Group B: Eric Briggs Jamie Rhodes Ryan Devlin Desiree Henry Diane Murphy

1. High School Comprehensive Partnership Plan Group B:Eric BriggsJamie RhodesRyan DevlinDesiree HenryDiane Murphy

2. Our Vision Our Vision is to utilize all best practices and research based instructional methods to educate high school students by communicating and working together with parents, teaching staff, and the local community organizations so our children can receive the best education possible. Our goal is for all students who receive an education at our school to perform proficient or better in all statewide assessments and gain the best understanding possible of the state benchmarks and standards.

3. Our Vision (cont.) Our partnership plan includes but is not limited to the following standards of successful parent involvement programs: • parenting skills are promoted and supported • communication between home and school is regular, two-way and about programs and children's progress • appropriate involvement and training of families and community members as volunteers in instructional and support areas is provided both in and out of school • family involvement in learning activities at home, including interactive homework and other curriculum-linked or enrichment activities is provided • opportunities are provided for all families to develop and strengthen their leadership role in school decisions • collaboration with the community is encouraged to provide coordinated access to community resources for children and families, and to serve as a resource to the community.

4. Why should you support our comprehensive partnership plan? This plan will: • provide for the best possible education of our students. • build and strengthen relationships with parents and the surrounding community for the betterment of each student. • allow students to reach their maximum learning potential by utilizing research based instruction to deliver lessons that meet our goals as stated in our district curriculum.

5. Why should you support our comprehensive partnership plan? (cont.) • allow for the community and parents to become involved directly with their education. • provide the best opportunity for our school and students to meet AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) and earn proficiency or higher in all statewide assessment areas. • allow us to use all the available resources (both school and community) in the best interest of the students.

6. The Process The following steps will be used to implement our new plan: • Introduce the plan during the first week of school as a professional development session during in-service. A copy of the plan will be mailed out a week before the in-service day. • Create committees to address specific areas of the program. Committees will include (but may not be limited to) the following areas: • Reading, Writing, and Listening • Math • Social Studies • The Sciences • Specials (Electives) • Community Outreach • Administration (Collection and Analysis)

7. The Process (cont.) • Discuss the progress toward achieving the goals as stated in the plan at committee meetings held once a month. • Prepare a specific report on the monthly progress of each goal at the committee meeting. The administration will create specific goals for each committee.

8. The Process (cont.) • Present a quarterly report to the teaching staff and community with “Benchmark Progress” with each committee goal. The “Benchmark Progress” will be a public presentation forum held once in the evening and once in the day time. The teaching staff and community will create innovative ways that all participants (parents, teachers, community) can collaborate in improving each child’s education. • Present a final report at the end of the year to everyone involved to show how well the school has performed and incorporated the community and research based practices to improve daily instruction.

9. Committee Goals • Each committee will have a series of goals they will aim to achieve by the end of the school year. • These goals will be created by the administration, department chairperson, classroom teacher, parent(s), paraprofessionals and a community resource person. • The purpose of each goal is to provide creative ways to meet the standards and benchmarks created by PDE (Pennsylvania Department of Education) so that all students can score proficient or higher on the statewide assessments.

10. What do the goals look like? • Along with a “standards focus” some goals will be “community oriented” to create a better working community • Subject Oriented • Student Centered • Community and Classroom Based • Written in student friendly terms • Written in Pennsylvania State Standard Language

11. Goal Areas • Reading, Writing, and Listening • Math • Electives (Physical education, Music, Art, Technology, etc.) • Sciences • Social Studies Each area will have a committee.

12. Who are the members of the committee? Note: The administration will NOT belong to any one committee. However, written reports will be supplied to administrative staff each month • 3-5 Department teachers • Department Chairperson • 3-5 parents • 2-3 business or community individuals

13. Action Plans • Increase scores on district wide assessments (4 SIGHT, quarterly benchmarks, etc.) • Effective Collaboration with school, home, and community • Raising PSSA scores • Increasing parental involvement at the high school level • Community-based Instruction • Effective daily instruction

14. Reading, Writing, and Listening Committee Action Plan Sample Goals for the Classroom: • Develop public speaking skills • Constructing writing prompts • Analyze specific pieces of Literature (poems, novels, plays) • Write an article for the school newspaper

15. Reading, Writing, and Listening Committee Action Plan (cont.) Sample Goals for Community Involvement: • Present public speeches at community events. • Develop essays on research based issues that affect the local community ( i.e. senior citizens, youth activities, drug impact on community). • Create a student section in the local newspaper to be published monthly about happenings in the school.

