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Our Beliefs…

Our Beliefs… Students in Forsyth County Schools can achieve levels of superior performance on the SAT and be optimally prepared for post-secondary options, including college.

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Our Beliefs…

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  1. Our Beliefs… Students in Forsyth County Schools can achieve levels of superior performance on the SAT and be optimally prepared for post-secondary options, including college. Forsyth County Schools has all of the resources needed to support superior student performance on the SAT and maximize preparation for all post-secondary choices.

  2. Our Beliefs… Students in Forsyth County Schools can be optimally prepared for college and SAT / ACT performance with community involvement and the support of a focused, district-wide initiative for improvement.

  3. What We Have Done… • Organized a community Task Force that will investigate & discuss strategies that can be implemented district-wide which will address: • Academic Rigor in Curriculum & Instruction • SAT / ACT Test Preparation Opportunities • Advisement & Guidance Programs • School & Student Incentives • Stakeholder Communication

  4. What We Have Done… • February 20 Meeting • Generate possible ideas & action steps for consideration in our five core areas. • March 19 Meeting • Refine & prioritize possible action steps in the five core areas. • Identify end product, process or plan of each action step.

  5. ADVISEMENT & GUIDANCE Implement a revised 6-12 assessment plan (incorporating EXPLORE, PLAN, PSAT, Compass / Asset / ASVAB in grades 8-12). Provide 6-12 professional learning for teachers to use & explain testing data. Develop an improved 6-12 counseling plan for post-secondary planning. Include post-secondary planning as part of 6-12 advisement program.

  6. CURRICULUM Implement 6-12 vertical teaming to embed College Board / ACT college readiness standards into FCS curriculum with the GPS & QCC. Provide 6-12 professional learning for teachers in areas of vertical teaming and teaching critical thinking / problem solving strategies. Develop process / plan for incorporating critical thinking / problem solving, academic vocabulary & reading comprehension, and student application of knowledge into all K-12 classrooms.

  7. SAT / ACT PREP Define academic rigor K-12 for all classrooms & content areas. Revise & improve SAT Prep Course offered in FCS high school curriculum. Develop district-wide process for identifying & teaching academic vocabulary K-12.

  8. STUDENT & SCHOOL INCENTIVES Develop district-wide scholarship & recognition program for students showing greatest improvement in SAT. Develop programs where successful high schools students mentor & advise 6-8 students to prepare them for high school success and post-secondary planning. Develop a classroom extra credit program rewarding students for participation in SAT Question of the Day in every core high school classroom (ELA, Math, Sci, Social Studies). Design on-going recognition programs at all high schools for students (pep rallies, T shirts, etc.) Design FCS “Academic Trophy” process to reward schools for achievement & improvement in SAT / ACT scores.

  9. COMMUNICATIONS • Develop a district-wide communication plan that effectively targets our audiences: • Students • Parents • School System Staff • Community • And uses varied resources (print, electronic, mail, DVD) to reach all school system stakeholders with accurate, timely, and relevant post-secondary planning information on an ongoing basis.

  10. Where we are going next… • Our next steps at our April 23 Task Force meeting are to: • Finalize ideas as recommendations for BOE consideration • Identify implementation time frame & necessary resources for our action steps • Establish how we will measure success / effectiveness of our action steps

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