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Teacher and Student Success Plan
2022 - 2023
Overarching Goal
Maintain at least 30% of students meeting all four college readiness benchmarks on the ACT (5 year goal)
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:
An ACT Data analysis report and a College and Career Goal summary were both presented in March of 2022 for inputs, edits, and feedback showing progress and areas of needed improvement to our SCC, PTSA, and faculty.
02/28/2022
03/21/2011
03/22/2022
03/25/2022
Academic Goals
With the upheaval in education that has happened over the past 2+ years it is difficult to find valid and reliable data. Previous to Covid when the upheaval began the average growth on our Reading Inventory from fall to spring was 5%. The Aspire nor any other state assessment was given in the spring of 2020. There is a definite decline in Reading and English scores on the Aspire test that was administered in 2019 to 2021.
2019 ASPIRE data
Reading Aspire - 52.7% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2019.
English Aspire - 51.4% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2019.
Reading Aspire - 48.2% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2019
English Aspire - 56.8% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2019.
2021 ASPIRE data
Reading Aspire - 38% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2021.
English Aspire - 44% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2021.
Reading Aspire - 46% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2021.
English Aspire - 42% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2021.
2019 ASPIRE data
Reading Aspire - 52.7% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2019.
English Aspire - 51.4% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2019.
Reading Aspire - 48.2% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2019
English Aspire - 56.8% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2019.
2021 ASPIRE data
Reading Aspire - 38% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2021.
English Aspire - 44% of 9th grade students were proficient in 2021.
Reading Aspire - 46% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2021.
English Aspire - 42% of 10th grade students were proficient in 2021.
Literacy: Raise all Reading Inventory scores of all students by 5% (Emphasis will be placed on our underrepresented students, below basic and Multi Language Learners). MLL students will be provided with extra support through an assigned MLL Coordinator.
| No | Yes |
- Reduce class size in ELA classes by purchasing 7th period sections for 7 teachers ($80,000) - TSSP
- Hire .5 FTE Multi Language Learner Coordinator ($30,000) TSSP
- Provide Teacher PD (PLC work, Curriculum, Collaboration - $60,000) LT
- Conference Registration ($10,000) LT #569
- Conference Travel ($10,000) LT #583
- Hire .5 FTE Reading Intervention Specialist ($30,000) LT
- Purchase the Read 180 digital Curriculum. ($5,000) LT #641
- Hire .5 FTE Multi Language Learner Coordinator ($30,000) TSSP
- Provide Teacher PD (PLC work, Curriculum, Collaboration - $60,000) LT
- Conference Registration ($10,000) LT #569
- Conference Travel ($10,000) LT #583
- Hire .5 FTE Reading Intervention Specialist ($30,000) LT
- Purchase the Read 180 digital Curriculum. ($5,000) LT #641
We will collect data via the Reading Inventory administered three times each year (fall, winter, spring).
We will purchase the Read 180 digital curriculum to help our students with disabilities. We will monitor their scores on the RI.
We will hire a .5 FTE to track our English Learners and keep them up to date (passing grades) with their learning in core and elective classes.
Data will be collected quarterly, and reported to the SCC, the PTSA, and the BLT in the end of year report.
Budget
| Expenditure | Cost | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $80,000.00 | Reduce ELA class size (7 periods) | TSSP |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $60,000.00 | Teacher PD, PLC work | Landtrust |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $30,000.00 | Hire .5 MLL coordinator | TSSP |
| Software 670 | $5,000.00 | Purchase Read 180 Software | Landtrust |
| Admission/Registration 569 | $10,000.00 | Conference Registrations | Landtrust |
| Transportation, airfare, lodging, per diem 583 | $10,000.00 | Conference Travel | Landtrust |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $30,000.00 | Hire .5 FTE RI Specialist | Landtrust |
Academic Goals
College and Career Readiness is a district wide goal and is utilized in the annual school report card grading. Students who graduate from high school with having taken the necessary preparatory coursework are more likely to persist and graduate from college. Alta has recently seen a significant shift in student demographics, particularly in student groups who typically need greater levels of support. While Alta grows in size and diversity, we are emphasizing providing needed supports for students, while also encouraging a greater percentage of students to challenge themselves by taking a higher level of coursework.
