Goal #3

LAUREL-CONCORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Continous Improvement Process Goal #3 Expand and improve learning opportunities for all students.
Standard #	Observations = O Interviews = I Artifacts = A	Support Data	Baseline/Post Intervention Measures Norm-Referenced Assessments	Baseline/Post-Intervention Measures Non Norm-Referenced Assessments
				2007-08	Todd Wittaker Workshop
					Support Reading:
					"What Great Principals Do Differently", Todd Whitaker, Eye on Education, Inc., 2003.
					"What Great Teachers Do Differently", Todd Whitaker, Eye on Education, Inc., 2004.
				2006-07	"walk awhile in my shoes", Eric Harvey & Steve Ventura , Performance Systems Corporation, The WALK THE TALK Company.
		Activities to Implement the Strategy/Intervention	Person(s) Accountable	Timeline	Resources & Staff Development
		Curriculum and Assessment Alignment.
		All Staff meetings between all four schools districts	All Teachers all four schools	2007-2008	Departments, Innovative Labs, Standards, Sample textbooks, Distance carts, i-chat, e-mail. Course Descriptions, CLE's, GLE's, Course Objectives, Developed and posted on all school web sites.
		CLPS used to document when Lessons are taught and Standards tested	All Teachers all four schools	Coleridge 2002-2003 Others followed	Laptops with CLPS . Ability to track, report, and improve communications.
		Expanded Curriculum Opportunities
		Teachers trained in problem based/case based learning	2007 (Jean H. Kim M. Carol E. Joe Y). 2008 ( Amy H. Diane Baker) as well as teachers from the other three districts		Midwest Center for Information Technology's Working Connections Faculty Development Institute. ESU #1. Teachers use problem based/case based strategies for classroom instruction .
		Offer On-Line classes to provide flexible scheduling	Teachers who teach on-line classes	2006-2007	Angel training, Laptops, internet, hardware, incentive pay. Better trained, develop and manage an on-line class.
		Increased opportunities for upper level classes and class offerings such as Ag, FCLA, Spanish, I.T. Science & Math and others		2002-2003	Teacher teaching distance classes, Distance Ed equipment. Trained in Distance Education delivery.
		College Credit Access
		Increase College credit class offerings	Principal, Guidance Counselor, Teachers meeting requirements to teach College level courses	2003-2005	Angel training, Colleges. Teacher furthering their degree to teach college level classes.
		Community and Parent Involvement
		All staff involved in Innovation Labs.	Entire staff, all schools	2006	Innovation Labs and Associates, school staff, school board members, parents, community members, and student assistants. Awareness of wants, needs and issues in our school systems.
		Open House/PT Conference	Advisor/advisees, parents, community members	2005	PowerSchool, advisors, classroom teachers. Building relationships and connections between school, home and community.
		Homeroom Advisor/Advisee	Students and teachers.	2003	PowerSchool, advisors, classroom teachers. Building strong relationships between students and a caring adult in the school system.
		Online use of Powerschool	Administration, all classroom teachers, students and parents	2004	Technology coordinator/PowerSchool administrator, classroom teachers, advisors/advisees, parents. Teachers keep grades updated in PowerGrade so they can be accessed through PowerSchool by parents, students, advisors/advisees and all teachers.
		Increase awareness of information provided on the school homepage	Administration, teachers, students, and parents	2004	Quarterly newsletter, communications with parents, and news releases. Staff posts upcoming events and results on school website.
		Contacting parents through phone calls, e-mails, and notes.	Administration, teachers, coaches and sponsors	2004	Phones, Internet. Staff training on how to find contact information in PowerSchool.
		Community meetings.	Administration	2005	Innovation Labs and Associates, school budget, participants in meeting.
		Technology Integration/Distance Education
		Teachers trained on MIMIO /Angel Training	Teachers	2006	Laptops, training staff, workshops. Teachers able to implement the technology in their classroom and curriculum.
		Online use of Powerschool	Technology coordinator/PowerSchool Administrator, Technology Trainers and staff	2004	PowerSchool training, NETA, LAN manager meetings, laptops and Internet. Training of staff by technology trainers.
		Teachers involved in NETA conference.	Administrators, attending teachers.	2004	Grant money, NETA Conference presenters. Teachers implement technology projects into their curriculum.
		Expanded class offerings for exposure to more teachers. (started in 2000 with one distance classroom and have expanded to seven classrooms.)	Administrators, distance education teachers.	2000	Distance education carts and technology, laptops, Internet connections. Staff trained on how to use the distance education equipment and technology.
		Tech team trainers are responslble for overseeing the implementation of technology on their assigned team..	Tech team trainers	2004	Administration, technology coordinator, tech team trainers, trainers, all technology. Teachers are trained in various technologies needed for their regular and distance education classrooms.
		Allowing teachers to increase training in distance education.(NDLA)	Administrators, attending teachers.	2007	Administration, grant money, participating teachers. Teachers implement distance learning strategies in their classes.