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2015-18 Executive Summary
Continuous Improvement Goals
(Schools determine the number of goals)
AdvancED Standards
(Check all that apply)
The overarching continuous goals at Forsyth
Central High School (FCHS), in terms of School
Improvement, are as follows:
Instructional Goal: We want ALL of our students
to become productive American citizens who
will, to the best of their abilities:
 solve problems
 communicate effectively
 serve selflessly
Organization Goal: We want FCHS to be a place
where parents want to send their children,
where students identify with / feel connected to
their school, and where teachers are
empowered to lead.
Year #2 / Goal #1:
Establish a truly collaborative environment
among core content teachers through the
development of:
1. common literacy skills that support /
align with state standards, the FCS
Learner Profile & the instructional
mission of FCHS;
2. system of peer observations &
feedback conferences; and
3. common skills-based assessments.
X
Purpose and Direction
X
Governance and Leadership
X
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
X
Resources and Support
Systems
X
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Support from FCS Depts.*
(List all that apply)
The following are supports needed
to be successful on both Goals # 1
and #2:
Academics & Accountability
 Continued training for
interpreting CCRPI results.
 Continued training for
understanding and
developing strategies for
Achievement Gap
Reductions.
 Continued training for
understanding Student
Growth Percentiles &
Student Learning
Objectives.
 Continued sharing of
information from GA DOE
so that proactive measures
can be taken to prepare
teachers, staff, and families.
 Development of internal
system to collect CCRPI
data that could be used to
cross-check state-published
results.
Human Resources
 Assist with staffing, hiring
and dismissal help to
ensure a highly qualified
staff.
 Provide research-based
teacher retention
strategies.
 Continued support with
TKES & LKES
implementation.
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Year #2 / Goal #2:
Develop both a school and cluster-wide
approach to establishing a culture of high
performance that focuses on increases in:
1. Graduation Rates;
2. Advanced Placement / STEM
participation and achievement;
3. Career Pathway participation &
completion;
4. Special Population freshman
success; and
5. student participation in clubs,
organizations, and community
service activities.
X
Purpose and Direction
X
Governance and Leadership
X
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
X
Resources and Support
Systems
X
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Educational Leadership
 Provide leadership
strategies & resources for
enhanced training of
administrators & teachers
in school leadership.
Facilities & Operations
 Continue providing
opportunities for input
from FCHS administrators &
staff regarding new
construction and
renovations.
School Safety and Discipline
 Continued training to
develop more highlytrained leaders in the event
of on-campus crises.
 Develop a plan with student
support services to provide
rehabilitative treatment to
students with alcohol &/or
drug infractions (while they
serve time at Gateway).
Public Information and
Communications
 Continue to assist with the
dissemination of positive
FCHS results.
 Assist with finding &
scheduling realtors,
developers, brokers and
bankers for tours of FCHS to
help with perception “reset.”
Special Education
 Provide staff development
on instructional strategies,
particularly as it relates to
co-taught environments.
Student Support Services
 Provide services & training
to equip staff for dealing
with students who have
mental health challenges /
illnesses.
 Professional development
for staff & parent
awareness training
regarding current issues
such social media, bullying,
etc.
 Develop a plan with school
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safety & discipline to treat
students with alcohol &/or
drug infractions while they
serve time at Gateway.
Technology and Information Services
 Development of internal
system to collect CCRPI
data that could be used to
cross-check state published
results.
 Continued support for
training and strategies to
make best use of ITS
Learning.
 Continued technological
support for testing
coordinators.
Transportation
 Continued positive
communication regarding
issues affecting student
transportation.
 Development of driver
communications training to
assist with difficult parent
conversations.
* FCS Depts:
Educational Leadership
Facilities
Finance & Operations
Food & Nutrition Services
Human Resources
Public Inf. & Communications
School Safety & Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
Superintendent
Teaching & Learning
Technology & Inf. Services
Transportation
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2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goals:
The overarching continuous goals at Forsyth Central High School (FCHS), in terms of School Improvement, are as follows:
Instructional Goal: We want ALL of our students to become productive American citizens who will, to the best of their abilities:
 solve problems
 communicate effectively
 serve selflessly
Organization Goal: We want FCHS to be a place where parents want to send their children, where students identify with / feel
connected to their school, and where teachers are empowered to lead.
Goal #1:
Establish a truly collaborative environment among core content teachers through the development of:
 common literacy skills that support / align with state standards, the FCS Learner Profile & the instructional
mission of FCHS;
 system of peer observations & feedback conferences; and
 common skills-based assessments.
