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Greentree Elementary School

Campus Improvement Plan

2010 – 2011

Principal – Linda Pearce 3502 Brook Shadow Drive

Kingwood, TX 77345

Campus # 101-913-109

Campus Number: 101-913-109

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Greentree Elementary's Mission and Vision (2010 – 2011)

MISSION

The mission of Greentree Elementary School is to provide a safe, positive learning environment. District and community members will facilitate this process through high expectations, ongoing assessment, differentiated instruction, and character education. Our students will reflect an attitude of dignity and self-worth while being able to meet the challenges and peacefully resolve the conflicts of the future.

VISION

We envision schools where students and staff are enthusiastically engaged in learning within local and virtual environments. We see schools that encourage collaboration and cultivate a sense of belonging. We see learning standards that are rigorous and relevant. We see learning standards that inspire creativity and problem solving. Ultimately, we see schools that prepare students for many paths and that empower them with skills to successfully live in a rapidly changing world.


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Greentree Elementary's Goals and Objectives (2010 – 2011)

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Goal 1: Demonstrate sustained growth in student academic achievement. 1. Improve, sustain, and support academic student performance at or beyond grade level. 2. Focus on college/career readiness. 3. Improve, sustain and support student attendance. 4. Improve, sustain and support the graduation rate.

Goal 2: Demonstrate sustained growth in highly qualified staff. 1. Provide an attractive employment package that features competitive salary, benefits, and incentives to

recruit and retain a well-trained and highly qualified staff. 2. Provide working conditions conducive to recruiting and retaining a well-trained and highly qualified staff. 3. Maintain a staff of 100% Highly Qualified Teachers and hire the most competent applicants for other

district positions.

Goal 3: Ensure a safe and secure environment for students and staff. 1. Provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff. 2. Deploy Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) plan to improve student behavior. 3. Provide professional development for staff and administration targeting student management skills,

interventions and strategies in working with diverse student populations. 4. Provide and monitor district interventions to reduced drug and alcohol incidents. 5. Provide campus interventions that target bullying, harassment/dating violence behaviors.

Goals 4: Create a welcoming culture and climate for all stakeholders. 1. Increase and improve communication with parents. 2. Ensure that every campus/facility/department is welcoming to all external stakeholders

(parents/guardians and community/business partners). 3. Provide structure and support to foster a positive climate for students, teachers, staff, and

administrators, and parents.


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Introduction and Needs Assessment Summary

The Humble Independent School District (HISD) serves the communities of Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, Summerwood, Eagle Springs, and Fall Creek. The District’s boundaries encompass approximately 90 square miles in Harris County. Humble ISD is nationally recognized for the outstanding education it offers to students, and is listed among the 25 fastest growing school districts in Texas. The District provides a well-rounded program of public education for children from prekindergarten through grade twelve. In addition to basic instructional programs, the District offers special education, gifted and talented, bilingual/ESL, remedial, college preparatory, career and technical programs, and an international baccalaureate program. The District is fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). A high degree of professionalism exists among our employees, and an on-going recognition of student and staff excellence contributes to this environment. The instructional program is geared toward having the student meet or exceed grade level expectations. Emphasis is placed on higher level thinking skills, including research methodologies and independent, complex and critical thinking skills. Greentree Elementary (GTE) attracts highly qualified personnel because of its commitment to excellence. GTE employs 58.6 employees consisting of 47.1 professionals, 4 educational aides, and 7.5 professional support staff. Professional employees include 45 classroom teachers with an average of 9.6 years of experience. Master's degrees have been earned by 9 percent of the teaching staff. Greentree's staff members are dedicated to providing each and every student the best education through an intensive and challenging curriculum and sound research-based instructional practices. Under the leadership of the administrators, Greentree works diligently to provide the best education for all students. Humble ISD’s comprehensive needs assessment shows continued growth is needed in student academic performance to reach Exemplary status district-wide. In order to address this need, we must employee, train, and retain highly qualified and motivated staff. To ensure limited disruption to instruction, it is vital that we provide a safe and secure environment and a welcoming culture and climate for all stakeholders.


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Our school's comprehensive needs assessment identified the following specific needs for our campus.

• Greentree will be rated exemplary for the 2010/2011 school year.

