Sumner County Board of Education 5-Year Plan

Sumner County Board of Education 5-year Plan
Strategy One: Meet or exceed NCLB proficiency benchmarks in all subgroups in Math and Reading/Language Arts. (Reference: Sumner County Schools Tennessee System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) Goals 1 & 2, Page 84-81, submitted May 15, 2008) Strategy Two: Meet or exceed NCLB benchmarks for district graduation rate, with the goal of the highest graduation rate in middle Tennessee. (Reference: Sumner County Schools Tennessee System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) Goal 4, Page 94-97, submitted May 15, 2008)
th Strategy Three: Promote career & technical (vocational) programs & increase the number of 12 grade CTE concentrators meeting state established industry-validated career & technical standards.
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Goal One: Provide excellence in education that will lead to recognition as the number one school system in middle Tennessee.
(Reference: Sumner County Schools Tennessee System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) Goal 4, Page 94-97, submitted May 15, 2008)
Performance Measures
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement (K-8)
Performance Objectives
Meet Adequate Yearly Progress standards for No Child Left Behind
2009-10 benchmark
action steps outcomes
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Meet NCLB standards for AYP percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 89.0% Mathematics 86.0%
Meet NCLB standards for AYP percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 100% Mathematics 100%
ACT
Meet or exceed TN and US average scores
Compare data released as of midAugust of each year to reflect scores at or above state and national averages
Gateway/End of Course Tests
Compare percent proficient and Meet or exceed advanced: NCLB requirements Reading/Language/Writing in all subgroups. 93.0% Mathematics 83.0%
Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 97.0% Mathematics 91.0%
Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 100% Mathematics 100%
Graduation Rate
Meet or exceed the expected graduation percentage track as established by SDE for each school and the system to meet NCLB requirements
Compare graduation rate of each school and the system as provided by SDE to the track chart for expected graduation rates as they progress toward or are maintained at 89.45% or higher Director will meet with and direct each principal to provide disaggregated student performance information to each teacher and require them to use it in planning instruction.
Each school will respond to Response to Data disaggregated data in the above categories.
Perkins Report Card (Core Indicator 2S1)
Grade of A on Perkins action steps
Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.
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Strategy Four: Improve parental involvement in student success, especially at the middle and high school level. Provide scholarship, vocational, and college information to parents.
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Goal One: Provide excellence in education that will lead to recognition of the number one school system in middle Tennessee.
Performance Measures Performance Objectives
Middle and high school plans to encourage parents to attend parent teacher conferences
2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
action steps Develop communication strategy to encourage participation in Parent Teacher Conferences at middle and high school levels. Set goal for increase in participation. outcomes
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Parent Participation in Parent Teacher Conferences
Collect and evaluate baseline data of parent participation in Parent Teacher Conferences at middle and high school levels.
Meet or exceed goal for increase in participation.
Post link to scholarship program Disseminate Parent Awareness websites on District website and scholarship of Scholarship information to parents provide printed material as Programs via print and website. required.
Update scholarship program website links as needed.
Update scholarship program website links as needed. Evaluate program to investigate additional initiatives.
Disseminate career Post link to state Career Technical Parent Awareness and technical Education program website on (vocational) of Vocational information to parents District website. Programs via print and website.
Update Career Technical Education website links as needed.
Update Career Technical Education website links as needed. Evaluate program to investigate additional initiatives
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Strategy Five: Continue to identify action steps of quality related to addressing the gaps between sub-group achievement levels, implementing additional strategies to target needs and develop a district-wide monitoring system. Use modified calendar structure for remediation activities as funding will permit. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 3, October, 2006. Strategy Six: Expand the focus on efforts around curricular practices that prioritize and map the curriculum so that it is vertically and horizontally aligned to address the needs of all students. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 5, October, 2006.
Provide such opportunities before and after school, during the calendar breaks and in the summer.
2009-10 benchmark
action steps Use federal stimulus money to expand current programs. Study use of calendar breaks for remediation, including a review of its effectiveness at Union Elementary. outcomes
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Remediation opportunities
Pilot use of calendar breaks for remediation. Continue current expanded programs.
Act as indicated by data in pilot programs. Continue to evaluate and expand current programs as needed.
Continue to evaluate and expand current programs as needed.
Continue to evaluate and expand current programs as needed.
Benchmarking implementation
Continue to expand benchmarking in elementary and middle schools.
Expand reading benchmarking initiative in Elementary to include math. Expand math benchmarking initiative in Middle to include Reading/Language Arts. Expand use of DIBELS information in K-2 for decision-making regarding students' reading progress.
Continue to train new incoming teachers in benchmarking.
Continue to train new incoming teachers in benchmarking. Evaluate and improve programs as needed.
Continue horizontal and vertical grade group and departmental meetings to address curriculum State Curriculum Compliance with all standards. Direct staff to attend Standards; Map state curriculum summer training in state of curriculum standards. curriculum changes. Identify the standards correlation between revised standards and state assessments.
