COMMUNICATION
Sub-Committee
Co-Chairs
Sue Stingley
Dr. Michael Nesbit
Recorder
Karen Schardt
Committee Members
Susan Brandow
Julie Hart
Claudia Dvorak
Pam Thies
Star Smith
Lyle VanCleave
Sharon VanCleave
Marta Victor
Lisa Wolfgram
Karen Harrington
Nancy Maxon
Kim McCorkindale
ACTION PLAN
Reading/Language Arts
Improvement of Communication
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
School Homepage Development and maintenance of school homepage. Administration Nov. 2000
Ongoing 		Homepage
Authoring/Software Support
  Implement Power Grade/Power School Information. Administration Nov. 2000
Ongoing		 PowerSchool In-Service
Evidence of Success:  
Hits on the homepage.
Suggestion box on home page.
PowerSchool Access Button
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Channel 13 Develop a monthly schedule for broadcasting events, activities, and educational programs. Mr. VanCleave Ongoing  
  Keep school/community activities calendar current. Mr. VanCleave Ongoing
Evidence of Success:  
Viewer Survey
Viewer Report Log
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Parents and students have access to PowerSchool via a touchtone phone system. Additional phone line installed. Superintendent Feb. 2001

PowerSchool Workshops
Parent Workshops
(not working at this time with OSX server)
  Powerlink equipment installed. Computer Coordinator Dec. 2000 School Conferences
Parents receive instruction on access procedure. Building Principals March 2001 Parent Workshops
Students receive instruction on access procedure. Building Principals March 2001 School Conferences
Evidence of Success:  
Parental access statistics report printed monthly. (This is available through PowerSchool.)
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Communication - Teacher, Student, Parent
Student Inservice & Adult Education
 Develop a plan for student assemblies. Building Principals

6/1/2001
Annually

 APL
Social Skills
Accessing PowerSchool
  Develop Parent Education Program. Building Principals 6/1/2001
Annually 		 
Offer Parenting Class Nesbit Fall 2001
Plan and implement an Adult Continuing Education Program. Adult Education Committee/Owen Annually
Implement Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences. Administration
Teachers 		11/1/2000
Semi-Annually
Teacher inservices to improve teaching strategies. Administration Annually APL
Six Traits Writing
Evidence of Success:  
APL Workshops for teachers, students, parents.
Parenting Class in progress.
Six Traits inservice/assessment.
Fall 2000 - Parent, teacher, student conferences
Adult Education Programs
School Climate Survey
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Emergency Plan Create and distribute a written Emergency Plan. Superintendent May 2001  
  Staff Inservice on Emergency Plan. Administration May 2001 Drills
Develop classroom emergency response packets. Steering Committee May 2001  
Evidence of Success:  
All teachers/staff have knowledge of procedures and are competent in completion of successful drills.
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Youth Leadership Conference
(Area Wide)		 Leadership Conference Administration Fall 2001  
Evidence of Success:  
Attendance
Feedback Forms
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Teacher/Student Mediation Training Teacher/Student Mediation Training Dr. Nesbit In
Planning
Stage		  
Evidence of Success:  
Improved Student Relations
Teacher and Student
Feedback
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
TeamMates Program Implementation of TeamMates Program Nesbit, Fritschen, Junck Fall 2001
Ongoing		  
Evidence of Success:  
Survey and record of attendance
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Student Advisory
Program 		Teacher/Advisor
meet monthly with
students
Mr. Owen Fall 2002
Ongoing		 Training Session Materials
Evidence of Success:  
Student Feedback
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Special Time Senior student meets
weekly with elementary
student 		Dr. Nesbit Ongoing N/A
Evidence of Success:  
Teacher and Student
Feedback
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Related
Staff Development
Staff Recognition
(Birthdays)		 Monthly Meetings Staff Ongoing N/A
Evidence of Success:  
Attendance and
Feedback