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Regulations / Improvement plan

Improvement Strategies

We will provide a positive learning environment which is physically and emotionally safe for all stakeholders.

We will provide a comprehensive program of character education with an emphasis on personal ownership of the students' education.

We will implement wellness and safety programs and communicate health and safety information.

We will develop and implement a physical and emotional support system from birth to graduation.

We will have a challenging curriculum delivered by quality instruction which meets individual student needs.

We will provide appropriate facilities to support our instructional programs.

We will promote parent and community involvement in the education of all students.

We will acquire and develop resources (financial, human, technology) necessary to implement our plan.

Improvement Strategy # 1

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We will provide a positive learning environment which is physically and emotionally safe for all stakeholders.

	Activity	Time Line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To establish and implement district wide standards of student behavior.	On-going	Building Principals	District	9.1C
2	To develop and implement consistent methods of discipline and rewards throughout the district.	On-going	Action team Building Principals	District	9.1C
3	To develop an implement an effective in-school-suspension program.	On-going	Action team Building Principals	District	9.1C
4	To develop and communicate standards for the ideal class- room and standards for the social-emotional climate.	Fall, 2001	Action team Building Principals Faculty	District	9.1A 14.1.A
5	To develop quality standards for the social-emotional climate of building and classroom.	Fall, 2001	Action team Building Principals Faculty	District	9.1A
6	To develop a comprehensive emergency plan involving school personnel and all public safety personnel.	On-going	Safety Coord. Administration Faculty Community Safety Officials	District	14.2
7	To provide suggestions regarding safety to the facilities team.	On-going	Action team	District	9.1C
8	To maintain a safe system of transportation.	On-going	Transportation Dir. Bus Mechanic Drivers	Transportation	9.1C 15.3
9	To maintain an effective system of communication for emergency purposes.	On-going	Administration Safety Coordinator	District Technology Title IV	14.2
10	To schedule district wide faculty meetings to ensure communications between buildings and among all personnel	On-going	Superintendent Administration PDC	District	9.1A 12.1B
11	To maintain/provide alternative education programs for disruptive students.	On-going	Superintendent Building Principals	Safe Schools Grant District	8.1A 9.1C
12	To survey students annually to determine their attitudes of safety & respect.	On-going	Building Principals	District	9.1B 9.1C 14.2
13	To install security cameras throughout the campus.	Fall, 2001	Superintendent Maintenance	District Safe Schools Grant	14.2
14	To employ a full time security officer	Fall, 2000	Superintendent	District Title VI Safe Schools	14.2
15	To provide all students with an opportunity to learn.	On-going	Administrators Faculty/Staff	District Title I Title VI Discretionary funds	7.4 8.1A-G 8.2 8.3 11.1A 14.1
16	To develop a system of recognition for students and staff	Spring 2001	Action team Administrators	District	9.1B*4

Improvement Strategy # 2

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We will provide a comprehensive program of character education with an emphasis on personal ownership of the students' education.

	Activity	Time-line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To increase the amount of time counselors are in the classroom.	On-going	Counselors Administration	District	11.1C
2	To continue the BEST program in the elementary	On-going	Counselors Building principals Faculty	District Safe schools Title IV	8.1A 9.1B
3	To implement a word (character) of the month program.	On-going	Action team	District	9.1C
4	To teach strategies for decision making based on character.	On-going	Building principals Faculty	District	9.1C
5	To offer martial arts training in an effort to control fighting.	On-going	Action team YMCA	Community YMCA Partnership	9.1C
6	To develop a middle school conflict mediation program.	Spring, 2000	MS Principal MS counselor	District Title IV	9.1C 11.1C
7	To teach the value of respect thorough skits preformed by the drama club.	On-going	Counselors Action team	District Title IV	9.1C
8	To develop and maintain a cadre of mentors from the community who are willing to teach character traits.	On-going	Action team	District	8.1A
9	To develop and maintain a list of community resources and topics on which community volunteers could speak and skills they could demonstrate.	On-going	Action team	District	7.3
10	To develop and maintain a team of school ambassadors to present the character education plan to students, faulty parents and community.	On-going	Action team	District	13.5
11	To develop and maintain an awards system for the purpose of recognizing and rewarding those exhibiting food character traits.	On-going	Building principals Action team	District	9.1B
12	To develop projects which require collaboration of students senior citizens and other community members.	On-going	Action team	District	9.1C
13	To develop a family library available to the public which contains resources for parenting character, and training on the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.	On-going	Action team PAT counselor Superintendent	District Practical parenting Partnership grant	8.6
14	To develop a program of positive reinforcement throughout the district.	Spring, 2001	Building principals Action team Faculty	District Title IV	9.1B
15	To offer the SAW (Student Achievement Workshop) to students in grades 7-12	Spring, 2001	Building principals Covey Facilitators	District	9.1B 7.6 11.1B
16	To develop and promote a district wide code of respect.	Fall, 2001	Action team Faculty	District	9.1B 9.1C

Improvement Strategy # 3

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We will implement wellness and safety programs and communicate
health and safety information.

