The purpose of the School Improvement Team at Central Community High School is to maintain a continual, long-term focus on the excellence of curriculum, improvement of instruction, performance of programs, and the enhancement of student skills. The School Improvement Team will:
Be a permanent, functional system to effectuate change in the school.
Focus on a formative process of growth and improvement.
Make decisions regarding instructional and curricular strategies.
Serve as an advisory panel to the Administration and Board of Education.
Generate ownership in the process and involve all staff members as
stakeholders.
View the improvement of student achievement as its main purpose.
The
School Improvement Team of Central Community High School is comprised of at
least one representative from every academic and vocational department of the
school curriculum. Each member of the
School Improvement Team serves as a representative of all faculty members in
their respective subject areas.
Additional members can also be asked to serve on the School Improvement
Team in an adjunct capacity due to the establishment of goals and strategies
that may require more attention and focus of a particular subject area. Administrative members of the School
Improvement Team will provide leadership, direction, and purpose with membership on the team and
support for its strategies. As a member of the School Improvement Team, each
representative has agreed to:
Attend SIP Team meetings on a regular and necessary basis.
Serve as a liaison to subject area personnel.
Provide leadership within each subject area.
Facilitate all subject area meetings and functions.
Provide input and feedback to the Administration as requested.
Coordinate the Curriculum Study of their respective subject area.
Serve on subcommittees as appropriate.
Communicate data analysis, goals, and strategies to all stakeholders.
Participate in the development of the annual School Improvement Plan.
Accept other duties as agreed upon by the School Improvement Team.
Promote goals and build consensus among all stakeholders.
The members of the School Improvement Team have also discussed the involvement of parents, students, Board of Education members, and other individuals of the community within the process. A consensus of the members was that input from these groups should be sought for the development of strategies on an as needed basis in an advisory capacity. However, the function of the School Improvement Team should focus on internal review and development of strategies within the school.
The School Improvement Team has agreed that the length of membership on the committee should be a minimum of two years in the School Improvement process and there should be an attempt to allow each subject area to select a new representative with no more than two new members being preferable in any given year. The goal is to allow others to be a part of the process or allow present members to decline participation while still maintaining a degree of continuity in the composition of the team.
The School
Improvement Team meets on a regular and routine basis to discuss many
components of school operations, policy and programs for improvement. The School Improvement Team will make
recommendations on staff development activities that will result in improved
instructional methods and activities.
Each summer, student achievement is analyzed based upon Prairie State
Achievement Exam results, EXPLORE and PLAN Testing scores, A.C.T. results,
course failure lists, Honor roll lists, and other information used for
development of the School Report Card and End of Year Reports. Each year a Needs Assessment Survey will be
conducted of students, parents, and faculty members that will also be reviewed
for information.
Any area of our school that demands attention will be studied and new goals and strategies will be developed and become the central focus of our upcoming annual planning. The School Improvement Team has shifted to focus on improving test scores and fulfilling the requirements of No Child Left Behind guidelines. In addition, we have implemented our Response to Intervention Plan which includes the use of the Auto Skills software program for improvement in students’ reading and mathematics skills. Staff members have been trained in the usage of this program and students are identified as lower achievers for usage of the tutorial system. Their use and enhanced skills are monitored throughout the school year and the data accumulated will be used as a portion of our development of a new plan each year. It is also a main focus of the School Improvement Team to create greater community and parental participation and involve parents more for the increased success of their children.
The intent of the School Improvement Team is to continue focus on our stated goals and carry out strategies on a timeline of completion. We also will continually monitor and revisit our data in the School Improvement Plan to increase educational achievement and develop Remediation Plans designed to provide necessary services to “at-risk” students. As a result, the School Improvement Team has a continual commitment and procedure to improve instruction and student achievement at Central Community High School.
2011-12
Kevin Meyer –
Superintendent
Kent Jones – Principal
Jim Falconio - Fine Arts and Foreign Language
Katie Florczyk – Language Arts
Angela Kohlbrecher – Mathematics
Karrie Kujawa – Science
Trisha Lohman – Guidance, Careers, and Media
Kurt Peters – Social Science
Amanda Ringwald – Career and Technical
Nathan Rueter – Phys. Ed., Health, Driver Education
Cris Toennies – Special Populations