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College Readiness Students will demonstrate mastery of graduation competencies at the conclusion of middle school.
Metric I Teachers will monitor progress using pre and post-assessment data for each competency through POINT..
Metric II - By the end of their 8 grade year, 100% of students will (A) present a capstone/end of course defense and (B) select a
high school pathway preference and cohort.
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Objectives:
Metric III - 100% of students will participate in an advisory program where academic progress and student goal setting are
tracked weekly.
Strategy/Action
Metric I
Teachers will provide pre and postassessments with increased levels
in depth of knowledge. (Quadrant D
activities)
PD needed:
1. How to build a quality
assessment.
2.
Point training.
(Personalized training for
staff who are at different
readiness levels)
3.
Metric I
Person
Responsible
Mayo
St Aime
Collier
Heath
Jump
Melissa T. and
Taiesha
Measurement
Number of test items at
level three or four
Percent of staff utilizing
Point for pre-post
assessments
Session 1 Surveys on
participants reactions
Session 2 Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Session 3 Surveys on
Participants use of
new knowledge and
skills.
Session 4 Student
Impact Outcomes
Resources
Needed
POINT
Rubrics on quality
assessments
Depth of Knowledge
Wheel
Rigor and
Relevance
research
Due Date
August 2015
- May
2016
Timeline
Townsend
Van Tone
Zabala
St Aime
PD needed:
1. Mindset (Book study)
2.
3.
Grouping strategies
Point reports
Session 1 Surveys on
participants reactions
Session 2 Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Session 3 Surveys on
Participants use of
new knowledge and
skills.
Session 4 Student
Impact Outcomes
Student Assessment
data
ST Math reports
Student Goals
Session 1 Surveys on
participants reactions
Session 2 Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Session 3 Surveys on
Participants use of
new knowledge and
skills.
Session 4 Student
Impact Outcomes
Interventions
Point Reports
Blender
August 2015
October
2015
Modeling Workshop
Session 1 July 2015 (Workshop provided through
pre-planning session)
Session 2 August 2015 (Ideas from the
leadership. LT will articulate Flex Lab examples
during faculty meeting)
Session 3 November 2015 (Small group
discussion on effectiveness)
Session 4 February 2016 (Success Stories from
the Flex Lab during a faculty meeting.)
Sifting through the Data
Session 1 August 2015 (In conjunction with the
mentoring meeting, staff will begin pulling reports
using actual student data)
Session 2 September 2015 (During the faculty
meeting teams will bring and discuss trends in
data from Point reports.)
Session 3 - November 2015 (Grade levels contents
will review data to determine bottom 25%.
Session 4-January 2016 (Team data talk meetings
with admin, coach, and PM to collect data from
multiple sources)
Metric I
Using data to support students,
implement interventions and
progress monitor.
PD Needed:
1. Using the data
Determining the bottom
25% in each content.
2. Intervention Inventory
ST Math, MyPath, etc
3. Progress Monitoring for
Staff and Students
Student portfolios
Dobbs-Santos
Zabala (MTSS
Focus Team)
(Advisory Focus
Team)
St Aime
Mayo
Heath
Collier
August 2015
May
2016
Intervention Inventory
Session 1 July 2015 (Intervention workshop
during pre-planning)
Session 2 August 2015 (MTSS focus group
mentors staff on best practice of intervention
protocol during planning period meetings)
Session 3 September 2015 (Coaching for predetermined staff by survey)
Ms. Dobbs and Zabala will meet monthly to
determine next session topics
Progress Monitoring
Session 1 July 2015 (Advisory Focus Group will
meet to determine goals for the year)
Session 2 September 2015 (St Aime will(To be
determined in planning meeting and needs
assessment)
Session 3 - December 2015 (Advisory Focus Group
will determine steps for implementation.)
Session 4 February 2016 (Advisory Focus Group
will analyze progress toward end of the year
student-led conferences and provide PD as
needed.)
Metric II
Integrating high school pathway
course options with core content
standards. (Instructional focus
period)
PD Needed:
1. Cross-Curricular Unit
development
2. Industry restrictions and
qualifications
(Personalized for each
staff member)
3. Training on the tools
Townsend
Mayo
St Amie
Van Tone
Student products
Capstone presentations
Pathway completers
Graduation rate
Percent of Industry
certification
Session 1 Surveys on
participants reactions
Session 2 Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Session 3 Surveys on
Participants use of
new knowledge and
skills.
Session 4 Student
Impact Outcomes
3D Printers
Engineering Blocks
Solar Equipment
Consumables
Vex Robotics
Health Care
Equipment
Audio/visual
Equipment
Art supplies
Agriscience supplies
Photoshop software
August
2016
Bryant
Fordham
Mullvain
Completion of Georgia
College 411
College/Career Survey
Journal Entry About
Visits
Surveys on participants
reactions
Surveys on Participants
use of new
knowledge and skills.
