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GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Athena High School
School Improvement Plan
2011-12
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PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
The school improvement process requires a systematic review of current data/information, the analysis of current initiatives, and the understanding of student needs in order to determine how instruction and academic achievement can be improved. The process of developing a School Improvement Plan allows the School Improvement Team an opportunity to review current student achievement data, research, assess the effectiveness of the current improvement plan and instructional programs, discuss proposed modifications and adjustments to the plan goals, and create action plans that will translate into observable, effective strategies to improve student achievement. These strategies are to include effective research-based methods for the delivery of high quality instruction to ALL students, including disaggregated subgroups, accelerated students, Academic Intervention Services (AIS) for students who score below the State designated performance level on State assessments and/or who are identified as at-risk of not achieving the State standards based on local assessments. Finally, the School Improvement Team will develop a monitoring component to assess implementation and whether the proposed goals, strategies, and activities have resulted in improved student performance.
This plan should be a product of the collaborative analysis and effort for all stakeholders: staff, parents, administrators, and students (if appropriate). Once the School Improvement Plan is approved, it must serve as an on-going focus for implementing instructional strategies, professional development, systems change, and parent involvement activities for the 2011-12 school year.
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BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM
School Name: Athena High Grade Level: High School
POSITION NAME SIGNATUREPrincipal Jason Gianotti
Assistant Principal Gail Evans
Assistant Principal Susan Fix
Assistant Principal Jacqueline Goodwine
Athletic Director Beverly Ziegler
GTA Representative Jason Bunting
Parent Representative Joan Levine
Student Representative
Board Liaison David Ferington
Assistant Superintendent Carol Pallas
Superintendent of Schools Barbara Deane-Williams
* School Improvement Plan has been reviewed
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School Improvement Team
School Improvement Team participants should be representatives of the various constituencies involved in the school improvement process. You may choose to include participants from outside of the school community who are regularly involved in school improvement initiatives serving as community members and higher education. You may also invite other school improvement partners to consult with you through part or all of the process.
NAME POSITION SIGNATURE
Carl Stresing
Diane Maddock
Scott Parsons
Kathy Masters
Dan Train
Tammy Aubrey
Jason Gianotti
Barb Kleman
Amy Domm
Joan Levine
Milli Lake
Jackie Goodwine
Emily Rounding
Bev Ziegler
Gail Evans
Susan Fix
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SCHOOL VISION, MISSION, COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS
The district is in the process of developing our vision and will be sharing our process and vision upon completion. Each school is expected to utilize our district vision to either review and revise your school’s current vision or to create the vision for your school community. Upon completion of your school’s vision, develop your mission and core beliefs that reflect your intent to achieve the vision.
Our mission is to ensure success by providing a safe learning environment where students’ talents are nurtured, skills are developed, and achievements are celebrated.
Our core beliefs are reflected in our school motto and logo, which were developed by the Athena School Improvement Team, staff and students: Celebrate, Lead, Succeed!
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SCHOOL PROFILE AND NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONOF RELEVANT SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY DATA
The narrative description should provide a “snapshot” of the school and contain an accurate overview of the school’s current educational program and the significant changes that will be implemented for the 2011-12 school year. It must contain the following:
1) Student and staff demographics, including issues such as attendance, suspensions, ethnic diversity and other issues that impact the school; provide an analysis of student achievement trends in ELA and mathematics for at least the last three years;
Attendance and SES: 08-09 09-10 10-11
Attendance Rates 95% 95% 95%Free & Reduced Lunch 26.2 26.9 29.2
Overall Athena daily attendance is consistent. The number of students eligible for free and reduced lunch continues to increase. This
number is up 16.2% since 2007
Suspension: 197 students ISS; 137 students OSS; 24 students Superintendent’s Hearings; 174 VADIR incidents reported to SED (Students are only counted once) Source: District provided data report
Graduation Rates: 87.7% of seniors enrolled on Oct. 1, 2010 graduated by August, 2011. 335 students were enrolled as seniors in September, 2010. 284 students graduated in June, 2011; and an additional 10 students graduated in August, 2011. 9 students will return in September, 2011 to complete graduation requirements. 4 students will not return to Athena to complete graduation requirements.
