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** Part 1: Campus Action Plan **
For a campus to make lasting change, school improvement must be an ongoing, continuous process. In Part 1, you will demonstrate your understanding of continuous improvement by creating an action plan for an area of weakness that you identified in an analysis of AEIS data. Your budget for the plan is $6,000 from your campus’s general fund. Sometimes campuses have SCE, Title I, Title II, or grant funds, so you may want to check with your principal. Also, see the Funding Sources document in the Resource section of this course for an explanation of funding source options you could possibly include. Directions:
 * (ELCC 1.1a,b;1.2b,1.3a,b;1.4a,b,c;2.1a;2.2a,b,c;2.3a,b,c;3.3a,b) **
 * In Resources, locate and view the PowerPoint, //District and Campus Planning and Decision Making//, from Education Service Center XV. This PowerPoint provides information that will help you successfully complete the action plan for your Application assignment.
 * Review the Friend ISD Action Plan, and use it as an example for creating the action plan for your selected campus.
 * Complete the action plan for your selected campus. Remember your budget is $6,000….more if you have some of those other fund sources mentioned.
 * This sample plan is “very” minimal. You should research scientifically based strategies and programs including technology and professional development that would enhance your plan and ensure success. (See Resources: Helpful Websites-Weeks 3 & 4).
 * Be creative, but realistic in your action plan. Your students, faculty, and parents are counting on you.

Sample Action Plan |||||||||| S.M.A.R.T.Goal (long range,3-5 years): Friend ISD will have an Exemplary rating by 2016. Target population: All 5th grade students, including special education students. || Training on-going (monthly sessions) || Title I funds Hands-on science lab materials- $2000 || Follow-up walkthroughs to observe science instruction; lesson plans including 5E; departmental planning meetings. || Jan. – April 2013 || SCE Funds Materials: $2038 .4 FTEs: $11,480 || Students at-risk for failure will demonstrate improvement on six-week exams and benchmark tests, per disaggregated data reports. || (140 students, 5 science teachers, 70% at-risk Need 2 additional teachers to reduce the ratio to 20:1  Calculation: 2 teachers hired at $30,000 each; 70% of $60,000 charged SCE)* *Not included in the plan || Improved six-week grades for all students, especially those at-risk for failure in science. || Campus Action Plan |||||||||| S.M.A.R.T. Goal (long range,3-5 years) : By 2017, Vidor Middle School will earn an Exemplary campus rating. Title I Funds || Personnel professional development transcript records || Summative Evaluation: Use the “objective” as the criteria for evaluating end of year progress. || // Summative Evaluation statement: 90% of Economically Disadvantaged students will meet or pass state standard in Science by the end of the 2012-2013 school year. //
 * S.M.A.R.T. Objective (current school year) : By May 2013, 85% of all 5th graders in all student groups*, including special education students tested, will meet the state standard in science.
 * S.M.A.R.T. Objective (current school year) : By May 2013, 85% of all 5th graders in all student groups*, including special education students tested, will meet the state standard in science.
