2013-2018 Greater Clark County Schools Strategic Plan Framework Goal
Action Steps
Timeline
Current Data
Target Data
Data Source
Position Responsible
Actual Results
Finance 1. Review all staffing and benefits to improve efficiencies.
#1 – By 2018, Greater Clark County Schools will have the state recommended eight percent cash balance in the district’s General Fund.
1. June 30, 2013
1. Review staffing by location & benefits
8% or $5,200,000
1. Staffing Sheets & Contracts
1. Executive Team
1. Contracts valid until 6/30/2015. Have reduced over $2 million in teacher expenditures and over $700,000 in administrative expenditures. Gave a 2.5% raise and won’t be able to meet the goal.
2. Conduct a study of the 2. June 30, 2013 financial impact of outsourcing Food Service, Transportation, and Custodial/Maintenance & report outcomes to the board
2. Review past studies
2. Conduct New Study
2. Chief Financial Officer
2. In Progress
3. Conduct a capacity study in cooperation with other groups of schools to determine efficiencies.
3. Review with Facility Study
3. Review existing study
3. Existing Study & New Study
3. Facilities Committee
3. Over $100,000 in custodial salaries moved out of GF to Food Service. Will save $25,000 in custodial supplies. Reduced LTD insurance by $90,000.
4. Position the district to retain and attract students to increase enrollment.
4. Review with Public Relations Committee
4. Public Relations Review
4. Public Relations Department
4.
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After 5 years of declining enrollments, we increased enrollment by 22 students. Issued Chrome Books to Students in grades 3 – 12. 2014-15 Enrollment is up by
at least 53 students. We have had 2 years of growth.
#2 – By 2018, Greater Clark County Schools will have a five percent cash balance based on the total budget in the district’s Rainy Day Fund.
1. Review all staffing and benefits to improve efficiencies.
1. June 30, 2013
1. Review staffing by location & benefits
5% of $5,000,000
1. Staffing Sheets & Contracts
1. Executive Team
1. Contracts valid until 6/30/2015
2. Conduct a study of the financial impact of outsourcing Food Service, Transportation, and Custodial/Maintenance.
2. June 30, 2013
2. Review past studies
2.
2. Conduct New Study
2. Chief Financial Officer
2.
3. Conduct a capacity study in cooperation with other subcommittees to look at schools to determine inefficiencies.
3. Review with Facility Study
3. Review existing study
3. See Kovert Hawkins Study dated January, 2014.
3. Existing Study & new study
3. Facilities Committee
3. Over $100,000 in custodial salaries moved out of GF to Food Service. Will save $25,000 in custodial supplies. Reduced LTD insurance by $90,000. Buildings old and need improvements.
1. Showcase results using data dashboards.
1. August 2013
1. Monthly Financial Reports
1. No citations on Bi-Annual Audit
1. Monthly Financial information
1. Chief Financial Officer
1. Chief Financial Officer presentations to School Board. Presented audit to the school board.
2. Educate constituents regarding GCCS fiscal management.
2. Monthly through newsletters, website, etc.
2. Curriculum Dept.
2. Ongoing
2. Prior years General Fund money
2. Chief Financial Officer
2. Budget and monthly cash flows are posted on district
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Ongoing.
In Progress Food Service RFP going out with the possibility of vendor picking up new employees in future years. Checked with a local bus company and he doesn’t have enough employees to take over our routes.
#3 – Greater Clark County Schools will be fiscally mindful stewards of all public funds as evidenced in annual local and state audits, while maintaining high student achievement.
website, articles published in newspaper and staff and parent newsletters. 3. Identify key components of a quality educational system. Will implement an employee wellness center to reduce healthcare costs and employee absenteeism.
3. Ongoing
3. Ongoing
3. Ongoing
4. Demonstrate fiscal responsibility by having audits with no exceptions.
4. Bi-Annual Audits
4. Review past audit Monthly Financial Reports
4.
