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TITLE Status of Accomplishment of the District's Objectivesfor 1983-84.

INSTITUTION Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Office ofEducational Accountability.

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IDENTIFIERS Dade County Public Schools FL

ABSTRACTThe status of accomplishment of the educational

objectives for the Dade County Public School system for fiscal year1983-84 was discussed. The District Comprehensive Plan contained 286objectives, organized under the bureaus and offices charged with,the'responsibility for implementation of these objectives. All,the-objectives and status of accomplishment, as reported by theappropriate administrative unit were included in Appendix A. The selfevaluation was supplemented by an independent review of a randomsample of objectives for each bureau by the Office of EducationalAccountability. The review was designed as an independent appraisalof the degree of completion of the system's objectives. Appendix Bincludes the Results of Independent Review. (DWH)

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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY

Mr. Paul Cejas, ChairmanMr. Robert Renick, Vice-Chairman

Mr. O. Holmes BraddockDr. Michael Krop

Dr. Kathleen MagrathMs. Janet McAlileyMr. William H. Turner

Dr. Leonard BrittonSuperintendent of Schools

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STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF

THE DISTRICT'S OBJECTIVES FOR

1983 84

DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSOffice of Educational Accountability

1450 Northeast Second AvenueMiami, Florida 33132

January, 1985

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction 1

Summary Tabulation of Accomplishment of Objectives by Bureau orOffice (Based on Self-Evaluation) 3

Comparison of Self-Evaluation and Independent Review 4

Appendix A - District's Objectives for 1983-84 5 - 57

Appendix B - Results of Independent Review 59 - 90

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INTRODUCTION

This document reports the status of accomplishment of the objectives of theDade County Public School system for fiscal year 1983-84. These objectives,which were incorporated in the District Comprehensive Plan, 1983-84 to 1987-88, were adopted by the School Board on October 5, 1983.

The district's comprehensive plan is developed annually through a systematicdistrictwide process of specifying the goals and objectives of the school sys-tem, determining the present attainment of those goals and selecting strat-egies for improvement. An integral part of the planning function involves theannual follow-up on the status of accomplishment of the district's goals andobjectives established during the prior year.

The District Comprehensive Plan, 1983-84 to 1987-88 contained 286 objectivesfor 1983-84, organized under the bureaus and offices charged with the respon-sibility for implementation of these objectives. At the close of the 1983-84fiscal year, each administrative unit was asked to report on the status of theobjectives for which they were responsible. For the purpose e this -eport,each objective was to be labeled as COMPLETED, PARTIALLY COMPLETED, or LITTLEOR NO PROGRESS. The objectives and the status of accomplishment, as reportedby the appropriate administrative unit, are included in Appendix A (pages 5through 57) of this report. In order to limit the size of this document, onlythe overall objectives have been listed, excluding the detail statements ofsub-objectives. A complete listing of the sub-objectives, including state-ments of evaluative data and additional resources needed to implement the ob-jectives, can be found in the District Comprehensive Plan, October 5, 1983,available in the Office of Educational Accountability. In addition to theself-evaluation, al: independent review of a ten percent random sample of theobjectives of each bureau/office was conducted by the Office of EducationalAccountability (at least one objective was selected for offices with less thana total of 10 objectives). This review was designed as an independent ap-praisal of the degree of completion of the system's objectives.

Chronology of Activities for the Development of this Report

May 17, 1984 - Memo and form sent to Superintendent's senior staff to obtainstatus of accomplishment of objectives (self-evaluation)

July 20, 1984 - Deadline for returning completed self-evaluation form toOffice of Educational Accountability

Nov. 12, 1984 - Each bureau/office head was provided with a list of objec-tives selected for independent review and requested to pro-vide the documentation necessary for the review

November 26 -Dec. 21, 1984 - Meetings with administrators responsible for implementation

of the objectives. Several follow-up meetings (and/or tele-phone calls) were held with those administrators in caseswhere OEA lacked the required documentation or if additionalinformation/assistance was needed

Dec. 19, 1984 - Copy of draft of report sent to Superintendent's senior staffwith a request for review/comment

Status of Accomplishment of Objectives - Self-Evaluation

The tabulation on page 3 summarizes the status of accomplishment of the objec-tives as of June 30, 1984, as reported by the appropriate bureau or office.This summary organized by bureau/office shows that of the 286 objectives, 162had been completed, 106 were partially completed, and 18 had evidenced littleor no progress.

Status of Accomplishment of Objectives - Independent Evaluation

Through the use of a computer program, a random sample of 31 objectives (of atotal of 286 objectives) was selected for an independent review. For these 31objectives selected for independent review, the responsible bureau/office wasasked to make available documentation to evidence the accomplishment of theobjectives. Based ou the documentation provided, the Office of EducationalAccountability conducted an appraisal of the completion of the objectives. Asummary and comparison of the self-evaluation and the independent review canbe found on page 4. Comments on each of the objectives (including sub-objec-tives) selected for independent review are in Appendix B (pages 58 through 90).

The table below provides an overall summary of the results of the self-evalua-tion by the responsible bureau/office of the 286 objectives and the indepen-dent review based on the sample of 31 objectives.

StatusSelf-Evaluation

(Based on 286 Objectives)Independent Evaluation(Based on 31 Objectives)

Completed 57% 45%

Partially Completed 37% 45%

Little or No Progress 6% 10%

Total 100% 100%

SUMMARY TABULATION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES BY BUREAU OR OFFICE1983-84

(Based on Self-Evaluation)

The tabulation below provides a summary of accomplishment of objecti rov.ped bybureau or office assigned primary responsibility for implementation c ,ujective.The numbers in parentheses show, as a percentage of the Lota] oLje, ./es for theoffice/bureau, the number that have been completed, partially completed, or on whichlittle or no progress has been made as of June 30, 1984. The definition'. of thecolumn headings are:

Completed: The objective as stated had been accomplished.

PartiallyCompleted: Substantial progress had been made towards the achievement of the

objective.

Little orNo Progress: Little or no progress had been made towards the achievement of

the objective.

TOTALBUREAU/OFFICE/DIVISION OBJECTIVES COMPLETED

PARTIALLYCOMPLETED

LITTLEOR NO

PROGRESS

A. Bureau of Education 120 61 (51%) 51 (43%) 8 (6%)

B. Bureau of GovernmentalRelations 13 8 (62%) 3 (23%) 2 (15%)

C. Bureau of iersorinelManagement 5 2 (40%) 3 (60%) 0

D. Bureau of Staff Development 13 12 (92%) 1 (8%) 0

E. Bureau of Business Management 45 12 (27%) 27 (60%) 6 (13%)

F. Office of AdministrativeOperations 44 40 (91%) 4 (9%) 0

G. Office of School Operations 22 12 (55%) 8 (36%) 2 (9%)

H. Division of Management Audits 10 6 (60%) 4 (40%) 0

I. Office of Legislative andLabor Relations 2 2 (100%) 0 0

J. Office of EducationalAccountability 12 7 (58%) 5 (42%) 0

K. TOTAL 286 162 (57%) 106 (37%) 18 (6%)

COMPARISON OF SELMVALUATION ASO INOSPINDENT REVIEW

The following is a summery and comparison of the self - evaluation and the independent re-view of ten percent random sample of the school system's objectives. Since the review wasconducted by the Office of Educational Accountability staff, the review of the objectivesof that office cannot be considered as "independent". The status shown is as of June 30,

1984. Further mires. has been made on some objectives since that date. An asterisknext to the objective number in the second column indicates a variance between the statusreported by the Bureau/Office and that found in the independent review. See Appendix B(pages 58 through 90) for details of the results of the independent review.

BUREAU/OFFICE

STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTAS OF JUNE 30, 1984

OBJECTIVE RESULTS OF RESULTS OF

NUMBER SELF-EVALUATION INDEPENDENT EVALUATION

Bureau of Education 1.1.31.3.11.3.32.3.53.2.33.2.53.3.43.4.93.4.113.5.14.3.44.3.64.4.1

CompletedCompletedCompletedCompletedCompletedPartially CompletedPartially CompletedCompletedCompletedPartially CompletedPartially CompletedCompletedPartially Completed

Completed'CompletedCompletedCompletedCompletedPartially CompletedPartially CompletedCompletedCompletedPartially CompletedPartially CompletedCompletedPartially Completed

Bureau of Govern. lel. 12* Completed

Bureau of Personnel Mgmnt.Division of PersonnelControl 3 Partially Completed

Partially Completed

Partially Completed

Bureau of Staff Devil° sent 8* Com leted Partiall Completed**

Bureau of Business spat.Office of SupportOperations 2*

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9

12*

Dept. of Facility Planand Construction 3

Division of Risk Mgmnt 2*

Office of Admin. Oper. 1.52.113.9

3.11

Office of Legislativeand Labor Relations 1

Division of ManagementAudits 10

Office of EducationalAccountability 2

Partially Completed Little or No ProgressPartially Completed Partially CompletedLittle or No Progresa Little or No ProgressCompleted Partially Completed

Partially Completed

Completed

Partially Completed

Partially Completed

Completed CompletedCompleted CompletedCompleted CompletedCompleted Completed

Completed Completed

Completed Completed

Partially Completed Partially Completed

*Identifies objective where the status of accomplishment as reported by the responsiblebureau/office differed from the independent review.

**This objective had been completed as far as the tasks and the responsibilities of theBureau of Staff Development were concerned. The overall assessment of the accomplish-

ment was classified am "Partially Completed" bc:ause one of the sub-objectives, which

was contingent upon the completion of the Technical Skill Test by the Office of Educa-

tional Accountability, was not implemented. The Office of Educational Accountabilitydid not complete test development until the Fall of 1984.

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APPENDIX A

This Appendix contains all the objectives of the DadeCounty Public School system for 1983-84 as stated in theDistrict Comprehensive Plan, 1983-84 to 1987-88.Following each objective Is the status of accomplishmentas of June 30, 1984 as stated by the administrative unitresponsible for implementation of the objective.

At the close of the 1983-84 fiscal year, eachbureau/office was asked to report on the status of theobjectives for which they were responsible. For thepurpose of this report, each objective was labeled asCOMPLETED, PARTIALLY COMPLETED, or LITTLE OR NOPROGRESS.

In order to limit the size of this document, only theoverall objectives have been listed, excluding thedetail statements of sub-objectives. A complete listingof the sub-objectives, including statements ofevaluative data, car be found in the DistrictComprehensive Plan, 1983-84 to 1987-88, evailable in theOffice of Educational Accountability.

BUREAU OF EDUCATION

MISSION OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau of Education develops, revises as needed, and-. implements amanagement system and plan of operation to emphasize, support, andimplement educational policies. Policy development, articulated from thedistrict to the areas and schools, is directed toward instructionalprogram development and improvement, and operational procedures whichwill result in the delivery of comprehensive educational programs andservices, kindergarten through adult levels, of a high quality. TheBureau directs thc. district program to lead to student mastery of basicskills, the ability to find information in appropriate sources, and thedevelopment of the ability to analyze and synthesize information throughacademic challenges in arts and sciences, foreign languages, and techno-logical areas. The Bureau must ensure that all students--the academi-cally talented, the handicapped, the low achieving, the economicallydisadvantaged, and the limited English proficient--are made aware ofprograms and services available in the schools through federal, state,and local funds, and establish procedures for counseling students intoappropriate programs which are geared to specific academic requirementsand career goals which are established in order that students may reachtheir intended post-secondary aspirations.

Objective 1.1.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will develop materials toimprove performance on the statewide tests of minimum student performancestandards in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Completed

Objective 1.1.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review the mathematicscurriculum to insure that students are being appropriately challenged.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Ob active 1.1.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will implement inservicetraining programs for elementary and secondary school teachers to improvetheir instructional capabilities in mathematics skills, especially in light ofrevised instructional objectives.


