District: Yonkers Action Planning to Achieve America s Promise May 1, 2009 Once your team/school/district has decided upon SMART goals for at least two of the following Promises out of the five America s Promises please list them below. Also list any next steps to continue meeting, collaborating and working together to achieve the goals and increase student engagement and the high school graduation rate. Promise 1: Caring Adults 1. Continue and expand Personalized Learning/ Career Plans and Student-Led Conferences with administrators, teachers, counselors, and parents. 2. Expand upon Mentoring Program so that all students are connected to an adult advocate in the school building. 3. Continue and sustain Gear Up and College Readiness programs making connections with students and providing opportunities for college visits. 4. Continue with programs that support student transition into high school and college: Summer Transition Program, College 101, and Teens in Transition. 5. Continue to implement all existing parental involvement initiatives and increase PTSA enrollment, PTSA/School sponsored events, and participation in the PTSA/School sponsored events. 6. Organize a "Bring your Parent to School Day" where parents can feel part of their child's education. Promise 2: Safe Places 1. Continue to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff. 2. Continue to provide organized, structured athletic programs and recreational activities. 3. Increase internet safety awareness amongst students, parents, and teachers by arranging for the DA s office to do presentations. 4. Implement the RTI model so all staff and students are aware of consequences for actions as well as establish specific safety procedures. 5. Create Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) School Teams in each school focusing on areas of concern in the building Promise 3: A Healthy Start 1. Provide students with a variety of healthy and appealing breakfast, lunch, and snack choices. 2. Incorporate a wellness festival to introduce students to elements of wellness. 3. Develop and implement activities other than sports for gym such as Zoomba exercise and Latin Dance. 4. Increase community outreach to support and reinforce healthy habits for children. 5. Create a welcoming and nurturing atmosphere, educating students in mental health using outside counseling and peer mediation. 6. Institute Health tip of the day activities for the mind and body. 7. Increase "green" awareness of students.
Promise 4: Effective Education 1. Create true teams that implement interdisciplinary units and make connections between classes. 2. Increase the quality of the learning environment through the daily usage of technology and differentiated instruction. 3. Continue to provide academic extra help programs and extracurricular activities to facilitate student learning and social awareness 4. Continue to provide challenging Advanced Placement, IB, and college link courses and increase student enrollment in these courses. 5. Continue to work with college partners to increase student college readiness and research skills. 6. Continue college visits virtual, onsite, and offsite. 7. Increase daily school attendance Promise 5: Opportunities to Help Others 1. Create Volunteer Announcement Centers in the guidance suites at each high school that will list monthly student service learning opportunities. 2. Expand service-learning opportunities for all students and institute mandatory service learning for seniors to graduate. 3. Expand the Senior Buddies Program, a program that pairs seniors with freshman to ease the transition from 8 th to 9 th grade. 4. Develop and implement a social behavior program that addresses gender issues and etiquette. 5. Expand intergenerational programs. SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely Goals: Action Steps Caring Adults: Person(s) Responsible Parents Students Timeframe Objective How will improvement be tracked? To continue and expand Personalized Learning/ Career Plans and Student- Led Conferences To expand Mentoring Program so that all Quarterly review and evaluation of Personal Learning/Career Plans and Student-Led Conferences Percentage of students enrolled
Safe Places: College and College PTSA members Administration Student PTSA members Parents Students Summer 2009 students are connected to an adult advocate in the school building. To continue and sustain Gear Up and College Readiness programs making connections with students and providing opportunities for college interactions Continue with programs that support student transition into high school and college To continue to implement all existing parental involvement initiatives and PTSA increase enrollment, PTSA/School sponsored events, and participation in the PTSA/School sponsored events. Organize a "Bring your Parent to School Day" where parents can feel part of their child's education. Percentage of teachers serving as mentors Examination of report cards, attendance records, and disciplinary forms Survey of students and teachers Student participation rosters Student reflections Lists of college trips (virtual, onsite, offsite) Summer Transition Program, College 101, Teens in Transition participation rosters Student reflections Student and teacher surveys Comparison of PTSA membership from previous year Review number of PTSA and school sponsored events and participation rates from previous year Parent sign-in sheets Parent evaluations Student reflections