5. Maximize vocational, academic honors and technical honors funding.
5. February each year.
5. Reports from schools showing number of students in each category
5. Compare current Voc & Honors dollars and increase by 50%
3. Ongoing
3. Executive Team
3. January 13, 2014 opened an employee wellness center to reduce health care costs. After 1 year, saved $450,000.
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Completed
4. Bi-Annual Audit Monthly Financial
4. Chief Financial Officer
4. Audit is completed and presented findings to the school board. Had several exceptions that were corrected.
5. Reports publicized Counselors
5. Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer /Curriculum Dept
5. Counselors have been working to increase the number of students earning an honors’ diploma, increasing by 5 from 153 to 158. Increased effort to maximize vocational dollars through CTE courses through Project Lead the Way and students completing a careers class for an increase in funding of $316,500. Academic Honors graduates increased to 197.
#4 – Greater Clark County Schools is a significant partner as an economic driver in Clark County and will enhance partnerships annually with businesses, industry and local taxing entities in the share of tax dollars.
#5 – Greater Clark County Schools will advocate annually for realistic state funding for all educational programs.
1. Research possible projects and partnerships to improve security through technology.
1. Ongoing
1. Public Relations & Grant Writer
1. Get an annual contribution from TIF & UEZ of $500,000
1. Public Relations & Grant Writer
1. Chief Financial Officer
1. Technology is working on various partnerships.
2. Aggressively pursue TIF money and Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZ) by attending and presenting to local Redevelopment Commissions highlighting the economic development benefits of the district.
2. Ongoing
2. Cash Balances of City & County TIF & UEZ
2. Ongoing
2. Cash Balances of City & County TIF & UEZ
2. Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer
2. Presentations have been made to Clarksville, Jeffersonville, Charlestown and River Ridge. NO MONEY YET.
3. Educate the community and employees of potential partnerships.
3. Ongoing
3. Cash Balance Reports
3.
Ongoing
3. Publicize Cash Balance Reports
3. Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer
3.
Various committees have been formed with businesses and taxpayers.
4. Develop other partnerships with community and businesses.
4. OngoingPresent at Board meetings like gifts to schools report
4. Public Relations Committee
4.
Ongoing
4. Public Relations Committee
4. Public Relations Department
4.
Various committees have been formed with businesses and taxpayers through College and Career Readiness.
1. Bring Greater Clark County Schools (teachers/ administrators) and other advocates together to discuss lobbying platform.
1. Yearly around October
1. Funding Reports
1.
Not Applicable
1. Funding Reports
1. Chief Financial Officer
1.
Local legislators attend 4-5 joint school board meetings to discuss the impact of educational legislative issues.
2. Bring area legislators together for the platform presentation.
2. Yearly around October or November
2. Financial Reports & presentation
2.
Ongoing
2. Monthly news articles
2. Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer
2. Participated in IUS seminar on school finance sponsored by LSI.
3. Expand the presentation by inviting other schools to share their data with legislators.
3. Yearly around November
3. School Financial Reports
3.
Ongoing
3. Financial Reports & presentation/ School Financial Reports
3. School Board & Executive Team/ Superintendent & Chief Financial
3.
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At joint school board meetings information is shared with
Officer
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legislators. Information is also shared with Superintendents Association and School Business Officials Executive Directors.
2013-2018 Greater Clark County Schools Strategic Plan Framework Goal
Action Steps
Timeline
Current Data
Target Data
Data Source
Position Responsible
Actual Results
1. Develop long-term marketing plan and identify professional development opportunities and needs.
1. 2014-15 school year
1. Review what is in place now.
1. Feeder Programs
1. Current Data
1. Superintendent/ Supervisor of Communications
1. Draft plan developed to implement at the start of the 2015-16 school year. Communication Specialist will be identified at each school to oversee implementation.
2. Identify and poll families that have left GCCS to attend another school district.
2. Each Year
2. PowerSchool
2. Parent Exit Interview
2. Develop exit interview form for parents.
2. Superintendent/ Supervisor of Communications/ Principals
2. In Progress
3. Showcase schools – Open houses, build realtor relationships, highlight secondary opportunities to feeder schools, promote academics through extracurricular events.
