...The Big Picture: A Strategic Plan. Errick Lowe Grand Canyon University Educational Leadership in a Changing World May 15, 2013 Lake Worth High School, located in Lake Worth, FL is a high school that have in the past four years have went from intervene status to an “A” rated school, to now a “B” rated school. During those intervene years the school improved their school grade from a “D” to an “A” over a two year period. This was a great success and is a great accomplishment, but there are more improvements that LWHS need to be made that will make sure the students and the school continue to create growth, productivity, and success. When evaluating areas of weakness, success, progress, and achievements; most school will remain the same. It is when you add relevance, rigor, and technology; these things will enhance the learning environment. Finding ways to motivate the students, getting the community involved, and bringing in academies will enrich the school and will promote the school’s ongoing progress. Even with such a large diverse population of students at Lake Worth, with commitment, motivation, and drive from the faculty, staff, and community will ensure success for all stakeholders involved. Philosophy of Mission and Vision Lake Worth High Community High School will provide all its students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to compete in a global society in the academic and work arenas. Rationale ...
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...Practicum Action Inquiry – Legal Issues Cindy L Percy Grand Canyon University: EDA 555 March 12, 2014 Practicum Action Inquiry The following is a template of the Practicum Inquiry Action Document. This resource identifies a problem statement dealings with the situation the author was assigned to investigate investigation. In this particular case, the issue was the impact of following up on the Arizona State mandated Educational Career Action Plans, (ECAP) and how this increased emphasis on career planning will impact surveys of graduates at Holbrook High School. Action Inquiry Course: EDA 555 Statement of the Problem What must be done to raise student and family awareness of the importance of post-secondary planning? Holbrook High School has taken on the challenge of raising student and parental awareness of the reality of today’s economy – a high school diploma is not enough. To raise awareness of the importance of planning for college career readiness post- high school, HHS has attempted to develop a stronger career planning component. Relation of the Problem to the Specialization In examining the legal issues related to post-secondary planning and career readiness, effort must be made to address the State of Arizona’s mandate on College and Career Readiness, the school district’s policies, and the ramifications for federally funded schools that do not meet the State’s required Education and Career Action Plan, (ECAP). The specialization of this particular class...
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...A strategic plan is essential in the production of a school. I once heard that it is “the road map for success.” A school cannot function properly without a strategic plan in place that allows all stakeholders the opportunity of awareness on all standpoints. Within a strategic plan, there are many components. They include the school’s vision and mission, strategies that meet the needs of the stakeholders, descriptions of the curriculum and instructional programs, the School Profile, and the school’s role in the larger community. ISLLC 2008 Standard 1: An education leader promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders and ISLLC 2008 Standard 3: A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment both frame the plan in which I will develop. (Green, 2008 pgs.6,10-11) Background Pleasantville High School has about 1000 students. This school is located in a rural area where 75 percent of the students are Hispanic, 23 percent are Black, and 2 percent are Caucasian. This is an extremely poor area, and many of the students are involved in or exposed to gangs, violence, and poverty. Within the past three years, there have been six principals. A new one just arrived last week. There...
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...Organizational Data Charts Grand Canyon University EDA 577 July 17, 2013 Organizational Data Charts Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test is an assessment that determines whether or not Arizona students are meeting academic content standards mandated by the state of Arizona. Students are tested in reading, mathematics, writing, and science. The data collected from the AIMS assessment is used for a variety of purposes, the biggest being to track a student’s yearly academic progress in each core subject area, and to track individual student’s and create individualized plans for those students falling below grade level. If the school as a whole, has a large percentage that falls far below in a certain subject area, the data is then used to develop a campus wide plan of action to improve those scores for the next school year. This plan would include the use of multiple interventions that would provide students with more individualized skills practice, as well as include professional development on alternate teaching styles and methods for teachers. With the development of interventions combined with better teacher training, school improvement can be achieved. Analyzing AIMS data from 2012 (see data charts below), the school saw that there was a significant need for implementing math interventions, especially for the Hispanic/Latino student population, which makes up the majority of the total school population. Utilizing Daily Math Skills (DMS) intervention...
