Worth County School District Continuous Improvement/Professional Learning Plan

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1 Continuous /Professional Learning Plan Purpose To ensure a quality education for all students leading to graduation and productive citizenship. Direction *Our direction for the Worth County School District is for our graduation rate to reach 80% or above, and for students to meet or exceed established accountability measures. *We will achieve this direction by providing high expectations, a relevant and rigorous curriculum, data driven standards-based instructional practices, appropriate interventions, and celebrations of success as we move forward. *As a result of our success we will attract and retain high quality teachers, provide a foundation for community economic growth, and prepare graduates for post-secondary success.

2 prepare graduates for post-secondary success. GOAL 1: The Worth County School District will improve student achievement to meet or exceed state performance levels by the implementation of rigorous and relevant curriculum and standards-based instruction. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Provide professional learning for teachers and school leaders that strengthen their knowledge and understanding of content and instructional practices in a standards-based classroom. Professional learning and unit revision focusing on incorporating literacy strategies across the curriculum as outlined in each school's Striving Reader Implementation Plan. Continued use of the Teacher and Leader Keys Effectiveness Systems. PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE School Coordinators, School Coordinators, HR Director, GaDOE staff, SI Coordinators,, APs TIMELINE RESOURCES MONITORING/EVALUATING Release time to attend workshops (RESA, GLRS), substitute funds, registration, and travel; common planning time; school improvement meetings; staff meetings; grade level meetings. Increase in the % of students meeting and/or exceeding expectations on the Georgia Milestones Assessments. Striving Reader PlansGaDOE webinars, Striving Reader workshops, RESA, content specific conferences. Release time to attend training, substitute funds, travel fees, stipends; common planning time; grade level meetings. Increase in the % of students meeting and/or exceeding expectations on the Georgia Milestones Assessments. Increase in lexiles on SRI and increase in growth on DIBELS Next. GaDOE; training materials School and System Focus Walks

3 Increase student use of techology in all classrooms through the following: training on use of Google classroom, ipads, ELMOs, Chrome books, Promethean Boards, Clear Touch Panels, Mimio Teach technology and document cameras; training and implementation of online assessment and exploring avenues for Bring Your Own Training and (BYOT). use of the Teacher Resource Link via Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS). Director, Coordinator, School Coordinators Coordinator, School Coordinators Student devices; ipads; Promethean Boards, Clear Touch Panels, Mimio Teaching technology; Release time to attend training; GoFar in LDS, Google Classroom. Monitoring of GoFar; School and System Focus Walks; Unit Plans; BYOT classrooms GaDOE Increased collaboration among content area teachers during professional learning time; improved unit plans. Vertical Alignment meetings for K-12 teachers. Decrease the achievement gap between and among subgroups. School Coordinators,, School Coordinators Georgia Standards of Excellence and GPS Vertical Alignment Documents, student work samples, units, curriculum maps Intensive Data Team training by HMH in fall of Increase in the % of students meeting and/or exceeding expectations on the Georgia Milestones Assessments. Formation of data teams within each school during PL time. Increase in the % of students meeting and or exceeding expectations on the Georgia Milestones Assessments.

4 Administer universal screeners, progress monitoring tools, and formative assessments to provide appropriate interventions and monitor student growth. Analyze data as an integral part of the school improvement process through the following: HMH Data Team training for teachers and administrators; analysis of universal screening data, formative assessment data, and standardized test data by content areas, domains, and subgroups to guide instruction. Curriculum Assistant/RTI Coordinator, School level RTI Coordinators,, School Coordinators Universal Screeners (AIMS Web, SRI, DIBELS Next, Lexia, Symphony, Ascend); formative assessment; data teams; GoFar. PowerSchool; GaDOE; ; Balanced Scorecard Consultant; Data Team Meetings, Leadership Team Meetings; Data Director; Data Team Training. Increase in the % of students meeting and/or exceeding expectations on the Georgia Milestones Assessments. Increase growth in universal screeners. Data Rooms at system and school level; Schoolwide School Plans; Professional Learning Plan; Data Team Meetings; Data reports from universal screeners and common unit assessments. Develop a plan for delivery of online courses at the high school level. Superintendent, WCHS Principal, Director Online learning programs, online dual enrollment courses, parent and student surveys WCHS master schedule

5 Goal 2: The Worth County School District will increase the graduation rate. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Maintain the 8.5 School at WCMS to better prepare students for success at the high school level. Worth County School District PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE RESOURCES MONITORING/EVALUATING WCMS Principal 8.5 Instructors Monitoring by admininistration. Offer high school credit at WCMS. WCHS Principal, WCMS Principal High school teachers Track number of credits students earn. Develop, maintain, and monitor Individual Growth Plans (IGP) for all students beginning in 8th grade. Provide school level programs/incentives to improve attendance and motivate students to graduate and become productive citizens. WCMS Principal, WCHS Principal, WCMS counselors, WCHS counselors, WCHS CTAE Director IGP template; GaDOE; Bridge Bill All Guest speakers; Commit to Graduate program; Career Fairs/Day; Work Based Learning Program; School to school tranisitional programs (Smooth Moves, Aloha Day) CCRPI through GaDOE; completion of plans. Increase in the graduation rate.

