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Kanawha County Strategic PlanDATE PUB: 02/22/2017 SECTION I - MISSION STATEMENT - What are the core beliefs that guide improvement? What does the district want toaccomplish for students? CORE BELIEFS:REVISED 2017-2018 STRATEGIC PLAN 2/22/17 1. All students can achieve. 2. Quality teaching is the key to studentsuccess with consistent student and teacher engagement in the school and in classroom activities. 3. Effective leadershipskills are essential for creating and maintaining effective schools for current and future learners. 4. Schools, parents, andcommunities must be partners in learning. 5. Schools must be safe and caring places. 6. All teachers must be teachers of21st century literacy skills, including technology skills. 7. Students and teachers must be prepared for life-long learning anda global society.

MISSION STATEMENT:Kanawha County Schools will provide a world class education that ensures all students are college and career ready forthe 21st Century and beyond.

SECTION II - GOALS - What are the district's improvement goals? What evidence will be used to judge success inaccomplishing these goals? GOALS: EVIDENCE (EV):

Goal1. Kanawha County Schools will will provide a Safe andEngaging Learning Environment in 100% of our schoolsand facilities daily, throughout the 2016-2017 School Yearand beyond.

EV1. ZoomWV, Early Warning System, Gallup Student Poll,Gallup Q12 data, IPI data, Safe Schools and ALICEcompletion records, Professional development reports, Safeand effective facilities in place for instruction at HHHS areaschools damaged by floods.

Goal2. Kanawha County Schools will provide support,training, resources, and program opportunities to all schoolsin order to ensure that ALL students are College ANDCareer Ready upon graduation from high school, with agraduate rate of 90% by June 2020.

EV2. ZOOMWV & ZOOMWV Course Schedules, ACT, SAT,Compass Benchmarks, College Board Data on AP Exams,CTE Completers, Attainment of Industry RecognizedCredentials, NAEP, Early Learning Report System

Goal3. The Kanawha County School District will continue toincrease effective communication with all stakeholders byJune 2017, as measured by results of the managementretreat survey, and will be implemented as follows: 3.1Kanawha County Schools will provide messages andannouncements about all important activities, initiatives,programs, closings, calendar changes, other changes,academic achievement, positive news, etc. to 100% ofstakeholders who are willing to receive the messagesthrough the KCS APP, KCS Web Page, Instagram,Facebook, Twitter, Parent Link Calls, ENGRADE (Parentsand Students), monthly newsletter, and Press Releases (tobe measured by the number of communications shared andthen reviewed at the 2017 Management Retreat. 3.2Kanawha County Schools will provide positive communityservice messages via various media sources to allstakeholders and the general public each school year.

EV3. Hanover Research Survey, Hits on web site and/orAPP downloads, newspaper contacts & accurate newsstories

Goal4. Kanawha County Schools will attract and retain fullycertified, effective teachers in all content areas.

EV4. EV 4.1 Board Personnel Agendas indicate appropriatecertification EV 4.2 Increase in number of teachers identifiedas accomplished and distinguished on the annual educatorevaluation EV 4.5 Decrease in the number of FocusedSupport and Corrective Action Plans required.

Goal5. All Kanawha County Schools will earn a grade of Cor higher based on Spring 2017 Smarter BalancedAssessment results.

EV5. All Kanawha County Schools will earn full approvalbased on revisions made to the school and district strategicplans and spring 2017 Smarter Balanced assessmentresults.

NOTE: Red background for goal indicates no action items recorded for that goal.

SECTION IIIA - ACTION PLAN - What core actions or processes will be implemented to accomplish the goals? ACTION PLAN:

Goal 1: Kanawha County Schools will will provide a Safe and Engaging Learning Environment in 100% of our schools andfacilities daily, throughout the 2016-2017 School Year and beyond.

Action Step Date(s) orTime Span

Person(s)Responsible

FundingSource(s)

ProgressMonitoring

1.1.1 100% of full-time and part-timedistrict personnel will completed theassigned Safe Schools Training no later thanDecember 31, 2016, and ALICE training byNovember 1, 2016, as measured by SafeSchools and ALICE Completion Data.

Nov. 1, 2016;Dec. 31, 2016

E. GaytonEmployeeSupervisors

ProfessionalStaff

DevelopmentAnd Service

StaffDevelopment

Funds

1. Monthlye-mailremindersAugust2016-December2016 2.Compliancereport twoweeks prior tocompletion date3. Compliancereport January2017 with BOEReport April2017.

1.1.2 An additional "early-dismissal" daywill be added on August 19, 2016, to enableall employees to complete ALICE training inorder to be prepared in the event of an activeshooter or violent disturbance. Makeupsessions will be held throughout Septemberand October in order to provide allemployees with a chance to completeALICE.

November 1,2016

SchoolPrincipals,Keith Vititoe

RTC Budget Principals willsubmitcompletionreports toassistantsuperintendentsof elementary,middle, or highschools.

1.1.3 All teachers/professional staff willcomplete the Gallup Q12 TeacherEngagement Survey.

January -February 2017

E. Gayton,Elementary,Middle, and

High Principals

TItle II funds Kanawha Co.Schools willmonitor Q12completion byschool data todetermine thecompletion ratefor each schooland willprovidereminders toteachers asneeded.

1.1.4 All students in grades 5-12 will beprovided with the opportunity to completethe Gallup Student Engagement Poll.

September 26 -October 29,

2016

SchoolPrincipals,Teachers, E.Gayton

Noadditionalcost

Gallup willprovide thenumber ofcompletions byschool ande-mail will keepprincipalsabreast ofparticipation bygrade levelthroughout theprocess.

1.1.5 To increase academic and cognitivestudent engagement, PLC Facilitators will betrained in the WHY, WHAT, and HOW ofblended learning and will share theinformation in school-based PLCS. (See2.1.3 for details.)

September2016-December

2016, andschool-based

PLCsSeptemberthrough May

2017.

E. Gayton, M.Ruddle, L.Sparks,

Learning 20/20

Title II, StepVII

PLC attendancewill bemonitoredthrough theprofessionaldevelopmentattendancesystem.School-based

PLCs will bemonitored byadministratorwalk throughs.

1.1.6 A Digital Citizenship Curriculumthrough Common Sense Education will beimplemented in all schools

September2016 - August

2018

M. Ruddle, L.Sparks,Principals

E-RateFunds

Lesson Plans,StudentSchedules

1.1.7 All employees will be prepared torespond to a crisis situation followingcompletion of the training sessions andmock drills.

Four times peryear, throughApril 2017.

Keith Vititoe Noadditionalfunds

Completion ofMonitoringReportsfollowing eachmock drill

1.1.8 The Staff Development Office willconduct live sessions to assist thoseexperiencing difficulty in completing SafeSchools Online Courses.

November2016 -

February 2017

Elaine Gayton Noadditionalfunds

Individualscompleting SafeSchools duringthe live sessionwill sign in andbe included inthe data base ofcompleters, andwill be marked"CompletedOffline" in SafeSchools forRecordKeeping.

