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Component 2 – Student Support: All students will receive the support necessary to accelerate student achievement.

Rationale:

Student support and intervention is crucial to improved API scores and necessary for student mastery of content standards and the meeting of AYP. Recent research and high school reform point to student support as necessary for increasing academic achievement. Research shows that Advisory programs are an essential component of high performing high schools. Research shows that students who feel a connection to school are more successful and stay in school. Students require a supportive environment that encourages them to meet state and national standards.

Annual Goals and Benchmarks:

Implement transitional strategies for the 9th graders Refine and expand Intervention Programs Increase student involvement in school activities Continually review and modify student advisory program

ESLRs Addressed: Demonstrate Academic Excellence, Be Effective Communicators, Be powerful Thinkers, Be Prepared to Assume the Responsibilities of Adulthood, Be Active Community Members
Monitor Progress: Tools: API California Standards Test (CST) California High School Exit Exam (CaHSEE) California English Language Development Test data (CELDT) Classroom Observations Principal visitations to classrooms Teacher and Student Surveys	Report Progress: All stakeholders will report relevant progress of programs and/or responsibilities to parents, staff and students regularly and as often as is appropriate.Leadership Team will meet quarterly to discuss and review all program progress and determine necessary steps.
Data: Yearly API growth Enrollment figures Graduation rate	Student attendance rates GPAs/Grades % of students successfully passing classes Student participation in clubs and school activities
Frequency: The Focus Group Leaders will review progress biannually in December and April. Advisory Program Coordinator meets weekly with faculty to monitor program progress. Intervention Specialists modify program regularly and meet monthly with administration to discuss progress. Counselors meet weekly with administration. Counselors work regularly with Advisory Coordinator to align programs. Modifications and revisions to the action steps will be made as needed to ensure achievement of the growth targets.

Component 2 cont.
Task	Persons Responsible	Professional Development and Resources	Assessment Measures	Timeline	Communication of Progress
1. Utilize information from data analysis to identify areas of need	Principal Assistant Principals Counselors Leadership Team	Time to review existing programs School Improvement funds Grant funds Existing program data	Grades GPAs Parent surverys Student surveys Community surverys Student attemdamce Graduation rate Enrollment figures	On-going*	Share with: Staff School Board Site Council Leadership Team
2. Continue to refine Troubadour Advisory Program (TAP)	Principal TAP Coordinator TAP Advisors Counselrs Students College and Career Coordinator	Teacher In-service Grant funding School Improvement funds Conference attendance TAP curriculum Articulation with community and postsecondary educational institutions School-wide TV access	Student surveys Teacher surveysMeetings with TAP Advisors Informal conversations with students SLC Grant evaluator findings	On-going*	Bi-annual report by SLC coordinator FMMs Open House Back to School Night Troubadour Express Community Presentations Choice Tours School Board Presentations School Website Real Estate Brochures
3. Continue to develop and refine the “Intervention Specialist” Program targeting 9th and 10th grade	Principal Assistant Principals Leadership Team Intervention Specialists Counselors TAP Advisors	Grant funds School Improvement funds Progress Reports Grades TAP Recent research in effective schools and high performing high schools	TAP class feedback Teacher feedback Student grades Disaggregated data 9th and 10th grade student performance and test scores Attendance rates Dropout rates Graduation rates	Beginning of second quarter annually and ongoing*	FMMs Intervention Parent Nights Letters to students Parent notifications by Intervention Specialists & counselors SARB Site Council
4. Modify DART-Math and expand to other subject areas	Math teachers Principal Department chairs Faculty Leadership Team	Grant funds Planning time Testing data identify areas of need Conference/workshop attendance Recent research in effective schools and high performing high schools	Disaggregated test data Student assessments Teacher, student and parent feedback	Beginning Spring 2006 and ongoing	FMMs Site Council meetings Parent Nights Students via TAP
5. Continue to expand counseling services and increase student/mentor contacts	Counselors Principal and Assistant Principals Leadership Team TAP teachers TAP Coordinator Intervention Specialists	Recent research in effective schools and high performing high schools Grant funds School Improvement funds 10th grade counseling funds TAP Intervention Specialists DART-math College and Career Center (CCC) Letters to parents· Counseling Nights Assemblies 4-year courses of study	Students surveys Graduation rates Student success in high school Enrollment Counselor/student contacts Mentor/student contacts GPAs Graduate surveys	On-going*	Parent Letters Student notifications Parent nights College Nights Open House Back to School Night hoice Tours
6. Restructure Big Brother/Big Sister program to support the transition to the 9th grade	Assistant Principals Program Coordinator Upper class students	School Improvement funds ASB funds Students	TAP teacher feedback Student surveys 9th / 10th testing data Student involvement	Summer 2006 Through 1st semester	Troubadour Express Summer mailings Orientation Weekly announcements
7. Create additional school activities overseen by students for the students to enhance spirited and pride-filled culture	Students ASB Advisor	Students Leadership students/ASB officers Video students ASB funds Student performers Tech/stagecraft students Club Advisors Club members	Student surveys Participation in activities Informal conversations between adults and students on campus	Spring 2006 and ongoing	Troubadour Express Marquee TAP Weekly Announcements Site Council Meetings House of Representative Meetings Interclub Council meeting

* On-going indicates that the Action Plan Component is a regular and re-occurring topic addressed at the regularly scheduled meetings of the following groups: weekly Friday Morning Meetings (FMMs), weekly Management Team meetings, monthly Department meetings, monthly Department Chair meetings, monthly Data Team Meetings, monthly School Site Council Meetings, quarterly Leadership Team meetings, and quarterly Focus Group meetings.

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