College and Career Readiness: Sustain at least a 90% graduation rate, maintain at least 60% of all students either earning the Honors or Advanced Diploma, and keep a high level of active engagement of all students through sustaining at least 20% of all students meeting the criteria for the Hawk Medallion Award (which assesses both co-and extra-curricular engagement). TSSA funds will also be used to establish and support an additional Step2TheU cohort of 40 students, an early college pathway in partnership with the University of Utah. Maintain post-secondary enrollment percentage of students pursuing higher education and assess and participation in H, AP, CE and Step2TheU courses and conducting equity audits to ensure minority and other underrepresented students are doing such at the same rate as their Caucasian peers.
| No | Yes |
Utilize TSSA funds to offer a summer university Step2TheU semester block for 40 students, which includes $60,000 for 1 faculty members salary to support the summer program
Number of applicants and assessing persistent and completion rates, alongside GPA earned within program. Graduation rates, differentiated diploma data, and course enrollment data.
Students in SPED and on an IEP are allowed open access to apply for Step2TheU and will be assigned a peer mentor as part of the summer program. These identified students and their parents receive information and are encouraged to apply through their individual IEP's and through a school wide assembly presentation.
Students who are designated as an ELD learners will be provided with a special seminar encouraging them to apply to Step2TheU (offered for parents in English and Spanish).
SCC, Newsletter, and Website
Budget
| Expenditure | Cost | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $60,000.00 | Required costs and supports for 1 faculty members salary for Step2TheU | TSSP |
Academic Goals
Reduce class sizes through adding additional sections of ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies for regular ed sections to allow for more one-on-one opportunity for scaffolding, learning, and for teachers to be able to have a
more manageable classroom load. We would also like to expand our Medical and Health Sciences course offerings, as we are currently turning down requested sections each year. We would optimize this by hiring another
teacher in the Medical / Health Sciences area. On average over the past four years, an average of 30% of Alta's 11th graders have met all four benchmarks on the ACT. This percentage outcome is directly correlated with a 90%
success rate of completion of a Bachelor's Degree.
more manageable classroom load. We would also like to expand our Medical and Health Sciences course offerings, as we are currently turning down requested sections each year. We would optimize this by hiring another
teacher in the Medical / Health Sciences area. On average over the past four years, an average of 30% of Alta's 11th graders have met all four benchmarks on the ACT. This percentage outcome is directly correlated with a 90%
success rate of completion of a Bachelor's Degree.
ACT Exam and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Supports: Sustain a 30% or higher of Alta juniors scoring the benchmark level on all four categories of the statewide ACT exam. Expand the number of
Medical and Health Science Offerings in the area of STEAM, and support current STEM programs (namely, HOSA and Robotics) with funding for competitions.
Medical and Health Science Offerings in the area of STEAM, and support current STEM programs (namely, HOSA and Robotics) with funding for competitions.
| No | Yes |
Hire sections of additional teaching periods (including an expansion of our Health Science program), provide training and support for our 11th grade Advisory ACT Prep lessons during 2nd and 3rd term, and assess and progress
monitor our students annually on the ACT outcomes. This entails hiring a Health Sciences teacher at $80,000 (with benefits), competition fees for HOSA ® $5,000, and competition fees for two competitions for our Robotics
Team @ $10,000, and provide after school tutoring for Math, Science, and ACT prep classes @ $10,000).
monitor our students annually on the ACT outcomes. This entails hiring a Health Sciences teacher at $80,000 (with benefits), competition fees for HOSA ® $5,000, and competition fees for two competitions for our Robotics
Team @ $10,000, and provide after school tutoring for Math, Science, and ACT prep classes @ $10,000).
ACT Exam - looking specifically at students meeting the college readiness benchmark. Course enrollment in CTE courses in the areas of Medical and Health Sciences and Engineering.
Nothing Entered
Nothing Entered
Through SCC, BLT, and SAC, as well as, post annual results to the Alta Website
Budget
| Expenditure | Cost | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $10,000.00 | Tutoring math, sci, ACT | TSSP |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $80,000.00 | 1.0 FTE Health Science Teacher | TSSP |
| Admission/Registration 569 | $5,000.00 | HOSA Annual Competition Fees | TSSP |
| Admission/Registration 569 | $10,000.00 | Robotics Annual Competition Fees | TSSP |
School Climate Goals
Due to the upheaval in our educational systems over the past 2+ years we see a need to reemphasize giving teachers time in their PLCs to work with one another to plan curriculum, analyze data and better support students.
So far this school year, IPOPs have been conducted on most provisional teachers and a few career teachers. Of that data, 94% of these observations resulted in a highly effective positive to corrective feedback ratio, and 81% resulted in a highly effective level of feedback loops.
The CTESS student survey data has shown that Alta High scores higher than the district average in almost every indicator. The two highest indicators for the past two school years state that our students feel that teachers treat all students with respect and that their teachers do a very good job in communicating the learning intention and tying past learning to the current lesson.
