Sodus Central School District

Sodus Central School District

Grades 9

Grades 9

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Building Improvement Plan

Building Improvement Plan

2004

2004

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2007

2007

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The Improvement Plan for 2004-2005

is intended to:

• Establish incremental growth goals for

academic achievement in all Regents exam

results.

• Increase the quality of our collection and

analysis of student achievement data in

order to better inform instruction.

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• Increase support to the strategic objective

that states that 100% of our students will

be academically competent as

demonstrated by successful completion of

their cooperatively developed personal

academic plans.

• Sustain previous years’ communication

initiatives and make them routine

practices.

• Be a work in progress. Revisions should

be expected throughout the year as issues

and opportunities emerge.

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ACADEMIC

GOALS

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The addition of 5 % more students meeting

• Local graduation requirement

• Regents graduation requirement

• Mastery level requirement

as compared with the Regents results of

2003-2004.

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Example of a 2004

Example of a 2004

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2005 academic

2005 academic

achievement goal

achievement goal

U.S. History and Government

• 99% will earn at least a score of 55

(Local graduation requirement)

• 90% will earn at least a score of 65

(Regents diploma requirement)

• 56% will earn at least a score of 85

(Mastery level)

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Strategies

Strategies

• Staff will be trained and will use “Strive for

Five” strategies.

• Systemic review of student progress

through the use of data tracking sheets at

each marking period.

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Example of data tracking sheet

Example of data tracking sheet

Course Name_________ Teacher __________

# students

Level 4

(85-100)

_____ (Mastery level on all tests)

Level 3

(65-84)

_____ (Regents diploma level on all tests)

Level 2

(55-64)

_____ (Local diploma level for 5 tests)

Level 1

(54 or below)

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Incomplete

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Total # Students

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Additional Information/Comments:

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GOALS

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Improve the quality of

information to parents

about course selection

and student

achievement.

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Strategies

Strategies

• Creation of a bimonthly building

newsletter.

• Revise course selection handbook.

• Availability of course selection handbook

on District website

• Course selection handbook given to each

student entering high school.

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• Increase parental involvement in course

selection and overall student academic

planning.

• Examine, restructure and revise current

interim reports.

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ACADEMIC

CULTURE

GOALS

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In the past assessment data

analysis was based on students

enrolled in the course and the

results of those who actually

completed the assessment.

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Future assessment data

analysis will include all

students who are enrolled in

the course with the

expectation that all students

will take the assessment.

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We will accomplish this by

We will accomplish this by

Disaggregating the assessment data by:

• Cohort

• Ethnicity

• Disabilities

• 504 status

• Gender

• Social economic status

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We will increase our support of

the Strategic Objective that

states:

100% of out students

will be academically

competent as demonstrated by

successful completion of their

cooperatively developed

personal academic plans.

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We will accomplish this by

We will accomplish this by

• Analyzing the current practice of the

development of academic plans for

students who enter the high school for the

first time.

• Learn about “best practices” used by high

performing local schools.

• Design and implement changes that will

move our school closer to the spirit of the

strategic objective.

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The HS Improvement Team is dedicated to

improving the quality of our children’s

education in these three important areas.

With support from the District Improvement

Team, the Superintendent, and the Board

of Education we will transform words on

an improvement plan to reality.

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High School Building Improvement Team:

• Al Autovino – HS Principal

• Janine Walters – CSEA

• Ned Cottrell – Community Member

• Jennifer Champlin – SFA

• Ellen Robertson – SFA

• Elizabeth Terry – SFA

• Andrea Kingsbury – SFA

• Tim Reynolds – SFA

• Bill Tingue – SFA

• Deb Brown – SFA

• Jack Campbell – SFA

• Mary Jo Trine – Parent

• Rick Wigle – Parent

• Derrick Terry – Parent

• Corrine Miller – Parent

• Joan Zerbe-Brandt – Parent

• Jonathon Witherhead – Student

• Tom Miller - BOE