RESOURCES
A.6 To what extent are the human, material, physical and financial resources sufficient and utilized effectively and appropriately in accordance with the legal intent of the program(s) to support students in accomplishing the academic standards and the expected school-wide learning results?
The "O" Team's Steps:
- Create small groups of question-generators and answer- and evidence- gatherers
- Generate a list of questions that pertain to the four areas and ten central questions. Feel free to use the BHS template to inspire, but not limit, this process. This should be a list of questions that will steer us toward the acquisition of the appropriate evidence. For example: "What is GHS's vision statement? How was it divined? How is it articulated to the students, staff and community? How does it guide instruction? How is it ultimately reflected in our data? What are ESLR's? Do we have some, and, if so, what are they?..."
- Assign to members of the small groups answer- and evidence-gathering tasks
- Document and email the findings before March 30, 3009, to akittelson@gusd.net. If possible, please put the information in the same format as the sample document
- Come up with seven or so areas of needed growth/improvement per central question
- Type/print a draft document (A. Kittelson)
- Review/revise the draft document (all members)
- Polish the document (A. Kittelson) and submit it to Mike Bertram by the end of April, 2009
- Heed the notes from the state WASC czar and revise the document, working in conjunction with the drafters of the School Profile section
- Convene on 10/16/09 to complete a questionnaire. A. Kittelson will meet with Dr. Hon's group to better understand the School Profile section
- A. Kittelson distribute revised School Profile section so that we may incorporate its info into our section
- Revise more completely our section and turn it into Mr. Bertram twice - the final time 01/25/10
- Reflect upon the WASC self-study process
- Receive WASC auditors 03/21 - 03/24, 2010
- Meet with WASC auditors 03/22/10 3:15 in B211
- Hear the auditors' report 03/24/10 3:20 in AUD.
"O" Team Links:
Team Members and Assignments
WASC Reflection - Strengths and Growth Areas
WASC Document Chapter 4A as of 02/04/10
The "O" Team's Task:
Write a comprehensive yet succinct 20ish-page draft of the subdocument called Organization: Vision and Purpose, Governance, Leadership, and Staff and Resourses that is part of a larger school-wide self-study document and which answers key questions regarding GHS's program(s) and provides evidence in support of those answers.
Additionally, this document should outline seven to ten areas of anticipated growth or improvement for each of the following areas: Vision and Purpose; Governance; Leadership; and Staff and Resources.
The Key Questions:
VISION AND PURPOSE
A.1.1 To what extent does the school have a clearly stated vision or purpose based on its student needs, current educational research and the belief that all students can achieve high levels?
A.1.2 To what extent is the school's purpose supported by the governing board and the central administration and further defined by expected school-wide learning results and the academic standards?
GOVERNANCE
A.2.1 To what extent does the governing board have policies and bylaws that are aligned with the school's prupose and support the achievement of the Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLR's) and academic standards based on data-driven instructional decisions for the school?
A.2.2 To what extent does the governing board delegate implementation of these policies to the professional staff?
A.2.3 To what extent does the GUSD governing board regularly monitor results and approve the single school-wide action plan and its relationship to the Local Educational Association (LEA) plan?
LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
A.3.1 To what extent do the school leadership and staff make decisions and initiate activities that focus on all students achieving the expected school-wide learning results and academic standards?
A.3.2 To what extent does the school leadership and staff annually monitor and refine the single school-wide action plan based on analysis of data to ensure alignment with student needs?
A.4 To what extent does a qualified staff facilitate achivement of the academic standards and the exptected school-wide learning results through a system of preparation, induction and ongoing professional development?