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2007-2008 Action Plan 4 School: Nathan Hale High School
Goal: Improve pro-social opportunities
and rewards for students at Nathan Hale with focus on eliminating the
disproportionality in discipline.
Strategy: Develop a climate of decency, respect, and trust and further
our work in becoming a more democratic school; particular focus on mentorship
of at-risk students through connections with staff, Upward Bound, Pathways,
school-wide mentorship classes, and MESA.
Rationale: For maximum learning to occur, students need to feel
supported and respected and that they have an authentic say in their
education.
What data identifies the need
that leads us to this goal? Student climate survey indicates a “significant decrease” in
index numbers for the categories of Pro-Social Involvement Opportunities and
Pro-Social Involvement Awards; discipline data provided by district
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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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6 |
15 |
8 |
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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 Students & teachers will collaboratively set norms for classroom behavior |
q Sessions on classroom norming |
Annually during fall or spring as appropriate |
q Professional development days q Differentiated instruction |
q Professional Development committee |
q Student climate survey will show growth in area of Pro-Social Involvement and/or Rewards q Decrease in the number of admin referrals |
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What building activities will occur to achieve this goal? q Students will be given greater student voice in school policies through participation in Nathan Hale Senate, ASB, and the Student Advisory Council. q Educators & students will be mindful of appropriate remarks/behavior and will respectfully admonish q Norming during CFGs |
q Democratic schools q Activity Director to attend WACA and conference with other instructors |
Summer or Fall 2005; We will revisit our strategies at each monthly staff meeting, and review our student climate data in the summer/fall of 2008. |
q Leadership class during the school day q Participation of students on Nathan Hale Senate, ASB, and Student Advisory Council. |
q Professional Development committee q Activity Coordinator q Senate chairperson q CFG Coaches q Communication Committee |
q Student climate survey will show growth in area of Pro-Social Involvement and/or Rewards q Decrease in the number of admin referrals q Decrease in inappropriate hall behavior q Increase in student reports of feeling connected to the school community |
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How will parents and the
community participate in supporting this goal? Work with Achieving Family Friendly Schools; outreach to
parents of ELL students; parent walk-through of building; ed-walks for
parents |
What additional assistance will
you seek from supporting organizations such as district services and
departments, the ESD and outside consultants and trainers? Provide professional development
opportunities around democracy and schools |
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