TSSP

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Teacher and Student Success Plan
2022 - 2023

Overarching Goal

High school graduation is the biggest priority at Diamond Ridge. We were placed on School Improvement during the spring of 2019, status based on our three year average graduation rate of below 67%. To maintain our successful exit from this plan, and more importantly, continue to support our district’s most at-risk high school students, we will maintain graduation as our highest priority for the 2022-23 school year.

As such, we plan to use the entire amount of our TSSP award to pay toward the salary and benefits of a .5 School Counselor position.

School Community Council and Staff Involvement in the TSSP

School Community Councils play an integral part in the development and monitoring of TSSP goals. Please briefly describe the participation of SCC members in the development process of this TSSP:

Having an additional .5 School Counselor is extremely beneficial to support a more manageable caseload, with greater accessibility for students who wish to meet with a school counselor. One parent noted the importance of having an additional counselor and what that means to students and families.

Enter the dates where the SCC was involved with developing the TSSP

SCC Date 1:

03/08/2022

SCC Date 2:

03/28/2022

Enter the date when school staff was able to provide input for TSSP

Staff Date 1:

03/25/2022

Enter the date when assistant principals were able to provide input for TSSP (If applicable)

AP Date 1:

Not Entered

Academic Goals

Analysis Summary

Goal

Our goal is for the 2023 Senior Cohort to have a graduation rate of at least 75%.

Is this also a Land Trust Goal?

Yes

Academic Areas
Language Arts
Reading
Math
Science
Behavior
Other

Action Plan Summary

As an alternative high school, the overwhelming majority of our students face challenges in their schools, communities or homes. They thrive in an environment other than a traditional school setting because we are able to provide additional service in a small, supportive environment. One of the most effective tools we use is to add adult support personnel, whose focus is to work with students to personalize what each student needs to be successful in school, as well as to establish and maintain the positive relationships that evidence-based practices tell us are essential to support student success toward graduation.

1. Our plan is to use the estimated $12,313 of Land Trust awarded funds, as well as the $15,193 of TSS funds, to continue toward the pay and benefits for hour half-time counselor.

2. Specifically, the counselor will support the student’s attendance, grades, and behavior; and will meet with students weekly, communicating with parents, teachers and counselors to provide students with additional supports and strategies to help them graduate from high school with their senior cohort.

Measurement

The USBE official graduation rate for Diamond Ridge for the 2023 senior cohort.

Explain how you will increase performance so that students with disabilities are more likely to meet or exceed your TSSP goals. Include how you will monitor implementation progress.

Based on prior performance of students with disabilities due to our focus on increasing graduation rates for all students, our students with disabilities met or exceeded the overall Diamond Ridge graduation rate during the same time period. This plan to increase School Counselor hours and accessibility will continue to support our students with disabilities. We monitor all student progress through the USBE graduation reporting for the entire graduating cohort.

Explain how you will increase language development so that English Learners are more likely to meet or exceed your TSSP goals and state requirements for adequate English language progress and proficiency.

Based on prior performance of students who are English learners due to our focus on increasing graduation rates for all students, our students who are English Learners met or exceeded the overall Diamond Ridge graduation rate during the same time period. This plan to increase School Counselor hours and accessibility will continue to support our students who are English Learners. We monitor all student progress through the USBE graduation reporting for the entire graduating cohort.

How and when will progress be communicated with stakeholders?

We will include our official graduation rate in one of the spring newsletters following the official release of graduation rates by the USBE.

Budget

Expenditure	Cost	Description	Source
Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200	$12,313.00	We will use the entire amount of our Land Trust funds to pay toward the salary and benefits of a .5 School Counselor position.	Landtrust
Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200	$15,193.00	We will use the entire amount of our TSSP funds to pay toward the salary and benefits of a .5 School Counselor position.	TSSP

Summary of Expenditures for all Goals

Summary - replace me

There are times when the planned expenditures in the goals of a plan are provided by the district, a grant, or another unanticipated funding source leaving additional funds to implement the goals. If additional funds are available, how will the council spend the funds to implement the goals in this plan?

Since the TSSP and Land Trust plans' combined funding is insufficient to pay the entire salary and benefits costs of a .5 School Counselor position, any additional funding will also be spent toward funding this position.