Stratagies

1. Students will meet established benchmarks for proficiency and/or growth in every subject at every grade level as measured by a coherent system of common assessments.

Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Develop district interim assessments in all content areas, for instructional, evaluative, and predictive purposes.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of RAA Coordinators	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	Assessment Systems in place
Use building and district interim assessment results to provide students with feedback, provide intervention and enrichment, and ensure mastery of essential objectives.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendents Building Principals Teachers Coordinators	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	Student results on common assessments
Implement comprehensive evidence-based curriculum and instructional resources.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of School Improvement Coordinators	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	MSIP Survey Common assessment results MAP
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Highly Qualified Staff strategies)
Early Childhood 2. The district will accommodate all eligible children in quality Title I preschool programs so that the number of CPS pre-schoolers meeting kindergarten readiness standards will improve.
Strategy –	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Expand early childhood education program (Title I).	Assistant Superintendent Elementary	Early Childhood Coordinator	August 2010	Completed August 2011 Monitor	Title I ARRA District Operating Budget	Evaluate success of pre-K programs based on MAP, GRADE achievement and growth for students served in Title I pre-school in grades K-3. Choose and implement new early childhood evaluation metrics.
Assess readiness in multiple domains, including alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and numeracy, to inform instruction of entering Kindergarten students.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Coordinators of Early Childhood, Language Arts and Mathematics Principals Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	Student performance results on assessment(s) PALS-K to be implemented August 2012
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)
*Reading* 3. All students will read on or above grade level at the end of each year, by 2015. 4. Each student will meet or exceed expected growth in reading each year.
Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Implement new K-5 language arts curriculum which systematically teaches both comprehension and decoding, with fidelity.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Language Arts Coordinator Principals Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget Title I ARRA	GRADE, MAP DRA2, DWA
Select and implement evidence-based materials to support the K-5 language arts curriculum.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Language Arts Coordinator Principals Teachers	July 2010	Completed November, 2010 Monitor	District Operating Budget	GRADE, MAP DRA2, DWA
Implement differentiated instruction and tiered intervention to identify and help struggling readers early.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Language Arts Coordinator Principals Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	GRADE, MAP DRA2, DWA STAR Reading
Expand Reading Recovery.	Chief Academic Officer	Title I Director Language Arts Coordinator Principals Teachers	August 2010	Completeted June 2011 Monitor	Title I ARRA District Operating Budget	GRADE, MAP DRA2 STAR Reading
Implement a specific focus on Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade instruction to boost students to literacy proficiency.	Chief Academic Officer Assistant Superintendent, Elementary	Language Arts Coordinator Principals Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	GRADE, MAP DRA2, DWA
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)
MAP 5. Proficiency rates on MAP communication arts and mathematics assessments will meet or exceed Adequate Yearly Progress proficiency targets by subgroup and overall, by 2015. 6. Each student will meet or exceed expected growth in MAP communication arts and mathematics, each year.
Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Implement comprehensive evidence-based curriculum and instruction.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of School Improvement Principals Teachers Coordinators	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	MAP
Implement differentiated instruction and tiered intervention to ensure student mastery of essential learning objectives in communication arts, mathematics, and science.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendents Principals Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	MAP
Determine and implement reliable and valid student achievement growth measures.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of RAA	August 2010	May 2013	District Operating Budget	Growth measures in place.
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)

Secondary 7. The percentage of students that meet or exceed college/career readiness benchmark scores in English, reading, mathematics, and science on EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT, will increase annually. The percentage of students taking the ACT will increase.
Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Administer the ACT for all students in Grade 11 or implement SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards.	Assistant Superintendent, Secondary	Chief Financial Officer Guidance Counselors Principals	April 2014 (Budget in place for 2013-2014 fiscal year)	Annually thereafter	District Operating Budget	ACT
Conduct a course/curriculum alignment study with the ACT college readiness and national core standards and adjust alignment as necessary.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of School Improvement Coordinators	August 2011	December 2012	District Operating Budget	ACT
Use assessment results to inform subject area instruction and course and career planning.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Principals Coordinators Counselors Teachers	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)

8. All 9th grade students will earn at least 6 credits towards graduation including successful completion of Algebra I/Integrated I.

Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Use building and district interim assessment results to provide students with feedback, provide intervention and enrichment, and ensure mastery of essential objectives so that students earn credit.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendents Principals Teachers Coordinators	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	Student results on common assessments Students' Grades
Monitor and evaluate student preparedness for Algebra I/Integrated I.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of RAA Mathematics Coordinator Principals, Teachers, Counselors	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget	MAP, EXPLORE Math Interim Assessments
Conduct program evaluation of subject specific/integrated math curriculum.	Chief Academic Officer	Director of RAA Mathematics Coordinator	July 2011	Completed January 2012	District Operating Budget	MAP, EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT, EOC
Redesign 6-8 intermediate schools using evidence-based practices.	Assistant Superintendent, Secondary	Chief Academic Officer Principals Teachers Coordinators	In process	August 2013	District Operating Budget	Intermediate schools open
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)

9. The Columbia School District will increase the graduation rate annually.

Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Use evidence based programs to provide student support and mental health interventions.	Chief Academic Officer	Mental Health Coordinator Director of Special Education Guidance and Outreach Counselors	August 2010	Ongoing	District Operating Budget Grant opportunities	Extended suspension hearings Discipline referrals and suspensions
Use evidence based programs to provide differentiated programming such as year-round schools, a suspension center, or magnet schools.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendents	August 2010	May 2015	District Operating Budget Grant opportunities	Graduation rate
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)

10. All graduates will complete requirements for their chosen post-secondary path (2 or 4 year college, military, vocational training or employment) resulting in an annual improvement in the percentage of students entering a 2 or 4 year college, training program, occupation related to their career education training, or the military.

Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Use evidence based programs to provide differentiated programming such as internships, dual credit programs, and workplace partnerships.	Chief Academic Officer	Assistant Superintendents	August 2010	May 2015	District Operating Budget Grant opportunities	Graduation rate
School counselors assist students in developing and reviewing four year plans as well as articulating preparatory post-secondary action steps.	Director of Guidance	Counselors Principals	August 2010	May 2015	District I Operating Budget	Post-secondary follow-up data
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)

11. The Columbia School District will achieve a 95% average daily attendance rate.

Strategy	Champion	Persons Responsible	Start Date	Completion Date	Funding Source	Monitoring Plan
Use evidence based programs to provide student support and mental health interventions.	Chief Academic Officer	Mental Health Coordinator Director of Special Education Guidance and Outreach Counselors	August 2010	May 2015	District Operating Budget Grant opportunities	Extended suspension hearings Discipline referrals
Recruit, attract, develop, and retain highly qualified staff. (Link to Highly Qualified Staff strategies)