2010-2015Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

District and Schools’ SACS Accreditation

Plans

Florence District Three

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

to ensure that all

students are

prepared for success

To educate all children

by achieving academic excellence

MISSION

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

K-12 alignment of an academically rigorous and relevant curriculum,

Encourage, recognize, promote, and compensate innovation and achievement,

Recruitment, retention, and development of highly effective teachers and staff,

A provision of a safe and secure environment where teachers can teach and students can learn,

Effective collaboration between all stakeholders for opportunities that will enhance discovery, explorations, and pursuit of dreams and aspirations for FSD3 students,

Promote an inviting environment where all FSD3 stakeholders feel they are valued members of the FSD3 family,

The gaining of knowledge and skills needed to be productive citizens and recognize the value of self and others.

We are a community of learners who:

Build a consistent and nurturing environment,Inspire learners with relevant and engaging

experiences,Value the arts,

Respect ourselves and others, And

Fulfill our DREAMS! 

VISION

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

S Student-focused U United Effort (All

Stakeholders)C CommunicationC Committed and

Compassionate E Excellence S Standards-drivenS Safety and Security

We believe..... Standards-based instruction and

learning Consistency, Collaboration,

Communication Responsibility and Respectfulness Accountable for meeting individual

needs Nurturing and supportive

environment Teamwork among Students,

Teachers, Parents and Community Opportunities for all to succeed Never give up

 

BELIEFS

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

Establish a consistent alignment of our

curriculum, assessments,

instructional strategies and resources that

meets the needs of all students.

Establish a consistent

alignment of our curriculum,

assessments, instructional

strategies and resources that meet

the needs of all students.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GOALS

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

SA1-Identify and compile resources, researched-

based instructional strategies, technology, and

aligned pre and post assessments that support

a standards-based approved ELA, Math,

Science, Health, Social Studies, and Fine Arts

curriculum that is rigorous and relevant.

SA1 Compile resources, researched-based

instructional strategies, technology, and aligned pre and post assessments that support a standards-based

approved ELA, Math, Science, Health, Social Studies, and Fine Arts

curriculum that is rigorous and relevant. Needs will be identified through quarterly

assessments e.g. Benchmarks/Flanagan’s, technology proficiency

exams, walk-throughs, etc.

ACTIVITIES

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SA2.Identify and compile a list of essential

reports/data from the district and state

assessments that will be utilized (analyzed) to guide instructional

decisions and improve the overall effectiveness

of the schools and district.

SA2. Compile and analyze a list of essential

reports/data from school and state assessments that will be utilized to

guide instructional decisions and improve

the overall effectiveness of the school. The use of Data Notebooks, Data Wall, etc. which will

comprise of data from CODE, PASS, MAP

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

SA3-Establish and implement a

comprehensive, system-wide professional

development plan to train teachers on

effective curricular best practices,

assessments, and instructional

strategies, to include technology.

SA3- Establish and implement a

comprehensive, school-wide professional

development plan to train teachers on

effective curricular best practices, assessments,

and instructional strategies, to include

technology. E.g. Empowering Writing, AIMS, E-proficiency

ACTIVITIES

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SA4-Establish and monitor intervention program(s) that will provide academic

assistance to students not

meeting academic standards K-12.

SA4- Establish and monitor intervention program(s)

that will provide academic assistance to students not

meeting academic standards K-5. Identify Tier I students for RTI,

Classworks, Intervention Block/Small Group Instruction, Door

Buster/Before School Program, After-School

Program

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

Hire and develop teachers who are highly qualified,

competent, caring, and

technologically proficient

Establish professional development

opportunities which will increase teacher

proficiencies in the TAP instructional rubric ,

technology, and improve student achievement

through the improvement of instruction while

maintaining the highly qualified status of all

content teachers.

TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR GOALS

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

T/AQ1-Identify and compile data on

teacher certification areas,

scores on observations

(CODE data), and technology proficiency.

T/AQ1-Identify and compile data on

teacher certification

areas, scores on observations

(CODE data), and technology proficiency.

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

T/AQ2-Analyze all available teacher observation and technology data

to identify professional development

needs.

T/AQ2- During Leadership Team meetings, analyze

all available teacher observation and

technology data to identify

professional development needs.

ACTIVITIES

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T/AQ3-Administer a

needs assessment and survey yearly to

determine teacher

perceptions of needs.

T/AQ3-Administer a needs assessment and survey yearly

to determine teacher perceptions of needs. Data will be used to plan and adjust professional development needs.

 

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

T/AQ4-Provide staff development

opportunities for the master

teachers and other school leaders on

areas in the instructional

rubric.

T/AQ4-Provide staff development

opportunities for teachers and school leaders on areas in

the instructional rubric based on

weekly walk-throughs and TAP

observations.  

ACTIVITIES

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T/AQ5-Provide monthly meetings of all school leadership

teams to discuss aspects of

instruction and the implementation of

the Teacher Advancement Systems in the

schools.

T/AQ5-Conduct weekly leadership team

meetings to discuss aspects of instruction

and the implementation of the Teacher Advancement

Systems.Leadership Team will

attend monthly district TAP meetings.

ACTIVITIES

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T/AQ6-Provide yearly updates on certification.

T/AQ6- Hire and retain

highly qualified staff.

ACTIVITIES

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Promote an educational

climate and culture that

enhances the safety

and success of all children.

Promote an educational

climate and culture that

enhances the safety

and success of all children.

SCHOOL CLIMATE GOALS

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

SC1-Update and implement a parental

involvement policy and a parental

involvement plan that implements Joyce

Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Parent/Family Involvement

SC1-Update and implement a parental

involvement policy and a parental

involvement plan that implements Joyce Epstein’s

Framework of Six Types of

Parent/Family Involvement.

 

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

SC2-Establish parent/family involvement

programs to help families set up

environments that support

education/learning.

SC2-The school will provide parent/family involvement programs that assist families in

setting up environments that

support education/learning. (Parent Academy,

Family Nights, Parent Liaison-

community/school contact)

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

Ensure All Students are Prepared for Success

SC3-Implement professional development trainings

district wide for employees and school

improvement councils on Joyce Epstein’s

Framework, effective parent conferences, and

trainings and conferences for our parents through our parent academy and

parent conferences.

SC3-Teachers and school improvement council members will attend

professional development trainings on Joyce Epstein’s

Framework and effective parent conferences.

Additional trainings and conferences for parents will

be provided through the district Parent Academy,

School Family Nights, and Parent –Student-Teacher

Conferences.

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

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SC4-Establish effective means of home/school communication.

SC4-Establish effective means of

home/school communication to include, Agendas,

weekly newsletters, Tiger Time News, translator, school

and class webpages, etc.

ACTIVITIES

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SC5-Update district crisis management

plans. Monitor school level plans. Hold

tabletop drills. Train identified staff in National Incident

Management Systems (NIMS) trainings.

SC5-Update and monitor school

crisis management plans. Hold monthly drills. Identify key

personnel to be (NIMS) trained.

Attend scheduled district trainings.

ACTIVITIES

DISTRICT SES

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SC6-Continue the Coordinated School

Health Advisory Council (CSHAC).

Monitor each school health improvement

plan ensuring alignment to the district plan and

policy.

SC6-Identify Health content teacher to serve on district

committee. Assist in developing/

monitoring the school health plan.

Implement the CATCH program in the PE Curriculum.

ACTIVITIES