act action plan 2013 - 2014 union county high school

ACT ACTION PLAN2013 - 2014

Union County High School

Our Goal

EXCEED state ACT averages

in all subjects.

Be Brave ~ Lead Nations ~ Impact Generations

Our Vision

Union County High School strives to revolutionize the world by

creating a better future for all. We motivate our students to maximize their potential and develop into compassionate

leaders in a diverse and evolving global society.


A School-Wide Focus


FRESHMEN• Aligned and Rigorous

Curriculum • PLAN Benchmarks• Intervention Courses• Super Saturdays• College Ready Support Staff• Revised Honors Program

SOPHOMORES• Aligned and Rigorous

Curriculum • PLAN/ACT Benchmarks• Intervention Courses• Super Saturdays• College Ready Support Staff

JUNIORS• Aligned and Rigorous

Curriculum • ACT Benchmarks – Access to

ACT • Intervention Courses• Student ACTion Team • Super Saturdays• College Ready Support Staff

SENIORS• Aligned and Rigorous

Curriculum • Intervention Courses• Super Saturdays• College Ready Support Staff• CCR Coaches • COMPASS & KYOTE Testing

Aligned & Rigorous Curriculum

Revised curriculum concept calendars fully aligned with Quality Core curriculum More Rigorous Honors Program


Increased the number of AP and Dual Credit courses from 15 to 18

Increased the number of student registrations from 220 to 307

Expanded AP and Dual Credit Opportunities


College-Ready Benchmarks (Bi-annual)

Assessment

8th Grade criteria for

9th Grade Scheduling







12th Grade Additional Options to Meet CCR

Benchmarks

EPAS EXPLOREPractice

PLANPractice

PLAN

PLANPractice

ACTPractice

ACT ACT COMPASS

English 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 78Math 17 17 18 19 17 18 19 36

Reading

15 15 16 17 18 19 20 85

Science 20 17 19 21 20 22 24 n/a


Intervention Courses


COLLEGE READINESS (CR)

COLLEGE CAREER PREP (CCR PREP)

Designed for students slightly below CCR benchmarks

Designed for students significantly below CCR

benchmarks

• ACT Practice• COMPASS Practice• John Baylor• USA Test Prep• Test-taking Skills• Goal-setting• College Campus Field

Trips

• WIN Career Readiness Courseware

• Career Exploration• Goal-setting• College Campus Field

Trips

Super Saturdays Monthly SATURDAY MORNIING STUDY SESSIONS aligned to ACT content topics.

Aug. 31 Sept. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 23 Dec. 7 Jan. 25 Feb. 15 Mar. 1


11th Grade Access to ACT Test

ACT Benchmarks September 24 January 14

ACT Test March 4


Student ACTion Team

Student Advisory Team designed to generate ideas for student motivation for the ACT.


College-Ready Support Staff

College & Career Readiness Counselor Ellie Wright

Americorps College Coach Allie Alsbrooks

Instructional Coach Margie McGraw


Collegiate Environment

Center for College & Career ReadinessCCR Coffee HouseCCR Computer Labs


College Readiness Committee meets monthly with specific purpose of monitoring the ACT plan and recommending next steps for continuous improvement.


New SBDM Committee

CCR Coaches

37 UCHS staff members have “adopted” approximately 5 seniors apiece, and

have committed to coaching them to achieve college and career readiness.


Teachers meet weekly with their departments to analyze current student achievement data and adjust their instructional practice accordingly.

Data Teams


Communication Plan

Report progress of ACT Action Plan to

Board of Education at October 2013 and January 2014 meetings.


Questions

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act action plan 2013 - 2014 union county high school

Documents

lead nations

impact generationsfreshmen

act test act benchmarks

dual credit courses

act content topics

rigorous honors program

quality core curriculum

ccr benchmarksdesigned