Holloway High School
School Improvement Plan
SEIR*TEC Leadership Academy
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
July 19-23, 1999
Facilitator: Jeanne Guerrero, [email protected]
SEIR*TEC Educational Technology Specialist
Participants: Robert Blair
Ivan Duggin
Jolene Watson
Task:
Improve student performance on standardized tests, with focus on Language Arts and Mathematics, by building upon the ideas in the Holloway High School School Improvement Plan.
School Improvement Mission Statement:
The mission of Holloway High School is to empower students to achieve academically, build a sense of community, and to be productive and responsible citizens.
Criteria for Success:
- A feeling of family, trust, commitment, and open communication among administration, students, and parents.
- Sense that what happens in your class shows up in not only how I perform for you, but how I live and how my life plays out in the community improve life for ourselves, our family, and the whole.
Areas of Focus for Improvement:
Evaluation of Scores (School Improvement Committee)
Resources:
Assessment
- Reading List (3 books minimum)
- Homework
- Accelerated Math
- GED 2001 Learning Activity Section
Incentives:
- Immediate reward for Reading Challenge
- Honor roll students get 10 extra minutes each Friday for lunch
Strategies:
Teachers can track student reading progress using computer
Vocabulary builders
Daily journal or Work log (written or e-mail)
- Every class must incorporate into grading procedure
GED 2001 exercise component
Advisor/advisee -- follow-up for students
Staff Meeting Highlights
- Teachers share success stories every faculty meeting
- Teachers rotate responsibility of "Happy Times at Holloway High School" (HTH)
- Snacks
- Small supply item giveaway
- Decorations
- Each committee should provide updates of work (beginning in Sept.)
- Meetings should begin at 3 p.m. with positive sharing first and then general information for all staff
- Ms. Wells asked to record minutes for each staff meeting minutes sent to faculty on attached e-mail file
- Extra agenda items must be e-mailed to Mr. Duggin by Thursday of the week before each staff meeting Mr. Duggin forwards items to person responsible for agenda
Instructional Strategies (Curriculum Committee)
Items:
- Block scheduling
- Self-paced instruction
- Interactive teaching
- Project-based learning
- Intedisciplinary/collaborative teaching each teacher works in another area per term on some project i.e. Health/Science Career Fair
Resources:
- Francille can help Tom in math and anyone else teaching math
- Elizabeth Holland (Language Arts)
- Ed (Senior Projects)
- Professional development activities to enhance course curriculum
- In-service activities Aug. 12 Integration and Project-based learning
- Integrating learning activities on the Internet
- Each teacher will identify websites
Implementation:
- Discuss importance and concern for processes that work (Aug. 16)
- Strategies should be implemented by Dec. show we are making progress in each area
Whole School Team Spirit (Celebration Committee)
- HTH Staff Meeting
- Reward students who keep on task, regularly attend class, and perform by completing quality work
- Elite club for recognition
- Senior Hawks (teachers)
- Junior Hawks (students)
- Student of the week consistent and meaningful
- Extra lunch time
- Certificate
- Letter sent home to parents
- Newspaper picture
- Honor roll list (2 per semester)
- Suggestion box (form)
- Date
- Concern (s)
- Suggestion for solution if possible
- First day of school celebration begin overall theme for the year
August 13 (2 Hours)
Housekeeping Items
Faculty Handbook
Student Handbook
Grading
Horizon Technician/Custodian/Others
Happy Times at Holloway High School 99
Together for the Millenium
Staff Agenda
August 16, 1999
7:40 a.m. 8:15 a.m. BREAKFAST
8:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Holloway Ice-breaker
8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. BREAK
9:00 a.m. Agenda
Mission Statement (Powerpoint Presentation)
- Discuss mission
- Positive aspects of report and how they achieve objectives
- Faculty shares what worked
- Areas of focus for year
- Test Scores
- Instructional Strategies to better scores
- Evaluation Component
- Whole School Team Spirit
Committee Charge
Evaluation of the Day
Door Prize Giveaway