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Ardath High School

Ardath High School . School Improvement Plan December 2011. Team Ardath : Rigor, Relevance, Relationships, Results. Our Mission & Vision. The mission of Ardath High School is to provide an environment that inspires, challenges, and is safe for all students, staff, and parents .

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Ardath High School

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  1. Ardath High School School Improvement Plan December 2011 Team Ardath: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships, Results

  2. Our Mission & Vision • The mission of Ardath High School is to provide an environment that inspires, challenges, and is safe for all students, staff, and parents. • At Ardath High School we envision our academic community consisting of effective relationships between teachers, students, parents, and our community with all playing a significant part in each pupil succeeding. 

  3. Welcome Site Council Members Jamie Paramount, Ex-Officio, AHS Principal MaryAnn Loomis, Chair, History Teacher William Dunkirk, Lawrence Steel Fittings Margaret Jennings, Parent Simon Budinger, Math Teacher Gretta Lawson, English Teacher Shawn Nayles, Shop Teacher

  4. Why Are We Here? Discuss the future of Ardath High School • Present the background of our institution • Overview of the building blocks of success • Challenges we are facing based on our needs assessment • Collaborative course of action plan

  5. Challenges Ardath High School Faces • Attendance • High SES population • Poor and stagnant state-mandated test scores • Fear of declining graduation rates • Lack of community relations • Inability to establish an effective learning plan

  6. Attendance

  7. Free & Reduced Lunch

  8. Graduation Rates2010-2011 SY

  9. Approach to School Improvement Plan • After assessing our needs we have established three focal areas encompassing ten goals • Curriculum and Instruction • Quality Instruction and Quality Teachers • School Climate and Culture

  10. Building Blocks of Student Success: Culture of Collaboration Appropriate & Timely Interventions Curriculum & Instruction

  11. Curriculum and Instruction • Glimpse of data • Three goals • Plan of action

  12. Test Results

  13. Test Results

  14. Test Results

  15. Curriculum & Instruction Goals Over the next three years, all Ardath High School students will increase their performance on state-mandated tests through participation in an organized intervention/remediation program, through the use of purposeful and deliberate differentiated instruction, through teacher PLC involvement, and through the implementation of assistive technologies. Goal 1: Improve state-mandated test scores by 5% in Math for each of the next three years. Goal 2:Improve state-mandated test scores by 6% in Reading and Writing for each of the next three years.   Goal 3:Improve state-mandated test scores by 6% in History/ Government/ Economics for each of the next three years.

  16. Revised Bell Schedule

  17. Quality Instruction&Quality Teachers Goals 100% of Ardath High School teachers will become more effective collaborators using the Professional Learning Communities model with a focus on student learning and achievement as measured by the development and use of common formative and summative assessments, response to intervention, and through the use of research-based best practices. Goal 1: 100% of the Ardath High School teachers will be trained in PLC meeting facilitation skills, use of formative & summative assessments, and data analysis. Goal 2: 100% of Ardath teachers will participate in department and course level PLCs to develop and implement common course formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress towards standards. Goal 3:100% of Ardath teachers will identify struggling learners in order to have their learning needs addressed through an effective system of interventions.

  18. School Climate & CultureGoals Ardath High School students will have an increase in their attendance, communication with parents and other community members, and public relations with neighboring businesses. Goal 1: Increase communication between classroom teachers and parents by changing the current minimum required contact from twice per quarter to three times per quarter (progress report, report cards, and one other), plus one additional parent involvement activity during the school year. Goal 2: The student body will increase the overall attendance rate by 12% over a three-year period. Goal 3: Students will attend mandatory tutoring during instructional intervention period if they are not meeting the standards in one or more core subject area (L. Arts, Math, Economics/Government/History). Goal 4: Increase public relations by 30% with surrounding community businesses, volunteers, and student-centered service projects

  19. Proposed Budget2012-2013 SY

  20. Questions? • Thank you for your time and careful consideration of this matter.

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