2013-14

The Newark High School Mission

·  We are a school community committed to readying young people to be life-long learners with experiences aimed at continuously motivating us to hone our skills in the complex tasks of teaching and learning.

·  Our community is devoted to providing supports for the aspirations of our adolescents as they mature into adults with ambitious plans for college and careers.

The Newark High School Vision

·  Staff to embody the school values and impart confidence while providing an inviting classroom environment with clear expectations and specific academic and behavioral goals.

·  Students to embody the school values through intellectual and emotional perseverance.

·  Families to embody the school values while remaining actively involved as advocates for their children and supporters of the school programs and staff.

BOARD OF EDUCATION GOAL #1 ~ Improve academic results by 2016
Course / Quarter 1 Assessment-% Passing / Quarter 2 Assessment-% Passing / Quarter 3 Assessment-% Passing / Quarter 4 Assessment-% Passing / End of Year Assessment-% Passing
English 9 / 86%
English 10 / 86%
English 11 / 86%
Integrated Algebra / 86%
Geometry / 92%
Algebra 2/Trigonometry / 45%
Global History and Geography / 63%
US History / 83%
the Living Environment / 85%
Earth Science / 67%
Chemistry / 72%
Physics / 83%
Initiatives To Support 2013-14 Academic Goals:
Objective(s) / Who is Responsible/Who is Affected / Timeline / Measurement
Focus on improving the alignment of quarterly assessments with standards so that assessments function as reliable predictors of student performance. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/All teachers / 2013-2014 school year / (1) Quarterly assessment analysis and evaluation against a rubric that measures the assessment for comparability and rigor (2) Quarterly assessment grades
When year-end Regents and quarterly assessment scores reveal a student performance deficit use the established district data protocol process (ADAP) to develop and implement data based action plans designed to foster student learning that leads to measurable student achievement. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/Earth Science, Chemistry, Algebra 2/Trigonometry and Global History and Geography and teachers TBD / 2013-2014 school year / (1) Monthly collection and review of completed ADAP’s (2) Notes from monthly meetings and informal drop-ins designed to measure the effectiveness of ADAP’s
Regular use of a protocol and peer review process to analyze activities and assignments to determine if they make a clear and direct (purposeful) connection to the goals (standards based objectives) in the course of study. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/All teachers / 2013-2014 school year / (1) Copies of the analysis (2) The “before and after” samples of activities and assignments
Revise the existing Learning Center model so that it includes quarterly academies to prepare students to retake Regents exams for passing/mastery. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/Regents TBD / 2013-2014 school year / Learning Center rosters
Create a systematic approach to frontloading interventions through the restructuring of the NHS Student Referral Team so that it includes an Instructional Support Team that develops specifically designed instructional plans based on the RtI model of interventions and progress monitoring. / SRT/All teachers / 2013-2014 school year / (1) SRT referrals (2) Specifically designed intervention plans (3) Progress monitoring notes
Full implementation of the Common Core State Standards / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/Integrated Algebra and English 9 teachers / 2013-2014 school year / (1) Attendance at workshops (2) Regular review of activities and assignments (3) Department meeting minutes
BOARD OF EDUCATION GOAL #2 ~ Create/maintain a welcoming and responsive communication with students, parents and community
Initiatives To Support 2013-14 Community Goals:
Objective(s) / Who is Responsible/Who is Affected / Timeline / Measurement
Increase student enrollment in electives that are designed to promote access to Capstone requirements / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/Elective teachers / 2013-2014 school year / Marketing plans for increasing enrollment in electives
Highlight the critical aspects of NHS with multi-purpose community events designed to celebrate and inform. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/School community / 2013-2014 school year / Copies of agendas and presentations
Conduct a shared process to develop a mission, vision and values statement complimented by attention grabbing guideposts throughout the school year. / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/School community / 2013-2014 school year / Script N data
Promote web access to NHS with (1) Parent portal updates expected per the published schedule (2) Saturday community access to computers for portal training and checks (3) Regular Facebook updates (4) Regular web updates / Principal, assistant principal and supervisor(s)/School community / 2013-2014 school year / Summary of updates
BOARD OF EDUCATION GOAL #3 ~ IMPROVE CONSISTENCY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT / SCHOOL RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
Initiatives to Support 2013-14 Building Culture Goals:
Objective(s) / Who is Responsible/Who is Affected / Timeline / Measurement
Redesign the building code of conduct and disciplinary referral so that they function as tools to drive data driven decision making within the Student Referral Team/RtI processes. / Code of conduct committee and SRT/All teachers / 2013-2014 school year / (1) SRT referrals (2) Specifically designed intervention plans (3) Progress monitoring notes