16. Steps to Achieve the Goals • Introduce the topic in school. • Develop units in the classroom on specific topics. • Provide summative and formative assessment opportunities. • Provide job shadowing opportunities with businesses. • Create a final product. • Evaluate and reflect (by committee members).

17. Math Committee Action Plan Sample goals for the classroom: • Analyze and evaluate decimals, percents and fractions. • Interpret statistics and data of important societal issues (and in the local communities). • Understand the function of algebra and geometry in the business world.

18. Math Committee Action Plan (cont.) Sample goals for Community Involvement: • Collect data on sales, discounts, and profits on specific businesses and agencies. • Analyze and evaluate a financial business plan. Show how algebraic equations serve as functions for financial planning's of businesses. • Provide job shadowing opportunities in factories and examine the production numbers and sales of specific products.

19. Steps to Achieve the Goals • Teach mathematical concepts in math class. • Set up job shadowing and cooperative learning experiences with local businesses. • Provide extra support to students who are “at risk” or in special education classes. • Create an action plan for expectations while “on the job training” occurs. • Present data to teaching staff and administrators and workers of the business outlining important findings. • Evaluate and reflect (math committee).

20. Elective Committee Action Plan Sample Goals for the Classroom: • Organize a school-wide track and field day. • Produce school musicals and theatrical presentations. • Design units on the different types of art and eras of art.

21. Elective Committee Action Plan(cont.) Sample Goals for Community Involvement: • Hold a community-wide track and field event (by age groups). • Perform musicals and plays at the local playhouse or theater. • Create an art walk in town where student art is displayed at local businesses.

22. Steps to Achieve the Goals • Introduce topics during instructional time in the classroom (standards based). • Create an action plan for each type of event. • Provide extra support to students who are “at risk” or in special education classes. • Organize activities as a class. • Lead the production of show, event, or art walk. • Evaluate/reflect.

23. Science Committee Action Plan Sample Goals for the Classroom: • Research animals, plants, or environmental issues of the state/community. • Introduce genetics and DNA—the study of genealogy. • Introduce the a unit on the chemistry of the body where students discuss how the body works and heals.

24. Science Committee Action Plan(cont.) Sample Goals for Community Involvement: • Create a partnership with the local DCNR, State Game Commission, or other environmental agency. • Partner with the local library to research past newspaper obituaries to trace back family origins and teach others in the community who are interested. • Partner with the local hospital and become an observer in the emergency room/floor of a hospital or nursing home.

25. Steps to Achieve the Goals • Teach concepts in subject area (daily instruction). • Create job shadowing/partnerships with agencies. • Provide extra support to students who are “at risk” or in special education classes. • Present findings to community. • Evaluate and reflect.

26. Social Studies Committee Action Plan Sample Goals for the Classroom: • Research the history of the local community back to the beginning of civilization. • Examine one specific group of people whose influence can be seen on the community today. • Introduce legal documentation in today’s society.

27. Social Studies Committee Action Plan (cont.) Sample Goals for Community Involvement: • Organize a “Meet the Historian Night” with the local historical society. • Find a guest speaker to present the historical importance of his/her culture and its impact on the community today. • Introduce the following topics: • local court cases • rights as a worker in the workforce • filing taxes • understanding your paycheck • contracts

28. Steps to Achieve the Goals • Create units and introduce topics during instructional time. • Establish community connections with the legal system, local courthouse, and businesses of the community. • Provide extra support to students who are “at risk” or in special education classes. • Observe proceeding and participate in small group meetings. • Evaluate and reflect.

29. Evaluation Tools Used by the Committee • Rubrics • Written correspondence and feedback • Formal and Informal Assessments • Interviews

30. Methods Used to Evaluate Student Achievement • Concert/Play/Art Walk • Excel Spreadsheets • Pamphlets • PowerPoint Presentations • Research papers/reports • Portfolios (every student) • Senior Projects

31. Remember: Goal=Success for All Students