School Improvement Plan Status Report January 2011

Final AdvancEd Visitation (High Functioning in all areas) Implementation of AdvancED Goals Professional Development Workshops Student input in the AdvancEd process Mission/Vision Web Voting Target Areas: 1. Technology: All Faculty and staff will commit to a greater usage of technology 2. Critical Thinking: All Students will apply critical thinking processes in each discipline. 3. Writing: All students will improve writing and spelling skills across disciplines 4. Spirit – Students and faculty school spirit will improve.

 Thunder Success Academy: Response to Interventions\ ◦ Credit recovery /Intervention Discipline  Summer Academies  Increased Technology Use by students and teachers  Professional Learning Communities ◦ Creating common assessments and analyzing data  Leadership development opportunities ◦ Administrative interns ◦ Book Reviews  PLC support by Academic Coach  Department support on School Goals  Communication strategies increased ◦ School Fusion ◦ Principal weekly letters ◦ Progress reports sent electronically ◦ Teachers send ongoing communication as needed ◦ Proactive parent communication

 See Handout  2010 AIMS 10

 Continue articulation with feeder schools: Reading (on grade level) & Math (8 th grade Algebra 1-2)  The number of students will increase who exceed on AIMS  All subgroups, including ELL & SPED, will meet AIMS  Increase AP performance, National Merit Semi Finalists, Scholarships offered, Flinn  Spotlight on Success Honor  A+ Application and Visitation in February  Response to Intervention: Thunder Success Academy  College Readiness  Maricopa College AA/AGEC  Fine Arts, Engineering Academy, Bio-Science Academy  Commitment to College readiness/skill development: ◦ Summer Academy: Math, Fine Arts, Speech Debate, Science/ Engineering, Spanish, Critical Reading, AP Organic Chemistry, Latin  Hall of Fame: Athletic and Community  Staff diversification will continue  Technology Labs: increase mobile labs  Continue developing common assessments, analyzing data for daily decisions towards academic improvement  Applying knowledge to real world/community situations

 444 students from 47 different schools  16 teachers—8 Kyrene, 8 Desert Vista  6th grade math--80 students  7th grade math--60 students  Pre-Algebra--80 students  Algebra students  Honors geometry--80 students