 * Activity Strategy || Person(s) Responsible || Timeline || Resources/Estimated Cost || Formative Evaluation ||
 * Provide teacher training in the use of the 5E Model for science instruction || Science coordinator || August-May
 * Provide after-school tutorials for students at-risk for failure. || Sonia Jones, A.P. || Oct. – Nov. 2012
 * Hire two additional science teachers to reduce the student-teacher ratio from 28:1 to 20:1 to meet the needs of students at-risk for failure in science. || Edward Goodwin, Principal || Aug. 2011 – May 2012 || SCE 1.4 FTE: $42,000
 * S.M.A.R.T. Objective (What we can accomplish in one school year) : 90% of Economically Disadvantaged students will meet or surpass the state standard in Science by the end of the school year. ||
 * Target Population(s): Low socioeconomic students in 5th grade ||
 * Activity/ Strategy (Include 3) || Person(s) Responsible || Timeline || Resources/Estimated Cost || Formative Evaluation ||
 * 1. Attend meaningful and relevant staff development at the Region’s ESC for STAAR updates & planning || Instructional Staff || August – May (bi-monthly meetings) || Federal School Improvement Funds for STAAR training - $7000
 * 1. Attend meaningful and relevant staff development at the Region’s ESC for STAAR updates & planning || Instructional Staff || August – May (bi-monthly meetings) || Federal School Improvement Funds for STAAR training - $7000
 * 2. Attend Kagan cooperative learning workshops || Instructional Staff – Science || Feb. 2013 & July 2013 || Campus General Fund - $4000 || CWT (classroom walk-throughs) to check for cooperative learning, lesson plans, monthly updates from certified Kagan school trainer, improved benchmark scores ||
 * 3. Implement parental involvement activities: family curriculum night, orientation, reciprocal journals, mentor program || All stakeholders || 2012-2013 school year || Campus General Fund - $2000 || Parent survey, assessment of parent involvement records ||



Professional growth is an integral part of a Campus Improvement Plan. In professional learning communities, staff members understand that continuously honing one’s skills is necessary for ongoing school improvement. In Part 2 of this week’s Application, you will develop an agenda for a professional development day that addresses the targeted campus need and include a timeline for follow-up professional development. Directions: - Connect directly to the goal/objective cited in the action plan. - Include the topic and subtopics for the professional development day. - Includes strategies/activities from Week 3 research that are directly related to the goal/objective stated in the action plan. Remember, one of your strategies was to provide effective professional development of some type. Professional Development Agenda |||||||||| Action Plan Goal (same as in action plan): By 2017, Vidor Middle School will earn an Exemplary campus rating. 5 || Facilitator: Kagan certified trainer || Location: District Annex || Start Time: 8:00 a.m. || End-Time: 4:00 p.m. || Professional Development Follow-up Explain in a paragraph how you would follow up your professional development agenda to insure successful implementation of the strategies/program/activities. Include the strategy/activity and a timeline. Remember that effective professional development is not a one time event. || The curriculum coordinator will follow up with teachers a month later, to find out if cooperative learning has been used. Principals will also be doing weekly walk-throughs to see if there is evidence of training. One or two teachers will attend the Kagan summer academy to become a certified Kagan trainer. The trainer will be responsible for training new staff as well as updating our current staff once a month by picking a “structure of the month”. The trainer will also be on campus to serve as a “go to” person for any questions that may come up.
 * Part 2: Professional Development Agenda **** (ELCC 2.4 a,b,c) **
 * In Resources, locate and view the PowerPoint, //Professional Development Planning: Matching Trainings to Teacher and Student Learning Needs//, from the School Improvement Resources Center (SIRC) of Region XIII Educational Service Center. This PowerPoint provides information that will help you successfully complete the professional development portion of this assignment.
 * Develop a one-day professional development agenda that does the following:
 * Develop a timeline and plan for follow-up professional development to ensure implementation. Follow-up can include coaching, classroom observations with feedback, staff meetings, lesson plan reviews, and other appropriate activities.
 * Action Plan Objective (same as in action plan): 90% of Economically Disadvantaged students will meet or surpass the state standard in Science by the end of the school year. ||
 * Topic of professional development: Cooperative Learning ||
 * Subtopics (if applicable): ||
 * Grade Level:
 * Grade Level:
 * Strategy/ Activity || Purpose || Description || Steps || Estimated Time ||
 * What the research says about cooperative learning || Tells teachers why, sets a purpose for the training || Look at research data in the form of graphs and tables; view a video of a classroom that uses cooperative learning (including interviews of the teacher and students) || Talk about data and research || 10-15 minutes ||
 * Participate in a getting to know you activity || Get teachers to get up and get to know one another || My favorites activity || Teachers will circulate and fill out cards by finding others who have the same favorite they do. || 10 minutes ||
 * Get into new cooperative groups || Show grouping strategies || To create a random group || Separate teachers into coherent groups by having them answer multiple choice questions || 10 minutes ||
 * Practice Structures || Teaches how to use cooperative learning structures in the classroom || Overview of 10-15 commonly used structures || Practice the structure, take notes in the notebook, answer questions || 6 hours ||
 * Follow up with curriculum coordinator || Get feedback from teachers || Visit with teachers to find out if training is being utilized, what is working, what isn’t working || Interview and survey staff || 1 month after initial training ||
 * Get more certified Kagan trainers on campus || Have a “go to” person to answer questions and give monthly updates || Send teachers to become certified trainers || Teachers go through certification process || July 2013 ||