TASK

PRESENTATION OF SCHOOL DESIGN PLAN 

DATE( S)   

April/May 2012   

Due Dates for Proposal Sections to ISA Coach: 5/25/12

PERSON ( S) RESPONSIBLE

Shawn Harris-Berry, Principal

Recruitment and Selection staff:

·         Writing job descriptions for  teachers

·         Reviewing resumes

·         Observations of candidates

·         Interviews of candidates

·         Informing teachers of selection

·         Candidates’ response to selection

March-August 2012

Core Teachers (May)

Principal, Assistant Principal, Vernon Rowe and  Design Team

Planning Instructional Program

·         Establishing learning outcomes - 9^th grade

·         Course outlines and requirements

·         Curriculum development

·         Assessment Design

·         Ordering instructional materials

·         Assessment design

·         Promotional policy

May- Aug 2012

Principal, Assistant Principal and  

Teachers

Organizational Tasks

·         Design the schedule

·         Design student programs

·         Design teacher programs

·         Room assignments

·         Develop opening day procedures and schedule

·         Letter to parents on opening day procedures

·         Orientation with staff on opening day procedures

·         Develop administrative routines (e.g., student attendance-taking procedures, teacher notification on absences, student lateness, student absence, etc.)

·         Schedule staff orientation on routines

·         Develop school rules/ Student Handbook

·         Develop process for discussing school rules with students

·         Develop process for tracking and receiving orders

May-August 2012

Principal, AP, and Teachers

Recruiting and selecting students

·         Developing brochures on the school

·         Establishing criteria for student admission

·         Developing student application process (application, interview, etc.)

·         Scheduling student recruitment meetings with feeder middle schools

·         Sending student recruitment information to feeder middle schools

·         Meeting with feeder middle school guidance counselors

·         Scheduling deadlines for student applications

·         Scheduling student applicant interviews

·         Developing an student acceptance process (e.g., who reviews each application?)

·         Deadline for deciding on students

·         Developing student acceptance, waitlist, and non-acceptance letters

·         Sending out student acceptance letters

·         Informing students of their acceptance

·         Deadline for accepted students’ response

·         Develop an appeals guidelines and process

·         Develop a bridge program (pre-school opening for incoming students

March-August 2012

Principal, Assistant Principal, and Deanna Smith, Outreach Specialist, MPS Student Placement Office and Communications

Parent Communication

·      Develop information packets on the complex; include information on what students can expect, the goals and content of the instructional program, special experiences, and student outcomes.

·         Distribute information through feeder schools

·         Meet with key personnel at feeder schools and respond to their concerns and questions

·         Invite key personnel from feeder schools to visit the complex

·         Develop a high school admissions calendar to inform parents about the deadlines for admission

·         Set up Parent Orientation Meetings

·         Distribute admissions applications

March- June 2012

Principal, Assistant Principal and Outreach Specialist.

Professional Development

• Schedule grade level team common planning time
• Set expectations for use and outcomes of common planning time
• Identify professional development needs and priorities
• Design plan for professional development aligned with priorities
• Develop professional development calendar
• Establish expectations for implementing professional development learnings

June-August 2012

• June 11^th15th, 9^th Grade Curr.
• June 18-22nd, NHS/A&C Summer Institute
• June 27^th-29th, ISA summer Institute,
• Aug 20th-27^th, NHS/A&C Opening Week PD

Principal, Assistant Principal, ISA Coach,  Lead Teacher(s)

Ordering

• Furniture
• Books [text books, trade books, library, other]
• Instructional Materials [kits, maps, manipulatives, other]
• Equipment [computers, science lab, AV, machines (copier, etc), gym, other]
• Supplies [district (eg, lesson plan books), copy paper, art supplies, office supplies, maintenance supplies (eg. garbage cans), other] 

May 2012

Principal, Clerical Staff, Teaching and Learning, IT