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ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND Arkansas Comprehensive School Improvement Plan REVIEW COPY ONLY 2014-2015 THE MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: The Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will provide quality education and training for children and young people (birth through age twenty one) who are visually impaired so they possess the required skills to become personally productive and self-sufficient citizens. Grade Span: Title I: Not Applicable School Improvement: ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Contents 1 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities 1 1.1 Goal:Familyandcommunitymembersareactivepartnersintheeducationalprocessandworktogetherwiththedistrict/schoolstopromote studentlearningandstudentprograms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Goal:TheDistrictwillsupporttheschoolsindevelopingandimplementingeducationalprogrammingthatreflectsalignmentincurriculum, instruction,andassessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Priority 3: Health and Wellness 9 2.1 Goal: TopositivelyimpactacademicachievementofallASBVIstudentsbyprovidingeducation, programs, andresourcesthataddress theirphysical,mental,emotional,andsocialneedstoenhancethehealthandwell-beingofthe"wholechild." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3 Priority 4: Attendance 11 3.1 Goal:Toimprovedistrict-widestudentachievementbyreducingstudentabsenteesduringthe2014-2015schoolyear. . . . . . . . . . . 11 A School Improvement Planning Team 12 September 30, 2014 Page ii ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY 1 Priority1:Researchshowsthatfamilyinvolvementpromotesstudentsuccess. Studentswithinvolvedparentsaremorelikelytoearnhighergrades, attend school regularly, have better social skills, and go on to postsecondary education. When families, schools, and communities work together, studentachievementimproves,teachermoralerises,communicationincreases,family,school,andcommunityconnectionsmultiply. 1.1 Goal:Familyandcommunitymembersareactivepartnersintheeducationalprocessandworktogetherwiththedistrict/schoolstopromotestudent learningandstudentprograms. Benchmark:Overallstatewideparentalinvolvementwillincreaseby5%peryear,asmeasuredbystatewideParentResourceCentersign-inlogs,materials check-outlogs,ParentTeacherAssociationactivities,attendenceatparentworkshops,parentappreciationnights,studentconferences,classroomvisits, outreachvisitsandsurveys. September 30, 2014 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities Page 1 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Intervention The District parent involvement plan will reflect strategies and standards represented in the PTA National Standards for Family- School Partnerships: Implementation Guide. PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Implementation Guide updated 2007 (PTA.org/partnerships) ScientificBasedResearch Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships, by Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. John- son, and Don Davies (New York: The New Press, 2007), includes a chapter on supporting advocacy (chapter 7), with a checklist to help evaluate how well your school supports parents as advocates.Go to www.thenewpress.com/bakesale.The Intercultural Develop- ment Research Association (IDRA) offers professional development and training for educators and parents and has a package of bilin- gual materials to help Latino families plan for college.Check out these resources at www.idra.org.The Kentucky Department of Edu- cations Individual Graduation Plan resources help students set learning goals based on academic and career interests. Download the materials at www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Career+and+Technical+Education/Individual+Learning+Plan/Making the Most of Middle School: A Field Guide for Parents and Others, by Anthony W. Jackson and P. Gayle Andrews with Holly Holland and Priscilla Pardini (New York: Teachers College Press, 2004), gives parents practical advice about young adolescents. It is available for order at http://store.tcpress.com/080774476X.shtml.Speaking Up! A Parent Guide to Advocating for Students in Public Schools (Burn- aby, British Columbia: BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils, 2008) offers practical advice on how to resolve problems. www.bccpac.bc.ca/advocacyproject/resources.aspx.The Right Question Project provides training that emphasizes working together to name theinformationwewantandneed,formulatequestions,reflectontheknowledgegained,anddevelopplansforadvocacyandaccountability.For parentstheprojectemphasizesthreeroles:supportingchildrenseducation,monitoringtheirprogress,andbeinganadvocateoftheirneeds. Learn moreatwww.rightquestion.org.WorkingTogether:AGuidetoPositiveProblemSolvingforSchools,Families,andCommunities(Winnipeg,Man- itoba:ManitobaEducation,CitizenshipandYouth,2004)guidesparents,educators,andcommunitymembersinthecooperativeproblem-solving processofinformaldisputeresolution.www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/problem solving/index.html. Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillsupporttheNationalAssociationforParentsofVisually JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: ImpairedChildrenChapter(NAPVI)attheArkansasSchoolfortheBlindas Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 CommunityLeaders acomponentoftheASBVIParentTeacherAssociationandassureASBVI SharonBerry, Computers facilitiesaremadeavailabletoaccommodatePTA/NAPVImeetings. TeresaDoan, DistrictStaff ActionType:Collaboration JamesCaton OutsideConsultants ActionType:Equity SchoolLibrary ActionType:ParentalEngagement Teachers ActionType:SpecialEducation TeachingAids ActionType:TechnologyInclusion ActionType:Wellness September 30, 2014 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities Page 2 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Intervention The District parent involvement plan will reflect strategies and standards represented in the PTA National Standards for Family- School Partnerships: Implementation Guide. PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Implementation Guide updated 2007 (PTA.org/partnerships) Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillprovidesupport,facilities,andresourcesfor JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: family/communityengagementandcollaborationthroughouttheschoolyear Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 CommunityLeaders including:ChristmasConcert,SpringConcert,StudentTalentShow,Parent SharonBerry, DistrictStaff AppreciationDinners,schoolsponsoredspecialoccasionmeals,Parent MicheleSmith-PTALaison, OutsideConsultants TeacherAssociationmeetings,NAPVImeetings,GrandparentLunch, JamesCaton, Teachers ChristmasandThanksgivingLunches,SummerCampactivities,andother TeresaDoan activitieswhichpromotecommunityandfamilyinvolvement. ActionType:Collaboration ActionType:Equity ActionType:ParentalEngagement ActionType:Wellness TheDistrictwillrequireschoolstohostaminimumoftwoparent/teacher JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: conferencesduringthe2014-2015schoolyear.TheDistrictwillprovide Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff accomodationstoparentsforovernightstayoncampusduringthese SharonBerry, Teachers conferencetimesifneeded. JamesCaton, TeachingAids ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan ActionType:Equity ActionType:ParentalEngagement ActionType:ProgramEvaluation ActionType:SpecialEducation ActionType:Wellness September 30, 2014 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities Page 3 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Intervention The District parent involvement plan will reflect strategies and standards represented in the PTA National Standards for Family- School Partnerships: Implementation Guide. PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Implementation Guide updated 2007 (PTA.org/partnerships) Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillsupportparental/guardiancommunicationthroughtheuse JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: andupdatesoftheTeacherAccessCenter/HomeAccessCenter Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff T.A.C./H.A.C.toenableparentsaccesstotheirchild’sschooldataincluding SharonBerry, Teachers grades,absences,assignments,etc. CindyWilkinson, TeachingAids ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, ActionType:Equity JamesCaton ActionType:ParentalEngagement ActionType:ProgramEvaluation ActionType:SpecialEducation ActionType:TechnologyInclusion ActionType:Wellness TheDistrictwillsupporttheschoolsadministratorsandteachersby JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: providingresourcesthatassistwithcommuncationandcollaborationbetween Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 CommunityLeaders schoolsandhomeswhichmayinclude:SchoolReach,studenttakehome WilliamHarrison, Computers packets,emailcontacts,interimreportsofprogress,informationalflyersand SharonBerry, DistrictStaff upcomingeventsnotices,teacherwebpages,addresses,school/districtcontact TeresaDoan, OutsideConsultants informationandcontactnumbers,andtechnicalsupportfordistrictand JamesCaton PerformanceAssessments schoolpersonnelfortrainingandsupportonefficientandeffectiveuseof PublicLibrary technologyforcommuncationandcollaboration. SchoolLibrary ActionType:Collaboration Teachers ActionType:Equity TeachingAids ActionType:ParentalEngagement ActionType:SpecialEducation ActionType:TechnologyInclusion ActionType:Wellness September 30, 2014 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities Page 4 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Intervention The District parent involvement plan will reflect strategies and standards represented in the PTA National Standards for Family- School Partnerships: Implementation Guide. PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Implementation Guide updated 2007 (PTA.org/partnerships) Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillprovidesupportandresourcestoboththeelementaryschool JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: andthesecondaryschooltodevelopaFamily/CommunityParnerships Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 Teachers surveyfocusingontheareasofinstructionandassessment,leadership,and SharonBerry, schoolenvironment.ThesurveyswillbereviewedbytheACSIPsteering TeresaDoan, committee,teachers,andkeystakeholdersforreviewandtoidentify JamesCaton, opportunitiesforimprovement. JenniferLinder ActionType:Collaboration ActionType:ParentalEngagement ActionType:Wellness TotalBudget $0.00 September 30, 2014 Priority 1: Engage Families and Communities Page 5 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY Thereisanongoingneedfordistrictsupportandtechnicalassistancetoallstaffatthebuildinglevel. Thereisanongoingneedfordistrictsupportandtechnicalassistancetoallstaffatthebuildinglevel. 