Objective 1.1.4

The Office of Student Support Programs will identify, modify, and/or developcurricula to be correlated with the Miami Model of Minimum Performance Stand-ards and Basic Skills in order to improve academic performance of exceptionalstudents.


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Objective 1.1.5

The Office of Student Support Programs will identify; modify, and/or developcurricula to be correlated with the minimum performance standards for promo-tion at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 in order to improve academic performance ofminority exceptional students in target schools.


Objective 1.1.6

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review the entireLanguage Arts curriculum, revising it to create an articulated, balancedprogram with a clear scope and sequence from grades K-12.


Objective 1.1.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Bureau of StaffDevelopment will assure that an appropriate, coordinated and comprehensiveinservice education program in the use of the computer in education is devel-oped and inplementee in order to equip personnel to provide an effectivecomputer education program in the Dade County Public Schools.

Status of AccompliShment as of 6/30/84: Completed

Objective 1.1.8

Each student in the Dade County Public Schools shall be provided with theopportunity to develop facility in the use of computers consistent withindividual needs, abilities, and aspirations.


Objective 1.1.9

Parents, community leaders, college and university personnel, and representa-tives of business and industry shall be requested to provide input to thecomputer education program in the Dade County Public Schools.


Objective 1.1.10

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will arrange for the purchaseof additional microcomputers to increase the amount of student access time.

Status of Accomplishment as of o/30/84: Completed

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,Objective 1.1.11,

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a processwhereby the centralised development, collection, and dissemination of computereducation information, curriculum, software, and hardware can be accomplished.


Objective 1.2.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will expand its efforts inthe schools classified as deficient in reading and writing.


Objective 1.3.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide oneite service

to implement RS/VP in elementary schools adopting and initiating the system in

1983-84.


Objective 1.3.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education vi.* 'Aplement a management/

remediation progra in the 7-12 feeder patterns of .1 senior high schools

that are classified s deficient in 1983.

Status of Accomplishrstit as of 6/30/84: Completed

Objective 1.3.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide parents of

children in the elementary grades with those skills and strategies they must

possess in order to help their children master basic skills.


Ob active 1.3.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with the

Bureau of Staff Development, will provide inservice for elementary and secon-

dary teachers which focuses on improving students' ability to develop/utilize

critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, inference, and general-

tuition.


Objective 1.3.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with theBureau of Staff Development, will provide ineervice for senior high school

teachers in the techniques of teaching composition and improving students'

writing skills. Efforts will be made to coordinate this ineervice with theUniversity of Miami and the Bay Area Writing Project.


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Objective 1.4.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will develop a readingenrichment program that can be incorporated into required English courses atthe secondary level.


Objective 1.4.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will develop, implement, and field testadditional Career Awareness/Basic Skills Learning Activity Packages which"infuse general education objectives with a career education emphasis."

Status of Accomplishment an of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 1.5,A

The ")ffice of Elementary and Secondary Education will pilot a program indevelopmental reading in selected junior high schools.


Objective 2.1.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will seek greater involvementof racially isolated students in districtwide: programs which will extendlearning about their environment, including but not limited to the Environ-mental Center at CraLdon Park, the Everglades Program, and the educationalprograms at the Metro Zoo and the Science Museum.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/C4: Completed

Objective 2.1.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will seek greater involvementof racially isolated students in districtwide programs which will extend andenhance their understanding of political, economic, and social issues.


Objective 2.1.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will continue to seek meansof establishing realistic expectancy levels or standards whereby levels offoreign language proficiency achieved by the students can be demonstrated.


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Obl active 2.1.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will finalize courses ofstudy for two distinct programs of elementary Spanish-as-a-Second-Language --one for instruction of students who begin such study in the primary grades andthe other for instruction of students who begin such study in the intermediategrades.


Objective 2.1.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will finalize the Spanish forSpanish Speakers course of study guides, which are currently being field-tested, and develop a draft course of study guide for the senior high schoollevel.


Objective 2.1.6

The Office of Student Support Programs will participate in the formulation anddevelopment of elementary and secondary instructional objectives of theDivision of Elementary and Secondary Instruction, so that career educationobjectives will be inserted wherever appropriate within the basic Dade Countyocademic areas.


Objective 2.1.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide parents andtheir children with information about opportunities to visit various attrac-tions in Greater Miami and will help them turn visitations into an educationalas well as cultural experience.


Objective 2.1.8

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review all districtcourse outlines and instructional objectives in all subject areas to insurethe inclusion of reasoning skills to improve students' ability to arrive atindependent judgments.


Objective 2.2.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will continue to support the develop-ment of a comprehensive substance education program which will promote theprevention and/or reduction of alcohol and drug abuse through a variety ofcurricular and intergroup strategies.


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Objective 2.2.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with theOffice of Educational Accountability, will coLzinue the process of programvalidation for elementary Spanish-as-a-Second-Language.


Objective 2.3.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will train student services personneland teachers in affective skills needed to prepare students to involve them-selves effectively in the learning process.


Obl active 2.3.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will prepare counselors to instructteachers and students on the rationale for standardized testing and on spe-cific techniques for improving test-taking skills in identified target schools.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Little or no progress

Objective 2.3.3

The Office of Student Support Programs will sponsor the extension of the PeerJury Program to alternative schools.


Objective 2.3.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will upgrade the elementaryschool writing program to effectively improve composition instruction ingrades K-6.


Objective 2.3.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review possible linkageswith community agencies as well as seek out those agencies which may serve asa resource to instrue..tional programs for racially isolated students.


Objective 2.3.6

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will participate in the stateadoption of instructional materials process and coordinate the process to

arrive at a district listing of instructional materials.


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Objective 2.3.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review instructionalmaterials, other than those which are considered for state adoption, to assistin the instructional program. Especially imperative is a review of thosematerials which would be beneficial to teachers of racially isolated students.


Objective 2.3.8

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will cooperate with theDepartment of School Plant and Facility Planning to develop building specifi-cations for Booker 'T. Washington Junior High School for subject areas whichcomprise the general education category.


Objective 2.3.9

The Office of Student Support Programs will reduce the rate of recidivism tostate institutions among school-age youth to enable juveniles returning fromstate institutions to make a successful transition from the institution to theschool system.


Objective 2.3.10

The Division of Educational Media Programs shall develop a procedure toprovide each student with a personal copy of a text material in each subjectto be used for both school and home study.


Objective 2.3.11

The Division of Educational Media Programs shall provide teachers with readyaccess to a library collection of educational films which are correlated withand support the instructional objectives of the Dade County Public Schools.


Objective 2.3.12

The Division of Educational Media Programs shall maintain an instructionaltelevision system which provides teachers in individual classrooms with readyaccess to the full range of audiovisual materials which are correlated withand support the instructional objectives of the Dade County Public Schools.


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,Objective 2.3.13

Through the Division of Educational Media Programs, the public radio andtelevision resources of the school system shall be directed to the support ofthe general education, cultural, recreational, economic, social service, andcivic needs of the community.


Obl ective 2.3.14

The Division of Educational Media Programs shall establish WLRN-TV and WLRN-FMas influential media of public education, information, and expression.


Objective 2.3.15

The Division of Educational Media Programs will develop and monitor operation-al, evaluative, and budget procedures to assure the adequacy and effectivenessof School Library/Media Services.


Objective 2.3.16

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will expand the program fortransportation in order to increase the participation of students in the ArtMuseum and the Historical Museum.


Objective 2.3.17

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will upgrade the quality ofphysical education instruction in grades 2-12.


Objective 2.3.18

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will increase efforts toupgrade the quality of music and art instruction, K-12.


Objective 2.4.1 .

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide staff development trainingin human relations to teachers of minority exceptional students in targetschools in order to sensitize the teachers to the needs of students affectedby racial isolation.


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Ob active 2.4.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide staff development for aleadership team (counselor, teacher, administrator, parent) from each targetschool to provide skills necessary for the implementation of group experiencesdesigned to meet the needs of minority students enrolled in these targetschools.


Objective 2.4.3

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide training and assistance inthe area of intergroup relations in 60 target schools in the areas of organi-zational development, feeder school collaboration, and inservice training.


Objective 2.4.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will make presentations toadvisory, area, faculties, and secondary departmental groups oa major issuesrelating to specific subject areas aimed at targeted groups.


Objective 2.4.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with theBureau of Governmental Relations and institutions of higher learning, willconduct inservice activities designed to improve instruction for raciallyisolated students.


Objective 2.4.6

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with theManagement Academy, will conduct inservice workshops to help elementary schooladministrators to better understand and to monitor effectively the two Spanish.language programs offered in their schools.


Objective 2.4.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with theTeacher Education Center, will conduct inservice workshops to help teachersredirect and reformulate teaching techniques that satisfy the students' needto learn to communicate in languages other than English.


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Objective 3.1.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Bureau of Government-al Relations will provide inservice training for compensatory education in-structional personnel in the implementation of the structured curriculum, in-cluding methods, materials, record keeping, program requirements, and tech-niques for meeting the special needs of students who have been identified asracially isolated.


Objective 3.1.2

The Office of Educational Accountability, in cooperation with theGovernmental Relations and the Office of Elementary and Secondarywill review and revise as needed the measurable objectives andprocedures for compensatory education programs and will providedata on student, school, and district performance.


Objective 3.1.3

Bureau ofEducation,evaluationevaluative

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supported by the Bureau ofGovernmental Relations, will design a. curriculum for limited English languageproficient students who qualify for ECIA, Chapter I program participation,which effectively coordinates language proficieacy and basic skills remedia-tion priorities.


Objective 3.1.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supported by the Bureau ofGovernmental Relations, will implement microcomputer-assisted instruction insupport of ECIA, Chapter I program activities at the elementary and secondarylevels.


Objective 3.1.5

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will work closelywith the community colleges, community-based organizations, skill centers,adult education centers, and community schools to increase the number of adultvocational compensatory training programs for the unemployed and underemployeddisadvantaged adult.


Ob &ective 3.2.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will develop and implement plans to

improve programs and services.

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Objective 3.2.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will reduce the current time spanpresently utilized for the identification, evaluation, and placement ofminority students into Exceptional Student Education programs.


Objective 3.2.3

The Office of Student Support Programs will redirect existing resources toadequately address the emotional and social needs of .identified severelyemotionally disturbed students.


Objective 3.2.4

The Office of Student Support Programs will work toward the improvement ofprograms for the emotionally handicapped through the identification andimplementation of a model curriculum based on a review of various affectivecurricula.


Objective 3.2.5

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide a Career/Life Skill pro-gram as a required portion of the Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for allalternative/exceptional education students.


Objective 3.2.6

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will design andimplement a plan for meeting the needs of handicapped adults districtwide.


Objective 3.2.7

The Office of Student Support Services will provide a preventive and develop-mental program for selected elementary students.


Objective 3.2.8

The Office of Student Support Services will provide additional resources formaterials, equipment and Supplies, and expanded programs to meet the needs ofstudents who are unsuccessful in regular school programs.


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Objective 3.3.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will continue to provideenriched and expanded educational experience to motivated and academicallytalented secondary school students (Deep Accelerated Math Program (DAMP) andMotivation in Depth - Science (MID).


Objective 3.3.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish procedures forthe development and implementation of Academic Excellence Programs in a mini-mum of 20 elementary schools with emphasis on reasoning, inquiry, analysis,and synthesis.


Objective 3.3.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish the positionsof a Director of Advanced Academic Programs, a Coordinator of Advanced Place-ment/Florida Scholars, and secretary to initiate and coordinate programs foracademically advanced students within the District.


Objective 3.3.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will implement a program ofAdvance Placement (AP) courses in as many subject areas as possible, in allsenior high schools, commensurate with the number of students in grades 10-12who demonstrate the potential and desire to benefit from such courses.


Objective 3.3.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will implement honors coursesdesigned to accelerate students and to permit greater in-depth study in asmany subject areas as possible in all senior high schools.


