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Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets

Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets. November 7 , 2013. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Every Child a Graduate – Every Child Prepared for College, Work, Adulthood in the 21 st Century.

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Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets

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  1. Huntsville City Schools School Year 2013-14 School Instructional Targets November 7, 2013

  2. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Every Child a Graduate – Every Child Prepared for College, Work, Adulthood in the 21st Century Prepared Graduate – College Ready:ALSDE defines a College Ready graduate as one who possesses the knowledge and skills needed to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing, first-year courses at a two- or four-year college, trade school, technical school, without the need for remediation. HCS Strategy - Implement ACT Aspire Assessments in K-8, ACT Quality Core Curriculum in High School, and ACT Assessment for All Students in 11th Grade to Align Teaching and Learning with Student College Readiness. Prepared Graduate – Career Ready:ALSDE defines a Career Ready graduate as one who possesses the ability to apply core academic skills to real-world situations through collaboration with peers in problem solving, precision, and punctuality in delivery of a product, and has a desire to be a life-long learner. HCS Strategy – Implement Digital Curriculum Aligned with Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards to Foster Development of College and Career Ready Graduates and Life-Long Learners for the 21st Century Learners

  3. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Achievement and Growth Achievement:ALSDE goal is for all students to perform at or above grade level proficiency. HCS K-8 Goal: 10% more students within schools and grade levels attaining benchmark scores on ACT Aspire assessments in SY2013-14 than attained Level-4 (Advanced) proficiency in SY2012-13. HCS High School Goals: • Students attain benchmark scores on ACT Quality Core assessments in SY2013-14 as prescribed in targets provided to each school. • High Schools increase AP & IB enrollments and the share of students earning qualifying scores in AP and IB courses. Growth:ALSDE goal is for all students to show continuous improvement. HCS Goal – K-11 grades attain STAR Student Growth Percentile (SGP) targets in each school by grade level in Math and Reading.

  4. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Gap Closure Achievement:ALSDE goal is that all students succeed (gap closure). HCS K-12 Goals: • Accelerate student growth among low proficiency students while challenging high proficiency students. • Place At-Risk students in Pre-K and achieve target early literacy growth. • Assign students so that they are not sequentially enrolled in classrooms with an SGP Below 50. • Assign retained students in High Growth classrooms with an SGP of 65 or Higher. HCS K-12 Instructional Strategies: • Accelerate Change of Practice to enhance teacher mastery of the Digital Curriculum to close the Digital Divide and Personalized Learning. • Employ Formative Assessment every 9 weeks using School Net and STAR to guide personalized instruction • Increase teacher effectiveness by: • Shifting low-value added grading and sampling tasks from teachers to the learning management systems. • Focus professional development on change of practice (digital and common core)and in the use of data from formative assessments to guide instruction.

  5. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Objectives – Every Student Graduates Prepared College and Career Readiness:ALSDE seeks for every high school graduate to be able to earn credit in first year college Math, Science, English, and Social Studies courses. HCS K-12 Goals: • An increasing share of students will attain benchmark scores on ACT Quality Core assessments. • An increasing share of 11th grade students will attain benchmark scores on the ACT assessmentbeginning with SY2014-15. • An increasing share of students will enroll in and attain qualifying scores in AP and IB courses. HCS K-12 Strategies: • Accelerate change of practice to the digital curriculum and instruction aligned with Common Core standards. • Guide instruction using formative assessments within Quality Core classes using School Net. • Expand Implementation of “Laying the Foundation” and “Project Lead the Way” courses across 7th and 8th grades.

  6. Alabama Plan 2020 and NCLB Waiver Learner Strategies Standards:ALSDE seeks to develop and adopt college and career readiness aligned standards in all subject areas. ALSDE Standards: • K-8: ACT Aspire. • High School: ACT Quality Core assessments in 12 content areas as well as the ACT assessment in 11th Grade for all students. • All Grades: Student attendance should be 95% or higher in all schools. HCS K-12 Strategies: • Immediately implement ACT Quality Core curriculum in 12 high school content areas. • Convert to a digital curriculum aligned with Common Core standards. • Reduce non-warranty repairs for student technology. • Increase digital curriculum use. • Employ STAR Math and Reading assessments in grades K-11 to monitor student growth. • Develop and deploy formative assessments in School Net for all Math, Science, English, and Social Studies courses (less AP and IB) to guide instruction. • Employ “Reserve” Math, Science, and English teachers to act as long-term subs. HCS Goal: Student attendance at or above 95% and a tardy rate below 7.5%.

  7. ALSDE Accountability Model – Plan 2020 NCLB Waiver Weight 200 Points 90-110 30-50 50 10

  8. Summary of School Goals for SY2013-14 All Schools: 35% • School Wide Attendance and Tardy Rates. 10% • Change of Practice Rates. 10% • STAR Math and Reading Growth by Grade Level. 15% Middle Schools: 65% • ACT Aspire Benchmark Rates by Grade Level. 50% • Student Assignment Practices – Low Growth Classrooms & Retained Students. 15%

  9. College & Career Ready Advanced Placement HCS GOALS ACT / Schoolnet 12th Diploma 11th ASPIRE ACT Pre-AP / LTF / AMSTI 10th STAR 9th PLAN 8th Explore 7th 6th 5th ARMT / AHSGE 4th 3rd Reading to Learn 2nd Schools (2011) 1st Learning to Read Pre-K

  10. 25th / 75th 25th / 75th UA 22 / 30 Auburn 24 / 30

  11. Celebrations Highest Algebra Schoolnet Scores in the City (MS / HS) Highest Social Studies Scores Highest Math Scores 2nd Highest Science Scores 2nd Highest English Scores $10,000 for the Robotics Team (Commissioner Roger Jones) $30,000 SMALL Labs (Rep. Sanderford, Rep Patterson, Chairman Strong) Math Team 2nd place in the Muscle Shoals competition (900 students) Advanc-Ed Accredited HMS is a No Place for Hate School All City Volleyball Champions All City Football Champions

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