• Greentree will conduct professional development in regards to our subgroups.

• Greentree will increase its TAKS writing essay scores by 10%.

• Greentree will update our school vision statement.


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Demographics

Humble ISD schools are organized by feeder patterns composed of specific elementary, middle, and high schools

(Atascocita High School, Humble High School, Kingwood High School, Kingwood Park High School, and Summer

Creek High School). In addition, HISD provides alternative options for its students through its Quest Early College

High School. Greentree is in the Kingwood High School feeder pattern and serves 746 students. Humble ISD’s Paula

Almond, Associate Superintendent oversees our feeder pattern team to ensure coordination and quality

instructional programs within each of its campuses. Our school is lead by the building principal who ensures each

staff member, student, and parent is informed of how they can improve student success.

Student Distribution Enrollment % of All Students Grade Levels District Campus District Campus

EC PK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

102 0 946 0 2,279 115 2,473 125 2,516 127 2,549 139 2,486 124 2,535 116 2,560 0 2,575 0 2,570 0 2,626 0 2,605 0 2,616 0 2,286 0 33,724 746

0.3 0 2.8 0 6.8 15.4 7.3 16.7 7.5 17 7.6 18.6 7.4 16.6 7.5 15.5 7.6 0 7.6 0 7.6 0 7.8 0 7.7 0 7.8 0 6.8 0 100 100


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Demographics (cont’d.) Students by Ethnicity # of Students % of All Students District Campus District Campus

African American Hispanic Other White Total

6,041 29 8,673 81 107 27 17,707 609 33,724 746

17.9 3.9 5.7 10.8 0.3 3.6 52.5 81.6 100 100

Students by Program # of Students % of All Students District Campus District Campus

At-Risk Bilingual & ESL Economically Disadvantaged Limited English Proficient Special Education Title I

10,726 100 2,867 22 9,188 44 2,986 22 2,926 50 5,887 0

31.8 13.4 8.5 2.7 27.2 5.9 8.9 2.7 8.7 6.7 17.5 0


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Goals & Objectives

GOAL 1: Greentree Elem. will demonstrate sustained growth in student academic achievement.

OBJECTIVE 1.1: Improve, sustain, and support academic student performance at or beyond grade level.

Measure Target (Year 1) Target (3-5 Years)

TAKS+ Passing Standard

TAKS-Accommodated Passing Standard

TAKS-M Passing Standard

TAKS-Alt Passing Standard

% of students meeting passing standards (with no sub-group scoring less than 90%) Reading: ≥95% Writing: ≥97% Mathematics: ≥97% Science: ≥99%

≥90% of students passing all tests taken

≤10% or less difference between student groups

Increase prior year performance of students meeting commendable standard by 10 percentage points

≥70% of ELLs meeting passing standards

% meeting passing standards (thru 2011-12)

(with no sub-group scoring less than 90%) Reading: ≥95% Writing: ≥97% Mathematics: ≥97% Science: ≥99%



Increase prior year performance of students meeting commendable standard by 10 percentage points

≥75% of ELLs meeting passing standards

TAKS+ Passing Standard

TAKS-Accommodated Passing Standard

TAKS-M Passing Standard

TAKS-Alt Passing Standard

≥90% of students meeting passing standards



Increase prior year performance of students meeting commendable standard by 10 percentage points ≥70% of ELLs meeting passing standards

≥90% meeting passing standards (thru 2011-12)



Increase prior year performance of students meeting commendable standard by 10 percentage points ≥75% of ELLs meeting passing standards


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Goals & Objectives




HEMI Kindergarten ≥ 10 on Inventory

1st grade ≥ 10 on Inventory ≥ 70 on EOY assessment

2nd grade ≥ 10 on Inventory ≥ 70 on EOY assessment

≥90% per grade level per campus


HERSI

Kindergarten Dictation: correctly identified phonemes English 28/37 Spanish 30/39 Phonemic Awareness 6/8 correct Test level 2/3 Accuracy 97%

1st Grade Text level 16 Accuracy 97% Comprehension 16

2nd Grade Text level 28 Accuracy 97% Comprehension 16 Fluency 7




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Goals & Objectives




TELPAS – Growth Measure (AMAO-2) Attainment

% multi-year beginner (PBMAS 12)

% multi-year begin/int (PBMAS 13)

≥90% of all students meet standard for improvement over previous year composite

≤ 2.5%

≤ 8%

≥90% of all students meet standard for improvement over previous year composite

≤ 2.5%

≤ 8%

AYP

100% of all campuses meet requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress

100% of all campuses meet requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress


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Action Plan



Action #

Actions/Tasks Responsible Person

Evidence of Implementation

Resource Allocation

(Source/Amount) Scheduled for Quarter

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.1.1 Monitor and improve alignment of instruction and assessment to the articulated curriculum.

