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EVHS Freshman Academy

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The Academy has been established to meet the overall needs of the students

 Our plan serves as the “roadmap” for accomplishing our school’s mission and vision for Freshman Academy.  Our plan identifies our core values, goals and strategic priorities for the development and implementation of the Freshman Academy.  Our plan contains realistic benchmarks, measures of progress over time tied back to our priorities  Our plan has been developed with input from all stakeholders at our school, including administrative staff and teachers, students parents, community members.  Goal 1: Attendance  Goal 2: Behavior  Goal 3: Course Completion

Freshman Academy Goals

 Create a nurturing, student-centered learning environment.  ~ We believe all students deserve the opportunity, resources and support to be successful and accountable for their learning.   Foster a culture of social and civic responsibility.  ~ We believe students are bright, intelligent and capable of learning and contributing to the world around them.  ~ We believe students should be encouraged to get involved in sports, clubs or other extra-curricular activities. 

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Core Values/Beliefs of the Freshman Academy Staff

 Foster a culture of self-acceptance, respect of self and a respect and concern for

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 ~ We believe a culture of mutual respect, communication and collaboration among students, their families, teachers, and administrators will foster and promote cognitive, social and emotional growth in students.  Create a culture of self-empowerment and social and intellectual risk taking.  ~ We believe promoting student awareness of postsecondary education and/or vocational needs and options will help students better plan for college and/or career success throughout high school and beyond.   Support the development of a rigorous and relevant curriculum.  ~ We believe a rigorous and relevant curriculum will challenge all students and foster student engagement.

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Core Values/Beliefs of the Freshman Academy Staff

 Serves as the communication tool within our school and school community…”How are we doing?”  Assists in measuring progress and monitoring performance.  Prompts change in order to achieve the desired goals and strategic priorities.

The Strategic Plan for Freshman Academy

Execution by the whole

• Understood by all

the stakeholders in the district; there is a common focus and vision which is shared by all.

Pattern recognition

• Data collection is

used to determine and recognize patterns of performance, behavior, etc., in various areas

Experiments

• New approaches to

“old” problems are welcomed; not a lot

• f “we’ve done this

before and it didn’t work, “ etc.

Our Adaptive Model for Strategic Planning

Outcome Overall Approach and Strategy Strategic Priorities Timeframe Responsibility Milestones and Measures

• f Progress

The Cycle for Planning

Goal One:

Promote academic excellence by engaging all students in the high school experience with a rigorous and relevant education to prepare them for college and/or careers.

Outcome 1.1: Over a three-year period, increase the graduation rate to 70% while increasing

the number of students accepted to college and prepared to enter the workforce. Overall Approach/Strategy: Our School District’s motto is “Reaching for Excellence.” If we are to increase the number of students who earn a high school diploma, we must ensure that all students have access to rigorous, high quality curriculum , aligned to the Common Core State Standards. A rigorous, high quality curriculum means that teachers hold high expectations for students and that all students are challenged. We recognize that students and families must have choices in their education. Aside from the general core curriculum, opportunities for Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, classes in the arts, business ,or career education industry certification afford students and families such choices. Our expectation is that our graduates are truly “Reaching for Excellence.”

The Strategic Planning Document

Strategic Priorities Timeframe Responsibility Measures/Milestones of Progress Necessary Resources

• 1.1.1 Develop and implement a series
• f welcoming activities to orient

students to the Freshman Academy, promote and establish adult-student interpersonal relationships and begin to build a sense of “community.” August 13 and 17, 2015 Academy Teachers 100% student participation rate Tee shirts for students, food for a “Back to School Barbeque,” Supplies for activities 1.1.2 Throughout the 2015-2016 school year, plan, implement and host Family Nights for students and their families, with themes and activities focused on academic success and the goal of high school graduation. One family event/quarter Academy Teachers 10% participation rate Food, supplies for activities 1.1.3 Establish and launch a Success Center and procedures whereby students report and pick up their class work missed due to absences, receive academic support, etc. The Success Center will

• perate during the lunch period and will

be facilitated by Academy staff on a rotating basis, as per a schedule. Ready for implementation, August 13, 2015 and

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SY 2015-2016 Academy Teachers 100% of identified students will utilize the Success Center Networked printer for teachers; tables and chairs, pod of computers for the Success Center 3

Goal 1: Establish a positive and caring community of adults and students which values, fosters and promotes daily

attendance, high expectations for academic performance and the responsibility of students to be accountable for their own learning. Outcomes: Over the course of the 2015-2016 school year: 1.Decrease freshman dropout rate by 5%. 2.Increase the daily attendance rate by 5%. 3.Decrease the habitual truancy rate by 5%.

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