1. Prospective Principal Candidate: Columbia High School
A Community of Excellence The mission of Columbia High School is to provide the students with instruction that promotes higher level thinking skills, accountable, responsible behavior, and self-disciplined social skills, so that they are capable of meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing and increasingly complex society.
Dr. Derrica Davis
Prospective Principal Candidate: Columbia High School

2. Achieving Educational Excellence
Goal II: Stakeholder Engagement & Goal IV: Internal and External Communication
June 2016
Learning about the culture, setting the stage and building relationships with parents, students, staff and the community
Meet with Area Superintendent
Plan Introductory meeting with staff members
Meet with previous Principal
Meet with Assistant Principals and Curriculum Facilitators/Coaches
Invite faculty and staff to One –on- One Meetings
Meet with School Teams
Meet with alumni
Host forums parents and community leaders
Conduct neighborhood visits to communicate goals, data, vision and plans to community

3. THE PROMISE….Impacting School Climate
Academic Excellence
Athletic Excellence
Extracurricular Excellence
Magnet Science and Technology Excellence
Reduce Drop Out Rate
College and Career Ready
Monthly Career Day
Family and Community Involvement
Parent & Business Partners Resource Center
Participatory Relationships Opportunity Mastery Instruction Support Excellence
Shared Decision Making
Fairness
Consistency
Respect
Appreciation
Student Achievement

4. Achieving Educational Excellence
Goal I: Student Success with Equity and Access & Goal V: Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency
June 2016 – August 2016
Analyze patterns in student achievement to develop appropriate actions for improvement
Establish, communicate and infuse rigorous expectations for standards based learning
Define expectations of instruction and operations as defined by Teacher/Leader KEYS Instrument with timely feedback
Develop or assemble teams (CCRPI, Leadership, Data, Better Seeking)
Review Critical documents (Handbooks, policy and procedures, safety plan)
Adjust organizational structure based on data reviews

5. College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Trend Data

6. Post High School Readiness Trend Data
2014 no data for students completing the identified career awareness lesson aligned

7. CCRPI Alignment Performance Objectives
College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Post High School Readiness
CCRPI Alignment
Percent of students achieving a Lexile measure greater than or equal to 1275
Percent of students scoring at Developing Learner or above on the Georgia Milestones Ninth Grade Literature , American Literature, Algebra I/Coordinate Algebra, Geometry/Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, History, Economics EOC
Graduation Rate
During the school year students achieving lexile measures greater than 1275 will increase on the Performance Indicator to 20%
Performance Objectives
Lexile so low in comparison to 89 % pass rate ….therefore the students comprehension of complex text is unlikely which is why social studies and science are so low

8. Improvement Plan Action Steps Resources/Funding Expected Outcomes
Professional Learning
Literacy Support Strategies
Literacy Journals
Universal Design for Learning
Building Literacy in Content Classes
Expected Outcomes
All teachers will integrate literacy within their curriculum that allow for literacy support strategies to be used in context
Students will provide evidence of logical conclusion, justification of answers and processes and the use of facts to explain thinking in writing and explanation
Students receiving ongoing support in the development of language and content skills
Increased Lexile scores
Resources/Funding
Literacy Journals/ Notebooks
Literacy Course (Language Live Curriculum and Course, READ 180, etc.)
MyON Reading Program
Timeline
August 2016
Action Steps
Provide a consistent curriculum and instructional model for literacy integration
The complexity of comprehension is so low, therefor the reading and lexile scores vary so much

9. Content Mastery Trend Data
Develop a process with grade level chairs to track student performance in content areas within each grade levels

10. College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Content Mastery
CCRPI Alignment
Percent of students scoring at Developing Learner or above on the Georgia Milestones Algebra I/Coordinate Algebra and Geometry/Analytic Geometry EOC
Graduation Rate
College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Content Mastery
During the school year, students scoring in the exceeds and meets levels on the EOG (Georgia Milestones)as indicated by the End –of – Course EOC assessment will improve their Math competency levels, specifically in Coordinate Algebra and Analytic Geometry/GPS Geometry/Mathematics II to a performance percentage of 22%
Performance Objectives

11. Improvement Plan Action Steps Resources/Funding Expected Outcomes
Professional Learning
Analyzing student work and assessment data
Explicit Instruction process, components and impact
Student Engagement
Vocabulary Development
Higher Order Thinking Skills, Feedback and Questioning
Expected Outcomes
Teachers will plan using the Explicit Lesson Plan model
Student tracking their own progress
Teachers will implement formative assessment strategies and activities that will help engage students
Teachers will provide in-depth instruction that will allow students to gain ownership and buy in of their learning
Resources/Funding
Lesson Plan Template
Collaborative Planning Protocol
Substitutes/After school hours
Instructional Coach
Timeline
August 2016 – October 2016
Action Steps
Implement the Explicit Instruction Lesson Planning model with fidelity in a means to positively impact the instructional needs of students

12. Columbia High School Areas of Strength Areas for Growth
year cohort graduation rate ~13%
% of student scoring meets or exceeds in American Literature
% of graduates completing a CTAE pathway, or an advanced academic pathway, or a fine arts pathway, or a world language pathway
Student Attendance
Gap Change size in 9th grade lit, American Lit, Biology and Physical Science
% of students scoring meets or exceeds in Mathematics, Biology, and US History End of Course Test
# of Students Meeting Typical to High Growth
Lexile Scores for students
With Cohort graduation rate close to the 79.3% that lower level C schools possess.

13. Achieving Educational Excellence
Goal I: Student Success with Equity and Access, Goal II: Stakeholder Engagement & Goal V: Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency
August 2016
Establish affective engagement activities for staff, students and parents
Create professional learning calendar based on data
Create schedules for best practices (focus walks, walkthrough, data talks)
Implement the use of protocols to build consistency
Empower and schedule meetings with teams
Encourage Early Response to Interventions (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support)

14. What Will I Bring to Columbia High School
Consistent Practices:
Strong Interpersonal Relationships
Instructional Focus
Consistency
Commitment
Impartiality

15. Dr. Derrica Davis
Transforming culture with integrity, determination, honesty and temperance!