Instr. Coach Teacher(s)

Increase student scores: DBAs, DBA-Ms, TAKS+, TAKS-M, TAKS-Alt, TELPAS, HERSI, HEMI

Local

1.1.2 Monitor data for learning: - DBA - Attendance

Hemi - K,1,2 Formative writing assessment


>90% of students passing all tests taken >96 student attendance rate

Local

1.1.3 Implement a professional development course of study on students in sub groups.

Principal Assist. Princ.

Training aligned to the identified professional development needs

Local


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Action Plan



Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.1.4 Provide additional instructional support for ESL and subgroups

Instr. Coach

Student results aligned to District/Campus goals and objectives

Local

1.1.5 Address RtI needs Teacher(s) Instr. Coach

- Attend training for the district revised RtI framework (admin., teachers, and staff) - Monitor framework implementation & adjust as needed

Local

1.1.6 Provide on-going instructional monitoring.

Teacher(s) Instr. Coach

- Identify student and teacher behaviors that are exhibited in classrooms where students are successful. - Train administrators and teachers on the identified behaviors.

Local

1.1.7 Address Performance Based Monitoring and Assessment System area(s) of concern

Teacher(s)

Student data – PBMAS Report

Local


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Action Plan



Action

# Actions/Tasks Responsible

Person Evidence of

Implementation

Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.1.8 Complete annual comprehensive needs assessment

Teacher(s) Instr. Coach

Data collected, analyzed, and reviewed.

Local

1.1.9 Implement the GT differentiated curriculum


- Attend training for the GT differentiated curriculum (admin., teachers, and staff) - Monitor/adjust implementation of curric. and delivery of instruction - Analyze Pre & Post GT parent survey data

Local

1.1.10 Provide exposure to early life experiences and vocabulary through targeted instruction.

Teacher(s)

Formative assessments and retellings

Local

1.1.11 Disaggregate data to identify students needing early interventions.

Instr. Coach Teacher(s) Administrators

TAKS scores, DBA scores, Tutoring groups

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 1.2: Focus on college/career readiness.

Measure Target (1 Year) Target (3-5 Years)

Provide college and career awareness programs

1 per year 1 per year

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 1.2: Focus on college/career readiness.

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.2.1 Create a college-bound/career readiness culture where parents and students are well equipped and prepared for their future.

Principal

- Increase number of students meeting college readiness standards on TAKS - Schedule of workshops and parent nights

Local

1.2.2 Provide college and career awareness program

Principal

Agendas

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 1.3: Improve, sustain and support Student Attendance.


Student attendance rate (Baseline data: 95.3%)

≥96% ≥96%

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 1.3: Improve, sustain and support Student Attendance.

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.3.1 Monitor and refine methods to improve student attendance

Registrar Teacher(s) Administrators

Importance of regular attendance communicated

Local

1.3.2

Provide student attendance incentive

Teacher(s)

Increase student attendance rates

Local

1.3.3 Address individual needs of homeless students

Counselor Principal Asst. Principal

Log of services rendered

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 1.4: Improve, sustain, and support the Graduation Rate.


Promotion Rate ≥98% 100%

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 1.4: Improve, sustain, and support the Graduation Rate.

Action


Person Evidence of

Implementation

Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1.4.1 Monitor systemic processes for student enrollment/withdrawal for all students.

Registrar Principal

Processes implemented

Local


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Goals & Objectives

GOAL 2: Greentree Elem. will demonstrate sustained growth in highly qualified staff

OBJECTIVE 2.1: Provide an attractive employment package that features competitive salary, benefits, and incentives to recruit and retain a well-trained and highly qualified staff.


