Appoquinimink School District A Bright Horizon for MHS

1. Appoquinimink School DistrictA Bright Horizon for MHS Corrective Action Plan 3 Year Plan December, 2007

2. What is AYP – School Accountability? • Percent proficient – each year’s target must be met or safe harbor met (ELA=68%; M=50%) • Participation – target is 95% • Other Indicator -- maintain or show progress from previous year • Any cell not meeting target will not meetAYP • Historically, MHS target cells have been in the area of students with disabilities.

3. 5 Year Performance-Reading

4. 5 Year Performance-Math

5. Consequences of not meeting AYP --Districts 1 year = No consequences 2 years = Under District Improvement (UDI) and improvement plan required 3 years = Remain Under District Improvement and continue with improvement plan evaluation 4 years = Corrective Action – select one or more NCLB district corrective action options 5 years = Corrective Action – corrective action plan evaluation and continues

6. Corrective Action-DOE Expectations • Replace the school staff who are relevant to the failure to make adequate yearly progress • Institute and fully implement new curriculum, including providing appropriate professional development for all relevant staff, that is based on scientifically based research • Significantly decrease management authority at the school level • Appoint an outside expert to advise the school on its progress toward making adequate yearly progress, based on its school plan described above • Extend the school year or school day for the school • Restructure the internal organizational structure of the school

7. Corrective Action ItemsWhat are we doing? • Continue to use Accelerated Reader (AR) and STAR to increase reading scores for all students • Provide additional support in reading for Special Education students using ABC Darian, Read Naturally, Fast Track, AR incentives • Enhance Six Traits writing process across the curriculum to impact writing scores

8. What are we doing? • Mandatory Summer School/Extended Time/Remediation Course for 9th grade students who score PL 1 or 2 • Design and implement Mentoring program for minority students • Continue to offer Pre Calc Prep for minority students –Enhance the post secondary component • Require all high school special education teachers to participate in a summer/fall instructional institute

9. What are we doing? • Spring Audit of Target Populations – eschool data • Modified Schedule with Professional Development Program for Instructional Practice • Collaboration with Middle School Administration for alignment of programs and target populations • Offer year-long, double math for small group students in math & ELA 9th & 10th Grade

10. What are we doing? • Offer professional development for whole staff, focusing on instructional strategies • Utilize the SSP-Student Success Plans, as a means of addressing individual student goals • Increase administrative presence in the classrooms on a daily basis • Utilize the DPAS II Evaluation System to provide timely and quality feedback for instructional practice

11. Supports Needed • Staff for Double Period Courses • Policy for Mandatory Summer School/Extended Time/Course Remediation • Mentoring Grant • Professional Development Program • Outside Consultant(s) • Follow Up and On going • Data Management and Accountability System