Objective 3.3.6

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will implement an advancedprogram at all junior high schools for the purpose of providing intensifiedclasses for academically advanced students.


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Objective 3.3.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will increase dual enrollment4fforts to promote advanced academic programs at the senior high school level.


Objective 3.3.8

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will increase efforts toexpand opportunities in and upgrade the quality of music and art instructionfor exceptional and talented students.


Objective 3.3.9

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide expanded opportunities forethnic and racially identifiable minorities to participate in the giftededucation program.


Objective 3.3.10

The Bureau of Education will coordinate the implementation of 2-year pilotstudy of school-based gifted programs in those elementary schools which haveidentified 25 or more students qualified for gifted services under the dis-trict and state criteria.


Objective 3.3.11

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will develop advancedacademic courses for junior high school students.


Objective 3.3.12

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will, in conjunction with theArea Offices, promote increased participation with local colleges and univer-sities in establishing and maintaining laboratory schools/centers.


Objective 3.4.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will monitor the implementa-tion of the plan for reducing fragmentation of the elementary school curricu-lum for students of limited English proficiency to ensure compliance withapproved guidelines.

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Objective 3.4.2

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with the

Office of Educational Accountability, will review/revise ESOL placement and

exit instruments.


Objective 3.4.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will monitor the updating and

processing of TEES transmittal forms.


Ob active 3.4.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will conduct the annual

bilingual survey to identify limited English proficient students for OCR

reporting and to identify membership in all bilingual/foreign language pro-

grams for budgetary planning.6


Objective 3.4.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will evaluate new instruc-

tional materials and innovative procedures for possible adoption or implemen-

tation, both for the regular day programs of ESOL and Basic Skills in the Home

Language and for supplementary use in Chapter I programs.


Objective 3.4.6

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review and update the

secondary ESOL semester course outline as necessary to expand the interdisci-

plinary and functional nature of such courses.


Objective 3.4.7

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in cooperation with the

Teacher Education Center, will conduct inservice workshops in order to train

classroom teachers in newly self-contained classes for limited English profi-

cient students.


Objective 3.4.8

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

expectancy levels to correlate with English language

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Little or no

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will review/revise ESOLarts objectives.

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Ajectivo. 3.4.9

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will revise the proceduresfor purchasing and distributing instruction:1 materials so as to provide forschool purchasing of ESOL textbooks and other support materials.


Objective 3.4.10

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will develop a transitionalprogram for exiting ESOL students between the bilingual program and theEnglish program.


Objective 3.4.11

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will provide servicesto adult students of limited English proficiency which will assist them inmoving into the mainstream of the educational system and prepare them foremployment.


Objective 3.5.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will hemp parents relate effectively totheir emotionally haudicapped students.


Objective 3.5.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will help minority parents/guardiansand children in target schools to develop positive self-concepts.


Objective 3.6.1

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will identify andcorrect program deficiencies/discrepancies.


Objective 3.6.2

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education, through programsupervisors, will identify course outlines which will be reviewed, revised, ordeveloped.


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Objective 3.6.3

The Office of Vocational,-Adult, and Community Education in cooperation withinner-city school principals will identify obsolete equipment for replacement.


Objectilve 3.6.4

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will identify voca-tional facilities which need improved security.


Objective 3.6.5

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will identify addi-tional training needs of business and industry.


Objective 3.6.6

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will establish aCommunity Education Program Network that will provide adult program services,community school activities, and after school care services to all areas ofthe school district wherever those services are needed.


Objective 3.6.7

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will expand thepri.tivities offered for the elderly and minorities through CommunityIr;3:ructional Services.


Objective 3.6.8

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will expand andimprove basic skills, high school completion, and vocational programs for theincarcerated.


Objective 4.1.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will develop in students an awarenessof the world of work through a planned program starting in kindergarten andcontinuing throughout the school years.


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Objective 4.1.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will expand the Career AwarenessLaboratory Program.


Objective 4.1.3

The Office of Student Support Services will develop a plan and implement basicconcepts and values regarding the personal and social significance of work atthe elementary level.


Objective 4.2.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will insure that every ninth gradestudent has the opportunity to participate in a career guidance program and adistrictwide Career Fair, and to develop an individual career plan.


Objective 4.2.2

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education through junior highschool principals will insure that, within a school's ability to deliver, allstudents will receive at least one semester of vocational exploratory instruc-tion and/or experiences.


Objective 4.3.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will work with the WorkExperience (WE) and Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT) supervisors to ex-pand and strengthen the language arts/basic skills activities in the work-related classes.


Objective 4.3.2

The Office of Student Support Programs will assist schools in the fourth phaseof the Articulated School-Based Management Plan for Career Education inwriting and implementing a career education school plan.


Objective 4.3.3

The Office of Student Support Programs will modify curricula to insure thatemployability, work adjustment, and career educational skills are an integralpart of the instructional program for all exceptional students,


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Objective 4.3.4

The Office of Student. Support Programs will plan an instructional program atthe senior high level focusing on employability, work adjustment, and careereducation skills designed to prepare the minority exceptional student forsuccessful post-secondary experiences.


Ob1 ectIve 4.3.5

The Office of Student Support Programs will implement a College Forum in eachsenior high school.


Obl active 4.3.6

The Office of Student Support Programs, through the College Assistance Program(CAP), Inc., will gather funds to aid qualified graduates in obtaining moneyfor post-secondary education expenses.


Obl active 4.3.7

The Office of Student Support Programs will collect sufficient data on thestetus and opinions of former students--graduates and leavers of generalacademic and vocational programs--to provide specific programs and activitiesto .tmpact on dropout reduction.


Objective 4.3.8

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education, in cooperation withcommunity-based organizations and community business/industry members, willprovide job placement assistance for the identified target population ininner-city schools.


Objective 4.3.9

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will establish aprocedure of scheduling at the senior high school and adult levels so studentscan meet their vocational aspirations in .addition to their acadeadc require-ments.


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Objective 4.3.10

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education will provide voca-tional students at the senior high school and adult levels an event (Job Fair)that will provide the students personal contact with business and industry.


Objective 4.4.1

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education counselors/recruiterswill increase by at least 10% the number of out-of-school youth and adultsenrolled in basic skills programs through the adult and community educationprogram.


Objective 4.5.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide individual and groupsessions for students to examine attitudes and interests in relation toselection of post-secondary goals.


Objective 4.6.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will implement a plan to ensure thedevelopment of post-secondary plans for each secondary school student.


Objective 4.7.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will develop procedures for an annualreview of the post-secondary plans for each student in a secondary school.


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BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS


The Bureau of Governmental Relations, recently created as a result of theexpansion of the Office of Federal Projects Administration, assists theSuperintendent of Schools with the overall district management, develop-ment of legislation and recommendations for the operation of the schooldistrict. The Bureau must ensure that the school district has an oppor-tunity to participate, and maintains compliance for participation, inspecial grant programs available through federal, state, and othersources. Working cooperatively with the federal Department of Education,Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and others.The Bureau provided policies in education and related areas. The Bureaumaintains working relationships with the office of major professionalorganizations, including , but not limited to, the National School BoardAssociation, American Association for School Administrators, The Councilof the Great City Schools, National Education Association, American Fed-eration of Teachers, and the National Alliance of Black School Educators.The Bureau also maintains ongoing working relationships with local, stateand regional governmental offices and municipalities.

Objective 1

The Bureau of Governmental Relations in conjunction with the Office of Elemen-tary and Secondary Education will develop and implement a procedure to reviewand revise supplementary reading and mathematics materials, as well as deliv-ery mechanisms, which relate to the Chapter I Home/Study Program called Opera-tion PLEDGE (Parent Leadership Education Designed to Generate Excellence).


Objective 2

The Chapter I Parent Education Supervisor will develop and implement a plan toensure updating of records of students participating in the Operation PLEDGEsupplementary reading and mathematics program at home.


Ob ective 3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will cooperate with theBureau of Governmental Relations in submitting grants to purchase instruction-al equipment from Chapter II, ECIA funds, with special consideration forschools with racially isolated students.


Objective 4

The Office of Federal Projects Administration and the Office of Elementary andSecondary Education will provide a program guideline handbook for use by StateCompensatory Education personnel which includes implementation procedures anddescribes a structured curriculum designed to facilitate mastery of the mini-


Objective 4 (continued)

mum performance standards and which may include the infusion of career educa-tion/awareness concepts and activities to increase work ethic and survivalskills.


Objective 5

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will provide a level of funding toschools for the implementation of the Compensatory Education program which en-ables schools to select personnel for. the program solely on their ability tomotivate, instruct, and interact successfully with the target population.


Objective 6

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will monitor in target population schoolsthe delivery of support services to student, involved in compensatory educa-tion programs for more than two years - specifically, counseling and/or psycho-logical evaluation services to facilitate the early identification and remedia-tion of students with severe academic or behavioral problems and to decreasethe dropout rates.


Objective 7

The Bureau or Governmental Relations will explore the option of programmaticchanges at the junior and senior high levels, such as implementing the split-lab model of instruction for 11th and 12th grade students and offering threeservices (reading, writing and mathematics) at the junior high level.


Objective 8

The Bureau of Governmental Relations and the Office of Elementary and Second-ary Education will implement, to the extent that local funding is available,schoolwide projects in selected ECIA, Chapter I elementary schools through acombination of Chapter I and local funds. Schoolwide projects enable all stu-dents to receive intensive instructional services through reduced class-sizescheduling without regard to special funding constraints.


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Objective 9

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will consider requiring Chapter I second-ary schools to provide a second period of instruction, under local funding,for each Chapter I student in each subject area of eligibility (in lieu of anelective).


Ob ective 10

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will establish a mechanism to inform, mo-tivate and increase involvement on the part of parents whose children are par-ticipating in Operation PLEDGE and the Extended School Program.


Ob ective 11

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will prepare an analysis of proposedlegislation for the reauthorization of the (1) Vocational Education Act, (2)The Bilingual Education Act, and (3) Refugee Assistance. This analysis willcontain provisions for input to selected Congressional offices relative tothe impact of the proposed legislations on the Dade County Public Schools.


Objective 12

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will work cooperatively with other agen-cies to implement the Metro-Miami Action Plan and maintain an assessment ofthe status of all educational recommendations.


Objective 13

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will coordinate activities for the imple-mentation of the Schoolwide Chapter I Project, a pilot project designed to im-prove achievement in basic skills in schools with high concentrations of lowincome students.


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BUREAU OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

OFFICES OF STAFFING AND OPERATIONS AND RECORDS

MISSION OF THE OFFICE

Coordinate, plan and implement procedures and processes to meet the non-administrative/non-supervisory manpower needs of the DCPS and to effi-ciently and effectively enter and terminate all employees into and out ofthe Personnel/Payroll system.

Obiective 1

Initiate the two year program of expansion of the automation of Personnel/Pay-roll processes and procedures.


Obiective 2

The Bureau of Personnel Management through the Offices of :taffing and Opera-tions and Records, and in cooperation with the Office of Educational Accounta-bility and the Bureau of Staff Development, will develop a plan which will an-ticipate future manpower needs for the district.


DIVISION OF PERSONNEL CONTROL

MISSION OF THE DIVISION

The Division of Personnel Control serves to elevate, enhanc', and enforcethe standards of employment in the Dade County Public Schools.

Obiective 1

The Division of Personnel Control will provide direct support in training andevaluation for both TADS and Standard Systems.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially completed

Obiective 2

The Division of Personnel Control will provide assistance in implementation ofthe Beginning Teacher Program.


Obiective 3

The Division of Personnel Control will implement district investigative anddisciplinary actions.


BUREAU OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT


Coordinate, plan and implement a comprehensive program of Staff Develop-ment for all employees of DCPS to ensure the acquisition of the skillsand competencies necessary for job performance as well as professionaldevelopment.