Reduce the number of certified staff vacancies. (Baseline 2009-2010: 3)

Reduce by > 5% Reduce by > 10%

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 2.1: Provide an attractive employment package that features competitive salary, benefits, and incentives to recruit and retain a well-trained and highly qualified staff.

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2.1.1 Actively recruit Highly Qualified applicants for professional positions and increase the correlation between the student and staff demographics to more closely reflect the student population (Baseline: Minority Teachers 0%, Minority Students 17.6%)


Highly qualified pool of applicants reflective of the student population

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 2.2: Provide working conditions conducive to recruiting and retaining a well-trained and highly qualified staff.


Satisfaction rate on employee surveys

> 90 % positive feedback > 95 % positive feedback

Improve teacher attendance rates

≥96% ≥96%

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 2.2: Provide working conditions conducive to recruiting and retaining a well-trained and highly qualified staff.

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2.2.1 Administer an employee satisfaction survey to monitor district climate and culture


Survey results

Local

2.2.2 Monitor staff absenteeism Develop attendance plan


Staff attendance rate Plan developed and results monitored

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 2.3: Maintain a staff of 100% Highly Qualified Teachers and hire the most competent applicants for other district positions.


% of staff meeting NCLB highly qualified criteria

100% 100%

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 2.3: Maintain a staff of 100% Highly Qualified Teachers and hire the most competent applicants for other district positions. Action


Person Evidence of

Implementation

Resource Allocation

(Source/Amount) Scheduled for Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

2.3.1 Remain knowledgeable of NCLB HQ standards


Record of administrator training

Local

2.3.2 Monitor selection process so only highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals are offered positions.


Compliance report shows 100% of teachers in core academic areas are HQ

Local


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Goals & Objectives

GOAL 3: Greentree Elem. will ensure a safe and secure environment for students and staff.

OBJECTIVE 3.1: Provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff.


Decrease Student Code of Conduct violations (e.g., assaults, weapons, dress code violations) (Baseline Data: Major 724, Minor 139, Total Incidents 153)

Decrease total incidents by >25% Decrease total incidents by >40%

# of incidents of Out of School Suspension (Baseline Data: 1)

Decrease by > 15 % Decrease by > 30 %

# of students assigned to In School Suspension (Baseline Data: 13)

Decrease by > 15 % Decrease by > 30 %

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.1: Provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff.

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.1.1 Maintain consistent discipline management policies across the district that align with the district policies for discipline management.

Principal Assist. Princ. Teachers PBIS Team

- Accuracy rates for discipline coding - Monitor campus frameworks for consistent policies at campuses & verticals

Local

3.1.2 Provide and support alternative education programs (EDP)


- # of students served - Recidivism rate

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE: 3.2 Deploy Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) plan to improve student behavior


Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) plan monitored, revised and disseminated

100% complete 100% complete

Great Gator Expectations 100% complete 100% complete

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.2: Deploy Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) plan to improve student behavior

Action


Person Evidence of

Implementation

Resource Allocation (Source/Amount)

Scheduled for Quarter

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.2.1 Disseminate Positive Behavior Intervention System information

Teacher(s) Assist. Princ.

Plan disseminated

Local

3.2.2 Provide Positive Behavior Intervention System training

Teacher(s) Assist. Princ.

- Agenda - Improved student behavior

Local

3.2.3 Monitor behavior incidents

Assist. Princ. Teacher(s)

- Behavior incidents tracked

Local


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Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.2: Deploy Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) plan to improve student behavior

Action


Person Evidence of

Implementation



Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.2.4 Give Great Gator tickets and classroom tickets to encourage positive behavior.

Teacher(s)

School wide drawing of Gator Tickets

Local

3.2.5 Teach arrivial and dismissal procedures

Teacher(s)

Arriving and dismissing safely and starting classroom instruction on time.

Local

3.2.6 Teach "Rules of the Road" (hallway expectations).

Teacher(s)

Walking in the hallways and using appropriate voice level inside the building.

Local

3.2.7 Teach playground guidelines.

Teacher(s)

Decrease injuries on the playground.

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 3.3: Provide professional development for staff and administration targeting student management skills, interventions and strategies in working with diverse student populations


# of workshops presented 1 each year 1 each year

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.3: Provide professional development for staff and administration targeting student management skills, interventions and strategies in working with diverse student populations

Action #





Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.3.1 Provide training emphasizing Positive Behavioral support techniques.

