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North-Grand High School

West Side High School Network


4338 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL 60639

2012-2014 Continuous
Improvement Work Plan

ISBE ID: 150162990250825


School ID: 609691
Oracle ID: 46431

Mission Statement
To create a nurturing community of life long learners who can strive successfully to achieve their highest intellectual, emotional, social, and ethical potential. To develop an
evironment where students construct meaning by actively participating in the learning process, embracing academic excellence, high moral values, and proper social
behaviors. To implement an intellectually challenging core curriculum, focusing on reading, math, and modern technology. To develop productive partnerships amoung
students, parents, teachers, and community.

Strategic Priorities
1. Common Core: To align CCSS with the CRS in order to ensure that all students are receiving targeted instruction in the skills and skill bands called for by their current
grade level.
2. REACH for Students: Another priority is to ensure we are utilizing the new CPS teacher evaluation framework in a way that best supports our teachers, allowing them
to grow in their profession, leading to increased student success.
3. CASEL: As a CASEL pilot school our priority will be to incorporate strategies for effective social and emotional learning into our curriculum. As part of our Full School
Day Plan we will utilize grade level seminars to lead this work.
4. Strengthening Teacher Teams (Instructional Leadership): A major priority for the implementation of the CCSS will be the development of our departments, teacher
course teams, and grade level teams. The school's instructional teams will have common planning time for the first team in years.

School Performance Goals

12th Grade & Graduation Goals

EPAS Goals
SY 2011
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

14.0

14.3

EXPLORE

14.5

SY2012

15.0

SY2013

15.3

PLAN

15.5

SY2011

SY2014

15

15.5

16.0

ACT

16.3

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

SY2012

69.7

72.0

SY2013
75.0

SY2014
76.0
41.3

15.8

18.0

20.0

45.0

46.0

22.0

College Eligibility

Date Stamp November 22, 2012

43.0

Graduation Rate

College Enrollment

Continuous Improvement Work Plan


2012 - 2014
Overview

The Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP) is a stream-lined, strategic planning process for schools that also meets the state and federal requirements of a school improvement plan.
The CIWP uses previous goal and priority setting completed by the schools from the Scorecard metrics, School Effectiveness Framework and Theory of Action. Please see the CIWP
Planning Guide at www.cps.edu/CIWP for detailed instructions on completing the tool.

School Name
To get started, please select your school's name from the drop down list:

North-Grand High School

Developing a CIWP Team


A CIWP team consists of 6 12 committed stakeholders that act as the steering committee for the entire CIWP planning process. The principal should serve as the chairperson of the CIWP
Team, appointing other team members from the school and community, which can include members from the ILT and/or LSC. These CIWP Team members should have strengths in
collaboration and consensus-building. While the CIWP Team needs to remain small, it should include people with a variety of perspectives.

CIWP Team
Name (Print)

Title/Relationship

Jason Nault
Kevin Bacon
Gail Cannova
Brian Niebuhr
Phillip Dworkin-Cantor
Victoria Turbov
Lisa Courtney
Michelle Livas
Richard Moore
Nicholas Guerrero
Adrienne Vacarazza-Isla
Lenette Pedraza

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Principal
Assistant Principal
Lead/ Resource Teacher
Assessment/Data Faculty
Classroom Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Special Education Faculty
Classroom Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Classroom Teacher
Counselor/Case Manager
LSC Member

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High School Goal Setting


Instructions: Your school's data is organized by Scorecard categories. Using your current performance data and your SY2012 goals, determine the SY2013 & SY2014 performance goals for each
metric. Note: PSAE scores include all students in the aggregates, including English Language Learners.

Academic Achievement
EPAS - 9th, 10th,
and 11th Grades

Spring
SY2011
Score

Fall SY2012
Spring
Spring
Spring
Score
SY2012 Goal SY2013 Goal SY2014 Goal

9th Grade - EXPLORE


Average EXPLORE score

13.5

14.0

14.3

14.5

15.8

18.0

20.0

22.0

69.7

72.0

75.0

76.0

41.3

43.0

45.0

46.0

14.5

15.0

15.3

15.5

14.1

15.5

16.0

16.3

College Enrollment
% of graduates enrolled in college

SY2013
Goal

SY2014
Goal

EXPLORE to PLAN
Average growth from Spring EXPLORE to Spring PLAN

1.3

1.2

PLAN to ACT
Average growth from Spring PLAN to SPRING ACT

1.0

1.0

11th Grade - ACT


Average ACT score

15.4

EPAS Growth

SY2012 Goal SY2013 Goal SY2014 Goal

College Eligibility
% of graduates eligible for a selective
four-year college (GPA & ACT)
5-Year Graduation Rate
% of students who have graduated
within 5 years

10th Grade - PLAN


Average PLAN score

SY2011
Score

12th Grade & Graduates

Climate & Culture


SY2011

SY2012
Goal

SY2013
Goal

SY2014 Goal

Attendance Rate
Average daily attendance rate

88.6

89.0

90.0

91.0

Misconducts
Rate of Misconducts (L4-6) per 100

15.3

15.0

14.0

13.0

Freshman On-Track
% of Freshman Students on-track

81.3

76.0

80.0

82.0

Sophomore On-Track
% of Sophomore students on track

81.3

65.0

69.0

71.0

All Grades

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SY2011

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SY2012 Goal SY2013 Goal SY2014 Goal

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High School Goal Setting


Instructions: Your school's data is organized by Scorecard categories. Using your current performance data and your SY2012 goals, determine the SY2013 & SY2014 performance goals for each
metric. Note: PSAE scores include all students in the aggregates, including English Language Learners.

