Required District and State Goal
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School Goal
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Reduce the percent of scholars absent 10 or more days per year.
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Improve scholars’ engagement with the school.
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Outcomes (List 3 to 5)
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What changes(s) would you like to effect in the 2009-2010 year that will help you achieve your goals?
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95% of STEMS scholars will have fewer than 10 absences for the entire school year.
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50% of STEMS scholars will participate in an extra-curricula activity.
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ISA Principle (Strategy)
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Distributed Counseling, Parent Involvement, Extended School Day/Year, Continuous Organizational Improvement
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Means of Evaluation
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Activities
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Needed Professional Development/ Resources
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Estimated Costs and Funding Sources
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Person(s)
Responsible
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Monitoring of
Intervention
(Artifacts)
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Indicator/Evidence
of Progress/Impact (Scholar Learning Data)
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Daily 40-minute Advisory Sessions-Monitoring daily attendance
| August 2009 to May 2009 |
Teacher as Advisor PD
Advisory materials
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$4000-Gates Foundation
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Increase in the number of scholars with perfect attendance
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Increase in the number of scholars absent fewer than twice per month
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Increase in promotion rate
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Implement an Attendance Plan
| August 2009 to May 2010 |
Phone Messenger
Mobile Telephone Plan for Advisors
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$18,000-Gates Foundation
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Phone Messenger reports
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Mobile phone bills
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Student attendance rate
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Student passing rate
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Increase in the number of scholars with perfect attendance
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Increase in the number of scholars absent fewer than twice per month
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Increase in promotion rate
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Attendance Incentives, Awards, and Celebrations, NBA (Never Been Absent) All Stars Campaign
| August 11, 2009 to May 31, 2010
Weekly during Advisory and Town Hall Meetings
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Pizza Party, T-shirts, Certificates, Trophies, Gift certificates, etc.
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$5000
Title I
Gates Foundation
Communities in Schools
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Attendance Improvement Specialist (AIS)
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HS Graduation Coach (HSGC)
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Guidance Counselor (GC)
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Advisors
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Weekly and monthly attendance Reports
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Scholar Monitoring Sheets
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Advisory attendance logs
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Increase in the number of scholars with perfect attendance
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Increase in the number of scholars absent fewer than twice per month
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Increase in promotion rate
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Attendance Improvement Support Groups
| Monthly beginning September 2009 |
Speakers, Videos, Snacks, Trips, materials and supplies
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$500
Communities in Schools
Gates
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Group session attendance logs
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100% of scholars in AIS groups will be present everyday in target month.
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Mandatory participation in an extra-curricular activity
| September 2009 |
Posters, display booth, sponsors, brochures,
Prizes, etc.
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$1000
Gates Foundation
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Advisors
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Parent Liaison
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Guidance Counselor
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Clubs/Organization attendance logs and activity logs
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At least 50% of all scholars are enrolled in extra-curricular activities.
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Hire full-time attendance improvement specialist
| August 2009 to May 2010 |
Funds for Attendance Aide salary and benefits
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$35,000-Title I
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