AccreditingCommissionforSchoolsWesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges

ACS WASC/CDE Visiting Committee Final Presentation

Accrediting Commission for SchoolsWestern Association of Schools and Colleges

Palisades Charter High School (PCHS)March 11 – 14, 2018

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FocusonLearningasks…

• Howdoyouknowthatallstudentsareachievingbasedonourschoolwidestudentgoalsandacademicstandards?

• Istheschooldoingeverythingpossibletosupporthighachievementforallitsstudents?

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AreastoCelebrate• InclusivegoverningBoardstructurethatencompasses

staff,parent,communityandstudentstakeholders• ExemplarysharedleadershipmodelthroughLTSPCs,PLCs

andadditionalcommittees• CommitteeandProfessionalLearningCommunitymodel

thatensuresmultipleperspectivesindecisionmaking• Stableandcohesiveschoolleadershipteamthat

empowersstaff,students,parentsandcommunitymembersindecisionmaking

AreasforFocus• Aligncurrenttechnologyanddatamanagementtoolsto

betterinformschoolcommunityand drive decisionmaking• Utilizeinstructionaltimemoreeffectivelytoengage

studentsthroughoutclassperiodandensureequitableaccess toadditionalsupports

Organization:VisionandPurpose,Governance,Leadership,Staff,andResources

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Standard-BasedStudentLearning:Curriculum

AreastoCelebrate

• VibrantPLCecosystem• EmpoweringCTEprogram• Relevantcourseofferingsandaccessibility• Integratedtechnology• Pali AcademyandVirtualAcademy

AreasforFocus

• ContinueprogresswithCTE• Continueprogresswithqualitycurriculum• ContinueprogresswithPLCs

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Standard-BasedStudentLearning:Instruction

AreastoCelebrate

• Small learningcommunities9thgradePODS

• AcademicAchievementTeamcoaching

• RigorouscourseofferingssuchasAPandHonorsinHistoryandEnglish

AreasforFocus

• Increasequalitylearningtimeinclassrooms

• IncreaseinstructionalalignmentwithCaliforniaStandards

• ExploreProjectBasedLearningtypemodelstoincreasestudentengagementacrossallcourses

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Standard-BasedStudentLearning:AssessmentandAccountability

AreastoCelebrate

• PLCsdevelopingcommonformativeandsummativeassessments

• Usingdatatomakechangesto instructionalprogram

• Activeimplementationofnewprogramsandinterventionstosupportstudentachievement

AreasforFocus

• DataCollectionOrganizationand Management Schoolwide

• AchievementGap/Underperforming

Subgroups

• TellingthePCHSstorythroughdata

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SchoolCultureandSupportforStudentPersonalandAcademicGrowth

AreastoCelebrate

• Empoweringstudents• Effectivesystemsforsupport• Committedstakeholder

AreasforFocus

• Engagingallparents

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• Boardthatincludesallstakeholders• Sharedleadershipmodel• CommitmenttoPLCmodelforcycleofcontinual

improvement• Robustcounselingandsocialemotionalsupport• Comprehensivetieredstudentinterventionsystem• SmallLearningCommunity/Podsasfreshmensupport• Diversepopulationwithinaninclusiveenvironment• Multi-tiered,personalizedprofessionaldevelopment• CTEpathways

CelebrateSchoolwideStrengths

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Theself-studyidentifiedandworkshouldcontinueon:

AreasforFocus

• Alignmentofinitiativestoworkasefficientlyaspossible• Singledataprofileaccessibletoallstakeholders• Maximizeinstructionaltimeandstudentengagement

Asyouplanandimplementyourwork,include:

• Integratecommitteeandteamworktoaligninitiativesandminimizemeetings

• Identifycriticaldataandsummarizeinonekeylocation(singledataprofile)

• Fliptheinstructionsothestudentsarefacilitatingthelearningandteachersarecoachingthestudents

CriticalAreasforFocus

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• ContinuetouseyourLongTermStrategicPlanningCommitteetoalignyourschoolgoals,WASCActionPlan,andLCAPplans.

• Figureoutyourdataaccessibilityplan• Refineandadjustallyourplansaccordingtoacarefulanalysis

ofyourdata.

MakingItHappen:OngoingWork

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Visualizewhatwillbedifferentforstudents….

– Oneyearfromnow?

– Twoyearsfromnow?

– Threeyearsfromnow?

SchoolwideActionPlan