Ob ective 1

The Bureau of Staff Development will arrange for the present and future train-ing of Administrative Personnel in the interview process.


Ob ective 2

The Bureau of Staff Development through the Management Academy will provideprograms to develop and strengthen the management skills of at least 80% ofadministrators, as identified by district and area personnel, in the technicalareas of: Instructional Program Management, Student Services Management,Personnel Management, Community Management, and Business Management.


Ob ective 3

The Bureau of Staff Development through the Management Academy will provideprofessional development programs to orient all newly appointed administratorsto their assignments, and to up-date administrators on policies and proceduresthat impact their present or future assignments.


Ob ective 4

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Management Academy, will developand implement a program to assist all school-based administrators in acquir-ing, demonstrating, and assessing the managerial competencies needed for pro-jected state certification as defined by the Florida Statutes.


Objective 5

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Non-InstructionalTraining, will provide programs to increase the on-the-job proficiency of Non-Instructional personnel that will guarantee a significant return on traininginvestment for the following support role delineations: Food Services, Trans-portation, Secretarial-Clerical Services, Cuqtodial and Maintenance Services,and Security and Investigative Services.

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Objective 5 (continued)

Data describing areas of deficiency and preference will be identified byaudits, various departments, and on-the-job personnel.


Ob ective 6

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Non-InstructionalTraining, will develop countywide Word Processing courses for clerical andnon-instructional personnel to ensure a professionally trained corps of WordProcessing operators.


Ob ective 7

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Non-InstructionalTraining will design remedial training experiences and relevant orientationinservice activities for all newly assigned non-instructional personnel:custodians, food service personnel, bus drivers, secretarial/clericalpersonnel, and investigative support personnel.


Ob active 8

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Management Assess-ment, will effect the provision of Board Rule 6GX13-4A-1.13, as it relates tothe testing of technical skills and assessment of management potential of allqualified applicants for the position of principal and assistant principal.This will be evidenced by a published schedule of testing and assessments, aswell as transmittal lists sent to the Department of Management Selection, indi-cating the status of each applicant.


Ob active 9

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Management Assessment, will develop a video-tape presentation which will portray the develop-ment and operation of the Dade County Schools' Management Assessment Center.


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Objective 10

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Dade-Monroe Teacher Education Cen-ter, will plan, facilitate, and deliver inservice programs for the profes-sional growth and development of instructional personnel consistent with poli-cies, goals, and objectives of the Dade County Public Schools system.


Objective 11

The Bureau of Staff Development through the Beginning Teacher Program willprovide supervised support services for Beginning Teachers during their firityear of employment.

Participation in the year-long Beginning Teacher Program will be required ofall teachers not holding a regular certificate and who have less than threeyears out-of-state experience (State Board Rule 6A-5.75).


Objective 12

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Beginning Teacher Program, willprovide professional programs to orient all administrators who receive Begin-ning Teachers for the first time and to update administrators who had Begin-ning Teachers during the 1982-83 school year.


Objective 13

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Beginning Teacher Program, willfacilitate proper implementation of all supervised support services for Begin-ning Teachers, by assuring fast and accurate communication among all programparticipants. This will be evidenced by the installation of a computerizedmanagement system for the Beginning Teacher Program.


BUREAU OF BUSINESS MAAAGEMENT

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT

MISSION

Provide the systems and procedures for the forecasting, budgeting, dis-bursing. and receiving, and accounting for district funds, includingpurchases and central warehousing and distribution, pursuant to StateStatutes and Board Rules, in a manner which optimizes district utiliza-tion of financial resources.

Ob ective 1

The Bureau of Business Management will develop internal procedures manuals forthe financial management and procurement functions. The Internal ProceduresManuals are for the use of staff within the issuing department.


Ob ective 2

Conformity with requirements for the "Certificate of Excellence" from the As-sociation of School Business Officials (ASBO) and/or the "Certificate of Con-formity" from the Municipal Finance Officer's Association (MFOA) for theBoard's audited June 30, 1983 financial statements.


Objective 3

Establish an optional centralized program for investing excess school funds.


Ob ective 4

Provide a warehouse for the storing and distribution of food and paper pro-ducts for school cafeterias.Contract with an architectural firm for the designing and engineering of anextension to the existing Stores and Distribution facility for the warehousingof food and paper items. The extension will consist of freezer storage, cool-er storage, paper storage, dry storage, and office space.


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BUREAU OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF SUPPORT OPERATIONS


Office of Support Operations, which is a division of the Bureau of Busi-ness Management, consists of 1) Department of Management Information Sys.-tems, including Computer Operations, 2) Department of Office Systems, and3) Department of Food Services. The mission of each of the departments isas follows:

Department of Management Information Systems - Assist in the improve-ment of the District's educational enterprises through the' provision ofaccurate and timely information to line and staff managers, eliminationof redundant and duplicative reporting requirements place on personnel,development of an integrated set of data subsystems, and safe and effi-cient storage of all historical past data reluired by law.

Department of Office Systems - Provide analytical assistance, training,and education in office systems, decision support systems, and communi-cation systems for DCPS administrative offices and schools. Implementoffice automation at the district, area, and school levels to enhancethe educational process by reducing the paperwork burden on educators,and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of office personnelthroughout the District. Maintain an active and continuing program forthe economical and efficient management of records and forms.

Department of Food Services - Support the District's educational systemthrough the provision of school food services consistent with nutri-tional needs of students, and which contribute to their educational ex-perience.

Objective 1

The Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) is a support organiza-tion created to satisfy the data processing needs of the Dade County PublicSchool System. One objective of MIS is to assist the Bureau of Personnel inminimizing the manual effort of performing their function and providing accur-ate and timely information to their line and staff managers to assist them inperforming their function.


Objective 2

The Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) is a support organiza-tion created to satisfy the data processing needs of the Dade County PublicSchool System. One objective of MIS is to assist the Bureau of Instruction inminimizing the manual effort of performing their function and providing accur-ate and timely information to their principals and staff managers to assistthem in performing their function.


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OFFICE OF SUPPORT OPERATIONS (continued)

Objective 3

The Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) is a support organiza-tion created to satisfy the data processing needs of the Dade County PublicSchool System. One objective of MIS is to assist the Bureau of BusinessManagement in minimizing the manual effort of performing their function andproviding accurate and timely information to their principals and staffmanagers to assist them in performing their function.


Objective 4

Computer Operations will maintain level of 98% up-time on the computer. Time-ly and accurate production of reports will be 97%. Network system will haveavailability rating of 90%.


Obiective 5

Provide training, education, and user liaison for District personnel in theutilization of all online applications, automated office systems, and dataprocessing procedures.


Obi ective 6

Design, produce, and distribute user documentation for automated systems andprocedures.


Obiective 7

Define information requirements and procedural/operational improvements forschools and administrative offices by employing office automation technology.


Obiective 8

Provide recommendations to the Purchasing Department for centralized contract-ing of automated office equipment in order to effect cost savings throughoutthe District.



OFFICE OF SUPPORT OPERATIONS (continued)

Objective 9

Implement office automation technology to relieve paperwork burden on educa-tors to provide increased time for the educational process and to increase pro-ductivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of clerical personnel throughout thedistrict.


Objective 10

Process District documents, reports, and other paperwork onto microfilm andmicrofiche in order to significantly reduce records and forms managementthroughout all district, area, and school locations.


Objective 11

The Bureau of Business Management will reorganize the Food Service Departmentto provide improved food services and more effective cost control.

Status.of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Completed

Objective 12

The Bureau of Business Management, through the Food Service Department, willimplement a system of standardizing and continued renovating of food servicefacilities and equipment.


DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Coordinate all activities involved in the total process of determiningthe requirement for a facility and the site procurement, detail planning,construction, equipping and occupancy of the facility and the energymanagement of all facilities.

Objective 1

Increase participation of minority contractors and professionals.


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DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION (continued)

Objective 2

Diversify and increase the scope of consulting architectural services providedto the Board.


Objective 3

Improve security of schools and also reduce false alarms by installing newcard access entry.

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Objective 4

The Bureau of Business Management will develop and, through the Superinten-dent, present to the Board an annual and long-range plan which delineatescapital outlay needs and priorities, projects capital outlay revenue, andprovides a capital outlay expenditure plan which optimizes and balances themeeting of needs.


Objective 5

The Bureau of Business Management will implement energy conservation modifica-tions when the savings that result in that fiscal year will exceed the cost ofthe activity. The results of each activity will be documented and reviewed bythe bureau administrator.


Objective 6

The Bureau of Business Management, through the Facilities Planning and Con-struction Department, will develop a system for evaluating the feasibility ofrepairing and renovating facilities compared to replacing the facilities.


Obi active 7

The Bureau of Education, in cooperation with the Bureau of Business Manage-ment, will develop a plan for school plant utilization. This plan will speci-fy guidelines to insure prudent use of educational facilities and include safe-guards to prevent duplication in nearby partially utilized facilities..


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DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION (continued)

Objective 8

The Bureau of Business Management, in conjunction with the Department of Risk

Management, will explore the possibility of securing special insurance cover-

age for the replacement of stolen or vandalized materials, equipment, and sup-

plies in targeted schools.


DEPARTMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND PLANT OPERATIONS


To maintain physical facilities and related items of equipment to sup-port and enhance the educational environment of the Dade County Public

Schools.' Provide administrative and technical leadership for district level cus-todial forces, and serve as a consulting and training resource forschool-based custodians; all to support and enhance the educational en-

vironment of the Dade County Public Schools.

Objective i

The Bureau of Business Management will implement energy conservation modifica-

tions when the savings that result in that fiscal year will exceed the cost of

the activity. The results of each activity will be documented and reviewed by

the bureau administrator.


Objective 2

The Bureau of Business Management will develop and implement plans and proce-

dures for the improvement of maintenance services.


Ob active 3

The Bureau of Education, in cooperation with the Bureau of Business Manage-

ment, will develop and implement a system for identifying equipment to be re-

placed and establishing replacement priorities.


Objective 4

The Department of Maintenance will assist in the implementation of those por-

tions of the Facilities Management Consultants' study which are ultimately

adopted.



DEPARTMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND PLANT OPERATIONS (continued)

Objective 5

The Bureau of Business Management will initiate activities designed to insureparticipation by minority contractors and vendors in the submission of bidsfor construction, maintenance, equipment, supplies, and materials required bythe school system.


Objective 6

The Plant Operations section will assist in the implementation of those por-tions of the Facilities Management Consultant's study which are ultimatelyadopted.


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Provide transportation for eligible students who should attend the DadeCounty Public Schools when, and only when, transportation is necessary toprovide adequate educational facilities and opportunities which otherwisewould not be available.

Oblective 1

Contract with a consulting firm to analyze the feasibility of developing anautomated school bus routing and scheduling system to be operational by Janu-ary 1984.


Oblective 2

Comply with SBE Rules that limit the distance a student walk; to a bus stopand the maximum time a student rides the bus to and from school.


Objective 3

Initiate a quality control program for school bus maintenance to improve com-pliance with FS 316.615 which is implemented by the Florida Highway Patrol.


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (continued)

Objective 4

Improve coordination of transportation services for 4,000 exceptional studentswith parents and school officials.


Objective 5

Provide a bus ride for each bus route transporting exceptional students to as-sure their safety and welfare by aiding the bus driver in loading and unload-ing wheelchairs and performing other safety functions.


Objective 6

Provide secretarial and clerical support for two administrative positions andone transportation terminal.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6130/84: Little or no progress

DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT

MISSION OP MK DIVISION

Coordinate, plan and implement multi-faceted Board insurance program, acountywide comprehensive safety program, worker's compensation program,and fringe benefits program. Minimise losses of every kind to the

system.

Objective 1

Effective moderation of health care costs. The Office of Personnel, throughthe Division of Risk Management, will work to develop cost containment inhealth care programs.


