Cabarrus County Schools School Improvement Plan Cox Mill ... · 2013-2014 School Year School Name:...

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Cabarrus County Schools School Improvement Plan

Cox Mill High School

2013-2014

Vision

To create a family of students, parents, staff, and community members who promote high expectations for all learners within a collaborative environment

Mission Statement

The mission of Cox Mill High School is to graduate all students as empowered problem solvers, continual learners, and productive citizens.

Belief Statements

We believe in…. Education of the whole child. Personalized educational approaches for each child. Caring and respectful relationships. Safe, motivating, and inviting learning environments. Integrity and honesty.

Parent and community partnerships. Fiscal responsibility and efficient operations. Data-driven decisions. Achievement of success and educational excellence.

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School Improvement Team Members

Name Position Andrew Anker- EC Teacher

Jeremiah Blanco- CTE Teacher Kelly Edwards- English Teacher

Joyce Camp- Technology *SIT Chair

Chair

Sandy Fox- Math Teacher Therese Euge- Parent Parent Donna Furr- Media Staff Member

Kate Jenis- Health/PE Teacher Kara Killin- EC Teacher

Laurie Lewis- Science Teacher Mark Lowry- AP Assistant Principal

Yonca Ozbelli- Parent Parent Cassie Kirby Smith-

World Languages Teacher

Michelle Pentoney- Arts Teacher Melissa Printy- Financial

Secretary Staff

Linda Robinson- Parent Parent Yolanda Simms- Parent Parent Michael Kelly- Social

Studies Teacher

Todd Smith- Principal Principal Aimy Steele- API Assistant Principal

Pam Stocker- Parent Parent Erin Taylor- Guidance Staff

Charlotte Thatch- Parent Parent Deborah Walker- AP Assistant Principal

CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAN OF ACTION 2013-2014 School Year

School Name: Cox Mill High School Strategy: Continue to improve student achievement through Personal Learning Communities with a focus on

using Blooms Taxonomy.

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Waiting on state test results Looking at charts below- The top number is the county average. The bottom number is the CMHS average.

2012‐13 CMHS English MSL % is Percent of available points

Row Labels Num Tot % Multiple Choice % Constructed Response %

Eng 1 1120 59.5 58.4 63.2 Cox Mill High School 176 60.0 59.9 60.6



Grand Total 2729 60.2 58.6 65.8

2012‐13 CMHS English MSL % is Percent of available points Row Labels Num Tot % MC % CR % OCS Eng 4 21 47.2 47.6 45.6 Cox Mill High School 2 75.0 73.0 83.4

OCS Eng 1 13 37.8 44.2 12.2 Cox Mill High School 4 26.3 31.3 6.3

OCS Eng 3 20 66.2 65.4 70.6 Grand Total 54 52.0 53.4 46.8




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2012‐13 CMHS MSL % is Percent of available points Row Labels NUM Total % MC % CR % Advance Functions and Modeling 513 38.2 39.0 35.3 Cox Mill High School 50 41.6 43.0 36.3

Algebra II / Integrated Math III 823 37.3 43.3 20.6 Cox Mill High School 154 36.1 42.9 17.0

Chemistry 666 63.9 65.8 53.2 Cox Mill High School 115 67.8 69.9 56.0

Civics and Economics 1200 67.1 69.9 62.9 Cox Mill High School 183 69.8 73.3 64.6

Earth/Environmental Science 1158 60.9 63.2 45.5 Cox Mill High School 163 65.0 67.6 47.3

Geometry 1340 37.4 40.4 29.1 Cox Mill High School 163 42.1 43.1 39.3

Physical Science 433 56.5 56.5 56.6 Cox Mill High School 51 60.5 60.1 62.2

Physics 125 67.6 69.6 56.7 Cox Mill High School 15 68.9 70.3 60.5

Pre‐Calculus 367 49.0 51.9 36.9 Cox Mill High School 57 49.1 54.1 28.2

US History 752 63.0 63.0 Cox Mill High School 94 69.0 69.0

World History 992 49.8 57.1 38.9 Cox Mill High School 162 49.3 58.0 36.1

Grand Total 8410 52.8 55.7 42.2




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Strengths? In the computer lab 34% activities creating; 37% applying; 75% applying, analyzing, evaluating, creating)

Opportunities For Improvement? Out of 619 walkthroughs; 198 applying; 136 analyzing; 37 evaluations; 68 creating

Information/Data needed that you do not have. Health/PE, World Languages, Fine Arts will not have common exams this school year.

