Perry County Virtual School Export Export

Goals

G 1 College and Career Ready Students

For 2021-2022 the district will increase the percentage of members of the graduating cohort that meet and/or exceed the ACT college readiness benchmark composite score of 21.

Performance Measure

 

  • Accountability data will be analyzed to specifically look for an increase in the percentage of students achieving an 21 composite ACT for the 2021 cohort compared to the 2020 cohort.

Sections

  • College & Career Readiness

S 1.1 ACT Preparation

Provide opportunities for students to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to score a composite score of 21 or higher on the ACT.

Benchmark Indicator
  • Check rosters to ensure all 10th and 11th grade students are scheduled for an ACT Prep course at Perry County High School (August, 2021 & January, 2022). Interim assessment data will be analyzed every 4 1/2 weeks to determine students' non-mastery, partial mastery, or mastery of the course objectives.
  • Check participation rosters to ensure all 8th grade students at Linden Middle School & Linden Elementary are given the opportunity to take the ACT Explore (April, 2022). Data will be analyzed and used during the completion of the student's program of study for high school.
  • Check participation rosters to ensure all 9th graders at Perry County High School are given the opportunity to take the ACT 8/9 PreACT and 10th graders the PreACT (March, 2022). Data is used to dictate curriculum in the ACT prep course.


A 1.1.1 ACT Prep Course

The VS will offer an online ACT Prep course & encourage all high school students to complete.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 1922-05-19
Source Amount
ESSER 2.0 $2000.00

S 1.2 Postsecondary Opportunities

Maintain and expand opportunities for all students to access early postsecondary coursework while still enrolled in high school and make informed decisions regarding postsecondary and career options.

Benchmark Indicator

Check master schedule at Perry County High School to ensure that College Dual Enrollment, Statewide Dual Credit, & Technical Dual Enrollment courses are available as well as the courses embedded with Industry Certification opportunities (August,2021).

Check with principals and counselors of the 7th and 8th grade students to ensure career counseling is being provided and the aptitude test is given to all 8th grade students (September, 2021 & April, 2022).

A 1.2.1 Postsecondary Opportunities

VS students will be provided the opportunity to enroll in dual enrollment courses through either university or TCAT. Students will also meet with Ayers Foundation counselors to determine postsecondary path to success.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-03-25
Source Amount
GP $800.00

S 1.3 Industry Partnerships for Work Based Learning & Clinicals.

Maintain and expand partnerships in order to give students exposure to Work Based Learning and Clinical Opportunities

Benchmark Indicator
  • Develop a list of Industry Partners willing to participate in the high school Work Based Learning Program (WBL) and Transitional Work Based Learning. The relationship will be maintain with the Industry Partners with monthly check ins with the WBL coordinators. Also, the partners will be invited to the annual advisory meeting and ask to complete a feedback form at that meeting.
  • Develop a list of Medical Industry Partners will except students for CCMA & EKG Internships. The relationship will be maintain with the Industry Partners with monthly check ins with the clinical instructor. Also, the partners will be invited to the annual advisory meeting and ask to complete a feedback form at that meeting.
  • Qualitative data will be gathered through mid-term surveys each semester (twice a year) of students and industry partners regarding feedback on experiences, what's working and what needs refining. Exit surveys will also be completed at the end of each WBL placement. Thus, receiving feedback twice each semester.


A 1.3.1 Industry Partnerships

The VS partners with TCAT Hohenwald to provide dual enrollment during a student's junior or senior year. The VS will continue to encourage students to participate in this partnership or with university dual enrollment.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-04-01
Source Amount
GP $800.00

G 2 Increased Academic Achievement: Mathematics

For SY 2021-22 the district will improve TCAP Mathematics percentage of students on-track or mastered across all grade bands, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Performance Measure

For Grades 3-5, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 36.6% to 38%.

For Grades 6-8, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 21.4% to 23%.

For Grades 9-12, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 23.6% to 24.5%.

Sections

  • Academic Achievement & Growth

S 2.1 Effective teachers

Support all math teachers through job embedded professional development activities, mentoring programs, induction programs, etc.

Benchmark Indicator
  • Evidence of building level sign-in sheets/agendas from PLC's and data meetings as well as documentation of any web-based or site-based professional development a teacher may attend.
  • Evidence collected two times yearly through TEAM evaluations or walk throughs that best practices are observed through improved teaching strategies.
  • Formative assessments and classroom tracker data analyzed every 4 1/2 week grading period indicating an increase in students displaying evidence of mastery on grade level standards.


A 2.1.1 VS Teacher Training

All local teachers that provide or support instruction in the VS will participate in district offered PD just as in-person teachers do. VS Teachers will also be provided the opportunity to attend training specific to learing through virtual platforms.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-02-28
Source Amount
Title II or IV $1500.00

S 2.2 Targeted Interventions

Provide mathematics academic interventions and other focused supplemental supports to improve math achievement and close identified gaps.

Benchmark Indicator

An increase in students who benchmark out of Tier II and Tier III math interventions by mid-year and end-of-year screening and by monthly progress monitoring.

An increase in student scores/achievement on mathematics formative assessments, mid-year and end-of-year benchmarks, and state math testing.

Students demonstrate the ability to successfully complete math tasks that align to the standards through the increased acquisition of skills as evidenced by SchoolNet formative assessments. These assessments are completed 3 times yearly.