Objective 2

Reduce Worker's Compensation claims; provide more meaningful and diversifiedwork assignments for injured employees; return injured employees to work moreexpeditiously.


Ob.i ective 3

As part of the annual administrator's performance appraisal, a safety check-list will be developed which will assess points for the overall effectivenessof the administrator's ability to reduce/prevent accidents.


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DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT (continued)

Objective 4

Include an employee's safety habits as an integral part of his/her performanceevaluation.


Objective 5

Review, update and expand the plan for the safe evacuation of handicapped per-sons in school buildings during emergencies.

Status of Adcomplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 6

Develop a training program in cooperation with the Management Academy, theTeacher Education Center and the local Departments of Education at local uni-versities/colleges to make prospective teachers and administrators aware ofthe legal ramifications of their actions and the resultant insurance implica-tions.


Objective 7

The Bureau of Personnel Management through the Division of Risk Management,will begin development of an evaluative process for employees driving Board-owned vehicles.


Objective 8

The Office of Personnel and the Department of Management Audits will develop aprocess to collect restitution on all claims where it appears applicable.


Objective 9

Capital Improvement funds are required annually to correct safety deficienciespursuant to State Board of Education Rules, Chapter 6A-2.


OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS


To serve as thi Superintendent's Chief of Staff, coordinating staffassignments among bureau chiefs and office heads reporting directly tothe Superintendent of Schools.

o To serve as the staff liaison to the School Board Office includingresponsibility for the agenda distribution Board notifications, andassistance to Board Administrative Assistants.

o To manage and coordinate the news and public information efforts of theschool system.

o To manage and coordinate the citizen advisory committee program.o To supervise and coordinate the School Volunteer and Dade Partnersprograms.

o To oversee operations of the Special Investigative Unit and assumeresponsibility for the district's Safe Schools Program.

o To enforce the law and School Board policy on Dade County Schoolproperty in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutoryand judicial limitations of policy/authority and the constitutionalrights of all persons.

o Interact between the school system and community agencies to generatemutual understanding so that there may be support for crime prevention.

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o To manage the district's United Way responsibilities.o To oversee day-to-day operation of the Board/Administrative Building.o To supervise these district departments and functions: Office of EqualEducational Opportunity, Citizen Information Center (Ombudsman'sOffice), Expulsion Follow-up, Positive Reinforcement Operation (PRO),Graphics Department, and The Management Support Center.

Obiective 1.1

The Office of Administrative Operations will produce and disseminate publica-tions designed to effectively communicate the message of the Dade County Pub-lic School System to all segments of the community, including, but not limitedto Communique, Report Card, and Action.


Obiective 1.2

The Office of Administrative Operations shall regularly provide' general infor-mation to media representatives and respond in a timely fashion to their re-quests for data regarding specific issues facing Dade County Public Schools.


Obiective 1.3

The Office of Administrative Operations regularly shall transmit informationand suggestions received by the Citizens Information Center from individualswithin the community to School Board members and to appropriate administrativeoffices.


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Objective 1.4

The Office of Administrative Operations will offer principals the opportunityto have training workshops to assist their individual staffs in designing andimplementing school level public relations programs.


Objective 1.5

The Office of Administrative Operations will serve as a consultant for a pilotfeeder-pattern public relations plan to be designed and implemented by thefeeder-pattern staff members themselves.


Objective .1.6

A computer-based index for documents stored within the Citizens InformationCenter will be created.


Objective 1.7

A computer terminal (CRT) will be obtained to provide information to the pub-lic from the Dade County Public Schools data collection/disbursal system.


Objective 1.8

Citizen Information Center staff will be trained in the use of the new comput-er system.


Objective 1.9

The Citizen Information Center will develop new procedures for identifying andresolving citizen concerns utilizing various media.


Objective 1.10

A multi-media presentation will be produced to provide an overview of DadeCounty Public Schools as well as highlights of its accomplishments, used withvarious segments of the community.


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Objective 1.11

A plan will be developed and implemented to emphasise the history and achieve-ments of the school system in commemoration of the Dade County Public School'scentennial celebration.


Objective 1.12

The Ambassadors for Public Education program will be coordinated and supportedby developing materials and providing training to those serving as Ambassadorsas well as assisting in the implementation of feeder-pattern meetings for Am-bassadors.


Obi active 1.13

Personnel and/or relocation directors ee well as realtors will be providedwith information and materials about the Dade County Public Schools such asSuperintendent's Annual Report, school profiles, brochures, and listing of am-bassadors.


Objective 1.14

Volunteer and staff support will ba provided to Encounters in Excellence, PRO,Youth Crime Watch, I'm Thumbody, and Listen to Children programs.


Skjective 2a

The Office of Administrative Operations will serve as the prime resource forinformation and coordination of activities for the District Advisory Committeeand will serve as a resource and clearinghouse for information for the region-al, school level, and feeder-pattern advisory committees as well as serving asthe consultant for area office staffs and principals to ensure effective oper-ation of these committees.


Ob active 2.2

A districtwide conference will be held to give citizens the opportunity forface-to-face communication with central administrators and the opportunity tobecome more familiar with school system programs and services.


Objective 2.3

A training session dealing with membership recruitment, conducting meetingsand organizing programs will be organized for feeder-pattern, regional and dis-trict advisory committee chairpersons.


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Objective 2.4

Periodic leadership training sessions will be held for citizen advisory com-mittee chairpersons to discuss common concerns and to coordinate activitiesamong the committees.


Obiective 2.5

All principals will be directed to encourage school/community citizens to par-ticipate in a school-based citizen advisory committee to be formed no laterthan the end of September each year.


Objective 2.6

Area superintendents will be requested to provide support and advice to feeder-pattern and regional committees within his/her area including monitoring thecommittee development, providing appropriate information and facilitating com-munication among individuals concerned with education within the area.


Obiective 2.7

The Office of Administrative Operations will serve as the facilitator to estab-lish a close working relationship among the school, regional, district andfeeder-pattern committees in order to promote coordination of activities andresources and minimize duplication of efforts.


Obiective 2.8

A plan for the expansion of the School Volunteer Program services will be de-veloped and implemented.


Obiective 2.9

A plan to encourage schools within a feeder-pattern to work cooperatively inorder to maximize the community resources available will be developed and im-plemented.


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Obiective 2.10

A data base of resources available through School Volunteers/Dade Partnerswill be organized in order to more effectively utilize as well as increase ac-cessibility at the school district level.


Obiective 2.11

New partnerships that are representative of the community will be initiatedand existing partnerships expanded according to identified needs.


Objective 2.12

Various school system activities involving business and industry contacts willbe coordinated to maximize the effectiveness of the efforts of the businesscommunity as they relate to such functions as academic programs, vocationaleducation, career education, School Volunteers and Dade Partners.


Obiective 2.13

The feasibility of creating a foundation to support special activities withinthe district will be explored.


Obiective 3.1

The Office of Administrative Operations will administer the annual budget al-location for the Safe Schools program in a responsible and timely manner to ac-commodate the capital needs of the schools as designated by the area directorsfor business management.


Objective 3.2

The Office of Administrative Operations, through the School Volunteers/DadePartners program will assist and monitor Youth Crime Watch in the implementa-tion of the program in the schools.


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Objective 3.3

The Office of Administrative Operations will continue to improve the PositiveReinforcement Program by expanding the number of feeder-patterns involved andencouraging citizen participation.


Obiective 3.4

The Office of Administrative Operations will continue to monitor and supportthe use of school security monitors.


Obiective 3.5

The Office of Administrative Operations will provide for training and re-deployment of the district's 24 School Resource Specialists.


.Objective 3.6

The Office of Administrative Operations will continue to see that there is areduction in burglaries and other school crime through management training andeffective deployment of personnel of the Special Investigative Unit.


Obiective 3.7

The Office of Administrative Operations will continue to provide overall coor-dination of a variety of programs and activities that closely relate to the ac-complishment of the Safe Schools goals to include, but not be limited to: se-curity trailers on school campus, Operation Clean Sweep, school communityfeeder-patterns, special assistance to expelled students, replacement of stol-en/vandalized equipment, substance abuse education and others.


Obiective 3.8

The Office of Administrative Operations will analyze district needs and pro-vide the allocation of security monitor funds accordingly.

Status of Accomplishmen as of 6/30/84: Completed

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Objective 3.9

The Office of Administrative Operations, through the Special InvestigativeUnit and the Office of Legislative and Labor Relations, will seek guaranteedfunding for security programs.


Objective 3.10

The Office of Administrative Operations, through the Special InvestigativeUnit, will provide workshops for school monitors and school resource special-ists.


-Objective 3.11

The Office of Administrative Operations, through the Special InvestigativeUnit and MIS, will develop a data program to retrieve data related to reportedincidents.


Objective 4.1

The Department of Equal Educational Opportunity will identify schools withfaculty ratio imbalances based on official central data base information andwill submit the list each month to the Office of Personnel.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/841 Completed

Ob ective 4.2

Additionally, the Department of Equal Educational Opportunity will continue tosubmit a semi-annual report to the U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis-trict of Florida.


Objective 4.3

All central office, area, and school site administrators will ensure thattheir respective departments are in compliance with Titles VI and VII of theCivil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other federal andstate regulations.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84; Completed

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Objective 5.1

A series of newspaper articles, in English and Spanish, will be written anddisseminated to appropriate newspapers to inform the public about various pro-grams and services the school system conducts to facilitate racial and ethnicunderstanding.


Objective 5.2

Slide tape presentations focusing on programs and services offered minoritystudents in the school system will be produced for presentation to variouscivic and community groups.


Objective 5.3

The involvement of minority groups - i.e., businesses, civic and professionalorganizations in the Dade Partners/School Volunteers program will be encour-aged in order to increase the exposure of Dade County Public Schools' studentsto role models representing the multi-ethnic nature of the community.


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OFFICE OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS


School OperationsMonitor the operations of schools and area offices, with particular empha-sis on providing support and improving supervision of these administrativeunits.

School Operations/Area OfficesResponsible for administrative direction related to school operations withparticular emphasis on providing support for and improving supervision ofindividual schools.

Department of School Athletics and ActivitiesThis office functions to provide consistent, unified administration andleadership to schools in the functioning of the interscholastic athleticand extracurricular activities programs.

Obiective 1

The Office of School Operations, through the Committee, will further facili-tate schools and area offices in the development of boundary proposals thatare acceptable to the affected communities: Public hearings, community infor-mation meetings, proposals to Superintendent, proposals to attorney, proposalsto area superintendent, proposals to Bi/Tri Committee.


Obiective 2

The Office of School Operations, through the Area Offices, will reduce thefragmentation in the elementary school program through re-examination of thenature and quantity of pull-out programs.


Obiective 3

Develop countywide middle school/four-year high school philosophy and opera-tion.


Obiective 4

Investigate the feasibility of implementing a preventive pre-school using fed-eral (Chapter I) funds.


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Objective 5

Review the operation of gifted programs and specifically address the possibil-ity of more than one model for gifted elementary school students.


Objective 6

Improve retention of Master Teachers in inner-city schools.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6:30/84: Completed

Objective 7

"Catch up" with physical needs of buildings.


Objective 8

The Office of School Operations, through the Department of School Athleticsand Activities, will explore with appropriate school staff, the FHSAA, and theGMAC the feasibility of establishing districtwide academic requirements inathletics and performing groups.


Objective 9

The Office of School Operations, through the Department of School Athleticsand Activities and the GMAC, will complete a survey of athletic facilitiesneeds for the subsequent five-year period.


Objective 10

The Office of School Operations, through the Department of Athletics and Activ-ities, will initiate activities designed to ensure that all interested stu-dents are provided the opportunity to participate in the interscholastic ath-letic program and activities program.


Objective 11

The Office of School Operations, through the Department of School Athleticsand Activities, will develop a student transfer policy designed to preventtransfers solely for the purpose of athletic participation.