3. Each Year
3. Poll after premier week – number attending and online enrollment
3. Special Feature Events and Video Lessons – You Tube Video
3. Media/Open House/Phone Messenger/ Economic Development
3. Principals/PTO
3. Approximately 70 families visited Greater Clark schools during “Bridging Week” in January of 2015. Currently 270 kindergarten students preregistered for 20152016 school year. Also, transition visits were done by MS to familiarize elementary students with MS. Over 30 area realtors attended a
Public Relations and Marketing
#1 – Greater Clark County Schools will improve its community perception to increase student population by one percent each year.
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luncheon in July 2014.
#2 – Greater Clark County Schools will expand and enhance partnerships annually with families to retain current enrollment.
4. Enhance video production and Channel 25 programming.
4. 2013-14 school year
4. Review what is current
4. Promo Video for each school for each year
4. Contract out for video assistance.
4. Channel 25 Department
4.
Hired webmaster/ video specialist to enhance video production. 59 promotional/ interview videos produced, 44 school board meeting videos, 10 live broadcasts, 17 miscellaneous highlight videos.
5. Work with the Public Relations Department to redesign the district’s website.
5. 2013-14 school year
5. Review what is current
5. Push extra – curricular and AP/Honors classes.
5. Presentation of Design Ideas
5. Technology Department
5.
Hired webmaster/ video specialist to redesign the district’s website. Main district website launched at the start of 2013- 2014 school year. Website managers trained at every building, plus some principals and support staff.
1. Promote student achievement and opportunities/data dashboards.
1. Each year
1. Based on current school standardized data
1. Graduation Data/Test Results
1. Student Data
1. Principals
1. Monitors installed at each school, currently displaying data dashboards. Data shared with parents through building newsletters.
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#3 – By 2018, Greater Clark County Schools will formalize partnerships with business and community organizations.
2. Promote school safety – implement community safety event with emergency personnel present.
2. Underway/Continue
2. Partnerships with Police & Fire – County Wide
2. School Safety Committee
2. Safety Meetings & Drills
2. Supervisor of Communications/ School Safety Specialist
2. On-going – a county-wide task force has been formed and will meet 2-3 times per year to coordinate safety initiatives.
3. Build personal relationships with parents through PTO, listening sessions, class news updates, etc.
3. Each year
3. PTO/PTA Volunteers
3. Promote through Rotary, Churches, Sororities
3. Governmental Departments
3. Superintendent/ Principals/PTO
3.
4. Utilize SchoolMessenger and other media outlets.
4. Weekly/Ongoing
4. Review what is current.
4. Parent Education how to use.
4. Communication Results
4. Supervisor of Communications
4. On going
1. Identify current established partnerships and corporation supporters.
1. End of 2013
1. Number of current and past business or community contributors or partnerships.
1. Each school must establish current list and build.
1. Supervisor of Communications
1. Principals provided current established partnerships. Approximately 1 established partnership per school.
2. Determine and evaluate possible partnerships.
2. By 2014 have an established email list for sharing info and appreciation.
3. Gifts to Schools/One Southern IN info/ determine contributions by school
2. Board documents on contributions/ gifts
2. Superintendent/ Supervisor of Communications/ Principals
2. Began a College and Career Readiness Advisory in December of 2013. Approximately 30 K-12, Higher
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Listening sessions held at each school for parents and staff. A district parent advisory that meets 2-3 times per year has been implemented. Each school held “Back to School Night” prior to start of 2014-15 school year. Same events scheduled for the start of the 201516 school year.
Education, Business/ Workforce, and Government Representatives involved. 3. Promote opportunities to businesses to fund or participate in school specific programs.
3. By 2018, at each school a minimum of 5 specific programs will be supported through business/ community partnerships.
3. Increase of 5% in contribution dollars by building over next 5 years.
4. Each school should develop one new partnership per year.
4. By 2018, increase partnerships by 5%.
4. Increase number of partnerships by at least 1 per year.
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3.
Enhance Alumni Associations for schools/ corporations.
3. Supervisor of Communications/ Principals
3. On-going – the Greater Clark Education Foundation is a significant partner in providing financial assistance to the district’s college and career readiness initiative by funding the ACT assessment program. Foundation hired a new Executive Director in April 2015.
