LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S PLAN FOR PROGRESS……
2015-2016: FIRST 30 DAYS
LCHS VISION: LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES EVERY STUDENT COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER READY EQUIPPED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
LCHS MISSION: THE MISSION OF LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ALONG WITH RIGOROUS, INTENTIONAL
INSTRUCTION IN ALL CLASSROOMS AND PROGRAMS THROUGH A CULTURE OF PRIDE, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INVOLVEMENT BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE GOING, WHERE WE LANDED:
NOW
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
GRADUATION RATE
FRESHMEN FAILURE RATE
ATTENDANCE RATE
ACT SCORE
MEETING ACT READING BENCHMARK
MEETING ACT ENGLISH BENCHMARK
MEETING ACT MATH BENCHMARK
MEETING ACT SCIENCE BENCHMARK
PLAN SCORE
MEETING PLAN READING BENCHMARK
MEETING PLAN ENGLISH BENCHMARK
MEETING PLAN MATH BENCHMARK
MEETING PLAN SCIENCE BENCHMARK
OVERALL NEXTGEN LEARNER SCORE
PROGRAM REVIEW SCORE
A&H (5.6) PL (7.3) WRITING (7.6)
GOALS
FINAL
NOW
BIOLOGY – PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
BIOLOGY – NOVICE
BIOLOGY – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
U.S. HISTORY – PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
U.S. HISTORY - NOVICE
U.S. HISTORY – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
ENGLISH II – PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
ENGLISH II – NOVICE
ENGLISH II – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
10TH GRADE ON-DEMAND PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
10TH GRADE ON-DEMAND NOVICE
10TH GRADE ON-DEMAND – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
11TH GRADE ON-DEMAND PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
11TH GRADE ON-DEMAND NOVICE
11TH GRADE ON-DEMAND – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
ALGEBRA II – PROFICIENT/DISTINGUISHED
ALGEBRA II - NOVICE
ALGEBRA II – DISABILITY GAP (P/D)
GOALS
FINAL
IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, WE WILL...
(BY SEPT 21ST)
ACTIVITY
WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THIS ACTIVITY?
COMMUNICATION/CELEBRATION/RECOGNITION
ELA
 CELEBRATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MET GOALS IN
AP/EOC/CCR.
 NEW GRADING POLICY—COMMUNICATE TO PARENTS AND
COMMUNITY. USE THE SCHOOL MESSENGER SYSTEM TO
COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION.
SCIENCE
 SHARE 15-16 GOAL WITH STUDENTS AND REWARD EOC
PERFORMANCE.
 COMMUNICATE GRADING PROTOCOL WILL ALL SCHOOL
STAKEHOLDERS

CELEBRATE EOC SCORES—NOVICE MOVED
DOWN/DISTINGUISHED MOVED UP
MATH
STUDENT BULLETIN BOARD RECOGNITION:
 CCR
 P/D FOR ALG. II EOC
 AP QUALIFYING SCORES
 ACT FOR MATH BENCHMARK
SOCIAL STUDIES
 STUDENT RECOGNITION—CREATE AN EOC HIGH ACHIEVER
BOARD IN SOCIAL STUDIES HALLWAY
A&H
 CONTINUE STUDENTS PATS PRIDE
 EOC P/D, CCR, AND ON-DEMAND STUDENT LISTS
PLCS
 UPDATE SYLLABI WITH NEW STANDARDS-BASED GRADING
INFORMATION

RECOGNIZE STUDENTS WHO ARE CCR ALREADY IN FRONT
OF JUNIOR CLASS.
INTERIM ASSESSMENTS/BENCHMARKING
ELA


PLAN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENTS BY SETTING
GOALS AND CREATE CLASS DATA CHARTS.
SCHEDULE TESTING TIMES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR TO AVOID
SURPRISES AND “BAD” TESTING TIMES.
SCIENCE
 REVISE THE INITIAL ASSESSMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES
MADE TO LATER ASSESSMENTS