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Objective 12

Cooperate with the Bureau of Education in the development of a program reviewprocedure of internal accreditation for elementary and junior high schools.

Status of Acccplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 13 (South Area)

The South Area Office will continue to monitor the remodeling of Neva KingCooper Scho,.1 as a facility for the profoundly handicapped and develop appro-priate instructional programs.



Organize and operate the South Center for the Arts in Perrine and R.R. MotonElementary Schools.



Replicate Academic Excellence Lab (modeled after the pilot at Gloria Floyd) infive elementary schools for those students considered average (Stanines 7, 8and 9 if not gifted) and above.


Objective 16

Assist the District with implementing additional school-based gifted programs(modeled after the pilot program at Kendale Elementary).


Objective 17 (South Central Area)

Establish a program for the gifted students at the senior high level by offer-ing the colloquium at Sunset Senior High School.


Objective 18 (North Area)

To enhance the development of the feeder pattern system of administration. Toprovide school principals with the opportunity to assume responsibility forcollaborative decision making in areas cooperatively identified with feederpatterns.


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Objective 19 (North Area)

collaborative effort by the area office staff and school-site admin-to initiate school-site affirmative action programs for minority stu-staff.

Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 20 (North Central Area)

Continue implementation of Elementary Turnaround project at Holmes, LittleRiver, and Orchard Villa and expand to one area junior high school - HoraceMann.


Objective 21 (Notth Central Area)

Continue implementation of North Central Area In-Depth Curriculum Cluster Pro-gram, expanding course offerings and enrollment as appropriate.


Objective 22 (North Central Area)

Continue North Central Area Feeder Pattern Curriculum Council for implementingcomprehensive, articulated instructional programs, K-12.


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DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT AUDITS

MISSION OF THE DIVISION

o Internal auditing is an independent appraisal activity within anorganization for the review of operations as a service to management.The objective of internal auditing is to assist the administration, theAudit Committee, and the School Board by reviewing and appraising theactivities of the school system, the integrity of its records, and thegeneral effectiveness of its operations.

Obiective 1

The Division of Management Audits, through the Audit Committee, will secureand review such financial and other information about the school system, bothexternal and internal, to ensure that the overall audit coverage of the DadeCounty Public School System is sufficient and appropriate to protect the citi-zens of Dade County, Florida, from undue risks, and that an adequate system ofinternal controls has been implemented and is being effectively followed.


Obiective 2

The Division of Management Audits will expand the scope of its auditing activi-ties by the use of standardized audit procedures, sampling techniques, and com-puterized audit zools.


Obiective 3

The Division of Management Audits will develop an annual audit plan. Thisplan will identify the overall scope of scheduled examinations. Reviews re-quested by the School Board, Audit Committee and Superintendent will 1.e in-cluded in this plan.


Objective 4

The Division of Management Audits will perform operational audits of function-al units within the school system to improve the efficiency of its operations.


Objective 5

The Division of Management Audits will review and evaluate the automated Per-sonnel/Payroll and Budget/Finance Systems (MSA).


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Objective 6

The Division of Management Audits will perform periodic inventories of proper-ty owned by the Board to ensure proper safeguarding of its assets.


Objective 7

The Division of Management Audits will establish a comprehensive training pro-gram to ensure the technical proficiency of its staff, particularly in thearea of computerized auditing, statistical sampling, and modern auditing tech-niques and concepts.

Status of Accomplishment as. of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 8

The Division of Management Audits will strive to maximize the efficiency ofits auditing resources by revising the audit approach, audit programs, and re-porting formats of the internal funds audits at the schools.


Objective. 9

The Division of Management Audits will monitor and issue status reports onmajor audit findings and recommendations made by external auditors and otherparties reviewing the school system's operations.


Objective 10

The Division of Management Audits will establish the function of data proces-sing auditing.


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OFFICE OLEGISLATIVE AND LABOR RELATIONS


Represent the Superintendent and School Board in negotiations with cer-tified bargaining agents and in third party proceedings: mediation;special master hearings; grievance arbitrations; prosecution or defenseof unfair labor practice charges; court and Public Employees RelationsCommission cases; and non-instructional dismissal, suspension, and non-reappointment hearings.

o Prepare and advance the DCPS annual legislative program on behalf ofthe Superintendent and School Board.

Obl ective 1

The Office of Legislative and Labor Relations, in cooperation with the Manage-ment Academy, will develop and conduct for administrators, inservice coursesdealing with: contract management, grievance procedures, timelines and noticerequirements, and other procedural elements of negotiated contracts.


Ob ective 2

The Office of Legislative and Labor Relations will prepare for the Superin-tendent's and Board's consideration a proposed program of legislative priori-ties.

Status of Accomplishment as of 6130/84: Completed

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OPTIC:. OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

MISSION or TEE OFFICE

To provide the planning, testing, research, and evaluative support re-quired for decision-making regarding development, continuation, and/ormodification of educational and support programs.

Objective 1

The Office of Educational Accountability will develop a comprehensive, cycli-cal evaluation system which provides for both internal and external evalua-tions. Priority concerns identified annually through the needs assessment pro-cess will be balanced with the continual need to periodically assess all educa-tional programs.


Objective 2

The Office of Educational Accountability will conduct in-depth evaluations toassist the School Board in setting policy and the administrative staff in mak-ing decisions concerning the planning and implementation of programs.


Objective 3

The Office of Educational Accountability will establish and pilot proceduresfor disseminating the results of evaluation studies and management analyses.The procedures will assess the extent to which the reports are perceived to beaccurate and useful and also the extent to which evaluation recommendationshave been implemented or management analyses used in the decision-making pro-cess.

Status of AccomplishMent as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

Objective 4

The Office of Educational Accountability will continue the development of sub-ject area test items for inclusion in the test item bank. The program of sub-ject area test development was initiated to obtain information on attainmentof locally determined curriculum objectives.


Objective 5

The Office of Educational Accountability will improve the delivery of testinginformation to the schools by providing Stanford individual listings to

schools by September 1, disseminating various systematic analyses of scores im-mediately and directly to school principals through participation in theirregular meetings, and providing detailed follow-up information to the entireschool faculty.


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OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL'ACCOUNTABILITY

Ob active 6

The Office of Educational Accountability will produce and disseminate a singledocument, Dade County Public Schools Statistical Abstract, which will combineseveral existing annual reports; contain expanded districtwide statisticswhich will include in-depth analysis/comments that will better serve as a re-source tool and assist DCPS administrators in the decision-making process; andinclude a comprehensive directory of data available in the computer files.


Obj active 7

The Office of Educational Accountability will strengthen its management analy-sis and institutional research functions by developing a plan for needs as-sessment in the non-instructional programs and implementing a systematic pro-gram to conduct studies/analyses designed to improve the delivery of servicesto students.


Objective 8

The Office of Educational Accountability will continue to refine the proce-dures and processes used in comprehensive long range planning. The planningsystem is to include the following minimum elements: (1) Needs assessmentscoordinated with wide participation by the School Board, citizens, and staffin setting the system goals; (2) Planning adequately coordinated with the bud-get development process; (3) Plans developed by each administrative unit toachieve the system's goals; and (4) Continual assessment of goal attainmentthrough a process of independent appraisal /monitoring of the goals and objec-tives.


Objective 9

The Office of Educational Accountability will improve the efficiency of theproduction of evaluation studies and standard reports.


Objective 10

The Office of Educational Accountability will build a network within the of-fice and with other large school districts, universities, and other education-al accountability or research units (including private industry) for the pur-pose of exchanging information through traditional methods and potentiallythrough ireractive computer networks.

' atu.i of Accomplishment as of 6/30/84: Partially Completed

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Objective 11

The Office of Educational Accountability will establish procedures to reviewand monitor programs and activities implemented by the Dade County PublicSchool system to address the issue of racial isolation.


Ob active 12

The Office of Educational Accountability will continue to refine the proce-dures for selecting and managing contractors in the external evaluation ofcertain projects/programs and expand and renew the pool of these contractorsinterested in working with DCPS and qualified to perform evaluation studies.Particular effort will be made to identify local competent minority contrac-.tors.


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APPENDIX B

This Appendix contains the objectives (includingsub-objectives) that were selected for independentreview by the Office of Educational Accountability.These objectives were selected based on a random sampleof 10 percent (at least one objective was selected foroffices with less than a total of 10 objectives).

The objectives and sub-objectives are stated exactly asthey appear in the District Comprehensive Plant 1983-84to 1987-88. The narrative under the heading of COMMENTrepresents the findings of the Office of EducationalAccountability staff as to the status of accomplishmentof the objectives. The findings were based on thedocumentation provided by the bureau/office responsiblefor the implementation of the objectives.

BUREAU OF EDUCATION

RESULTS OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW

OBJECTIVE 1.1.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will-implement inservice trainingprograms for elementary and secondary school teachers to improve their instructionalcapabilities in mathematics skills, especially in light of revised instructionalobjectives.

STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AS OF JUNE 30, 1984

SUB-OBJECTIVE COMMENTS (Independent Review)

1.1.3.1 Total Mathematics Program(TMP) workshops will be con-ducted.

1.1.3.2 Math workshops will be heldfor secondary school depart-ment heads and other mathe-matics teachers.

Completed: Total Mathematics Program(TMP) workshops were conducted.

Completed: Mathematics workshops wereheld for secondary school departmentheads and other mathematics teachers.

OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVE

Self-EvaluationCompleted,

Independent ReviewCompleted

OBJECTIVE 1.3.1

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide on-site service toimplement RS/VP in elementary schools adopting and initiating the system in 1983-84.



1.3.1.1 RS/VP Update courses foradministrators will be made availablein the four Areas on a continuingbasis through Management Academy.

1.3.1.2 The Reading Supervisor andstaff will provide on-site servicesas necessary to ensure the successfuloperation of the program.

1.3.1.3 Materials will be reviewedand updated as needed.

Completed: RS/VP updated courses foradministrators were made available on acontinuing basis through the ManagementAcademcy.

Completed: The Reading Supervisor andStaff were provided on-site services toensure the successful operation of theRS/VP Program.

Completed: Materials were reviewed andupdated as needed.


Self-EvaluationCompleted

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OBJECTIVE 1.3.3

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide parents of children inthe elementary grades with those skills and strategies they must possess in order tohelp their children master basic skills.



1.3.3.1 A Parent/Child ActivitiesCalendar will be introduced to par-ents while they are participating ina workshop activity. During the work-shop activity, parents will practiceimplementing activities that appearin the P/C Activities Calendar, as

well as more elaborate activitiesthat are completed and taken home.

1.3.3.2 Parents guides to manyattractions will be produced. Theseparents guides will help to enableboth parent and child to turn visitsto attractions into extremely mean-ingful learning experiences.

1.3.3.3 These guides will be distri-buted to parents while they are in aworkshop activity where they have anopportunity to learn a little moreabout the attraction and also thecontents of the guide.

Completed: A Parent/Child Activities Cal-endar was introduced and parents practiceimplementing activities that appeared inthe P/C Calendar.

Completed: Parents guides to many attrac-tions were produced and these guides -en-able both parent and child to turn visitsto attractions into extremely meaningfullearning experiences.

Completed: These Parents guides were dis-tributed to parents while they were par-ticipating in the workshops activities.



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RESULTS OP INDEPENDENT REVIEW

OBJECTIVE 2.3.5

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will review possible linkages withcommunity agencies as well as seek out those agencies which may serve as a resourceto instructional programs for racially isolated students.


SUB-OBJECTIVE COMMENT (Independent Review)

2.3.5.1 Supervisors/coordinatorswill serve as a clearinghouse to

those community agencies seeking toprovide resources to the targetedschools to determine the educationalvalue of the offered resource. Acontinual lookout for potential com-munity agencies will also be con-ducted.

Completed: Supervisors/coordinatorsserved as a clearing house to thosecommunity agencies seeking to provideresources to the targeted schools.



