Presented and Approved by Faculty on (September 14, 2011)

Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy Delesa O’Dell-Thomas, Principal 2011-2014

Continuous School Improvement Planning Goals Houston Independent School District

Action Plan

Presented and approved by faculty on (September 14, 2011).

Presented to parents and community on (September 14, 2011).

Signatures

PTO/PTA Parent Representative Date

Teacher Representative Date

Principal Date

School Improvement Officer Date

Chief School Officer Date

The signatures of the School Improvement Officer and the Chief School Officer indicate that this document has been reviewed by them and they certify that this document meets all district requirements for a School Improvement Plan. Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy Action Plan 2011-2014

Goal 1: On the 2011-2012 STAAR Math assessment , 85% of 6th grade students, in all student groups will achieve 70% mastery level of items correct, with 85% of students achieving at Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance or Level III Academic Performance by 2013-2014.

Strategy/Action Person Formative/Summativ Resources Timeline Responsible e Measurement Needed 1. Incoming 6th grade students will be take Math Beginning of Year Spring Board August- September a diagnostic math test to determine teachers; (BOY) assessment; Curriculum; 2011;2012; 2013 advanced placement for a math class that Teacher mid year Laying the through May/June will cover 6th and 7th grade math Texas Development assessment; LTF Foundation; 2012; 2013, 2014 Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Specialist scores; teacher made Texas Essential Expectations in order to prepare them to (TDS); Dean assessments Knowledge and take Pre-Algebra when they are actually in and Principal Skills/Student grade 7; in grade 8th they will take Expectations Geometry in preparation for Algebra II as a 9th grader. 2. Implement SpringBoard Math Math Diagnostic/End of SpringBoard September Curriculum, that includes active learning teacher, Year Spring Board curriculum and 2011;2012; 2013 strategies to meet the needs of all TDS, Dean, Test workbooks through May/June students. Principal 2012; 2013; 2014

3.Teachers will attend Margaret Kilgo Math Teacher made KILGO resources September 2011- Training in order to better understand the teacher, assessments; mid- (Vocabulary 2014 through dynamics of the STAAR Test and to Dean, year assessments, posters; Verbs May/June 2012-2014 implement strategies of preparing students Principal STAAR results poster); Texas to master student expectations as a Essential means of achieving at Level II Satisfactory Knowledge of Performance or Level III Advanced Skills/Student

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Goal 2: On the 2011-2012 STAAR English Language Arts assessment, 90% of 6th grade students, in all student groups will achieve 70% mastery level of items correct, with 90% of students achieving at Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance or Level III Academic Performance by 2013-2014.

Strategy/Action Per Formative/Summative Resources Timeline son Measurement Needed Res pon sibl e 1. Teachers and students will review ELA Teacher made tests, Texas Essential September 2011; mastery level of readiness and supporting teac Beginning of the Year Knowledge and 2012, 2013 through student expectations and track progress of her Assessment, District mid year Skills/Student May 2012; 2013; mastery of each SE using a SE Mastery s, assessments; STAAR ELA Expectations; 2014 Log. Students not meeting at least 70% on Dea results sample STAAR SE’s tested will receive SE specific n test items interventions during Tier I and Tier II and interventions, before/after school. Prin cipa l 2. Implement SpringBoard ELA ELA Diagnostic/End of Year Spring SpringBoard September Curriculum, that includes active learning teac Board Test curriculum and 2011;2012; 2013 strategies to meet the needs of all her, workbooks through May/June students. TD 2012, 2013, 2014 S, Dea n, Prin cipa l 3.Teachers will attend Margaret Kilgo Mat Teacher made assessments; KILGO resources September 2011- Training in order to better understand the h mid-year assessments, (Vocabulary 2014 through dynamics of the STAAR Test and to teac STAAR results posters; Verbs May/June 2012-2014 implement strategies of preparing students her, poster); Texas Page 4 of 6 to master student expectations as a Dea Essential means of achieving at Level II Satisfactory n, Knowledge of Performance or Level III Advanced Prin Skills/Student Academic Performance. cipa Expectations; l sample STAAR test items.

Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy Action Plan 2011-2014

Goal 3: On the 2011-2012 STAAR Science assessment, 90% of 6th grade students, in all student groups will achieve 70% mastery level of items correct, with 90% of students achieving at Level II Satisfactory Academic Performance or Level III Academic Performance by 2013-2014.

Strategy/Action Per Formative/Summative Resources Timeline son Measurement Needed Res pon sibl e 1. Teachers will attend Margaret Kilgo Sci Teacher made assessments; KILGO resources September 2011- Training in order to better understand the enc mid-year assessments, (Vocabulary 2014 through dynamics of the STAAR Science Test and e STAAR results posters; Verbs May/June 2012-2014 to implement strategies of preparing teac poster); Texas students to master student expectations her, Essential as a means of achieving at Level II Dea Knowledge of Satisfactory Performance or Level III n, Skills/Student Advanced Academic Performance. Prin Expectations; cipa sample STAAR Page 5 of 6 l test items. 2. Although current 6th graders will not take ELA Teacher made tests, Texas Essential September 2011; the STAAR science test until their 8th teac Beginning of the Year Knowledge and 2012, 2013 through grade year in spring of 2014, teachers and her, Assessment, District mid year Skills/Student May 2012; 2013; students will review mastery level of Dea assessments; STAAR Science Expectations; 2014 readiness and supporting student n results sample STAAR expectations, and track progress of and test items; mastery of each SE using SE Mastery Prin Logs. Students not meeting at least 70% cipa on SE’s tested will receive SE specific l interventions during Tier I and Tier interventions; before/after school.

3.Teachers will attend National Science Sci Student report cards; STAAR Travel funds for Fall of each year Teachers Association conference each enc science test results professional 2011;2012; 2013 year (2011-New Orleans; 2012 e development Indianapolis; 2013-TBD) for professional teac development related to new instructional her( ideas regarding rigorous science s), instruction; teachers will also attend STEM Dea and AP conferences. n, Prin cipa l

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