1.1.9 Kanawha County Schools will workwith FEMA and the WVSBA to develop aplan to provide safe emergency facilities andfurnishings, technology, and materials forstudents in flooded schools, and to rebuildsafe, permanent structures to replace HHHSand Clendenin Elementary Schools.

July 1, 2016 -June 30, 2017

Board ofEducation

FEMA,WVSBA,KCS GB

Studentsattendance andacademicprogress,EmergencyPlanimplemented,and progresstoward newfacilities

1.2.1 Improve student attendance anddecrease truancy by 3% annually byutilizing data from the Gallup Student Pollto implement strategies to improve studentpersonal engagement in each school.

January - May2017

AssistantSuperintendentsfor Elem. MS,

and HS

NoAdditionalCosts

Compare 2015data to 2016data to measureeffectiveness ofprior year'splan; Identifystudentsneedingattention toincreasepersonalengagement;Develop &Implement newplan; Compareto future data

1.2.2 Increase teacher personal engagementby comparing results of new Q12 data to2015 data and identify areas of concern.Next, address areas of concern to increaseteacher engagement.

January - May2017

Principals NoAdditionalFunds

Measure factorsthat indicatehigh or lowpersonalengagementsuch asattendance,collaboration

among staff;andrecognition.

1.3.2 A QR Code App will be developed forstudents to report anonymous tips onbullying, poor digital citizenship, etc. inpiloted schools

September2016-May 2020

Leah Sparks,Mark Milam,Lou Maynus, &

Principals

Noadditionalfunds

Number andAccuracy ofreportsidentifiedthrough theApp.

1.3.4 Kanawha County Schools will expanddigital citizenship training to all middle andhigh school teachers and will update digitalcitizenship lessons.

July 2016-June2020

Leah Sparks To beexplored.

A digitalcitizenshipcurriculum is inplace in allschools asevident inlesson plan andthroughobservations.

1.3.5 Police Resource Officers (PROs) andKanawha County Schools will coordinateDigital Citizenship Training.

July 2016-June2020

Leah Sparks,Keith Vititoe

Noadditionalcosts

This will bemeasured bythe number ofsessionsconductedjointly by KCSstaff and PROsin each school.

1.3.6 Training will be provided to studentsto monitor and identify bullying behavior.

July 2016-June2018

Counselors,Principals,Assistant

Superintendents

Fundingsources arebeing

explored.

Evidence ofstudent trainingwill beavailable incounselor orother stafflesson plans.

1.3.7 A plan will be developed to addsecurity cameras to facility parking areas.

July 2016-June2021

Charlie Warner,Keith Vititoe

ExploreFundingSources

SUccess will bemeasured bythe number ofsecuritycameras addedeach schoolyear through2021.

Goal 2: Kanawha County Schools will provide support, training, resources, and program opportunities to all schools inorder to ensure that ALL students are College AND Career Ready upon graduation from high school, with a graduate rateof 90% by June 2020.



FundingSource(s)

ProgressMonitoring

2.1.1 Expand the Learning 20/20initiative to include a 1:1 iPad ratio in 4thand 5th grades.

August2016-June2020

Sparks,Miragliotta,Stout, Shively

GeneralBudget

SchoolDeploymentRecords willindicate thecurrent and futurenumbers of iPadsassigned tostudents in grades4-12.

2.1.2 Kanawha County Schools willcontinue to provide an abundance oftechnology training opportunities forteachers through the Learning 20/20initiative.

July2016-June2020

Asst.Superintendents,Principals, Tech& PD Offic

StateTechnologyFunds, E-RateFunds, StepVII, Title II

PD attendancerecords andevaluationsthrough ERO;Monthlysummaries byApple PD Staffand TechDepartment.

2.1.3 PLC Facilitators and Principals willparticipate in PLC facilitator trainingsessions which will continue the WHY(Prepare students to be college & careerready), WHAT (CCR Standards), andHOW (Blended Learning/High StudentEngagement) through PLC collaborationwhen returning to the home school PLCmeetings.

September2016 - May

2017

Gayton,Roberts,

Maynus, Milam,Ruddle, Sparks

Step VII andTitle II

Attendance andevaluation recordsin ERO willmonitor FacilitatorAttendance atdistrict training.School PLCdescriptions andattendance recordsin ERO willmonitorschool-based PLCfollowup.

2.1.4 Kanawha County Schoolsimplement Reimagining Time Schedulingin identified high schools for 2016-17 toprovide teacher professional developmentand collaboration time.

Aug.2016-January

2017

Duerring,Ruddle, Milam,

Principals

TransportationFunds

Meetingattendancedocumented anddiscussionthroughout2016-2017 schoolyear

2.1.5 Kanawha County Schools willintroduce the concept of a GrowthMindset and provide training to allprincipals throughout the 2016-2017school year.

September2016-March

2018

Principals,Roberts,Calhoun,Maynus, &Milam

Title II, StepVII

1. ProfessionalDevelopmentattendancerecords; 2.Evidence ofmindset change isobserved inschools; 3. Anincreased studentachievement &engagement isevident in schoolswho have mindsetchange.

2.1.6 Kanawha County Schools willcontinue the partnership withExpeditionary Learning in bothGrandview and Mary C. SnowElementary Schools. (See 2.1.7 below.)

July 1 2016 -June 2017

Roberts, Padon,Gayton, Plear,

Brooks

BenedumGrant, Title I,

II

Attendance at ELtraining, coachingsessions, andevidence ofimplementationduringwalk-throughprocess

2.2 Kanawha County Schools willparticipate in the Truancy DiversionProject.

August2016-June2018

Frances Pack, P.Padon, Eddy

Ivy

Title I, II(materials fortraining),

ProfessionalStaff Dev, &GeneralBudgetMatchingFunds

A decrease instudent truancywill be determinedthrough measurebetween databefore andduring/after theTruancy DiversionProject.

2.2.1 Kanawha County Schools willcontinue to implement the BeginningEducator Support & Training (BEST)Program and SIPP (Support forImproving Professional Practice) byexpanding professional developmentofferings through embedded professionaldevelopment with a full-time academiccoach and appropriate sustained contentand strategy sessions to provide andsupport learning.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

Gayton, Ruddle,BTACs, andcontentspecialists

Title II,limited statereimbursementfor mentors

1. EROProfessionalDevelopmentAttendanceRecords; 2.Teacherevaluations willimprove forEmerging toAccomplished andfromAccomplished toDistinguished; 3.Focused Supportto Emerging

2.2.2 Kanawha County Schools willdevelop Strong Instructional Leaders toserve as Potential Principals through theKCS Leadership Academy by focusingon WV standards for High QualitySchools and Leaders, SchoolManagement & Legal Issues, Dailyprincipal job expectations, ActionResearch Projects, Shadowing anexperienced Principal, and possibleInternship during Year 2 if funds allowselected individuals to complete theinternship.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

Gayton, Asst.Superintendents,

LA Staff

Title II Attendance at LAsessions,completion of LAprojects, EROattendance records