Cohort Grad Rates 08-09 09-10 10-11All Students 86% 85% 86%SWD 55% 83% 52%FRL 77% 77%Black 74% 70%
*INSERT DEMOGRAPHIC TREND DATA ELA Achievement:
ELA 11 08-09 09-10 10-11n P M n P M n P M
All Students 320 91% 42% 310 88% 45% 325 88% 33%
_________ the district average in mastery Passing rate _____________ of the district.
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Math Achievement:
Integrated Algebra 08-09 09-10 10-11n P M n P M n P M
All Students 279 62% 3% 241 72% 5% 251 74% 4%
(First big Regents students take?) (Indicator of high school completion) Athena has improved over a 3-year period, but not to same level of District averages. Top 1/3 students passed exam in 8th grade.
Social Studies Achievement:
Global Studies 10 08-09 09-10 10-11n P M n P M n P M
All Students 374 74% 30% 321 76% 37% 392 79% 36% 1% growth in Mastery level and 1% growth in passing. 4 consecutive years of growth.
US History 08-09 09-10 10-11n P M n P M n P M
All Students 218 84% 39% 292 88% 52% 319 88% 50%
Science Achievement:
Living Environment 08-09 09-10 10-11n P M n P M n P M
All Students 247 91% 38% 282 93% 37% 287 92% 35%
4 consecutive years of growth in passing rates.
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2) A description of instructional programs and school-wide educational initiatives, including accelerated and/or enriched curriculum offerings, Academic Intervention Services, programs for English language learners an special education students that support rigorous learning for all students. Indicate the grade levels and number of students served for each initiative and, in instances where participation is mandatory (such as AIS) indicate how that requirement is met;
A humanities team model is used in grades nine (9) and ten (10). Team leaders facilitate IST meetings/discussions that focus on student needs and effective instructional strategies and interventions. Plans are developed and monitored with counselors and administrators.
Administrators, counselors and psychologists facilitate IST meetings for students in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) when necessary. Team leaders, school psychologists, & counselors continue to focus on and be trained in response to intervention model. Teachers are provided with resources such as the PRIM to develop “toolboxes” for intervention.
PBIS team reviews data and makes recommendations to staff regarding student behavior. In the 2010-11 Discipline Summary, Athena High School had a significant number of referrals during advisement and passing time. As a result, expectations were clarified and a visual image campaign that included posters of the expectations for attendance that were placed in the hallways.
Advanced Placement courses are offered in open enrollment to all Athena students beginning in grade 10. Six hundred and twenty five (625), Three hundred and thirty (330) exams scored 3 or better. Two hundred and ninety seven (297) students took AP Exams. Sixty nine (69) seniors who graduated last year took at least 5 or more AP exams during their 4 years of high school.
Special education services were provided to 179 students with disabilities (SWD) at ATHS. Students received service through integrated co-teaching (ICT), resource room, 15:1, 12:1:1, 12:1:3 self-contained classes. The ICT model is implemented across all grade levels and core content areas. Students in the 15:1 classes receive instruction that is aligned to the NYS Standards and District curriculum.
Athena High School offers a wide range of extracurricular and athletic activities. Many of these activities allow students to take leadership roles in our school. Some examples of these programs include our student leaders, 9th grade ignition, peer mediation, National Honor Society tutoring, and New Athena Student Association (NASA).
Athena provides ESOL service to approximately 11 students. Students are provided support through supplemental instruction and integrated instruction in the four core areas. During the 2011-12 school year, Athena HS is hosting a district wide new-comer program for Early Language Learners new to American schooling.
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Athena has a history of recognition rituals celebrating students’ successes. Academic recognition assemblies and ceremonies and National Honor Society Inductions are offered in both fall and spring to recognize student achievement and commitment. Every May, Athena celebrates the accomplishments of upperclassman at the Awards Night where students are honored with scholarships from varying community organizations.
RCT Boot Camp was continued in 2010-2011, where special education teachers provided targeted test preparation to students with disabilities taking RCT’s in June. Seventy-three (73) percent of students who attended passed the RCT exams.
AIS is provided for students in all four core areas. During the 2011-12 school year, AIS is scheduled during advisement and throughout the four blocks of the day. The focus is on prevention and proactive support in all four of the core areas. Core content teachers and reading teachers provide AIS services, which focus on skill and content gaps for individual students.
Literacy and math coaches support classroom teachers. Coaches are focused on helping teachers make the shifts to the new Common Core Curriculum in Math and Literacy (all other content teachers). Athena administrators meet monthly with the coaches.