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...Formulating Questions Grand Canyon University: EDA-577 Data – Driven Decisions for School Improvement May 4, 2011 School improvement teams and school improvement plans are developed and utilized to increase achievement levels of individual students and the school as a whole. Many schools today are facing diverse student populations, therefore making it difficult for the school to reach and maintain AYP on state assessments. When schools fail to meet AYP for three consecutive years, they move from being a school in good standing to a school in need of improvement. That is the problem that Jefferson Elementary School is currently facing. Jefferson has remained a school in good standing by using the safe harbor scoring, but has failed to reach AYP for the ELL subgroup of students. If Jefferson is not able to correct this situation and meet AYP requirements, they run the risk of being cited. The following chart depicts a school improvement plan that shows how Jefferson Elementary can potentially correct the issue of ELL students not meeting AYP requirements on NYS ELA Assessments. The ELL subgroup has been able to reach and maintain AYP on the NYS Math Assessments, but it is crucial that they continue to do so. The following proposed plan identifies and highlights necessary questions, objectives, resources, professional development, and strategies to ensure that the ELL subgroup makes AYP on the 2011 NYS assessments. Jefferson school currently funds their AIS services...
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...School Improvement Team: Problem to Address Rene Rodea Grand Canyon University EDA-577 Data Driven Decisions for School Improvement May 14, 2013 School Improvement Team: Problem to Address The Plan-Do-Study-Act method has certainly become a way to implement change and set procedures for improving student success. The plan component has allowed our team to develop a series of questions that address our student concerns. The tool that is used to improve STAAR testing scores consists of benchmark scores, teacher and student feedback. The step is to provide surveys and review data to achieve desired results. The initial cycle will be implemented during benchmark TAKS testing. The plan is to involve all staff members in a committee process to improve STAAR testing results. This will require all staff members to get involved in the selection of objectives, goals, and collaborative decision-making process. The goal is to increase STAAR testing scores by developing a collaborative team to utilize innovative ways to motivate students and improve student success. These procedures will increase the role of community members in becoming a key component in improving STAAR testing results and improve student learning by selecting and rating qualified teachers. Our campus will also establish a site-based committee to provide key information and implement a plan with outlined procedures to improve student learning. The steps required to execute our plan will hold open discussions...
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...Forming a Hypothesis Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 October 16, 2012 Vail District High Schools (Andrada’s Math Achievement) The Vail School District has 5 high schools in the district; Cienega, Empire, Pantano, Vail, and the newest Andrada. During SAT, Administrative, and Instructional Data Team meetings it was discovered the Math scores for Andrada High School were 10-14% below the levels of the four other district high schools. The five leadership teams began to brainstorm to identify why the scores in math were not in alignment with the four others. Below is a brainstorm list with a compare and contrast of the five high schools. |Hypothesis lists with emphasis |Cienega |Empire |Andrada |Vail High School |Pantano High School | |on compare and contrast |High School |High School |High School | | | |Period Schedules |Block Schedule |6 Traditional |7 Periods |7 Periods |4 Periods | |Has a Zero Hour |Yes |Yes |No |Yes |No | |Are Teachers following best |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes | |practices | ...
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...Running head: Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): The Deming Cycle Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): The Deming Cycle Dana T. Colter Grand Canyon University EDA 577 Data Driven Decisions for School Improvement September 29, 2010 Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): The Deming Cycle Increasing student achievement is one of the goals at Lewisville High School. There are two major exams used to measure student achievement. The first exam is the South Carolina High School HSAP exam. The second exam is the End-of Course Exam. South Carolina requires students to complete End-of-Course exams at the completion of English 1, Physical Science, U.S. History, and Algebra 1. Below you will find data from the 2009-2010 Algebra End-of-Course Exam. This exam is giving to students at the end of Algebra I CP and Algebra Tech II. The exam is given by the state and is twenty percent of the students’ final grade. The exam tests the South Carolina Algebra Standards. These standards include understanding functions, linear functions, and quadratic equations. |School Year | 2009 - 2010 | | | | |Grade |# of Students |Percentage | | | |A |12 |13% | |3 perfect Scores | |B |25 |27% ...
