Green River Regional Educational Cooperative MathPLUS/Lenses on Learning

Template for School-wide Mathematics Improvement Plan

School Name: Butler County High School, Morgantown, Kentucky 42261
Principal Name: Patrick O’Driscoll / Principal Email: / Phone: 270-526-2204
Problem Statement (a statement of the discrepancy between the vision of a high quality math program and the current state of the math program):
Currently Butler County High School hasa high percentage of students in need of a taking a transition course in math their senior year. We feel that increasing the quality of the math program, we can reduce the number of those students needing remediation in math in the future.
Evidence (Building or district data, quantitative or qualitative, documenting the problem):
Based upon school data, BCHS has approximately 75% of our students that are scoring below benchmark on the EPAS assessments.
Improvement Goals (in S.M.A.R.T. format)
Short-Term Improvement Goal #1 (timeframe of one year or less):
We want to move at least 20% of those seniors that did not meet benchmark on ACT test as measured by the compass test by May of 2013.
Short-Term Improvement Goal #2 (timeframe of one year or less):
We want to move 25% of those juniors that did not meet benchmark on the PLAN test as measured by the ACT by March of 2013.
Long-Term Improvement Goal (timeframe of more than one year but less than three):
Increase the number of students meeting or exceeding the state average for meeting benchmarks in math on the ACT by year 2016.
Short-Term Improvement Goal #1 (timeframe of one year or less):
Move 20% of seniors that did not meet benchmark on ACT as measured by the compass by May of 2013.
Strategy / Persons Responsible or Involved / Timeframe / Resources & Budget / Anticipated Impact (What the program should look like when strategy is implemented, what data and documentation will be collected to verify progress, completion implementation, and success
Strategy 1
Group the students that are within 3 points of making state benchmark in math and put them in a transition course during RTI time for 8 sessions
(*Response to Intervention time is 40 minutes ) / Angie Arnold
Patrick O’Driscoll / October 2012 to Nov 2012 / Compass Review program / Those students will take the Compass test Nov 2, 2012 and should score at or above state benchmark.
Strategy 2
Strategy 3
Short-Term Improvement Goal #2 (timeframe of one year or less):
Move 25% of those juniors that did not meet benchmark on the PLAN test as measured by the ACT by March 2013.
Strategy / Persons Responsible or Involved / Timeframe / Resources & Budget / Anticipated Impact (What the program should look like when strategy is implemented, what data and documentation will be collected to verify progress, completion implementation, and success
Strategy 1
Group students that are close to benchmark in math on the PLAN test and place them in review sessions during RTI time for 8 sessions. / Math department
Guidance Department / Jan 2013 to March 2013 / ACT practice program from Triumph / When ACT data is released from the March 2013 test, we expect to have 25% more students meet or exceed benchmark in math.
Strategy 2
Math instruction will include increased student centered activities. / Math department
Principal Walkthroughs / August 2012 to March 2013 / Math Plus Grant meetings / Classrooms should not be based solely around lecture. Evidence of increased students working in groups. Lesson Plans & observations will reflect more hands on activities.
Strategy 3
Varied formative assessments should drive instruction and student learning / Math department
Walkthroughs / August 2012 to March 2013 / Math Plus Grant meetings / Lesson plans and observations will document the use of formative assessment to drive instruction.
Long-Term Improvement Goal #1 (timeframe of more than one year but less than three):
Butler County High School striving to maintain a high quality math program will work to Increase the number of students that meet or exceed the state average for meeting benchmarks in math on the ACT by the year 2016.
Strategy / Persons Responsible or Involved / Timeframe / Resources & Budget / Anticipated Impact (What the program should look like when strategy is implemented, what data and documentation will be collected to verify progress, completion implementation, and success
Strategy 1
Implementation of Algebra I at the 8th grade level. / Butler County Middle School math teachers / August 2012 to
May 2016 / Common discussion time for 9th grade Alg I teacher and and 8th grade teacher / Experience an increase in students that meet benchmark on EPAS to the state average.
Strategy 2
Increase the number of formative assessments to guide and vary instruction. / Math teachers
Walk throughs / August 2012 to
May 2016 / Math plus grant meetings / Lesson plans and observations will document the increased use of formative assessment to guide instruction and vary instruction.
Strategy 3
Student Centered Learning / Math Teachers / August 2012 to May 2016 / Math plus meetings / Lesson plans and walk throughs will document the increased use of student centered activities