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Overview of Strategic Planning Process to Support Alabama Plan 2020. Dr. Linda Felton-Smith, Office of Learning Support Dr. Tony Thacker, Research and Development September 27, 2012. The Plan’s Four Domains. Alabama’s 2020 Learners Alabama’s 2020 Support Systems
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Overview of Strategic Planning Process to Support Alabama Plan 2020 Dr. Linda Felton-Smith, Office of Learning Support Dr. Tony Thacker, Research and Development September 27, 2012
The Plan’s Four Domains • Alabama’s 2020 Learners • Alabama’s 2020 Support Systems • Alabama’s 2020 Professionals • Alabama’s 2020 Schools and Systems
The Plan’s Four Domains • Alabama’s 2020 Learners • Increase College/Career Readiness 2% Annually • This speaks to the integrity of the education provided • Alabama’s 2020 Support Systems • Alabama’s 2020 Professionals • Alabama’s 2020 Schools and Systems
The Plan’s Four Domains • Alabama’s 2020 Learners • Alabama’s 2020 Support Systems • Increase Graduation Rate by 3% Annually • How can we support this goal… • Alabama’s 2020 Professionals • Alabama’s 2020 Schools and Systems
The Challenge • Putting in place a systematic and strategic plan for ensuring that the ambitious goals of Alabama’s Plan 2020 are the focus of our work and • Determining legitimate benchmarks to help gauge the progress being made towards those goals.
Four Plans • College and Career Readiness • Graduation Rates • Teacher Leader Effectiveness • Effective Schools and Systems
Components of Each Plan • Determination of the Impact of Current Activities • Focus on 5-7 High-Impact Activities • Write a Narrative Profile • Construct a Delivery Chain • Develop a Trajectory Detailing Expected Impacts • Data Gathering and Analysis
6 Strategies Addressed • Access Credit Recovery • Graduation Indicators • Alabama Graduation Tracking System • Absence Tracking • Comprehensive Guidance and School Health • Comprehensive Monitoring • eCip • Effective Preschool
Key Aspects of the Access Credit Recovery Strategy • Rigorous Web-based and Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) courses • Technical infrastructure to deliver courses aligned to CCRS via a statewide network • Statewide coordination, scheduling, and support for distance learning
Reason for Inclusion • Provides equity of access to high- quality coursework • Provides additional opportunities for students to stay with cohort through online credit recovery • Provides scheduling flexibility necessary to meet specific needs of a wide variety of students