All Certified Staff Will Be Oriented to the LHS Culture

2013-16 Executive Summary
School Improvement Plan
School Name: Lambert High School
AdvancED Standards / FCS Departments
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / AcademicsAccountability
Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services / Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services / Superintendent
Technology and Information Services
Transportation
Continuous Improvement Goal / AdvancED Standards / Support from FCS Department(s)
All students graduate from Lambert High School prepared to compete globally for college and career opportunities. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 3: Teaching and assessing for learning
Standard 4: Resources and support systems
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Alignment of middle school CTAE credit options with schools to which they feed
Clear definition of option choices, data analysis, and evidentiary requirements for innovative practice for earning bonus points under CCRPI
Development of a user-friendly monitoring system for the elements of the CCRPI
Students, staff, parents, community members and business leaders embrace the culture of Lambert High School. This culture includes a focus on excellence, persistence, appreciation of diversity, personal responsibility, and high expectation. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 3: Teaching and assessing for learning
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Diversity training that includes professional development regarding Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern cultures and languages.
Lambert High School is managed effectively to support the Lambert High School culture. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 4: Resources and support systems
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Work collaboratively with Educational Leadership for appropriate staff leadership development.
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: All students will graduate from Lambert High School prepared to compete globally for college and career opportunities.
SMART Goal: Lambert High School will raise its CCRPI score from 94.6 to 97.
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2013-2014
X / Purpose and Direction
X / Governance and Leadership
X / Teaching and Assessing for Learning
X / Resources and Support Systems
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.2; 1.3; 2.1; 2.4; 2.6; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5; 3.6; 3.11; 3.12; 4.2; 4.7; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 / If…
The Core Council will examine CCRPI baseline data to determine areas of focus for professional learning,
Teachers will utilize tools and strategies gained through professional development (DOK, Academic Vocabulary, Research Based Strategies for Increasing Academic Achievement),
PROPEL strategies are implemented and refined,
Pathway completion indicators are monitored to counsel students toward completion,
Lower performing subgroups are identified and interventions aimed at those subgroups are designed and implemented,
If…
Students with patterns of poor attendance are identified and strategies put in place to support these students
Performance tasks are developed which align to common core standards in all core area and CTAE courses.
Common academic vocabulary identified through collaboration between teams of teachers and students and utilized across disciplines
All core area teams meet weekly during the common planning time to analyze student achievement data and design research based instruction, / Then…
The professional learning team will design development that provides teachers with tools and resources to improve instruction.
EOCT scores will increase
The graduation rate will increase.
The percentage of students completing a pathway will increase.
The performance of those populations will improve.
Then…
Attendance rates will increase.
EOCT scores will increase.
Horizontal and vertical alignment of curriculum will be supported.
EOCT, AP and SAT scores will increase. / September, 2013
Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long
October training
Year long
August – October, 2013
Year long / Who…
Data Teams
Administrative Team
Leadership Team
Core Council
Professional Learning Team
Resources…
CCRPI data
SLDS
EOCT data
Academic Vocabulary lists
Professional Learning Time
Attendance Summaries
Academic Vocabulary
If…
100% of teachers understand the standards of the TKES evaluation and use them to guide their daily work,
Teacher leaders are trained in the Data Team process
100% of teachers are trained to utilize ItsLearning and provided with ongoing support / Then…
Teachers will understand the domains and standards of the TKES and its role as an evaluation instrument to support student achievement.
Teacher leaders can lead their teams in the use of the process to gather, analyze, and evaluate student achievement data.
The ItsLearning platform will be utilized by teachers to support student achievement. / Year long
September, 2013 training
Year long / System TKES training
Staff TKES training during planning period meetings – Administrative team
Data teams training
Data team modeling – teacher leaders
Staff ItsLearning training led by Ruth Allen
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: Staff and students will embrace the culture of Lambert High School which includes a focus on excellence, persistence, appreciation of diversity, personal responsibility, and high expectation.
SMART Goal: Lambert High School will increase student and staff participation by 3% based on event attendance.
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2013-2014
X / Purpose and Direction
X / Governance and Leadership
X / Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.1; 1.2; 2.4; 3.8; 5.5 / If…
Develop a system to recognize staff and students who exemplify the LHS culture
Evaluate and improve opportunities for students to be involved as members of the Lambert High School community,
Evaluate and improve opportunities for the LHS staff to be involved as members of the LHS community,
Evaluate and improve opportunities for parents, community members and business leaders to be involved as members of the LHS community, / Then…
Students and staff are able to define the Lambert way.
Student participation in extracurricular opportunities will increase.
Staff participation in LHS events will increase.
Participation in LHS events by parents, community members, and business leaders will increase. / Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long / Who…
Leadership team
Synergy team
Resources…
CCRPI school climate survey
Staff and student event attendance record
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: Lambert High School is managed effectively to support effective instruction and a safe, clean, and healthy environment for students and staff.
SMART Goal: Lambert High School will be managed effectively to support its Continuous Improvement Goals as will be reflected in baseline results of the school climate survey.
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2013-2014
x / Purpose and Direction
x / Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
x / Resources and Support Systems
x / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.3; 2.1; 4.2; 4.3; 5.5 / If…
The Lambert High School facility is managed and planned for continuous improvement
Lambert High School staff are hired and retained with a goal of continuous improvement
The local and instructional budgets are managed effectively
The Lambert High School facility is managed with safety, cleanliness, and health as its priority
The LOC (line of credit) is paid off / Then…
The facility will be able to meet the needs of a growing student body, faculty, and staff.
Staffing resources will be allocated to most effectively meet the needs of students.
Resources will be allocated to meet the instructional and extra- curricular needs of students.
Students and staff will affirm that LHS is a safe, clean, and healthy environment in which to learn and work.
Resources can be directed toward other facility needs. / Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long / Resources:
Instructional Budget
Local Budget
Allotments
Who:
Principal
Leadership team
All staff
2013-14 Professional Learning Plan
for School Improvement Planning
School Name: Lambert High School
Professional Learning Goal(s): / Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):

