Focus Area 2: Academic Engagement Current Baseline: 1.2% Goal: Focus on academic engagement to decrease SWD drop-out rate. Baseline Year: 2014-2015 Objective: SWD drop-out rate will decrease by 0.3 of a percentage point per year (for example, the drop-out rate would be 0.9% at the completion of the 2015-16 school year, 0.6% in 2016-17, and 0.3% in 2017-18). Person(s) Measurable Strategies Activities Timeline(s)* Evaluation Responsible Result Keep students on track for Create Virtual School credit recovery Graduation Jan. to Number of 10 students graduation and motivated program. Open school computer lab Coach, June 2016 students by incorporating student for this purpose. counselors successfully credit recovery. completing credit recovery Provide alternative and Offer enrichment activities at different Principals, 2015/16 Class/activity See roster creative academic support times from core classes, or as school faculty, School participation 18 students and enrichment electives, or as after school programs. Grad Coach Year roster 20 students opportunities. Recruit school staff, parents and/or Grad Coach, Sept./Oct. Number of community members to provide school faculty 2015 SWD using tutoring. Grad Coach Oct./Dec. tutoring Establish partnerships with community 2015 program organizations and/or postsecondary SWD institutions to offer additional participants in enrichment programs to SWDs. programs Increase positive behaviors Start a Buddy Program for identified Grad Coach, Sept. 2015 List of selected See list of SWDs who have been SWDs. counselors, Sept. 2015 students See plan identified as having at-risk Develop implementation plan for the teachers 2015/2016 Program plan GPA school behaviors. program. Grad Coach school year Academic increase in Pair selected SWD with a responsible Grad Coach Oct. 2015 performance 50% of general education student who will Grad Coach, Sept. 2015 and discipline participant serve as a mentor. participating data of students; Assign volunteer faculty member to faculty selected SWDs 10% mentor SWD and general education Grad Coach Academic reduction in student pairs. performance discipline Develop contact sheets for mentors and discipline referrals and faculty to track number and nature data of Same as of contact hours. selected SWDs above Contact sheets See sheets *Establish realistic timelines that drive the activities toward completion. Some activities may be completed in a short timeframe, while others will continue for months or the entire school year.
Focus Area 2: Academic Engagement Current Baseline: 1.2% Goal: Focus on academic engagement to decrease SWD drop-out rate. Baseline Year: 2014-2015 Objective: SWD drop-out rate will decrease by 0.3 of a percentage point per year (for example, the drop-out rate would be 0.9% at the completion of the 2015-16 school year, 0.6% in 2016-17, and 0.3% in 2017-18). Strategies Activities Person(s) Responsible Timeline(s)* Evaluation Measurable Result Keep students on track for graduation and motivated by incorporating student credit recovery. Create Virtual School credit recovery program. Open school computer lab for this purpose. Graduation Coach, counselors Jan. to June 2016 Number of students successfully completing credit recovery 10 students Provide alternative and creative academic support and enrichment opportunities. Offer enrichment activities at different times from core classes, or as electives, or as after school programs. Recruit school staff, parents and/or community members to provide tutoring. Establish partnerships with community organizations and/or postsecondary institutions to offer additional enrichment programs to SWDs. Principals, school faculty, Grad Coach Grad Coach, school faculty Grad Coach 2015/16 School Year Sept./Oct. 2015 Oct./Dec. 2015 Class/activity participation roster Number of SWD using tutoring program SWD participants in programs See roster 18 students 20 students Increase positive behaviors of SWDs who have been identified as having at-risk school behaviors. Start a Buddy Program for identified SWDs. Develop implementation plan for the program. Pair selected SWD with a responsible general education student who will serve as a mentor. Assign volunteer faculty member to mentor SWD and general education student pairs. Develop contact sheets for mentors and faculty to track number and nature of contact hours. Grad Coach, counselors, teachers Grad Coach Grad Coach Grad Coach, participating faculty Grad Coach Sept. 2015 Sept. 2015 2015/2016 school year Oct. 2015 Sept. 2015 List of selected students Program plan Academic performance and discipline data of selected SWDs Academic performance and discipline data of selected SWDs Contact sheets See list See plan GPA increase in 50% of participant students; 10% reduction in discipline referrals Same as above See sheets *Establish realistic timelines that drive the activities toward completion. Some activities may be completed in a short timeframe, while others will continue for months or the entire school year.
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