2.2.3 Kanawha County Schools willcontinue to Develop CurrentPrincipals/Assistant Principals as stronginstructional Leaders through monthlyprofessional development sessions intechnology, management, safety, andinstruction.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

Williams,Milam, Maynus,

Roberts

Step VII, titleII

Meeting Agendas,ERO AttendanceRecords

2.2.4 Kanawha County Schools willassign a mentor principal to each newprincipal and assistant principal, and newprincipals/assistant principals will attendmonthly KCS beginning administratorand mentor sessions (BAM) and the PLAat WVCPD.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

Gayton, Milam,Maynus,Roberts

State Funds,School Travel

Funds

PLA attendancerecords formWVCPD

2.2.5 Expand the SREB math and readinginitiatives to ALL middle schools.

July2016-June2020

Lou Maynus RESA Grant,Step VII

1. Observations ofteachers willindicate MDC andLDC strategies arebeingimplemented toimproveinstruction.

2.2.6 Implement the A-F Rating Systemin All Kanawha County Schools.

Sept.2016-June2017

AssistantSuperintendentsfor Elem. MS,

and HS

No additionalfunds required

Schools willdemonstrate anincrease instandardsalignment throughinstruction andtherefore increaseschool efficiencystatus byimproving the

school grade. 2.2.7 Kanawha County Schools willsubmit a county-wide Reimagining TimeProposal to the WVDE to "reimaginetime" on days when school is cancelleddue to inclement weather or other reasons.

November -December2018

Duerring No additionalfunds

1. Proposal isapproved/WVBOEAgenda; Decreasein number ofmakeup daysneeded per schoolyear.

2.2.8 Provide higher expectations for allstudents by increasing the percentage ofstudents enrolled in and successfullycompleting Advanced Placement andHonors Classes by 1-2% annually.

August2016-June2020

Ruddle,Principals

No additionalfunds for

school systemor school

Increase of 1-2%of students earningcollege credit;ZoomWV CourseSchedules,College BoardData for APexams; andidentified CTEprogramcompleters earningindustrycredentials.

2.2.9 Schedule advisory time for allstudents in 100% of Kanawha CountyHigh Schools.

August2016-June2017

Counselor,Principal

No additionalcosts

Advisory Timeappears inschedule for allstudents.

2.2.10 Continue emphasis on earlychildhood education through access to PreK for all four year olds, and provide acomprehensive literacy program for allstudents in Grades K-3, with 90%proficiency for all third grade students by2020, as measured by the SmarterBalanced Test and NAEP county-basedresults.

Spring2017-June2020

Bob Calhoun Literacy Grant 90% of thirdgraders areproficient inreading by spring2020 on theSmarter BalancedAssessment and4th grade NAEPresults.

2.1.7 Pilot purchased Schoology LMS inidentified schools.

July 1,2016-Jun 30,

2018

L. Sparks TechnologyFunds

Pilot schools movesuccessfully fromthe free version tothe full versionand utilize withstudentsconsistently as theLMS school-wide.

2.2.11 Kanawha County Schools willimplement Think Through Math, MathXL, and Math 180 to increase studentachievement and support teachers' abilityto target instruction, increase and improvemath pedagogy and content knowledge.

July 1, 2016- June 30,2018

Mark Milam,Lou Maynus,and KristenOxley

GeneralBudget

Increased Studentcontent knowledgemeasured throughThink ThroughMath, Math XL,and Math 180 asassigned.

2.2.12 Content professional developmentwill be provided to identifiedMathematics Teachers using the iPad Proas an instructional too.

November2016-May2017

L. Sparks, E.Gayton,

Learning 20/20Team, K. Oxle

Title II Observations byspecialists &Learning 20/20Team will indicateuse of devices;principalobservation willindicate success ofimplementation,Outcome of SBtest results

Goal 3: The Kanawha County School District will continue to increase effective communication with all stakeholders byJune 2017, as measured by results of the management retreat survey, and will be implemented as follows: 3.1 KanawhaCounty Schools will provide messages and announcements about all important activities, initiatives, programs, closings,calendar changes, other changes, academic achievement, positive news, etc. to 100% of stakeholders who are willing toreceive the messages through the KCS APP, KCS Web Page, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Parent Link Calls, ENGRADE(Parents and Students), monthly newsletter, and Press Releases (to be measured by the number of communicationsshared and then reviewed at the 2017 Management Retreat. 3.2 Kanawha County Schools will provide positive communityservice messages via various media sources to all stakeholders and the general public each school year.



FundingSource(s)

ProgressMonitoring

3.1.1. The KCS webmaster will manageand continuously update the web page andall social media platforms.

August2016-June2020

Z. Hanshaw,Superintendent,

M-Team

No AdditionalCosts

KCS Sites andApps willserve ascontinuousdocumentation

3.1.2 The importance of Daily Reading willbe promoted in all schools by displayingreading posters.

October2016-June2017

Ruddle, Lewis,Specialists

Step VII Purchase orderfor Posters isavailable.Posters aredisplayed in allschools.

3.1.3 The Staff Development Office willmaintain the online calendar forcommunication with employees.

July 1,2016-June 30,

2017

E. Gayton General Budget ConsistentUpdates on theKCS Web Pageand APP

Goal 4: Kanawha County Schools will attract and retain fully certified, effective teachers in all content areas.



FundingSource(s)

ProgressMonitoring

4.1.1 Kanawha County Schools willadvertise nationally for certified teachersthrough educational publications.


2017

HR General Budget 1. All positionswill be filledwith effective,certifiedteachers byJuly 2018.

4.1.2 Kanawha County Schools will hireseven, full-time Beginning TeacherAcademic Coaches to support new teachersand those identified for SIPP.

August 1, 2016 Ruddle,Gayton, Porter

Title II &Special Ed Fed

Funds

WeeklySchedule,Retention Ratefor newteachers, andincrease innumber ofaccomplishedevaluations.

4.1.2 Kanawha County Schools willimplement the approved, alternativecertification program for teachers of math,ELA, science, foreign language, and specialeducation.

July 2016-June2017

Ruddle,Hamric,Gayton

Title IIProfessionalDevelopment,& Gen Budget

Salary

Attendance atall requiredevents,Meetingrecords withacademiccoaches, andprincipalevaluations

Goal 5: All Kanawha County Schools will earn a grade of C or higher based on Spring 2017 Smarter BalancedAssessment results.



FundingSource(s) Progress Monitoring

5.1 Kanawha County Schoolswill develop school supportteams for each of the eightschools identified in the stateaccountability system as a D orF school, and the support teamwill meet monthly with eachidentified school.


Superintendent,Asst.

Superintendents,Principal

Step VII,Title I, Title

II

Monthly meeting notesfrom each school supportteam meeting

5.1.1 Cedar Grove Elementary:The Title I TransformationSpecialist will assist the readingteacher with revising herschedule to spend time in2nd-3rd grade small groups toprovide intervention.

January 3,2017

Principal, Padon,Davies

Title I (noadditionalfunds)

Consistent Walkthroughsand Observation ofReading Teacherfollowing new schedule.