	Activity	Time Line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To maintain a drug and alcohol awareness program.	On-going	At risk Coordinator Principals Faculty PDC	Title IV	8.7
2	To develop strategies for im- proving high school participation in the food service program.	On-going	Superintendent HS principal Food service	District Food Service	15.2
3	To designate specific alarm signals to warn of impending disasters or emergency situations.	On-going	Action team Building Principals Safety Coord.	District	9.1C 14.2
4	To publish articles in the Educator related to health wellness, nutrition and safety.	On-going	Action team Educator staff	District	13.5B
5	To maintain an emergency response system.	On-going	Safety Coord. Administration	District	9.1C 14.2
6	To promote health and wellness through building wide information campaigns.	On-going	Action team School nurse Health instructors	District Title IV	8.1A 15.1
7	To employ an additional school nurse.	Fall, 2000	Superintendent	Grant funds	15.1
8	To collaborate with all state, city and civic organizations in addressing the health and human service needs of our students.	On-going	Administrative team	District	13.5A
9	To supply hot water. soap and towels, or dryers in all restrooms at all times.	On-going	Maintenance & Custodial staff	District	14.1A
10	To provide flu shots for all employees.	Fall, 2000	Nursing staff	District	14.1A
11	To provide hepatitis A vaccin- ations for all food service staff.	Fall, 2000	Nursing staff	District	14.1A
12	To provide safety programs annually for all faculty & staff.	On-going	Building principals Safety Coord.	District	14.2
13	To maintain a safety committee to review safety needs & review accident reports.	On-going	Safety Coord.	District	14.2
14	To conduct safety inspections of all storage areas three times per year.	On-going	Safety Coord. Building principals Maintenance staff	District	14.2
15	To offer healthy snacks at morning break time.	Spring 2001	Building principals Food service	District	15.2

Improvement Strategy # 4

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We will develop and implement a physical and emotional support system from birth to graduation.

	Activity	Time line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To expand the PAT program	On-going	Superintendent PAT Coord PAT Educators	PAT program	8.5
2	To expand the advisor/ advisee (GAP) program in the HS with specific dates and agendas for the monthly meetings	On-going	Action team A+ Coord. Faculty	District	8.1A
3	To continue a mentor program in grades 5-8.	On-going	MS Principal Counselor	District	8.1A
4	To encourage reading across the curriculum and throughout the district.	On-going	Curriculum Coord. Building principals Faculty	District Title I Title II	9.1A
5	To continue to expand an internship program with school credit for time spent on the job.	On-going	A+ Coord.	District Safe schools School to work	8.3B
6	To provide elementary students with instructional tutoring in reading while providing HS students a chance for community service through the A+ tutoring program.	On-going	A+ Coord. A+ Reading tchr.	District	8.1A 7.4 7.1B
7	Continue providing MS students having difficulty with core subjects, a smal- ler more structured class setting.(Opportunity-room)	On-going	Curriculum Coord. MS principal MS faculty	District At risk	7.4
8	Provide an alternative school for high risk students.	On-going	Administration Alternative school Personnel	District Safe schools	8.1A 9.1C
9	Provide a latch key pro- gram for students in K-6	On-going	Superintendent YMCA	SACC grant Tuition	8.1A
10	To provide a special program for gifted and talented students	On-going	Administration Gifted Ed. Coord.	District Gifted education	8.2
11	To develop a method of providing transportation for pre-school students	Fall 2001	Superintendent Trans. Director	Title I Grants	8.1G
12	To expand the kindergarten building to enable pre-school to be offered in that building	Fall 2003	Superintendent Facilities action Tm	District	14.1A
13	To implement instructional strategies for teaching reading and methods for sharing those strategies across the district and community	On-going	Curriculum Coord. Administration Faculty	District Title I Title II School improvement	7.1B
14	To maintain the Reading Recovery Program	On-going	Curriculum Coord. EL. principal Reading Recovery Teachers	Title I Title II Classroom reduction School improvement	7.1B 7.2B 8.1A 16.2
15	To increase student access to quality literature	On-going	Administration Librarians	District Title I	10.1C
16	To expand the pre-school program for children ages 3-5	On-going	Curriculum Coord. EL principal Pre-School Faculty	District Title I	8.1G
17	To develop extended learning opportunities for students to improve reading abilities and students who perform at the 1^st step on the MAP	On-going	Curriculum Coord. Building principal Special Ed Dir.	District Title I Special Education ESOL Grants	8.1 7.4 7.1
18	To develop and maintain an ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) program	Fall 2000	Superintendent Curriculum Coord. Bldg Administrator	District Title I Discretionary grants Other grants	8.1E
19	To maintain an effective program & services related to Early Childhood Special Education	Fall 2000	Spcl. Ed Director	ECSE funds	8.1B
20	To develop strategies to promote and ensure school readiness	On-going	Spcl. Ed Director Pre-school staff PAT Coord/staff	District Title I Grant funds ECSE	8.1 8.5
21	To develop strategies for addressing the needs which may negatively impact a student’s ability to learn	On-going	Action team Administrators CSIP Team Board of Eduaction	District Title I Grant sources ESOL At risk	8.1 11.1 12.1 15.1 15.2
22	To provide responsive services through individual and small group consultation	On-going	Counselors	District	11.1C
23	To provide system support through non-guidance activities as they become necessary	On-going	Counselors	District	11.1D
24	To provide a comprehensive guidance and counseling program to insure success of all students	On-going	Counselors	District	11.1A-E
25	To develop a “Magic School Bus” to take the PAT & Pre-school programs to the parents and community	Fall 2001	Supenintendent Pat Coord. PAT staff	PAT program