ADMINISTER A PRE-ASSESSMENT TO SET BASELINE FOR THE
YEAR FOR EACH STANDARD AT EACH LEVEL.
MATH
 DEFINE SCHOOL-WIDE INTERIM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM—
REVISE INTERIM ASSESSMENT AND DISCUSS GRADING
PROCEDURES.
SOCIAL STUDIES
 RESTRUCTURE THE INTERIM ASSESSMENT-1 FOR
CONSISTENCY OF FORMAT (TO DO DURING SUB-PLC’S)

CREATE A PLAN FOR MORE ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF
STUDENT GROWTH. IA-3 WILL BE CUMULATIVE AND
TEACHER WILL REVIEW RESULTS WITH STUDENTS.
A&H
 N/A
PLCS
 COLLECT HEALTH DATA (BMI)
 DEVELOP A FITNESS PLAN
PLC WORK/COMMON PLANNING
ELA
 STANDARDS-BASED GRADING—DATA QUESTIONS AND
SHARE OUT AS A REGULAR CHECK ON PROGRESS WITH
IMPLEMENTATION.
SCIENCE
 ACTIVITY TO REINFORCE CULTURE OF GROWTH MINDSET
 BEGIN THE PROCESS TO VERTICALLY ALIGN THE
DEPARTMENT TO REFLECT CONTENT TAUGHT AT EACH LEVEL
AND STRATEGIES UTILIZED—CREATE A TIMELINE?
MATH
 EDIT ALL MATH PACING GUIDES FOR ALL 2015-16
 BEGIN LESSON STUDY PROCESS
SOCIAL STUDIES
 CONTINUE PLC MEETINGS BI-MONTHLY.
 COMMON PLANNING SESSIONS WILL FOCUS ON REFINING
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND PLANNING. ALSO,
CONTINUE TO REFINE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO ALIGN
TO STANDARDS.
A&H
 FOCUS ON STANDARDS-BASED GRADING AND PROGRAM
REVIEWS

REVIEW CYCLE
1 NEEDS (FROM THE 2014-15 CYCLE 3
REVIEW)
PLCS
 STANDARDS-BASED GRADING TRAINING
RED ZONE
ELA
 CREATE STRATEGIES CLASSES FOR RED ZONE FOR
STUDENTS JUST BELOW BENCHMARK—THIS WILL REDUCE
TRADITIONAL STRATEGY CLASSES
SCIENCE
 STRUCTURE RED ZONE GROUPS ON INTERIM 1 DATA—
FOCUS ON EOC-BASED POWER STANDARDS (BIOLOGY)
 DEVELOP AP SCIENCE RED ZONE
MATH
 CONSIDER A NEW RED ZONE STRUCTURE—HAVE AN
INTERVENTION PLAN WITH JUST MEETING 5-7 DAYS
STRAIGHT DURING A WINDOW IN THE 9 WEEKS INSTEAD OF
MEETING EVERY FRIDAY.
SOCIAL STUDIES
 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS WILL DEVELOP RED ZONE
FOCUSED ON REMEDIATION AND TEST RE-TAKE
QUALIFICATIONS.
 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS WILL DEVELOP PROJECT-BASED
(THEMATIC) RED ZONES WITH POSSIBILITY OF EOC
PRACTICE WHEN NEEDED.
A&H
 CONSIDER SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR RED ZONE BECAUSE OF
REDUCTION IN INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
PLCS
 ASSIGN STUDENTS TO THEIR PATHWAY SO CCR READINESS
WILL INCREASE

CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON WORKKEYS, KOSSA, SOFT
SKILLS, AND ASVAB
PROGRAM REVIEWS
ELA
 MEET WITH PROGRAM REVIEW TEAMS TO IDENTIFY AREAS
OF NEEDED DOCUMENTATION. COMMUNICATE AS A
DEPARTMENT WHO HAS EVIDENCE FOR THE
NEEDED/IDENTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS.
SCIENCE
 NEED A WORKSHOP TO HAVE A MODEL FOR RATIONALES AND
EVIDENCE MEETING THE CHARACTERISTICS

