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Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Plan. Mid-planning review Date: June 19, 2014. Subcommittees. Professional Education, Mr. Graczyk Technology, Mr. Costa Special Education, Mrs. Lehew Safe and Supportive Schools, Dr. King Primary Centers, Mr. Miller Intermediate School, Mrs. Hauser

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Comprehensive Plan

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  1. Comprehensive Plan Mid-planning review Date: June 19, 2014

  2. Subcommittees • Professional Education, Mr. Graczyk • Technology, Mr. Costa • Special Education, Mrs. Lehew • Safe and Supportive Schools, Dr. King • Primary Centers, Mr. Miller • Intermediate School, Mrs. Hauser • Middle School, Mr. Mort and Ms. Beucker • High School, Ms. Russo and Mr. Bennis

  3. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-Mr. Graczyk STRENGTHS • Performance/Growth in certain areas (PVAAS, MAP) • Intervention Programs • Professional Development • STEAMM Program • Graduation Rate • School Safety • Extra Curricular Offerings • The Arts • New Technology Purchased

  4. Professional Education-Mr. Graczyk CHALLENGES • Technology Integration • College and Career Readiness • Decline in student enrollment • Engaging Learners through Differentiated Instruction • Providing meaningful on-going professional development in addition to adhering to State mandates

  5. Professional Education-Mr. Graczyk Next Steps • Pursue partnerships to provide students opportunities to learn work force skills as well as personal skills • Find ways to capitalize on community involvement • Make community better aware of our strengths • Continue to embed curriculum with Common Core Standards and rigorous, engaging lessons. • 21st Century Skills • Create more learning opportunities for staff

  6. Technology-Mr. Costa

  7. Technology-Mr. Costa STRENGHTS • Deployment of new tablet technology to students and staff • Compass/NWEA learning and assessment platforms • Consistent access to email and internet service, and E-Rate reimbursements for technology services • Interactive Instruction and Assessment and Multimedia instructional resources • Help desk has closed over 1000 tickets in an average time of less than 2 days

  8. Technology-Mr. Costa CHALLENGES • Persistence and continued use of outdated hardware • PIMS/State reporting/application and data management • Lack of modernized server infrastructure • Lack of teacher familiarity with instructional technology • Different levels of technological integration and exposure

  9. Technology-Mr. Costa Next Steps • Continue to pursue opportunities for expanded hardware upgrades • Unify Student Information System and develop consistent processes for data management and reporting • Analyze and improve server infrastructure, including hardware, switching, and routing components • Provide professional development targeted toward the effective use of instructional technology • Work closely with curriculum and instruction teams to further integrate technology as an integral teaching partner

  10. Special Education: Debra Lehew

  11. SPECIAL EDUCATION: Debra Lehew STRENGTHS • Service Delivery and Continuum of Service Delivery/In District Placements • Therapeutic and Mental Health School-Based Services/Preventative and Treatment Services/Outpatient Licensed Site/District-Based Partial Hospitalization Program • RTII/Inclusion/Co-Teaching and Collaboration • District-Wide and School-Wide PBIS/Project RENEW/Positive Family Supports and Family Check-up Grant and Research Site

  12. Special Education: Debra Lehew CHALLENGES • Above average Special Education Population District-Wide in comparison to state average • Maintaining Least Restrictive Environment mandated growth patterns • Continue to analyze and monitor School Performance Profiles to determine specific areas to work on growth and skill development • Continuing to meet State Performance Indicators

  13. Special Education: Debra Lehew NEXT STEPS • Staff Development and Ongoing Program Development in the area of Autism • Staff Development and Ongoing Program Development in the area of Transition • Expansion of the SWPBIS with a Multi-Tiered Support System • Examination and Reflection on the data collected in the co-teaching classrooms • Staff Development in the area of Reading and Literacy with focus on Strategic Interventions and Tier II and Tier III Interventions • Increased work with Paraprofessionals expanding their knowledge and techniques with intervening with students

  14. SAFE and SUPPORTI VE SCHOOLS: Dr. King STRENGTHS • 1. Comprehensive Safety Plan that is updated annually in conjunction with all stakeholders • 2. Partnership in Partial Hospitals • 3. Nurses (CSN, RN, or LPN) in all buildings • 4. Home School Visitors (2) and 1 social worker • 5. PBIS in all buildings, including Positive Family Resource Center pilot research program

