Wake County Elementary School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Academics)
Year: 2013-2014
Target Group: 3-5 Students with Level 2 on EOG or a Level 2 ‘Work Habits’ grade on Report Card during the 2012-2013 school year
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: EOG Score and Report Card ‘Work Habits’ Grade.
Data that drove this decision: Students with poor work habits and low EOG scores are in danger of not passing their current grade.
Team
Members
Assistant
Principal
Classroom
teachers
RtI Case
Managers
Intended Effects
on Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
Projected #
of Students
Impacted
Curriculum and
Materials Needed
By the end of the
3rd quarter, all
grade 3-5 students
with Level 2 on
Hardworking Helen K.
Honeybee
2012-13 EOG or a
Level 2 ‘Work
Habits’ grade on
Report Card during
the 2012-2013
school year will
improve to a Level 3
or higher.
Individual Counseling
materials
Lead
teachers
Counselor(s)
Principal Signature
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?
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
Small Group Academic Counseling
Consultation with Classroom
Teacher
Individual Counseling as Needed
Parent Communication

Mentoring Program

Homework Check-in/Incentives
Evaluation
Method
Resources
Needed
(Process
data)
(Perception and
results data)
PowerSchool
data
~25
EOG Scores
(Exact #TBD)
Report Cards
Mentoring
Program
Teacher Reports
Group Materials:
FOCUS on the Test
Pre-/Post-Tests
or
Tyler Tames the
Testing Tiger
Date
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Prepared By
Project
start/
Project end
February April
Wake County Elementary School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Attendance)
Year: 2013-2014
Target Group: K-5 Students with an absence rate of 10% or higher during the 2012-2013 school year
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Attendance data from NC Wise Program/Power Schools
Data that drove this decision: Students with frequent absences (above 10%) miss important academic time in the classroom
Team
Members
Social
Worker
School
Psychologist
Asst.
Principal
Principal
Nurse
Intended Effects
on Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
By the end of the
2nd quarter, all
students with an
absence rate of
10% or higher will
reduce their poor
attendance rate
to less than 10%.
The overall school
attendance rate
will improve by at
least 0.2 for the
2013-2014 school
year.
Data
Manager
Curriculum and
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?
Materials Needed
Attendance: How
to Better Organize
Your
Life so You Can Get
to School on Time!
Behavior
Incentives/charts

Small Group Counseling





Consultation with Classroom
Teacher
Frequent Check-Ins w/Student
Individual Counseling as Needed
Parent communication/letters
Small Group counseling

Attendance Incentives

Mentoring Program

Home visits

Attendance Committee
meetings
Individual
Counseling
materials
Resources
Needed
PowerSchool
data
PowerSchool
data
Mentoring
Program
Projected #
of Students
Impacted
Evaluation
Method
(Process
data)
(Perception and
results data)
Project
start/
Project
end
~14
PowerSchool
data
November
- June
(Exact
#TBD)
K-2 group
3-5 group
School is Cool
Group Materials
Survey
Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
PowerSchool
data
School Survey
(To determine
the reason for
absences:
feelings about
school,
Friendships, etc.)
Pre-/Post-Tests
Date
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Wake County Elementary School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Behavior)
Year:
2012-2013
Target Group: K-5 Students with more than 2 discipline referrals to the office during Quarter 1 and/or 2
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Discipline Data kept by the Assistant Principal
Data that drove this decision: Students with frequent office referrals miss important academic time in the classroom
Team
Members
Intended
Effects on
Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
Curriculum and
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?
Materials Needed
Resources
Needed
Projected
Number of
Students
Impacted
(Process
data)
Data kept
~10
by AP
(frequency of
discipline
referrals)
(Exact
#TBD)
Evaluation
Method
(Perception
and results
data)
Project start/
Project end
Principal
Social
Worker
Counselor(s)
Targeted
students will
decrease
total office
referrals by
50% for
Quarter 3
Assistant
Principal
Making the Link
Behavior
Incentives

Small Group Counseling


Consultation with Classroom
Teacher & Assistant Principal
Frequent Check-Ins w/Student


Individual Counseling as Needed
Parent Communication
Individual
Counseling
materials
School
Psychologist
PBiS
materials
PBiS Team
Principal Signature
Mentoring
Program
Date
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Prepared By
Data kept by
AP regarding
the frequency
of discipline
referrals
Pre-/PostTests
November
through March
Wake County Middle School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Academics)
Year: 2013-2014
Target Group: 6th-8th grade students with L- 2 on their EOG and/or did not pass local standards on their final Report Card for the 2013 academic year.
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: EOG Score and Report Card.
Data that drove this decision: Students with failing grades and low EOG scores are in danger of not passing their current grade.
Team
Members
Counselor(s),
Social
Worker,
Psychologist,
Nurse
Administrator
Classroom
Teacher
Intended Effects
on Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
By the end of the
year, 50% of the
6th – 8th grade
students with
Level 2 on
2012-13 EOG
and/or did not
pass local
standards on their
final Report Card
for the 2012-2013
school year will
improve to a Level
3 or higher and
pass local
standards.
Curriculum and
Materials Needed
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?

