2.  8 schools ◦ 4 elementary schools ◦ 1 middle school ◦ 1 high school ◦ Georgia College Early College ◦ Early Learning Center  719 employees  5740 students  Budget: $40,589,900  Home of Georgia College and State University, Central Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College

3.  Fine Arts  Athletics  CTAE  NJROTC  Gifted  Special Education  YES  Partners In Education  Performance Learning Center(PLC)

4.  Baldwin College and Career Academy  State Winners in Poetry Contest (Poems published in 2014 Georgia River of Words)  1 st and 2 nd place Winners in the Jimmy Carter Postcard Contest for the Entire State of Georgia (3 rd and 4 th Grade Students)  2 nd Place Winner at the 25 th Annual Georgia National Fair in October  State Runner-Up at State AAAA One-Act competition (first time)  2nd Round of the GHSA State Playoffs (Sweet Sixteen - since 2010)  Superior Band Rating at the Heart of Georgia Marching Contest and the Peach State Marching Contest  Teacher Selected to Serve on the State Board for the Georgia WBL/YAP Affiliate  School Board Member Selected to Serve on the Governor’s Advisory Board  GSBA Quality Board Status

5. Baldwin County School District Strategic Plan

6. Our vision is to empower students through a positive, culturally responsive and stimulating environment where students will recognize and achieve their fullest potential.

7. The mission of the Baldwin County School District is to educate students who will graduate from high school with the knowledge, skills, and values to be college and/or career ready in order to be contributing members of a global society.

8. In Baldwin County Schools, we believe that:  All students can learn  All individuals are inherently unique and valuable and those unique differences enhance learning  Effective and engaging teachers have a positive impact on learning  Learning is a continuous, lifelong process  Learning is a shared responsibility: school, home, and community - for which we are all responsible  Collaboration creates accomplishments greater than the sum of individual efforts  Data analysis leads to informed decisions  Technology will continue to transform the educational landscape  Our efforts should be focused, aligned, and responsive to the social and economic well-being of our community  A positive culture, community, and learning environment are crucial to the success of all stakeholders  Education is the key to a successful future

9. Baldwin County Schools Cause and Effect Strategy Statement If we increase the effectiveness of organizational processes, and provide rigorous, relevant, and reliable instruction, and effectively engage all stakeholders, then our students will master standards-based curriculum and graduate college and career ready

10. Strategic Goal Areas and Performance Objectives Goal Area I – To Increase Student Achievement Performance Objectives:  To ensure mastery of curriculum  To ensure all students are college and/or career ready upon graduation  To identify, implement, and support intervention and acceleration programs Goal Area II – To Increase Student and Stakeholder Involvement Performance Objectives:  To increase parent and family involvement  To improve student engagement  To increase community involvement

11. Strategic Goal Areas and Performance Objectives Goal Area III – To Recruit and Maintain High-performing Staff Performance Objectives:  To provide high quality, relevant professional development for all staff  To improve district processes to attract and retain highly qualified, highly effective staff Goal Area IV – To Increase Organizational Effectiveness Performance Objectives:  To improve the use of technology  To improve operational processes  To improve facilities services

12. Performance Measures for Goal Area I- To Increase Student Achievement

13. State Assessments  Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills(GKIDS)  Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests(CRCT) replaced by Georgia Milestones End of Grade(EOG)  Georgia High School Graduation Tests(GHSGT)/End of Course Tests(EOCT) replaced by Georgia Milestones End of Course  Writing Assessments(Grades 3, 5 and 8) part of Georgia Milestones Georgia DOE Assessments Georgia Milestones Assessment System Georgia Milestones

14. Kindergarten State Assessment 201420152016 ELA 72%75%78% Math 82%85%88% Percent of students in K meeting or exceeding on state mandated assessment Targets:

15. Grades 4 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 90.5%Baseline ELA 82.7%Baseline Math 68.5%Baseline Science 75.5%Baseline Social Studies 75.9%Baseline Grades 3 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 86.4%Baseline ELA 83.0%Baseline Math 70.7%Baseline Science 73.3%Baseline Social Studies 80.3%Baseline Performance Measures Percent of students in grades 3 – 8 meeting or exceeding on state mandated assessments

16. Grade 5 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 89.7%Baseline ELA 92.1%Baseline Math 83.6%Baseline Science 71.6%Baseline Social Studies 70.1%Baseline Grade 6 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 95.7%Baseline ELA 92.0%Baseline Math 75.3%Baseline Science 67.5%Baseline Social Studies 68.3%Baseline Percent of students in grades 3 – 8 meeting or exceeding on state mandated assessments

17. Grade 7 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 93.6%Baseline ELA 91.0%Baseline Math 79.8%Baseline Science 83.1%Baseline Social Studies 72.0%Baseline Grades 8 State Assessment 201420152016 Reading 95.5%Baseline ELA 94.0%Baseline Math 59.3%Baseline Science 65.8%Baseline Social Studies 69.3%Baseline Percent of students in grades 3 – 8 meeting or exceeding on state mandated assessments

