2013-16 Executive Summary
School Improvement Plan
School Name: Lambert High School
AdvancED Standards / FCS Departments
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services / Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services / Superintendent
Teaching and Learning
Technology and Information Services
Transportation
Continuous Improvement Goal / AdvancED Standards / Support from FCS Department(s)
All students graduate from Lambert High School prepared to compete globally for college and career opportunities. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 3: Teaching and assessing for learning
Standard 4: Resources and support systems
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Development of a user-friendly monitoring system for all the elements of the CCRPI
Students, staff, parents, community members and business leaders embrace the culture of Lambert High School. This culture includes a focus on excellence, persistence, appreciation of diversity, personal responsibility, and high expectation. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 3: Teaching and assessing for learning
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Diversity training that includes professional development regarding Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern cultures and languages.
Lambert High School is managed effectively to support the Lambert High School culture. / Standard 1: Purpose and direction
Standard 2: Governance and leadership
Standard 4: Resources and support systems
Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement / Work collaboratively with Educational Leadership for staff leadership development.
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: All students will graduate from Lambert High School prepared to compete globally for college and career opportunities.
SMART Goal: Lambert High School will focus interventions and strategies toward increasing its CCRPI score from the 2013 score of 90.1 to a 2015 score of 94.1.
Areas of focus: EOC achievement/progress, Pathway completion, Student attendance
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2014-2015
X / Purpose and Direction
X / Governance and Leadership
X / Teaching and Assessing for Learning
X / Resources and Support Systems
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.2; 1.3; 2.1; 2.4; 2.6; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5; 3.6; 3.11; 3.12; 4.2; 4.7; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 / If…
Content Collaboration teams will meet weekly to examine student growth and achievement data, refine assessment and questioning,
The Core Council team will examine CCRPI baseline data, AP achievement and participation data, and GAPPS results to determine areas of focus for professional learning,
Teachers will utilize tools and strategies gained through professional learning (questioning, feedback, and performance based teaching and learning)
Administrators and counselors will partner to form success teams to identify and intervene for students at risk,
Identify students by the end of the 9th grade who are not enrolled in a pathway order to provide advisement,
Performance tasks are developed which align to common core standards in all core area and CTAE courses. / Then…
Student achievement and growth will increase.
Student achievement and growth will increase.
Student achievement, student attendance, and graduation rates will increase.
Student achievement, student attendance, and graduation rates will increase.
Pathway completion rates will increase
Student achievement and growth will increase. / Weekly from August 2014 – April 2015
Twice monthly from August 2014 – April 2015
Tuesday planning periods twice per month; Weekly meetings of content teams
Bi-weekly
January 2015 – March 2015
August 2014 – March 2015 / Team facilitators
Bibik, Cannizzaro, Oliver, Core department chairs
Cannizzaro, Oliver, Professional learning team
Administrator/ Counselor teams
9th grade Success Team
Core area content teams
If…
100% of teachers are trained to utilize ItsLearning and provided with ongoing support / Then…
The ItsLearning platform will be utilized by teachers to support student achievement. / Year long / Staff ItsLearning training led by Ruth Allen/ Angela Burgess
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: Staff and students will embrace the culture of Lambert High School which includes a focus on excellence, persistence, appreciation of diversity, personal responsibility, and high expectation.
SMART Goal: 1) Lambert High School will increase student participation in extracurricular activities and auditions. 2) Lambert High School will recognize and retain high performing teachers.
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2014-2015
X / Purpose and Direction
X / Governance and Leadership
X / Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
X / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.1; 1.2; 2.4; 3.8; 5.5 / If…
Use Longhorn Pride postcards and Teacher of the Month to recognize staff and students who exemplify the LHS culture
Hold “Club Rush” to highlight clubs and organizations during the Instructional Focus period,
Evaluate and improve opportunities for parents, community members and business leaders to be involved as members of the LHS community,
Develop LHS 101 to be completed by all 9th grade students during the Advisement period to initiate new students into the “Lambert Way”. / Then…
Retention of high performing teachers and staff will improve
Student participation in extracurricular opportunities will increase.
Participation in LHS events by parents, community members, and business leaders will increase.
