November 4, 2014

Administration and Guidance

Principal – Mr. Brian Orkis (GHS) - Mr. Dustin Nelson (GMS) Asst. to Principal – Mrs. Delincia Smith Dean of Students (10-12) – Mr. Grayling Gordon Dean of Students (9) – Mr. Brian Jennings Guidance Counselor (A-K) – Mr. Tom Golumbeck Guidance Counselor (L-Z) – Mrs. Michelle Udchitz Guidance Counselor (9) – Mrs. Darcy Lamb

Panther Pride

ART • Mr. Graff • Ms. Rivera BUSINESS • Mrs. Duffala • Ms. Louderman • Mr. Howell ENGLISH • Mrs. Snelson • Mrs. Collard • Ms. Matz • Mrs. Orzechowicz • Ms. Reed • Ms. Robinson • Mrs. Vaclavik • Mrs. Whitman FACS • Mrs. Scheidel • Ms. Neal • Ms. Novak WORLD LANGUAGES • Mrs. Naranjo • Mr. Ford • Ms. Hageman • Mrs. Vondrak MUSIC • Mrs. Korak • Ms. Anderson

MATHEMATICS • Mrs. Chidichimo • Mrs. Brunk • Mrs. Carstensen • Ms. Cohen • Ms. Culp • Mr. Mitchell • Mr. Morgan • Mrs. Planer • Mrs. Wilhite PHYSICAL EDUCATION • Mr. Geffert • Mr. Brown • Mr. Worosz SCIENCE • Mrs. Wencloff • Mrs. Bunchek • Mr. Davis • Mrs. Hacker • Ms. Koonce • Mrs. North • Mrs. Villaroman SOCIAL STUDIES • Mr. Pickett • Ms. Berzy • Ms. Candiano • Mr. Harnew • Mr. Kawa • Mrs. Pramuk GAP • Mr. Stablein • Mr. Saurez

SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Ms. Durall • Ms. Habina • Mrs. Luevano • Mr. Scott • Ms. Diekelmann • Mrs. Madison

English Data Coach Mr. Dojcinovski Mathematics Data Coach Mrs. Leber MS English Interventionist Mr. Parker HS English Interventionist Mr. Wheeler

Receptionist – Mrs. Bonewits Attendance – Mrs. Najar Guidance Secretary – Mrs. Cahill Main Office Secretary – Mrs. Keller Discipline Secretary – Mrs. Tigner Library/Media – Mrs. Raybourne Library/Media – Mrs. Wroblewski Bookkeeper – Mrs. Mikuly

Student Medical Personnel • Mrs. Kocon • Mrs. Jursic

School Resource Officer • Officer Ghrist

School Social Worker • Mrs. Voas

Chrissy Chidichimo Sarah Cohen Kristina Collard Sasho Dojcinovski Lorraine Hageman Barb Luevano Dustin Nelson Brian Orkis Luann Pramuk Delincia Smith Janette Snelson

SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

Tutoring Services Credit Recovery Math/English

Interventionist Advocacy Social Workers Guidance Counselors

SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS

Department Chairs New Teacher Mentorship

Program Professional Learning

Communities Professional Development

Opportunities

Griffith High School The mission of Griffith High School is to prepare all students to be knowledgeable, responsible and productive citizens by guiding and challenging them to develop their diverse abilities.

Griffith Middle School

The mission is to create a safe environment that has the best interest of students in mind that promotes the betterment of students holistically. With school community collaboration, data driven decision making, moral and character building, we are dedicated to developing within students that skills and abilities necessary to improve both attendance and behavior while simultaneously improving standardized test scores exponentially over time.

OUTSTANDING STAFF THAT ARE COMMITTED TO STUDENT

LEARNING DUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES HIGH ACHIEVEMENT/GROWTH IN ISTEP-MATH RESULTS

AdvancED ACCREDIDATED

IMPROVE STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION

DECLINING ENROLLMENT

LIMITED COURSE OPTIONS LACK OF MENTORSHIP FOR STUDENTS

Griffith High School & Griffith Middle School

Goals

1. Provide Collaboration Time for Teachers in the form of Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s).

2. Provide Mentoring opportunities for our new teachers.

3. Provide students with an opportunity to connect with an adult advocate within the building and a time to work on strengthening students English and Mathematics skills (Advocacy).

