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School Improvement Plan

2016-2017

School Improvement Plans remain in effect for two years, but a School Leadership Team may amend as often as necessary or appropriate.

Draft Due: October 3, 2016 Final Copy Due: October 18, 2016

2016-2017 Oakhurst STEAM Academy School Improvement Plan Report

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Oakhurst STEAM Academy School: Oakhurst STEAM

Academy Courier Number: 484

Address: 4511 Monroe Road Phone Number: 980-343-6482 Charlotte, NC 28205 Fax Number: 980-343-6507

Learning Community Central School Website: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/oakhurststeamacademyES/Pages/Default.aspx

Principal: Tisha Greene Learning Community Superintendent: Tara Lynn Sullivan

Oakhurst STEAM Academy School Improvement Team Membership Committee Position Name Email Address Date Elected

Principal Dr. Tisha Greene [email protected] 8/22/2016

Assistant Principal Representative Mike Tampa [email protected] 8/22/2016

Inst. Support Representative Jill Smith (Dean of Students) [email protected] 8/22/2016

Inst. Support Representative Anne Lee [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Kou Vang [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Briana Numrich [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Jane Piper [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Jennifer Failor [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Jordan Barnhill [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Gillian Garcia [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Courtney Hodges [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Representative Aqueelah Robinson [email protected] 8/22/2016

Teacher Assistant Representative Jennifer Robertson [email protected] 8/22/2016

Parent Representative Erica Almond (SLT Chair) [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Yolanda Barrino [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Greg Stuckey [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative MyLoan Dinh [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Cynthia Bailey [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Tennille Price [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Kate Ballion [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Mark Goldyn [email protected] 9/13/2016

Parent Representative Tandrika Thibodeaux [email protected] 9/13/2016


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Vision Statement

District: CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.

School: Oakhurst STEAM Academy provides every student with a unique and personalized learning experience in a STEAM-rich environment.

Mission Statement

District: The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.

School: Our mission at Oakhurst STEAM Academy is to provide students with unique integrated experiences that incorporate critical thinking, problem-solving, and real-world applications leading to deeper comprehension and increased student achievement.

Oakhurst STEAM Academy Shared Beliefs • We believe that every student deserves individualized instruction • We believe that students learn best by doing and having hands-on

experiential learning opportunities • We believe that students learn in different ways and should be engaged

at the individual level of need • We believe that integration of STEAM concepts supports a holistic

education and prepares students for a globally-competitive society • We believe learning environments should be supportive, challenging

and inquiry-based

• We believe that by valuing differences, we can further enhance learning and learning experiences

Oakhurst STEAM Academy SMART Goals

1. Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis. 2. Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of

planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours. 3. Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors. 4. Establish a school-wide system for targeting students with chronic unexcused absences. 5. Establish a comprehensive literacy program to align instructional practices and target student deficits in reading (ESL, EC & Subgroups). 6. Provide on-going professional learning and support for the use of argument and reasoning as a mathematical practice to increase student proficiency in

mathematics. 7. Increase Student exposure to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics) through the integration of concepts and subjects in the learning

environment


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Oakhurst STEAM Academy Assessment Data Snapshot


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Oakhurst STEAM Academy Profile This narrative should include a description of student and staff demographics, recent achievement(s), and staff

qualifications.

Oakhurst STEAM Academy opened in August, 2015 as the first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) elementary partial magnet school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. Oakhurst STEAM Academy offers a school-wide focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math where parent and community partners support the growth and development of our students to enrich their education. To integrate STEAM, we believe that students should be immersed in project-based learning that provides opportunities for critical thinking, problem-solving, and real-world experiences. We integrate the STEAM integration into all content areas, including special area classes. In order to ensure effective school-wide collaboration and integration, all grade-level teachers receive a half-day of dedicated instructional planning with the ESL and EC teams per month. Beginning in the fall of 2016, we implemented personal learning environments for all fourth grade students. We also added an “Innovation Lab” where all students will build, design and explore the engineering and design process. Oakhurst STEAM Academy has also been selected as one of two CMS schools to begin implementing the ‘Code to the Future’ program school wide this school year, which is an elementary computer science program, which teaches students to think critically, solve problems, and build and design computer-based programs. Oakhurst STEAM Academy also participates in the 1-to-1 initiative and every student K-5 has a personalized learning device. To further enhance the STEAM program, we also offer Chess as a special area class for all second grade students as well as through a before school club. Oakhurst STEAM Academy enjoys rich partnerships with the Oakhurst, parent, and faith community.