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BUREAU OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 3.2.3

The Office of Student Support Programs will redirect existing resources toadequately address the emotional and social needs of identified severely emotionallydisturbed students.



3.2.3.1 Identify fulltime classes(K-12) for the severely emotionallydisturbed student.

3.2.3.2 Identify those psychologistswho have the training and experiencein counseling and assign them to spe-cific classes.

3.2.3.3 Esta:lish a system of account-ability to monitor program effective-ness as related to student progress.

3.2.3.4 Expand existing agreementwith Metro-Dade FADC-FCDC.

3.2.3.5 Provide additional art ther-apists to EH classes.

Completed: Identified full-time classesin grades K-11 (there were no students ingrade 12 in the severely emotionally dis-turbed category).

Completed: Identified two psychologistswho had training and experience incounselling and assigned them to specificclasses.

Completed: Established a system of ac-countability to monitor program effective-ness.

Completed: Expanded existing agreementwith Metro-Dade FADC-FCDC.

Completed: Provided two additional arttherapists to SED classes.



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BUREAU OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 3.2.5

The Office of Student Support Programs will provide a Career/Life Skill program as arequired portion of the Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for all alternative/excep-tional education students.



3.2.5.1 Utilize existing Career Aware-ness/Basic Skills materials to in-clude instructional strategies foralternative/exceptional educationstudents. Adapt materials as neces-sary.

3.2.5.2 Adapt existing Career Aware-ness Laboratory activities for alter-native/exceptional education stu-dents.

Completed: The Office of Student Sup-port Programs utilized existing CareerAwareness/Basic Skills materials toinclude instructional strategies foralternative/exceptional education stu-dents.

Partially Completed: The laboratorywas not physically completed until af-ter the end of the fiscal year (firstpart of July, 1984).


Self-EvaluationPartially Completed

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Independent ReviewPartially Completed

RESULTS OF riDEPENDENT REVIEW

BUREAU OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 3.3.4

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will implement a program of Advanc-ed Placement (AP) courses in as many subject areas as possible, in all senior highschools, commensurate with the number of students in grades 10-12 who demonstratethe potential and desire to benefit from such courses.



3.3.4.1 Implement workshops to pro-vide curriculum training for inexper-ienced and experienced AP teachers inall subject areas.

3.3.4.2 Monitor guidelines and stand-ards for AP courses, teachers, andthe selection of students.

3.3.4.3 Provide reduced class sizesfcr AP courses.

3.3.4.4 Provide appropriate instruc-tional materials for all AP classes.

3.3.4.5 Analyze existing AP programsand examination results at each sen-ior high school and for each individ-ual AP subject area involved.

3.3.4.6 Strongly encourage AP stu-dents to take the AP Examinations andinform them of the many benefits der-ived from taking these examinations.

3.3.4.7 Implement the newly approvedAP Comruter Science course and in-crease participation in AP Art andMusic courses.

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Completed: Advanced placement workshopswere held on January 27 and May 25, 1984.

Completed: Monitored guidelines and stan-dards for AP courses, teachers, and theselection of students.

Completed: Provided reduced class sizesfor AP classes by allocating one teachingunit for every 386 students periods of APenrollment.

Completed: Provided appropriate instruc-tional materials for all AP classes.

Completed: Analyzed examination resultsand AP Programs.

Completed: Encouraged AP students to takethe AP examination.

Partially Completed: Increased participa-tion in the Art Course and implemented theAP Computer Science Course but experienceda decline in participation in the musiccourse.

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OBJECTIVE 3.3.4(continued)

3.3.4.8 Improve student participa-tion in AP Biology, Chemistry, andPhysics classes and their performanceon the AP examination.

3.3.4.9 Enhance the articulationprocess in each feeder pattern toidentify and recruit academicallytalented students for AP classes,including emphasis on minoritystudents.

Partially Completed: Improved student par-ticipation in AP Chemistry and Physicsclasses but did not improve student per-formance on the AP examination.

Completed: The articulation process ineach feeder-pattern to identify and re-cruit academically talented students forAP classes was enhanced.



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BUREAU OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 3.4.9

The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will revise the procedures for pur-chasing and distributing instructional materials so as to provide for school pur-chasing of ESOL textbooks and other support materials.



3.4.9.1 Establish a committee toreview/revise current materials dis-tribution procedures for ESOL andBasic Skills in the Home Language,involving elementary principals,Stores and Distribution, Office ofBudget, and Office of Elementary andSecondary Education staff.

Completed: The Office of Elementary andSecondary Education established a commit-tee to review/revise the current materialsdistribution procedures for ESOL and BasicSkills in the Home Language.



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OBJECTIVE 3.4.11

The Office of Vocational, Adult and Community Education will provide services toadult students of limited English proficiency which will assist them in moving intothe mainstream of the educational system and prepare them for employment.


SUB-OBJECTIVE

3.4.11.1 Establish a districtwideuniform Adult English for Speakers ofOther Languages curriculum (ESOL) inthe adult and skill centers with meas-urable entry and exit criteria basedon an identified assessment instru-ment.

3.4.11.2 Conduct inservice trainingfor all English for Speakers of OtherLanguages instructors, part-time aswell as full-time.

3.4.11.3 Other orientation sessionsfor all new English for Speakers ofOther Languages instructors at thebeginning of each trimester.

COMMENT (Independent Review)

Completed: The curricula, including place-ment testing materials, were developedduring 1983-84.

Completed: Inservice training workshopswere conducted April 25-27 and June 18-19,1984.

Completed: Orientation sessions were con-ducted at the beginning of each trimester.



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OBJECTIVE 3.5.1

The Office of Student Support Programs will help parents relate effectively to theiremotionally handicapped students.



3.5.1.1 Identify target populationfor whom workshop is intended.

3.5.1.2 Select convenient times forparents to attend workshops.

3.5.1.3 Conduct workshops for par-ents of emotionally handicapped stu-dents.

3.5.1.4 Devise follow-up study todetermine effectiveness.

Completed: Identified target popula-tion for whom workshop was intended.

Partially Completed: The times theworkshops were conducted could not beverified as convenient times for par-ents to attend those workshops.

Completed: Conducted workshops forparents of emotionally handicappedstudents.

Partially completed: Provided follow-up data but did not provide the re-sults of a follow-up study on theeffectiveness of the workshops.


Self-EvaluationPartially completed

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Independent ReviewPartially completed

BUREAU OF EDUCATION

RESULTS ^V INDEPENDENT REVIEW

OBJECTIVE 4, 1:4

The Office of Student Support Programs willsenior high level focusing on employability,skils designed to prepare the minoritypost-secondary experiences.

plan an instructional program at thewolk adjustment, and career educationexceptional student for successful


SUB-3BJECTIVE . COMMENT kindepentint Review)

4.3.4.1 Through cooperative planningwith the Office of Vocational, Adult,and Community Education, identifycurricula related to employability,work adjustment, and career education.

4.3.4.2 Modify curriculum, whereappropriate, to reflect the needs ofminority students and adapt it toExceptional Student Education.

Completed: The; Office of Student SupportPrograms, thrs.ugh cooperative planningwith the Office of Vocational, Adult, andCommunity Education, identified curricularelated to employability, work adjustment,and career education.

Partially Completed: Modified curriculum,where appropriate, to reflect nome of theneeds of minority students was adapted toExceptional Student Education. However,there was no evidence than the modifiedcurriculum reflected all the appropriateneeds of minority stuient.i.


Self-EvaluatiorPartially Completed

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BUREAU OF EDUCATION

OBJECTIVE 4.3.6

The Office of Student Support Programs, through the College Assistance Program (CAP),Inc., will gather funds to aid qualified graduates in obtaining money for post-secon-dary education expenses.


SUB-OBJECTIVE COMMENT (Independent Review).

4.3.6.1 Develop and maintain theCAP, Inc. Board of Directors organi-zation as an instrument for the col-lection and distribution of donationsby community contributors.

4.3.6.2 Maintain the annual pro-cedure for distribution and monitor-ing of grants so that bylaws of CAP,Inc., are followed.

Completed: The Office of Student Support Pro-grams, through the College Assistance Program(CAP), developed and maintained the CAP Inc.Board of Directors organization for the collec-tion and distribution of donations by commun-ity contributors.

Completed: The Office of Student Support Pro-grams maintained the procedures for distribut-ing and monitoring grants so that by-laws ofCAP, Inc. were followed.


Self-EaluationCompleted


BUREAU OF EDUCATION


OBJECTIVE 4.4.1

The Office of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education counselors/recruiters willincrease by at least 10% the number of out-of-school youth and adults enrolled inbasic skills programs through the adult and community education program.



4.4.1.1 Employ additional counsel-ors, recruiters, or occupationalplacement specialist to work in areasof large concentrations of uneducatedand undereducated out-of-school youthand adults.

4.4.1.2 Employ part-time curriculumresource person at each center tohelp coordinate and maintain a bal-anced curriculum.

4.4.1.3 Establish additional off-campus classes in the target areas asneeded.

Completed: Employed six additional personsto serve as counselors/recruiters/placementSpecialists.

Little or No Progress: Could not imple-ment objective because funding was notprovided.

Completed: Several additional off-campusprograms were established, e.g. LAMP(Learning Alternative Model Program) es-tablished for residents of Overtown andWynwood.



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BUREAU OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS


OBJECTIVE 12

The Bureau of Governmental Relations will work cooperatively with other agencies toimplement the Metro-Miami Action Plan and maintain an assessment of the status ofall educational recommendations.



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Self-Evaluation Independent ReviewCompleted

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Partially Completed: In addition to work-ing cooperatively with other agencies toimplement the Metro-Miami Action Plan, theschool district fully completed, or sub-stantially completed 34 of 48 specific ac-tions. Although some of the items werenot completed because of high cost, incom-plete data or modified action, the schooldistrict made major legislative changes toimplement critical MMAP goals.

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BUREAU OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

DIVISION OF PERSONNEL CONTROL

OBJECTIVE 3

The Division of Personnel Control will implement district investigative anddisciplinary actions.



3.1 Streamline existing structure forreceipt and disposition of investiga-tive reports.

3.2 Publish Guidelines, Investiga-tive and Disciplinary Actions, andprovide staff training.

3.3 Expand existing communicationstructure to include all Bureaus andOffices, and quarterly meetings withState Attorney.Implementation Date:Ongoing

3.4 Streamline existing reentry con-trols in cooperation with the Officeof Personnel.Implementation Date:September 1983

3.5 Prepare comprehensive analysisof district notifications to new em-ployees, including faculty handbooks,supervisor manuals, etc.

Completed: The Division of Personnel Con-trol streamlined the procedure for receiptand disposition of investigative reports.

Partially Completed: Presented draft of

Guidelines, Investigative and DisciplinaryActions Report.

Partially Completed: Expanded existingcommunication structure but did not pre-sent evidence of quarterly meetings withState Attorney.

Little or no progress: Very little changein re-entry process.

Little or no progrese! Did not presentthe appropriate analysis.



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OBJECTIVE 8

The Bureau of Staff Development, through the Department of Management Assessment,will effect the provision of Board Rule 6GX13-4A-1.13, as it relates to the testingof technical skills and assessment of management potential of all qualifiedapplicants for the position of principal and assistant principal. This will beevidenced by a published schedule of testing and assessments, as well as transmittallists sent to the Department of Management Selection, indicating the status of eachapplicant.Implementation Date: July 1983-June 1984



8.1 Contingent upon the completionof work in progress by the Office ofEducational Accountability, adminis-ter, score and notify applicants ofthe results of their performance onthe technical skills test.

8.2 Implement training for an addi-tional 25 assessors.

8.3 Develop a third set of assess-ment center exercises.

8.4 Duplicate approximately 50,000pages of material required to conductthe assessment process.

8.5 Develop schedules for assessorsand candidates.

8.6 Conduct assessments in accor-dance with the deadlines set forth bythe Associate Superintendent, Bureauof Personnel Management.