All certified staff will be oriented to the LHS culture.
All certified staff will be oriented and trained to utilize ItsLearning to enhance instruction.
All certified staff will be oriented to the TKES standards.
All certified staff in core departments will utilize the data team process to gather and analyze data to adjust instruction to the needs of students.

Orientation to LHS culture supports our goal that all staff will embrace the culture of LHS and supports our goal of effective management to support instruction.
Orientation and training for utilization of ItsLearning will provide staff an instructional tool to enhance instruction. This supports our goal to prepare students to compete for college and career opportunities.
Orientation to the TKES standards supports our goal that all staff embrace a culture of high expectation and a focus on excellence.
Utilization of the data team process supports our goal that all staff will utilize a system of continuous improvement in all their work so that we can effectively prepare students to compete globally for college and career opportunities.

Date / # Hours / Description of Learning Activities
August 1
Pre-Planning (School) / 8 / All staff general session: Mission and vision; team building activity
Break out session topics: TKES, Safety, Classroom Management, Instruction and Grading, Instructional Focus, Assessment
August 2
Pre-Planning (District) / 8 / District wide collaboration by content area
August 5
Pre-Planning / 3 / All staff general session: Code of Ethics, Mandated Reporting, Bookkeeping
August 6
Pre-Planning / 4 / ItsLearning staff training
Department collaboration – all teams
August 7
Pre-Planning / 2 / Department Collaboration – all teams
August 28
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (School) / 2 / Academic Vocabulary Activity – Leadership Team
Testing Training – All staff
September 18
Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District) / 3 / TBD
January 6
Prof. Dev. Day (School) / 8 / Data teams – Department teacher leaders will work with EOCT content area teams to examine data to plan
February 14
Prof. Dev. Day (District a.m.) / TBD
May 27
Post-Planning / LHS graduation – all staff
May 28
Post-Planning / 4 / All staff general session
Grade posting – all staff
Total Hours: / 38