Student Impact
Outcomes
Counseling
brochures
Information on
places to visit
Computers
Transportation
Costs
Georgia College 411
Survey Results
Learner Profile
August 2015
June
2016
Townsend
Van Tone
Mayo
College/Career
Readiness
Team
PTSO
Stakeholders
End-of-course
Defense
Capstone
Competencies
Surveys on participants
reactions
Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Surveys on Participants
use of new
knowledge and skills.
Student Impact
Outcomes
Mastery of
Standards Report
Learner Profile
EOC Rubric
Community
resources for
Capstone
presentation
(PTSO)
May 2016
August 2017
August 2018
6 EOCD2016
7 EOCD2017
8 Capstone--2018
Townsend
Van Tone
Bryant
Master Schedule
Team Schedules
Learner Profile
Survey Data
Academy Brochures
August 2018
PD Needed:
1. None
Metric II
Students will show evidence of and
prove mastery of related
competencies through:
6 grade EOC defense
7 grade EOC defense
8 grade Capstone project
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PD Needed:
1. EOC Defense procedures
and rubric training
Metric II
8 grade students self-select, and
are grouped by Academy;
(Connections are specialized for
specific Academies.)
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Fordham
PD Needed:
1. Cross-curricular lesson
planning (content to
connections)
Metric III
Teachers and students will set and
monitor course completion goals
and mastery of standards in
advisory.
PD Needed:
1. Learner Profile training
2. Roles of the advisor
3. Student-Led Conference
training
Goal #2:
Van Tone
Mayo
St Aime
Content Leaders
Teachers
Students
Advisor Focus
Group
Course Completion
Standards Rubric
(weekly)
Student Led
Conferences
Session 1 Surveys on
participants reactions
Session 2 Surveys on
Organizational
support and change
Session 3 Surveys on
Participants use of
new knowledge and
skills.
Learner Profile
Goal/Mastery Log
Student Led
Conference Rubric
January
2016
Student Growth - Students will achieve more than one years worth of academic growth each year.
Metric I - 60% of students will earn high growth in Student Growth Percentiles under the Georgia Student Growth Model.
Objectives:
Metric II - By the end of 8th grade, at least 80% of students will have earned at least one high school credit.
Strategy/Action
Metric I
Administer Norm Referenced Assessment
PD Needed:
MAP Training
Person
Responsible
Van Tone
Content
Teachers
Lab Paras
Measurement
MAP
Resources
Needed
MAP
Due Date
August
2015
Timeline
Metric I
Increase percentage of students performing at or above
current grade level
PD Needed:
St. Aime
Mayo
Working Team
Content Leaders
GA Milestones
Grade reports
Course Completion
Competencies
Reports
Final Exams
High School
Credits Earned
MAP
Competencies
August
2015
Townsend
Bryant
Fordham
Content Leaders
EOC
SLO
HS Certified
Staff
HS Courses
Advisor
Rubrics
Learner Profile
December
2015
Townsend
Bryant
Fordham
Quarterly Parent
Newsletters
Parent Learning
Nights
Parent Surveys
Develop
Surveys
Social Media
School Wires
Develop
Parent
Brochures
Newsletters
October
2015
Metric II
Advisors will monitor their students enrollment in and
completion of high school courses in the 7th and 8th
grades and encourage students to take high school
courses in subjects in which they excel.
PD Needed:
None
Metric II
Inform stakeholders of opportunities offered to get a high
school credit during their 8 grade year and other
Personalized Learning Initiatives
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PD Needed:
None
Goal #3:
Objectives:
Strategy/Action
Metric 1
Choice Boards for students in all contents
with opportunities for pathway options.
Person
Responsible
Resources
Needed
Due
Date
Timeline
Choice
Boards
Blackboard
August
2017
Mayo
Department Chairs
College and Career
Focus Team
Choice Boards
Blackboard
August
2017
August 2015-Implemented
Instructional Focus classes school
wide
August 2016-IF classes will align
with career pathway courses at
LGHS
August 2017-Connection pathway
courses in addition to IF classes
Townsend
Mayo
Content
Leaders
Development of Choice
Boards
Proof of Mastery
Student Artifacts
My Access
Triumph Learning
Edgenuity
ST Math
CK-12
DBQs
August
2017
May 2017
August 2017
January 2018
May 2018
Mayo
Working Team
PD Needed:
Utilizing Resources for Multiple
Intelligences
Personalized Learning Plan Training
Measurement
None