5.1.2 CGES: State standardsbooklets will be provided againand a BTAC and ElementaryCurriculum Specialist willconduct training for the staff onutilizing the standards. This willalso be emphasized in themonthly PLC meetings.

September2016-May2017

Principal, KCSCurriculum Staff,PLC Facilitators

Title II Principal walk through ofeach PLC session;classroom observations toverify implementation,Lesson plans to verifyimplementation

5.1.3 CGES Teachers willobserve in classrooms atWeimer Elementary schoolduring mathematics Instructionto gain understanding ofplanning and lesson delivery tostudents .

BetweenJanuary 3,2017 -

February 17,2017

Ruddle, Principal,Teachers

Step VII Observations by principal ,elementary CurriculumSpecialists, BTAC, andothers; Lesson plansindicate lesson indicateeffective implementationand strategies.

5.1.4 CGES: Central OfficeSupport team members will meetwith the principal to review therevise the school Strategic Plan.

December2016

Ruddle, Davies,Principal, CGELeadership Team

Title I,SchoolGeneralFund

Notes from Support TeamMeetings

5.1.5 CGES: The ElementaryReading Specialists from KCSwill provide two day writingtraining to the CGES teachingstaff.

January2017

Principal, Specialist Title II Principal will observeclassroom writing lessons;Lesson plans will indicatesteps in the writingprocess.

5.1.6 CGES: The AmericorpVolunteer will continue to servestudents in grades 3, 4, 5, andextra time will be provided to3rd grade assisting students foran additional hour daily.

January2017-May2017

Principal Title I Principal monitorsschedule and observationsin classrooms.

5.1.7 CGES: Second gradeteachers will focus on thedelivery of math standards usingEureka Math as a supplement tothe adopted program.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Teacher,School Improvement

Specialist

Title I Principal andImprovement Specialistwill observe small groupintervention lessons.

5.1.8 CGES: ProfessionalDevelopment on Strategies forStudents in Poverty (RichTeaching, Poor Students) will beprovided to the CGES staff.

January2017

Principal Title I Professional AttendanceRecords will indicateattendance. Principalobservations will indicatestrategies are beingimplemented following thesessions.

5.1.9 CGES: The schoolcounselor and the Title I teacherwill conduct interim benchmarkassessment practice weekly.

January -April 2017

School Counselor,Interventionist,

Principal

Title I Data collected fromInterim Assessments.

5.1.10 GCES: The principal willmake changes to the monthlymonitoring meetings with theteachers being accountable foraccessing their own data. Thecounselor will begin to attendeach monitoring meeting.

January -May 2017

Principal, Teachers,Transformation

Specialist

Title I Principal will monitor thedata.

5.1.11 CGES: If funds areavailable, KCS will add anadditional reading supportperson to CGES for grades 3-5.5.1.12 At the request of CGESteachers, additional PD will beidentified that may have apositive impact on achievementat CGES.

July 2017 -May 2017

Superintendent GeneralBudget

The budget will bemonitored and if funds areavailable, an addition willbe made to the CGESstaffing letter.

5.2.1 Capital High School: TheMath Curriculum Specialist willwork with the CHS mathdepartment through MDCtraining and support.

January -May 2017

Oxley, Principal,CAP, Asst.

Superintendents

Grant forMDC/LDC,Title II

Principal and CAPobservations will verifystrategies are implementedto deliver math contentstandards to students.Verification of staffdevelopment records willindicate teacher attendanceat PD.

5.2.2 Capital HS: The ELAspecialist will work with CHSELA department to providesupport in teaching ELAstandards, as opposed to stories,and the BTAC will continue towork with new ELA teachers inthe 9th grade wing.

January2017-May2017

Principal, CAP, ELACurriculum

Specialist, & BTAC

Title II,SchoolFunds

CAP and PrincipalObservations will verifystandards based instructionis being delivered. Lessonplans will indicatestandards basedinstruction. The teacherswill be able to state whichstandards

5.2.3 Capital HS: The sciencedepartment will assist the mathdepartment in providingintervention to students.Eighty-five students have beenidentified for math tutoringwhich will begin in February.

January2017-April

2017

CAP, Principal,Teachers

SchoolFunds

Student attendance list ofmath intervention sessions

5.2.4 Capital HS: Students whodo well on tests will be awardedan optional start time- the dayfollowing the test- and will beable to participate in a SeniorCafe.

January2017-May2017


SchoolFunds

The CAP will monitorstudent academic tests andattendance at reviewsessions.

5.2.5 Capital HS: The KCS HRDepartment will continue toidentify teachers fully certifiedin Mathematics for all highschools, including CHS.

January 1,2017- June30, 2020

HR Director andSpecialists

GeneralBudget

Determine the number offully certified mathteachers who are teachingin KCS and continue toincrease the numberannually until 100% ismet.

5.2.6 Capital High School willresearch possible ways toschedule an intervention periodwith the school day.

January2017-June2018

CAP, Teachers,Asst. Superintendent

To bedetermined

Notes or minutes frommeetings during whichscheduling is discussed.

5.2.7 Capital High School willcontinue to use IBA interimassessments to monitor studentgrowth.

January2017-May2017


SchoolFunds

Student data from the IBAassessments will indicateif growth is taking place.

5.3.1 Edgewood Elementary:Teachers will continue tomonitor data annually todetermine what trends exist, ifany.

September2016-June2020

Principal, Teachers Noadditionalcosts

Multiple year data willexist.

5.3.2 The EdgewoodAdministration will continue towork with HR to recruit effectiveteachers at all grade levels.

January 1,2017 - June

2020

Principal, AssistantSuperintendent, HR

GeneralBudget

All teachers will beeffective based on fullcertification,observations/evaluations,and student growth.

5.3.3 Edgewood: ReadingIntervention for students in theprimary grades will bedetermined through use of theQPS.

August2016-June2017

Teachers,Interventionist,

Principal

Title I,SchoolGeneralFund

Base scores will identifystudents for interventionand reading improvementwill be monitored bycomparing the initial QPSwith follow up screeningsthrough the QPAquarterly.

5.3.4 Edgewood: Teachers willuse Eureka Math and ST Mathfor instruction.

August2016-May2017

Asst.Superintendent,

Principal, Teachers

Noadditionalfunds

Principal Walkthrough,Lesson Plans, time on STmath

5.3.5 Edgewood: Students willcontinue use of Achieve 3000 toincrease reading comprehension.

August2016-May2017

Principal, Teachers Title I Student Data fromAchieve 3000

5.3.6 Edgewood: Students willcomplete the ICA in January2017 and teachers will use it as ateaching tool, and students willcomplete the Interim BenchmarkAssessments on a regular basis.

August2016-May2017


Principal, Teachers

Noadditionalfunds

Data from both the ICAand Interim benchmarkswill be used to identifyareas of instructionneeding support andgrowth.

5.3.7 Edgewood: The BTACswill continue to assistnew/beginning teachers atEdgewood weekly withinstructional strategies,classroom management, andteaching the WV contentstandards.

