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Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets. November 7 , 2013. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Every Child a Graduate – Every Child Prepared for College, Work, Adulthood in the 21 st Century.
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Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets November 7, 2013
Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Every Child a Graduate – Every Child Prepared for College, Work, Adulthood in the 21st Century Prepared Graduate – College Ready:ALSDE defines a College Ready graduate as one who possesses the knowledge and skills needed to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a two- or four-year college, trade school, technical school, without the need for remediation. HCS Strategy - Implement ACT Aspire Assessments in K-8, ACT Quality Core Curriculum in High School, and ACT Assessment for All Students in 11th Grade to Align Teaching and Learning with Student College Readiness. Prepared Graduate – Career Ready:ALSDE defines a Career Ready graduate as one who possesses the ability to apply core academic skills to real-world situations through collaboration with peers in problem solving, precision, and punctuality in delivery of a product, and has a desire to be a life-long learner. HCS Strategy – Implement Digital Curriculum Aligned with Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards to Foster Development of College and Career Ready Graduates and Life-Long Learners for the 21st Century Learners
Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Achievement and Growth Achievement:ALSDE goal is for all students to perform at or above grade level proficiency. HCS K-8 Goal: 10% more students within schools and grade levels attaining benchmark scores on ACT Aspire assessments in SY2013-14 than attained Level-4 (Advanced) proficiency in SY2012-13. HCS High School Goals: • Students attain benchmark scores on ACT Quality Core assessments in SY2013-14 as prescribed in targets provided to each school. • High Schools increase AP & IB enrollments and the share of students earning qualifying scores in AP and IB courses. Growth:ALSDE goal is for all students to show continuous improvement. HCS Goal – K-11 grades attain STAR Student Growth Percentile (SGP) targets in each school by grade level in Math and Reading.
Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Gap Closure Achievement:ALSDE goal is that all students succeed (gap closure). HCS K-12 Goals: • Accelerate student growth among low proficiency students while challenging high proficiency students. • Place At-Risk students in Pre-K and achieve target early literacy growth. • Assign students so that they are not sequentially enrolled in classrooms with an SGP Below 50. • Assign retained students in High Growth classrooms with an SGP of 65 or Higher. HCS K-12 Instructional Strategies: • Accelerate Change of Practice to enhance teacher mastery of the Digital Curriculum to close the Digital Divide and Personalized Learning. • Employ Formative Assessment every 9 weeks using School Net and STAR to guide personalized instruction • Increase teacher effectiveness by: • Shifting low-value added grading and sampling tasks from teachers to the learning management systems. • Focus professional development on change of practice (digital and common core)and in the use of data from formative assessments to guide instruction.
Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Every Student Graduates Prepared College and Career Readiness:ALSDE seeks for every high school graduate to be able to earn credit in first year college Math, Science, English, and Social Studies courses. HCS K-12 Goals: • An increasing share of students will attain benchmark scores on ACT Quality Core assessments. • An increasing share of 11th grade students will attain benchmark scores on the ACT assessmentbeginning with SY2014-15. • An increasing share of students will enroll in and attain qualifying scores in AP and IB courses. HCS K-12 Strategies: • Accelerate change of practice to the digital curriculum and instruction aligned with Common Core standards. • Guide instruction using formative assessments within Quality Core classes using School Net. • Expand Implementation of “Laying the Foundation” and “Project Lead the Way” courses across 7th and 8th grades.
Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Strategies Standards:ALSDE seeks to develop and adopt college and career readiness aligned standards in all subject areas. ALSDE Standards: • K-8: ACT Aspire. • High School: ACT Quality Core assessments in 12 content areas as well as the ACT assessment in 11th Grade for all students. • All Grades: Student attendance should be 95% or higher in all schools. HCS K-12 Strategies: • Immediately implement ACT Quality Core curriculum in 12 high school content areas. • Convert to a digital curriculum aligned with Common Core standards. • Reduce non-warranty repairs for student technology. • Increase digital curriculum use. • Employ STAR Math and Reading assessments in grades K-11 to monitor student growth. • Develop and deploy formative assessments in School Net for all Math, Science, English, and Social Studies courses (less AP and IB) to guide instruction. • Employ “Reserve” Math, Science, and English teachers to act as long-term subs. HCS Goal: Student attendance at or above 95% and a tardy rate below 7.5%.
ALSDE Accountability Model – Plan 2020 NCLB Waiver Weight 200 Points 90-110 30-50 50 10
Summary of School Goals for SY2013-14 All Schools: 35% • School Wide Attendance and Tardy Rates. 10% • Change of Practice Rates. 10% • STAR Math and Reading Growth by Grade Level. 15% Middle Schools: 65% • ACT Aspire Benchmark Rates by Grade Level. 50% • Student Assignment Practices – Low Growth Classrooms & Retained Students. 15%
College & Career Ready Advanced Placement HCS GOALS ACT / Schoolnet 12th Diploma 11th ASPIRE ACT Pre-AP / LTF / AMSTI 10th STAR 9th PLAN 8th Explore 7th 6th 5th ARMT / AHSGE 4th 3rd Reading to Learn 2nd Schools (2011) 1st Learning to Read Pre-K
25th / 75th 25th / 75th UA 22 / 30 Auburn 24 / 30
Celebrations Highest Algebra Schoolnet Scores in the City (MS / HS) Highest Social Studies Scores Highest Math Scores 2nd Highest Science Scores 2nd Highest English Scores $10,000 for the Robotics Team (Commissioner Roger Jones) $30,000 SMALL Labs (Rep. Sanderford, Rep Patterson, Chairman Strong) Math Team 2nd place in the Muscle Shoals competition (900 students) Advanc-Ed Accredited HMS is a No Place for Hate School All City Volleyball Champions All City Football Champions