Goal 2

All ninth grade students will be prepared for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

Goal 2 Strategies:

• Team teacher meetings will occur in order to focus on the progress of the students’ learning gains.

• Teachers and the academic dean will utilize a data interpretation program for current students’ previous FCAT grades.

• Teachers will use the data to focus on the needs of the students.

• Teachers will align the curriculum to the Sunshine State Standards.

• Teachers will incorporate reading and writing instruction into all subjects.

• Teachers will incorporate test taking skills into all subjects.

• Teachers will teach in quadrant D of the rigor/relevance framework.

• Teachers will incorporate sample FCAT questions into daily/weekly activities.

• Students will be excited to participate in these activities as preparation for the FCAT.

• Students will be engaged in all learning opportunities in the classroom.

• Students will be academically focused at all times.

Goal 1

All ninth grade students will academically graduate to the tenth grade.

Goal 1 Strategies:

• Team teacher meetings will occur in order to focus on the progress of the students’ learning progress, behavior, and attendance.

• The academic dean and guidance counselors will monitor the academic status of the ninth grade students.

• The attendance dean will monitor the attendance of the students and progressive steps will be taken to encourage perfect attendance.

• The dean of students will ensure quality, progressive discipline to provide a safe environment for all ninth grade students.

• Parental monitoring of students’ progress will occur with the use of Parent Internet Viewer.

• Parental conferences will occur when the students’ grade is below average after proactive steps have been taken.

• Parents and Teachers will work collaboratively for the benefit of the student’s successful completion of the ninth grade.

• Incentives will be used to encourage perfect attendance as well as appropriate behavior.

• Students will accept individual responsibility for participation, behavior, and attendance.

This page was last updated: Fri, Nov 30, 2007