State Assessment
PSAE
PSAE Reading
% of students meeting or exceeding
state standards
PSAE Mathematics
% of students meeting or exceeding
state standards
PSAE Science
% of students meeting or exceeding
state standards

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SY2011
Score

18.1

10.9

12.6

SY2011
Score

SY2012 Goal SY2013 Goal SY2014 Goal

19.0

11.3

13.6

20.0

12.3

14.6

SY2012 Goal SY2013 Goal SY2014 Goal

21.0

PSAE Reading
% of students exceeding state
standards

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

13.3

PSAE Mathematics
% of students exceeding state
standards

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

15.6

PSAE Science
% of students exceeding state
standards

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

DIMENSION 1:Leadership

Typical School
Goals and theory of action

The school has established goals for student


achievement that are aimed at making incremental
growth and narrowing of achievement gaps.
The school has a plan but may have too many
competing priorities.

Effective School

Evidence
Evaluation
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2

The school has established clear, measurable goals for


student achievement aimed at aggressively narrowing the
achievement gap and ensuring college and career readiness
of all students-- at the school, grade, and classroom levels.
The school has established a clear theory of action or
strategic plan that outlines the schools priorities (derived
from analysis of data) and key levers along with the
anticipated impact when implemented with fidelity.

Historical Evidence:
We have never had a clear theory of action or strategic plan.
ILT and teachers were not previously involved in long-term
planning.

Large goals have not been broken down into achievable interim
goals.
Weve never had a strategic planning retreat.

Principal Leadership
Professional learning is organized through whole
staff development but it is not tightly linked to what
happens in teacher team meetings or 1:1 coaching
cycles.
Principal monitors instructional practice for teacher
evaluations.
School-wide or class specific vision is not
consistently focused on college and career
readiness..
Principal provides basic information for families on
school events and responds to requests for
information. Families and community are engaged
through occasional school-wide events such as open
houses or curriculum nights.

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Principal creates a professional learning system that
evaluates teacher need and interest and builds
opportunities for growth in content knowledge and
leadership
Principal clarifies a vision for instructional best practice,
works with each staff member to determine goals and
benchmarks, monitors quality and drives continuous
improvement.
Principal establishes and nurtures a culture of college and
career readiness through clarity of vision, internal and
external communications and establishment of systems to
support students in understanding and reaching these
goals.
Principal creates a system for empowered families and
communities through accurate information on school
performance, clarity on student learning goals, and
opportunities for involvement.

Historical Evidence:
Principal leadership is under transition. We had an interim principal
until January after a disruptive principal retirement at the end of
last year.
Previous evaluation process lacked integrity.
Future plans:
New protocol for teacher evaluation is much more objective and
comprehensive this year.
Weve opened up more post-secondary paths for students including
the military and trade schools, along with college support.
This year has had more community events than ever before. The
school open house this year was vastly expanded over prior years.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Teacher Leadership
A core group of teachers performs nearly all
leadership duties in the school.
A few voices tend to contribute to the majority of
decision-making at the ILT and teacher team levels.
Teacher learning and expertise is inconsistently
shared after engagement in professional learning
activities.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Each teacher is invested in the success of the school
through leadership in one or more areas, including (but not
limited to):
-ILT membership
-Grade/Course team lead
- RtI team
-Committee chair or membership
-Mentor teacher
-Curriculum team
-Coach
-Family liaison
-Data team
-Bilingual lead
-SIPAAA/CWIP team
-Union representative
-Grant writer
Each teacher has equity of voice in grade/course, ILT and
whole staff meetings
Each teacher is encouraged to share learning about
effective practice from PD or visits to other schools

Historical Evidence:
There is a core group of teachers that bears most of the weight of
leading and improving the school.
Collaboration in departments and grade levels has been
inconsistent.
Previous admin did not give opportunities for teacher involvement.
There was even fear of involvement as PPC members and union
delegates were fired.
We never had a PPLC.
Teacher leadership teams will be formed in June 2012: Data Team,
Grade Level Leads, Attendance Team, Culture and Climate Team,
Teacher Leaders, Social/Emotional Team.
There will be a PPLC beginning in Aug 2012.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School

Effective School

Evidence

Instructional Leadership Team (ILT)


The ILT represents some or most grade levels or
departments, but may not include critical areas of
expertise, like special education, bilingual education
or counseling.
The ILT splits time and focus between improving
teaching and learning and solving day-to-day
operational concerns.
The ILT organizes some whole staff professional
development activities. Development at the teacher
team or teacher level is not coordinated by the ILT.
ILT decision-making is carried out in isolation, or
without a clear process for staff-wide engagement.
ILT engages in changes to practice in response to
voiced concerns.
ILT analyzes student test data if new data is
available.

Monitoring and adjusting


Data for district assessments is occasionally
analyzed at the school level, typically when new
reports are made available. Analysis may lead to
instructional practice.

Evaluation

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The schools ILT is assembled based on the combination
of knowledge and expertise needed to make decisions for
all students and staff.
The ILT leads the work of improving teaching and
learning school-wide
The ILT leads the schools approach to professional
development whole staff PD, teacher teams, and
coaching.
The ILT facilitates two-way communication and engages
all staff in participating in decision-making that advances
the schools strategic focus.
The ILT engages in regular reflection upon its own team
processes and effectiveness and takes actions to improve
its functioning and progress towards school-wide goals.
The ILT regularly analyzes qualitative and quantitative
data to monitor the implementation of schools plan and
make adjustments accordingly

Historical Evidence:
Lack of meeting/ communication time makes it difficult for the ILT
to bring info to and from teachers.
ILT spends most time working on putting out fires.
There hasnt been clear definition of what the ILT is to teachers.
Many teachers dont think to talk to ILT member about issues.
The ILT has not been focused on data.
The ILT has not been consistently involved in planning PD.
Future plans:
This year the ILT has been much more active than in the past.
ILT will have a planning retreat in Aug 2012.
ILT will meet weekly during school day

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The school has a systematic approach to analyzing data
relative to the schools theory of action on an ongoing
basisat the school level, department/grade level, and
classroom levelin order to make adjustments to their
focus and to target support for particular teachers and
students.

