Required Components of the Student Achievement Plan. For each area in which the School did not meet API targets and/or AYP, the School must submit an SAP to the CDE describing specific and concrete actions the School will take in order to improve student achievement over the course of the current school year. The SAP must address, at a minimum, the following elements: • Methods or system the School uses to examine student achievement data on a regular basis across grade levels, by subject matter, by significant subgroups, and across the School as a whole. Memorandum of Understanding • Analysis of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program and AYP results that identifies the specific problem in the area(s) not meeting targets and/or criteria. • Specific and measurable goals the School will achieve during the current school year. • Specific actions, which follow from the goals and examination of student data, the School will take to improve student achievement in the area(s) identified as needing improvement, including changes to curriculum, instruction, assessment, governance, and organization. • Professional development plan for teachers and/or other staff that supports the activities the School will implement to improve performance in targeted areas. • Diagnostic assessments that will be used to enable the school to monitor the effects of proposed changes on student performance, and the specified intervals at which students will be assessed in order to develop at least two to three data points. • Timelines for each of the specific actions proposed The School may use any format it wishes for the SAP; however, the SAP must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. The SAP must be submitted to the CDE by October 1 if the School did not meet API targets or AYP in the prior year. Further information regarding the API can be found on the CDE API Web page at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/ta/ac/ap/index.asp. Information on the AYP, including targets and criteria, can be found on the CDE AYP Web page at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/ta/ac/ay/index.asp. Memorandum of Understanding Appendix B: Pre-opening Site Inspection Checklist School: Location: General Considerations Compliant Comments Facilities operation permits and certificates, including evidence of inspection by a structural engineer, fire marshal and occupancy certificates, zoning variances, building permits, etc. have been secured. Site is away from freeways, railways, flight patterns, excessive noise, obnoxious odors, toxic conditions, electromagnetic fields, ...
Required Components of the Student Achievement Plan. The School may use any format it wishes for the Student Achievement Plan. The Plan must address, at a minimum, the following elements: • Methods or system the School uses to examine student achievement data on a regular basis across grade levels, by subject matter, by significant subgroups, and across the School as a whole • Analysis of the STAR and AYP results that identifies the specific problem in the area(s) not meeting targets and/or criteria • Specific and measurable goals the School will achieve • Specific actions, which follow from the goals and examination of student data, the School will take to improve student achievement in the area(s) identified as needing improvement, including changes to curriculum, instruction, assessment, governance, and organization • Professional development plan for teachers and/or other staff that supports the activities the School will implement to improve performance in targeted areas • Diagnostic assessments that will be used to enable the school to monitor the effects of proposed changes on student performance • Timelines and estimated costs for each of the specific action
