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= New Instructional Initiatives =

**__Goal 1__** To close the assessment score gap between students receiving special education services (presently 33.3%), students receiving free and reduced meals (69.1%), and the school average (78.7%).

English Dept Chair Special Ed. Coordinator Reading Specialist Guidance counselor || Special Educ. Teachers Reading specialist Guidance counselor Media specialist (Librarian) Special Ed. Coordinator Asst. Administrator || READ 180 program including all software and workbooks; Level appropriate paperback books; Assessment scores; Computers; Headphones; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">CD/Tape recorders with microphones; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">READ 180 in-service for all English teachers || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Student Dashboard (computer based tracking included in the READ 180 program) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">End of marking period; End of semester ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCES/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATE** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">A READ 180 class will be added to the schedule to improve reading skills to support achievement on HSA || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Formative Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Benchmark Test
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Standardized Test
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Lexile Test || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Ongoing;

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">English Dept. Chair <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Special Ed. Coordinator <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Guidance Counselor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Tech Specialist || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Journalism teacher <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">English Dept Chair <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Special Ed teacher <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Special Ed Coordinator <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Tech Specialist <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Media Specialist <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Asst. Administrator || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Computers <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Printer and copier <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Field-trip to area newspaper <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Writing Strategies in-service || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Review of student portfolio that contains daily writing samples, self-editing examples, and peer assessments <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Semester ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION****TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCES/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATE**  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">A special education journalism class will be created to provide students with daily writing opportunities while introducing students to career options. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Benchmark test
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Standardized Test
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Monthly copy of the newsletter. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Ongoing;

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**__GOAL 2__** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">To increase communication between the school and parents. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">English Dept. Chair <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Tech. Specialist || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">All English Dept teachers <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Asst. Administrator <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Tech. specialist || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Staff in-service on WIKIs || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">English Dept. Chair and Administrator will review individual WIKI pages monthly
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCES/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATE** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">All teachers in the English Dept. will create WIKI pages for each class to provide students and parents with up-to-date information || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead Administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Student sign-in to page || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">ongoing ||

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**__GOAL 3__** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">To increase the attendance rate for students who receive special education services from 78.7 % to the school average of 92.1%. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Guidance counselor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Asst. Administrator <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Administrative Asst. in charge of absences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Guidance Counselor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Special Ed Coordinator <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Teaching Staff <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Tech Specialist || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Monitoring of attendance; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Review of attendance recording procedures || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Daily attendance records
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCES/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATE** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Implement intervention strategies to address the absences of students who receive special needs services. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead Administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Parent/doctor excuse notes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Log of parental contact || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">On-going ||

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**__GOAL 4__** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">To provide opportunities for the creation of a professional learning community. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Faculty || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Faculty and staff || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Faculty Meetings; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Team Meetings; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Grade-level Meetings; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Department Meetings || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Benchmark Exam results <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">**__GOAL 5__** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">To better utilize school data in enhancing student achievement. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Dept. chairs <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Data Manager || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">All teaching staff || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Standardized test scores <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Benchmark scores; public release questions; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">In service on data assessment and utilization; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">In service on differentiated teaching strategies || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Student records/reports
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCES/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATE** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Staff will be provided with opportunities to collaborate so that best practices and resources can be shared || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead Administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Standardized Exam Data
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Minutes from meetings || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">On-going ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**INITIATIVE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**PERSON RESPONSIBLE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**IMPLEMENTATION TEAM** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**RESOURCE/STAFF DEVELOPMENT** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">**MONITORING/EVIDENCE** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">**END****DATA** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Staff will use data from assessments to developed instructional interventions || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Lead Administrator
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Portfolio of differentiated teaching plans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Administration walk through to observe student in-class performance || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">On-going ||