4. Principals
4. On going
2013-2018 Greater Clark County Schools Strategic Plan Framework Goal
Action Steps
Timeline
Current Data
Target Data
Data Source
Position Responsible
Actual Results
Facilities and Technology
#1 – By August 2014, equitable access to technology will be available to 100 percent of faculty, staff, students, and parents so that education is enhanced and learning is facilitated.
1. Survey through on-line registration of families to gather information about home access.
1. Spring 2013
1. 87.51% of parents reported having a computer in the home.
1. 2013 Parent surveys.
1. 2011-2012 Combined parent survey. 2002 parents responded to survey.
1. Asst. Supt/ Executive Team
1. 96% of parents report having a computer at home and 94% of parents have internet access at home; however, data is skewed because survey was taken on-line.
2. Audit each building for teacher/staff access and student access.
2. Spring 2013
2.
2.
2013 Assessment
2. 2011-2012 combined parent survey. 2002 parents responded to survey.
2.
Director of Technology
2. Staff and student access is 100%.
3. Use technology survey and audit data to set minimum standards for GCCS buildings.
3. Fall 2013
3. Approximately 150 core classrooms still need an Interactive White Board. Approximately 77 ancillary classrooms still need an IWB.
3.
2013 Survey Data
3. Director of Technology – school visits and information received from building STCs.
3.
Director of Technology
3. In 2013-14, each
4. Implement and sustain a 1:1 program starting in 20132014 school year for grades 6-12 at a minimum.
4. Fall 2013
4. All students in grades 3 – 12 received a Chromebook for the 2013-14 school year
4. 2013 school year implementation
4.
Director of Technology- school visits and information received from building STCs
4.
Director of Technology
4. All students in grades 3-12 received a Chromebook for the 2013-14 school year.
5. Create a plan for ongoing professional development. (technology rubric will be developed and implemented)
5. Fall 2014
5. P.L. 221/Tech Plan
5. 2013 school year PD
5.
District will conduct a needs assessment.
5.
Director of Technology
5. Plan implemented, focuses on technology integration in classroom. Expectations also included in district
85.05% of parents reported having internet access at home
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classroom contains an interactive white board and staff computer.
teacher evaluation model.
#2 – By the start of the 2018-2019 school year, all facilities will continue to provide and promote a safe and quality environment for the education of students as defined by the long-range
6. Create eLearning coaching opportunities for staff in the corporation to facilitate student and staff implementation of technology.
6. Spring 2013
6. Current Staffing
6. 2013 staffing
6.
Human Resources
6.
Director of Technology
6. Three eLearning Coaches have been hired and are providing professional development to all buildings on a weekly basis.
7. Collect annual data to determine success and next steps of technology plan.
7. Spring 2014
7. 2012 Surveys
7. 2013 survey results
7.
Needs assessment
7.
Asst. Supt/ Executive Team
7. Needs assessment to be conducted by end of 2013-14 school year.
8. Identify and develop 8. Fall 2013 community partners to support the GCCS technology plan, i.e., Internet access, CCR, etc. (Student creation of websites, internships, communitybased internet access)
8. GCCS Foundation/ Staff
8. 2013 partnership results
8. College & Career Readiness initiative
8.
Asst. Supt/ Executive Team (Career Pathways)
8. Executive Team continues to meet with community members. CCR Centers established at JHS and CHS to implement student internship program.
9. Ensure IT support matches device ratio.
9. Summer 2013
9. 2012 Technology Plan
9. 2013 staffing/ implementation
9. Data collected by IT department.
9.
Director of Technology
9.
1. Retain a vendor to conduct a building and facilities districtwide, long-range assessment and plan.
1. Following Spring 2013 board approval a vendor will be chosen
1. Seven year old plan
1. 2013 conduct assessment
1. - 7. The long range assessment plan
1. Asst. Supt/ Executive Team
1. Kovert-Hawkins was hired to conduct study. Expect final report by February 1, 2014.
2. Set minimum equitable standards for all GCCS facilities, including aesthetics.
2. Winter/Spring 2014
2. Current assessment
2. 2013 assessment results
2. Facilities/Vendor
2. To be determined as part of facility plan.
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Technician added to increase IT support, moved technicians to school buildings to increase IT support
facilities plan.
#3 – By the end of each school year, Greater Clark County Schools will complete a district-wide evaluation and revision of current technology and facilities.