Individual &
Group Counseling
Academic
Achievement
Materials

Small Group Academic
Counseling
Consultation with Classroom
Teacher
Individual Counseling as
Needed
Parent Communication

Mentoring Program

Homework Checkin/Incentives


Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Projected
# of
Students
Impacted
Evaluation
Method
Resources
Needed
(Process
data)
(Perception
and results
data)
Project
start/
Project end
PowerSchool
data
~100
EOG Scores
July 2013 –
June 2014
(Exact
#TBD)
Report Cards
Mentoring
Program
Teacher
Reports
Pre-/PostTests
Date
Prepared By
Wake County Middle School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Attendance)
Target Group: 6th – 8th grade students with an absence rate of 10% or higher during the 2012-2013 school year
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Attendance data from NC Wise Program/Power Schools
Data that drove this decision: Students with frequent absences (above 10%) miss important academic time in the classroom
Intended Effects
on Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
Team
Members
Counselor(s),
Social
Worker,
Psychologist,
Nurse
Administrator
Classroom
Teacher
Data
Manager
By the end of the
2nd quarter, all
students with an
absence rate of
10% or higher will
reduce their poor
attendance rate
to less than 10%.
The overall school
attendance rate
will improve by at
least 0.2 for the
2013-2014 school
year.
School Year: 2013-2014
Projected #
of Students
Impacted
Curriculum and
Materials Needed
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?

Small Group Counseling



Consultation with Classroom
Teacher
Frequent Check-Ins w/Student
Individual Counseling as
Needed
Parent communication/letters
Small Group counseling

Attendance Incentives
Behavior
Incentives/charts

Mentoring Program

Home visits
Individual/Group
Counseling
materials

Attendance Committee
meetings
Attendance: How
to Better Organize
Your
Life so You Can Get
to School on Time!


Survey
Evaluation
Method
Resources
Needed
(Process
data)
(Perception and
results data)
PowerSchool
data
~14
PowerSchool
data
PowerSchool
data
Mentoring
Program
(Exact
#TBD)
PowerSchool
data
School Survey
(To determine
the reason for
absences:
feelings about
school,
Friendships, etc.)
Pre-/Post-Tests
Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Date
Prepared By
Project
start/
Project end
July 2013 –
December
2013
Wake County Middle School Closing the Gap Action Plan (Behavior)
Year: 2013-2014
Target Group: 6th – 8th Grade Students with more than 2 discipline referrals to the office during Quarter 1 and/or 2
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Discipline Data kept by the Assistant Principal
Data that drove this decision: Students with frequent office referrals miss important academic time in the classroom
Team
Members
Counselor(s),
Social
Worker,
Psychologist,
Nurse
Administrator
Classroom
Teacher
Intended
Effects on
Academics,
Behaviors
or
Attendance
Targeted
students
will
decrease
total office
referrals by
50% for
Quarter 3
Curriculum and
Type of Activity to be Delivered in
What Manner?
Materials Needed
Making the Link
Behavior
Incentives

Small Group Counseling


Consultation with Classroom
Teacher & Assistant Principal
Frequent Check-Ins w/Student


