TSSP

Data Dashboard

Teacher and Student Success Plan
2023 - 2024

Overarching Goal

As an alternative high school, all of our students come to us significantly credit deficient and at risk of dropping out. We lack adequate supports to help students improve academic functioning and persist in their courses, and due to our small size and limited staffing, also currently lack the sufficient supports to help students make the transition from high school to college and career. As such, and due to our enrollment doubling in size over the past year, we plan to use our TSSA funds to pay for the salary and benefits of a second, 35 hour per week Student Advocate to supplement the current student support work of our current full-time Student Advocate, as well as provide additional supports to students in Reading and Math, and support our full-time counselor with transition, assisting students with college and career exploration, liaising with area employers and apprenticeship programs, enrolling in CTE and Pathway courses, creating their digital portfolios, applying for colleges, completing their FAFSA applications, and other tasks to maximize each student's high school academic functioning and post-high school opportunities to engage in training and/or gain meaningful, well-paying career opportunities. In addition to their academic deficits, one of the other gaps we see for our students is to understand how to find good career opportunities in our area, and having a staff member who can reach out to potential employers on behalf of students will help our students have supports where limited opportunities currently exist. This is an additional urgent need because approximately 45-50% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch/fee waivers, with 12% receiving Special Education services and 11.5% Multi-Language Learners. This position would be uniquely situated to support them as they plan for meaningful and well-compensated careers beyond high school.

Our measurable goals for the year are to increase Reading and Math scores by 10% in each area, as measured by beginning and end of year testing on the Reading Inventory and Math Inventory.

TSSA funds will be used solely toward the salary and benefits for this employee.

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:

Our SCC is keenly aware of the multiple academic and financial challenges faced by our students, and also recognize the amazing work our current Student Advocate is doing to support student success, including but not limited to academic, reading, math, and credit recovery supports. The data reflects that our graduation rates have improved by more than 15% in the past five years, and understand that part of this success is due to the work of the current Student Advocate. As Diamond Ridge enrollment increases, the SCC fully supports the addition of this position.

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

SCC Date 1:

02/07/2023

SCC Date 2:

03/21/2023

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

Staff Date 1:

03/21/2023

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

AP Date 1:

03/20/2023

Academic Goals

Analysis Summary

No analysis tool available. Data comes from DRHS student yearly RI and MI scores and official USBE year-end graduation rates.

Goal

Our measurable goal for the year is to increase Reading and Math scores by 10% in each area, as measured by beginning and end of year testing on the Reading Inventory and Math Inventory.

Is this also a Land Trust Goal?

Yes

Academic Areas
Language Arts
Reading
Math
Science
Behavior
Other

Action Plan Summary

Hire a Student Advocate to provide additional academic and behavioral supports as well as link students and families to school and community resources, using $14,331.65 in Landtrust funds and $15,193 in TSSP funds to help pay toward salary and benefits. In addition, this position will perform family outreach as well as assist with transition and career exploration functions.

Measurement

We will use the Scholastic Reading Inventory (RI) and Math Inventory (MI) to test students when they enter our school in the fall and winter, and post test in the late spring. We will also collect pre and post data on student pass rates, credit recovery rates, behavioral referrals, prior average and current year projected graduation rates, and student and parent qualitative data on the efficacy of supports received by the Student Advocate.

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.

The Student Advocate will be able to provide additional classroom supports to students with disabilities and help implement accommodations so that students with disabilites are more likely to meet or exceed TSSP goals. They will also team with the Special Education teacher to increasing supports for students' transition plans. Implementation progress will be monitored three times per year as measured by MI and RI scores.

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.

The Student Advocate will be able to provide additional classroom supports to students who are ML, supporting them to improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

How and when will progress be communicated with stakeholders?

In SCC meetings, in school newsletters, and on school website.

Budget

Expenditure	Cost	Description	Source
Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200	$14,331.65	Student Advocate.	Landtrust
Salaries and Employee Benefits 100 and 200	$15,193.00	Student Advocate.	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?

We would expand this position to 40 hours per week, as well as add hours during the summer to provide more supports to students.