A Healthy Start: Safety Officers Safety Officers Parents Safety Officers Safety Officers Food Services Wellness Committee Continue to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff. Continue to provide organized, structured athletic programs and recreational activities. Increase internet safety awareness among students, parents, and teachers by arranging for the DA s office to do presentations. Implement the RTI model so all staff and students are aware of consequences for actions as well as establish specific safety procedures. Create Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) School Teams in each school focusing on areas of concern in the building. Provide students with a variety of healthy and appealing breakfast, lunch, and snack choices. Survey of student and staff attitudes Calendar of events Student participation rosters Student evaluations Attendance rosters at presentations Survey of students, parents, and teachers Reinforcement and discussion in computer class Monitoring of disciplinary actions to see reductions Scheduling and evaluating various drills to ensure students are familiar with safety procedures Examination of student referrals and suspensions Analysis of disciplinary data Creation of Wellness Committees Calendar of Wellness Committee meetings Weekly menu of food choices
Food Services Parents members Winter 2009 and and and Incorporate a wellness festival to introduce students to elements of wellness. Develop and implement activities other than sports for gym such as Zoomba exercise and Latin Dance. Increase community outreach to support and reinforce healthy habits for children. Create a welcoming and nurturing atmosphere, educating students in mental health using outside counseling and Nutritionist evaluation Analysis of changes in eating habits List of participants Agenda Schedule of exercise and dance activities Survey of students attitudes towards changes in gm program Analysis of increased student participation Outreach meetings with community health organizations Outreach meetings with community daycare and youth organizations Review of health events focused on youth Decrease in student absence Review of peer mediation logs Review of student referrals and suspensions Decrease in student
Effective Education: Technology Department College College College and and peer mediation. Institute Health tip of the day activities for the mind and body. Increase "green" awareness of students. Create true teams that implement interdisciplinary units and make connections between classes. Increase the quality of learning through the daily usage of technology and differentiated instruction. Continue to provide academic extra help programs and extracurricular activities to facilitate student learning and social awareness. Continue to provide challenging Advanced Placement, IB, and college link courses and increase student enrollment. Continue to work with college partners to increase student college readiness and research skills. absence Selection of Health Tip by Wellness committee Survey of student response to Health Tip Workshops on "Green Lifestyle Changes" and Global Sustainability" Review of teacher/student team schedules Review of interdisciplinary units Teacher participation in Technology Workshops Teacher Observations Examination and review of student report cards Student participation rosters Examination and review of student report cards List of AP, IB and college link courses Enrollment data in AP, IB and college link courses College Readiness and Research Workshops Lessons that incorporate College Readiness Skills
Opportunities to Help Others: College SASI Personnel Continue college visits virtual, onsite, and offsite. Increase daily school attendance. Create Volunteer Announcement Centers in the guidance suites at each high school that will list monthly student service learning opportunities. Expand service learning opportunities for all students and institute mandatory service learning for seniors to graduate. Expand the Senior Buddies Program, a program that pairs seniors with freshman Review of Student Research Papers Survey of teachers and students to document changes in research skills Calendar of college visits Percentage of seniors applying to college Attendance data List of service learning opportunities Schedule of meetings with community partners List of service learning opportunities Senior Service Learning Requirements Enlisting new students to join Senior Buddies Senior Buddy Workshops
Students Students to ease the transition from 8 th to 9 th grade. Develop and implement a social behavior program that addresses gender issues and etiquette. Expand intergenerational programs. Student Log of Hours Student Journals Use of mentoring program to introduce social behavior program Pre and post survey of student attitudes participating in program List of intergenerational programs Meetings with community partners to expand programs C:\09AmerPromActionPlanrev.doc