Historical Evidence:
There has been no established data team. There has also been no
common planning time at this point. We need to identify good data
sources and help teachers to use it to improve instruction.
Future plans:
The new data team will be responsible for leading PD to help
teachers use data and will fetch data for teachers and admin per
specific requests.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School

DIMENSION 2: Core Instruction

Curriculum
Curricular pacing/scope and sequence is most often
determined by the pacing set forth in instructional
materials or by an individual teacher.
Each teacher develops his/her own units of
instruction or follows what is suggested by the
pacing provided in instructional materials.
Text used for instruction exposes some students to
grade-appropriate complexity and is heavily focused
on fiction.
Short- and long-term plans do not consistently
differentiate by learner need.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Each grade level or course team has a year-long scope
and sequence that maps out what Common Core or other
state standards teachers should teach and in what order in
core subject areas.
Each grade level or course team develops/uses common
units of instruction aligned to the standards.
Text used for instruction exposes all students to a gradeappropriate level of complexity and informational texts to
at least the CCSS-recommended levels by grade band.
Short and long term plans include the supports necessary
to ensure that students with disabilities and ELLs are able
to gain core content knowledge and skills.

Historical evidence:
Not all departments are horizontally or vertically aligned with
intentionality.
Not having common planning makes coordination difficult.
Programming has made some of this difficult because students
were programmed into inappropriate courses makes pacing
difficult.
Most teachers have 3 preps so it makes common planning
impossible when there is PD time set aside for it.
More nonfiction could be incorporated into English classes if we did
more cross-curricular planning.

Instructional materials
Core instructional materials vary between teachers
of the same grade/course or are focused mainly on a
single textbook with little exposure to standardsaligned supplemental materials.
Instructional materials support a general
curriculum with little differentiation for student
learning need.

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Each grade level or course team has a set of instructional
materials that are aligned with standards.
Instructional materials are supportive of students with
disabilities as well as varying language proficiency levels of
ELLs (including native language and bilingual supports).

Historical Evidence:
We dont have a lot of differentiated reading materials.
Library is underutilized and there is no online resource to find
library books.
ELL resources are minimal.

Common planning time, which is necessary to coordinate and


Reading Materials Survey: In addition to evaluating your school in this area, we encourage schools to begin inventorying grade level literacy materials by completing the survey at
www.surveymonkey.com/s/materialsurvey. While this is not a comprehensive inventory of your school's instructional materials, this will help you identify the additional literacy
materials needed to help implement the Common Core State Standards in the upcoming school year.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Assessment
School wide data is available to the ILT. Teacher
team or classroom data is not always available when
teachers need itor teachers inconsistently bring it
to teacher team meetings.
Each grade level or course team administers the
required district assessments but there may be gaps
in the kind of assessment tools available to them.
Assessments are focused on a particular form of
assessment and may not adequately provide a
complete picture of student learning.
Most assessments are designed to be identical for
all students, without accommodation for learner
need.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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School-wide, teacher team and classroom data is
organized and available to all who need it immediately
after each assessment.
Each grade level or course team uses a comprehensive
set of assessments screening, diagnostic, benchmark,
formative, and summative to monitor student learning on
a frequent basis.
Assessment methods (e.g., student work, selected
response, constructed response, performance task) are
aligned with the standard(s) being assessed (e.g.,
knowledge mastery, reasoning proficiency, performance
skills, ability to create products).
Assessment accommodations and modifications are in
place to ensure that students with disabilities and ELLs are
able to appropriately demonstrate their knowledge and
skills.

Historical Evidence:
Some teachers have started using the new Quarterly Assessments.
Not all teachers are coordinating classroom assessments or
analyzing the data.
Most summative assessments are designed for all students but then
modified by Sped inclusion teachers.
How are we to modify district assessments for Sped and ELL
students?
Lack of common planning time makes it hard to coordinate.
We have not been doing diagnostic or screening exams.
Future plans:
Weekly common planning time for course teams will allow teachers

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Instruction
Communication of the learning objective is
inconsistent or lesson objectives do not consistently
align to standards.
Questioning is more heavily aimed at assessing
basic student understanding and comprehension.
Sequencing of lessons in most classes is primarily
driven by the pacing suggested in instructional
materials.
Instruction is most often delivered whole-group
with few opportunities for scaffolding learning or the
level of rigor is not consistently high.
Formative assessment during instruction is used
occasionally or inconsistently between teachers.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Each teacher clearly communicates with students the
standards-based learning objective, directions and
procedures, as well as the relevance of the learning.
, Each teacher uses low- and high-level questioning
techniques that promote student thinking and
understanding.
Each teacher purposefully sequences and aligns
standards-based objectives to build towards deep
understanding and mastery of the standards.
Each teacher scaffolds instruction to ensure all students,
including students with disabilities and English language
learners access complex texts and engage in complex tasks.
Each teacher regularly uses formative assessment during
instruction to monitor student progress and check for
understanding of student learning.

Historical Evidence:
Many teachers are not using skills-based objectives.
English Department has carefully aligned the first two years of
English instruction to AP national standards via the CAPE grant.
The AP vertical alignment process is underway in English
Department. This work needs to continue and other departments
need to do similar planning.
Many teachers arent overtly reviewing daily lesson objectives to
students in student-friendly language.
Teachers are not consistently checking student understanding using
formative assessment.
We have not had PD on forming and using objectives as an
instructional tool

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Intervention
Decision-making about how to determine which
students are in need of intervention, what
interventions they receive and how to determine the
success of interventions is not regularly monitored.
The intervention options are limited (sometimes onesize-fits-all), making it difficult to find a targeted
solution to address a particular students needs.
Intervention monitoring and adjustments are left to
teacher discretion without school-wide systems.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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The school has a systematic approach to administering
screening assessments to identify students in need of
academic intervention.
The school has a systematic approach to administering
diagnostic assessments to identify particular skills gaps.
Interventions at the elementary level include in-class,
small group instruction, push-in support provided by
specialists, one on one support and additional supports
outside of the classroom.
Interventions at the secondary school level include small
group instruction, double blocks in literacy and
mathematics, push-in support provided by specialists, one
on one support and additional supports outside of the
classroom
Interventions are closely monitored at the ILT, teacher
team and individual teacher level so that adjustments can
be made at least every 6 weeks.