4. Provide teachers with PD opportunities to increase their data-driven instructional skills (Data Coaches).

AdvancED Required Action Items 1. School Improvement 2. Professional Development 3. Teacher Mentorship

Griffith High School &

Griffith Middle School

Professional Learning

Communities

1. Curriculum a. Mapping b. Alignment c. Assessments

2. Departmental Projects

a. Spotlight the Department b. Bring Community and

School Closer

3. New Course Investigation

a. Increase course offerings

Professional Learning Communities

Griffith High School &

Griffith Middle School

• Offers opportunities of support for new teachers.

• Establishes a relationship

between the new teacher and department chairs.

• Establishes monthly

meeting to discuss strengths and areas of improvement.

• Opportunities to improve “best” practices in the classroom.

• An opportunity to follow-up with any pertinent professional development.

New Teacher Mentorship Program

Griffith High School &

Griffith Middle School

Advocacy

Students receive

remediation and enrichment based on their identified areas of need.

Students receive support in both Math and English to help facilitate sustained growth and achievement.

Explore college and career opportunities while identifying positive habits and employability skills.

Griffith High School &

Griffith Middle School

Professional Learning

Communities

• Work with our English and

Math Departments. • Work with our

Interventionists. • Establish out 7-12

Standardized Testing Schedule.

• Identify State Standards in which, we as a whole (7-12) lack mastery and individually lack mastery.

• Provide Resources and Direction for Advocacy.

Data Coaches

Primary and Secondary Goals of the Continuous Improvement Process

ContinuouslyImprovetheEducational

ExperienceforALLStudents

IncreaseStudentAchievement&

GrowthResultsonISTEPandECA

Assessments

2009-2010 2014-2015* Enrollment 937 784 2005-2006 2013-2014 Paid Lunch 89.45% 53.4% Free Lunch 8.0% 35.8% Reduced 2.6% 10.2% 2005-2006 2013-2014 White 76.6% 53.0% Hispanic 8.7% 19.4% Black 9.7% 19.3% Multi-Racial 4.2% 6.6%

2009-2010 2014-2015* Enrollment 451 367 2005-2006 2013-2014 Paid Lunch 79.5% 51.6% Free Lunch 14.0% 39.4% Reduced 6.5% 9.0% 2005-2006 2013-2014 White 65.8% 51.0% Hispanic 12.7% 21.0% Black 17.1% 21.8% Multi-Racial 4.0% 5.2%

2014 Grade = “C”

2014 Grade = “A”

New Courses of the 2014-2015 Academic Year

Introduction to Computer Science

Building Trades (Partner w/ Merrillville H.S.)

Geography

Indiana History (Indiana Studies)

AP Psychology

AP English 11

ICP (Integrated Chem. /Phys.)

Robotics

Middle School Yearbook

*Visual Communications for 2015-2016 – PLC Initiative

Urban League College and Scholarship Fair 2014

34 GHS students 1st Time GHS has attended this event

Physical Education PLC Initiative in Action

The Panther Powder Puff Classic

The “Boneyard” is Rockin!!!! Go Seniors!

Juniors are pumped!

Reading Room at Lunch

Newly instituted program that affords our students the opportunity to fulfill their love of reading in a quiet and more conducive atmosphere during their lunch period One of the initiatives of the GHS/GMS English Department is to increase the student participation in leisurely reading, simply reading for fun!!!

Griffith High School and Griffith Middle School is continuously striving to provide our students with the best educational experience possible. We are extremely proud of our accomplishments and cognizant of our opportunities for growth. Together we will ensure that the children of our school community will succeed. Thank you to our faculty and staff for making our students learning experience the best that it can be.