Heard County High School October 7, 2013 SCHOOL COUNCIL Heard County High School October 7, 2013

School Councils Why School Councils? Who are School Councils? What shall School Councils do? When and where shall School Councils meet? What to do first?

School Councils WHY? Bring communities and school together Solve difficult educational problems Improve academic achievement Bring parents into the process Create understanding and mutual respect Share ideas for school improvement

School Councils WHO? 7 Members: Principal, 4 parents, 2 teachers 2 year term: July through June

School Councils WHAT? Withdraw a member due to inactivity Distribute school awards School Improvement Receive reports on achievement and progress

School Councils WHEN AND WHERE? Quarterly meetings at the school Better meeting times than 5:00 p.m.??

School Councils What must be done? Agenda: kept and posted Minutes: kept and posted

School Councils Elect vice-chair and secretary Begin working on the following: Improving student achievement School Improvement Communication with community

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

12-13 HOW DID WE DO?

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

HOW DO WE CONTINUE? FOCUS ON THE PROCESS! Quality teaching aligned with the standards we are responsible for teaching Having a thorough knowledge of the standards we are responsible for teaching Having quality formative assessments to progress monitor throughout the semester Having quality remediation for those who are not achieving as they should

GRADUATION RATE How do we fix it? DREAMS!

SCHOOL WIDE FOCUS HELP KIDS CREATE A DREAM HELP KIDS CHASE THAT DREAM!