King and Queen Central High School

King and Queen County Public Schools

Home of the Royal Tigers

Data analysis• School climate & culture data

– Discipline referrals have seen a 3 year decline.– Student attendance has seen a 3 year percentage

increase.– Teacher attendance has seen a 3 year percentage

increase.• Focus on Reading levels: Istation and Achieve 3000 used to

evaluate poor readers and to give additional reading and comprehension time.

• Benchmarks for core subjects: Teachers evaluate benchmark scores for reteaching, lesson strategy improvement, and class and individual student interventions.

• Student performance– First Quarter benchmarks improved over last year’s.

Decline in Discipline ReferralsSchool – Safety

Offense Category 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-11

Weapons Offenses 0 0 1

Offenses Against Student 1 4 2

Offenses Against Staff 0 1 5

Other offenses Against Persons 38 23 26

Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Offenses 10 3 1

Property Offenses 6 1 1

Disorderly/Disruptive Behavior offenses 200 154 143

Technology Offenses 13 15 3

All other offenses 25 0 2

Reasons that discipline problems have lowered.

Student attendance

Student Attendance

2007-8 – 81%2008-9 – 90%2009-10 – 91%2010-11 – 92%2011-12 – 92%

What are the strengths of your school’s transformation/turnaround?

– Higher expectations of staff, administration, and support staff.

– High attendance rate of students and staff.

– Emphasis on differentiated reading instruction (iStation/Achieve3000)

– Enhancement of school spirit.– Small and manageable environment.– Staff members’ focus on academic

achievement.– Staff members’ willingness to try

different instructional approaches.

What are the areas of opportunity of your school’s

transformation/turnaround? Need to improve faculty and student morale Increase staff development opportunities Improve Math instruction/scores Differentiate reading instruction Alignment of curriculum Limited resources (ex: older textbooks) Teacher recruitment and retention

How have the SIG funds been used?

– To support staff for curriculum and student assistance• Dean of students – Student Data driven responsibility

(tardies, absences, intervention group, student discipline, student incentive program)

• Math and literacy coaches; classroom management coach• Revamping the teacher observation procedures (W&M

pilot)• LTP/W&M focus on assisting all areas of school

improvement• Local support for areas of instruction (core areas and

reading)

How have the SIG funds been used?– To implement technology use in classrooms • promethean boards and clickers in classrooms• calculators for math and science department• Improved computer labs with enriched software ?• Classroom set of Nooks to enhance reading• laptops for teachers

How have the SIG funds been used (At the school and the division level)?– To increase instructional materials and supplies

• Writing journals for all classes• Supplementary reading materials• Student work binders in all core classes?• Subject/curriculum materials used for instruction • iStation & Achieve3000 assess students’ reading levels & provide

individualized instruction & interventions– Professional Development

• Peer to peer observations for all departments• Curriculum mapping for core teachers• Graduate courses in content reading/writing at school• Increased opportunity to attend regional/state meetings• Student behavior/relationship building conference for all teachers• Teacher evaluation coaching for administration

Progress of the federal requirements.Model Strands Level of ImplementationCreation & Use of District Team

High Implementation – Structured LTP group, SBO representatives, and school representatives. New school board members to inform (4 of 5). Need to add more community involvement

Enabling School Autonomy

High Implementation – Allowing teachers and school administration to make decisions based on student data and performance

Principal & Hiring Teachers

Partial Implementation – Hired principal. Will need to focus on improving teacher recruitment process

Stakeholder Engagement Partial Implementation – Will need to focus on community involvement. High/Full implementation from school and SBO

Creation & Use of School Team

High Implementation – Team consists of representatives of all departments. The entire faculty is kept abreast of changes, vision, and decisions made during faculty meetings and other communication resources such as newsletters and emails

Leading Change High Implementation – School moral, student behavior, and student and staff attendance have improved. A focus on learning has improved during the school year of 2011-12

Evaluating, rewarding, removing staff

Partial Implementation – Have improved and adopted new teacher evaluation process ? Don’t think this has been done yet. Evaluated and removed low performing teachers in 2010-11. Need to develop more incentives

Professional Development

High Implementation – Peer observations, curriculum mapping, graduate courses, PD in dealing with student behavior and motivation, attendance at regional/state conferences

Learning Time Full implementation – 7:55-3:15 schedule. (extra: After school remediation program from 3:30-5:00)

Reforming Instruction Partial Implementation – Finalizing curriculum mapping and pacing for core areas, more group work and use of technology in classrooms

What unexpected barriers came up during implementation?

• Time it takes to get all parties together in the vision of the school improvement process.

• CHS started its 2010-11 school improvement process late due to a late hire of the Supt. and Principal

• Determining best use of funds.• Tough to staff school

What are your goals for the rest of the 2011-12 school year?

• Continue to focus on student academic success• Complete curriculum maps in selected areas• Expand stakeholder involvement in process • Improve communication with parents for support• Participate in early recruitment of teachers • Modify teacher evaluation process• Increase student and teacher incentive programs • Focus on students identified as at-risk and/or

needing additional intervention

How are you planning for the phase out of the Lead Turnaround Partner, the increased state

supports, and the additional funds?• Funds have assisted with professional development in curriculum

mapping, student and community relationships, and teacher instruction; Allowed us to “catch up” and stay abreast

• Build capacity of teachers and school personnel in professional development efforts to ensure continuous improvement

• Involve teachers and school personnel more actively in school improvement process

• Phase responsibilities of SIG personnel to school personnel, with SIG personnel becoming guides and mentors during the third year (2012-2013)

• Evaluate school’s local budget to ensure continued focus on instruction

Questions?

King and Queen County Public Schools

Home of the Royal Tigers