3) An overview of focused intervention(s) to address the needs of specific student subgroups that have not met the Annual Measurable Objective (AMO), Safe Harbor target, and/or 95% participation rate requirement;
English Regents results for the Special Education subgroup (See action steps addressed in Goal 1)
Graduation Rates for African American subgroup (See action steps addressed in Goal 1) Graduation Rates for Special Education subgroup (See action steps addressed in Goal 1) Graduation Rates for students with Free and Reduced Lunch subgroup (See action steps
addressed in Goal 1)
4) A detailed description of existing collaborations with community-based organizations, universities and corporations, including how they are integrated into your planning process and how their services support and align with your goals.
Community partnership with Wegman’s and the Greece Post to celebrate exemplary citizenship and student behavior.
Partnership with local colleges and universities to host student tutors for struggling youths at Athena.
College and career fairs throughout the year in advisement and at various times throughout the school day.
College representative presentations in the College and Career Center Extensive Dual Credit programs in collaboration with MCC We continue to support the Authentic Science Research program where students work
with professors and universities to carry out an authentic research project and earn up to 16 credits from the University of Albany.
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Building Demographic Data
Student Information 2008-09Number
2008-09Percentage
2009-10Number
2009-10Percentage
2010-11Number
2010-11Percentage
Total Student Enrollment (K-12) 1316 1324 1317 General Education Enrollment 1158 88% 1147 87% 1135 86.8% Special Education Enrollment 158 12% 177 13 182 13.8%Free and Reduced Lunch 26% 25% 384 29.2%Attendance Rate 95% UE Full-Day Absence (10+) 55 340 26%Student Stability 96% 96%New Registrants Students Who Left BuildingEthnic Data: White 1054 80% 1047 79% 1031 78.3% Asian/Pacific Islander 25 2% 31 2% 31 2.4% African-American 178 14% 168 13% 168 12.8% American Indian/Alaskan Native 3 0.2% 2 02% 5 .04% Hispanic 56 4% 76 6% 79 6%Gender Data: Male 632 48% 634 48% 651 49.8% Female 684 52% 690 52% 661 50.2%ELL / LEP Students 11 0.8% 16 1% Classified Students 3 0.2% 0 0%Self-Contained Spec. Ed. ClassesCo-taught ClassesLong-Term Suspension 28 2.1% 10 0.8%Short-Term Suspension - < 5 days 33 3% 110 8%Homeless Students 11
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Student Information 2008-09Number
2008-09Percentage
2009-10Number
2009-10Percentage
2010-11Number
2010-11Percentage
ElementaryTotal PreK Enrollment NA NA General Education PreK NA NA NA NA Special Education PreK NA NA NA NAKindergarten Students Previously Enrolled in Greece PreK
NA NA NA NA
High SchoolAP Students (Total - Duplicated) 188 625IB Students NA NA NA NAIB Candidates Earning IB Diploma NA NAGraduates 284 Local Diploma 18 Regents Diploma 255 Regents with Adv. Designation 152Noncompleters Dropouts 6 Entered Approved GED Program 1 Absent 20 Consecutive Days
Source: NYS Report Card and District Data
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Staff Data 2009-10Number
2009-10Percentage
2010-11Number
2010-11Percentage
Total Classroom Teachers (FTE) 102.2 103
Teachers Assigned Full Time 93 101
Teachers Assigned Part Time 18 2
Percentage of Teachers fully certified 96 86.5
Percentage of Teachers with a Masters degree 96 86.5
Male Teachers 36 32.4 36 35%
Female Teachers 75 67.6 67 65%
Teachers with Initial Certificate 12 10.8
Non-Tenured Teachers 21 18.9 12 12%
Tenured Teachers 90 81.1 91 88%
Teachers with more than two years experience 97 87.4 94 91%
Teachers with more than five years experience 78 70.3
Number of Administrators (FTE) 5 5
Number of Library Media Specialists (FTE) 1 1
Number of Occupational Therapists (FTE) 1 1
Number of Personal Monitors (FTE) 5 7
Number of Physical Therapists (FTE) 1 1
Number of School Counselors (FTE) 5 5
Number of School Nurses (FTE) 2 2
Number of School Psychologists (FTE) 1.5 1.5
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Staff Data (continued) 2009-10Number
2009-10Percentage
2010-11Number
2010-11Percentage
Number of school-related personnel providing instructional services (FTE)Number of Security Personnel (FTE) 6.62 FTE 6.62
Number of Social Workers (FTE) 0 0
Number of Speech Therapists (FTE) 2 FTE 2
Number of Teacher Aides (FTE) 6 FTE 6
Number of Teacher Assistants (FTE) 13 FTE 13
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SUMMARY QUESTIONS: NARRATIVE RESPONSE REQUIRED
WHERE ARE OUR MAJOR STRENGTHS AND HOW DO WE KNOW?1. Mastery rates in most subjects are equal or better than district results.2. Math results, in spite of state changes, remain strong in many areas.3. Living environment and physics have seen high growth trends.4. Global history has had four years growth.5. Discipline referrals have decreased by 20%.6. Diverse selection of dual credit and college credit opportunities.7.
