District Announcements |
All Klamath Falls City Schools are open and in session |
Added: 5/24/2013 5:51:31 AM |
School Closed Monday, May 27, 2013 for Memorial Day |
Upcoming District Wide Events |
Mission
100% Graduation is Our Expectation
Vision
Each Child Ready for the Next Grade
Aims
1. Student Excellence
AYP
Strategies
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Identify students who would benefit from extended assessments. Slate students for diploma options
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Consistently implement formative assessments and tracking tools to identify student learning needs
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At student-led goal setting and fall growth assessment conferences, teachers, parents, and students partner to accomplish individual student learning growth K-8
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Systematize interventions. These could include double-dosing classes, extending the learning day with instruction and required tutorials
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Teach district-wide testing strategies
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Implement strategies in Focus text
Graduation Rate
Strategies
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Relevant required curriculum with agreed-upon supplemental materials
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Extended day and year for those needing it
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Transitions emphasis for all grades
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Communicate clearly to students what they are expected to learn/know and why
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Homeroom programs that include progress feedback to students and communication of graduation requirements
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Develop a staff attitude centered around all students being everyone’s responsibility and the importance of being positive and sensitive to students
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Organizational restructure 6-12
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Community and parent support in increasing the graduation rate
2. Collaborative Excellence
Develop Partnerships
Strategies
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Tie careers to learning and establish more school-to-work experiences
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Increase community and parent involvement in all schools
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Develop a common measuring tool to track partnerships
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Set up multiple opportunities for students to improve Klamath Falls through student service projects at all age levels
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Establish effective systematic two-way communication between parents, community, and schools
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Track effectiveness of communication via Excellence Indicators
Improve PLC Work
Strategies
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Administration will ensure weekly protected meeting time
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PLC teacher leaders will ensure the team is aligned to the DuFour Instructional Cycle
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PLC building leadership will ensure they participate in each team's work once monthly
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PLC’s will work with district-adopted curriculum and align instruction to CCSS
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PLC’s will ensure grade level CCSS are prioritized to guarantee fidelity
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PLC's use common formative assessments to inform intervention supports and future instruction
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PLC's will have open and honest discussions about the most effective instructional practice used within their learning community based on student performance data
3. Operational Excellence
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Begin measuring Excellence Indicator results
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Continue development of PDSA plan framework
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Carry out a successful transition from a 7-8 grade junior high to a 6-8 middle school