August2016-May2017

Gayton, Principal,BTAC

Title II BTACdocumentation/observationrecords

5.3.8 Edgewood: Teachers willuse Smarty Ants with 3rd gradestudents.

August2016-May2017

Principal, Teachers,Specialist

GeneralBudget

Principal & SpecialistWalkthrough

5.4.1 Pratt Elementary: Theprincipal will work to build acohesive school climate.



Principal, Teachers

Noadditionalfunds

Gallup Q12 TeacherEngagement scores willincrease to identify growthin climate; School ClimateSurvey will indicateimprovement in a cohesiveclimate & culture.

5.4.2 Pratt: The elementarycurriculum specialist, BobbiLewis, will provide a two-partwriting workshop in February2017 and a close readingworkshop to Pratt ElementaryTeachers prior to the writingworkshop.

December2016-March

2017

Principal, Specialist,Teachers

Noadditionalfunds

Attendance records at theclose reading and writingsessions, Principalwalkthroughs to observeimplementation of skillsgainned throughworkshops, and lessonplans indicate closereading and writing

5.4.3 Pratt: The WVDE willprovide a diagnostic visit to PrattElementary and data will beutilized for school improvement.

November2016-MAY

2017

WVDE, Asst.Superintendent,

Principal

Noadditionalfunds

Data will be availablefrom the diagnostic visitand shared withteachers/staff to determineareas needingimprovement.

5.4.4 Pratt: ICA/IBA will beadministered to students withdata used to improve instruction.

October2016-May2017

Principal, Teachers Noadditionalfunds

assessment data will ebavailable to use formonitoring and planninginstruction.

5.4.5 Pratt: Change classroomschedules to meet students needsas necessary.

December2016-May2017

Principal Noadditionalfunds

Revised master scheduleindicates changes.

5.4.6 Pratt: 20 additionalMindplay licenses will bepurchased to accommodateadditional students.


Principal, Padon,Davies

Title I Time and number ofstudents utilizingMindplay will documentuse.

5.4.7 Pratt: Teachers will delveinto the standards and planduring PLCs to increaseinstructional rigor of thestandards through blendedlearning strategies.

January2016-May2018

Principal, PLCFacilitators

Title II Notes from PLC meetings,Lesson Plans, PrincipalWalkthroughs andobservations

5.4.8 Pratt: Teachers willobserve at another elementaryschool to determine how toimprove instructionalengagement and studenttime-on-task/scheduling.

November2016


Principal Walkthroughswill verify studentengagement and on-taskbehavior.

5.4.9 Pratt: Teachers willparticipate in DIBELSmonitoring meetings to regroupstudents for intervention.


Principal, Teachers Title I(Subs)

Dibels MonitoringSchedule will serve asdocumentation.

5.5.1 Midland Trail: RESA IIIwill conduct IPI Walkthroughs,and MT staff will participatedebriefing in order to develop astudent academic engagementplan.

Fal 2016 Principal, Teachers Noadditionalfunds

Consecutive IPIs willshow increase in Level 5and 6 instruction anddecrease in level 0-2instruction.

5.5.2 Midland Trail: Teacherswill observe another teacher atMT or at another schoolconducting math instruction.

January2017-May2017

Principal Step VII(Subs)

Principal walkthroughswill verify implementationof strategies observed.

5.5.3 Midland Trail: The newmath interventionist hasoverhauled intervention and willuse math centers and a 2x2rotation to meet the needs ofstudents served in grades 3-5.

August2016-May2017

Principal,Interventionist

GeneralBudget

The interventionist andgroup composition andschedule will serve asdocumentation.

5.5.4 Midland Trail: Teacherswill identify the bottom 25% ofstudents who will attend an extraintervention block.

October2016-May2017

Principal,Interventionist

Noadditionalfunds

An increase in studentbenchmark assessmentswill serve asdocumentation along withthe students identified andschedule for the additionalintervention block.

5.5.5 Midland Trail: Theelementary curriculum specialistwill conduct a workshop onclose reading and on the writingprocess for MT teachers.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Specialist Title II Lesson Plans and Principalwalkthroughs will verifythat teachers areimplementing strategiesfrom the workshops.

5.5.6 Midland Trails: Theprincipal will closely monitorlesson plans and library time.

October2016-May2017


Principal is able toarticulate what he sees inlesson plans and makesnotes on lessons plans toassist teachers inimproving plans.

5.5.7 Midland Trail: ?? Fourteachers will become certified inIPI and will conduct quarterlywalkthroughs.

January2017-May2017

Principal GeneralBudget

Training certification willserve as documentationalong with data from IPIsessions.

5.5.8 Midland Trail: Theelementary math specialist willmodel lesson in "real worldmath" with the MT staff.

October2016-May2017

Principal Title II Lesson lans will identifystrategies from the realworld math modelingsessions and walkthroughsby the principal willdocument implementation.

5.5.9 Midland Trail: Data frominterim assessments and SMIwill be be utilized for planningand shared at the next supportteam meeting.

February2017


Principal

Noadditionalfunds

Data will be available toreview.

5.6.1 MCSWSE: The schoolwill continue after schoolintervention program forstudents in grades 3-5.

October2016-May2017

Principal/CAP,Teachers

Title I Identified teachers provideintervention to studentswith a rooster of studentsattending the after schoolprogram serving asdocumentation.

5.6.2 MCSWSE: BTACs willcontinue to work with the largenumber of new teachers atMCSWSE.

August2016-May2017

Gayton, BTACs, andPrincipal

Title II Documentation providedthrough observation notesand the BT schedules.

5.6.3 MCSWSE: An additionalassistant principal will work withcurriculum.

November2016-MAY

2017


The assistant's principal'sschedule will reflectworking with instructionas opposed to discipline.

5.6.4 MCSWSE: Data will beshared with students andstudents will chart their ownprogress throughout the schoolyear.


Principal/CurriculumPrincipals

Noadditionalfunds

Students data notebookswill be available andstudents will be able toexplain their growth.

5.6.5: MCSWSE: Second gradeclassrooms will be combinedwith two co-teachers.

January2017


Principal walkthroughswill indicate increasedstudent engagement andtime-on-task; BTACs willcontinue to work withsecond grade teachers.

5.6.6 MCSWSE: ProfessionalDevelopment will be provided toall teachers on building schoolculture and climate.

March 2017 Principal Title I Attendance records fromthe professionaldevelopment will be usedas documentation. Theprincipal will be able toidentify subtle changes inclimate through thewalkthrough process.

5.6.7 MCSWSE: The principaland assistant curriculumprincipals will implement anacceptable Title I model and theassistant principals will monitorit.

December2016 - May

2017

Principal, AssistantPrincipals

Title I Consistent Observationsand Title I Schedules willserve as documentation.

5.6.8 MCSWSE: The school andcommunity will study thepossibility of switching back to atraditional school calendar toimprove attendance.

