2013-16 Executive Summary
School Improvement Plan
School Name: __Forsyth Central High School_________
AdvancED Standards
FCS Departments
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Academics & Accountability
Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services
Continuous Improvement Goal
Goal 1: Improve scores on End of Course Tests
(EOCT) to meet College and Career Ready
Performance Index (CCRPI) standards for
Content Mastery for all students, in particular
at risk sub-groups.
Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
AdvancED Standards
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Superintendent
Technology and Information Services
Transportation
Support from FCS Department(s)
Academics & Accountability
 Training in creating text dependent questions
 Training/Practice/Feedback for Close Reads
 Graphic organizers and simulations for
economics units
 Common core texts for close reading analysis,
synthesis, and text-based, evidentiary response
practice.
 Rhetorical and argumentative resources and
strategies.
 Scaffolding, directed instruction, and small
group/individualized resources for at-risk subgroups
 More ongoing training and support for our
math teachers in coordinate algebra and
analytical geometry
 GADOE Coordinate Algebra Study Guide, Walch,
8th/7th grade Resource courses on itsLearning
 GADOE Analytic Geometry Study Guide, Walch
 Differentiated Instruction
 Build background knowledge to pin new
language on existing knowledge.
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Goal 2: Maintain or Increase student readiness Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
for post high school opportunities
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Scaffold formative assignments using graphic
organizers, cloze activities… for ELs to facilitate
learning.
Build academic language/vocabulary in the
content areas.
L1 Word to Word dictionaries
EL adapted resources – Title III
Technology and Information Services
 itsLearning
 Support with CCRPI reporting that could affect
the outcome of our reports in a timely manner
Human Resources
 Appropriate staffing, hiring and dismissal help
to ensure a highly qualified staff
School Safety and Discipline
 Continuous communication to assist with
students and parents that could disrupt the
learning environment
Special Education
 Continued staff development on instructional
strategies—preferably during early release or
during some release time other than late
afternoon after a full days work
Student Support Services
 Continuous support with students with social
and emotional needs
 Bullying staff development
 Mean Girls professional development
 Ongoing communication with needs that we
don’t even know have surfaced yet
Academics & Accountability
 Professional development through media
organizations (AASL & GLMA)
 Professional Learning writing common
formative and summative assessments
 Learning Guides & Textbook for each student
(AP Human Geography)
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AP Practice Test
Assistance with Community Mentors for
CAPSTONE Project
Fine Arts would like assistance with creating
pathways within each discipline to help
increase students who complete with a fine arts
pathway and also with distinction.
Better transition with our middle schools when
it comes to CTAE and Fine Arts
courses/pathways
Common writing assessments for Health classes
Technology and Information Services
 itsLearning
 Support with CCRPI reporting that could affect
the outcome of our reports in a timely manner
Human Resources
 Appropriate staffing, hiring and dismissal help
to ensure a highly qualified staff
School Safety and Discipline
 Continuous communication to assist with
students and parents that could disrupt the
learning environment
Special Education
 Continued staff development on instructional
strategies—preferably during early release or
during some release time other than late
afternoon after a full days work
Student Support Services
 Continuous support with students with social
and emotional needs
 Bullying staff development
 Mean Girls professional development
 Ongoing communication with needs that we
don’t even know have surfaced yet
Goal 3: Increase Cohort Graduation Rate
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Everything stated for Goal 1 and 2 would apply
here .
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Goal 4: Maintain or Increase the percentage of
students performing at Meets/Exceeds in
Writing on the Georgia High School Graduation
Tests, in particular at risk sub-groups.
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Goal 5: Implement, monitor and evaluate the
implementation of CCGPS, GPS, Industry and
National Standards through classroom
observations, Data Team documentation, State
of the Department Reports and increased
scores on EOCT tests and the GHSWT (GAPSS)
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Goal 6: Redefine content area teams using the
Decision Making for Results Six-Step Process
for creating effective data teams. (GAPSS)
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Academics & Accountability
 Assistance for American Literature teachers
who want to design and implement a writing
tutorial and remediation process available to all
students who do not meet on the September
2013 GHSWT. Resources may include state
practice writing prompts, technology
integration, communication with parents,
special education and ELL teachers, and preand post- writing assessment data
 Differentiated Instruction
 Build background knowledge to pin new
language on existing knowledge.
 Scaffold formative assignments using graphic
organizers, cloze activities… for ELs to facilitate
learning.
 Build academic language/vocabulary in the
content areas.
 L1 Word to Word dictionaries
 EL adapted resources – Title III
Academics & Accountability
 Continued support with data teams
 Continued communication of test scores and
other data
 Clear and concise communication about CTAE
changes from the DOE in a timely manner along
with other curriculum changes
Technology and Information Services
 Ongoing communication about the changes
needed in IC in a timely manner
Academics & Accountability
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Continued support with data teams
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Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Goal 7: Increase teacher knowledge and
understanding of effective instructional
strategies and assessment through a data
driven school-based professional learning
plan.(GAPSS)
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Academics & Accountability
 Ongoing dialog with the faculty and with any
and all FCS department as to the needs of our
faculty as they are surveyed and as needs arise.
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