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1. Provide the best, quality education for all of our students. 2. Provide support and learning for all staff members. 3. Improve our CCRPI at all schools.

District Mission To graduate To graduate all students.

Learning Targets Overall Targets  Engage in collaborative dialogue and reflection to develop a common language of our school improvement process.  Acquire, enhance, or refine our knowledge of the key components of the process (course of action that achieves results) that guides the work of the district. Days 1 Targets  Examine the components of a CCRPI Report.  Assume the collective responsibility of school improvement.

GEORGIA SCHOOL STANDARDS GA ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE ON SCHOOL STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL STANDARDS Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement.

Planning and Organization 2 Shares a common vision/mission that defines the school culture and guides the continuous improvement process. Planning and Organization 4: Uses a data-driven and consensus-oriented process to develop and implement a school improvement plan that is focused on student performance.

We have not implemented a data- driven school improvement process with fidelity…  Changes in leadership at district/school levels  Lack of a thorough understanding of the process and how to follow it.  Conflicting initiatives and programs

1 st Team to win Back-to-Back National Championships 3 rd National Championship in 4 Years “The Process”… Begins each day and continues all the time

SCHOOL/DISTR ICT IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

District Culture

1. Provide the best, quality education for all of our students. 2. Provide support and learning for all staff members. 3. Improve our CCRPI at all schools.

20% of students who do graduate require remedial courses in college (National Center for Education Statistics, 2013) 75% of the population in state prisons are high school dropouts (Harlow, 2003).

AYP  40+ n size  Subgroups included in determinations  FAY – Oct FTE – close of state testing window  AMOs  AMOs = Met or DNM Academic Performance  Reading/ELA and Math  Proxy Graduation Rate  NI designations  Attendance Rate – more than 15% missing more than 15 days CCRPI  15 n size  All Students group  FAY – 65% enrollment proposed  No AMOs (Performance Targets)  Relative credit for each indicator  All Subjects  5-Year Extended Cohort Graduation Rate  No NI designations Priority and Focus Schools designations (do not factor into CCRPI)  Attendance Rate - days present days present + days absent

College and Career Ready Performance Index, High School Model Grades DRAFT Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All of Georgia’s Students” Georgia Department of EducationDr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent February 23, 2012 Page 1 GRADUATION RATE Cohort Graduation Rate (%) POST HIGH SCHOOL READINESS Percent of graduates completing 3 or more Pathway Courses Percent of CTAE Pathway Completers earning a CTAE Industry-Recognized Credential Percent of graduated students entering Technical College System of Georgia technical colleges and/or University System of Georgia 2 or 4 year colleges and universities NOT requiring remediation or support courses Percent of graduates earning high school credit(s) for accelerated enrollment via Accel, Dual HOPE Grant, Move On When Ready, Early College, Gateway to College, Articulated Credit, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses Percent of graduates earning 2 or more high school credits in the same world language Percent of AP exams receiving scores of 3 or higher and/or percent of IB exams receiving scores of 4 or higher Percent of tested graduates scoring a minimum of 22 on the ACT (out of 36) or scoring a minimum of 1550 on the SAT (out of 2400) Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Georgia High School Writing Test Student Attendance Rate (%) CONTENT MASTERY (END of COURSE TESTS in some areas to be REPLACED by COMMON CORE ASSESSMENTS, , ) Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Ninth Grade Literature End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the American Literature End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Mathematics I (transitioning to CCGPS Coordinate Algebra) End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Mathematics II (transitioning to CCGPS Analytic Geometry) End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Physical Science End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Biology End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the US History End of Course Test Percent of students scoring at meets or exceeds on the Economics End of Course Test

In addition to the eighteen (18) items within the College and Career Ready Performance Index, high schools may earn additional points for these supplemental indicators. 1. Percent of graduates completing three credits in the same world language 2. Percent of graduates taking the SAT or ACT 3. Percent of graduates earning credit in a physics course 4. Percent of students in grade nine earning 4 Carnegie Unit Credits in 4 core content areas 5. Percent of graduated students qualifying for the Zell Miller Scholarship as awarded through legislative guidelines managed by the Georgia Student Finance Commission 6. School has earned a Georgia Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Program Certification 7. School or LEA-defined innovative practice accompanied by documented data supporting improved student achievement To Be Considered at a Later Date for inclusion on the mandatory indicators or the Factors for Success: Percent of tested students scoring at a proficient level on a Soft Skills Assessment Percent of tested students earning an AFQT score of 35 or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Percent of tested students scoring ‘College Ready’ on the COMPASS examination School’s average score on the Georgia Teacher Effectiveness Measurement School’s average score on the Georgia Leader Effectiveness Measurement Percent of students participating in the PLAN examination or the PSAT Percent of graduates completing Work Based Learning or a Senior Project Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent February 23, 2012 Page 2 DRAFT

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts ) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) CRCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation Predictor (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar 62.8NA Sumter County Primary School 2012 CCRPI Total: 90.2 (+6.8) State Elementary Average: 83.4

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts ) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) CRCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation Predictor (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Sumter County Elementary School 2012 CCRPI Total: 58.6 (-24.8) State Elementary Average: 83.4

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts ) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) CRCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation Predictor (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Sarah Cobb 2012 CCRPI Total: 51.3 (-32.1) State Elementary Average: 83.4

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) CRCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation Predictor (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Staley Middle School 2012 CCRPI Total: 67.1 (-14.3) State Middle School Average: 81.4

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) CRCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation Predictor (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Sumter County Middle School 2012 CCRPI Total: 77.6 (-3.8) State Middle School Average: 81.4

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) EOCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Americus-Sumter High School - South 2012 CCRPI Total: 58.8 (-13.8) State High School Average: 72.6

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) EOCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Average High School 2012 CCRPI Total: 72.6

Achievement Points (70 pts) Progress Points (15 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) EOCTs (28 pts) Readiness (21 pts) Graduation (21 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance Exceeding the Bar Americus-Sumter High School - North 2012 CCRPI Total: 68.6 (-4) State High School Average: 72.6

3. Improve our CCRPI at all schools. 6 out of 7 (86%) schools in the our district have CCRPI scores below the state average score for their grade levels.

Task 1. Use Georgia Department of Education website to examine a CCRPI Report.

 Students scoring at meets or exceeds on End of Course Test in 9 th Grade Lit., American Lit., Math I, Math II, Physical Science, Biology, U.S. History, and Economics.

Goal:

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