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Blue Collar School District. Home of the “Hoosiers”!. Blue Collar Mission:. The mission of the Blue Collar School District is to ensure students are capable, curious and confident learners who are well-equipped to understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.
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Blue Collar School District Home of the “Hoosiers”!
Blue Collar Mission: The mission of the Blue Collar School District is to ensure students are capable, curious and confident learners who are well-equipped to understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world.
What We Value • Learning: Equipping students, staff and community to apply skills and knowledge necessary to compete in a changing world • Community:Respecting the stakeholders' perspectives as we create a world class education • Excellence:Fostering a culture which supports the highest level of individual success • Commitment: Dedicating ourselves to make courageous decisions and provide resources for the continuous improvement of the Blue Collar School District
Current State of the District Areas of critical concern: • Student achievement: decline in test scores, graduation rate and college admissions • Staff morale & retention • Rapid increase of ESOL population • Safety • Decline in community support • Decline in enrollment • Economic conditions
Superintendent’s Commitment • Student achievement and safety • Build relationships with staff and the community • Solicit input from the community regarding decisions involving students, facilities and finances • Fiscal responsibility • Improve district’s overall marketability to improve enrollment
Financial Report Actual
Financial Report Actual
Financial Report Actual
Financial Report Cost Savings Actions
Financial Report • Next Step • Develop District Budget Committee • Teachers, Administrators, Parents, Community members, • Purpose of the committee • Establish the financial needs of the district considering the limitations of the projected budget
Working toward change • To address the critical issues facing the district, we must employ first order, or incremental, change. • Began with new mission statement and creation of core values • Set new goals to support the mission of the district and develop goals in revised CSIP • The administrators and staff of the Blue Collar School District will carry out the goals and objectives of the CSIP as part of the incremental change.
Presentation of CSIP Goals, Objectives and Action Steps
Structure of CSIP • The goals of the CSIP address the areas of critical concern and support the mission statement and values of the district. • The objectives provide the measurable expectations for each goal. • The strategy identifies what must be done to achieve the measurable objective. • The action steps identify how the strategies and measureable objectives (and ultimately the goals) of the CSIP will be met.
Goal #1 Develop and enhance quality educational/instructional programs to improve performance and enable students to meet their personal, academic, and career goals.
Objective #1 & Strategies • Increase scores on district, state and national assessments to meet AYP. • Strategy #1: Create a district-wide assessment committee to identify and address the assessment needs of the Blue Collar District. • Strategy #2: The district will identify and address the specific needs of our disaggregated groups (ESOL, free/reduced lunch, special education, etc.)
Objective #2 & Strategies • Increase scores by 20% on common assessments in state assessed areas. • Strategy#1: The district will provide a comprehensive assessment plan. • Strategy#2: Each building will create an improvement plan with an emphasis in instruction. • Strategy#3: Each building will develop a plan to close the achievement gap
Objectives 3 & 4 and Strategies • Increase graduation rate to 90% by 2012 • Strategy #1: School will increase communication with students concerning graduation. • Strategy #2: School will require at risk students to attend summer school. • Increase ACT scores to at or above state average by 2012 • Strategy #1: School will offer after-school study groups.
Goal #2 The district will recruit, train, and retain highly qualified staff to carry out the district mission, values, and objectives.
Objective 1 and Strategy • In 2011 – 2012, 100 percent of buildings will develop and evaluate building needs assessments. • Strategy#1:Buildings will work to improve staff morale through needs assessment results of climate.
Objective 2 and Strategies • By 2012, 100% of Blue Collar staff will be highly qualified per DESE standards. • Strategy#1: Administrators will recruit highly qualified staff members from local colleges/universities. • Strategy #2: Administrators will develop and implement an effective Mentor/Mentee program for all first and second year highly qualified staff members.
Objective 3 and Strategy • Every staff member will develop and implement a professional growth plan by the end of the 2011-2012 school year. The professional growth plan will be tied to district/building improvement plans. • Strategy #1: Staff will personalize their professional growth plan to improvement goals.
Goal #3 The district will promote, facilitate, and enhance parent, student, and community involvement.
Objectives 1 & 2 and Strategies • Community satisfaction of Blue Collar School District will increase by 25% as measured by a community needs assessment. • Strategy #1: Buildings will work to improve community satisfaction through needs assessments. • For the 2011-2012 school year, 100% of buildings will develop a parental improvement plan. • Strategy #1: School Administrators will work with the PTO to increase parental involvement.