January2016-April

2017

Principal noadditionalfunds

Notes from Communitymeetings, staff meetings,and the staff survey willindicate if there is a beliefthat the calendar changewill improve attendance. Ifso, it will continue to bemonitored.

5.6.9 MCSWSE: Teachers willuse the Journeys ReadingProgram instead of the ELliteracy component.

January2017-May2017

Principal andAssistant Principals,

Teachera

Noadditionalfunds

Lesson pland andclassroomwalkthroughs/observationswill serve asdocumentation.

5.6.10 MCSWSE: AdditionalMindplay licenses will beprovided to the school. SeeMCSWSE continued below.

February2017

Bob Calhoun andPrincipal

Title I Additional Mindplayaccounts have beenaccessed and document anincrease of use andacademic progress.

5.7.1 South Charleston Middle:The school will implement alonger time period to conductSmarter Balanced Testing.

April - May2017

Principal &Counselor

Noadditionalfunds

The test schedule willreflect a longer timeperiod.

5.7.2 South Charleston MS:Teachers will celebrate shortterm student academic progressthroughout the year.

August2016-May2017

Principal SchoolGeneralFunds

IBA data will indicateshort term gains andcelebrations scheduled.

5.7.3 South Charleston MS:Student work will be displayedin the hallways and classroomsto document its importance andimprove the appearance of theschool.

August2016-May2017

Asst.Superintendent,Principal andteachers

Noadditionalfunds

School Walkthroughs willdocument student work ispresent.

5.7.4 South Charleston MS: Theschool will institute aschool-wide culture of PBLthrough Professional LearningCommunities.

August2017-May2018

Principal, Teachers SchoolFunds

Lesson plans, jointplanning, and classroomand building walkthroughswill verify the school isbuilding a positive cultureand focusing on PBL.

5.7.5 South Charleston MS: Thelibrarian (certified in math) willbe part of the math interventionteam and provide intervention to125 students.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Teacher SchoolFunds

Intervention rooster, plans,and schedule will serve asdocumentation.

5.7.6 South Charleston MS:Each student will set his or herown learning goals

January2017-May2017

Principal andteachers

Noadditionalfunds

Student learning goals areavailable for review.

5.7.7 South Charleston MS:Think Through Math and ReadTheory will be used for studentgoal setting and will provideextra practice to studentsthroughout the school year.

September2016-May2017

Principal, Teachers GeneralBudget

Student goal setting andself monitoring willindicate growth in readingand math.

5.7.8 South Charleston MS: Aplan will be put in place torecognize and reward studentsfor improved academicperformance.

February2017-May2017

Principal noadditionalfunds

Documentation of those atrecognition ceremony.

5.7.9 South Charleston MS: TheMS/HS Math Specialist willwork with the sixth grade teamto improve instruction.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Specialist,Asst. Superintendent

Title II Walkthroughs will reflectembedded professionaldevelopment has takenplace.

5.1.13 CGES will increase theiriPad ratio by 20 additional iPadsfor students use.

January2017

Principal StateLegislature

Lesson plans andclassroom walkthroughswill indicate instructionaluse by students.

5.1.14 CGES: Training onteaching fractions will bepresented to CGES teachers.

March 2017 Principal Noadditionalfunds

5.1.13 CGES: Training onteaching fractions will bepresented to CGESteachers.

5.1.15 CGES: Teachers in 1stand 4th grade will use EurekaMath.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Teachers Title I,SchoolGeneralFund

Principal Walkthrough,Lesson Plans

5.1.16 GCES: Two primaryteachers will visit a classroom atBelle Elementary to observeSaxon lessons.

January2017


Principal walkthroughsand teacher lesson planswill document thatteachers are successfullyplanning andimplementing Saxonlessons.

5.1.17 CGES: Teachers willprovide instruction on the fiveparagraph essay, and studentwriting will be posted on ClassDOJO. 5.1.18 CGES: Trainingon teaching fractions will bepresented to CGES teachers.

January2017-May2017


Observation of writingprocess and student writingsamples available;walkthrough duering mathinstruction and lessonplans document strategiespresented during thetraining are beingimplemented.

5.2.9 Capital HS: Provide BTACto work with the certified mathsubstitute for the remainder ofthe year.

February2017

Principal, Staff.Dev/BTAC

Title II BTAC schedule willdocument assistance isprovided as needed.

5.2.10 Capital HS: Teachers willuse the IBA and compare preand post tests to plan instructionbased on student needs.

January2017-May2017


Pre and post test data willindicate areas of need andlesson plans andwalkthroughs will indicateidentified skills andstandards are being taught.

5.2.11 CapitalHS: Schedule SBTesting so teachers will test theirown students, and students willtherefore have more buy-in tothe testing process.

April- May2017

Principal, CAP Noadditionalfunds

The test schedule andoutcome will serve asdocumentation formonitoring.

5.2.12: Capital HS: A CTEConcentration on LawEnforcement will be added.

2017-2018 Asst.Superintendent,

Principal

CTE Student schedules willverify that the CTE clusterhas been added.

5.2.13 Capital HS: Two DualCredit Courses inCommunications will be added.


Principal

CTE Master Schedule willindicate the dual creditcourses are in place.

5.3.9 Edgewood: The schoolwill conduct a school-wide PBLto refresh their focus on blendedlearning.

January2017-March

2017


Classroom walkthroughsand PBL plans will serveas documentation formonitoring.

5.3.10 Edgewood is researchingthe idea of writing an AppleImmersion grant.

February2017-March

2017

Principal,Leadership Team

Noadditionalfunds

required toresearch thepossibility.

Information is gatheredand a decision is made toeither attempt grant fundsor not.

5.3.11 Edgewood: The schoolwill focus on short termSMART goals instead of longterm goals so quick wins can beachieved.

January2017-May2017

Principal,PLCs/Teachers

Noadditionalfunds

New goals are written andimplemented with followup data shared among thestaff.

5.3.12 Edgewood: The schoolwill maintain a large data wallthat includes both QPS andDIBELS Data.

January2017-May2017


Students are able to seetheir personal growth onthe data wall.

5.3.13 Edgewood: The teachingstaff is researching Eureka Mathand will visit other schools todetermine if ti meets theirstudent needs.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Teachers TBD Notes from Support TeamMeetings and observationsat other school.

5.3.14 Edgewood: The Title ITeam will work on improvingparent communication.

January2017-May2017

Title I Team,Principal

Noadditionalfunds

A new parentcommunication plan is inplace and effectivelyreaching parents.

5.3.15 Edgewood: TheLeadership Team will beginsetting new goals.

January2017-May2017

Leadership Team,Principal

TBD Goals for 2017-2018 willbe documented by May2017.

5.4.10 Pratt: Extended dayinstruction is being provided tothe identified, academic bottom25% of students.

January2017-May2017

Principal, Teachers Title I Lesson plans and studentattendance records willserve as documentation formonitoring.

5.4.11 Pratt: The school isdetermining whether or notbreakfast in the classroom willincrease instructional time.

August 2017 Principal, Teachers,Cafeteria Staff

ChildNutrition

Results of the time studywill serve as monitoringdocumentation.