Principal Assist. Princ. PBIS Team

- Agenda - Improved student conduct grades

Local

3.3.2

Provide classroom management sessions reinforcing effective strategies/techniques.


- Agenda - Improved student conduct grades

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 3.4: Provide and monitor district interventions to reduce drug and alcohol incidents


# of students in violation of the district drug/alcohol policy (Baseline Data: 0)

0 0

Recidivism rate of students with drug related incidents

0 0

# of campus drug and alcohol awareness programs presented

1 each year 1 each year

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.4: Provide and monitor district interventions to reduce drug and alcohol incidents

Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.4.1 Conduct campus-based drug and alcohol awareness programs

Nurse

# of drug policy violations 0

Local

3.4.2 Provide campus based counseling sessions for students who violated the district drug policy.

Counselor

Recidivism rate of drug policy offenders 0

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 3.5: Provide campus interventions that target bullying, sexual abuse, and harassment/dating violence behaviors.


# of campus (teachers/staff) awareness programs presented


# of campus (students) awareness programs presented


# of campus (parent) awareness programs presented


Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 3.5: Provide campus interventions that target bullying, sexual abuse, and harassment/dating violence behaviors.

Action #





Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

3.5.1 Provide staff development in research based bullying prevention program.

Principal Assist. Princ. Counselor

Reduced number of bullying incidents on campus

Local

3.5.2 Provide counseling for students affected by bullying, sexual abuse, and harassment incidents

Counselor

Counseling sessions provided

Local


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Goals & Objectives

GOAL 4: Greentree Elem. will create a welcoming culture and climate for all stakeholders.

OBJECTIVE 4.1: Increase and improve communication with parents.


Response on parent survey relating to information received from campuses and the district

90 % positive feedback on questions relating to information received from campuses the district

95 % positive feedback on questions relating to information received from campuses and the district

Action Plan



Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

4.1.1 Post information and share knowledge regarding campus progress: student attendance, and TAKS.

Principal Assist. Princ. Counselor Registrar

Information posted regularly

Local

4.1.2 Deploy strategic communication plan.

Principal Librarian

Strategic communication plan is deployed and implemented.

Local


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Action Plan



Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

4.1.3 Weekly Gazette school newsletter, teacher newsletter, and Monday Folder will be sent to parents.

Teacher(s) Principal

Newsletters turned in to principals.

Local

4.1.4 Teachers will make beginning of the school year Sunshine calls to parents

Teacher(s)

Telephone log Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 4.2: Ensure that every campus/facility/ department is welcoming to all external stakeholders (parents/guardians and community/business partners)


Customer Service Training required in every department and campus

100% of office staff trained All employees trained in 3 years

Action Plan


OBJECTIVE 4.2: Ensure that every campus/facility/ department is welcoming to all external stakeholders (parents/guardians and community/business partners)

Action #





Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

4.2.1 Provide customer service training for staff.


Agenda

Local

4.2.2 Provide opportunities for parents and guardians to partcipate in facilating learning

Principal Teacher(s)

Art Masterpiece and Jr. Achievement lessons will be presented by volunteers.

Local


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Goals & Objectives


OBJECTIVE 4.3: Provide structure and support to foster a positive climate for students, teachers, staff and administrators, and parents


- Satisfaction rate on parent surveys - Satisfaction rate on student surveys

> 90 % positive feedback > 90 % positive feedback

> 95 % of positive feedback > 95 % of positive feedback

Action Plan



Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

4.3.1 Conduct satisfaction/attitudinal surveys

Principal Assist. Princ. counselor

- Surveys complete - Results communicated - Satisfaction rate

Local

4.3.2 Analyze survey data to identify areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction for all stakeholders

Principal Assist. Princ. counselor

Areas of satisfaction & dissatisfaction identified.

Local


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Action Plan



Action #



Resource Allocation


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

4.3.3 Post survey results on website.

Principal Librarian

Results posted

Local

4.3.4 Positive Behavior Intervention System (Rob March) training for teachers

Principal Teacher(s)

Students receive tickets and rewards for kind, safe, respectful, and responsible behavior

Local

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