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Character Development |
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To develop and implement an dvisor/advisee program for students in grades 7 - 12 that will offer academic support, provide tools for development of personal qualities, and improve student/faculty relations. |
1. Research and design program.
2. Train faculty.
3. Implement program.
4. Assess program effectiveness and make changes as needed. |
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Character Development |
2 |
To investigate and to implement selected methods for making the current character development program more relevant and applicable to the total school program. |
1. Research character ed. curricula
2. Seek student, parent, teacher input regarding relevance.
3. Make changes to existing program contingent on funding and program design decisions. |
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Character Development (& Student Life) |
3 |
To evaluate the school's current discipline policy and develop ways to make discipline more effective. |
1. Task force to review polices and recommend changes to be appointed by Head.
2. Submit policy changes to Board for approval. |
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Curriculum |
1 |
To establish and follow-through with a comprehensive plan to map the full Springwood School curriculum with special attention to the arts, AP offerings, technology, the gap between college prep and honors programs, and elementary reading. |
1. Purchase Atlas Rubicon program.
2. Curriculum team and leadership team work with Rubicon to develop curriculum mapping site and guidelines.
3. Train faculty to input data.
4. Complete input phase in Jan. 2007
5. Begin curriculum analysis phase. |
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Curriculum |
2 |
To support and strengthen the curriculum through the use of advanced technology such as student laptops, teacher SmartBoards, teacher laptops, and ongoing training. |
1. Continue teacher training.
2. Continue hardware acquisition contingent on funding.
3. Begin preliminary work with parent body relative to student laptop program.
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Facilities |
1 |
To identify and prioritize existing, specific, campus-wide maintenance needs. |
1. Establish a joint Faculty-Board committee to fully assess needs.
2. Facilities committee of Board to prioritize needs.
3. Develop a plan to address needs and the funding required to meet those needs. |
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Facilities |
2 |
To develop a long range campus enhancement plan. |
1. Review the existing long-range campus master plan for accuracy and make adjustments as needed.
2. Publish/disseminate the revised plan. |
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School and the Community |
1 |
To establish, in conjunction with the school Development Office, a fund-raising event that utilizes a "community work-day" concept and involves students, parents, and faculty in campus and community clean-up and revitalization. |
1. Identify date and process for proceeding.
2. Establish advertising plan. 3. Develop community outreach and assess
needs/opportunities.
4. Conduct event, assess and change as needed going forward. |
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School and the Community |
2 |
To investigate opening the school theater for community productions. |
1. Meet with fine arts department to assess suitability of existing lights, sound, etc.
2. Notify potential users of opportunity to use theater for community events. |
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School and the Community |
3 |
To begin aggressive advertising of the Springwood Fall Festival to promote community-wide participation. |
1. Appropriate advertising funds.
2. Develop event ads.
3. Establish incentives for community participation. |
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Finance |
1 |
To develop and disseminate to all constituents and friends of the school, a comprehensive annual report of CVEF and school finances. |
1. Compose Annual Report and have printed.
2. Disseminate to constituents.
3. Finance committee to host open parent meeting to discuss report. |
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Finance |
2 |
To develop and execute an action plan to adjust expenses for lower than expected enrollment. |
1. Finance Committee and Head of School collaborate on plan to reduce expenses and/or increase revenue.
2. Proceed with plan pending final decisions and Board approval. |
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Finance |
3 |
To continuously review endowment investment philosophy to maximize income available to the school. |
1. Establish a regular schedule for Finance Committee of Board and endowment management firm to review investment performance.
2. Finance Committee, subject to Board approval, to make changes to investment policies as needed. |
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Athletics |
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To ascertain whether the percentage of students participating in athletics is low and, if deemed necessary, to develop and implement strategies to encourage participation. |
1. Determine percentage of student participation in athletics by grade and sport.
2. Compare Springwood participation level to that of other schools.
3. If below average participation, meet with coaches and others to develop recruitment strategies. |
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Athletics |
2 |
To educate the school community on the importance of the positive aspects, rewards, and life lessons that result from the participation in competitive athletics. |
1. Work with athletic department to create an informative presentation for students.
2. Deliver presentation during student assembly time.
3. Assess student response and continue emphasis on participation as needed. |
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Enrollment |
1 |
To establish Board-approved admissions standards and investigate adoption of a standardized independent school admissions test such as ISEE. |
1. Create a task force to develop draft admissions standards.
2. Utilize recruitment and curriculum committees of CVEF Board for further revision, prior to submission for Board approval.
