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High School Goals
Brasher Falls Central School District
St. Lawrence Central High School Goals
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Goal 1: Student Achievement - RRR - High School
The Brasher Falls Central School Board of Education will promote continual improvement of curriculum and instruction through focus upon Rigor, Relevance and Relationships in learning and instruction.
Strategy: To increase student learning in Quad D instruction and activities.
Strategy: To analyze and improve relationships with students and community in order to increase student achievement.
Target: Decrease the number of courses students are retaking in summer school by 5% (58 to 55 courses).
Action | Relationships - Leader in Me - 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens | Relationships | Quad D lesson implementation |
|---|---|---|---|
Implementation Steps | Opening Day(s) the Principal will provide an Overview of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to the staff and students - Link to summary from Sean Covey on Power of Relationships Video - ● Be Proactive ● Begin With the End in Mind ● Put 1st Things 1st ● Think Win-Win ● Seek 1st to Understand, Then to be Understood ● Synergize ● Sharpen the Saw
Data Notebooks - Student keep track of ● Grades ● Personal Goals ● Academic Goals ● See A.B. Combs Video http://www.theleaderinme.org/what-is-the-leader-in-me/ | Relationship Survey given to the students | Faculty meetings will be used to provide time for teacher collaboration on the development on Quad D lessons |
Responsibility | Principal
Teachers & Students
| Principal & Teachers | Teachers Principal |
Timeline | Opening Day faculty and student meeting
Monthly Faculty Meetings to analyze Attendance and Disciplinary Data
Progress and Report Card | Oct. Faculty Meeting | Sept - June |
Goal Evaluation | Attendance Tardies Disciplinary Referrals
Are students able to reliably predict their progress | Determine areas to improve relationships | Bi-weekly DDI Observations Progress & Report Cards January & June Regents Scores |
Goal 2: Student Achievement - High School
The Brasher Falls Central School Board of Education will promote continual improvement of curriculum and instruction, in line with the Common Core Learning Standards, to raise the quality of student achievement.
Strategy: To embed the philosophy and practices of the Common Core Learning Standards into everyday practices at BFCSD.
Target: Increase the number of students earning 3s, 4s, and 5s on Regents exams from 78.79% to 80%.
Action | Quad D lesson implementation | Close Reading - Annotating Strategies |
|---|---|---|
Implementation Steps | Faculty meetings will be used to provide time for teacher collaboration on the development on Quad D lessons in order to increase students opportunity to practice applying Real World Applications | Students will be provided opportunities to practice subject specific annotating strategies ● Subject Specific Bookmarks |
Responsibility | Teachers Principal | Teachers Principal |
Timeline | Sept - June | Sept. - June |
Goal Evaluation | Bi-weekly DDI Observations Progress & Report Cards January & June Regents Scores | Bi-weekly DDI Observations |
Goal 3: Student Achievement - High School PLC
The Brasher Falls Central School Board of Education will promote continual improvement of curriculum and instruction, in line with the Common Core Learning Standards, to raise the quality of student achievement.
Strategy: Implementation of focused vocabulary building strategies that will allow students to demonstrate knowledge of content through functional literacy.
Target: Increase the number of students earning 3s, 4s, and 5s on Regents exams from 78.79% to 80%.
Action | Vocabulary Building Strategies |
|---|---|
Implementation Steps | Provide opportunities for students to practice applying ● Analyze ● Justify ● Distinguish ● Determine ● Identify ● Discuss |
Responsibility | Teachers Principal |
Timeline | Sept. - Oct 20 |
Goal Evaluation | October PLC Meeting |