Historical Evidence:
We have started monitoring Ds and Fs and making sure that all
teachers are accurately and frequently using Gradebook.
We just started using standard remediation plans for students who
have Ds and Fs.
RTI has not been implemented.
AVID has been used as intervention to some extent.
Weve started the Owls Nest writing lab with student
mentors/tutors.
Teachers are reactive and intervene when they see students
struggling.
We dont have any screening assessments to identify students who
are at risk for academic problems

Professional Learning

Whole staff professional development


Whole staff professional development occurs
regularly but is not tightly aligned to the schools
priorities.
Quality, effectiveness or relevance of professional
development is not monitored.

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The school has a year-long, focused plan for whole staff
professional development aligned to school-wide priorities
and growth goals.
The school has a method for continually monitoring the
effectiveness of all professional development (including
coaching and teacher collaboration).
School-wide structures ensure that professional
development is ongoing, job-embedded and relevant to
teachers.

Historical Evidence:
There has not consistently been a coherent professional
development plan.
PD has been mixed some has been irrelevant to many teachers.
PD has not been differentiated and teacher differences have not
been taken into account.
Weve not had a mentoring or coaching program.

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DIMENSION 3: P

Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Grade-level and/or course teams
Teachers meet regularly but it is focused on a mix
of activitiesplanning, professional development,
and data analysisthat may change from week to
week.
Teachers do not have a regular opportunity to
discuss progress monitoring data to track
effectiveness of student intervention.
Ownership for student learning results lies
primarily with individual teachers.
Planning typically takes place with general
education teachers only. Special education, bilingual
or other specialists typically plan and meet
separately or only join the group occasionally.
There are meeting agendas, but no clear protocols
or norms for discussion.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Teachers collaborate in regular cycles: quarterly for longterm unit planning, weekly to analyze formative
assessment data and plan weekly instruction.
Teachers and specialists meet approximately every six
weeks to discuss progress-monitoring data for students
receiving intervention.
Teacher teams share ownership for results in student
learning.
Teams are inclusive of general education, special
education, bilingual teachers and other specialists.
Teams are supported by an ILT member, team leader, or
expert, as appropriate.
Teachers have protocols or processes in place for team
collaboration.

Historical Evidence:
Teachers havent had common planning time to work with course
teams or grade level teams.
We have started some peer discussion through Critical Friends
meetings, but they are not focused on course teams or even
departmentally.
Future plans:
Next year, there will be common planning time for all teachers,
consisting of the following: common weekly planning/PD for all
staff (75 minutes); common weekly course team meetings;
common monthly grade level meetings, and common monthly
departmental meetings.
This common PD/planning time will be used to support cyclical

Instructional coaching
Coaching typically takes place through informal
associations or is only focused on a smaller group of
teachers.
Formal support for new teachers comes from
district-sponsored induction.
Professional development decisions are not
systematized and left to teacher initiative/discretion.
Teachers occasionally receive quality feedback to
support individual growth.
Peer observation and cross-classroom visitation
happens occasionally, but not as an integral part of
the schools plan for professional learning.

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Every school has a coaching plan that identifies teacher
needs, who provides the coaching, and how frequently.
New teachers are provided with effective induction
support.
Teachers have individual professional development plans
tailored to their needs.
Teachers consistently receive quality feedback that
supports their individual growth.
Peer coaching and cross classroom visitation is also used
as a form of coaching.

Historical Evidence:
We have not had any instructional coaching or mentoring.
Future plans:
All teachers will meet with Admin, set BOY goals, revisit them midyear and review/evaluate at EOY.
Each teacher will have an individualized PD plan, based on
identified areas of need.
Admin will aid in the support of instructional coaching by following
REACH protocols, identifying needs and providing subsequent
tailored PD.
Teacher leaders and mentoring teachers will provide Danielson

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School

DIMENSION 4:Climate and Culture

High expectations & College-going culture


Some staff members reinforce expectations for all
students to aspire to college and career ready
standards, or expectations are only reinforced for
some students.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Every staff member reinforces school expectations for all
students to aspire to college and career-ready standards.
The school has developed and is executing an intentional
plan to build and maintain a college-going culture.
Every student has opportunities for authentic leadership
and student voice

Historical Evidence:
There are many opportunities for students to explore college and
career opportunities within CTE.
The large number of AP courses build college expectations for many
students.
We have a very active college coach and college resource center.
Outside of CTE we dont offer many options for students.

Relationships
Some students form bonds with adult advocates.
Patterns of interaction between adults and
students and among students are inconsistent..
Students with disabilities are typically confined to a
special education classroom with few opportunities
to interact with peers.
Student home language and culture is often
overlooked.

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All students have an adult advocate who cares about
them deeply and supports them in achieving their goals
Patterns of interactions, both between adults and
students and among students, are respectful, with
appropriate, fair responses to disrespectful behavior
Students with disabilities are engaged in the school
community, including both physical and social integration.
Students classroom experiences demonstrate value of
home language and culture.

Historical Evidence:
Parents and students report strong teacher care.
There is a high inclusion rate for SPED students.
We are a CASEL pilot school for an SEL grant.
Programming has not established a path for ELL students to pursue
Spanish literacy.
We have established partnerships with Legacy Leaders and Family
Focus, who assist the school with building community relationships.

Behavior& Safety
Discipline violations and positive behavior supports
are handled differently between teachers without
school wide norms.
School environment occasionally leads to situations
un-conducive to learning.

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The school has a common, consistent school-wide
approach to student discipline and tiered approach to
behavioral intervention that recognizes and builds on
positive behavior.
Staff establishes and maintains a safe, welcoming school
environment.