Individual Counseling as Needed
Parent Communication
Individual/Group
Counseling
materials
Resources
Needed
Projected
Number of
Students
Impacted
(Process
data)
Data kept
~10
by AP
(frequency of
discipline
referrals)
(Exact
#TBD)
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Date
Data kept by
AP regarding
the frequency
of discipline
referrals
Pre-/PostTests
Mentoring
Program
PBiS
materials
Principal Signature
Evaluation
Method
(Perception
and results
data)
Prepared By
Project start/
Project end
October
through March
2014
Believe High School Closing the Gap Action Plan: Dropout Prevention – Attendance/Academic
Target Group: Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Current credits and credits needed for graduation/promotion to the next grade
level. Prior retention data and graduation resiliency data also informed this target group.
Data that drove this decision: Alignment with School District and BLC School Improvement Plan goals to increase number students who graduate with their
cohort on time and decrease the county dropout rate by 40% by 2016-2017. Millbrook hopes to increase the graduation rate by 5% for 2013.
Counselor
Intended
Effects on
Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
ASCA
Domain/
Standard
and Student
Competency
Type of Activity to be Delivered
in What Manner?
Counselor A
Counselor B
Counselor C
Counselor D
Counselor E
Students will
make
adequate
progress each
semester/year
and graduate
with their
cohort.
A:A1
A:A2
A:A3
A:B1
A:B2
A:C1
C:A1
C:A2
PS:A1
PS:A2
PS:B1
PS:C1
-Parent meetings with student to make
Intervention
Coordinator
SAP School
Counselor
sure they understand the future-ready
course of study and the math
substitution process
-Institute one-on-one meetings with
students and counselors to perform
credit checks.
-Purposeful counseling to make sure
that students are choosing the
appropriate courses necessary for
graduation
- Working with students to add NCVPS
and NovaNet classes so that they can
recover lost credits.
- Teacher consultations
- Parent/teacher conferences
- Academic monitoring and contracts
Continued use of attendance contracts
- Increased targeted enrollment in
Summer School for all grade levels
(juniors and seniors only in schoolbased summer school)
- Investigate doing mid-year
promotions to stimulate student
progress so that they are moving
closer to graduation.
- Intervention Coordinator and
Counseling Intern will work with
students at-risk of not graduating to
make sure that they persist.
Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Date
Resources
Needed
- Contact Logs
- Four Year
Plans
- Attendance
Contracts
Projected
Number of
Students
Impacted
(Process data)
The current number
of our senior class
is 487. At least
85% of that
population should
graduate on time.
Evaluation
Method How will
you measure
results?
(Perception and
results data)
Project start/
Project end
August 2012June 2013
- Results Data:
Graduation rate
- End-of-the year
retention reports and
promotion data
- Transcripts
- Progress
Reports/Interims
- Quarterly failure
reports
- PEPs
- Dual Enrollment
Contract
- Summer School
Prepared by
Believe High School Closing the Gap Action Plan: Dropout Prevention -- Attendance
Target Group: Students in grades 9-12 who have been retained and who are overage
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Current credits and credits needed for graduation/promotion to the next grade level
Data that drove this decision: School District goal and BLC School Improvement Plan goal to increase number students who graduate with their cohort on time
and the need to increase promotion rates at each grade level.
Counselor
Intended
Effects on
Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
ASCA
Domain/
Standard and
Student
Competency
Counselor A
Counselor B
Counselor C
Counselor D
Counselor E
Students will
make adequate
progress each
semester/year
and graduate
with their cohort
A:A1
A:A2
A:A3
A:B1
A:B2
A:C1
C:A1
C:A2
PS:A1
PS:A2
PS:B1
PS:C1
Type of Activity to be
Delivered in What
Manner?
Resources
Needed
- Individual conferences
- Contact Logs
- Teacher consultations
- Four Year
Plans
- Parent/teacher
conferences
Projected
Number of
Students
Impacted
(Process data)
150 students have
been identified by
examination of
retention reports and
overage data.
Evaluation Method
How will you
measure results?
(Perception and
results data)
August 2011June2012
- Perception Data:
pre/post graduation
worksheet
- Results Data:
- Contracts
Graduation rate
- Academic monitoring and
contracts
- Revision of attendance
contracts
- Transcripts
- Progress
Reports/Interims
- End-of-the year
retention reports
- PEPs
- Enrollment of juniors and
plus seniors in
NCVPS/NovaNet classes
- Increased targeted
enrollment in Summer
School for all grade levels
(juniors and seniors only in
school-based summer
school)
Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Date
Project start/
Project end
- Dual Enrollment
Contract
- Summer School
Prepared by
Believe High School Dropout Prevention -- Behavior
Target Group: Students of all grade levels with repeated Level I and Level II conduct violations resulting in suspension
Target Group selection is based upon the following criteria: Students with three or more suspensions lasting 3 days or longer for the 2010-2011 school year
Data that drove this decision: School District Goal to decrease the suspension rate for Level I and Level II violations which contribute to dropout prevention
Counselor
Intended
Effects on
Academics,
Behaviors or
Attendance
ASCA
Domain/
Standard
and Student
Competency
Type of Activity to be
Delivered in What
Manner?
Resources
Needed
Projected
Number of
Students
Impacted
(Process Data)
Evaluation Method
How Will You
Measure Results?
(Perception and
Results Data)
Project
Start and
Project End
Dates
Counselor A
Counselor B
Counselor C
Counselor D
Counselor E
Decrease in
suspensions,
increase in
credits earned
and progress
towards
graduation
A:A1
A:A2
A:A3
A:AB1
A:B2
PS:A1
PS:A2
PS:B1
PS:C1
PS:C2
- Teacher Consultation
- Academic
Contracts
35 students have
been identified
by examination
of referral and
discipline data.
Perception data:
Pre/Post
SABA
(Self-Assessment
Behavior Analysis)
2011-2012
School Year
Intervention
Coordinator
SAP School
Counselor
- Behavioral/Academic
contracts
- Parent/Teacher
Conferences
- Weekly meetings with grade
level administrators to
discuss student progress
- Behavior
Contracts
- NovaNet
- ALC
- Credit Recovery
- Benchmark
assessments (for
mastery)
- Mediation
- PowerSchool
- PEPs
- SIRS
- ALC Placement
- Self-assessment
behavioral
analysis (SABA)
- NovaNet placement
Results Data:
Dashboard data on the
number of
suspensions/
suspension days
Long term: follow
targeted students to
graduation of cohort
- Purposeful scheduling
- Individual Counseling
- SAP Contact
Principal Signature
Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing their plans
Date
Prepared by