1. School Improvement Guidelines Delaware Department of Education September 2009

2. What are Success Plans? Success Plans map out improvement Where we are Where we want to be Success Plan = Who, What, When, Where, & How the school gets from A to B

3. Who creates the plan? School-Based Team includes input from – Administrators – Teachers and other staff – Community Representatives – Parents – Other participants as appropriate District Administrators Outside Experts

4. What are the levels of School Improvement? Year One – School Improvement (SI1) Year Two – School Improvement (SI2) Year Three – Corrective Action (CA) Year Four – Planning for Restructuring (R1) Year Five – School Restructuring (R2)

5. What are the levels of School Improvement? Year One – School Improvement (SI1) Seaford Middle School Year Two – School Improvement (SI2) Year Three – Corrective Action (CA) Year Four – Planning for Restructuring (R1) Seaford High School Year Five – School Restructuring (R2)

6. Success Plan: Seaford Middle School Schools in School Improvement must have a goal, objective and strategies addressing why they are in School Improvement. Title I schools in SI1 must offer school choice. Title I schools in SI2 must offer school choice and Supplemental Educational Services (SES) to low income students.

7. Success Plan: Seaford High School Schools in School Improvement must have a goal, objective and strategies addressing why they are in School Improvement. Schools in School Improvement/Corrective Action must have a goal, objective and strategies addressing their corrective action plan. SHS is in Planning for Restructuring for this year.

8. Corrective Action & Restructuring – LEA role The districts must develop all Corrective Action (CA) and Restructuring (R1) Plans All CA and R1 plans must be submitted to DOE by November 1 The state board may amend regulation to require DOE approval for District Corrective Action and Restructuring Plans for schools

9. Restructuring means Makes fundamental reforms, such as significant changes in the school’s staffing and governance, to improve student academic achievement Has substantial promise to improve student academic achievement and enable the school to make AYP as defined by the state’s accountability system Is consistent with state law

10. Restructuring Options – All schools 1. Reopen the school as a public charter school; 2. Replace all or most of the school staff, which may include the principal, who are relevant to the school’s inability to make AYP; 3. Enter into a contract with an entity, such as a private management company, with a demonstrated record of effectiveness, to operate the school as a public school; 4. Turn the operation of the school over to the SEA if this action is permitted under State law and the State agrees; or 5. *Implement any other major restructuring of the school’s governance arrangement that is consistent with the NCLB principles of restructuring.

11. Secondary Schools Report Seaford Middle School Seaford Senior High School Annual Board Report 2009

12. Special Education/Secondary Schools 2008/2009 Informal Observations Attendance at Department Meetings Professional Development (PD) Southern Delaware/PD Written Feedback to Stakeholders Administrative Feedback

13. Special Education/Secondary Schools 2009/2010 Learning Focused Strategies (LFS) Administrative Training Train-the –Trainers Staff Training/Implementation Goal Setting DPAS II/Formal Observations Data Analysis

14. Goals – The Focus Student Achievement ( All Students ) – African American Mathematics – Special Education Mathematics Student Behavior/School Climate Professional Development Parent/Community Involvement Technology

15. Student Achievement

16. Learning Focused Strategies Read Naturally/Read 180/ Odyssey/ Successmaker Boost Up Response To Intervention Measures of Academic Progress Common Assessments GOOD Teaching!!!!!

17. School Climate

18. Safe School Ambassadors Positive Behavior Support Spotlight on Success

19. Parent and Community Involvement

20. Open Houses (2) SMS Spirit Nights (2) Parent/Teacher Conferences Attendance at all 4 Elementary Open Houses Musical Production – Beauty and the Beast Attendance at AFRAM 5 th Grade Parent Meetings Pick a Day – Pave the Way! PTO Sport Events/Art and Music Events Fall Festival

21. Professional Development

22. Learning Focused Model for Continuous Improvement and Professional Development – Day 1,2, 3, 4 for full staff SharePoint’s Training (Website-training) Non-tenured Professional Development (Mentor Training) Distributed Leadership Southern Delaware Professional Development Center P-Cubed Training (Mathematical Pedagogy) Science Kit Training Connected Math Project

23. Technology

24. Technology Desktop Computer Upgrades Computer Lab Upgrades READ 180/Scholastic Reading Inventory SharePoint's Website MAP – Measures of Academic Progress (Northwest Evaluation Association Testing Series) Odyssey Successsmaker Learning Focused Toolbox

25. PAVING THE PATH “The Road to Success is Always Under Construction” Seaford Middle School 09-10

26. Goals – The Focus Student Achievement ( All Students ) – African American – Special Education – Economically Disadvantage Student Behavior/School Climate Professional Development Parent/Community Involvement Technology

27. Student Achievement

28. Student Achievement - Reading Learning Focused instructional strategies by all content teachers to assist with reading comprehension Read Naturally Program Extended Day schedule (Special Education) Scholastic Reading Inventory DSTP Item Samplers Reading and Writing Class for select 9 th Grade students Pull-out sessions for additional reading comprehension instruction Learning Express Advantage program /diagnostic tool Southern Delaware Professional Development Center to assist Language Arts teachers with reading comprehension techniques

29. Student Achievement - Mathematics Advanced Test Ready Materials (Math Center – Pullout) Learning Focused instructional strategies to assist with solving mathematical equations/common assessments Extended Day schedule (Special Education) Kaplan Mathematics Program Math Matters Curriculum DSTP Item Samplers Learning Express software tool for Special Education students Southern Delaware Professional Development Center Professional Development activities for our mathematics department

30. School Climate

31. Alert NOW Social Probation Saturday School/In-School Suspension Counseling intervention Parental Involvement (5 Referrals) Positive Assemblies Twilight Program School Beautification Projects University of Delaware Survey to all 11th grader students

32. Parent and Community Involvement

33. Operation H.E.L.L.O. (9 th Grade) Family Awareness and Appreciation Night Parent/Teacher Conferences NJROTC Assemblies Play Productions Fundraising Activities Parent-teacher conferences (November) Sport Events/Art and Music Events

34. Professional Development

35. Learning Focused Model for Continuous Improvement and Professional Development – Day 1,2, 3, 4, Monitoring Training for Administrators SharePoint’s Training (Website-training) Non-tenured Professional Development (Mentor Training) Delaware Performance Appraisal System II Southern Delaware Professional Development Center P-Cubed Training (Mathematical Pedagogy)

36. Technology

37. Technology Desktop Computer Upgrades Wireless Infrastructure Computers on Wheels Elmo Display System iPanels (Mathematics) Clickers (Automated Response Devices SharePoint's Website (School Controlled) Café TV Digital/Video Security System MAP – Measures of Academic Progress ( Northwest Evaluation Association Testing Series ) Turn-It In.com Novel Stars Credit Recovery Program