6 Incorporate Teachers as Advisors (TAA) at WCMS and WCHS. WCMS Principal, WCHS Principal, WCMS counselors, WCHS counselors, WCHS CTAE Director GaDOE resourcess School schedule. Provide Saturday School and WCMS, WCHS Intercession Days for remediation and acceleration. Teachers, 20 Day Funds Increase in the % of students meeting and or exceeding expectations on Georgia Milestones Assessments. Goal 3: The Worth County School District will increase and strengthen stakeholder engagement. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Develop community partnerships with government agencies, local service providers, businesses, non-profits, and other community resources to create a stronger network of community engagement and support through Partners In Education (PIE). PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE Superintendent, Student Support Services Coordinator, TIMELINE RESOURCES MONITORING/EVALUATING Local businesses, community members, government agencies, civic organizations, parents Activities with PIE, Terrific Kids recognition

7 Involve stakeholders in the continuous improvement process through school council meetings, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, community meetings, Annual Stakeholder meeting, parent conferences, Student Support meetings, school improvement meetings, and staff meetings. Provide family engagement activities to strengthen the home/school relationship. Superintendent,. Special Education Director, Federal Programs Director, Curriculum Director, Federal Programs Director, Parent Involvment Coordinator, Coordinator Schoolwide School Plans, community members, parents, teachers, students, business leaders School/Parent Compacts, Schoolwide School Plans, Georgia Standards of Excellence and GPS, Computer lab, GaDOE website, System website Meeting agendas, meeting minutes, sign-in rosters School based activities such as Family Fun Night, Reading Under the Stars, Computer training for parents. Establish communication links to build parent partners in supporting learning and achievement. Public Relations Director,, Director, Parent Coordinators Social media, system web page, One Call Now, newsletters, Remind 101, Teacher websites, Usage reports, survey results

8 Goal 4: The Worth County School District will improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Recruit and retain highly qualified and innovative staff. Increase average daily participation for breakfast and lunch in all schools. PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE Superintendent, Human Resources Director, School Nutrition Director, School Nutrition Managers TIMELINE RESOURCES MONITORING/EVALUATING Teach Georgia website, Worth Schools local job site, local newspaper, technical schools, colleges GaDOE School Nutrition Program and USDA resources, school menus, social media, system webpage Review certifications and PSC records, review resumes and application for experience, check references, monitor certification annually, development of Professional Development Plans when appropriate, teacher evaluations, classroom observations GaDOE School Nutrition monthly reports, student surveys, participation in Provision2/Community Eligibility Program (CEP) Increase/maintain overall district school nutrition sanitation scores at 100%. Improve/maintain system facilities by ensuring operation at peak efficiency; create a safe environment for students, teachers, and staff by keeping facilities and their components structurally sound and in good repair. School Nutrition Director, School Nutrition Managers, School Nutrition Assistants Facilities Director, Assistant Facilities Director, maintenance personnel National Restaurant Association's ServSafe courses, Environmental Health Services Inspectors input/suggestions, National Food Service Management Institute resources Energy program, work orders, maintenance equipment Bi-Annual inspections by EHS, site visits from School Nutrition Director, sanitation training for staff, annual in-service, ServSafe certification courses for managers and assistant managers Work order completion, walk throughs by Facilities Director and principals, state and local inspections

9 Create organizational effectiveness through building effective relationships. Superintendent, Human Resources Director, Book and article studies. Completion of district goals and increased collegiality. Increase the number of Bring Your Own classrooms. Director, Coordinator. Wireless bandwidth Monitor classrooms with BYOT. Support continuous growth of student and teacher technology usuage through physical resources and training. Continue authorizations by appropriate personnel to ensure expenditures are aligned to system and school improvement efforts. Continue the use of zero based budgeting at the district and school level. Survey and evaluate bus routes to ensure maximum efficiency for the district. Director, Coordinator Finance Director, Other district Directors,, Superintendent Finance Director, Other district Directors,, Superintendent, school bookkeepers, School Specialists, Department Heads, Assistant Desktop computers, laptop computers, mobile devices, internet connectivity, access to interactive curriculum, instructional technology staff Requisitions, accounting software, Schoolwide School Plans, District Continuous Plan Budgeting template, reports from accounting software from prior years, Schoolwide School Plans, Plans, CLIP, District Continuous Plan, Facility Plan Transportation Director Data collection, routing maps, school buses, school bus drivers Classroom walk throughs, feedback from techology staff, teachers and administrators Accounting software, voucher packet Review by bookkeepers, Finance Director and Superintendent, final approval by Board of Education Survey results, bus driver interviews, data collection, observation of routes