Historical Evidence:
There has been a low number of L4-L6 misconduct infractions.
School-wide discipline expectations and procedures have been
unclear and somewhat inconsistent, but some of this is due to
transitions in administration.
Future plans:
Deans are in the process of being trained on peer juries and peace

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School

DIMENSION 5: Family and Community Engagement

Expectations
Principal provides information to families on school
performance in response to parent requests.
Teachers provide information to families on their
grading system, but families may be unclear on what
successfully meeting the standard would look like.
Families can learn about the transition process if
they reach out to the school for information.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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Principal provides clear information for families on school
performance and accurately explains this information so
that families understand its relevance to their children as
well as the plan for improvement.
Teachers provide clear information for families on what
students are expected to achieve in a given grade level or
course and examples of what meeting the standards looks
like.
Schools proactively provide information regarding school
choices to families looking to relocate or to students in
transition grades.

Historical Evidence:
Syllabi are given to parents, some teachers dont have them
translated into Spanish.
This years Open House was welcoming to new students.
We have had some Open Houses for parents, but they are not
always well-publicized.
We dont have an LED sign in front of the building.
Most teacher/parent discussions are around behavior and missing
work, not about skill development.

Ongoing communication
Communication to families is typically conducted
only during report card pick-up and in cases of
behavior/academic concerns.

Bonding
The school has a business-like atmosphere.
School staff provides occasional opportunities for
families and community members to participate in
authentic and engaging activities in the school
community-- like student performances, exhibitions,
literacy or math events, etc.

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Teachers and other school staff engage in ongoing, twoway communication with families so that they know how
their child is doing relative to grade-level expectations and
how the families can support their childs learning at home,
but also so that school staff can learn from the families
about their childs strengths and needs.

Syllabi are given to parents, some teachers dont have them


translated into Spanish.
This years open house was welcoming to new students.
We have had some open-houses for parents, but they are not
always well publicized.

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The school establishes and non-threatening, welcoming
environment.
The principal leads the work to empower and motivate
families and community to become engaged.
School staff provides frequent opportunities for families
and community members to participate in authentic and
engaging activities in the school community-- like student
performances, exhibitions, literacy or math events, etc.

We have had more events then ever: Talent Show, CD Release


Party, Spring Concert, Holiday Concert, Athletic Events, but were
just getting started with this.
We had a successful open-house with perspective parents, which is
setting a good tone for the future.
Homecoming, the Alumni basketball game and participation in the
JR seminar has been bringing alumni back into the school and
making them welcome.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School
Specialized support
School provides required services to students
within the school building/typical school hours.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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School staff conducts intensive outreach to families in
need of specialized support through home visits and
collaboration with social services agencies.

We do some home visits with students who are truant or having


difficulties.
There is a lack of understanding for many teachers about how to
get specialized support for students.

N 6: College and Career Readiness Supports

College & Career Exploration and election


Information about college or career choices is
provided.

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The school provides early and ongoing exposure to
experiences and information necessary to make informed
decisions when selecting a college or career that connects
to academic preparation and future aspirations.

Full time post-secondary coach.


AVID
We require students to apply to 5 schools and 5 scholarships.
We have had college fares, Military Recruiters,

Academic Planning
Support for college and career planning is provided
for some students. Information and opportunities to
explore paths of interest are limited.
The school encourages high performing students to
plan on taking advanced courses.

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The school provides support for student planning,
preparation, participation, and performance in their college
and career aspirations and goals through a rigorous
academic program and access to information and
opportunities.
(HS only) The school regularly evaluates rigorous coursetaking and performance patterns (e.g., AP) and removes
barriers to access.

Students are encouraged to take AP, but students always know


what they are getting into with AP classes.
Course sequences were not always aligned in the past, for example,
freshmen were put in AP Biology.
We dont have an established system to help students select
appropriate classes.
We dont have a course catalog on paper or online.

Enrichment & Extracurricular Engagement

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Extracurricular activities exist but may be limited in The school ensures equitable exposure to a wide range of Weve expanded extracurricular activities this year. GSA, Student
scope or students may not be purposefully involved extracurricular and enrichment opportunities that build
Council, Academic Decathlon, Improv, Athletics, Owls Nest, Anime
in activities that align with their strengths and needs. leadership, nurture talents and interests, and increase
Club, Environmental Club, Dance.
engagement with school.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

DIMENSION

Typical School
College & Career Assessments
Students do not participate in college and career
ready assessments

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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The school promotes preparation, participation, and
performance in college and career assessments.

Every students take ACT and WorkKeys


We had a very successful Jr Seminar to help Jrs prepare for ACT and
PSAE.

College & Career Admissions and Affordability


Students in 11th and 12th grade are provided
information on college options , costs and financial
aid.

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The school provides students and families with
comprehensive information about college options and
costs (HS only) The school ensures that students and
families have an early and ongoing understanding of the
college and career application and admission processes,
including information on financial aid and scholarship
eligibility.

We have a post secondary coach.


We do a FAFSA workshop very high completion rate for eligible
students.
AVID teachers expose students to college financing issues.
Students are required to apply for scholarships.

Transitions

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Transitions between key grades provide families


The school works to ensure effective transitionsinto
with the required minimum paperwork/information. Kindergarten, at each benchmark grade, and from 8th to
9th.
(HS only) The school connects students to school and
community resources to help them overcome barriers and
ensure the successful transition from high school to
college.

We getting SpEd students connected to Dept of Vocational


Rehabilitation for post HS success.
We dont have resources to help students succeed in college.
We dont have a way to track students. Many schools our students
attend are not part of the Clearinghouse.
Many students take one or more semester off so its hard to track.

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School Effectiveness Framework


Instructions: Evaluate your school from 1-4 on each of the Effective Practices of the School Effectiveness Framework in the drop down box under "Evaluation". Cite evidence from
observations, any available data, surveys, etc. NOTE: 2= Typical School and 4 = Effective School TIP: When entering text, press Alt + Enter to start a new paragraph.

Typical School

DIMENSION 7: Resource Alignment

Use of Discretionary Resources


School discretionary funding is inconsistently
aligned to identified needs and priorities.
Outside funding or community partnerships are
primarily limited to opportunities that present
themselves to the school.
Funding of non-priority initiatives is common
throughout the year.