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...Continuous Improvement Planning Process Tiya Rush Lissade Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 October 15, 2014 The Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP), known as the School Improvement Plan (SIP) within the State of Florida, has proven to be a meaningful tool used to monitor the effectiveness and implementation of the school wide action plan as it relates to student achievement, curriculum and instruction, and the involvement of parents and the community. Within the Miami Dade County Public School system, the SIP's foundation is based on similar standards and the methodology identified in W. Edward Deming's plan-do-study-adjust (PDSA) cycle. Each component of the cycle is committed to the process of improving schools on an ongoing basis by identifying and planning for change, implementing the change, analyzing the results of data to determine if the process was effective and adjusting or broadening the plan based on the results of the entire cycle (Bernhart 2014). These standards ensure school sites are providing structures that set objectives, meet the objectives and verify that they have been met through consistent monitoring and refining of the objectives (Bernhart 2013). The vision of our district within Miami-Dade County is committed to providing educational excellence for all stakeholders (Dade County Public Schools 2014). This vision is shared with the author’s vision in Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement that a schools system should be used to "improve...
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...Practicum Action EDA 577 November 26, 2014 According to state assessments for the past five years the results indicates a minimal academic progress with our ELL students. Our ELL population scores have been detrimental to our annual yearly progress year after year. Not only have our ELL students have shown slow growth academically but also have shown very slow acquisition of the English language. It is fundamentally necessary that a school improvement plan is put place so that the administrator and the collaboration of all stakeholders can implement skills and strategies that will promote the academic achievement of our ELL students. Background: Cesar Chavez Elementary is located in the southwest corner of Arizona in the town of San Luis, Arizona. The community of San Luis a border city with its sister city of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. In this community is 97% Spanish speaking. Cesar Chavez Elementary services 789 students with a 42% ELL population. Our school like any other school in Arizona is under a mandate that all ELL students are required to have a four block of English instruction. This mandate might be beneficial in other schools. In our school we have ELL classrooms with an average of 33 students per classroom. Our school is a title I school which receives funds from the federal government. It also receives extra funding for every ELL students that is enrolled in our school. The concern is that even before we received budgetary cuts we are still facing...
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...Formulating Questions Grand Canyon University: EDA-577 May 28, 2014 Guiding Questions for School Improvement Team-Math Achievement Has a school leadership team been established? • Who are the members of the leadership team? • What are the qualifications and experience of the leadership team members? • Has leadership team established a collaborative working relationship? • Does the leadership team share a vision? • Does the vision represent input from all stakeholders? • Does the leadership team’s vision support the school’s mission? Who are we serving? • Has the leadership analyzed school wide academic data? • Has the leadership team analyzed demographic data? • Has the leadership team considered cultural, behavioral, and environmental data? • Does the analyzed data present an accurate picture of the school? What is the goal of the leadership team? • Who does the goal target? • Why was this group identified? • What data supports the identification of this group? • What subject does the goal address? • What specific subject stands is the focus of the goal? • What data supports the identification of the goal’s objectives? • How does the goal align to Common Core State Standards? • Which staff members will provide instruction and interventions to achieve the goal? • Has a common planning time been established for the staff members? The goal of the leadership team: • Eighty-five percent of students in third, fourth, and fifth...