5.4.12 Pratt: Teachers areresearching use ofReadWorks.com as a possiblereplacement for Achieve 3000 ifnecessary.

February2017-August

2017

Title I Staff,Principal, Teachers

SchoolFunds, Step

VII

Outcome of eligibility forTitle I Services willdetermine if the schoolchanges to ReadWorks ornot.

5.4.13 Pratt: The assignedBTAC and specialists willcontinue working with newteachers.

August2016-June2017, andbeyond.

August 2016-June2017, and beyond.

Title I, TitleII

Specialist and BTACschedules will providedocumentation formonitoring.

5.5.10 Midland Trail: MonthlyMonitoring Meetings willcontinue to focus on standardsand skill sets.

August2016-May2017


Data reports frommonitoring meetings willbe proof of monitoring.

5.6.11 MCSWSE: KCS willprovide leveled readers toMCSWSE for instructional withstudents, if funding permits.

February2017

Principal, Asst.Superintendent,

KCS GB orTitle I

Lesson plans, ClassroomWalkthroughs,Observations will serve asdocumentation formonitoring.

5.6.12 MCSWSE: A lesson planform will be developed todocument Title I co-teaching inclassrooms

February2017


Th elesson plan form to beused by Title I teacherswill serve asdocumentation formonitoring.

5.6.13 A volunteer schedule willbe developed to document whois in classrooms working withstudents at all times.

February2017

Principal/Counselors Title I,Grant

Funds, Statefunds

The schedule will serve tomonitor when volunteersare working with students.

5.6.14 MCSWSE: Training onthe program, Magic Buttons,will be provided to schoolcounselors at MCSWSE.


Principal,Counselors

GeneralBudget

Implementation ofprogram

5.6.15 MCSWSE: Teachers willbe trained on using the IAB willuse the IBA to determine studentbenchmarks/academic needs,and will plan instruction basedon the data from the IABs.

January2017-May2017

Teachers,Counselors,Principal

Noadditionalfunds

A schedule of when IABsare administered andfollow-up data meetings toplan instruction based onthe IAB data will serve asdocumentation ofmonitoring, along withprincipal walkthroughs tomonitor i

5.7.10 SCMS: A School CultureTypology will be conducted withresults applied to improveschool culture following the dataanalysis.

February2017


Data will be analyzedfollowing the completionof the Culture Typology.and activities/process willbe implemented toimprove culture.

5.7.11 SCMS: Jon Duffy willtrain the sixth grade team onanalyzing interim assessmentdata.

January2017

Principal, Teachers,Test Coordinator

Noadditionalfunds

Scheduled training anddocumentation of those inattendance.

5.7.12 SCMS: The Principal willlead/facilitate weekly dataanalysis sessions with eachgrade level team to informlesson planning.

February2017 - May

2017


Notes from the monitoringmeetings andimplementation ofinstruction that supportsdata will serve asmonitoring documentationand will be available to theAssistant Superintendentfor MSs weekly. .

5.7.13 SCMS: A diagnosticassessment visit by the WVDEwill be conducted at SCMS.

March 2017 WVDE Staff, Asst.Superintendent,

Principal

Noadditionalfunds

The diagnostic assessmentwill be scheduled andresults utilized to improveinstruction and climate.

SECTION IIIB - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS - What skills or knowledge are needed to accomplish yourgoals? PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: What skills enhancements/developments needs to occur to accomplish your goals? (Professional Development

should be aligned with your beliefs, your mission, the self-study analysis, goals, action plan and any otherlocal/state/federal compliance considerations).

Identify strengths and weaknesses as determined by the educator evaluations system and explain how thesefindings guide your professioal development. 1. Any teacher identified as a teacher needing direct support for improving professional practice will be enrolled

1. Any teacher identified as a teacher needing direct support for improving professional practice will be enrolledin the SIPP program, at the request of an Assistant Superintendent or Principal. Recommendations to SIPPmay be made by the appropriate content curriculum specialist if approved by the Assistant Superintendent.Teachers may be identified for SIPP as a result of the following: a.) All Beginning Teachers certified after 1992who have not successfully completed a Beginning Teacher Induction Program in WV. b.) Teachers who haveswitched positions (for example, PE to classroom, elementary to MS/HS math, etc.). c.) Teachers on permit orout-of-field authorization. d.) Teachers with gaps in employment as a professional educator or employmentinconsistent with their new assignment. e.) Teachers with less than five consecutive years of successful out-ofstate classroom experience. f.) Teachers identified through the educator evaluation system and/orobservations. g.) Any teacher placed on a focused support plan. Teachers identified as needing Support forImproving Professional Practice who are not Year 1 or Year 2 teachers are: 1. Assign an academic coach forsupport, modeling, and assistance to improve instruction, classroom culture and management, strategies forcollaboration; and 2. assign to attend other relevant professional development, for which the teacher enrolled inSIPP will be compensated (prorated). 3. Content based professional development will be delivered by theexpert content curriculum specialists or identified online learning platforms to support teachers in order to movefrom Emerging to Accomplished or Accomplished to Distinguished. 4. Learning 20/20 and implementation ofthe SAMR scale will provide opportunities for increased student engagement and collaboration to further theranks of accomplished and distinguished teachers. 5. Beginning teachers will be provided with AcademicCoaches and Professional Development to provide the teachers with opportunities to be successful asemerging, accomplished, or distinguished beginning teachers. 6. Aspiring Administrators will be provided withprofessional development on the WV Leadership Standards and Standards for High Quality Schools, thereforepreparing future instructional leaders to serve as principals. 7. Each school has designated PLC leaders whomeet with colleagues in monthly school-based PLCs to improve professional practice through goal settingbased on a variety of sources of student data. PLC leaders are provided with district wide training annually. 8.Teachers in residence will be provided with an academic coach but may not be able to participate in other PDif it interferes with their student teacher duties. 9. Teachers seeking alternative certification will participate fullyin the Beginning Teacher Induction Program and will attend all Professional Development that is included in thebeginning teacher program and will be assigned an academic coach for two consecutive years. In addition,teachers seeking alternate certification will attend two semester-long graduate classes, blended learning andstudent personalized learning.

Beginning Teachers (Years 0-2)

Action Step Timeline TargetAudience

DesiredMethod

FundingSource

Year 1 Beginning Teachers will be provided with aweek long Instructional orientation that focuses onclassroom procedures, instruction, and classroommanagement, as well professional developmentdelivered through a blended learning process.Embedded professional development will beprovided by an academic coach bi-weekly and thecontent curriculum specialists.

July 25-29,2016-September

16 (MakeupOrientation)

Year 1Teachers

Face toFaceBlendedStudy

Title II

Both Year 1 and Year 2 Beginning Teachers willbe provided with instructional support through anacademic coach who will visit them weekly tomodel lessons, & assist with planning &instructional design.


2017

Year 1 andYear 2

BeginningTeachers

BlendedStudyFace toFace

Title II

Year 1 and Year 2 teachers will be included in allprofessional development identified forexperienced teachers as well as the program fornew teachers and academic coach assignment.

