Families, Communities, & Schools Their whole is greater than the sum of their parts. Karen McCay

Increase Student Achievement by Valuing Achievement Every activity must establish the school’s passion for achievement: Discuss student responsibility and set quarterly goals, teaching students the skills of goal-setting (Fisher, Frey, & Pumpian, 2012, pp. 7-16) Celebrate academic success before all other successes (ibid) Provide clear feedback in all classrooms about student performance (Goodwin & Hubbell, 2013, pp. 92-94).

Increase Achievement through Collaboration with all Stakeholders Administrators, teachers, parents, and community members all need to believe in the vision of the school and promote that vision to students. Written vision, revised by a team at least every three years Clear communication to all stakeholders about vision and goals to achieve it Feedback methods (surveys, suggestion cards, emails) to allow all stakeholders a voice in the current vision and goals (Linton & Davis, 2013, p. 65).

Raise Achievement through Facilitation Climate Teacher relationships based on collaboration and facilitation to foster independence and self- responsibility for success Positive discipline models, which are focused on achievement as the goal for behavior (Goodwin & Hubbell, 2013, pp. 80-81).

Foster Achievement through a Positive Mindset Teach goal-orientation and drive mindset Foster long-term future planning with college discussions and displays and related research projects (Foster, 2014)

Improve Achievement with Solid Teaching Use community volunteers with unique expertise to improve curriculum (Nelson, 2016). Provide professional development directly related to annual initiatives and offer support/follow-ups to ensure success (Hord & Roussin, 2013, p. 22). Require lesson plans on one template and provide feedback to each team on a monthly basis to improve classroom lessons (Goodwin & Hubbell, 2013, pp. 132-134).

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