SCHOOL VISION: In partnership with parents and community, West Memorial Junior High seeks academic excellence for each student to pursue a productive and fulfilling life through a balanced curriculum aligned with quality instruction and assessment of achievement. GOAL: In partnership with family-school-community, West Memorial Junior High will enable students to acquire a better real-life understanding of the science concepts required to increase 8th grade Science TAKS Performance. OUTCOMES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES TIME LINE Benchmarks/ ASSESS-MENT Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assess-ments Areas of weakness are defined Gather TAKS scores from the last 3 years and segregate questions missed by objective WMJH 8th grade TAKS scores from 2007 - 2010 Campus data coordinator 2 wks Analyze and determine TAKS areas of focus Revisions based on areas of weakness Areas needing to be supplemented are identified Review curriculum through interviews with 6th - 8th grade science teachers 6th – 8th grade science teachers Science department chairman and science curriculum specialist 3 wks Review findings with all science teachers and TAKS action team Possible adjustments to curriculum Parent/community activities are defined Investigate successful parent/ community programs that can be utilized to help supplement science curriculum and involve parents Internet resources, district resources, interview with personnel from campuses that have successful parent/community programs TAKS Action Team 8 wks Review findings with all science teachers and TAKS action team Identification of specific activities to be implemented Parent/community with student activities are defined Development of activities based on weakest objectives, voids in curriculum, and suggested parent/ community activities TAKS information collected from Data coordinator, data collected from science teachers, and information gather from TAKS action team's research Contact Community/business leaders for participation in program TAKS action team, science teachers, science curriculum specialist 4 wks Review curriculum design for activities with all science teachers Identification of specific activities to be implemented Activity schedule will be defined Develop detailed schedule of TAKS events including areas to focus on during science classes, after school activities and at home TAKS action team will schedule afterschool and weekend TAKS activities based on campus and district calendar TAKS action team 4 wks Review district and campus calendar for any scheduling conflicts Modify plan to resolve all calendar conflicts Training for activities is defined Training for science teachers and TAKS volunteers Present material to be covered during TAKS activities TAKS program director and instructional coach 1 wk Assess for understand-ing among those being trained TBD by effectiveness of training Communication and tracking plan is defined Communicate with parents about scheduled TAKS events Communication will be made through local newspapers, school website, teacher website, school calendar, science teachers, letters sent home with students, school marquee, and telephone calls School communication chairman, TAKS action team, science teachers, PTA On-going Review communication plans effective-ness based on responses by parents TBD by Participation of parents Program is implemented After school weekly TAKS events Monthly Family TAKS nights Weekly take home TAKS Family/Student assignments Saturday TAKS academy Program of events Material for TAKS activities TAKS Program Director, Principal, Assistant Principal, Science Department chairman, TAKS action team, volunteers from staff and the community On-going Follow up with parents Monitor student progress in classroom performance Monitor student scores on benchmark test Examine student scores on TAKS test at the end of the year Number of participants will be examined Ways to increase participation will be discussed and implemented Changes to the program will also be based on student perform-ance in the class-room, on bench-mark test and on TAKS test
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