Timpanogos High School Action Plan

What can we control? Let’s recognize what we can change and focus making improvement here.

Goal #1 Stakeholders will develop and implement standards of respect and responsibility for all THS community members (i.e. attendance, electronic devices, etc. )

DRSL Character (Students will live in a way respectful of others, and help others achieve their highest potential.)

Rationale Research shows that student performance is directly tied to attendance and active participation in classes and programs. Successful community members have learned to live according to established standards.

Action Steps	Assigned to	Timeline	Evaluation	Resources
Establish subcommittee of School Community Council to examine standards and procedures regarding attendance, electronic devices, etc.	School Community Council	January 2006	Committee functioning	PTSA, teachers, students, parents, community members, substitutes
Develop data for baseline performance on attendance, use of electronic devices, etc. (accurate for 2 months)	Administration, teachers, staff	March 2006	Baseline data report to School Community Council	Teachers, administration, staff, Powergrade attendance software
Committee will present recommendations on standards to stakeholders	School Community Council	April 2006	Presentation to School Community Council	Subcommittee members
Decision made regarding standards	School Community Council	May 2006	Standards established	Stakeholder representatives
Instruction on rationale for standards to stakeholders	Administration, teachers, PTSA, School Community Council	May and August 2006	Instruction held for each stakeholder group (students, teachers, staff, parents, community)	School daily announcements, PTSA newsletter, web site, teachers
Implementation of standards	All stakeholders	August 2006	Standards disseminated to stakeholder groups	Administration, PTSA, School Community Council, Student Council, teachers, staff
Evaluation of community performance in demonstrating respectful behavior	Administrator in charge of data	Ongoing by term 2006-2008	Data analysis on student attendance and performance, bi-annual surveys of parents, students, and teachers	THS Data profile

Goal #2 All teachers will be trained in and implement Understanding by Design (UBD) strategies.

DRSL Competency (Students will be competent in every area of their educational experience and make annual progress toward the goal of excellence.)

Rationale We believe that students will make progress towards competence and excellence when teachers carefully define and communicate desired results for student learning in each course or program, determine how they will measure student achievement, and plan learning activities focused on achieving desired results.

Action Steps	Assigned to	Timeline	Evaluation	Resources
Identify teachers trained/not trained. New teachers to be trained during first three years.	Administration	June annually	Trained/not trained list
Secure ongoing funding and resources to support training	Principal	April annually	Report to School Community Council	Trustlands funds, Professional Development Days, Professional Learning Community Days, FTE savings
Set up training schedule	Professional Development Team/Administration	May annually	Report to School Community Council	Professional Development Team funding
Train cadre of trainers	Professional Development Team	Summer-Fall 2006, 2007	Certificate of completion	See funding resources above, national UBD training
Conduct training	Professional Development Team, Cadre of Trainers	Summer-Fall annually	Certificate of completion	See funding resources above
Support implementation of UBD strategies	Professional Development Team, Cadre of Trainers, Administrators	Ongoing, in meetings and activities	Record of implementation activities	Professional Development Days, PLC Days
Develop rubric to assess implementation of UBD	Professional Development Team	Fall 2007	Developed rubric presented to stakeholders	Professional Development Team funding
Evaluation of instruction with respect to UBD implementation strategies	Administrators, Professional Development Team, Cadre of Trainers, individual teacher’s self assessment	May annually	Administrator’s teacher evaluations, self evaluations, report by training team	Periodic administrator evaluations, Professional Development Team funding
Collect and analyze student performance and perception data	Administrator in charge of Data Profile	Ongoing	THS data profile updated	COGNOS, district research and evaluation resources
Present updated Data Profile to Stakeholders	Administrator in charge of Data Profile	August annually	Updated profile shared with stakeholders	Professional Development Days, PLC Days, COGNOS, SCC Meetings

Goal #3 Involvement of all stakeholders in the educational process will be increased.

DRSL Communication, Competence, Character

Rationale We believe that students make more progress when all stakeholders are involved in students’ educational activities.

Action Steps	Assigned to	Timeline	Evaluation	Resources
Establish a Community Involvement Subcommittee of School Community Council responsible for coordinating various public involvement activities	School Community Council	Spring 2006	Functioning subcommittee	School Community Council, students, parents, teachers, staff, community members
Invite School Community Council to all inservice activities	Administration	Ongoing	Record of School Community Council participation in inservice activities	School Community Council
Provide survey instruments to facilitate specific individual feedback for teachers, counselors and administrators	Administration	April annually	Evaluations administered and considered
Train teachers and staff in better using Power School and the website as communication and instructional tools	Web site manager, UEN	Spring 2006	Survey of web site use by teachers, students, parents, and community	UEN, Professional Learning Community days
Provide teachers and staff easy access for contributing to school web site	School and district web site manager	May 2006	All teachers have access to and contribute to web pages	Contribute software
Create e-mail lists for all classes to facilitate communication with students and parents	IT technician, district IT support	Fall 2006	E-mail list capability	E-mail software, IT technician
Examine parent teacher conference structure and make recommendations for enhanced parent/teacher/student communication and involvement	Community Involvement Subcommittee	May 2007	Report to School Community Council	Community Involvement Subcommittee
Implement parent teacher conference modifications which have been adopted by stakeholders	Administration, teachers	Fall 2007	Bi-annual survey of parents, students, teachers	COGNOS

Goal #4 Writing will be emphasized across the curriculum. Students will have opportunities to write in each of their classes.

DRSL Communication (Students will be able to communicate in the English language through reading, writing, listening and speaking.)

Rationale We believe that communication skills are vital for student success. Writing assessment data indicate many of our students struggle in writing with good organizational skills, including meaningful content, and following standard writing conventions. Research shows that writing skills improve with practice and consistent meaningful feedback.

Action Steps	Assigned to	Timeline	Evaluation	Resources
Assign periodic writing experiences in each class	Teachers	Ongoing	Record of writing assignments submitted to administration each term	Professional Learning Community days
Evaluation of implementation of school-wide writing emphasis	Administration, individual teacher’s self analysis	May annually	Report to School Community Council and stakeholders	Administrators’ evaluations
Development of rubrics to assess writing skills	Each department	Fall 2006	Developed assessment rubrics presented to School Community Council	Professional Learning Community and Professional Development days, English Dept
Training of faculty on importance of writing across curriculum, development of writing appropriate prompts, and assessment rubrics	English department, Professional Development Team	2008	Report of professional development activities to School Community Council	Professional Learning Community and Professional Development days
Investigate availability of standardized writing assessments, and identify or develop one to be given to all students	English department	2008	Developed writing assessment	English department
Analyze student writing performance and improvement	All teachers and administrator in charge of data	August 2008 and annually	THS Data Profile	Teachers