JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENTNOVEMBER 8, 2008

JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENTNOVEMBER 8, 2008

FACULTY SURVEYSFACULTY SURVEYS

W.A.S.C.: ACCREDITATIONPAST, PRESENT,

FUTURE

W.A.S.C.: ACCREDITATIONPAST, PRESENT,

FUTURE

THE PAST

SY 2004-2005: SELF-STUDY

GRANTED TWO-YEARS

SY 2006-2007: PROGRESS REPORT

GRANTED ONE-YEAR

SY 2007-2008: MID-TERM PROGRESS

GRANTED ONE-YEAR

PRESENT

INTERPRETATION OF A ONE TERM:

needs strong additional support, feedback, and encouragement in meeting identified growth targets and areas the will strengthen student achievement and the school’s programs.

AREAS NEEDING TOP PRIORITY

Communication

Data Collection, Disaggregation, and Analysis

Maintenance and Upkeep of Facility

Instructional Materials and Supplies

MAJOR RECOMMENDATION

Under the direction and guidance of the school’s administrative team, the JFKHS faculty needs to re-focus its efforts from department-based action plans onto a single school action plan for improvement of student achievement

ONE SCHOOL-WIDE ACTION PLAN

ONE SCHOOL-WIDE ACTION PLAN

Goals for improving student achievement

Rationale for growth area based on self-study findings

Growth Targets, performance gains expected

Means of evaluating progress

Common Action Plan Components:

Who’s responsible and involved

Specific actions to improve educational practice

Timeline

Resources

Annual Review, reassessment, and refinement

Common Action Plan Components continued:

School-wide Action Plan

School-wide Action Plan

one year from now?

two years from now?

three years from now?

Visualize what will be different for students...

FOCUS/HOME GROUPS

FOCUS/HOME GROUPS

Different Disciplines discussing concerns/solutions on specific focus

FOCUS GROUP

HOME GROUPSame content areas discussing concerns dealing with department and other matters of academics, school, and focus areas

KENNEDY ACTION PLAN

KENNEDY ACTION PLAN

ACADEMICS

COMMUNICATION

ENVIRONMENT

THE FUTUREAPRIL 2008: ACCREDITATION VISIT

FUTURE PROJECTS TO DO:

LITERACY STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTED

ESLRs ASSESSMENT, REFINE LESSON PLANS, REPORT RESULTS

NINTH GRADE ACADEMY PROJECTS

HANDBOOKS PUBLISHED/DISTRIBUTED

HANDLE COMMUNICATION MATTERS

INCREASE INVOLVEMENT WITH STUDENT ACTIVITIES

GRANTED TWO-YEARS

SELF-STUDY PROCESS FOCUS ON LEARNING SY 2010-2011

We

Are

Student

Centered