Building a Team
Hiring is conducted after a vacancy or expected
vacancy is identified.
All or nearly all applicants have little to no prior
connection to the school.
Interviews typically consist of an interview with the
principal or a team from the school, but there are no
opportunities to demonstrate knowledge or skill in
the classroom.
Grade/course teams are not intentionally designed.

Effective School

Evidence

Evaluation

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School allocates discretionary spending to align with
identified needs and strategic priorities.
School actively identifies and pursues opportunities to for
outside funding or community partnerships to help meet
student and staff needs.
School maintains focus on use of resources for the
student achievement growth necessary for every student
to graduate college and career ready.

There was no transparency under the last administration


concerning discretionary spending.
There were no departmental budgets in the past.
The process for ordering supplies and materials was transparent.
No fundraising was been allowed in the past.
We have seen significant improvements this year. Money is being

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Hiring is conducted after an assessment of student need,
staff capacity and scheduling priorities.
School actively works to build a pool of potential staff
members through internships and part-time work.
A multistep interview process includes a protocol for
questioning and classroom lesson demonstrations to assess
candidate expertise, philosophy and commitment.
Grade/course teams are assembled to include the
needed combination of knowledge and expertise.

In the past some hiring decisions were not inclusive, but this new
administration is being inclusive with shared decision making.
Hiring has not reflected needs of course teams or grade level teams
in the past.
Prior hiring did not involve multiple steps, sample lessons, or even
reference checks.
So far the new administration is being more intentional about
hiring.

Use of Time
School schedule is designed based on number of
minutes per subject or course.
Teacher collaboration time is limited or occurs only
before/after school.
Intervention for struggling students happens at the
discretion/initiative of individual teachers, during
core courses.

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School designs a right fit schedule based on student
needs and school-wide growth goals.
The school schedule allows for regular, meaningful
collaboration in teacher teams.
Struggling students receive structured intervention in
dedicated blocks.

Our current schedule does not allow for planning and collaboration
among teachers.
PD time has not been scheduled intentionally to meet student
needs.
Moving to a daily class schedule next year rather than an A/B block
will help give students more consistent learning time.

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Mission & Strategic Priorities


Instructions: Write in your Mission Statement. Using your key levers from the Theory of Action, develop 3 - 5 strategic priorities you will focus on over the next two years. Provide a
Rationale using these guiding questions: What data (student achievement, school effectiveness framework, etc.) did you use to determine the priority? How does this priority impact
instruction? How does this priority help you to achieve your goals? Tip: When entering text, press Alt+Enter to start a new paragraph.

Mission Statement
To create a nurturing community of life long learners who can strive successfully to achieve their highest intellectual, emotional, social, and ethical potential. To develop an evironment where students construct
meaning by actively participating in the learning process, embracing academic excellence, high moral values, and proper social behaviors. To implement an intellectually challenging core curriculum, focusing on
reading, math, and modern technology. To develop productive partnerships amoung students, parents, teachers, and community.

Strategic Priorities
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Priority Description: Write in the description of your priority.

Rationale: Write in your rationale (see instructions for guiding questions).

Common Core: To align CCSS with the CRS in order to ensure that all students are
receiving targeted instruction in the skills and skill bands called for by their current
grade level.
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We feel that continuing to focus on the CRS and slowly transition in the CCSS we will
directly impact instruction by increasing the level of rigor in the curriculum and ensure
our students are being taught at the appropriate skill band. By implementing a standards
based curriculum we feel we can increase the number of students who are meeting and
exceeding standards. Our current EPAS data suggests that we are NOT delivering a high
quality standards based curriculum for all students to be successful.

REACH for Students: Another priority is to ensure we are utilizing the new CPS teacher By effectively using the new teacher evaluation system we feel that a priority is placed on
evaluation framework in a way that best supports our teachers, allowing them to grow developing the capacity of our teachers to plan instruction, deliver a standards aligned
instruction, and to be part of the school community. The system is designed to allow
in their profession, leading to increased student success.
opportunities for intense coaching and reflection via the pre-conferences, observation,
and post conference. We also feel this priority is important to place a value on excellent
teaching and to dispell mediocrity. The data used to determine this priority was EPAS
data coupled with student and parent survey data.

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CASEL: As a CASEL pilot school our priority will be to incorporate strategies for
effective social and emotional learning into our curriculum. As part of our Full School
Day Plan we will utilize grade level seminars to lead this work.

We feel that Social and Emotional learning should be a priority because it is a large
component of our Full School Day plan and aligns with the districts vision for creating
enrichment opportunities for students. Survey data suggests that are students do not
feel connected to the school and it's not an environment that students can consistently
thrive in. As a result, students at all four levels will experience a grade specific seminar
that will focus on skills required for students to be successful at certain points in their
high school career. For example, at the Senior level students will be focusing on
initiatives that will increase their chances for post secondary success. Currently, NorthGrand HS has a very high graduation rate but our data suggests that students are not
advancing to the next level. The focused seminars and the addition of SEL strategies will
provide them with the tools to be better prepared for life after North-Grand.

Strengthening Teacher Teams (Instructional Leadership): A major priority for the


implementation of the CCSS will be the development of our departments, teacher
course teams, and grade level teams. The school's instructional teams will have
common planning time for the first team in years.

Teacher collaboration at North-Grand has been non-existent for a variety of reasons;


however in order to ensure we are implementing a standards aligned curriculum
vertically and horizontally, teacher planning is crucial. The observational data used to
consider this a priority is the inconsistencies in our curriculum maps and common
assessments. Essentially, we have teachers working independently of each other and
implementing a fragmented curriculum. This priority will have a major impact on
instruction and will allow departments/teams to create a common vision for their
content area and effectively implement the CRS and CCSS standards.

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Strategic Priority 1
Instructions: Develop milestones for each strategic priority that you will implement. Milestones are significant steps that a school must accomplish in the implementation of the strategic priority.
Milestones are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Indicate the category and group of students to which the milestone applies, the responsible party and the
timeline. You will update the status and next steps throughout the year as part of your continuous improvement cycle.