SMART Goals:
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100% of core content, World Language, ESOL, and Interrelated Special Education teachers will participate in the
FCHS Instructional Improvement Workshop between September and December of 2015.
We will increase the number of peer observations and respective feedback conferences from 51 (’14-15) to 410
between October, 2015 and April, 2016.
100% of core content & world language data teams will provide summative assessment question-level analyses
prior to August, 2016.
Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan)
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Admin Team / Teacher Leaders will
lead the core content, World
Language, ESOL, and Interrelated
Special Education teachers through a
day-long workshop on
o peer coaching, common
instructional vocabulary,
and how to provide nonevaluative / nonjudgmental feedback.
o
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establishment of common
data team goals based on
literacy skills
A comprehensive Professional
Impact on Student and Adult
Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements)
Timeline
Resources Needed?
Who is
Responsible?
If teachers are provided training on the
principles of effective instruction, as well
as identifying higher-level questions
embedded in instruction, then they will
be equipped to provide colleagues with
informative, constructive feedback that
provides teachers with a clearer view of
their own instructional effectiveness.
October, 2015 –
April, 2016
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If teachers are provided training on the
principles of identifying, constructing,
August, 2015 –
August, 2016
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FCHS
Administration
FCHS
Instructional
Leadership SIT
FCHS
Administration
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Learning Plan that includes a
combination of Pre-Planning, Early
Release, Instructional Improvement /
Data Team Workshop, and Data
Team Reflection Meetings.
and assessing higher level questions,
then we will be in position to raise levels
of rigor across all of our content areas.
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FCHS
Instructional
Leadership SIT
Describe how your SMART Goals will be monitored throughout the year:
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Attendance will be taken, with make-up sessions established, for each professional learning activity,
instructional workshop, and reflection meeting.
Schedules for peer observations & feedback conferences will be developed & executed each data team and
monitored by each department leader.
Data Teams will submit complete question-level analyses of agreed-upon summative assessments to
department leaders and administrative team prior to the start of the 2016-2017 TKES pre-conference.
Data Team Planning Wheels with agreed-upon common skills will be provided to administration prior to the
start of the 2016-2017 school year (presumably at the TKES pre-conference).
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* FCS Depts:
Educational Leadership
Facilities
Finance & Operations
Food & Nutrition Services
Human Resources
Public Inf. & Communications
School Safety & Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
Superintendent
Teaching & Learning
Technology & Inf. Services
Transportation
2015-16 School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goals:
The overarching continuous goals at Forsyth Central High School (FCHS), in terms of School Improvement, are as follows:
Instructional Goal: We want ALL of our students to become productive American citizens who will, to the best of their abilities:
 solve problems
 communicate effectively
 serve selflessly
Organization Goal: We want FCHS to be a place where parents want to send their children, where students identify with / feel
connected to their school, and where teachers are empowered to lead.
Goal #2:
Develop both a school and cluster-wide approach to establishing a culture of high performance that focuses on increases
in:
 Graduation Rates;
 Advanced Placement / STEM participation and achievement;
 Career Pathway participation & completion;
 Special Population freshman success; and
 student participation in clubs, sports, organizations, and community service activities.
SMART Goals:
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Student participation in Advanced Placement courses will increase from 31% (‘15-16) to 40% in 2016-2017.
The percentage of students enrolled in an Advanced Placement course who take the AP Exam will increase from
85% (’14-15) to 90% in 2015-2016.
The percentage of first-time freshmen with an I.E.P. who pass all three required core content courses will
increase from 73.5% (‘14-15) to 80% in 2015-2016.
The FCHS Climate Rating will exceed district and state averages.
The number of students attending FCHS on an out-of-district request will exceed those living in the FCHS district
who choose to attend another high school in FCS.
We will establish a baseline for students participating in school-sponsored clubs, sports, organizations and
community service activities.
(We are still awaiting graduation rate & career pathway completion data in order to establish numeric goals.)
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Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Prof. Learning Plan)
The FCHS Advanced Studies SIT will
analyze AP Potential statistics, meet with
feeder school teachers and include middle
school families in AP Information Sessions.
The FCHS Advanced Studies SIT will
actively remove barriers that prevent
students from taking AP Exams, including,
but not limited to financial, transportation,
and time-based challenges.
Members of the FCHS Student Support SIT will
provide professional learning and provide
ongoing feedback to co-teachers.
The FCHS Climate & Communications SIT, as
well as the efforts of our Forsyth Central
Cluster Improvement Team members, will
develop strategies with our feeder schools to
promote the extracurricular opportunities
available in the FCHS Cluster, summer camps &
activities, and social media outlets to keep upto-date with cluster events.
