High Academic Achievement. Prepare all students for global citizenship and success at the university level as well as in career field of their choice. ■ Develop programs and services that provide curricular adaptations using a variety of best practices to appropriately challenge students ● Develop a rigorous academic extension and enrichment middle school program designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. ● Develop a rigorous academic extension and enrichment elementary program designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. ● Develop high school pathways to promote college and career readiness. ● Develop and implement a comprehensive plan to provide services that support the academic achievement of English Language Learners ■ Ensure rigorous, intentional, standards-based literacy and numeracy instruction is occurring in all classrooms, every day. ● Ensure alignment of current curriculum with state and national standards. ● Implement rigorous, evidence-based supplemental and supporting curricular resources to ensure equitable access to high-quality, rigorous instruction. ● Implement strategies to maximize instructional time across all grade levels. ● Develop and implement a comprehensive balanced assessment system. ■ Strengthen early literacy core instruction so students start school strong. ● Implement a Literacy Specialist support model to provide small group and individualized instruction for students who, based on data, are most at-risk for school failure. ● Supplement classroom instruction with intentional supports and interventions to improve early grade reading achievement. ● Develop and implement a kindergarten transition program aimed at strengthening the bond between the home and school to ensure early school success. ■ Transform the middle school program to ensure equitable access to a high- quality educational experience ● Ensure that the physical school environments are conducive for student success. ● Implement Service Learning as a vehicle for creating relevance in academic learning experiences. ● Use partnerships with nationally recognized providers to redefine and restructure the middle school experience to promote a culture of support and teamwork that is focused on improving instruction and student achievement. ● Partner with local organizations to bring real-world learning experiences to middle school students and to provide meaningful school-community connections focused on student achievement. ■ Implement structures and processes to develop instructional l...
High Academic Achievement. Prepare all students for global citizenship and success at the university level as well as in career field of their choice and Goal 2: Healthy Organizational Culture: Create an organizational culture that is reflective, nurturing of all students and staff, transparent, results oriented and continuously improving. ● Our 16-17 behavior data indicated more than 40% of students were losing a significant amount of instructional time due to excessive use of Office Discipline Referrals and Exclusionary Practices. Our walk-through data and Tiered Fidelity Inventory data also showed that Tier I Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) are only being implemented at a 25% rate. Because the excessive exclusionary practices and lack of Tier I PBIS structures impacts school climate and culture and student achievement, we saw a need to add resources, supports, and personnel to individualize supports for students and teachers.
High Academic Achievement. Prepare all students for global citizenship and success at the university level as well as in career field of their choice and Goal 2: Healthy Organizational Culture: Create an organizational culture that is reflective, nurturing of all students and staff, transparent, results oriented and continuously improving. ● A report from Attendance Works indicated Battle Creek Public Schools ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country for having chronically absent students. In response to our high absenteeism rate, we saw a need to intentionally create a system for identifying students with attendance concerns and providing supports to the students and their families to remove the challenges and barriers causing the excessive absences.
High Academic Achievement. Prepare all students for global citizenship and success at the university level as well as in career field of their choice. Provide the universal social-emotional, attendance, academic and enrichment supports necessary for every student to thrive. • Establish an alternative to suspension CLIMB program. • Improve the quality of the building’s instructional environment by implementing Positive Behavior and Intervention Support and Response to Intervention in an MTSS framework across all schools. • Use an evidenced-based social skills curriculum to promote a common language across all schools aimed at unleashing student’s character potential and creating safe and healthy environments. • Implement a comprehensive attendance prevention and intervention plan aimed at increasing instructional time for students most at-risk for school failure. • Implement strategic academic and behavior supports for students during out-of-school time and improve access to quality enrichment opportunities.