July 25,2016-June 30,

2017

NewTeachers

andTeachers

Identified forSIPP


A varietyof

sourcesidentifiedbelow.

Year 1 Beginning Teachers will complete full dayand evening professional development. Sessionswill include classroom management, working withparents, content followup, special education law

July 25,2016-May 30l,

Year 1 and2 BeginningTeachers,

Those

Face toFaceBlended

Title II

parents, content followup, special education lawand policies, blended learning, SPL, John StrebeStrategies, Growth Mindset, and more.

2016-May 30l,2017 Those

experiencedBlendedStudy

Title II

Experienced Teachers (3+ Years)


DesiredMethod

FundingSource

1. Experienced teachers (3 + yrs) may beidentified for support through SIPP/academiccoaching based on: 1. Transfer from oneposition or level to a new,very differentposition or level; 2. A consistent gap(s) inemployment as a teacher; 3. Instructionalobservations indicate need for support;4.*being placed on a focus support plan orcorrective action plan; 5. Other issues thatindicate a need for support to improveprofessional practice in instruction,management, or class climate.


2020

ExperiencedTeachers

On-lineStudyFace toFaceBlendedStudy

TItle II Funds

2. All Experienced Teachers (3+ years) will beincluded in SIPP through ongoingprofessional development at the district andschool level, and will include 100% of teacherparticipation in PLCs.

August 3,2016-June 30,

2017 Teachers


Title II, StepVII, Title I,

SchoolFunds

3. All PLC Facilitators will participate in twoPLC Facilitator Trainings that will focus on thecontinued WHY, WHAT, and HOW of BlendedLearning through live sessions in Septemberand November, and through a SchoologyCourse, followed by PLC Facilitatorsconducting school-based PLCS .

September2016-My 2017

PLCFacilitators


Title II, StepVII

4. Experienced teachers will activelyparticipate in ongoing professional learning incore content and instructional deliverystrategies

September2016-May 2017

K-12Teachers


StaffDevelopmentFunds; Title

II Funds;Step VII

5. Ongoing, embedded professionaldevelopment will take place in all schools oninfusing technology through the Learning20/20 i-Pad Team. Time will be scheduled ineach school for modeling use of technology,providing assistance as teachers deliver thelessons, and additional coaching.

July 2014-June2020 Teachers


TechnologyFunds, Apple

ContractAgreement

6. Training on the IPI technology componentwill be provided to middle school teams. July 2015

MiddleSchool

TeacherTeams

Face toFace TItle II

7. A variety of technology professionallearning sessions will be made available to allteachers with summer expeditions/sessionsand weekly evening sessions offered by theVanguard (Learning 20/20) Team with somesessions offering optional graduate credit.

July 1,2014-June

2020 All Teachers

BlendedStudyFace toFaceOn-lineStudy

TItle II(Facility),

Tech funds

8. Teachers who display need for assistancein instructional delivery, classroom

management, and (WV) professional teachingstandards will be included in the SIPPprocess and assigned an academic coach tomentor, model strategies, assist withplanning, model appropriate climatestrategies, etc.

July 2014-June2020

ExperiencedTeachers

Identified forSupport


TItle II

9. All professional and service personnel,experienced and new, will complete the 6hour, annual online Safe Schools StaffDevelopment on bullying, safe schools,relating to parents, safety practices, sexualharassment, etc.


2017

Allprofessionaland ServiceEmployees

On-lineStudy

Professionaland Service

StaffDevelopment

Funds

10. PLC Leaders will unpack the College andCareer Readiness Standards through varioushands-on activities and will then delve into thestandards with their school-based PLCs toguarantee all teachers are basing instructionon the current standards.

September2016-June 30,

2017 Teachers

BlendedStudyOn-lineStudyFace toFace

Step VII,State Funds,

StaffDevelopmentFunds, StepVII Funds

11. All teachers will be provided with onlineprofessional development on working withESL students.

July 1,2015-December

2020 Teachers


StaffDevelopment

Funds

13. Identified Professional DevelopmentOfferings (such as the two week CarnegieMath Academy, Technology Conference,Blended Learning, SPL, SIPP I and II andBEST programs for BTs, etc.) MAY provideoptional graduate credit if approved by thecollege/university at a reduced cost of $325.


2017 Teachers


Title II,ProfessionalPD Funds

Student Teachers


DesiredMethod

FundingSource

Student Teachers may be hired as Teachers inResidence through an agreement with an approvedcollege or university and will be assigned an academiccoach/mentor.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

StudentTeachers


GeneralBudget; Title II

(AcademicCoach Only)

Other Staff (administrators, counselors, paraprofressionals, academic coaches, etc)


DesiredMethod

FundingSource

1. Teachers aspiring to be administrators will applyfor the KCS Leadership Academy, which will focuson the WV Leadership Standards and Standards forHigh Quality Schools, in preparation to becomequality instructional leaders. A new format will be putinto place in 2016-2017 allowing participants to

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

Teachers whoaspire to be

administrators

On-lineStudyFace toFaceBlended

Title II

into place in 2016-2017 allowing participants toselect choice sessions for part of the day so they canchoose content based on their needs

BlendedStudy

2. Principals and Assistant Principals will attendleadership series sessions every other month andcurriculum meetings on on the off-months.

July1,2015-June

30, 2016

Principals &AssistantPrincipals


StepVII,

Title II

3. Kindergarten and Pre K aides will be provided withopportunities to complete classes leading toparaprofessional certification.

July 1,2014-June30, 2016

ClassroomAides

BlendedStudyOn-lineStudyFace toFace

GeneralBudget,Title II,LimitedService

SDfunds

4. New counselors at the elementary, middle, andhigh schools will be provided with a mentor. Counselors Face to

FaceStudentSupport

5. Beginning Teacher Academic Coaches will attendthe following training to improve effectiveness asacademic coaches: Leadershp and Life Potential;WVCPD Mentor Training; Academic Coaching(SREB Model), Technology Training

July 1,2014-June30, 2016

Retired tchrsserving as

part-time acadcoaches


Title II

Meeting Highly Qualified Teachers Compliance


DesiredMethod

FundingSource

1. Kanawha County Schools will provide support forteachers seeking alternate certification in math, science,ELA, and Special Education through the BEST programand an assigned academic coach throughout years 1 and2 of the teaching career.

July 12016-June30, 2018

AlternativeCertification


Title II OES

Professional Development


DesiredMethod

FundingSource

1. A July 2016 administrative conference will beheld to address numerous leadership andinstructional topics identified in this document.

July28-29,2016

Principalsand

Teachers


Step VII,ProfessionalDevelopment

Funds

2. Continuous professional development sessionsand ongoing workshops will be held throughout the2016-2017 school year to assist in implementationof action steps in this document.

July 1,2016-June30, 2017

AllProfessional

Staff


Variety ofFunds suchas Title II,Step VII,

TechnologyFunds,GeneralBudget

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