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...Running head: PDSA Algebra PLC Plan Do Study Act: Carter High School and Ninth Grade Algebra Kevin Hennessy Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 February 23, 2013 Plan Do Study Act: Carter High School and Ninth Grade Algebra Many of the ninth grade students at Carter high school lack basic skills in math. So in previous years when these students were placed in algebra classes they did not do well at all. As a result they have been re-placed into algebra as a ninth grader. In our district all students are placed in algebra in the eighth grade. This is because on the California Star Test, the middle schools are docked points if the students in eighth grade do not take the algebra portion of the state test. So even if the student has many remedial problems they still place them in algebra classes so that they can take the algebra test. This often sets these students up to fail algebra in eighth grade and as a result they must retake algebra as ninth grade students. Students in the Rialto Unified School District are not ever held back so when students struggle in sixth grade math they still are moved on to seventh grade math and so on. Well once they get to ninth grade it is the first time in their lives that they will have to repeat a class. So many of them are upset that they are not in Geometry with their other friends, however, they are usually pretty low in certain math skills. Now imagine for a minute everyone in all of your classes, if you are an...
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...Grand Canyon University EDA 577 Dr. Lesane Develop Goals April 8, 2015 To ensure that you provide the children on your campus with the best possible education, there must be goals and standards in place. This plan is vital in the school for growth. In order to be successful, you must make changes when necessary in student instruction, provide the appropriate instruction and make changes if necessary to ensure that students will be successful. The vision and mission statement of the school go hand in hand with the action plan that is set up for the school. I have included an example of a school improvement plan with information that was collected from my school Peete Elementary school. My administrators, instructional coaches, and a select team of teachers, provided helpful insight which is included. The plan that is implemented from the administrators, instructional coaches, and the select team of teachers can be improved in a positive manner, the plan is continuously improved for the campus and for the betterment of the students. Strategies For each grade level there are TEKS assessments and lessons that are utilized in the classroom for daily instruction. Weekly assessments provided in class should go along with supporting and reading standards that coincide with the district standards and also the state schedule. There should be adequate training provided for instructors that cover methods and strategies that should be used by students on the day of their tests...
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...Continuous Improvement Planning Process Dawn Martinez Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 October 1, 2014 Continuous Improvement Planning Process Edwards Deming created a four-step continuous improvement plan that guided educational organizations through a process that would lead to improved student performance (Bernhardt, 2013). The four-step process is used widely in school systems today. Continuous school improvement can be defined as a process of improving schools on an ongoing basis through planning, implementing, evaluating, and improving (Bernhardt, 2013). In order for the system to be effective, all staff members in the educational organization need to be involved and aware of the vision for the school. When an entire school is clear about what needs to be done to improve student performance, the entire school can move ahead and increasing student performance becomes the forefront of efforts made by everyone. This paper will discuss the continuous improvement plan of Patriot Elementary and the action planning steps that are present as well as how the improvement plan is correlated with the ISLLC 2008 Leadership Policy Standards. Evidence of Action Planning Steps When examining the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) for Patriot Elementary, action planning steps are evident. When developing the UIP for each school year, the Accreditation Team begins by looking at the general demographics of the student population as well as the larger picture of the community as a whole...
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...Without Data, It’s Only an Opinion: A School Development Plan Sara Torres Grand Canyon University: EDA 577 August 4, 2014 Abstract One of the biggest challenge that schools are facing is how to increase the amount of parent involvement. Research has shown that parental involvement increases student achievement, however increasing parent involvement means building stronger parent teacher relationships. The major factors that might prevent parents from participating in their children’s school is their beliefs of the importance of getting involved and their perception of what they think the school and their child believes of them getting involved. This paper presents the development of goals and activities that Public School 153 designed to increase parent engagement within the school. School leaders in the twenty first century have an increased amount of responsibilities that they need to be able to do deal with on a daily basis to manage an effective school system. School leaders must be able to assume accountability and be able to effectively communicate continuous changes within the school system to all stakeholders. Leaders must take the lead in setting clear goals, establishing plans to achieve those goals, using data to monitor progress regularly and adjusting plans accordingly for the success of the school (Guskey, 2007). They need to be able to collaborate and empower stakeholders to support and assist in implementing the school’s vision. The purpose of this...
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