Impact on Student and Adult
Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements)
Timeline
Resources Needed?
Who is
Responsible?
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If teachers and parents are provided
statistics / avenues for identifying
students who could be successful in
Advanced Placement courses, then
more students will be targeted &
encouraged to enroll in AP classes.
If we can remove barriers that
prevent AP Exam participation, then
more students will take the exam,
thus giving more students
opportunities to earn college credit
and providing us greater data for
future instructional planning.
If we provide instructional strategies
for teachers in co-taught classrooms
and monitor their implementation
then, we will see improved success
rates for special education students
in those classes.
If we develop vertical strategies to
educate our students & parents
about all of the opportunities and
successes taking place in the FCHS
Cluster then we can encourage more
families to attend FCHS when
reaching the high school level, as
well as getting students “plugged in”
to clubs, sports, & community
service organizations.
November, 2015 –
May 2016
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January to May,
2016
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August, 2015 –
May, 2016
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August, 2015 –
August, 2016
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FCHS
Administrative
Team
FCHS Advanced
Studies Team
Central Cluster
Advanced
Studies Team
FCHS
Administrative
team
FCHS Advanced
Studies Team
FCHS Student
Support Team
FCHS
Administrative
Team
FCHS Student
Support Team
FCHS
Administrative
Team
FCHS Climate
&
Communicatio
ns Team
Central Cluster
Climate &
Communicatio
ns Team
Central Cluster
Community
Service Team
Describe how your SMART Goals will be monitored throughout the year:
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Administrators will attend training & parent information sessions, advanced placement data team meetings, and
will host student meetings to determine reasons / solutions for non-participation in AP activities.
Administrators will monitor the application process for exams, exam fees, and exam attendance.
Meeting notes & minutes from professional learning sessions will be provided to administration.
Student Support Administrator will host monthly meetings of Student Support SIT to check on the progress of atrisk students.
Administration will survey students, collect attendance data, and monitor social media.
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2015-16 Professional Learning Plan
Professional Learning Goal(s):
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The establishment of skill-based learning goals within each data team.
The establishment of a common instructional vocabulary for teachers.
The establishment of a peer observation cycle that allows for non-evaluative, non-judgmental feedback.
The establishment of high-level questioning as a fundamental instructional strategy used in each classroom.
Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
All of our professional learning goals support the achievement of our continuous improvement goals, as they lead to
both increased levels of collaboration and the ability to achieve at higher levels of student performance.
Date
July 30
Pre-Planning
July 31 Pre-Planning (District)
August 3
Pre-Planning
August 4
Pre-Planning
August 5 Pre-Planning
September 2
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District)
September 25 – November 13
Instructional Improvement / Data Team
Workshop (Off-Campus)
<9 sessions w/ individual data teams>
September 23 & October 15
October 23
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM)
January 4 Prof. Dev. Day (School)
January 5 – March 25
Data Team Reflection Meetings
February 16
Prof. Dev. Day (District AM/School PM)
May 31
Post-Planning
June 1
Post-Planning
TOTAL HOURS:
# Hours
1.5
4
4.5
1.25
7
1.5
2.5
7
4
TBD
1.5
1
TBD
2
2
34.5
35.75
39.75
Description of Learning Activities
“Erecting Our Pillars” The establishment of clear expectations in school.
Differentiated Instruction - ITsLearning
Establishing expectations (communication, grading, etc)
School Improvement Team Meetings
Data Team / Department Meetings – establishing classroom
expectations.
Mandatory Reporting, Ethics, 1st week “must dos”
Data Team “Re-Set” – establishing common skills / literacy
skills
AM – Common Instructional Vocabulary; Peer Observation
Training
PM – Data Team “Re-Set” part two – Questioning Strategies as
the Silver Bullet
Central Cluster Summit & Summit II - Teacher leaders,
counselors, and administrators will collaborate on efforts to
improve the Central Cluster.
Data Teams – EOC / SLO analysis (if available) – availability of
teachers will determine activities, as well.
State of FCHS Report
Data teams will meet with principal to provide reflections on
peer observation cycles, state of skills development, plan for
assessment analysis.
Data Teams – EOC / SLO analysis (if available) – availability of
teachers will determine activities, as well.
Data Team Skills-based pacing guide & summative assessment
development
Data Team Skills-based pacing guide & summative assessment
development
All teachers
Teachers also serving on School Improvement Teams
Teachers also serving on Cluster Improvement Teams