18. Percent of students in grades 9 – 12 meeting or exceeding on state-mandated assessments Targets: State Assessments 201420152016 9 th Literature 75.0%Baseline 11 th American Literature 91.0%Baseline 9 th Coordinate Algebra 24.4%Baseline 10 th Analytic Geometry 23.7%Baseline 10 th Biology 71.0%Baseline 11 th Physical Science 89.5%Baseline 10 th US History 58.0%Baseline 12 th Economics 69.5%Baseline

19. Percent of students in grades 4 – 8 scoring at the typical or high growth levels using the Georgia Student Growth Model - Low: 1-34; Typical: 35-65; High: 66- 99 Student Growth Percentile

20. Percent of students in grades 4 – 8 scoring at the typical or high growth levels using the Georgia Student Growth Model - Low: 1-34; Typical: 35-65; High: 66- 99 Grades 4 Growth Measures 201420152016 Reading 51%54%57% ELA 44%48%51% Math 36%39%42% Science 53%56%59% Social Studies 44%47%50% Grades 5 Growth Measures 201420152016 Reading 42%45%49% ELA 36%39%42% Math 49%52%55% Science 60%63%66% Social Studies 61%64%67%

21. Percent of students in grades 4 – 8 scoring at the typical or high growth levels using the Georgia Student Growth Model - Low: 1-34; Typical: 35-65; High: 66- 99 Grade 6 Growth Measures 201420152016 Reading 63%66%69% ELA 43%46%49% Math 65%68%71% Science 61%64%67% Social Studies 55%58%61% Grade 7 Growth Measures 201420152016 Reading 53.5%57%60% ELA 51%54%57% Math 36%39%42% Science 61%64%67% Social Studies 36%39%42%

22. Percent of students in grades 4 – 8 scoring at the typical or high growth levels using the Georgia Student Growth Model - Low: 1-34; Typical: 35-65; High: 66- 99 Grade 8 Growth Measures 201420152016 Reading 41%44%47% ELA 40%43%46% Math 46%49%52% Science 46%49%52% Social Studies 57%60%63%

23. Performance Measures: 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate 5-Year Cohort Graduate Rate # of Accelerated/Dual Enrollment Credits Graduation Rate201420152016 4-Year Cohort 66.6 5-Year Cohort 68.20 *Graduation rate will be released with the 2014 CCRPI report. 201420152016 Accelerated/Dual Enrollment Credits Baseline *Accelerated/Dual Enrollment Credits will be released with the 2014 CCRPI report.

24. Performance Measures: Number of students off track to graduate Students Off Track 201420152016 9 th grade 97Baseline 10 th grade 49Baseline 11 th grade 37Baseline 12 th grade 14Baseline

25. Performance Measures: Percent of students reading at or above grade level Students Reading on Grade Level 201420152016 PreK Baseline Grades K-5 Baseline Grades 6-8 Baseline Grades 9-12 Baseline

26. Aligning “the Work” to Improve Student Performance

27.  Four questions we ask ourselves: 1.What do we want students to know? 2.How do we know they know? 3.What do we do when the student does not know? 4.Do we know them (personally)?

28.  Provide professional learning for teachers and school leaders that strengthen their knowledge and understanding of content and instructional practices in a standards-based classroom  Ensure curriculum maps, lesson plans, and assessments reflect the rigor of CCGPS and GPS  Focused Professional Learning  Implement Data Team Process for planning and monitoring  Use of Common Formative Assessments to monitor student progress

29.  Implement the instructional framework for lesson planning (opening, mini-lesson, work session, and closing)  Increase participation in accelerated/dual enrollment courses  Monitor the progress of graduation cohorts  Increase the number of Carnegie Units offered at the Middle School Level  Provide access to COMPASS test preparation and testing on the high school campus  Implement Response To Intervention (RTI) framework to include multiple tiers of support  Implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to ensure that school climate is conducive to student learning

30.  Teacher Keys Effectiveness System(TKES)  Leader Keys Effectiveness System(LKES)  Student Learning Objectives(SLO) for Non-Tested Grades  Foothills Charter High school  Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act(WIOP)  AdvancEd Accreditation Visit(January 2015)  Professional Development Schools(PDS)  School/District Improvement Plans developed and posted on website School/District Improvement Plans developed and posted on website  Impact checks with School Improvement Leadership Teams and District Leaders

31. Performance Objectives and Performance Measures for Goal Areas II, III and IV Strategic Plan 2014

32. American Education Week celebrates public education and individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education. Theme: “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility

33. Public education in Georgia will provide ALL children an EQUITABLE and EXCELLENT education that prepares them for college, career and life.