Candidates will develop a strategic school plan. Create and develop a comprehensive school strategic plan for a failing school involving teachers, faculty, and community stakeholders based on the following: the need to improve student achievement in the subject of your choice. The need for improvement should be based on student achievement from data of an actual school and be sure to include the school and community demographics. Your school strategic plan must include the following components under their own headings, you may add others if you wish. This assignment requires candidates to use the William Cecil Golden, School Leadership Development Program as they research this issue.
Your paper will be organized as follows with the subtitles given:
Title Page: Strategic School Planning
Introduction
Organizational Vision- In this section you will development and state your Vision/Mission/Belief statements based on William C. Golden resource modules. You will discuss how these align with your strategic plan to improve student achievement, and involve community stakeholders
Positive school culture – In this section you will discuss how you will examine various positive indicators including the school’s diversity within the school culture.
Plan of Action – In this section you will list the current academic weaknesses demonstrated by certain populations of the students. (You will show data from state and federal assessments to support these identified weaknesses) You will discuss and show how you will examine performance data of all students and indicate how you plan to address identified weaknesses. You will discuss and show how your plan will give adequate time for improvement to occur.
Assessment Survey – You will develop and administer an assessment survey for Staff. In addition, discuss and show how you will assist staff to involve Parents and the community more in teaching and learning.
Action Plan – Develop a detailed Action Plan for Improvement which includes student achievement, utilizing all resources available. Show how you will seek creative resources to improve teaching and learning. Include in your plan, how you will deal with a Safe and Orderly School Environment. Discuss how you plan to evaluate your plan and how often.