Direct new staff to become trained in updated curriculum standards. Direct instructional coaches to assist with curriculum implementation.
Direct new staff to become trained in updated curriculum standards.
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Strategy Seven: Expand university and community partnerships, including volunteers in the classroom who can help students make real world career connections. Expand current collaborative efforts with Volunteer State Community College and other institutions.
2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Direct each school to have a Keep data concerning volunteer sign in sheet which lists volunteer activities and times. Volunteer activity use of volunteers. Provide information Provide printed volunteer in schools information sheet for all to volunteers volunteers.
Assess data taken in 09-10 and identify uses, times and variety of volunteer activities. Identify ways to improve use of volunteers.
Continue to implement and expand volunteer opportunities. Verify that each school has a volunteer sign in sheet which lists volunteer activities and times. Provide printed volunteer information sheet for all volunteers.
Continue to implement and expand volunteer opportunities. Verify that each school has a volunteer sign in sheet which lists volunteer activities and times. Provide printed volunteer information sheet for all volunteers.
Verify that each school has a volunteer sign in sheet which lists volunteer activities and times. Provide printed volunteer information sheet for all volunteers. Reassess data concerning volunteer activity.
Expanded Volunteer State Community College and Union University collaboration
Direct senior staff to identify Create and maintain resources and collaborative list of collaborative activities with Volunteer State activities with various Community College and Union schools and district University while examining offices. distance learning possibilities.
Assess areas of collaboration and explore opportunities for expanding collaboration with Volunteer State Community College, Union University, and other institutions as they are available.
Continue collaborative efforts and document collaboration.
Written agreements with university and community college partners
Direct senior staff to provide summaries of current collaborative Use the form that already exists in some activities with all institutions of departments to verify higher education. Distribute agreement forms to universities and record with whom the District has formal partnerships. partnerships.
Assess areas of collaboration and explore opportunities for expanded collaboration with other institutions of higher learning.
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Strategy Eight: Continue to promote the character education program of living above the line, using the eight keys of excellence: integrity, failure leads to success, speak with good purpose, this is it, commitment, ownership, flexibility, and balance.
2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Character education activity in schools (Safe and Drug Free Schools data)
Records and data of character education activities in classrooms and schools.
Continue to provide character education data through Safe and Drug Free Schools' monthly newsletter. Post newsletter on the District Website. During the 09 Administrator's Retreat, provide administrators with character education training that they can bring to their individual staff for implementation.
Continue to collect and evaluate character education activity data. Direct instructional coaches to promote character education activities.
Character education curriculum provided to teachers (Safe and Drug Free Schools data)
Provide character education professional development: Professional "Preparing Graduates: Elementary development for Teachers Set the Stage;" teachers in character "Preparing Graduates: All Day, ed. curriculum Every Day;" "Preparing Graduates in a Safe Environment."
Continue to provide professional development and curriculum materials on the theme of character education.
Recognition of schools for character education initiatives (Safe and Drug Free Schools data)
Continue to provide character education data through Safe and Drug Free Schools' monthly newsletter. Post newsletter on the All schools District Website. Publicize SDF participating in some character education initiatives in character education Sumner County Schools activities each year. newsletter. Continue to support Red Ribbon Week and other such programs developed for this activity.
Continue to provide character education data and recognize schools for character education initiatives. Investigate ways to improve current character education programs.
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Goal Two: Provide world class educators and educational support staff.
Strategy One: Hire and Maintain highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals in all of the positions requiring this status. (Reference: Sumner County Schools Tennessee System wide Planning Process (TCSPP) Goal 3, Page 92-3, submitted May 15, 2008) Strategy Two: Recruit and maintain world-class educators and support staff.
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2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Percentage of Highly Qualified Teachers 98% teachers will be highly Tennessee Report and Paraprofessionals qualified. Card will meet or exceed state standards. (Subject to negotiation with Improvement of teacher organization) Assess competitive position District compensation relative to in regards to other systems, their per pupil employee salaries and expenditure and their ability to benefits. pay.
98.5% teachers will be highly qualified.
99% teachers will be highly qualified.
99.5% teachers will be highly qualified.
100% teachers will be highly qualified.
Competitive salary and benefits package for certified and classified staff
Prepare cost analysis for improved employee salaries and benefits.
(Subject to negotiation with teacher organization) Promote competitive salary and benefits package for all staff.
(Subject to negotiation with teacher organization) Promote competitive salary and benefits package for all staff
(Subject to negotiation with teacher organization) Promote competitive salary and benefits package for all staff
Creation/continuation of incentive package Recruitment of to assist in Highly Qualified recruitment and staff for hard-toretention of qualified fill positions applicants for hardto-fill positions