Rationale

Strategic Priority Description


Common Core: To align CCSS with the CRS in order to ensure that all students are receiving targeted instruction in
the skills and skill bands called for by their current grade level.

We feel that continuing to focus on the CRS and slowly transition in the CCSS we will directly impact instruction
by increasing the level of rigor in the curriculum and ensure our students are being taught at the appropriate
skill band. By implementing a standards based curriculum we feel we can increase the number of students who
are meeting and exceeding standards. Our current EPAS data suggests that we are NOT delivering a high quality

Action Plan

Monitoring
Milestones

May 19, 2012, Admin will attend a Network PD on CCSS,


which will share best practices for addressing the CCSS
instructional shifts with a focus on complex texts
June 02, 2012, Admin will attend a Network PD on CCSS,
which addresses standards, performance assessments and
exemplars
June 16, 2012, Admin will attend a Network PD on CCSS,
which addresses unit planning
July curricular planning sessions will occur for core and noncore department teams
August unit planning session will occur for core and noncore department teams
By August 28, 9-12th grade ELA teachers will have a CCSS
unit plan, with performance task, completely developed
and ready for Semester I implementation
By August 28, 9-12th grade Math teachers will have a CCSS
unit plan, with performance task, completely developed
and ready for Semester I implementation
CIM interim exams will be given quarterly to all 9-11th
graders to formatively and summatively assess student
growth
Common ELA and Math performance tasks will be given to
all 9-12th graders during Semester I
Data analysis and curriculum/unit/CIM interim
exam/performance task reflection protocols will be
implemented to track progress and inform planning and
instruction

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Category

Target
Group

Responsible
Party

Start

Completed

Status

Professional
Development

All

AP

Quarter 4

On-going

On-Track

Professional
Development

All

Principal, AP,
Curriculum Lead

Quarter 4

On-going

On-Track

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Professional
Development
ILT/ Teacher
Teams
ILT/ Teacher
Teams

All
All
All

Principal, AP,
Curriculum Lead
Teacher Leaders,
Dept. Chairs
Teacher Leaders,
Dept. Chairs

Instructional
Materials

All

9-12 grade ELA


teachers

Summer 2012

Quarter 1

On-Track

Instructional
Materials

All

9-12 grade Math


teachers

Summer 2012

Quarter 1

On-Track

Instruction

All

Curriculum Lead

On-going

On-going

On-Track

Instruction

All

9-12 grade ELA and


Math teachers

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

On-Track

Professional
Development

All

All teachers

On-going

On-going

On-Track

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By January 18, 2013, 9-12th grade Science teachers will
have a CCSS unit plan, with performance task, completely
developed and ready for Semester II implementation

Instructional
Materials

All

9-12 grade Science


teachers

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

On-Track

By January 18, 2013, 9-12th grade Social Science teachers


will have a CCSS unit plan, with performance task,
completely developed and ready for Semester II
implementation

Instructional
Materials

All

9-12 grade Social


Science teachers

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

On-Track

Instruction

All

9-12 Science/ Social


Science teachers

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

On-Track

Data analysis and curriculum/unit/CIM interim


exam/performance task reflection protocols will be
implemented to track progress and inform planning and
instruction

Professional
Development

All

All teachers

On-going

On-going

On-Track

Grade level/Course team CCSS curricular planning sessions


will occur bi-weekly

Professional
Development

All

Curriculum Lead,
Teacher Leads, all
teachers

On-going

On-going

On-Track

Common Science and Social Science performance tasks will


be given to all 9-12th graders during Semester II

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Strategic Priority 2
Instructions: Develop milestones for each strategic priority that you will implement. Milestones are significant steps that a school must accomplish in the implementation of the strategic priority.
Milestones are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Indicate the category and group of students to which the milestone applies, the responsible party and the
timeline. You will update the status and next steps throughout the year as part of your continuous improvement cycle.

Strategic Priority Description

Rationale

REACH for Students: Another priority is to ensure we are utilizing the new CPS teacher evaluation framework in a
way that best supports our teachers, allowing them to grow in their profession, leading to increased student
success.

By effectively using the new teacher evaluation system we feel that a priority is placed on developing the
capacity of our teachers to plan instruction, deliver a standards aligned instruction, and to be part of the school
community. The system is designed to allow opportunities for intense coaching and reflection via the preconferences, observation, and post conference. We also feel this priority is important to place a value on

Action Plan

Monitoring
Milestones

Category

Target
Group

Responsible
Party

Start

Completed

Status

All

Principal

Quarter 1

Quarter 1

On-Track

Quarter 1

Quarter 1

On-Track

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

Administer mid-year survey to guage staff's familiarity and


comfort with regard to REACH

Professional
Development
Professional
Development
Professional
Development
Instructional
Materials
Professional
Development
Professional
Development
Professional
Development

Provide PD to familiarize staff with performance tasks and


the creation/development of close reading activities

Professional
Development

All

Teacher Leaders,
Grade Leads

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

Ensure technological viability for administering CIM interim


assessments
Provide PD on utilizing and applying performance
task/close reading activity rubrics to promote their
refinement and ensure their fidelity
Establish and implement data analysis protocol and
reflection/action plan template

Equipment/
Technology

All

Tech Coordinator,
Admin

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Professional
Development

All

Teacher Leaders,
Grade Leads

Quarter 2

On-going

On-Track

All

Admin

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

All

Teacher Leaders,
Grade Leads

Quarter 1

Quarter 1

On-Track

All

Admin

Quarter 1

Quarter 3

On-Track

Offer refresher PD on REACH and related expectations


Provide scaffolded PD on Danielson's Framework
Tailor ongoing PD around Danielson's domains
Develop a video library of domain exemplars
Implement video self-assessment initiative around
Danielson's subcategories within domain 2 & 3
Conduct BOY goal-setting conferences with every teacher

Provide PD on CIM, including data analysis


Create and implement biannual departmental student
surveys to be administered at end of Q1 and Q3

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Instructional
Materials
Professional
Development
Instructional
Materials

All
All
All

Admin, Teacher
Leaders
Admin, Teacher
Leaders
Teacher Leaders,
Grade Leads

All

Admin

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

All

Admin, all teachers

Quarter 1

Quarter 1

On-Track

All

Admin

Quarter 2

Quarter 2

On-Track

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Strategic Priority 3
Instructions: Develop milestones for each strategic priority that you will implement. Milestones are significant steps that a school must accomplish in the implementation of the strategic priority.
Milestones are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Indicate the category and group of students to which the milestone applies, the responsible party and the
timeline. You will update the status and next steps throughout the year as part of your continuous improvement cycle.