3. Rank current facilities based upon future vision of GCCS facilities.
3. Same
3. Current assessment
3. 2013 assessment results
3. Vendor
3. To be determined as part of facility plan.
4. Implement recommendations made by the facilities assessment.(Top 3-5)
4. Same
4. Current assessment
4. Complete five (5) steps of plan
4. Director of Facilities
4. Currently being determined by school board and executive team.
5. Establish a vehicle/avenue that will implement recommendations by the facilities assessment.
5. Same
5. N/A
5. Recognize implement
5. Director of Facilities
5. Will establish a district-wide committee.
6. Conduct trend/marketability study to balance student enrollment throughout the district. Abide by recommendations of study for marketability, consolidation/ construction, and balance. Collect and analyze data on feeder school, hubs, and transportation.
6. Spring 2014
6. N/A
6. 2013 study results
6. Asst. Supt/ Executive Team
6. Will be part of facility plan recommendations.
7. Optimize building utilization
7. Winter 2014
7. N/A
7. 2013 fidelity of implementation
7. Asst. Supt/ Executive Team
7. Will be part of facility plan recommendation
1. Complete a comprehensive needs assessment of all stakeholders each year.
1. Fall
1. 2012 Survey
1. 2014 results of needs assessment.
1. Needs assessment document
1. Director of Facilities/Director of Technology
1. To be completed by fall of 2014.
2. Provide summary of results of comprehensive needs assessment
2. Same
2.
Survey Results
2.
2014 summary
2.
Needs assessment document
2.
Director of Facilities/Director
2. To be completed by fall of 2014.
3. Breakdown information by building and corporation.
3. N/A
3.
Survey Results
3.
3.
Needs assessment document
3.
4. Modify current facilities /technology plan based upon information gathered.
4. N/A
4.
Technology/facility plans
4.
2014 Implementation of study Complete five (5) modifications
4.
Needs assessment document
4.
Director of 3. To be completed by Facilities/Director of fall of 2014. Technology Director of 4. Will be a result of Facilities/Director of comprehensive Technology facility plan.
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5. Identify a cost analysis of all recommendations vs. results
5.
N/A
5.
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Summer Information
5.
Needs assessment document
5.
Director of 5. To be completed Facilities/Director of fall 2014 Technology
2013-2018 Greater Clark County Schools Strategic Plan Framework Goal
Action Steps
Timeline
Current Data
Target Data
Data Source
1. Career curriculum will be developed and integrated into all grades levels. a. Form and utilize instructional cabinet to utilize the current career activities that exist in the district at each grade level and add additional activities, if needed, which correspond with an established career curriculum. b. Based on the instructional cabinet’s study and recommendation, establish what is going to be incorporated into the grade level curriculum in order to facilitate career awareness, exploration and experience. c. Implement the instructional cabinet’s recommendation to assure all students are
June 2015
1. Current course offerings: 8th grade Careers Orientation to Life and Careers Preparation for Life and Careers
1. Complete course offerings: Elementary – JA 6th grade Careers 7th grade PLTW 8th grade PLTW 9th grade Preparation for Life and Careers 9th-12th – PLTW / College and Career Readiness / Vocational
1. Instructional Cabinet minutes PowerSchool K-12 scope sequence District course catalog
Position Responsible
Actual Results
Student Achievement and Instruction
#1 – By 2018, Greater Clark County Schools’ graduation rate will meet or exceed the state goal and ensure all graduates are accepted to post-secondary education or employment opportunities.
1. Exec. Director for Educational Services
1. All 6th and 9th grade students enrolled in required careers’ class. 92% of 2014 graduates were accepted to a post-secondary opportunity. (87% in 2013) Grads 4-year 2-year App/Trade Military FT Job Total Undecided % Accept
JHS 431 247 59 11 21 56 394 37 91.42%
CHS 155 80 43 2 8 12 145 10 93.55%
NWHS 67 28 28 7 6 61 6 91.04%
Total 653 355 122 20 35 68 600 53 91.88%
a. Naviance Career Curriculum adopted. Implementation begins for 2nd semester.
b. CCR professional development for teachers every 3 weeks during period 0 will provide information for incorporating awareness, exploration and experience at each grade level May 27, 2015 – 1 hour meeting at each secondary school regarding partnership with representatives from the CCR Advisory Committee to discuss future trainings.
c.