  15. SAFE and SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS: Dr. King CHALLENGES • 1. Need to access safety vulnerabilities in Middle School and Primary Centers • 2 . District lacks a School-wide Wellness Committee • 3. Students in high school need access to pre-referral strategies for meeting academic and behavioral challenges • 4. Materials for Bully prevention program are outdated/missing • 5. Students with behavioral issues need effective behavior management plans

  16. SAFE and SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS: Dr. King Next Steps • 1. Convene Safety Summit Committee, complete walk-through with police in each building • 2. Identify coordinator for Wellness Committee, and then gather committee members from staff, students, parents, and community • 3. Identify resources and provide training in RTII process • 4. Seek grant funding for purchase of bully prevention materials • 5. Strengthen behavioral intervention resources throughout the district

  17. PRIMARY CENTERS STRENGTHS • Establish as system within the school that fully ensure each member of the school community promotes, enhances and sustains a shared vision of positive school climate. • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures classrooms are staffed with highly qualified teachers and that students needs drive decisions about teacher placement. • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures students who are academically at risk are identified early and are supported by a process that provides interventions based upon students needs and includes procedures for monitoring effectiveness

  18. PRIMARY CENTERS CHALLENGES • Establish professional development within the schools that is focused, strategic and implemented with fidelity. • Establish a system within the schools that fully ensures the consistent implementation of effective instructional practices across all classrooms

  19. PRIMARY CENTERS Next Steps • Plan and implement professional development with district goals and priorities in mind. Determine needed resources to implement with fidelity • Allow for implementation of effective instructional practice, including differentiated instruction. Create student-centered activities that challenge all students.

  20. Committee Members-Grandview • Heather Hauser-Principal • Deb Lehew-Director of Special Ed. • Jaime Zolinas-Grade 5 • Jan Mazzotta-Grade 3 • Vicki Nania-Speech Therapist • Kristen Gettens-grade 4 • Emily DiMascio-Grade 3 • Megan Zendarski-Title I • Bill Heasley-Phys Ed • Kristy Stawinski-Special Ed. Life Skills • Amy Yeckel-Title I • Laurie Malcolm-Librarian

  21. GRANDVIEW UPPER ELEMENTARY STRENGTHS • Performance/Growth in certain areas (PVAAS, MAP) • Intervention Programs • Professional Development

  22. GRANDVIEW UPPER ELEMENTARY CHALLENGES • Engaging Learners • Challenging high-end learners • Parent involvement and communication

  23. GRANDVIEW UPPER ELEMENTARY Next Steps • Assess and address the needs of our gifted and high achieving students • Promote student growth and accountability for students at their individual academic level by student involvement in goal monitoring and self-assessment • Establish opportunities to improve parental involvement and communication

  24. Middle School Committee • Principal, Mr. Charles Mort • Assistant Principal, Ms. Deb Beucker • Social Studies Teacher, Mr. Kevin Schmitt • Life Skills Teacher, Ms. Amanda Coulter • Science Teacher, Mrs. Wendy Hutchison • Physical Education Teacher, Mr. Jeff Pollick • Learning Support Teacher, Ms. Erin Conley • Science Teacher, Mr. Chris Resek • Language Arts Teacher, Mrs. Jeannine Vivino • Learning Support Teacher, Mrs. Faith Foster

  25. Middle School – Mr. Charles Mort - Ms. Debbie Beucker STRENGTHS • Performance/Growth in Math curriculum & instructional practices has resulted in an increase in student PSSA Math and Keystone Algebra I scores.  (Student Math Scores in 2013 did increase by 2% in grade 6, 5% in grade 7 and by 1% in grade 8.  Grade 7 students finished 7.5% above the State average.  PVAAS indicates that grade 7 students grew by 1.5% and grade 8 students grew by .2%.)  •  Professional Development -  Highlands Middle School has integrated the use of Data by all teachers to enable them to set goals, to understand and to increase students' test scores. This data comes from various sources including: NWEA-Map assessments, PSSA exams, Keystone Algebra I exams and local assessment data.

