1. CONNECTING STUDENTS TO CULTURE, CAREERS, AND COMMUNICATIONS A SYSTEM FOR PROGRAM REVIEWS

2. TODAY’S LEARNING TARGET I can identify four pillars for an effective Program Review System. Essential Questions: What type of a structure will facilitate a sustainable system for increasing student achievement? How do you adequately promote the need for a well-rounded student?

3. A SCHOOL WIDE APPROACH Lincoln County High School’s journey for improving is a school-wide approach with the intent for a natural inclusion of program reviews. Every teacher…Every class…On-going…All year!

4. SCHOOL COUNCIL CONNECTIONS: Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs. No implementationNeeds Improvement Proficient/Meets Expectations Distinguished a)School council/leadership does not have policies in place to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum. a)School council/leadership establishes policies to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum. a)School council/leadership ensures that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy. a)School council/leadership monitors and evaluates the teaching of writing concepts throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy. b.) School council/leadership plans the annual school budget with little consideration for allocation of writing resources. b)School council/leadership and select teachers are included in the planning of the annual school budget with some consideration of allocation of resources for writing. b.) School council/leadership and teachers participate in the planning of the annual school budget with clear consideration of allocation of resources for writing. b.) School council/leadership and teachers across contents actively participate in the planning of the annual school budget to ensure adequate and quality materials, equipment, space and technology are available to implement school wide writing program. c.) School council/leadership never or rarely allocates time and resources to implement the writing program. c)School council/leadership allocates time and resources to implement the writing program, but these are not equitable to other content areas c.) School council/leadership allocates equitable time and resources to implement the writing program. c.) The school council/leadership meets with teacher leaders when planning for the allocation of time and resources to implement the writing program. d.) There are no policies in place to assess assignment of staff to meet literacy needs. d.) School councils establish policies for the assignment of staff. d.) Decisions related to staff assignment are based on the established policies that include student literacy needs and teacher certification. d.) Decisions related to assignment of staff are made based on needs of students, teacher certification and other data (e.g., ILP) and teacher professional development experience (e.g., participation in National Writing Project ).

5. FOUR PILLARS THAT HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER Program Reviews Process Storage Monitoring Timeline

6. PILLAR #1: PROCESS Writing Program Review Program Review Team Lead A/H Standard / Indicator Leads Department Reps. ELAMathPL/CSScienceSS

7. WHAT DOES THE DOCUMENTATION LOOK LIKE? LCHS Documentation Form The evidence Leadership Evidence

8. PILLAR #2: STORAGE Technology Our choice is SkyDrive

9. SPECIFIC PROGRAM REVIEW FOLDER (3)

10. STANDARD/DEMONSTRATOR FOLDERS

11. INDICATOR FOLDERS:

12. MONTHLY FOLDERS:

13. PILLAR #3: MONITORING Support Feedback Rubric Monitoring Tool

14. PILLAR #4: TIMELINES Aug.Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May 2013-14

15. Writing. Standard 4. Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring School leadership provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support high quality writing instructional programs. No implementationNeeds ImprovementProficient/Meets ExpectationsDistinguished a)School council/leadership does not have policies in place to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum. a)School council/leadership establishes policies to ensure that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum. a)School council/leadership ensures that writing concepts are taught throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy. School council/leadership monitors and evaluates the teaching of writing concepts throughout the school and across the curriculum as established in policy.

16. WHAT AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM HAS DONE FOR LCHS… “We have to get to a place of learning before we can have a place to celebrate.” ~ ACES Celebration Student Group

17. Contact Information: Stacy Story Lincoln County High School stacy.story@lincoln.kyschools.us Mark Gorton Lincoln County High School mark.gorton@lincoln.kyschools.us