WHAT ARE OUR CHALLENGES AND HOW DO WE KNOW?1. Credit deficiency.2. Increasing poverty rates.3. Implementation of NYSED Core Curriculum.4. Proficiency rates are below the district average in the graduation required exams.5. Graduation rates.6. Staff reported concerns about cultural unity.
HOW WILL WE ADDRESS OUR CHALLENGES?1. AIT sub-committee focus on each challenge through goals 1,2,3.
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SCHOOL GOALS AND ACTION PLANS
State the goal that has resulted from your needs assessment and your comprehensive data analysis. Descriptively list the action steps to ensure that you will be able to progress toward your goal. The action steps are strategies and interventions and should be researched based where possible. For each action plan, give the timeline for the step, person(s) responsible, and the evaluation strategy.
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GOAL 1 – ACTION PLAN
School: Athena High School Team Name: We’re Number 1 Team Leader: Susan Fix & Jackie Goodwine
Team Members: Tammy Aubrey, Susan Fix, Jackie Goodwine, Kathleen Harrison, Tricia Saltzberg, & Ellen ShoemakerDistrict Goal(s): Improve student achievement and district performance in all areas.
Section A – Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your previous components identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)School Goal(s): Greece Athena will increase our graduation rate to 91% for the class of 2012.
ACTION STEPS IMPLEMENTATION PLANSection B- Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.
Section C – For each of the Action Steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.)
Strategies and Action StepsPersons
Responsible TimelineProfessionalDevelopment
Evidence ofEffectiveness
Identify all credit deficient students. Students will be considered credit deficient if they do not meet the following credit targets at the beginning of each school year.
9- 1 credit10- 6.5 credits Target list of
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11- 12 credits12- 17.5
Target students 1-2 credits behind for credit recovery strategies (i.e Nova-Net)
Admin. Team September 2011 N/A students compiled.
Maximize credit recovery time with-in our school day.
Increase fifth block options for students.
Begin process of enrolling students in on-line credit recovery program.
Admin. Team
Counselors & Support Room Staff
Summer 2011
September 2011
N/A
NovaNet Training for Support Room Staff, Transcript Reading 101 for
support room staff
Master Schedule
Data Wall
Counselors will analyze credit deficient students, ensuring each student has a graduation plan designed to meet or accelerate their graduation date.
Counselors October 2011 N/AAnalysis of Graduation results
Align staff and instructional resources to pro-actively assist struggling learners.
Implement fluid and proactive AIS services in core academic areas Identify AIS students using
multiple measures (state assessments, SRI, anecdotal records, strength of course grades)
review student progress every four weeks,
Seek new candidates every four weeks
Offer drop-in Math Lab support during lunch blocks
Admin. Team AIS Providers
Math Lab Teachers
August &4wk cycles
through out the school year
Block 3 Daily
AIS Regulations to AIS providers & overview of data
N/A
4wk progress notes & 5wk
Grades
Participation Logs
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Assign and utilize support room for struggling and at-risk students.
Support Room Staff September 2011 N/A Data Chart
Provide targeted test prep for students in need of passing January/June exams
C day Math Lab support aligned withJanuary Algebra regents test-prep
Saturday school review sessions
Targeted AIS for all students scheduled for January/June exam retakes
AIS Providers
Certified Staff
AIS Providers
1st Semester
1/7, 1/14, 1/21 &6/2, 6/9, 6/16
12-19-11 1-23-125-21-12 6-14-12
N/A
*If funding is available
N/A
Exam Scores
Exam Scores
Exam Scores
GOAL 2 – ACTION PLANAthena High School will have 100% implementation of text based questions in two lessons in every class.
School: Athena High School Team Name: AIT Team Leader: Gail EvansTeam Members: Carl Stresing, Sara Drahms, Amy Domm, Kathy Masters, Shannon LaneDistrict Goal(s): # 2 Ensure high quality instruction and leadership throughout the Greece Central School District
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Section A This action plan is part of a multi-year goal to provide training for the new SED Common Core Standards. By the end of the first semester (Jan. 2012), all teachers will understand the shifts in the Common Core Standards for Literacy with a focus on text dependent questions. By June 1, 2012, each department will create/revise and use two lessons that infuses text dependent questions in both reading and writing.
