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2007-2008 Action Plan 3 School: Nathan Hale High School
Goal: Improve Writing achievement on WASL by 5% per year with a focus on
eliminating the achievement gap
Strategy: Writing across the curriculum using 6-traits and common
language as appropriate. Continue with
heterogeneous groupings of students—offering support and/or challenge to those
who need it. All students have AP curriculum in 11th grade Language
Arts and Social Studies, and become proficient in Text Based Protocols and
Rhetorical Analysis. Continue the use
of logbooks for student drafts and submissions.
Rationale: Research-proven best practices
How did staff participate in setting this strategy? Literacy
Initiative; beginning of year staff meeting
What data identifies the need
that leads us to this goal? 88% of students met standard in 2006, but there is a still
an achievement gap.
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School Board Goal(s) |
Superintendent Focus Area(s) |
5 Year Plan Benchmarks |
9 Characteristics
of High Performing Schools
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Title I School-wide Plan |
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1,
3, 6 |
8 |
2,
5 |
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AYP Target Area (Specify) |
Special Education |
Bilingual/ELL |
Advanced Learning |
Community Learning Center |
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Activities: What actions will occur? |
Professional Development: How will staff acquire the necessary skills and
attitudes to implement the activity? |
Timeline: When will this strategy or action begin
and end? |
Resources: What are the existing and new resources that will be
used to accomplish the activity? |
Responsibility: Who is responsible? Who is involved?
Who will provide the leadership? Who will do the work? |
Monitoring effectiveness: What ongoing criterion
referenced measures have you identified to gather evidence to show this
activity is making a difference in student outcomes? What is the projected
measurement cycle? |
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What classroom activities
will occur to achieve this goal? q Writing in every course q Literacy support in Pathways classes q Continued training in Culturally Competent classroom strategies. Emphasis in goal-setting and in weekly data-team work on tracking students who are not at standard as writers. |
q Writing across the curriculum with regular opportunity for feedback |
q Begun in the fall of 2005. During 07-08 we will thoroughly review our inclusive AP program to analyze its success. |
q Pathways Resources |
q Transformation Committee will provide leadership q Depts. Will be responsible |
q Increased WASL scores q Increased graduation rates q Increased Core GPA q Decrease in the number of students receiving D and N marks at the end of the first semester |
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What building activities will occur to achieve this goal? q Building-wide commitment to using 6-traits evaluation rubric |
q Refresher on 6-traits in CFGs |
q Begun in the Summer of 2005, with thorough review in 07-08 of the efficacy of 6 trait instruction as well as AP writing instruction. |
q Pathways Resources |
q Entire staff is responsible/involved |
q Increased WASL scores q Increased graduation rates q Increased Core GPA |
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How will parents and the
community participate in supporting this goal? Read/edit student writing
samples; review of student logbooks prior to submission; encourage use of HHC |
What additional assistance will
you seek from supporting organizations such as district services and
departments, the ESD and outside consultants and trainers? Training on Writing Across Curriculum
& 6-traits writing evaluation rubric |
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