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Strategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow Goal 1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment for every child to graduate college- and career-ready Four focus areas:

I. College- and career-readiness II. Academic growth/high academic achievement III. Access to rigor IV. Closing achievement gaps

Goal 2: Recruit, develop, retain and reward a premier workforce Five focus areas:

I. Proactive recruitment II. Individualized professional development III. Retention/quality appraisals IV. Multiple career pathways V. Leadership development

Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships with families, businesses, faith-based groups and community organizations to provide a sustainable system of support and care for each child Three focus areas:

I. Family engagement II. Communication and outreach III. Partnership development

Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, cultural competency and customer service Five focus areas:

I. Physical safety II. Social and emotional health III. High engagement IV. Cultural competency V. Customer service

Goal 5: Optimize district performance and accountability by strengthening data use, processes and systems Four focus areas:

I. Effective and efficient processes and systems II. Strategic use of district resources III. Data integrity and use IV. School performance improvement

Goal 6: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign

Four focus areas: I. Learning everywhere, all the time II. Innovation and entrepreneurship III. Strategic school redesign IV. Innovative new schools


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SMART Goal (1): Duty Free Lunch for Teachers

Provide a duty-free lunch period for every teacher on a daily basis.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal #4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, Customer Service Data Used: Insight Survey, Teacher Working Conditions Survey

Strategies (determined by what data) • Task • Task • Task (PD)

Point Person (title)

Evidence of Success (Student Impact)

Funding (estimated cost / source)

Personnel Involved

Timeline (Start—End) Interim Dates

• Utilize a cafeteria monitor to supervise students.

• Assistant Principal

• hire of lunch monitor • each teacher having

duty free lunch • NC TWC survey data

• District level

-lunch monitor -teachers -admin

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Survey staff at beginning and mid-year for teacher feedback about duty free lunch periods.


• SLT Goal Team 1 survey results

• NA

-teachers -SLT reps

Oct. 2016 – June 2017

• Maintain staff lounge on A-Hall to give teachers separation from students for duty free lunchtime.

• Principal

• teacher lounge (A-Hall)

• NA

-admin, interns, custodial staff

Aug. 2016 – June 2017

• Utilize school-wide rules (Rocket Rules) to support positive behaviors.


• student knowledge of cafeteria expectations of behavior

• NA

-teachers -admin

Sept. 2016- June 2017


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SMART Goal (2): Duty Free Instructional Planning Time

Provide duty-free instructional planning time for every teacher under G.S. 115C-105.27 and -301.1, with the goal of proving an average of at least five hours of planning time per week, to the maximum extent that the safety and proper supervision of students may allow during regular student contact hours.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal #1: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st century learning environment for every child to graduate career and college ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: College and Career Readiness, Academic Growth/High Academic Achievement, Access to Rigor, Closing Achievement Gaps

Data Used: Teacher Surveys (informal), Insight Survey, Master Schedule Audit





Personnel Involved


• Build master schedule to allow 180 minutes of focused planning time per week.

• Principal • Dean of

Students

• Teacher planning outcomes (data analysis, differentiated lessons)

• NA Scheduling Committee Principal

Aug. – Sept. 2016

• Provide grade-level teachers with 60 minutes of common-planning time daily.


Students

• Teacher planning outcomes (data analysis, differentiated lessons).

• Student growth (TRC, EOGs, MAP testing)

• NA Principal Scheduling Committee

Sept. 2016 – June 2017 • Reviewed

Quarterly

• Grade level teachers create and maintain data notebooks (online) with standards/mastery tracking K-5 grade.

• Principal • Increased student achievement and growth (TRC, Common Assessments, EOGs, MAP testing)

• NA

Facilitators Teachers Administrators

Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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• Creation of planning document that summarizes teachers’ weekly goals, measurable objectives, and aligned assessments.

• Literacy Facilitator

• Math Facilitator

• Folder of planning documents

• Observations and classroom walkthrough data indicating adherence to planning document

• NA

Facilitators Teachers Administrators


Quarterly

• Assignment of administrators to attend weekly grade-level planning.

• Principal • Assistant

Principal • Dean of

Students

• Increased productivity in planning (better aligned lessons, differentiated activities).

• NA

Administrators, Teachers


Quarterly

• Provide grade-level teachers and ESL, EC teachers with ½ day planning each month.

• Principal

• Creation of integrated STEAM Units.

