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District Improvement Plan
 1998-1999

Index

Introduction

Table of Contents

Definition of Terms

Needs Assessment

Review of the 97-98 Accredition Report

A Vision for Change

Summary of Findings

Belief - Goals - Performance Objectives - Strategies - Activities

Strategy Activities

Strategy for Improvement of Student Performance

Time Line for DIP Formative and Summative Evaluations

Conclusions

Appendix A - Defintion of Terms

Appendix B - Report Schedule, Persons Repsonsible, & Activities


Summary of Findings



Student Achievement

Our TAAS data indicates that student achievement needs to improve on all tests and especially in mathematics. We must continue to attend to mathematics education, emphasizing middle and high school instruction and performance. We must also continue to develop and implement instructional approaches which integrate reading and writing, problem-solving strategies, and creative and critical reasoning across the curriculum. While we reduced our dropout rate again during the past year, we need to remain vigilant (especially with regard to White students) and continue to implement the recommendations of the dropout prevention action plan. Student attendance improved slightly last year and we must work at the District and campus levels to magnify that gain. We need to combine traditional and creative ways of fostering attendance and reducing student dropouts.

Professional Development