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PLTW –implemented middle school engineering and bio-medical program as well as added high school bio-medical program to engineering program. Junior Achievement programs have been
provided careerbased experiences at all grades levels; e.g., Grade 5-Biz Town; Grade 6 Careers class; grade 7 – Health Medical Detection (Junior Achievement); grade 8 - Project Lead The Way; Grade 9 Careers class; Grades 912 – Project Lead The Way.
implemented at all identified levels. PLTW – increased enrollments for 2014-15/ additional teachers trained.
d. Establish a College and Career Readiness Advisory.
2. Every eligible student in the district will be enrolled as a 21st Century Scholar by June 2014. a. The district will establish a tracking and follow-up system to assure that every student signs up and remains a 21st Century Scholar by June of 2014. b. Determine the state and local contact by March 2013. Send an open letter to 21st
d. The advisory was established and has met twice to begin developing specific action steps. Committee has significantly increased in size and is meeting every quarter. 2. # of students enrolled currently being calculated
2. All eligible students
2. PowerSchool
2. Asst. Superintendent for Leadership/ Guidance Counselors
2.
a. Updated April 2015
Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12
# Eligible 448 492 453 417 420 418
# Enrolled 121 254 230 130 155 170
% Enrolled 27% 52% 51% 31% 37% 41%
b. Meeting occurred with state contact and letter sent
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c.
scholars. Establish a point person in each building to identify, track and counsel students and parents regarding the 21st Century Scholar process by June of 2014.
c.
Counselors currently tracking data
d. Counselors currently tracking data d. Determine who is currently enrolled as 21st Century Scholars by June of 2014. e. Establish who is eligible to be in the program and enroll them by June 2014. f. Follow up at least quarterly with each student to assure that they are meeting the required state criteria. 3. Expand the pre-school program to eventually include all four year-olds. a. Create a team made up of early childhood teachers and administrators within the district by June of 2014. b. Research funding options by June of 2014. c. Identify a community task force made up of
e. Counselor currently tracking data
f.
3. Current GCCS preschool program Bridgepoint Maple New Washington Parkwood Riverside Spring Hill Wilson
3. All schools host at least 1 preschool program 100% eligible pre-school
3. Census data
3. Executive Director of Elementary Education
3. a. Committee established and merged with community team.
Elementary Principals
Executive Director of Special Populations
b. Grant submitted and awarded through FSSA $288,000.00. 5 preschools added for 2015-16. c.
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Counselors to meet
Community Task Force established. Second meeting 5/18/2015. Focus on curriculum, behavior, and professional development.
the above team and community preschool and daycare providers, including Headstart, to coordinate a common curriculum and common training for all programs feeding into all Greater Clark schools d. Develop common curriculum
Executive Director of Elementary Education
Executive Director of Elementary Education d. Goal Clarity Windows
e. Provide professional development for all staff and community. f. Provide training for families that are not sending children to schoolsponsored preschool and provide resources to help those children develop the skills needed to enter kindergarten. Provide training to families that do send their children to public preschool, helping them to understand how to help their children at home. 4. Establish a district wide
4. Elementary
Curriculum Guide
Guide
e. TBD
Professional Development Plan
PD Calendar/ Attendance Sheets
f.
4. 80%
4.
STAR
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4.
Exec. Director of
4.
TBD
comprehensive literacy program to be implemented across the district in all content areas a. The Instructional Cabinet will meet weekly to establish a framework for the PK-12 program. b. The Instructional Cabinet will prioritize the roll out and establish benchmarks for implementation that are supported by professional development. c. Student achievement will be measured through universal screening every student three times per year with the goal for all students to read at grade level or above. d. Teacher accountability for literacy instruction will be measured through classroom observation.
#2 – By 2018, Greater Clark
1. Continue to enhance the Goal Clarity through district-produced pacing guides, and buildingproduced LARs and common assessments (four learning checks per nine weeks).