• Data analysis to support student Growth (TRC, MAP, EOG, Common Assessments).

• $4000 (Sub pay)

Principal Teachers Facilitators


Quarterly


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SMART Goal (3): Anti-Bullying / Character Education

Provide a positive school climate, under CMS regulation JICK-R, by promoting a safe learning environment free of bullying and harassing behaviors.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service, Cultural Competency

Data Used: Insight Survey, Student Discipline Data





Personnel Involved


• Bully Liaison / Bully-prevention o Students in 2nd – 5th grade

will be surveyed at the beginning of the year about bullying, safety, feelings of self, feelings about others (belonging, heard, etc.).

o Survey results will be shared at CSST meeting and then communicated to school staff.

o Based on survey results, staff input, ongoing parent/student feedback, an anti-bullying/character education program will be revised and implemented school-wide.

• Counselor • Psychologist • Assistant

Principal

• Fewer office referrals • Positive student/student

interactions • Parent awareness of

online issues of bullying

• $250 Administrators Counselor Student Support Team


Quarterly


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• Character Education o Students in 2nd – 5th

grade will be surveyed at the beginning of the year about bullying, safety, feelings of self, feelings about others (belonging, heard, etc.).

o Survey results will be shared at CSST meeting and then communicated to school staff.

o Based on survey results, staff input and ongoing parent/student feedback, an anti-bullying/character education program will be adopted and implemented school-wide.

• Counselor • Reduction in student referrals for classroom discipline

• $250 Counselor Student Support Team Administrators

Sept. 2016 – June, 2017 • Reviewed

Quarterly

• Healthy Active Child 30 min.

• PE Teacher • school-wide system/support of fitness program

• NA

PE Teacher Administrators School Health Committee

Sept. 2016 – Jun 2017 • Reviewed

Quarterly

• School Health Team o Review of Safe

Schools Audit Reports and update information accordingly.

o Incorporate updated


• 100% score on Safe Schools Audit

• Monthly completion of fire drills

• Application process with set criteria of safety patrol

• NA

Administrators, PE Teacher’ Health Committee


Quarterly


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Safe Schools Plan into an updatable staff handbook.

o Provide staff with strategies and trainings to improve the overall safety of the school (ie. in procedures for fire, lockdown, evacuation, and tornado drills).

o Deliver school-wide fitness program suggestions and best practices to classroom teachers.

o HSS committee meets monthly to review data and report back to SLT.

o Crate safety-patrol program with upper grade students meeting set grade-level criteria for participation.

students • Binder of fitness

activities provided to all teachers.

• Completion of staff trainings on all drills and safety protocol.

• School Health Committee


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SMART Goal (4): Establish a school-wide system for targeting students with chronic unexcused absences resulting in a 50% reduction of unexcused absences school wide as compared to 2015-2016.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal 4: Promote a system-wide culture of safety, high engagement, customer service, and cultural competence.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Physical Safety, Social and Emotional Health, High Engagement, Customer Service, Cultural Competency

Data Used: 2015-2016 & 2016-2017 Student Attendance Data





Personnel Involved


• Organize a school-wide attendance committee comprised of a school administrator, school counselor and classroom teachers to monitor and student attendance


• Improved Student Attendance

• Reduction of students with chronic absences by 50%

• NA

Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar


Quarterly

• Create a tiered intervention system for students with numerous unexcused absences.

o Include attendance on the Magnet compact

o Contact parent via phone

o Send home 3, 6, 10 day letters

o Conduct home visits


• Counselor



• NA

Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar


Quarterly


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• Conduct quarterly parent workshops and provide support and education to families about the importance of regular attendance and the rationale for the compulsory attendance law.


• Counselor



• NA Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar


Quarterly

• Develop attendance support groups (K-2/3-5) to proactively target and support students with a history of chronic absenteeism


• Counselor



• NA Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar


Quarterly

• Proactively reward students for perfect attendance and/or positive behaviors (bus/car pool, cafeteria, etc).


• Counselor



• $200 Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Recognize students with perfect/near-perfect attendance quarterly at school-wide awards ceremonies.


• Counselor



• $150 Assistant Principal Counselor Registrar

Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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SMART Goal (5): Establishacomprehensiveliteracyprogramtoaligninstructionalpracticesandtargetstudentdeficitsinreadingresultingina5%proficiencylevelincreaseforourESLandECsubgroupsasmeasuredbythe2016-2017EndofGradeTest.