ACTION STEPS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Strategies and Action StepsPersons
Responsible TimelineProfessionalDevelopment
Evidence ofEffectiveness
1. Staff Survey to assess the knowledge level
of the 6 shifts in literacy and text-dependent questions.
2. ELA department meetings focus on creating exemplars to share with staff
3. Staff meeting to practice/share writing of text dependent questions.
4. Department/PLT write one lesson using text dependent questions (may imbed CFA) and implement in class
1. CCSL sub-committee
2. ELA department leaders – BOCES writers
3. CCSL sub-committee and ELA department
4. Curriculum Leaders
October 30, 2011
October 30, 2011
November, 2011
November and December, 2011
How to write a survey for Survey Monkey – Oct. 7, 2011
PARC model; exemplars
Model effective teaching with guided practice, checks for understanding, feedback
Survey results will indicate the staff needs, so further professional development can be differentiated.
Model lessons
Lessons and Student assessment data
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5. Peer Review of Lesson at Staff meeting and Department/PLT meetings
6. Repeat Action Steps 4 and 5
5. CCSL/District Staff
December, 2011January, 2012
February – May, 2012
Department/Staff meeting to model, practice
Protocols/feedback from Peer Review
Protocols/feedback from Peer Review
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GOAL 3 – Culture & Climate ACTION PLAN
School: Athena High School Team Name: AIT - Culture Sub Committee Team Leader: Jason GianottiTeam Members: Lori Ruggeri, Jason Bunting, Melanie Stevens, ToniAnne Gallo, Jim Johnson, Jeffery Telle, Anne Camp, John Kula, Michael Setzer, Barbara Kleman, Emily Rounding, Gretchen Bartosch, Andrew MaCormack, Jason GianottiDistrict Goal(s): Goal 4 – To ensure a positive, safe and secure work and school environment with a focus on preventative and effective intervention.Section A – Describe your goal and identify which need(s) it addresses. (Remember that your previous components identified the strengths and challenges/needs.)School Goal(s): To improve student, staff and parent responses on the Culture and climate survey by _____ % in each of the following areas; affect toward Athena, connection to Athena, safety at Athena.
ACTION STEPS IMPLEMENTATION PLANSection B- Descriptively list the action you plan to take to ensure you will be able to progress toward your goal. Action steps are strategies and interventions which should be scientifically based where possible and include professional development, technology, communication, and parent and community involvement initiatives within the action steps of each goal.
Section C – For each of the Action Steps you list, give timeline, person(s) responsible, projected cost(s)/required resources, funding sources, evaluation strategy and performance results/outcomes. (For Evaluation Strategy, define how you will evaluate the action step.)
Strategies and Action StepsPersons
Responsible TimelineProfessionalDevelopment
Evidence ofEffectiveness
Culture & Climate Survey – Three times through year (Student/Staff/Parents)
Raising Your Personal Bar
Athena Citizenship Award (Certificate)
Melanie Stevens, ToniAnne Gallo,
John KulaMike SetzerLisa GrossCounseling Dept
John Kula
October, January, May
November-June Advisements Lessons Quarterly
Monthly
Introduce at Staff Meeting
Teach faculty to read transcript at staff meeting during “Counselor Corner”
Communicate with Staff via email and
Increase ___% in answer to each question (TBD)
Teacher feedback, team leader input, decreased referrals and failures
Responses to Culture survey
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Targeted “Athena United” Marketing Campaign (Posters, Videos, Newsletters, email list, slogan)
Leveraging Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr)
Athena Culture/Spirit Announcements
Spirit Weeks
Advisement “Success for Teens” mini lessons
Black/Gold Fridays
PBIS Positive Notecards
Music Means Move (Pre Class Hallway Music)
Jeff TelleJason Gianotti
Andy MailletJason Gianotti
Andy MacCormackMike SetzerJason Gianotti
Amy McCabe, John Clifford
AIT Sub Committee
Jason Bunting
Gretchen Bartosh
Gretchen Bartosh
Ongoing, Monthly
Daily, Weekly
Every other day
3 times a year
8 Times this year
Weekly
Monthly
Daily
staff meetings
Staff Development meetings
October PD Day
AIT Sub Committee meeting and staff input
Staff meetings
PD in staff and department mtgs
Communicated via announcements
Responses to Culture survey
Responses to Culture survey
Responses to Culture survey
Responses to Culture survey
Responses to Culture survey
Responses to Culture survey
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