Student participation in LHS events will increase; Students will recognize the resources and supports available for their success at LHS. / Monthly
September 2014
Monthly
Weekly during Advisement / Leadership team
Synergy team
David Smith
Synergy Team
Bass, Johnessee and Synergy Team
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply) / / Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: Lambert High School is managed effectively to support effective instruction and a safe, clean, and healthy environment for students and staff.
SMART Goal: Lambert High School will be managed effectively to support its Continuous Improvement Goals as will be reflected in baseline results of the school climate survey.
School Name: Lambert High School School Year: 2014-2015
x / Purpose and Direction
x / Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
x / Resources and Support Systems
x / Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan) / Impact on Student and Adult Behavior
(“If…then...” Statements) / Timeline / Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
AdvancED Standard(s)
1.3; 2.1; 4.2; 4.3; 5.5 / If…
The Lambert High School facility is managed and planned for continuous improvement
Lambert High School staff are hired and retained with a goal of continuous improvement
The local and instructional budgets are managed effectively
The Lambert High School facility is managed with safety, cleanliness, and health as its priority / Then…
The facility will be able to meet the needs of a growing student body, faculty, and staff.
Staffing resources will be allocated to most effectively meet the needs of students.
Resources will be allocated to meet the instructional and extra- curricular needs of students.
Students and staff will affirm that LHS is a safe, clean, and healthy environment in which to learn and work. / Year long
Year long
Year long
Year long / Resources:
Instructional Budget
Local Budget
Allotments
Who:
Principal
Leadership team
All staff
2014 -15 Professional Learning Plan
for School Improvement Planning
School Name: Lambert High School
Professional Learning Goal(s): / Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s):
  1. All certified staff will be oriented to the LHS culture.
  2. All certified staff will be oriented and trained to utilize ItsLearning.
  3. All certified staff will work in content data teams to implement appropriate questioning strategies, effective feedback, and performance based learning in their classroom instruction.
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  1. Orientation to LHS culture supports our goal that all staff will embrace the Lambert way to effectively manage and enhance instruction.
  2. Orientation and training for utilization of ItsLearning will provide staff an instructional tool to enhance instruction. This supports our goal to prepare students to compete for college and career opportunities.
  3. Implementing appropriate questioning strategies, effective feedback, and performance based learning will support our goal of improving CCRPI.

Date / # Hours / Description of Learning Activities
July 31st
Pre-Planning (School) / 8 / All staff general session: Mission and vision; team building activity
Break out session topics: Structures Session --Classroom Management, Instruction and Grading, Instructional Focus, Assessment, Attendance, Substitute Procedures
August 1st
Pre-Planning (District) / 4 / District wide collaboration by content area (Performance Based Learning)
August 4th
Pre-Planning / 3 / Evaluation System -- TKES
August 5th
Pre-Planning / 4 / All staff general session: Code of Ethics, Mandated Reporting, Bookkeeping, Testing Updates
August 6th
Pre-Planning / 3 / Department Collaboration and content teams
August 27th
DCD - ER / 3 / Data Team Review
September 26th
ER / 3 / Questioning and Collaboration
October 17th
DCD / 3 / Effective Feedback
November 4th
Planning Period Meetings / 1 / Feedback to Drive Instruction/Feedback Fair
December 9th
Planning Period Meetings / 1 / Research Based Instructional Strategies/High Order Questioning
January 5th
Prof. Dev. Day (School) / 8 / Data teams – Department teacher leaders will work with EOCT content area teams to examine data to plan instruction
January 13th
Planning Period Meetings / 1 / Performance Based Learning
February 16th
DCD / 3 / Questioning Strategies
March 10th
Planning Period Meetings / 1 / Feedback To Drive Instruction/Performance Based Reflection
Content Team Meetings
Each Week / 18 / Content team planning for instruction and assessments and data teams
ITsLearning Training
September - April / 7 / Various Topics, including content library, recommendation engine, rubrics, discussion boards
May 27th
Post-Planning / 4 / All staff general session
Grade posting – all staff
May 28th
Post-Planning / 4 / LHS graduation – all staff
Total Hours: / 79

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