Strategic Plan Goal: Goal1:Maximizeacademicachievementinapersonalized21stcenturylearningenvironmentforeverychildtograduatecareerandcollegeready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: CollegeandCareerReadiness,AcademicGrowth/HighAcademicAchievement,AccesstoRigor,ClosingAchievementGaps

Data Used: 2015-2016EOGScores,InsightSurveyData,MAPData,TRCData




Funding

(estimated cost / source)

PersonnelInvolved


• Provide training and modeling with a focus on co-teaching and coaching of teachers

• Principal • Literacy

Facilitator • Reading

Coach

• Increased student growth on reading measures (MAP, TRC, Common formative Assessments)

• $5,000 (Title I, Contracted Services)

Literacy Facilitator Principal Contractor

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Implement targeted literacy support through Leveled Literacy Intervention & Orton-Gillingham


• EC Teacher

• An increase in student reading levels

• NA Literacy Facilitator Grade-Level Teachers ESL Teachers EC Teachers

Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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• Weekly PLC discussions during grade-level literacy planning.





Quarterly

• Monthly ESL Meetings with the Literacy Facilitator to target students & discuss small group instruction.

• ESL Teachers • Dean of

Students • Literacy

Facilitator

• Reading growth among ELL students (ACCESS Testing, TRC, MAP growth)

• NA ESLTeachersLiteracyFacilitatorDeanofStudents


Quarterly

• Continue implementation of ILT focus and learning walks to support instructional foci from ILT

o Close Reading o Text-dependent

Questions o Tiered Vocabulary o Academic Conversations o Analysis of student work


Facilitator • ILT Team

Members

• Reading growth on TRC, MAP, EOG & Common Formative Assessments

• Evidence of ILT Reading Strategies from student work during learning walks

• NA ILTMembersTeachers


Quarterly

• Implement a vocabulary framework K-5 that focuses on Tier 1, 2, & 3 words to support language acquisition among students.

o Provide training at twice-monthly staff meetings (break-out sessions on vocabulary strategies)

o Provide vocabulary strategies bulletin board to be used as an example


Facilitator • Math Facilitator

• Reading growth on TRC, MAP, EOG & Common Formative Assessments

• Evidence of ILT Reading Strategies from student work during learning walks

• $1200 (Title I Supplies) cost of Frayer Model Folders

Literacy&MathFacilitatorsPrincipalESLTeachers

Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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SMART Goal (6): Provide on-going professional learning and support for the use of argument and reasoning as a mathematical practice to increase student proficiency in mathematics.

Strategic Plan Goal: Maximize student achievement in a personalized 21st-Century learning environment for every child to graduate college-and-career-ready.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: College-and career-readiness, Academic growth, high academic achievement, access to rigor, closing achievement gaps

Data Used: 2015-2016 EOG (growth/proficiency data), MAP growth data, Kathy Richardson data Strategies (determined by what data) • Task • Task • Task (PD)




Personnel Involved


• Establish a school-wide tiered vocabulary list for math

o Training at twice-monthly staff meetings

o Addition of a word wall exemplar for staff


Facilitator • Math Facilitator

• Lesson plans with the addition of key vocabulary

• Word Walls • Evidence of

vocabulary acquisition in student work

• NA Math & Literacy Facilitator Principal Teachers

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Implement year-long questioning professional learning differentiated for each grade-level

o Provide training at twice-monthly staff meetings

o Conduct learning walks to support differentiated training

o Encourage math talks and the addition of critical thinking questions on lesson plans


Students • Math Facilitator

• Lesson plans with the addition of key vocabulary

• Evidence from learning walks

• Increased student growth on Math Assessments (Common Formative, MAP, Kathy Richardson)

• NA Math Facilitator Principal Teachers


Monthly


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• Weekly PLC discussions during grade-level math planning.

• Math Facilitator




Monthly

• Establish a protocol for teachers to use for student work analysis in mathematics

• Principal • Math

Facilitator

• Increased rigor/critical thinking on student work samples.

• Student growth on Math Assessments (Common Formative, MAP, Kathy Richardson)



Monthly

• Implement technology applications to support practice and student growth in mathematics

o Dreambox o Kathy Richards o MasteryConnect


Facilitator • Math

Facilitator

• Student growth based on usage reports



Monthly


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SMART Goal (7): Increase Student exposure to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics) through the integration of concepts and subjects in the learning environment

Strategic Plan Goal: Inspire and nurture learning, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through technology and strategic school redesign.

