Mineral County School District Title 1 Plan and Accountability Components 2017-2018 Comprehensive Needs Assessment The Mineral County School District has developed the District Performance Plan with three priority goals schools for the 2017-2018 school year. The priority goals considered data referenced above and focus on reducing specific achievement gaps. Priority 1: Enhance and improve school leadership The Mineral County School District Superintendent and administrative staff recognize that all principals and district-level staff have the ability to create and sustain a commitment to continuous learning and improvement. Priority 2: Increasing data-driven decision making The Mineral County School District believes in establishing an integrated system of evaluation that assess’ whether programs and/or initiatives and strategies promotes a change in teaching that results in increased student achievement. Individual teachers, teams and school leaders must have the information that enables them to identify learning gaps and inequities for both students and themselves. Priority 3: Establishing a shared vision The Mineral County School District embraces a shared vision across schools and community stakeholders that professional learning and a systems approach will support a continuous cycle of adult and student improvement. Improving teaching that includes learning and support can change practice and improve student results. The Mineral County School District recognizes that many students come from diverse cultural, dysfunctional, low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds when pursuing an education. Likewise, some schools within the district may be more desirable to hire teachers and staff, classes may be taught by less-skilled teachers in comparison to others, etc. The district is committed to school improvement efforts by increasing funding levels, redesigning school programs and teaching students in different ways to provide academic support to students. The Mineral County School District uses the following assessments and recommendations, to include, but not limited to: ELA and math MAPs results, required state academic assessments (SBACs and EOCs) including report card grades, teacher and guidance counselor recommendations, Professional Learning Community, PLC teams and Instructional Consultation Assistance Teams, ICAT recommendations when reviewing progress for our students. These assessments assist teachers. Principals and district office staff to determine the success of all students district-wide. PLC teams and ICAT teams meet every two weeks to review student data to assist teachers and staff to make data driven decisions. The Mineral County School District has four schools: Hawthorne Elementary School, Hawthorne Junior High School, Mineral County High School and Schurz Elementary School. All schools are eligible for Title 1 funding.
Mineral County School District Title 1 Plan and Accountability Components 2017-2018 Comprehensive Needs Assessment The Mineral County School District has developed the District Performance Plan with three priority goals schools for the 2017-2018 school year. The priority goals considered data referenced above and focus on reducing specific achievement gaps. Priority 1: Enhance and improve school leadership The Mineral County School District Superintendent and administrative staff recognize that all principals and district-level staff have the ability to create and sustain a commitment to continuous learning and improvement. Priority 2: Increasing data-driven decision making The Mineral County School District believes in establishing an integrated system of evaluation that assess’ whether programs and/or initiatives and strategies promotes a change in teaching that results in increased student achievement. Individual teachers, teams and school leaders must have the information that enables them to identify learning gaps and inequities for both students and themselves. Priority 3: Establishing a shared vision The Mineral County School District embraces a shared vision across schools and community stakeholders that professional learning and a systems approach will support a continuous cycle of adult and student improvement. Improving teaching that includes learning and support can change practice and improve student results. The Mineral County School District recognizes that many students come from diverse cultural, dysfunctional, low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds when pursuing an education. Likewise, some schools within the district may be more desirable to hire teachers and staff, classes may be taught by less-skilled teachers in comparison to others, etc. The district is committed to school improvement efforts by increasing funding levels, redesigning school programs and teaching students in different ways to provide academic support to students. The Mineral County School District uses the following assessments and recommendations, to include, but not limited to: ELA and math MAPs results, required state academic assessments (SBACs and EOCs) including report card grades, teacher and guidance counselor recommendations, Professional Learning Community, PLC teams and Instructional Consultation Assistance Teams, ICAT recommendations when reviewing progress for our students. These assessments assist teachers. Principals and district office staff to determine the success of all students district-wide. PLC teams and ICAT teams meet every two weeks to review student data to assist teachers and staff to make data driven decisions. The Mineral County School District has four schools: Hawthorne Elementary School, Hawthorne Junior High School, Mineral County High School and Schurz Elementary School. All schools are eligible for Title 1 funding.
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