1.2 Goal: The District will support the schools in developing and implementing educational programming that reflects alignment in curriculum, instruction,andassessment. Benchmark: Common Core State Standards will define student learning expecations and all curriculum utilized to support instruction and learning objectiveswillbealignedtothestandardsinallacademicareasforgradesK-12. Aclearandconcisecurriculummapdemonstratingalignmentbetween curriculum,instruction,andformativeassessmentforgradesK-12willbedevelopedduringthe2014-2015schoolyear. Benchmark:ComprehensiveDistrictCurriculumMapforgradesK-12reflectingcurriculum,instructional,andassessmentalignmentinallcoreacademic courses. Benchmark:Facilitatestandardsbasedexpectationsforbuildinglevelleadershipandteachersduringthe2014-2015schoolyearthroughimplementation ofthestateadoptedteacherandadministratorevaluationsystems,TeacherExcellenceandSupport(TESS)andARLeaderExcellenceandDevelopment System(LEADS). InterventionBuildandSupportSharedLeadershipTeams ScientificBasedResearch Hill,P.(1998). Shakingthefoundations:Research-drivenschoolreform,Schooleffectivenessandschoolimprovement,9(4),419-436.Furman,G. (1999).Schoolascommunity:Editorsforward.EducationalAdministrationQuarterly,35(1),6-12.Hallinger,P.,&Murphy,J.(1985).Assessingthe instructionalmanagementbehaviorofprincipals.ElementarySchoolJournal,86(2),217-247. Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillprovidetechnologyresourcesandsupportforthe JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: implementationofeducationalinitiativesforstudentachievementand Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 Computers preparationsforupcomingonlineassessmentanddigitallearning WilliamHarrison, DistrictStaff requirements. SharonBerry, Teachers ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, ActionType:Equity JenniferLinder, ActionType:TechnologyInclusion JamesCaton TheDistrictwillsupportleadershipteamsandspecializedcommittees JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: focusedonstudentachievementandeducationalgoals. Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff ActionType:Alignment SharonBerry, PerformanceAssessments ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, Teachers ActionType:Equity JenniferBenedetti, ActionType:TechnologyInclusion JamesCaton ActionType:Wellness September 30, 2014 Priority 2: Curriculum and Instruction Page 6 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY InterventionBuildandSupportSharedLeadershipTeams Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillfacilitateandsupportcollaborativeeffortsofallASBVI JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: ArkansasConsolidatedSchoolImprovementPlan(ACSIP)committeesin Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff theireffortstoassistinthedevelopment,review,andimplementationofthe SharonBerry, Teachers school/districtschoolimprovementplans. TeresaDoan, ActionType:Collaboration JenniferLinder, ActionType:ProgramEvaluation JamesCaton ActionType:SpecialEducation TotalBudget $0.00 September 30, 2014 Priority 2: Curriculum and Instruction Page 7 ARK. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND REVIEW COPY ONLY InterventionDistrictWideCurriculumPlanIncludingK-12CoreSubjectAreaCurriculumandAssessmentMaps ScientificBasedResearch Bransford,J.D.,Brown,A.L.,&Cocking,R.R.(Eds.)(1999).Howpeoplelearn:Brain,mind,experience,andschool.Washington,DC:National AcademyPress.(http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/)U.S.DepartmentofEducation,OfficeofPlanning,EvaluationandPolicyDevelopment, andOffice of Elementary and Secondary Education (2010). Achieving dramatic schoolimprovement: An exploratory study. Washington, DC: Author.U.S. Actions PersonResponsible Timeline Resources SourceofFunds TheDistrictwillsupportandhostprofessionaldevelopmentwiththefocusin JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: theareasofCurriculum,Instruction,andAssessment. Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff ActionType:Alignment SharonBerry, PerformanceAssessments ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, Teachers ActionType:ProfessionalDevelopment JamesCaton, ActionType:ProgramEvaluation JenniferLinder TheDistrictwillassurethattheProfessionalDevelopmentPlanforboth JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: schoolsisincompliancewiththeADErulesandregulations. Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff ActionType:Equity SharonBerry, Teachers ActionType:ParentalEngagement TeresaDoan, ActionType:ProfessionalDevelopment JamesCaton, ActionType:SpecialEducation JenniferLinder TheDistrictwillprovidetrainingandsupporttotheschoolsfor JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: implementationofthestateadoptedteacherandadministratorevaluation Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 DistrictStaff systems,TESSandLEADS. SharonBerry, Teachers ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, ActionType:Equity JenniferLinder, ActionType:ProfessionalDevelopment JamesCaton ActionType:SpecialEducation TheDistrictwillprovidemembershiptoArchFordEducationalCooperative JimHill, Start:07/01/2014 AdministrativeStaff ACTIONBUDGET: totheteachersandadministratorstoutilizeforprofessionalskill Superintendent, End:06/30/2015 Computers development. SharonBerry, PerformanceAssessments ActionType:Alignment JamesCaton, Teachers ActionType:Collaboration TeresaDoan, ActionType:ProfessionalDevelopment JenniferLinder ActionType:SpecialEducation TotalBudget $0.00 September 30, 2014 Priority 2: Curriculum and Instruction Page 8
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