level
assistance
team
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
Superintende
nt
District
Administration
District
Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
Superintende
nt
Superintende
nt, Assistant
Superintende
nt, Directors,
BCHS
Principal, 21st
CCLC
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Barren Co Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan 2015
Barren County
BAVEL
Activity Name
Activity Description
Begin Date
End Date
01/06/2014
06/30/2015
Resource
Assigned
$0
Mentoring
Staff will be trained to mentor 9th grade students, including Behavioral
ECE students, identified as at-risk according to the
Support
Persistence to Graduation Tool.
Program
CCR assessments
Ensure that students with disabilities are enrolled and
prepared for CCR assessments by using WIN time to prep
for upcoming CCR assessments. Determine that
appropriate accommodations are provided to all CCR
assessments. Training for school staff will be provided as
needed.
In the fall of 2013, the drop out age for students raised to
18. To facilitate this change, the school administration and
counselors will work with any student desiring to drop out in
order to focus on solutions to the issues. School and
district staff will develop procedures for drop out process. A
district level assistance team will meet with a student/parent
inquiring about dropping out.
Career
08/07/2013
Preparation/O
rientation
06/30/2015
$0
Academic
Support
Program
08/08/2013
06/30/2015
$0
Dual Credit
Offerings/Capstone
Programs
District administration, working with building principals, will
pursue expanded dual credit agreements leading to
Capstone Programs, new dual credit areas, industryrecognized training programs, etc as additional postsecondary offerings for students to earn articulated credit.
Academic
Support
Program
10/01/2014
06/30/2016
$5000
Career Readiness Activities
Facilitate activities and discussion between BCHS, College Career
08/08/2013
Street, BAVEL, and Barren County ATC to improve the
Preparation/O
number of students graduating as "Career Ready". Specific rientation
dialogue and plans to focus on course offerings, CCR
testing, scheduling, early career path identification, and
refining system of interventions.
06/30/2017
$0
Facilitating the Increased
drop out age
Barren County
© 2014 Advance Education, Inc. All rights reserved unless otherwise granted by written agreement.
Activity Type
Staff
Responsible
ECE
guidance
counselor
DoSE
ECE teachers
Consultants
Teachers
District and
School Level
administration
and ECE staff
District and
school level
administration
including
counselors,
district level
assistance
team
District
Administration
School
Administration
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
District
Directors
College &
Career
Development
Coordinator
School
Administration
Page 47
Barren Co Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Districts - Jan 2015
Barren County
College & Career Center
Explore the creation of a Barren County College & Career Other
Center to expand and showcase innovative STEM-related
and CTE areas for expanded curricular offerings. The
Center would allow for possible expanded opportunities in
engineering & robotics, culinary arts, technology &
communications, etc. Center would allow for
implementation of flex-space for additional expansion of
successful programs at BAVEL and with industry-related job
coaching (similar to current Phoenix Program).
Barren County
© 2014 Advance Education, Inc. All rights reserved unless otherwise granted by written agreement.
12/16/2014
12/30/2016
$4000000
Total
$4005000
Superintende
nt
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