(Subject to negotiation with teacher organization) Collect data regarding teaching areas that continue to be difficult to fill.
Prepare cost analysis for continuing incentive packages in identified hard-to-fill areas.
(Subject to negotiation with teacher organization) Evaluate recruitment needs and modify as indicated.
Reduce teacher absenteeism
Study methods to incentivize teacher attendance.
Gather information on attendance incentives in other districts. Respond to recommendations of Board Compensation Committee.
Prepare cost analysis for teacher attendance incentives.
Propose funding for any research based plans that are developed based on data.
Implement any research based plans that are developed based on data and are funded.
Implement any research based plans that are developed based on data and are funded.
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Goal Three: Provide a state-of-the-art learning environment.
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Strategy One: Develop a comprehensive technology plan that aligns with the curriculum and includes funding initiatives for updating, supporting and sustaining needs related to both the instructional program and administrative system. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 4, October, 2006.
2009-10 benchmark
action steps Establish a committee to develop updated district Technology Plan. Align the plan with identified instructional needs and administrative concerns. outcomes
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
District wide technology plan
Adopt the plan and include planned updates
Begin implementation of updated district Technology Plan.
Continue to evaluate, assess and update technology plan as aligned with instructional goals.
Funding
Adopt a dedicated Propose a funding plan for funding source for the technology. technology plan
Support Board and Commission funding plan for technology.
Based on Technology Committee Adopt a plan for the recommendations, propose a Administration of administration of revised organizational chart for technology technology resources 2009-10.
Continue revised technology organizational chart.
Review technology organizational chart for possible revisions as needed.
Continue revised technology organizational chart.
Review technology organizational chart for possible revisions as needed.
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Strategy Two: Provide a safe teaching and learning environment. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 4, October, 2006.
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2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Positive school/visitor communication
Provide continued training to school personnel in friendly yet vigilant screening of school visitors.
Address safety and communication issues with administration in principals' meetings.
Direct building administrators to train new personnel in safety and communication issues and to encourage positive interactions with visitors.
File District Crisis Plan with the state. Ensure all new schools have Continue to review secure entrances. Create Safety Measures/ and upgrade security conversion plan for installing SAVE Act measures in schools. secure entrances in older buildings which lack them.
Implement secure entrance conversion plan.
Implement secure entrance conversion plan. Evaluate all future building plans in light of secure entrances and safety measures.
School athletic department staff
Provide athletic trainers for middle and high school athletes.
Develop long-term strategy to provide athletic trainer for the school system's needs no later than 12/31/09.
Support ongoing funding stream sufficient to fund athletic trainers.
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Strategy Three: Provide well-maintained facilities and support services.
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Properly staff maintenance department
2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Personnel
Elevate existing staffing levels to meet national standards.
As funding allows, seek to continue to meet or exceed national staffing standards.
Develop a standard New construction manual for new schools.
Propose standard manual to Facilities Committee and Board.
Seek Board adoption of process and procedures to implement standard manual.
Seek Board approval to update process and procedures standard manual as needed.
Parking lot pavement
Develop a parking lot Assess existing parking lots to determine and revise priority order maintenance for repair and expansion. schedule.
Initiate plan by addressing parking lot issues in priority order.
Continue to assess existing parking lots to determine and revise priority order for repair and expansion.
Integration of Transportation and Facilities Department
Develop organizational structure chart
Fill positions in chart with existing employees & transfer nonessential employees to other positions
Utilize Support Services building to allow all departments to purchase in bulk, store at facility, and distribute utilizing system employees as needed
Continue plans with necessary revisions
Utilization of vacant Vocational Develop and Bldg on Portland implement plans East Middle campus
Develop plans that will utilize vacant Portland Vocational Building for maximum use for Sumner County Schools
Implement plans
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Goal Four: Maintain fiscal stability, responsibility, and accountability.
Strategy One: Implement business practices that promote the best educational environment. Strategy Two: Develop a balanced budget annually to take to the County Commission which meets all state and federal requirements.
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2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Equal resources for all children
Provide necessities to support educational system without an overreliance on fundraising at the local school level.
Maintain equivalent per pupil expenditure in instructional resources. Maintain staffing in accordance with BEP ratios and SACS/AdvancED standards.
Maintain equivalent per pupil expenditure in instructional resources. Maintain staffing in accordance with BEP ratios and SACS/AdvancED standards in preparation for SACS evaluation in the spring of 11.
School system organizational structure
Review and adopt an effective school system organizational structure
Review and compare organizational structures of comparably sized and funded school systems.
Prepare cost analysis of changes to be made based on review of District organizational structure and the structures of comparably sized and funded school systems.
Implement Board approved changes as directed.
Budget
Balanced budget to meet instructional needs.