WORK ON INITIATIVES IN DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATE
THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO COMPLIMENT THE
PROGRAM REVIEW INITIATIVES.
MATH
 MAKE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON CONTENT AREAS TO FOCUS
ON STANDARDS THAT ARE STILL LACKING
SOCIAL STUDIES
 SAME AS ELA
A&H
 DEPARTMENTS SELECT CHARACTERISTICS FOR A/H
PROGRAM REVIEW. HAVE ASSIGNMENTS FROM ALL
DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR CHARACTERISTIC ON 3 A/H
SKILLS.
PLCS
 ROUND ROBIN INSTRUCTION ON PLCS CURRICULUM IN ALL
CONTENT AREAS
ADVISORY/PATRIOT TIME/LINK CREW
ELA

DEVELOP A PLAN FOR GRADE-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.
PLANS
NEED TO BE PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER
SCIENCE
 LINK CREW LEADERS LEAD ACADEMIC GOAL SETTING WITH
9TH GRADE CLASS
 RESEARCH MIDDLE SCHOOL DATA FOR EACH HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT
MATH
 DEVELOP PLAN FOR SHORTER BUT MORE FREQUENT
MEETINGS.
 ELECT CLASS OFFICERS
SOCIAL STUDIES
 IMPLEMENT A TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
A&H
 COMPLETE SCHEDULE CHANGES WITHOUT LOSS OF
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME

SHOW BULLYING, SUICIDE, AND HARASSMENT VIDEOS
PLCS
 MEET AS NEEDED
 SENIORS TO MEET MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERS
DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW
ELA
 CONTINUE WITH CURRENT TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
PRACTICES – DEPARTMENT LEADS WILL ENSURE ALL LEVELS
ARE ON THE SAME PAGE.
 KAGAN
SCIENCE
 COMMON ASSESSMENTS (LEARNING CHECKS, UNIT EXAMS)
THROUGH SUB-PLC’S
 STANDARDS-BASED GRADING SYSTEMS COMMON THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT
MATH
 FOCUS ON TEACHING STRATEGIES AND USING DATA
 CONDUCT A MOCK DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW FOR NEW TEACHERS
TO MAKE ALL NEW TEACHERS AWARE
SOCIAL STUDIES
 REVIEW STANDARD 3 IN PLC MEETING AND ENCOURAGE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN EACH LESSON.
A&H
 REVIEW OF STANDARD 2 FROM PROGRAM REVIEW IN A/H
PLCS
 FORM SUB-GROUPS
 INITIAL EVALUATION
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
ELA
 SET CLEAR EXPECTATION FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
(NON-NEGOTIABLES)
 ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN ALL GRADE LEVELS
SCIENCE
 USE RESEARCH-BASED STUDENT ENGAGING STRATEGIES
 USE COMMON LANGUAGE VERTICALLY SO STUDENTS ARE
FAMILIAR WITH WORDING.
MATH
 IMPLEMENT PRACTICES LEARNED FROM THE PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCES IN AUG-SEPT. (KAGAN AND
RESPECT/RAPPORT IN THE CLASSROOOM).
SOCIAL STUDIES
 IMPLEMENT STUDENT DATA COLLECTION PLAN (ACT/PLAN
PREP, INTERIM
ASSESSMENT, SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT,
SOCRATIVE STANDARD REVIEWS) FOR STUDENT
REFLECTION AND REMEDIATION.
A&H
 KAGAN TRAINING
 USE THOUGHTFUL CLASSROOM STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
SCORES
PLCS
 TIME TO REVISE ON-DEMAND PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION FOR
EVERY CLASS ONE TIME PER SEMESTER.
 INDIVIDUAL WORK FOR GRADES—GROUP WORK NOT
GRADED