Improvement Strategy # 5

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We will have a challenging curriculum delivered by quality instruction
which meets individual student needs.

	Activity	Time line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To make a coordinated effort for the purpose of developing community wide strategies for the improvement and promotion of reading	Spr. 2001	A+ turoting Bldg principal Action team Curriculum Coord	District	7.1D 16.2
2	To implement a math program for the purpose of improving math performance	Fall 2000	Bldg principal Action team Curriculum Coord Math teachers 1-12	District	7.1D
3	To develop time management training for students	On-going	Action team Curriculum Coord	District	7.4 7.3
4	To provide adequate textbooks, supplies, and materials for each classroom	On-going	Superintendent Bldg principal	District Free textbooks Community	7.3
5	To develop strategies aimed at reducing teacher/pupil ratios or maintaining them at an optimum level	On-going	Superintendent Bldg principal Action team	District Class reduction	2.1
6	To develop and maintain AP (Advanced placement) and dual enrollment classes in the high school	On-going	HS principal Curriculum Coord	District Title II	8.2 1.3 7.4
7	To maintain a district wide Curriculum Revision Process	On-going	Curriculum Coord Superintendent	District	6.1C
8	To continue the longitudinal survey of all program graduates	On-going	HS principal	District	18.1 13.1C
9	To maintain the A+ High School designation	On-going	Curriculum Coord A+ Coordinator A+ supervisor	District	8.7 16.3 8.3E
10	To incorporate Brain Based Learning, Multiple Intelligence and Cooperative Learning Theory into the Curriculum	On-going	Curriculum Coord Faculty PDC	District Title II	9.1A 7.1B
11	To incorporate authentic performance evaluation into the instructional process	On-going	Curriculum Coord Faculty PDC	District Title II	7.2A
12	To develop and implement clearly defined standards of performance at all grade levels for all subjects	On-going	Curriculum Coord Principals Faculty	District Title II Title I Goals 2000	7.2A
13	To incorporate higher order thinking processes into the curricular, instructional, and evaluative processes	On-going	Curriculum Coord Administration Faculty	District Title II Title I Goals 2000	6.1A 7.2A 9.1A
14	To make appropriate use of assessment data	On-going	Curriculum Coord Administration Faculty Counselors	District	7.1A 7.2A 7.2B
15	To implement a program for Life Skills and Career Development for Special Services Programs	Fall 2001	Curriculum Coord Spcl Svcs Coord.	District Spcl Ed funds	8.1B
16	To implement a School to Career Program in the High School	Fall 2000	Curriculum Coord HS principal Counselor	District School to work	8.3D 11.1B
17	To research alternative methods of reporting academic progress	On-going	Curriculum Coord Administration Faculty	District	7.1C
18	To implement a reading program in Middle and High Schools	Fall 2001	Curriculum Coord Administration A+ supervisor Faculty Technology Coord.	District Title I	10.1C 8.1A 8.1C
19	To seek ways to continuously improve teaching & learning	On-going	Curriculum Coord Administrators PDC	District PDC Discretionary Funds Title VI	6.1B 7.1 10.1C 12.1B
20	To provide instruction on knowledge of self and others, career planning and exploration, educational and vocational development	On-going	Counselors	District	11.1A 11.1B

Improvement Strategy # 6

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We will provide appropriate facilities to support our instructional programs.