Assure a balanced budget including opening 3 new schools and meeting BEP staffing requirements.
Assure a balanced budget including growth and added state and local requirements .
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Goal Five: Engage in research in special initiatives.
Strategy One: Initiate a process which monitors and assesses the effectiveness of special initiatives at the school and district level. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 2, October, 2006. Strategy Two: Investigate communication, instructional and support service practices in pursuit of excellence.
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2009-10 benchmark
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
action steps Direct staff to collect and analyze appropriate data regarding each special initiative and make data based decisions on continuation or modification of those initiatives. outcomes
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Data collection
Assessment of effectiveness based Determine appropriate data on an analysis of the sources for each special initiative. data.
Direct staff to collect and analyze appropriate data regarding each special initiative.
Direct staff to collect and analyze appropriate data regarding each special initiative.
Direct staff to collect and analyze appropriate data regarding each special initiative. Modify programs as appropriate.
Improved communication from Distribute a minimum of 1 Board Communication; Board to teachers and newsletter per month.. Board Newsletter from teachers to Board Gather existing dress codes from other systems. Evaluate and compare issues with current District standardize dress. Use teams of stakeholders to evaluate and make suggestions as to feasibility of implementing standardized dress modifications. Evaluate Tennessee Scholars Plans in districts with a higher percentage of participants and make 20% incremental advancement to goal--(base 114 in 2008-09 with goal of 400) 171 in 2009-10.
Distribute a minimum of 1 Board newsletter per month..
Standardized Dress
Review existing school system dress code and revise as appropriate.
Examine outcomes of stakeholders' meetings and input to make modifications as needed.
Annually review standardized dress and make modifications as needed.
Tennessee Scholars
Develop a plan to have the highest percentage of Tennessee Scholars of any system in middle Tennessee.
20% incremental increase-228 in 2010-11.
Homelessness
Develop a plan to Use Board committee and staff to combat homelessness coordinate and expand services for among Sumner homeless students. County students.
Implement Board committee recommendations for improving living situations for District students.
Reevaluate plan and make modifications as needed.
Reevaluate plan and make modifications as needed
Reevaluate plan and make modifications as needed
Sumner County History
Study the possibility of including Sumner Determine appropriate grade levels County history in and courses in which to possibly history classes, as the infuse Sumner County History. state standards permit.
Provide information about Sumner County History to teachers through professional development activities, instructional coaching, and printed material.
Continue professional development and printed material dissemination. Evaluate effectiveness of program in light of state and federal curricular standards.
Continue professional development and printed material dissemination.
Continue professional development and printed material dissemination. Evaluate effectiveness of program in light of state and federal curricular standards.
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Goal Six: Have an effective Board of Directors operation.
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Strategy One: Build the capacity to strengthen the collaboration between the Sumner County Commission and the Sumner County Board of Education so that planning will address physical plant maintenance and new construction needs as well as providing resources that support the teaching and learning process. Reference: SACS/CASI District Accreditation Recommendation # 1, October, 2006. Strategy Two: Develop more professional and streamlined meeting and decision-making practices.
Initiate practices to support trust among Board members, teachers, and the community.
2009-10 benchmark
action steps Produce a podcast highlighting positive District events and post on website every 9 weeks. Feature Board member spotlight article in each issue of Sumner County School News. outcomes
2010-11 benchmark
2011-12 benchmark
2012-13 benchmark
2013-14 benchmark
Trust
Continue podcasts and Board member features.
County Commission
Meet individually with each Form effective education committee member and working relationships budget committee member to with the County foster better working Commission. relationships.
Continue education and budget committee member meetings.
Board of Distinction
Provide resource support as Receive the TSBA necessary to assist Board to attain Board of Distinction TSBA Board of Distinction award by June 2010. award. Review the annual recurring practices of the Board and devise Conduct an annual staff review to an annual recurring ascertain Board agenda items. agenda for Board items. Update budget status and highlight areas of concern in adopted budget at each Board meeting.
Maintain Board of Distinction status.
Standard Board Calendar and annual agenda
Maintain updated annual recurring Board agenda.
Budget reporting at Budget reporting every regular Board meeting.
Continue budget status updates and highlights as new 10-11 budget is implemented.
Continue budget status updates and highlights as new budget is implemented.
Board Policy Review
Review monthly at Consult with TSBA in review of least one new or existing school Board existing Board policies. policy.
Continue updating of Board policy manual as additions and changes are made.
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Meet or exceed TN and US average scores

Gateway/End of Course Tests

Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 97.0% Mathematics 91.0%

Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 97.0% Mathematics 91.0%

Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 97.0% Mathematics 91.0%

Compare percent proficient and advanced: Reading/Language/Writing 100% Mathematics 100%

Perkins Report Card (Core Indicator 2S1)

Grade of A on Perkins action steps

Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.

Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.

Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.

Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.

Meet negotiated state and federal performance levels.