= 47% reading at grade level (August, 2012) Secondary = 62.7% reading at grade level (August, 2012)
reading at grade level through Tier 1 instruction
Reading Enterprise Assessment
Educational Services
a. Completed
b. Completed
c. STAR Assessment. Updated April 2015 EOY 13-14 Elementary 60% Middle 56% High 51%
d.
1. Ongoing
1. 3 week windows
1. 18 A’s
1. DOE A-F Model Report
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1. Exec. Director of Educational Services
MOY 14-15 67% 51% 51%
STAR Assessment data by school to be added for the August update meeting.
1. Quarterly meetings involving representatives from all schools are working to align and enhance curriculum and assessments.
County Schools will achieve and maintain an “A” rating as defined by the Indiana Department of Education.
2. Using the IMPACT academic/behavior system, establish a baseline in each school and monitor and intervene with every student that is below grade level or who is exhibiting academic/behavior issues in order to enhance student growth.
2. January 2013
2. Student Achieveme nt
2. School Principals
2. See Data Dashboard 2013-14 Elementary T2 – 3280 Growth – 1471 (45%) Middle School T2 – 2045 Growth – 845 (41%) High School T2 – 969 Growth – 479 (49%) Elementary T3 – 1783 Growth – 658 (37%) Middle School T3 – 506 Growth – 153 (30%) High School T3 – 790 Growth – 408 (52%)
To be updated – Summer 2015
#3 – By 2018, all certified staff will be rated as Effective or Highly Effective using the district’s evaluation
3. Provide equitable resources across all buildings including counseling, transportation, class size, impact and extended school day. a. Establish current level of services b. Determine what each building needs to target.
3. September 2013
1. Provide teachers and staff with professional development utilizing the competencies that are outlined in the Greater Clark Teacher Effectiveness Rubric system, using a variety of medium in order to
1. June 2014
3. Needs assessment resource survey
3.
Budget
3.
Planning/Needs
On-going – utilizing staffing process to determine appropriate staffing ratios.
Nine of 18 schools received an “A” rating based on 2012-13 results. Corporation GPA increased from 2.56 in 2011-12 to 2.86 in 2012-13. 2.83 in 2013-14 (9/18 “A” schools; 4/18 “B” schools; 1/18 “C” schools; 4/18 “D” schools) 1. Available June, 2013
1. 100% Effective / Highly Effective
1.
Randa Tower
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1. Asst. Superintendent for Leadership
1. In process 2. Period 0 professional development centers on district initiatives – literacy, balanced math, college and career readiness and pedagogy.
system.
support teachers and staff. 2. Provide all teachers with professional development in literacy, technology integration, and student engagement, differentiation and instructional practices.
2. June 2014
2.
Period Technology
2.
100% Effective / Highly Effective
2.
School Principals
2.
2012-13 Teacher Effectiveness Ratings: Highly Effective: 31% Effective: 67% Needs Imp.: 2% 2013-14 Teacher Effectiveness Ratings Highly Effective – 29% Effective – 69% Needs Improvement – 2% 2014-15 Teacher Effectiveness Ratings Highly Effective – Available June 1 Effective – Available June 1 Needs Improvement – Available June 1
#4 – By 2018, Greater Clark County Schools will reflect a diverse faculty that recognizes and respects the broad cultural differences of students.
1. Establish a community wide diversity committee representative of the demographics of the Greater Clark population. The committee will give the district input and support on how to serve the diverse group of children in the district throughout this strategic plan.
1. September 2013
2. The human resources department will develop a recruiting process that focuses on attracting and hiring minority candidates
2. January 2014
3. Utilize the instructional cabinet and the diversity committee to determine activities that promote different cultures as well as to establish professional development
3. June 2014
1. Staff/Students
1. Staff/Students
Demographics
Demographics
1.
Skyward
1. Superintendent
1. Committee established and will hold first meeting in February of 2014. 2. 4 meetings have been held
2.
2.
Specific goals will be established in conjunction with the diversity committee to reflect student demographics.
3.
T BD
PowerSchool
Asst. Superintendent for Leadership/Director of Human Resources
Opening Day Speaker for 2015-2016 School Year – Salome Thomas-El, National Education Expert and Consultant
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that focuses on culturally responsive curriculum and classroom management.
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