	Activity	Time line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To maintain an efficient/effective roof maintenance schedule	On-going	Maintenance Director Action team	District	14.1B
2	To maintain an on going paint maintenance schedule	On-going	Maintenance Director Action team	District	14.1B
3	To maintain an overall maintenance program on all aspects of the campus	On-going	Maintenance Director Action team	District	14.1B
4	To establish a cost effective preventative maintenance team	On-going	Maintenance Director Action team	District	14.1B
5	To maintain an adequate supply of cleaning and maintenance supplies	On-going	Maintenance Director Action team	District	14.1B
6	To implement the campus landscape plan	Fall 1999	Superintendent Grounds keeper	District Grants	14.1B
7	To develop a long range plan for facilities growth and expansion	On-going	Maintenance Director	District	14.1B
8	To formulate procedure for tracking equipment, maintenance expenses, and custodial supplies, through requisition and distribution	Fall 2000	Maintenance Director Technology Coord.	District	14.1A
9	To establish and maintain safety programs with proper documentation	On-going	Safety Coordinator	District	14.2
10	To provide adequate lighting, HVAC, and electrical supply for the use of technology in all facilities to enhance learning	On-going	Maintenance Director Superintendent	District	14.1A
11	To employ a maintenance clerk to manage purchasing and dissemination of supplies and services	Fall 2001	Superintendent	District	13.3A
12	To employ a technician to maintain and repair all HVAC equipment and motor bearing equipment	Fall 2001	Superintendent	District	13.3A
13	To maintain the existing AHERA Asbestos Management Plan	On-going	Safety Coordinator	District	14.2
14	To develop and maintain Response Plan that addresses ADA Feasibility Study	On-going	Maintenance Personnel Safety Coordinator	District	14.2

Improvement Strategy # 7

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We will promote parent and community involvement in the education of all students.

	Activity	Time line	Responsibility	Funding	Standard
1	To create a parent involvement committee to develop and promote activities	Spring 2001	Action team	District	9.1C
2	To review and revise the student handbooks	On-going	Action team Bldg principals	District	9.1C
3	To improve the value of the Educator by encouraging students to submit articles	On-going	Educator staff Faculty	District Ad sales	13.5B
4	To promote greater use of school facilities by offering adult courses in the evening	On-going	Administration	Tuition	8.6
5	To collaborate with the City of Willow Springs in improving streets and sidewalks around the campus	On-going	Superintendent Mtnc personnel	Grant funds City funds	14.1A 14.2
6	To develop clear signage for all school buildings	Spring 2001	Mtnc personnel	District	14.2
7	To create a school sign for advertising upcoming events	Spring 2001	Action team	Grant funds	13.5B
8	To employ a social worker	Fall 2002	Superintendent	Grant funds	8.5 8.1A
9	To continuously develop opportunities for generating, maintaining, and strengthening parental and community involvement	On-going	Action team Administrators Faculty & staff	District Title I	8.5 13.5
10	Develop and distribute a school-wide calendar of events	Fall 2001	Administrators Staff	District	8.6 9.1B

Improvement Strategy # 8

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We will acquire and develop resources (financial, human, technology)
necessary to implement our plan.

	Activity	Time line	Responsibility	Funding	Standards
1	To develop a district access to technology policy, defining what acceptable use plan (AUP) is and a “migration” plan to achieve the access policy	Spring 2002	Technology Coord.	District	13.2A
2	To provide personal access to computer technology for every teacher	Spring 2001	Technology Coord.	Tech Grant District	7.3
3	To provide educational training/learning opportunities for staff in technology applications	On-going	Technology Coord. PDC	PDC District Grants	12.1B
4	To maintain automated circulation and cataloging systems in all school libraries	On-going	Technology Coord. Librarians	DIstrict Technology Grants	10.1C
5	To maintain a Long Distance Learning Classroom	On-going	Technology Coord. Superintendent	SMSU Griznet	7.4 7.5
6	To develop and maintain a modern fiber optic network connecting all campus buildings	Spring 2001	Technology Coord.	E-rate Technology grant Challenge grant	7.3 7.5
7	To develop a method of communication between staff, administrators, school board members about budget needs	Spring 2000	Superintendent	District	7.3 13.4A
8	To develop a district website framework and guidelines	On-going	Technology Coord. Web team	District Tech Grants	7.3 7.5 12.1A
9	To encourage all staff members to research and apply for grant money to supplement the district’s budget	On-going	School Board Educators Staff	District	13.4A
10	To develop strategies for financing the expansion of buildings	On-going	School Board Action team Administrators	District	13.4A 14.1B
11	To assist each building and department in the development of a mission statement, goals, and strategies congruent with the district plan	On-going	Superintendent Bldg principals Dept. Leaders	District Goals 2000