3. Purchase ISEE Testing rights and begin utilization of the entrance tests. |
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Enrollment |
2 |
To consider reconfiguration the "Incentive Fund" Program to include both new and existing students in the areas of academics, athletics, and the arts. |
1. Discuss at Board level the implications of including existing students in incentive fund program.
2. Change policy if deemed appropriate. |
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Technology |
1 |
To revise, update, and publish the existing technology plan. |
1. Tech Committee to complete plan, publish it. |
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Technology |
2 |
To research the feasibility of personal computing devices for students and to develop a plan for network expansion to provide capability to add such devices in the future. |
1. Use Tech Committee, board members, students, and parents to form a "student portability" committee.
2. Assess teacher readiness.
3. Establish a timeline compatible with prior needs list.
4. Determine vendor, machine specs, lease/purchase options |
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Technology and Development |
3 |
To seek additional funding through grant writing based on enhancing curriculum needs through technology applications. |
1. Research potential grants and Springwood eligibility for them.
2. Identify grant writers from among the staff for those we decide to pursue. |
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Fine and Performing Arts |
1 |
To evaluate the effect of the rotating schedule on arts and electives and to investigate the option of placing such classes in random periods throughout the day as opposed to only in seventh period. |
1. Solicit feedback from students, parents, and faculty and administration regarding the schedule.
2. Analyze impact of placing 7th period classes throughout the day.
3. Finalize decision and implement as appropriate. |
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Fine and Performing Arts |
2 |
To organize a collaborative production or performance involving all four existing areas of Springwood Fine and Performing Arts: drama, vocal music, visual arts, and instrumental music. |
1. Arts department to meet and select a musical or other potential performance for joint effort.
2. Calendar the event well in advance.
3. Involve parent volunteers as well as students.
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Ownership / Governance |
1 |
To develop and communicate an annual state of the school report. |
1. Include this information in the Annual Report each fall. |
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Ownership / Governance |
2 |
To investigate and adopt a regular schedule for Board training and an annual instrument for Board self-evaluation. |
1. Head and Board Chair to collaborate on long term Board training plan.
2. Board Chair to follow-through with Board Evaluation program currently in use. |
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Student Life |
1 |
To implement a plan for faculty and administrators to visually assess the daily attire of each student at the beginning of each school day. |
1. H/S director to involve faculty in regular morning dress checks.
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Student Life |
2 |
To make accessible in each classroom a copy of the school dress code and the consequences for violations as set forth in the Student/Parent Handbook. |
1. Post dress code in all classrooms.
2. Post consequences for dress code violations in each classroom.
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Student Life and Character Development |
3 |
To evaluate the school's current discipline policy and develop ways to make discipline more effective. |
1. Head to appoint task force to review policies and recommend changes.
2. Policy changes submitted to Board for approval. |
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Development and Technology |
1 |
To dedicate investigative time and training funds toward the possibility of grants as sources of funding for specific school programs and initiatives. |
1. Research potential grants and Springwood eligibility for them.
2. Identify grant writers from among the staff for those we decide to pursue. |
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Development |
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To host an official gathering place and food event for alumni who return for Homecoming and to introduce alumni and their children from the specified years. |
1. Honor State Championship Teams of the 1980's at Homecoming, with a dinner and introductions. |
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Development |
3 |
To revise and update the Alumni segment of the school website. |
1. Alumni director will advise as to content.
2. Technology Director to facilitate placement on website. |
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Staffing |
1 |
To reassure school constituents that all existing faculty and staff meet the high qualification standards of both SACS and SAIS, two premier independent school accrediting agencies. |
1. School to host grade-level parent lunches and include this topic among others. |
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Staffing |
2 |
To develop a more comprehensive professional development plan that includes additional in-service programs and an additional professional development pre-planning day. |
1. Create individualized professional growth plans for each teacher/employee.
2. Examine the school calendar for opportunity to add professional development days.
3. Involve faculty team chairpersons in identification of desired in-service programs. |
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Staffing |
3 |
To fund and establish an internal technology staff/technical support team that is fully trained to support Springwood's current and future comprehensive technology program from preschool through high school allowing teachers and students maximum instructional opportunities. |
1. Budget for the position.
2. Advertise and screen candidates to fill a combination technician/curriculum integration specialist position.
3. Hire the best qualified individual for the dual role position. |
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Instruction |
1 |
To improve, in grades 1 - 6, the cumulative class averages on the Stanford Achievement Test in the areas of spelling, vocabulary, and listening to a level consistent with other content areas |
1. Grades 4 - 6 will use Hexco software for spelling and vocabulary.
2. Students will utilize Cornerstone software in grades 5 & 6.
3. Teachers will compile a list of websites to reinforce listening, spelling, and vocabulary skills.
4. Teachers will each design a specific listening unit for each grade 1 - 6.
5. Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Program will be evaluated for use all levels.
6. Copies of the National Spelling Book will be provided each teacher.
7. Students, 1 - 6, will be enrolled in the Reader's Digest Word Power Contest. |
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Instruction |
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To improve, in grades 7 - 12, student test scores on PLAN, PSAT, ACT, and SAT in the areas of writing and vocabulary. |
1. Implement Sadiler-Oxford Vocabulary Program for all students.
2. Teachers will regularly require writing assignments and will utilize rubric assessment to identify areas of weakness.
3. In appropriate content areas, evaluations will regularly include essay response items.
4. Study Skills classes will provide specific preparation for the writing portion of applicable tests. |
