TASK FORCE CALL TO ARMS

Henninger High School 2012

Henninger HS Task Force Initiative

Objectives

Determine the academic focus and direction of the school

Monitor initiatives and make appropriate adjustments, supported by evidence and regular review of organized data that will lead to informed decisions

Determine a course of action or present appropriate options to stakeholders; making decisions that are supported by data in an ongoing cycle of collecting, organizing and synthesizing information

Professional Development

Five Participants

Identify professional development needs through qualitative and quantitative data analysis

Identify professional development opportunities for teachers

Develop a two-year professional development plan for the school

Develop schedules and budgetary recommendations to provide professional development to staff

Positive Behavior Supports and Interventions

Seven Participants

Evaluate and improve the current PBIS plan

Monitor plan and implementation

Maintain, and communicate with staff data that is directly related to student behavior

Curriculum Implementation

One Participant per content area

Identify and/or create courses that meet the needs of students, aligned with the mission and vision of the school

Identify and/or develop current curriculum

Determine best practices with regards to time, pedagogy and technology to deliver the curriculum

Master Schedule

Department Chairs

Identify curriculum needs through the use of student data

Identify staffing needs Develop the master schedule

English Language Learners

Four Participants and Three ELL staff

Determine current status of ELL program

Research and identify effective ELL programming that should be implemented at Henninger

Design and align the ELL program into the master schedule

Special Education

Five Participants

Determine current status of special education programs

Research and identify effective special education programming that should be implemented at Henninger

Design and align the special education program into the master schedule

Instructional Data

Five Participants

Organize data from benchmark, state and other assessments

Schedule and organize data meetings

Communicate with the Professional Development Task Force

Identify RTI needs Expand graduation initiatives

Henninger Spirit & School Culture

Seven Participants

Develop and administer surveys to identify specific cultural needs within the school

Develop and organize events (freshman orientation, parent nights, staff celebrations…)

Communicate and recruit staff to participate in organized events

Revise and coordinate volunteer program at Henninger

Budget & Finance

Three Participants

Maintain financial records Administer grant monies

accordingly Communicate budget and

finance information to staff

Crisis Management

Seven Participants

Maintain and implement crisis management plans

Technology Advisement

Five Participants

Organize and evaluate current technology needs

Create a two-year technology implementation plan

Communicate routinely with each task force to determine needs and plans for implementation

On Track

Seven Participants

Develop plan for groups and/or individual students to graduate in four years

Communicate with staff those plans and needs of students