Strategic Priority Description

Rationale

CASEL: As a CASEL pilot school our priority will be to incorporate strategies for effective social and emotional
learning into our curriculum. As part of our Full School Day Plan we will utilize grade level seminars to lead this
work.

We feel that Social and Emotional learning should be a priority because it is a large component of our Full
School Day plan and aligns with the districts vision for creating enrichment opportunities for students. Survey
data suggests that are students do not feel connected to the school and it's not an environment that students
can consistently thrive in. As a result, students at all four levels will experience a grade specific seminar that will

Action Plan

Monitoring
Milestones

Attend SEL PD (CASEL)


Create SEL Team
Complete SWOT analysis of SEL
Identify resources (funds, staff, space, time)
Create and administer Climate/Culture survey
Provide SEL training for all staff
Identify partner organization's SEL capacity
Evaluate partner organization's SEL effectiveness
Create school-wide SEL plan
Review curriculum for SEL compliance
Plan SEL opportunities for parents and families

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Category
Professional
Development
ILT/ Teacher
Teams
Professional
Development
Instructional
Materials
Other
Professional
Development
Other
ILT/ Teacher
Teams
Instructional
Materials
Instructional
Materials
Parental
Involvement

Target
Group

Responsible
Party

Start

Completed

Status

All

Principal, SEL Lead

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

Completed

All

Admin, SEL Lead

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

On-Track

All

Admin, SEL Lead

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

Behind

All

Admin, SEL Lead

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

All

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

Behind

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

All

SEL Lead
Admin, SEL Lead,
Grade Leads
SEL Lead

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

All

Admin, SEL Lead, ILT

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

Quarter 1

On-going

On-Track

All

All
All
All

Admin, SEL Lead, All


teachers
Admin, SEL Lead,
Grade Leads
SEL Lead, Grade
Leads

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Improvement Work Plan

Strategic Priority 4
Instructions: Develop milestones for each strategic priority that you will implement. Milestones are significant steps that a school must accomplish in the implementation of the strategic priority.
Milestones are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Indicate the category and group of students to which the milestone applies, the responsible party and the
timeline. You will update the status and next steps throughout the year as part of your continuous improvement cycle.

Strategic Priority Description

Rationale

Strengthening Teacher Teams (Instructional Leadership): A major priority for the implementation of the CCSS will be Teacher collaboration at North-Grand has been non-existent for a variety of reasons; however in order to
the development of our departments, teacher course teams, and grade level teams. The school's instructional
ensure we are implementing a standards aligned curriculum vertically and horizontally, teacher planning is
teams will have common planning time for the first team in years.
crucial. The observational data used to consider this a priority is the inconsistencies in our curriculum maps and
common assessments. Essentially, we have teachers working independently of each other and implementing a

Action Plan

Monitoring
Milestones

Category

Target
Group

All Core Departments will engage in summer unit planning


utilizing the UBD (Understanding by Design) model.

ILT/ Teacher
Teams

All

ILT will determine an agreed upon PD time usage for our


weekly 75 minute block.
All Depts will have common planning time built into the
Full School Day plan

ILT/ Teacher
Teams
ILT/ Teacher
Teams

Special Education teachers will be integrated into common


planning time within specific departments.

ILT/ Teacher
Teams

Each Core Department will create a minimum of two CCSS


aligned unit plans.
Increase student success rate on various Performance
Policy and School Report card metrics
All Departments will agree upon and create a common
location in which to house unit plans, curriculum maps,
formative/summative assessments, etc.
Identify clearly established protocols for looking at student
work, analyzing assessment data, and incorporating
literacy.
Ensure the vertical/horizontal alignment of all curriculum
within departments using CCSS

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Responsible
Party

Start

Completed

Status

Admin, Teacher
Leaders, Dept.
Chairs

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Not Applicable

ILT

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

All

Admin., Programmer

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

Completed

Students With
Admin., Programmer
Disabilities

Quarter 4

Quarter 4

On-Track

Summer 2012

Summer 2012

On-Track

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

Instruction

All

Parental
Involvement

All

Teacher Leaders &


Department Chairs
Grade Level Leads,
Admin, ILT

Instructional
Materials

Not Applicable Department Chairs

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

ILT/ Teacher
Teams

Not Applicable

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

ILT/ Teacher
Teams

Not Applicable Department Chairs

Summer 2012

On-going

On-Track

Admin., ILT

Date Stamp November 22, 2012

Comments & Next Steps

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2012-2014 Continuous
Improvement Work Plan

North-Grand High School

Strategic Priority 4

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Date Stamp November 22, 2012

Priority 4 Page 2 of 2

North-Grand High School

2012-2014 Continuous
Improvement Work Plan

Strategic Priority 5
Instructions: Develop milestones for each strategic priority that you will implement. Milestones are significant steps that a school must accomplish in the implementation of the strategic priority.
Milestones are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Indicate the category and group of students to which the milestone applies, the responsible party and the
timeline. You will update the status and next steps throughout the year as part of your continuous improvement cycle.

Strategic Priority Description

Rationale

Action Plan

Monitoring
Milestones

Version 03/12

Category

Target
Group

Responsible
Party

Start

Date Stamp November 22, 2012

Completed

Status

Comments & Next Steps

Priority 5 Page 1 of 1

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