Santa Susana High School

School Wide Action Plan – Component 5

"Going from Good to Great!"

Component 5 – Communicate the Vision: Continue to articulate the purpose and goals of Santa Susana High School to students, parents, district personnel and the community at large.

Rationale:
  1. As a school of choice with no attendance boundaries, the success of Santa Susana High School can be measured by enrollment
  2. It is important for SSHS to maintain clearly stated vision and goals in order to attract and retain students
  3. Student success is based on effective communication between all Santa Susana High School stakeholders
  4. The charge of the school district Board of Education is to continually increase enrollment at SSHS

Annual Goals and Benchmarks: Annual increase of student enrollment as facilities allow
Increased attraction and enrollment of students choosing Santa Susana based on their talents and interests
Increased community involvement and business support

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:
  1. Department Brochures
  2. Troubadour Express
  3. Site Council Meetings
  4. School of Choice application
  5. Choice Tours
  6. Road Shows
  7. New Student Letters and Newsletters
  8. Real Estate Brochures
  9. Parent support organization meetings
  10. Registration forms
  11. Fundraising brochures
  12. Community presentation materials
 Report Progress:
Administrators and Focus Group Leaders will report progress to parents, staff, and students during Site Council meetings, Parent Nights, Leadership Team meetings, Friday Morning Faculty meetings, Department meetings.
Data:
  1. Enrollment figures
  2. Individual academy enrollment
  1. Increased community support and resources
  2. Community survey data
Frequency:
Leadership Team will review progress quarterly and will continue to communicate its vision.

Component 2 cont.
Task Persons Responsible Professional Development and Resources Assessment Measures Timeline Communication of Progress
1. Improve communication between school, community and district
  1. Principal
  2. Assistant Principals
  3. District personnel
  4. Staff and students
  1. Presentation materials
  2. Time to dialogue and present programs
  3. Department pamphlets
  4. Real Estate Brochures
  5. Time to continually update and modernize information
  1. Surveys
  2. Enrollment
 On-going*
  1. Presentations
  2. Brochures
  3. Courses of study
  4. Troubadour Express
  5. Website
  6. School Board Presentations
  7. Meeting with district personnel
  8. Community service by students for local organizations/schools/ businesses
  9. Marketing brochures
  10. Website
  11. Troubadour Express
  12. School Board Presentations
  13. District Meetings
  14. FMMs
2. Improve communication between staff, parents and students
  1. Management Team
  2. Leadership Team
  3. Department Chairs
  4. Teachers and other stakeholders
  1. Email
  2. Telephone
  3. Teacher Website
  4. School Website
  5. Course syllabi
  6. Agenda Books
  7. Troubadour Express
  8. TAP
  9. Announcements
  10. Clubs
  11. Principal “chats” with student body
  12. Assemblies
  13. House of Representatives
  14. Inter-Club Council
  15. One-on-one with counselors
  16. Intervention Specialists (increased one-on-one contact with students at risk)
  1. Surveys
  2. Enrollment
  3. Dialogue
  4. Increased parent involvement
 On-going*
  1. Presentations
  2. Brochures
  3. Courses of study
  4. Troubadour Express
  5. Website
  6. School Board Presentations
  7. Meeting with district personnel
  8. Community service by students for local organizations/schools/ businesses
  9. Marketing brochures
  10. Website
  11. Troubadour Express
  12. School Board Presentations
  13. District Meetings
  14. FMMs
3. Refine marketing techniques and tools
  1. Principal
  2. Department Chairs
  3. Members of: School of the Arts, School of Information Technology
  1. Time to develop marketing materials
  2. Outside funding
  3. Grant funds
  4. Parent organization support
  5. Administrators and teachers
  6. Utilize staff and student talent resources
  7. Utilize staff and student technology expertise
  1. Community feedback and increased community support and resource
  2. Increased enrollment of students attracted to the school’s specialized programs
On-going*
  1. Presentations
  2. Brochures
  3. Courses of study
  4. Troubadour Express
  5. Website
* 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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