So far this school year, IPOPs have been conducted on most provisional teachers and a few career teachers. Of that data, 94% of these observations resulted in a highly effective positive to corrective feedback ratio, and 81% resulted in a highly effective level of feedback loops.
The CTESS student survey data has shown that Alta High scores higher than the district average in almost every indicator. The two highest indicators for the past two school years state that our students feel that teachers treat all students with respect and that their teachers do a very good job in communicating the learning intention and tying past learning to the current lesson.
Teacher Effectiveness: Teachers will meet with PLCs at least twice per month, during which they analyze student data with an emphasis on preplanning for units of study and determining the prerequisite knowledge needed. On their annual evaluations (2 or more formal IPOPs per year) 90% of all IPOPs will be highly effective in the area of positive to corrective feedback, and 80% of all IPOPs will show at least three full feedback loops.
| No | Yes |
Create a Professional Development Calendar that sets aside at least two one-hour time slots for PLCs twice per month. Provide Professional Development to support teachers in increasing their effectiveness in the classroom. We intend to allocate $10,000 for professional development.
PLC notes, IPOP data
Monthly SCC and BLT meetings
Budget
| Expenditure | Cost | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $10,000.00 | Teacher Professional Development | Landtrust |
School Climate Goals
Each year, Alta has experienced an increased number of reports of struggling students to the SafeUT system. Alongside this SST referrals have risen, as well as the caseloads of our Social Workers & Check and Connect Mentors. This indicates a continued need to provide additional social and emotional supports to students through providing additional personnel in counseling, social work and check and connect mentors.
In typical school years, Alta's EWS Data shows that approximately 25% of students are "off track" in terms of grades, attendance and progress toward graduation. This nearly doubled in the 2020-2021 school year. While this is typical across the district and state, it indicates a need to continue to provide individual and small group Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports for students.
In typical school years, Alta's EWS Data shows that approximately 25% of students are "off track" in terms of grades, attendance and progress toward graduation. This nearly doubled in the 2020-2021 school year. While this is typical across the district and state, it indicates a need to continue to provide individual and small group Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports for students.
Sustain our current MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) at Alta High School. This includes reducing student to counselor ratios to bring our numbers in line with the state recommendations. We will also provide an additional .5 LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) for mental health and other social emotional support services, and continue to provide Check and Connect Mentors to support Tier-II and Tier-III academic, behavioral, and attendance interventions for students.
| No | Yes |
- Hire an additional counselor (1.0 FTE @ $75,000) LT
- Hire a .50 FTE Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW @ $40,000) to support student's guidance, mental health, and social emotional learning supports. TSSP
- Hire a 1.0 FTE intervention specialist to provide more Tier 2 and 3 supports for those students who are struggling ($75,000) LT
- Hire Check and Connect Mentors ($30,000) LT
- We also intend to support the overall culture and climate of our school by providing some financial support for LinkCrew ($15,000) training and activities that lend itself to upperclassmen reaching out to and mentoring our underclassmen here at Alta through ongoing relationship building. TSSP
- Hire 2 additional Hall Monitors ($55,000) TSSA
- Hire a .50 FTE Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW @ $40,000) to support student's guidance, mental health, and social emotional learning supports. TSSP
- Hire a 1.0 FTE intervention specialist to provide more Tier 2 and 3 supports for those students who are struggling ($75,000) LT
- Hire Check and Connect Mentors ($30,000) LT
- We also intend to support the overall culture and climate of our school by providing some financial support for LinkCrew ($15,000) training and activities that lend itself to upperclassmen reaching out to and mentoring our underclassmen here at Alta through ongoing relationship building. TSSP
- Hire 2 additional Hall Monitors ($55,000) TSSA
Counselor ratios being within state recommended ratios (350 to 1), progress monitoring for grades, attendance, and behavior (discipline referrals) on students assigned to a Check and Connect Mentor, SAM indicators. Early Warning Systems data.
Monthly SCC, BLT and Faculty meetings
Budget
| Expenditure | Cost | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $75,000.00 | 1.0 FTE Counselor | Landtrust |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $40,000.00 | .5 FTE LCSW | TSSP |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $75,000.00 | 1.0 FTE Intervention Specialist | Landtrust |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $15,000.00 | Link Crew (student mentoring/leadership) and Hope Squad (suicide prevention) | TSSP |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $55,000.00 | 2 Hall Monitors | TSSP |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200 | $30,000.00 | Hire 2 Check and Connect Mentors | Landtrust |
Summary of Expenditures for all Goals
Summary - replace me
We will use any unanticipated funding that is made available to us to purchasing hardware, software, classroom supplies that will benefit all students, and provide more time and opportunities for teachers to improve their practice. This will help us to enhance even more the goals that we have already set.