  26. Middle School – Mr. Charles Mort - Ms. Debbie Beucker STRENGTHS • Intervention Program Alignment -  HMS is refining and refocusing their Tier II and Tier III interventions in order to increase student attendance (currently above the state average of 94%) and student learning. Tier I interventions include: the RAMS 200 Club, Compass Learning, NWEA Map testing, Flex, SAP, Family Resource Center, IST, Core Curriculum, Co-Teaching, After school Program (PIC), Morning Tutoring, Responsive Classroom, RAMS Roundups and Data Based Decision Making; Tier II interventions include: SAP (Student Assistance Program), IST, and CICO (Check In-Check Out), Rewards Reading Program, Family Services, Conflict Mediation, Secon Step, Parent/Student team meetings and Data Based Decision Making; Tier III interventions include SAP, our Autistic Classroom a Therapeutic Support Classroom, Positive Family Check up, Spell Read, our Partial Hospitalization Program and Data Based Decision Making.

  27. Middle School – Mr. Charles Mort - Ms. Debbie Beucker CHALLENGES • Standards Aligned Language Arts Curriculum - Highlands Middle School's PSSA Reading Scores decreased in grade 6 from 67.7% in 2010-11 to 63.8% in 2012-13. The 63.8% is currently 1.1% less than the state average of 64.9% for grade 6 students. Highlands Middle School's PSSA Reading Scores decreased in grade 7 from 69% in 2010-11 to 62.5% in 2012-13. The 62.5% is currently 7.7% less than the state average of 70.2% for grade 7 students. Although Highlands Middle School's PSSA Reading Scores increased in grade 8 from 71.5% in 2010-11 to 75% in 2012-13, the 75% is currently 2.2% less than the state average of 77.2% for grade 8 students. • Standards Aligned Science Curriculum - Although Highlands Middle School's PSSA Science scores increased from 43.3% in 2010-11 to 53.4% in 2012-13, the 53.4% is currently 6.6% less than the state average of 60% for grade 8 students.   PVAAS indicates that Highlands Middle School students are showing a negative growth of 23.7 in Science test scores for grade 8 students.

  28. Middle School – Mr. Charles Mort - Ms. Debbie Beucker Next Steps • Pursue partnerships with parents and community members within the Family Resource Center • Make community better aware of our strengths • Continue to embed curriculum with Common Core Standards and rigorous, engaging lessons focusing on Language Arts and Science. • Create Professional Learning opportunities for staff that integrates technology into teaching to improve student learning.

  29. High School Committee • Sherry Armstrong – Secondary School Teacher - Regular Education • Shawn Bennis – Administrator • Stephan Biancaniello – Consultant • Carrie Fox – Board Member • Patrick Hassler – Secondary School Teacher - Regular Education • Jennifer Motosicky – Secondary School Teacher - Regular Education • Catherine Russo – Administrator • Jacki Santi – Parent • HS Department Chairs

  30. HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOLSTRENGTHS • Best Practices in Instruction/Assessment Assessment Binders • Guestbook Activities • D.O.K. Inventory • Reflection/Upgrade Activities Common Benchmark Assessments Understanding by Design framework Project Based Learning/Performance Tasks Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) • Graduation Rate

  31. HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOLSTRENGTHS • Advanced Coursework— STEAMM Academy/STEM Academy, CHS Courses, AP Courses, Robotics, Multimedia Design • Stretch Learning Opportunities—Music/Art/DECA/Fire Service Training • School Culture • Decrease in suspensions, violent behavior • Decrease in office discipline referrals • Student involvement/student groups/student led assemblies

  32. HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOLCHALLENGES • Standards-Aligned Curriculum • Standards—Aligned Assessments and Monitoring of Student Achievement • Interventions for Struggling Learners • Strategic/Focused Professional Development • Home, School, Community Climate/Culture

  33. HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOLNEXT STEPS • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures consistent implementation of standards aligned curricula across all classrooms for all students. • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures the consistent implementation of effective instructional practices across all classrooms. • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures teachers and administrators meet on a regular basis to use multiple data sources to reflect on the progress of student learning as it relates to the effectiveness of professional practice. • Establish a system within the school that fully ensures school staff members use standards aligned assessments to monitor student achievement and adjust instructional practices.

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