Woodford County High School Trimester Scheduling June 2010

Woodford County High School Trimester Scheduling June 2010 Bob Gibson, WCHS Associate Principal Debbie Waggoner, WCPS District Mathematics Curriculum Specialist

• Priorities – More time in core – One year breaks without core in some subject areas – School stagnated on scores – Maintain comprehensive high school – Common Planning for Quality PLCs – Maintain more than hour blocks

• Options • • • 4 x 4 block 5 -block Jessamine County model 6 -period day 7 -period day Trimester 3 x 5 block – 72 -75 min blocks • Trimester Set-up – Course semesters – Length of courses – Core 2 -3 trimesters – Electives 1 trimester

English 09 -10 trimester 08 -09 4 x 4 block MATH 09 -10 trimester 08 -09 4 x 4 block ELECTIVES 09 -10 trimester 08 -09 4 x 4 block Eng I 9 A 9 B 8 Alg. I 8 P 8 A 7 B 7 Business Prin/Apps 3 3 ADVEng. I 4 A 4 B 4 ADVAlg. I 3 A 3 B 2 Comp/Tech Word-Data 6 5 Eng. II 9 A 9 B 8 f. ADVGeom 2 A 2 B 2 2 A, 2 B 1 ADVEng. II 4 A 4 B 3 Geom 9 A 7 B 8 ACCT/FIN Business Law/Man/Mark 4 1 Eng. III 9 A 9 B 8 ADVGeom 3 A 3 B 2 Web Page Design 4 3 ADVEng. III 2 A 2 B 3 ADVAlg. II 5 A 5 B 5 C 4 Web Page Management 1 1 Eng. IV 6 S 6 A 6 B 6 (12) Alg. II 9 A 9 B 8 C 7 Programming 3 2 ADVEng. IV 3 S 3 A 3 B 2 (12) Pre-Calc 3 A 3 B 3 Programming II 1 1 ENGIV AP 2 P 2 A 2 B 2 (12) Trig 4 A 4 B 1 Total Bus 596 kids 546 kids Academic Plus 6 0 Prep. College 0 3 Tech Concepts 3 3 READING STRAT Creative Writing Film 3 2 3 0 1 1 AP Calc AP Stat 2 A 2 B 2 C 1 1 A 1 B 1 C 2 1 1 Tech. Des Apps INT ENG DES Prin Eng A, B 2 2 A 2 B 1 A 1 B 0 2 1 Theatre 4 2 MATH STRAT 1 0 Spe Prob Woods 1 1 Speech 1 0 Total Tech 206 kids 193 kids Yearbook 2 1 Social Studies 09 -10 trimester Newspaper 2 1 Economics Athletic Dir 2 0 Science 09 -10 trimester 08 -09 4 x 4 block Int. Sci. I ADVInt. Sci. I 7 A 7 B 5 A 5 B 8 4 Prin Ag Sci 1 1 12 08 -09 4 x 4 block 12 Agriscience 1 2 Geography 12 12 Animal Science 1 0 World. Civ 9 A 9 B 9 Animal Tech 1 0 AP Word. Civ 4 H 4 A 4 B Equine Science 1 0 Government USHistory 8 8 A 8 B 0 8 Farm Manage Floral Design 1 1 0 0 3 Int. Sci. II 8 A 8 B 8 AP USHist 3 G 3 A 3 B 4 Greenhouse Tech 2 A 2 B 1 ADVInt. Sci. II Biology ADVBiology Chemistry. I Chemistry. AP 6 A 6 B 4 A 4 B 3 A 3 B 3 C 4 7 4 6 1 Global Issues Law Justice Political Sci military hist sociology 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 Plan/Land Sci Ag Machinery Total Agr. Hea Sci Car Prin Hea Sci 1 0 223 kids 2 2 0 2 215 kids 3 2 1 Physics AP 1 A 1 B 1 C 1 psychology 3 1 MED SCI (2 blocks) 4 (2) Ant & Phys 2 2 AP Psych 3 A 3 B 2 MNA (2 blocks) 4 (2) 0 Forensic Sci 2 1 AP Europ. Hist 1 A 1 B 0 Total Med Sci 143 kids 131 kids Child/Hum Dev 5 2 ELECTIVES 09 -10 trimester 08 -09 4 x 4 block Life Skills 4 2 Intro to Art I 6 169 kids 3 72 kids HEALTH 12 12 Prin Cooking 9 0 Intro to Art II 1 0 PE 12 12 Prin Hospitality 3 3 Paint / Draw HONART/studio Arts & Hum 3 3 9 1 1 7 Spanish. III 14 A 14 B 1 A 1 B 4 A 4 B 4 C 8 8 2 Prin Teach Child Dev II 2 2 1 0 MUSIC APP/ Guitar 6 0 Spanish. AP 2 A 2 B 2 C 2 Money Skills 4 0 Choir 3 2 Media 6 3 Culinary Skills 8 4 2 75 -80 kids ADV Foods 2 0 2 15 kids Spec Serv Hosp 2 (1) 0 Total Fam. CO 909 kids 485 kids TECSC Jr. A, B, C 2 A 2 B 2 C 2 BAND Winds 1 M 1 S 1 E 70 -78 kids TECSC Sr. A, B, C 3 A 3 B 3 C 2 BAND Percussion 1 M 1 S 1 E 10 -13 kids COOP 2 A 2 B 2 C 2

Woodford County High School Trimester Data WCHS Enrollment 2008 -09 = 1223 students 2009 -10 = 1268 students Discipline Data 2008 -09 = 2415 discipline events for 616 students. 2009 -10 = 1462 discipline events 445 students. Attendance Data 2008 -09 = 94. 08% 2009 -10 = 93. 72% ACT Data 2008 -09 Composite Score = 19. 6 2009 -10 Composite Score = 20. 95 Remedial Courses – Academics Plus, Reading Strategies, and Math Strategies – Data for students taking these courses: • 2008 -09 = Students received 46 failing grades in 248 courses equaling a 19% failure rate. • 2009 -10 = Students received 34 failing grades in 310 courses equaling a 11% failure rate.

PLC Monthly Agenda – WCHS The goal of the PLC structure with common planning time is to provide teachers an opportunity to discuss the progress of learners in their classroom and departments. To accomplish this goal, there must be successful assignment and evaluation of student work. The following agenda will help to facilitate this process. The following is expected to be accomplished each month in the PLC structure, and is expected to be accomplished in the order it is assigned. • Week One: All PLC members will bring an ORQ or AP Essay question. This may be provided by individual teachers or by subject team. The question must be accompanied by the specific core or AP standard and a teacher generated response. Members of the PLC will provide peer review of the questions and responses to determine if the standard, task, and responses are congruent. • Week Two: All PLC members will bring five (5) ungraded student responses to undergo quality control scoring during the PLC meeting. PLC members are to complete scoring their own student responses and enter the results into the CATS calculator to be presented at the Week Three meeting. • Week Three: All PLC members will report the results of the assessment and present the number of level 1, 2, 3, 4 responses and class indices as calculated by the CATS calculator. Teachers will share how the results measured up to their expectations and will describe next steps to improve student performance. Minutes from the meeting should reflect results and next steps. Following the presentation, all members will visit the rooms of the PLC members to look at the posted student work and provide peer review regarding the level of consistency and if the posted student work is truly “level 4”. • Week Four: (recovery week) PLC members will meet in subject teams to review unit/course maps to adjust pacing and review common assessments to prepare for the next Week One activity.