| INDICATORS
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| A. ALL PERSONNEL SUPPORT HIGH
EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Staff meets to develop, discuss, and
confirm expectations.
- Expectations are articulated to
students, parents, and community.
- Expectations are posted.
- Goals are determined for individual
students with parent/student input.
- Support programs focus on student
achievement.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| B. FACILITIES ARE ORGANIZED AND
MAINTAINED EFFECTIVELY TO PROVIDE A CLEAN, HEALTHY, SAFE ENVIRONMENT. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Campus is supervised to ensure a
safe, clean environment.
- Grounds and buildings are examined
routinely to ensure safety.
- Playground equipment is safe and age
appropriate.
- SRO officers are visible, accessible
and provide support.
- Parents on Patrol and other school
safety programs exist.
- Staff and students participate
actively in supporting a safe, clean, and healthy environment.
- Classrooms and facilities receive
regular maintenance and cleaning.
- Maintenance and other work orders are
submitted by principal in a timely manner.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| C. FACILITIES AND RESOURCES ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Activities and facilities comply with
American with Disabilities Act requirements.
- Students and employees with
disabilities (visual, hearing, and physical impaired) are provided equal access and
appropriate resources to successfully achieve.
- Facilities are open and available to
the community.
- Visitors are provided maps and
directions.
- Extended Day/Extended Year/Community
School Programs exist.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| D. RISK-TAKING IS ENCOURAGED AND
SUPPORTED. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Staff encourages student and parental
input in goal setting and planning.
- Risk-taking accepted as part of
change process.
- Innovative, non-traditional programs
are supported.
- Professional development
opportunities exist to support staff in implementing new programs and instructional
strategies.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| E. LEARNERS EXHIBIT CONFIDENCE AND
PRIDE. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Learners actively engage in
discussions.
- Cross age tutor/mentor programs exist
and provide opportunities for learners to share their knowledge, abilities, and strengths.
- Strengths are identified, recognized
and utilized.
- All stakeholders contribute to
learning process and/or environment.
- Learning goals are demonstrated in a
variety of ways: displays, performances, learning logs, portfolios, writing experiences.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| F. SCHOOLS ARE OPEN, INVITING, AND
USED BY THE COMMUNITY. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Office/reception area personnel are
inviting, welcoming, and provide visitors with needed information.
- School facilities are available for
community activities.
- A positive climate exists.
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| INDICATORS
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| G. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IS
INCLUSIVE AND PROMOTES A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO CHANGE. |
| DESCRIPTORS
|
- ACTion plan framework is developed
and implemented to incorporate district goals and quality improvement.
- Systemic change originates within the
unit.
- Leadership teams involving teachers,
students, parents, educational support staff, community members, and principal focus on
organizational needs, planning, and learning improvement.
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| INDICATORS
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| H. STUDENT, STAFF AND COMMUNITY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROGRESS, AND EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- A variety of means (newsletters,
memos, assemblies, awards) are used for recognition of staff, students, and community.
- Parents are provided with regular
formal student progress reports, phone calls, and notes.
- Students/parents are informed in
writing of student accomplishments.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| I. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS
STANDARD PRACTICE. |
| DESCRIPTORS
|
- Grade level/cross grade level feeder
pattern dialogues and study groups exist.
- Newsletters, written notices,
hotlines, phone calls, and meetings are used for communication.
- Intra department/cross department
dialogues, meetings, study groups exist for effective communication.
- Departments have an organized system
to provide information to schools via newsletters, memos, and study groups.
- Organizational structures exist to
provide effective communication to public: eg. governing board meetings, newsletters,
newspaper publications.
- Bulletin board/marquee/communication
boards exist.
- Technology is used to facilitate
communication.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| J. RESPECT, POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE,
AND MOTIVATION ARE EVIDENT |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Diversity and multiple cultural
perspectives are taught and respected.
- Respect is evident in all units.
- Learners, staff, parent, community
input is used in decision making.
- Conflict resolution and peer
mediation strategies are used.
- Learning activities include self
confidence lessons.
- Classroom management strategies and
instructional techniques increase student motivation.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| K. DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES PROMOTE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-DIRECTION. |
| DESCRIPTORS
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- Responsible role-modeling is
exhibited by all staff members.
- Students brainstorm solutions to
group and individual problems
- Students and teachers define
guidelines for improvement of behavior.
- School and classroom goals,
expectations, and guidelines for self discipline and responsibility are developed with
input from students and are posted.
- Parents and students are informed of
student goals, expectations, and guidelines for self discipline and responsibility.
- Individual student needs are
considered in discipline and application of logical consequences.
- Conflict resolution, classroom
meetings, peer mediation, and leadership training are used to promote student
responsibility.
- Other
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| INDICATORS
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| L. OTHER |
| DATA
SOURCES |
- School Quality Survey Results
- Discipline/Suspension Logs
- School Profiles
- Attendance Data
- Portfolio of Community-Based Learning
Experiences
- Parent/Community Involvement Logs
- Mobility Rates
- Learning Exhibitions
- Schoolwide Assemblies, Ceremonies,
Celebrations, Meetings (Minutes)
- Facility Use Logs
- Staff Development Activity Records
- Grade Level/Cross Grade Level
Articulation Meetings (Minutes)
- Award, Honor, Recognition Logs
- Other
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