Partially Completed: The portion of BoardRule 6Gx13-4A-1.13 and this objective re-lating to the administration of the Tech-nical Skill Test could not be implementedas OEA did not complete test developmentactivities until the Fall of 1984.

Completed: Implemented training for an

additional 31 assessors

Completed: Developed a third set ofassessment center exercises.

Completed: According to report publishedby Bureau of Staff Development, a total of42,000 pages of materials were duplicated.

Completedf Developed schedules for assess-ors and candidates.

Completed: The Department of ManagementAssessment conducted assessments in accord-ance with the deadlines set forth by theAssociate Superintendent, Bureau of Per-sonnel Management.


Self-Evaluation Independent ReviewCompleted Partially Completed

*This objective had been completed as far as the tasks and the responsibilities ofthe Bureau of Staff Development were concerned. The overall assessment of theaccomplishment was classified as "Partially Completed" because sub-objective 8.1,which was contingent upon the completeion of the Technical Skill Test by the Officeof Educational Accountability, was not implemented. OEA did not complete testdevelopment until the Fall of 1984.

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OBJECTIVE 2

The Department of Managment Information Systems (MIS) is a support organizationcreated to satisfy the data processing needs of the Dade County Public School System.One objective of MIS is to assist the Bureau if Instruction in minimizing the manualeffort of performing their function and providing accurate and timely information totheir principals and staff managers to sL.sist them in performing their function.This objective is accomplished by MIS performing the tasks listed in the sub-objective below.



2.1 MIS will develop and implementan Online Registration System in allVo-Tec Centers, Vocational Schools,and Skill Centers. An online systemhas been piloted in the Lindsey Hop-kins Technical Education Center.Programming changes, training neces-sary, and user guides are necessaryto make the system work in all cen-ters and schools.Implementation Date: June 1984

Little or No Progress: No evidence thatMIS developed and implemented an OnlineRegistration System in Vo-Tec Centers,Vocational Schools, or Skill Centers.



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Independent ReviewLittle or No Progress


BUREAU OF BUSINESS MANAG.NENT


OBJECTIVE 8

Provide recommendations to the Purchasing Department for centralized contracting ofautomated Office equipment in order to effect cost savings throughout the District.Implementation Date: July 1983


STA-OBJECTIVZ COMMENT (Independent Review)

None


Self-Evaluation Independent ReviewPartially Completed Partially Completed

The Department of Office Systems as-sisted the Department of Purchasingin recommending the purchase of re-prographics equipment for school of-fices throughout the District.

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OBJECTIVE 9

Implement office automation technology.


SUB-OBJECTIVE COMM (Independent Review)

9.1 Relieve the paperwork burden oneducators in order to provide increas-ed time for the educational process.Implementation Date: July 1983

9.2 Increase the productivity, effec:-tiveness, and efficiency of clericalpersonnel throughout the district.Imp...gmentation Date: July 1983

Little or No Progress: The program torelieve the paperwork burden on educatorswas initiated after June 30, 1984.

Little or No Progress: The program toincrease the productivity, effectiveness,and efficiency of clerical personnelthroughout the district was initiatedafter June 30, 1984.


Self-EvaluationLittle or No Progress

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OBJECTIVE 12

The Bureau of Business Management through the Food Service Department will implementa system of standardizing and continued renovating of fooa service facilities andequipment.



12.1 Provide self-contained kitchensfor 2 of the 7 junior high schoolsthat now have satellite food serviceprograms on a scheiule -of two peryear, until completed.Implementation Date: January 1984

12.2 Complete work now in progress toprovide a finishing kitchen to thoseelementary schoo.4 with satelliteprograms that have ..lo provision forfood preparation, so the quality offood is improved. Develop policiesand procedures for determining wheth-er a school is to be self-contained,base, or satellite.Implementation Date: August 1983

12.3 Schedule renovation of olderfood service facilities to bringthese facilities up to standard.Implementation Date: June 1984

Little or No Progress: No kitchens wereestablished in any of the schools. Com-pleted plans for Glades Jr. were sub-mitted to the Florida Department of Ed-ucation. The design for Homestead Jr.will be resubmitted in the 1985-86 bud-get.

Partially Completed: The design tohave self contained kitchen for PODschools are 50 percent complete.

Partially Completed: The plans for ren-ovating older food service facilities tobring these facilities up to standardare about 95 percent complete,


Self-Evaluati.onCompleted

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DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

OBJECTIVE 3

Improve security of schools and also reduce false alarms by installing new cardaccess entry (the plan called for the installation of the system in 10 schools dur-ing the period July 1983 to June 1984). *



None


Self-EvaluationPartially completed

Independent ReviewPartially completed: Accomplishmentunder this objective was limited toinstalling the card access system in2 schools (of the 10 planned).

* The statement in parenthesis was added by the Office of Educational Accountabilitybased on thr. implementation schedule as shown in the "Evaluative Data" section ofthe District Comprehensive Plan, 1983-84 to 1987-88.

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DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT


OBJECTIVE 2

Aeduce Worker's Compensation claims; provide more meaningful and diversified workassignments for injured employees; return injured employees to work more expedi-tiously. Implementation Date: July 1983.



2.1 Measure cost of restoring daysto injured employees through theExtended Injury Leave programbased upon current claims versusnew claims.

2.2 Measure number of days spent forrecuperation versus current data.

2.3 Measure substitute days neces-sary.

2.4 Get agreement at the bargainingtable to implement the WERC(Worker's Education and Rehabil-itation Compensation) plan.

Little or No Progress: The program wasnot implemented until after the close ofthe 1983-84 fiscal year, therefore an an-alysis of the cost of restoring days toinjured amploy....s during 1983-84 was notundertaken.

Little or No Progress: No analysis wasconducted to measure number of days spentfor recuperation in 1983-84 as compared to1982-83.

Little or No Progress: No analysis wasconducted to measure substitute days ne-cessary.

Completed.



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OBJECTIVE 1.5

The Office of Administrative Operations will serve as a consultant for a pilotfeeder-pattern public relations plan to be designed and implemented by the feeder-pattern staff members themselves.Implementation Date: February 1984



None



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Independent /.eviewCompleted: Copy of t,,e feeder pat-tern public relations program filed.



OBJECTIVE 2.11

New partnerships that are representative of the community will be initiated andexisting partnerships expanded according to identified needs.Implementation Date:Ongoing



None



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Independent ReviewCompleted: New partnerships thatwere representative of the commun-ity were initiated and existingpartnerships expanded according toidentified needs.



OBJECTIVE 3.9

The Office of Administrative Operations through The Special Investigative Unit andthe Office of Legislative and Labor Relations, will seek guaranteed funding forsecurity programs.



3.9.1 Provide slippert data to juu-tify adcKtional State funds.

3.9.2 Support a funding formula toasshre funding of securityprograms throughout the dis-`.rict.

Completed: The 1984 Legislation Sessionprovided guaranteed funding through theSafe School Act. The Dade County SchoolBoard also provided capital outlay fundsfor physical improvements to buildings toimprove security.

Completed: See comments above, under3.9.1.


Self - :.valuation

Completed

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OBJECTIVE 3.11

The Office of Administrative Operations, the Special Investigative Unit and MIS,will develop a data program to retrieve data related to reported incidents.Implementation Date:June 1984



None



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Independent ReviewCompleted: Developed a data pro-gram to retrieve data related toreported incidents.

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OBJECTIVE 9

The Office of School Operations, through the Department of School Athletics andActivities and the GMAC, will complete a survey of athletic facilities needs for thesubsequent five-year period.

STATUS OF tr:COMPLISHMENT AS OF JUNE 30, 1984


9.1 Develop and implement a systemfor surveying and forecasting fundingneeds.Implementation Date: June 1984

9.2 Submit proposals to acquire add-itional district-owned sports facil-ities and/or to upgrade and expandcurrent facilities on School Boardproperty.Implementation Date: November 1984

Partially Completed: Developed a surveyform that was completed by involved person-nel.

Little or No Progress: Proposals to ac-quire additional district-owned sportsfacilities and/or to upgrade and expandcurrent facilities were not made avail-able.


Self-EvaluationLittle or No Progress

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OBJECTIVE 20 (North Central Area)

Continue implementation of Elementary Turnaround project at Holmes, Little River,and Orchard Villa and expand to one area junior high school--Horace Mann.



20.1 All students will attain computerliteracy.

20.2 All students will have the op-portunity to develop fine arts tal-ents in specialized art, drama, anddance programs.

Partially Completed: The concerned schoolsindicated that only Chapter I students wereinvolved in the computer literacy program.No evidence was however provided to showthe level of achievement in computer lite-racy.

Partially Completed: The concerned schoolsindicated that some of the required build-ing renovations were completed and staffdevelopment was provided for teachers.



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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AND LABOR RELATIONS

OBJECTIVE 1

The Office of Legislative and Labor Relations, in cooperation with the ManagementAcademy, will develop and conduct for administrators, inservice courses dealingwith: contract management, grievance procedures, timelines and notice requirements,and procedural elements of negotiated contracts.Implementation Date: Ongoing



None



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Independent ReviewCompleted: Various inservicecourses for administrators weredeveloped and conducted dealingwith contract management, grievanceprocedures, timelines and noticerequirements and other procedureelements of negotiated contracts.

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OBJECTIVE 10

The Division of Management Audits will establish the function of data processingauditing.



None


Self- Evaluationcompleted

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Independent ReviewCompleted: The Division of Manage-ment Audits established the functionof data processing auditing by hiringa coordinator and purchasing a ter-minal and microcomputer.

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OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

OBJECTIVE 2

The Office of Educational Accountability will conduct in-depth evaluations to assistthe School Board in setting policy and the administrative staff in making decisionsconcerning the planning and implementation of programs.



2.1 Conduct in-depth evaluation ofthe District's Secondary GuidanceProgram.

2.2 Conduct in-depth evaluation ofthe Management Assessment Center.

2.3 Begin the two-year comprehensiveevaluation of the Bilingual Programs.

2.4 Conduct in-depth evaluation ofthe computer education program.

2.5 Complete the development of theTechnical Skills Test for principalsand assistant principals.

2.6 Give special emphasis to thedesign and implementation of the

Chapter 1 evaluation while conductingthe required annual complianceaudits.

2.7 Utilize the data obtained fromthe Beginning Teacher Program Evalua-tion and from the TADS pilot projectin selected schools to design both asummative and formative evaluation ofTADS.

Completed: Conducted in-depth evaluationof the District's Secondary Guidance Pro-gram.

Completed: Conducted in-depth evaluationof the Management Assesshent Canter.

Completed: A three-year comprehensiveevaluation of the Bilingual programs wasbegun in February 1984 (draft of firstinterim report was completed in October1984).

Completed: Conducted in-depth evaluationof the Computer Education Program.

Partially Completed: Had not been com-pleted as of 6/30/84. (Form A of theTechnical Skills Test was completed andaccepted by a panel of principals on Sep-tember 20, 1984.

Completed: A revised evaluation designwas implemented and the required compli-ance evaluation reports were completed.

Little or Ne Progress:




NOTE: Since the review of the above objective was conducted by the Office ofEducational Accountability staff, this review can not be considered as "independent".

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The School Board of Dade County, Florida adheresto a policy of nondiscrimination in educationalprograms/activities and employment and strivesaffirmatively to provide equal opportunity for allas required by:

Title VI of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - pro-hibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,religion, or national origin.

Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, asamended - prohibits discrimination in employmenton the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ornational origin.

Title IX of the education amendments of 1972 -prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

Age Discrimination Act of 1967, as amended -prohibits discrimination on the basis of agebetween 40 and 70.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -prohibits discrimination against the handicapped.

Veterans are provided re-employment rights inaccordance with P.L. 93-508 (Federal) and FloridaState Law, Chapter 77-422, which also stipulatescategorical preferences for employment.

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