School Improvement Plan 2012-2013
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Boone Grove High School School Improvement Plan 2012-2013 1 I. Introductory Staff Information A. BGHS Certified Staff B. Description of School, Community, and Educational Programs C. School Profile 1. Parental Participation 2. Safe and Disciplined Learning Environment 3. School Community Survey 4. Assessments 5. English Curriculum 6. Mathematics Curriculum 7. Special Academic Programs 8. Extra-curricular Activities 9. Recognition of Student and Staff Accomplishments 10. Programs for High Ability 11. Programs for Special Education D. Description and Location of Curriculum E. Title and Description of Assessment II. Vision/ Mission and Belief III. Trending Data IV. Summary of Educational Programs V. Student Achievement Objectives and Benchmarks A. Boone Grove High School Improvement Goal 1 B. Boone Grove High School Improvement Goal 2 C. Boone Grove High School Improvement Goal 3 VI. Timeline for Implementation and Professional Development 2 I. Introductory Staff Information A. BGHS Certified Staff 2012-2013 Boone Grove High School Certified Staff Name Degree Experience Dept/Position Garry DeRossett EdS 36 Principal Ed Ivanyo MA 18 Assistant Principal Kerrie Schludecker Athletic Director Louisa Hannon MS 11 Guidance Ginger Boys MA 31 Art Jennifer Gaulin Business James Rosinina BA 3 Business James Buford Culinary Arts/Vocational Heidi Harbaugh MS 21 Culinary Arts/Vocational Clay Corman* MA 17 English Becky DeRuntz BS 15 English Tom Mitchell MA 29 English Jori Swan MA 13 English Holly Perez Math Katelyn Sarnowski BS 1 Math Rolland Thill BA 18 Math Kathy Sherman MS 33 Media Specialist Michael Baum Music Athena Welbourne BA 9 Music Linda Eleftheri* MA 32 Physical Education Matt McKay MA 31 Physical Education Jeff Cochran BS 9 Science Marcus Jones BS 5 Science Lita Midmore BA 22 Science/Math Ken Snow* MA 34 Science Marcus Banning BS 5 Social Studies Kimberly Fenwick* MA 25 Social Studies Tony Tinkel MA 20 Social Studies Angela Georgion BA 5 Special Education Peggy Sharpe MS 21 Special Education Kathy Witt BS 10 Special Education Cathy Korell BA 21 World Languages Kristine Prater MA 3 World Languages 3 B. Description of School, Community, and Educational Programs Porter Township, located in the southwest quadrant of Porter County, is primarily a stable mix of suburban and rural residences. Small subdivisions, along with a large subdivision—Lakes of the Four Seasons, dot the crop fields and countryside. There aren’t any major industries located in Porter Township. As a result most township residences experience employment in various industries surrounding the township. Proximity to a major metropolitan center (Chicago) enhances the diverse fields of employment that our township experiences. The majority of our population is Caucasian. Boone Grove High School is the only high school in the school district and is fed by a middle school (grades 6-8), an intermediate school (grades 4 -5), and an elementary (K-3). Our school day consists of 7 periods of roughly 50 minutes in length. However, students may have flexible schedules based on vocational classes, college courses, or other individualized needs. In addition Boone Grove High School offers five courses for concurrent enrollment and is currently pursuing the opportunity to increase those offerings. We also have a variety of honors courses available in various disciplines. For the struggling students, teachers offer individualized remediation and our technology allows students to recover credits through our A+ program. Student information is readily available to parents through Harmony, our online grade book. This facilitates communication, by allowing parents to monitor student performance in class. Furthermore, it allows teachers to post daily homework assignment, create messages for all students in the course, and email groups of parents in mass. The Boone Grove High School co-curricular program is a vital part of the students’ total education experience. A significant portion of the students participate in at least one aspect of the program. Our offerings include a variety of options: Spell Bowl, Science Fairs, Student Council, National Honor Society, Fine Art Contests, Academic Competitions, and a variety of service oriented clubs(like key club). We attempt to use our size to our advantage. With our current enrollment, we are able to get to know students and more accurately focus upon individualized needs. And while our course offerings are limited compared to larger schools, the Boone Grove education provides an education that enables students to learn and compete within an ever-evolving global society. 