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Baumann Aundria Action Plan

This document outlines an action plan to address concerns about instructional time at a junior high school. It proposes 1) implementing a modified block schedule to extend class periods, 2) extending the school day slightly, 3) developing a more efficient student dismissal process, and 4) creating a new math admissions test to better assess prospective student readiness. The plan details research, schedule development, staff/stakeholder presentations, and evaluations that will be used to assess the effectiveness of these changes on meeting instructional time requirements and improving student performance.

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Baumann Aundria Action Plan

This document outlines an action plan to address concerns about instructional time at a junior high school. It proposes 1) implementing a modified block schedule to extend class periods, 2) extending the school day slightly, 3) developing a more efficient student dismissal process, and 4) creating a new math admissions test to better assess prospective student readiness. The plan details research, schedule development, staff/stakeholder presentations, and evaluations that will be used to assess the effectiveness of these changes on meeting instructional time requirements and improving student performance.

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Action Plan

1. Implementatio
n of Modified
Block
Scheduling for
Junior High,
grades 6-8

Area of
Concerns
Junior High
teachers are
concerned
about lack of
instructional
time per
period.
Principal is
concerned
about
student
success rates
due to
limited
instructional
time.
Due to
imposed
guidelines
from City of
Pearland,
lengthy
extension of
the school

Needs
Assessment
TCCEP time
requirement
for core
subjects are
not being
met.

Action Plan
1. Research
effective, costefficient ways to
extend
instructional
time.
2. Visit a private
school who
utilized a
modified block
schedule.
3. Develop draft
schedule for
Modified Block
for grades 6-8.
4. Present Date
to School Board,
Home School
Associate, and
staff to share
information and
garner support.
5. Create a
timeline for
implementations
.

Evaluation

Competencies
Areas

Competencies
Feedback
1,2,3,7,6
received
from
presentations
to board,
HSA, and
Staff.
TCCED time
requirements
met for core
subjects.
Fall 2016
survey
results
Spring 2017
IOWA
scores.

day is not
possible.

6. Secure
professional
development for
teachers.
7. Implement
Modified Block
Scheduling.
8. Plan to survey
student and
parent after fall
implementation.

2. Extending
instructional
time during the
school day.

Core
academic
teachers are
concerned
about lack of
instructional
time per
period.
Principal is
concerned
about
student
success rates
due to
limited
instructional
time.
Due to
imposed
guidelines
from City of
Pearland,
lengthy
extension of
the school
day is not
possible.

TCCEP time
requirement
for core
subjects are
not being
met.

1. Collect
teacher
schedules and
evaluate time
usage.
2. Evaluate the
time constraints
imposed by the
City of Pearland
to determine if
extending the
day is possible.
3. Develop a
schedule that
meets the time
constraints.
4. Propose
schedule change
to school board.
(7:50 am-3:00
pm)
5. Propose to
staff new time
constraints
6. Propose to
parents new time
constraints,
through HSA
and letters.

TCCED time Competencies


requirements 4,2,8,9
met for core
subjects.
Spring 2017
IOWA
scores.

3. Developing a
more time
efficient
dismissal
procedure. .

Student
dismissal is
lengthy due
to the
amount of
students that
dismiss from
the Main
Campus
building.

Students need
to be divided
between the
middle school
campus and
main school
campus to
create a more
time efficient
dismissal

1. Gather
students list
from grades 2-4
to see if
individual
students with not
siblings can
dismiss from
middle school
building.
2. Create a list of
students that
have siblings in
the middle
school building
and can be
brought over
from the main
campus to
dismiss.
3. Select
students to
dismiss from
middle school
campus.
4. Notify parents
of new dismissal
procedures via
email or letters.

Improvemen Competencies
2,3,4
t in more
time efficient
dismissal.

4. Developing
more effective
math
admissions test
for 4-8 grades.

5. Implement
new dismissal
procedures.
Poor
Poor
1. Collect data
performance performance from prospective
by
on math entry students testing
prospective exams
and determine
students on
resulting in
where students
math
some students are struggling.
admissions
not being
2.Gather
tests.
accepted into beginning of the
the school.
year, middle of
the year, and end
of the year
baseline tests
from Math staff.
3. Review
current testing
samples and
compare with
baseline
assessments
used by teachers
4. Create a new
admission tests
based on new
data.

Improvemen Competencies
2,3,4
t in
prospective
student math
scores.
Increase in
student
enrollment
Spring 2017
IOWA math
scores show
greater
achievement.

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