A 2.2.1 Skills Based Intervention

Students in the VS will be assessed using a skills based screener and provided needed intervention to address deficits in skills. This will be completed using computer aided instructional programs to deliver intervention. Students do have the opportunity for in-person intervention if needed.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2021-09-20
Source Amount
GP, ESSER 2.0 $5000.00

S 2.3 Standards-aligned core instruction

Align evidence-based curriculum, instruction and assessment with the State's challenging academic content standards as defined by daily lesson plans, formative assessments, and test preparation.

Benchmark Indicator

An increase in student scores/achievement on mathematics formative assessments, mid-year and end-of-year benchmarks.

Students demonstrate the ability to successfully complete math tasks that aligned to the standards through the increased acquisition of skills as evidenced by SchoolNet formative assessments. These assessments are administered 3 times yearly.

A 2.3.1 Curriculum Alignment

The online vendor curriculum is evaluated to determine alignment with TN state standards.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll, J Lee 2021-08-27  

G 3 Increased Academic Achievement: Reading/Language Arts

For SY 2021-2022 the district will improve TCAP Reading and Language Arts percentage of students on-track or mastered across all grade bands, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Included in this goal will also be K - 2 basic reading skills data from Aimsweb benchmark assessments as it impacts reading in grade 3.

Performance Measure

For grades 3-5, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 34.0% to 35.0%

For grades 6-8, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 24.9% to 26.0%

For grades 9-12, increase the percentage of on-track or mastered from 24.4% to 25.5%

For grades K-2, increase the percentage of students above the 25th percentile from 55% to 58%

Sections

  • Academic Achievement & Growth

S 3.1 Effective Teachers

Support all ELA & reading intervention teachers through both job-embedded and on-site professional development activities, mentoring programs, PLCs, etc.

Benchmark Indicator
  • Evidence of building level sign-in sheets/agendas from PLC's and data meetings as well as documentation of any web-based or site-based professional development a teacher may attend.
  • Evidence collected through TEAM evaluations that best practices are observed through improved teaching strategies.
  • Formative assessments and classroom trackers indicating more students displaying evidence of mastery on grade level standards.
  • Participation in Reading 360 training and full implementation of strategies in grades K-3


A 3.1.1 Teachers will engage in training to increase successful engagement in online classes.

The district will work closely with its VS vendor to provide training and support to teachers regarding the successful implementation and engagement of students.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-01-07
Source Amount
GP, Title II or IV $1000.00

S 3.2 Targeted Interventions

Provide academic intervention and other focused supplemental supports to improve reading benchmark performance and ELA achievement and close identified gaps among all students and subgroups.

Benchmark Indicator
  • An increase in students who benchmark out of Tier II and Tier III interventions as indicated by mid-year and end-of-year benchmarks and monthly progress monitoring data.
  • A decrease in the number of special education referrals among Tier III students as determined by benchmark data at mid-year and end-of-year and by monthly progress monitoring data.
  • An increase in student scores/achievement on formative assessments, mid-year and end-of-year benchmarks, and state testing.
  • Students demonstrate the ability to successfully complete tasks that aligned to the standards through the increased acquisition of skills determined by data collected weekly on classroom trackers.


A 3.2.1 Basic Reading Skills Intervention

VS teachers will ensure students are benchmarked and participating in skills based intervention that meets their identified deficit especially those within the special populations subgroups. Teachers will also closely monitor participation and progress on the computer aided instructional program.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-05-16
Source Amount
GP, ESSER,Title IV $1500.00

S 3.3 Standards-aligned core instruction

Ensure meaningful instruction is provided using high quality ELA instructional materials and assessment that align with ELA academic content standards.

Benchmark Indicator
  • Formative assessments administered to students and tracked biweekly to indicate an increase in student performance on mastery of the state standards.
  • School leaders will use classroom walk throughs and fidelity checks (monthly) to monitor implementation of state adopted curriculum to ensure rigorous, high quality instructional materials are used daily in 100% of ELA classes.
  • 95% of ELA students in 3rd-10th that will be assessed using TCAP ELA will participate in practice assessments using SchoolNet prior to April testing (November for HS students on block).


A 3.3.1 Schoolnet Assessments

The VS plans to include students in the Schoolnet practice TCAP assessment tests this year. This will provide teachers with better data to determine where improvement in instruction needs to be made.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll 2022-04-18  

S 3.4 Family Engagement

School-level parent and family engagement coordinators will be placed in all Title I schools to coordinate family engagement activities related to Reading/Language Arts and to ensure compliance with ESSA family engagement guidelines. Parent information related to the Reading 360 initiative will be posted on district social media by school coordinators. They will report to the district Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator.

Benchmark Indicator
  1. Increased participation among parent and families at school events such as parent-teacher conferences and open house documented by sign-in sheets. Number of downloads and views of district app & social media pages monitored quarterly through Apptegy by district technology.
  2. School level parent engagement policy and parent/teacher compacts will be updated annually.
  3. Schools will have parent committees who will meet regularly for input into school activities and all school plans.
A 3.4.1 Family Engagement

The VS teacher will regularly engage with families regarding the progress of their students. The teacher sends frequent emails with progress reports and holds phone conversations to express students with which there are concerns.

Person Responsible Estimated Completion Funding Sources
A Carroll, J Lee 2022-05-20