Needs identified and addressed through Race to the Top: Ensure successful post-graduation placements for all students, improve student graduation rates and college- and career-readiness, eliminate student achievement gaps and to provide a safe and learning-enhanced environment
Major initiatives and investments:
- Southern Regional Education Board’s High Schools That Work school improvement framework and key practices
- Professional Learning Communities with emphases of teacher collaboration, common assessments, analyzing student data and addressing student instructional needs
- More rigorous educational opportunities for students, including dual enrollment opportunities and expansion of AP classes and STEM offerings
- Open access to students for CTE and advanced academic offerings
- Targeted academic support for students including increased student support during and outside of the regular school day through the TECHADEMIC Coaching program and daily scheduling practices
- TECHADEMIC Coaching program expanded to provide assistance and support for students enrolled in AP courses and Summer AP Acceleration Seminars implemented to accelerate students’ preparation for AP courses
- Aligned and rigorous curricula for all courses and programs
- Development and delivery of common assessments for courses
- End-of-pathway assessments for all career-technical majors and full student participation in career- and college-ready assessments
- Postgraduate outcome evaluation
- Targeted professional development according to educator roles and needs with emphases including collaboration, assessment, data, instruction and leadership practices
- The development and implementation of a Teacher Leadership Academy
- individualized student advisement services and interventions
- Creation and use of a mobile Family Resource Center
- Strengthened communications and connections with families, community and business-industry
Other innovations within the plan:
- STEM and “green” integration with career-technical programs
- Formation of an Alumni Association
- Weekly school leader book talks
- School leader calibration activities
- Hosting of annual career fair and annual college fair
- Family satisfaction survey
- Expansion of on-site educational support events for families