Goal Team Chair:

Deborah Walker

Date:

8/5/13

SMART Impact Goal (3-year projection)

By June 2014, 100% of state tested classes show that 80% of students have met expected growth as measured by state exams. By June 2015, 100% of state tested classes show that 90% of students have met expected growth as measured by state exams. By June 2016, 100% of state tested classes show that 100% of students have met expected growth as measured by state exams. Growth 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16All state tested classes 70% 80% 90% 100%

SMART Fidelity Goal (3-Year Projection)

100% of CMHS PLCs will create/teach at least one lesson focusing on higher order (Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating) Bloom’s Taxonomy for each unit taught as evidenced in the PLC process documentation.




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Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy. A. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented/ completed? (Completion Data) Measure Reported

When 100% of PLCs create one upper level Blooms lesson per unit

Quarterly

100% of PLCs reflect on the units created in the PLC process documents

Quarterly

Percentage of action steps completed Quarterly

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented correctly? (Fidelity) Measure Reported

When 100% of PLCs reflect on the units created in the PLC process documents

Quarterly

Walkthrough data Quarterly

C. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the overall goal was met? (Impact) Summative Measure Reported

When 2013-14 State Test Growth Data Jan and

June 2014

Formative Measure Reported

When PLC Meeting Documentation Quarterly Walkthrough Data Quarterly

Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy.

Step Action Steps Person Responsible Evidence of Completion Start

Date Completion

Date Completed?

1 Training on new PLC format Aimy Steele Attendance Roster 8-26 8-27-13 yes

2 Identify PLCs Aimee Steele/

Lunette Schagane

List of PLCs 8-26 8-30-13

yes

3 (UBD)PLCs determine what students know, understand, and be able to do over the course of each unit

Deborah Walker

PLC documentation 8-26 1-30-14

4 (UBD)PLCs determine how students prove proficiency of standards

Deborah Walker





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5 (UBD) Identify what engaging, rigorous learning experiences will allow students to meet the standards for this unit

Deborah Walker


6 PLC’s create one higher level Blooms activity for each established unit (Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating)

Deborah Walker

Blooms activity documentation8-26 1-30-14

7 Each teacher will teach one higher level Blooms activity for each established unit (Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating)

Deborah Walker

Blooms activity documentation8-26 1-30-14

8

PLCs submits reflection of the Blooms activity results at the end of each unit (Singleton and CTE PLCs will submit their Blooms reflection to the CMHS Reflection folder on the Teacher Shared Drive)

Deborah Walker

Reflections

8-26-13 1-30-14

9 Admins conduct walkthroughs (1st quarter walkthroughs happen weekly)

Admin Team Walkthrough data 8-26 1-30-14

10 Admins reflect on walk through data Admin Team Walkthrough data 9-9-13 1-30-14

11 Admins share walkthrough data with teachers during department meetings

Admin Team Dept. meeting agenda 9-9-13 1-30-14


School Name: Cox Mill High School Strategy: Continuation of the Global Schools Network partnership

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43% of Cox Mill teachers added a global awareness strategy as part of their PDP in the 2012-13 school year We scored at 36 points on the UCPS Global Schools rubric which represents level 1.

Strengths? 43% of Cox Mill teachers added a global awareness strategy as part of their PDP in the 2012-13 school year We met our goal of 35 points (level 1) on the UCPS global schools rubric. We have enough students for 4 sections of Cultural Studies class with a waiting list. Aimy Steele (API) attended the Global Schools Network conference Summer 2013.

Opportunities For Improvement? Use the UCPS Global Rubric as a self-assessment tool for teachers The opportunities for improvement come from the areas on the rubric where we scored a 0.

Business Partnerships with a focus on globalization needed

Web 2.0 Professional development within departments and PLCs

International Faculty member visits all classrooms to share culture

Faculty meeting or professional development held via an internal online format (webinar)

Individual teacher websites highlighting globalization (sentence or two)

Main web site- gather globalization photos and information from all classrooms & post regularly

International service project Environmental service project Students graduating with global scholars

degree

Information/Data needed that you do not have. Need the Global Schools rubric Look for ways teachers can participate in globalization professional development opportunities. -UNCC Professor -how to integrate globalization in specific departments -using technology for communication (Skype, message boards, etc) Need to build in time for teachers to look at global lessons and share with others, reflect on lessons.



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Identify which classrooms have participated in cultural awareness projects this school year via a survey of all teachers. (35% of teachers completed cultural awareness projects last year 2011-12) For 2013-14 school year- 51% of teachers should have global strategies and activities on their PDPs. Encourage teachers to add something to PDP’s about sharing their global activities with others Encourage teachers to add something to their PDP’s about participating in global staff development Encourage teachers to add information about global activities going on in their classrooms to their web sites, and to share photos and information to be posted on the main web site Encourage teachers to share global ideas at department and PLC meetings International Club can partner with the Cultural Studies class to work on projects together

Goal Team Chair: Aimy Steele, API Date: 8/5/13



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By June 2014, Cox Mill High School will achieve a status of 2nd level (45-59 points) as measured by the Global Schools Network rubric or the Union County Schools rubric in the absence of the GSN rubric


By June 2014, Cox Mill High School will achieve a status of 2nd level (45-59 points) as measured by the Global Schools Network rubric or the Union County Schools rubric in the absence of the GSN rubric.

Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy. A. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented/ completed? (Completion Data) Measure

Reported When

Scoring at least 45 points on the UCPS rubric to meet level 2

June 2013

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented correctly? (Fidelity) Measure

Reported When

Scoring at least 45 points on the UCPS rubric to meet level 2

June 2013


When UCPS Rubric score of at least 45 June 2013 Formative Measure Reported

When Use UCPS rubric to determine current progress

At the end of each quarter



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Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy. Step Action Steps Person

Responsible Evidence of Completion Start

Date Completion Date

Completed?

1 Aimy Steele attend Global Schools conference

Aimy Steele Conference 7-18 7-20 yes

2 Work with Amber Whitley on developing Cultural Studies curriculum

Aimy Steele and Amber Whitley

curriculum 8-1 8-10

3 Create bite-sized one page of ideas for teachers to integrate global strategies in their classrooms and

Aimy Steele Page of ideas, embassy contact info 8-19 11-30

Create committee to make/assemble culture kits to begin circulating in the Charger Media Center

Aimy Steele Kits for checkout 8-19 11-30

4 Make a curricular extra credit assignment

Aimy Steele Global schools rubric 8-19 9-30

Update Global Schools rubric to reflect CMHS and current dates

Joyce Camp Updated Rubric 8-19 9-30

Give staff a copy of the rubric to use while planning activities to implement in their classrooms

Aimy Steele Copy of Rubric in Teacher Shared folder

8-19 9-30

5 Conduct assessment of CMHS scoring on global schools rubric

Aimy Steele Global schools rubric 8-19 9-30

6 Determine teachers who have global awareness on their PDP (Goal is for 75% of teachers in each dept. to include a global goal.)

Aimy Steele PDP 8-19 9-30

7 Re-connect with partner school in China

Aimy Steele Communication log 8-19 1-30-14



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8 Research additional partner schools from other countries

Aimy Steele Contact log 8-19 1-30-14

9 Meet with teachers about global schools goal

Aimy Steele Agenda from meeting 8-19 1-30-14

11 At least 50 students and/or faculty attend the UNC Charlotte iFest (International Festival) on 9-28-13

Aimy Steele Photos or artifacts from festival, list of teachers attended

9-28 10-2013

12 Establish partnerships with Office of International Programs at UNCC and/or Cannon School

Aimy Steele List of partnerships ongoing throughout the school year

8-26 1-30

13

Find/Create global curriculum integration games

Aimy Steele games 8-26 1-30

14 Band/Dance learning cultural music Aimy Steele Lesson plans 8-26 1-30 15 Foster PLC collaboration and grade

level collaboration Aimy Steele Lesson plans 8-26 1-30

16 Research global travel opportunities Aimy Steele Emails/meetings 8-10 1-30


School Name: Cox Mill High School Strategy: Improve External and Internal Communication

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Insert Zarca and TWC info Insert Spring 2013 CMHS Surveys Strengths? CCS Licensed Staff survey indicates that 89% of CMHS Licensed Staff feel that admins provided useful feedback. CCS Licensed Staff survey indicates that 92% of CMHS Licensed Staff feel that admins communicate timely information on important issues. CCS High School Parent survey indicates that 89% of Parents feel the school provides timely information for parents/guardians on important issues. CCS High School Parent survey indicates that 91% of Parents feel the school provides information that is clear and easy to understand for parents/guardians. CCS High School Student survey indicates that 85% of Students say teachers explain their

Opportunities For Improvement? CMHS Spring 2013 Parent survey indicates that 77% of teachers respond back to parents within 24 hours. From the TWC survey Question 5.1.d School administrators consistently enforce rules for student conduct teachers indicated that this happened 66.7% of time down from 89% the year before. Student discipline information not always communicated clearly between the main office staff and teachers. What procedures are in place when the ISS staff member is absent? Communicate this to teachers. Explain processes, policies, and procedures to new staff members at the beginning of the school year and for those that come in during the middle of the year.

Information/Data needed that you do not have. Procedures for ISS including what happens when the regular staff member running ISS is absent. Training on PowerSchool and Home Base Training on new web site software (Schoolwires) How to generate reports from PowerSchool and Schoolwires



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expectations for completing class assignments. CCS High School Student survey indicates that 75% of students feel the school rules are clearly explained to them.

