Action Plans

For Lott Middle School

2009-2010

20-Day Attendance Period Plan

School-Wide Plan:

• Parents will be notified of the 20 day AYP attendance period at PTO Open House and through the Phone Messenger system.
• Attendance policy will be explained along with the importance of this specific attendance period.
• Parents of students not in attendance will be contacted beginning at 8:00am daily to determine a reason for the absence. 
• Provide weekly awards for perfect attendance with a culminating event for students who had perfect attendance for the entire 20 day period.
• Attendance will be checked at 8:00am after all teachers have posted for the day.  Attendance for each sub-group will be checked daily. 
• Daily attendance numbers will be announced at the end of each day.

Principal's Role:

• Inform parents, students, and teachers of the importance of attendance throughout this period.
• Assign responsibilities to each Administrative team member:

Mr. Dollar - Update daily attendance numbers on the school marquee and

                     Website, and assist office staff with contacting parents.

Mrs. Weaver and Mr. Clark - Run daily reports and break down

                      attendance reports by sub-group. 

• Provide alternative transportation if needed.
• Make home visits if needed.
• Keep faculty/staff/students/parents informed of attendance numbers throughout the attendance period.
• Monitor tardies and early dismissals daily.
• Prepare a phone message and letter explaining the importance of this attendance period.

Teachers Role:

• Check and post attendance daily.
• Explain the importance of perfect attendance to students daily.
• Assist in developing and promoting reward opportunities.
• Alert Mr. Dickson of any problem area or concern of individual students.

Implementation Period

• August 25^th - October 8^th

Action Plans to Address Negative Proficiencies or Falling Positive Proficiencies

There were no negative proficiencies for the 2009-2010 AYP Status Report.  We actually increased from a negative index the previous two years in special education reading to a positive index.  However, looking at the status report workbook we had negative indexes for 6^th and 7^th grade special education students in reading.  Although, we have all positive proficiency indexes we do you have a decrease in all but one subgroup over the past three years.

School-wide Plan:

• Identify At Risk students
• Provide extended day for Reading and Math
• Provide peer tutoring for At Risk students.
• Math remediation classes using Voyager Math
• Homework Club
• Homework Detention
• Monday/Friday make-up days
• 25 Book Program (Includes AR Program)
• Retest for students scoring below 70 on major assessments
• Review longitudinal data and develop improvement plans for each content area.
• Parent/Student data conferences with Advisor
• Read 180
• AMSTI for math and science
• MMGW strategies
• Weekly data meetings

Principal's Role

• Complete the longitudinal data analysis and provide for teachers
• Schedule meeting time for data discussion and development of improvement plans
• Review improvement strategies with each content area
• Assign administrative team members to each content area to provide assistance and guidance for data meetings and plan development and implementation.
• Monitor implementation of plans and data meetings
• Monitor all remediation, extended day, and peer tutoring programs
• Provide teachers with At Risk student list
• Develop a schedule for At Risk student extended day program
• Notify parents by letter notifying them of their child's participation in the extended day program
• Provide necessary training or materials

Teachers Role:

• Review data and develop content area improvement plans
• Implement improvement strategies in the classroom
• Monitor At Risk students progress
• Provide re-teaching for students scoring below 70 on major assessments.
• Conduct data conferences with assigned students/parents

Parents Role:

• Participate in student/parent data conferences
• Monitor student grades and progress
• Monitor student homework and study habits
• Request/Participate in parent conferences
• Support school initiatives