JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 8, 2008

JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL STAFF DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 8, 2008

FACULTY SURVEYS

W.A.S.C.: ACCREDITATION PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

THE PAST SY : SELF-STUDY GRANTED TWO-YEARS SY : PROGRESS REPORT GRANTED ONE-YEAR SY : 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 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 one year from now? two years from now? three years from now? Visualize what will be different for students...

FOCUS/HOME GROUPS Different Disciplines discussing concerns/solutions on specific focus FOCUS GROUP HOME GROUP Same content areas discussing concerns dealing with department and other matters of academics, school, and focus areas

KENNEDY ACTION PLAN ACADEMICS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT

THE FUTURE APRIL 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

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