SIP Action Plan

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2010-2011 School Improvement Plan

SIP Action Plan SIP GOAL/Objective: By the year 2015, students at B-CC High School will demonstrate improved academic achievement as measured by:

Indicator:  An increase to 90% or higher students who are academically eligible in a given marking period.  An increase in the graduation rate to 96% in all subgroups.

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Continue Diversity Training Stacy Farrar, SDT; One after school Agenda for October 28 1. Build capacity of Karen Lockard, leadership leadership, February 17 leadership team by Principal meeting a month department, and devoting one meeting a devoted to this, committee month to the issue of Time at meetings, exit race and equity department cards, 2. Have resource teachers meetings, observation data take the information Rolling back to their committee departments meeting once a 3. Train staff in the STEP- month T program, aimed at reaching ELL students

Last updated 1/9/2018 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 2010-2011 School Improvement Plan

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Use equitable practices Stacy Farrar, SDT; Time at faculty List of equitable October 28 1. Revise green “look- Karen Lockard, meeting for staff practices; February 17 fors” card to incorporate Principal; Jon to generate list; Training selected equitable Green, Assistant time at faculty agendas practices Principal meeting for training 2. Continue to train staff in how to use them 3. Have staff complete peer visit using green cards 4. Gather and analyze green card data and adjust training accordingly

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Continue to train teachers Stacy Farrar, SDT Money for Meeting agendas October 28 and paraeducator who co- Fran Irvin, AP stipends and/or March 17 teach substitutes 1. Meet with all new co- --Apply for grant teach pairs during money through preservice week MCPS and B-CC 2. Meet quarterly with co- Foundation teachers to provide ongoing training and support

Continue mentoring Sharif Robinson, Research, time Sign in sheet or October 28 program for 9th grade Computer/Science and space for attendance February 17 students at risk of becoming RT meetings Meeting agendas ineligible. Kathy Kirk, EFR Coordinate tutoring, Galit Zolkower, including NHS students, ESOL RT International club students ESOL Honor Society, Foreign Language Honor Societies, IB students and others Continue mentoring Sharif Robinson, Additional Sign in sheet or October 28 program for 10th graders. Computer Science personnel to staff attendance RT the program Meeting agendas

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Provide support for student Suzette Thom, Time for Meeting agendas December 16 athletes Athletic Director meetings. and grade 1. Conduct leadership Staff member to reports seminars for athletes. set up groups, 2. Monitor grades of pull data and student athletes. disseminate to coaches outside the building Designate mentors to MYP Kirsten Boring, Guidelines for Document each October 28 students MYP Coordinator continued time students 1. Allow staff choice in communication formally met w/ this process w/ student mentor or peer 2. Establish list of guidelines for those individuals(Check with Deb Newman) 3. Make contact in September

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Provide support to students Tim Gilmore, TAP meeting TAP attendance October 28 via the after school TAP Teacher rooms, log, student February 17 Program on and off-site at designated redemption of the Coffield Center subject teachers, incentive cards 1. Identify students grant from who are ineligible Foundation to 2. Create incentives for compensate attendance teachers 3. Introduce TAP teachers to students to build connections 4. Post TAP attendance on the Staff Folder 5. Cross-check TAP lists with ineligible students. (Mr. Gilmore Investigate TAP at Coffield Karen Lockard, Staff member Log of student October 28 and identify staff member to Principal and money to attendance take ownership pay that individual Develop targeted counseling Colleen Desmond, Time Calendar of December 16 groups for Hispanic and Resource Counselor meeting dates, African American students list of topics discussed, anecdotal reports from students

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Teachers choose two Hunter Hogewood, Ineligible list Agenda and October 28 ineligible students and at the Social Studies notes from February 17 department meeting discuss Resource Teacher department strategies used in the meetings; classroom, impact, and next teacher- steps. Incorporate this into generated lists leadership meetings Utilize Edline to Karen Lockard, Time at Back to Edline report of December 16 communicate with parents Principal; Jon School Night, number of March 17 and students Green, AP; Parent students and 1. Continue yearly Jonathan Brammer, Orientation parents who campaign to activate Edline Superuser have activated student and parent accounts, Edline accounts anecdotal 2. Encourage parents to reports from include parent email teachers, parents addresses and students 3. Consider using cell phone numbers in Edline Require staff to use Edline Karen Lockard, Anecdotal December 16 to send email and post Principal reports from assignments on Edline students and parents, Edline reports of dates teachers update pages

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Responsible Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Provide information to Bennie Green, AP; Directions for Anecdotal December 16 parents in Spanish Galit Zolkower, using language reports from 1. Utilize translation ESOL RT line teachers office 2. Use language line

Have a Hispanic Debby Missal, Volunteers from # of phone calls, December 16 representative who is PTSA President Latino Parent phone log/ email available to help point Committee, B- contact log Hispanic parents in the CC staff to train direction of appropriate volunteers resources Reach out to families by Karen Lockard, Meeting space Meeting agenda October 28 holding PTSA meetings in Principal the community at places like the Coffield Community Center

Action Plan Timeline Person(s) Responsible Resources Evidence of Monitoring: Results (Include Needed Implementatio Date by SIP evaluation of n Team processes for effectiveness and efficiency) Continue to train staff in Stacy Farrar, SDT Directions Training October 28 how to access and update for using agendas student data each 1. MyMCPS application; 2. Pinnacle/Student time at pre- Explorer (student service to schedules, grades deliver and grades for a training group) 3. Communications Log and E-Referral Compile longitudinal data Stacy Farrar, SDT Data Quarterly Report October 28 by subgroup and present it Warehouse March 17 to the staff and SIMS reports Foster student pride by Bev Pfeiffer, Science Time to plan, Announcements December having a class competition RT money for 16 related to student prizes achievement

Celebrate .5 improvement Sharif Robinson, Data, money List of students December Computer Science RT for breakfasts who have 16 and Barb Alushin, improved Foreign Language RT

Last updated 1/9/2018