Goal 4. The Charter School’s students will adhere to a rigorous code of conduct while at school. They will behave positively while understanding and upholding the community’s four character values: perseverance, responsibility, engagement and professionalism.
Goal 4. Community Partnerships (see appendix for detailed goal and timeline) will strengthen as evidenced by:
Goal 4. During the 2011-2012 school year, ninth grade students will demonstrate proficiency and academic excellence by earning promotion to the tenth grade and in Language Arts, Mathematics and Science as measured by EOCT.
Goal 4. Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice. Learning Objectives Tasks Evaluation Methods Projected Completion Date Outcome/ Date Completed Learning Objective 4.A: Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research Task 4.A1 Task 4.A2 Learning Objective 4.B: Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings Task 4.B1 Task 4.B2 Learning Objective 4.C: Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery Task 4.C1 Task 4.C2 Goal 5: Engage in policy practice. Learning Objectives Tasks Evaluation Methods Projected Completion Date Outcome/ Date Completed Learning Objective 5.A: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services Task 5.A1 Task 5.A2 Learning Objective 5.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services Task 5.B1 Task 5.B2 Learning Objective 5.C: Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice Task 5.C1 Task 5.C2 Goal 6: Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Learning Objectives Tasks Evaluation Methods Projected Completion Date Outcome/ Date Completed Learning Objective 6.A: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies Task 6.A1 Task 6.A2
Goal 4. Increase of SAT Scores
Goal 4. Increased professionalization of humanitarian actors Oxfam is committed to adherence to professional standards in all its work. It has subscribed to or adopted codes of conduct around good governance, accountability, financial management, programme delivery, fundraising, communications, volunteer engagement and human resources, including the following standards against which we monitor ourselves: the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (SPHERE), the International NGO Accountability Charter and the People in Aid Code of Good Practice. Oxfam has internal policies and processes in place for Results Based Management; financial management and audit; supply and logistics; human resource management; anti-fraud, bribery, corruption and whistle-blowing; institutional funding; security management; environmental stewardship/sustainability; equity and diversity, gender equality; privacy; and minimum technical standards for its sectors of operation. Partner organisations are required to follow Fund Management Guidelines (FMG) and directions outlined in their Partnership Grant Agreements (PGA) to administer funds and expenditures supported by Oxfam. In relation to matters not governed by the PGA and FMG, partners are required to follow whichever rules are more stringent from within their own policies and the central policies of Oxfam. Oxfam also has a strong commitment to ensuring Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Social Accountability across all countries of operation. MEAL systems are guided by the Common Approach for MELSA (known as CAMSA) which sets high level minimum requirements.
Goal 4. The Charter School will be economically sustainable.
Goal 4. The Charter School’s Portfolio Assessment System will demonstrate student learning and progress annually across a variety of learning activities as derived from the requirements for the portfolio for each grade level.