Strategic Plan Focus Area: Learning everywhere, all the time, innovation and entrepreneurship, innovative new schools Data Used: 2015-2016 EOG data, Teacher/Parent Survey data, Integrated unit review





Personnel Involved


• Provide students with STEAM Integration Opportunities in classroom instruction

o Implement 4 integrated STEAM Units in every grade-level (1 per quarter).

o Support whole-school STEAM-integrated Programs (Einstein Alive, Number Drummer, field trips)


Facilitator • Math Facilitator • STEAM

Committee

• Analysis of student work products from STEAM Integrated Units

• Teacher survey on school-wide performances

• Informal parent feedback

• $10,000 Title I (Contracted Services, Supplies, Parental Involvement)

STEAM Committee STEAM Teachers

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Build STEAM-based Partnerships with local businesses

o Establish a STEAM Committee

o Host STEAM Curriculum Nights for parents/community

o Conduct monthly Partnership Meetings


Students • STEAM

Committee

• Teacher/Parent feedback

• STEAM Committee Survey

• Increased STEAM Experiences for students

• $2,000 (Parental Involvement Title I)

STEAM Committee Dean of Students


Monthly


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o Establish STEAM Professionals’ Day (Career Day)

• Increase student opportunities for STEAM-based extracurricular experiences

o Chess Club o Robotics Club o Coding Club o STEAM Fair o Dance Club o Math & Science

Olympiad


Students • STEAM

Committee

• Student participation in STEAM events

• Student/Parent feedback and surveys

• $1500 (school funds for club fees)

STEAM Committee Principal Dean of Students


Quarterly


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Mastery Grading Procedures Plan – Required for All Schools Strategic Plan Goal: Maximize academic achievement in a personalized 21st-century learning environment

for every child to graduate college- and career-ready. Strategic Plan Focus Area: Academic growth/high academic achievement Data Used: Report cards & Progress Reports





Personnel Involved


• Implement parallel common formative assessments with A/B forms.

o Provide students with additional opportunities to take formal and informal assessments.

o Provide remediation/enrichment time for students

o Establish an assessment calendar to support parallel forms





Facilitator

• Increased skill mastery in reading and mathematics (common formal and informal assessments)

• NA Leadership Team Teachers

Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Utilize data disaggregation to provide opportunities for additional student learning and to align and adjust instruction

o Utilize a half-day monthly of planning for deep data disaggregation and long-range planning.





Facilitator



Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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o Establish a protocol for student grouping based on data

• Provide opportunities for flexible grouping of students based on formal and informal assessment data





Facilitator



Sept. 2016 – June 2017

• Provide opportunities for students to make-up missed and late work



Students • Classroom

Teachers



Sept. 2016 – June 2017


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Oakhurst STEAM Academy - 600 Waiver Requests

Request for Waiver

1. Insert the waivers you are requesting

- Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size (grades 4-12) [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

2. Please identify the law, regulation or policy from which you are seeking an exemption.

- 115C-301 (c and d) Maximum Teaching Load and Maximum Class Size [required for all schools with grades 4-12]

3. Please state how the waiver will be used.

- Class size will be adjusted to address student individual instructional needs through flexible grouping of students in the most effective utilization of teaching teams. Maximum teaching load will be used to allow teachers in specific areas of the curriculum to teach students designated for specific skill needs and to address the large number of students requesting elective classes.

4. Please state how the waiver will promote achievement of performance goals. - This waiver will allow more flexibility in grouping students to meet their abilities and needs and thus should enhance their

achievement on the performance goals.


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Approval of Plan

Committee Position Name Signature Date

Principal Dr. Tisha Greene

Assistant Principal Representative Mike Tampa

Inst. Support Representative Jill Smith (Dean of Students)

Inst. Support Representative Anne Lee

Teacher Representative Kou Vang

Teacher Representative Briana Numrich

Teacher Representative Jane Piper

Teacher Representative Jennifer Failor

Teacher Representative Jordan Barnhill

Teacher Representative Gillian Garcia

Teacher Representative Courtney Hodges

Teacher Representative Aqueelah Robinson

Teacher Assistant Representative Jennifer Robertson

Parent Representative Erica Almond (SLT Chair)

Parent Representative Yolanda Barrino

Parent Representative Greg Stuckey

Parent Representative MyLoan Dinh

Parent Representative Cynthia Bailey

Parent Representative Tennille Price

Parent Representative Kate Ballion

Parent Representative Mark Goldyn

Parent Representative Tandrika Thibodeaux


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