Goal Team Chair:

Mark Lowry, AP

Date:

8/5/13


By June 2014, 80% of teachers & staff will report that CMHS provides successful internal communication as measured by quarterly surveys created by CMHS. By June 2014, 70% of parents and students will report that CMHS provides successful (external) communication as measured by multiple data sources. (website statistics, PowerSchool statistics, surveys, parent teacher contact logs)

Stakeholder Goal 2013-14 Goal 2014-15 Goal 2015-16 Students 70% 80% 90% Parents 70% 80% 90%

Teachers/Staff 80% 90% 100%


Internally Weekly staff minutes/updates of calendar of events & regular calendar events and hot topics. (via email and

faculty meetings) Teachers receive daily updates on student discipline status. (via email)

Externally

100% of staff web pages are kept up to date to reflect current information each month. 100% of teacher PowerSchool dashboard information is kept up to date to reflect current information each week.



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Identify the measures you will use to determine the effectiveness of the strategy. A. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented/ completed? (Completion Data) Measure Reported

When 100% of teacher websites updated

Monthly

Weekly staff minutes/updates Weekly Student discipline status daily updates Percent of Action Steps completed

Daily Quarterly

PowerSchool dashboard information updated weekly

Weekly

B. List the measure(s) the team will use to determine if the strategy was implemented correctly? (Fidelity) Measure Reported

When 100% of teacher websites updated with class information relevant to student class experience

Monthly

Weekly staff minutes/updates have information pertinent to staff experience at CMHS

Weekly

Student discipline status sent to faculty daily with student name & type and length of discipline.

Daily

Monthly staff minutes/updates have information pertinent to staff experience at CMHS

Monthly


When Parent/Student Survey Annually Faculty/Staff Survey Annually Formative Measure Reported

When Faculty/Staff Lunches Quarterly Parent Breakfasts Quarterly Student Lunches Quarterly



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Indicate the steps you will need to take to implement this strategy. Step Action Steps Person

Responsible Evidence of Completion Start

Date Completion Date

Completed?

#1 Train staff on Schoolwires software Joyce Camp CARE attendance roster 8-19 9-1 yes #2 Staff updates website every month Joyce Camp Website data/monthly 9-1 6-14 #3 Inform parents of CMHS social media

accounts Joyce Camp Link to Facebook account on web site 9-1 6-14

#4 Administrative Team eats breakfast with parents (randomly selected)

Todd Smith Meeting Notes 9-9 6-14

Reflect on parent comments and determine next steps

Administrative Team

Documentation of reflection or action on items of importance to parents

#5 Parent Focus group look at facility Mark Lowry Parent Notes 9-9 6-14 Reflect on parent comments and

determine next steps Administrative Team

Documentation of reflection or action on items of importance to parents

Collect list of volunteer opportunities or wish list items

#6 Place on website list of volunteer opportunities or wish list items

Joyce Camp Web Page with wish list and volunteer opportunities

9-9 6-14

#7 Train staff on PowerSchool (grade book and attendance)

Joyce Camp and Melissa Bateski

CARE attendance roster 8-26/27 9-1

#8 Inform parents how to access “parent portal” for PowerSchool

Melissa Bateski/ Joyce Camp/ CCS County Office

Link to parent portal on web site 8-26 11-1

Inform parents how to access Dashboard in Schoolwires

#9 Update/revise process for information getting to Joyce for webpage

Joyce Camp/ Mark Lowry

Documented process 8-26 11-1

#10 Create an internal staff directory Joyce Camp Completed staff directory 8-26 6-14



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#11 Monthly staff meetings/celebrations Todd Smith Staff meeting agendas 8-26 6-14

12 Refine process for sending students to Choices

Mark Lowry/ Terry Gittens

Documented process 8-19 8-23

13 Refine process for notifying teachers when they have a student who been suspended

Mark Lowry Documented process 8-19 8-23

14 Define who will be in the Choices room when Mr. Gittens is out

Todd Smith Person Identified 8-19 9-1

15 Add announcements to the TVs in Commons and Cafeteria

Heather Wilson/ Leadership

Announcements displayed on TVs at least 4 days each week

8-19 6-14

16 Evaluate process for Morning Announcements

Christine Whelan/Todd Smith

Documented list of changes 8-19 9-30

17 Administrators go on morning announcements for celebrations and when needed

Administration team

Announcement segments with administrators as guests

8-26 6-14

18 Create internal survey for staff on communication

Mark Lowry and Joyce Camp

Survey 8-26 6-15

19 Weekly update sent out with key info/announcements

Lanette Schagane

Record of weekly updates sent 8-26 6-14

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