Learn how to use the academy assessment process for program improvement in areas such as evidence collection and action planning. This session provides a general overview of the entire continuous improvement process.
Presenters: Beatrice J. Arvie, Scotlandville Magnet High School, Timothy Oldenburg, Career and Technical Education & Academy, and Patti Smith, National Academy Foundation
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Review Team
Not private or compilation of input
Changed from a to-do list item to a team
approach
Formed groups
(director, teachers, counselors, admin, AB, c
ollege partner, NAF partner)
Ownership, diverse voices, refocus and
redefined roles
Drives our strategic plan, initiatives, and
areas of improvement/growth
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Review Team
• Convene a 2-hour meeting to complete the tool
• Strengths and weaknesses become evident
• Discussion and synergy flow smoothly
• New ideas and creativity are evident
• Tool is completed on-line by the Director at a
• later date based on consensus answers
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Collect and Store Evidence
AcademyDevelopment
Program offerings
Recruitment and Marketing
Parental engagement
Location, mission, demographics
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Recruitment Evidence
September
Orientation Team
building Big
picture Why
are you here?
Welcome back
Team building
Big picture
Goal setting
Welcome back
Team building
Big picture
Goal setting
Welcome back
Goal setting
Senior year timeline
& procedures
October
Goal setting Self-awareness - character,
kindness, citizenship,
integrity, responsibility
PSAT
Internships
Resumes
PSAT
Polishing resumes &
essays Choosing
colleges, gather
applications
College applications
November
Learning style
Motivation style
Communication skills
Interpersonal relationships -
friendships, self-esteem,
dating, cliques, bullying
Interview process, mock
interviews
PSAT interpretation
College applications
December
Time & task management
Study skills
Conflict resolution College planning timetable
Post-secondary planning
Financial aid
FAFSA
Scholarships
January
Transcripts, credits, report cards
Revisit goal setting
Revisit goal setting
CAPT preparation -
importance
Revisit goal setting
Preparing for SATs
Revisit goal setting
FAFSA
Scholarships
February
Interpersonal relationships, peer
pressure, bullying
CAPT preparation
Test-taking skills
Reducing text anxiety
Career decision process
Career interest inventory
Employment, labor
market projection
March
CAPT CAPT CAPT CAPT
April
Self-awareness Decision
making
Interest inventory
Work/career exploration
College search
Practice college application
Job searching
Budgeting
May
Work/career exploration
Practice college application
Educational plan
Community service
Practice college application
Educational plan
Community service
Transcript review
Educational plan
Community service
Preparing for college
Transition from high
school
June
Looking ahead
Summer plan
Summer school
Closure
Looking ahead
Summer plan
Summer school
Closure
Looking ahead
Summer plan
Summer school
Closure
Goodbyes!
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Curriculum & Instruction
C&I
Demonstrates Integrated learning
Team planning
Student interventions
Strengthens parental engagement
Provides personalization for students
Evidence that students travel together
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Action Plan
• Planning & Improvement:
Drives strategic plan/thinking
Vision of NAF expectations and directions
that we can strive
Use SA results to focus AB meetings
throughout the year
Ideas
include students and parents
AB professional development