4 C. School Profile 2011 Average 2010 Average 2009 Average 2008 Average 2007 Average 2006 Average Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Salary Salary Salary Salary Salary Salary 102,760 81,065 75,461 73,659 73,399 65,907 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Enrollment 19 1. Parental Participation: Boone Grove High School maintains a warm and inviting environment to encourage parents to participate in the school functions with the school staff to provide the best education possible for all students. Parents serve on textbook adoption committees, school improvement committees, handbook committees, and athletic and music boosters committees. Parents are also involved in class activities including homecoming and prom and celebrations of students’ academic and athletic successes. When the need arises, task forces made up of parents, teachers, administrators, and community members meet to discuss the issues and any resolutions. Roundtable discussions are held before and during implementation of new programs and activities. 2. Safe and Disciplined Learning Environment: The first responsibility of all Boone Grove High School staff members is to insure the safety of all students. Considerable attention is given to this responsibility and all staff and students have increased their awareness of school safety. Emergency plans for the high school have been reviewed, revised, and coordinated with plans from the central office staff and the local emergency response personnel. Procedures for emergencies have been practiced by the school staff and students. Mandatory fire and tornado drills have been conducted and evaluated to develop the most efficient procedures. Entry to Boone Grove High School is restricted and monitored. No doors are unlocked during the school day. Visitors must be buzzed in, sign-in, and wear a visitor’s badge. Delivery sites are closely monitored. Bus and car traffic patterns are analyzed to improve student and driver safety. Closed circuit cameras with recording capabilities have been added to the hallways and entryways. Boone Grove High School also employs a school resource officer. 3. School Community Survey: Indiana Research Service, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based independent research company, conducted telephone interviews with residents of the Porter Township School Corporation about their opinions of several aspects of the school district. All Indiana Research telephone interviewers were professionally trained and supervised in customer courtesy, telephone etiquette, research practices and coordination of work in a computer-assisted telephone-interviewing (CATI) environment. The company’s average interviewer has five years of call center experience. All interviewers are accent-neutral Midwesterners. All interviewers are thoroughly briefed on each project. Indiana Research’s supervisor-to-interviewer ratio never exceeded 15 to 1. Phone numbers for this survey were selected at random from zip codes served by Porter Township School Corporation. Zip code borders and school district borders do not perfectly coincide, so a small number of people surveyed may live outside Porter Township. All phone calls were conducted between November 15th and December 6th, 2006. Based on 200 completed interviews and an estimated district population of 9,294 in 3.327 households, the margin of error is +/-6.86% at the 95% confidence level. The High School became the host for two of the corporation voting districts beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. 20 4. Assessments: The following assessments are used: ECA for English 10, Algebra I and Biology I Acuity Testing beginning with English in the 2012-2013 school year Teacher Created Quarterly Assessments in all subject areas beginning in 2012-2013 school year Review by North Central Accreditation Association Annual Department and Administrative Reviews Disaggregation of student grades SAT and ACT and PSAT scores Annual review by IDOE Textbook adoption cycles 5. English/ Language Arts Curriculum: The Boone Grove High School English Language Arts curriculum is continually reviewed and aligned by teachers and administartors with Indiana Academic Standards and the Common Core Standards. The BGHS English Language Arts Curriculum is based on a balance of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The students are expected to take four years of English for graduation. They must take English 9, English 10, English 11, and English 12 which are all year long classes. Each class is taught based on the Common Core standards utilizing textbooks, supplemental novels, online, and other print resources. The importance of English education is to build a strong foundation in reading, writing, and communication skills across the board. 6. Mathematics Curriculum: The Boone Grove High School mathematics curriculum is continually reviewed and aligned by teachers and administartors with the Indiana Academic Standards