IN CONDITION: ALL models MUST complete a planning year for SY 2015 and 2016. Please be sure you complete the APPROPRIATE model Planning Year. TRANSFORMATION Planning Year - SY 2015-2016 Action Steps and Person(s) Responsible Timeline Description and Details Focus Areas Budgeted Items Principal Changes and Flexibility Post and hire another administrator position Phase one Administrator will be responsible $500,000 for salary to support PBIS, student attendance, and (1st quarter) for receiving training in PBIS and and benefits family and community involvement. begin to increase student ($100,000 per year) Responsible: HR Director, SMS Team attendance programs, and family involvement. Building Culture AdvancED completed diagnostic review in Day one of the retreat will focus on $9,000 May 2015. The building climate and culture is instructional strategies to increase For teacher stipends an improvement priority with AdvancED. Two student engagement. Day two will to attend retreat days will take place prior to school focus on collaborative learning and starting to improve morale and team building. classroom management. In the Responsible: SMS Admin Team and Teachers afternoon, teachers and administrators will complete team building activities at Camp Adventure. Southside Middle School will also implement One administrator will be trained in $4,600 for training PBIS. Responsible: SMS Admin Team and the PBIS framework and will lead $5,000 for Teachers the teachers through the process. substitutes/stipends Full implementation will then occur for teacher PBIS team during the 2016-2017 school year. Effectiveness of staff and A new teacher mentor program will be Phase two Mentors and mentees will meet $8,000 for release recruitment/retainment of staff established and put into place to support first (2nd quarter) New teachers will also be time to collaborate and second year teachers. Staff retainment expected to observe other teachers and mentor will be addressed by meeting their needs classrooms. Mentees will meet through professional development for highly with admin once a month for any effective teachers. Responsible: SMS Admin follow-up and support. Established and Teachers
IN CONDITION: ALL models MUST complete a planning year for SY 2015 and 2016. Please be sure you complete the APPROPRIATE model Planning Year. TRANSFORMATION Planning Year - SY 2015-2016 Focus Areas Action Steps and Person(s) Responsible Timeline Description and Details Budgeted Items Principal Changes and Flexibility Building Culture Post and hire another administrator position to support PBIS, student attendance, and family and community involvement. Responsible: HR Director, SMS Team AdvancED completed diagnostic review in May 2015. The building climate and culture is an improvement priority with AdvancED. Two retreat days will take place prior to school starting to improve morale and team building. Responsible: SMS Admin Team and Teachers Southside Middle School will also implement PBIS. Responsible: SMS Admin Team and Teachers Phase one (1st quarter) Administrator will be responsible for receiving training in PBIS and begin to increase student attendance programs, and family involvement. Day one of the retreat will focus on instructional strategies to increase student engagement. Day two will focus on collaborative learning and classroom management. In the afternoon, teachers and administrators will complete team building activities at Camp Adventure. One administrator will be trained in the PBIS framework and will lead the teachers through the process. Full implementation will then occur during the 2016-2017 school year. $500,000 for salary and benefits ($100,000 per year) $9,000 For teacher stipends to attend $4,600 for training $5,000 for substitutes/stipends for teacher PBIS team Effectiveness of staff and recruitment/retainment of staff A new teacher mentor program will be established and put into place to support first and second year teachers. Staff retainment will be addressed by meeting their needs through professional development for highly effective teachers. Responsible: SMS Admin and Teachers Phase two (2nd quarter) Mentors and mentees will meet New teachers will also be expected to observe other teachers classrooms. Mentees will meet with admin once a month for any follow-up and support. Established $8,000 for release time to collaborate and mentor
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