Wednesday, September 30, 2015

LACOE ED PROGRAMS 2015-2018 LCAP



GOAL 1

All students in Ed Programs will have access to a comprehensive plan of innovative systems that:

Promote active parent involvement through surveys, school committees, site based workshops and staff development as it relates to parent involvement

Increase student success and achievement by working with stakeholders including Probation, to maximize instructional time

Increase the percentage of students who complete high school through strategic review of student data (Juvenile Court Schools and County Community Schools)

GOAL 1 OUTCOMES

1) Increase parent survey response rate by 5 percentage points

2) Establish parent usage of the Aeries Parent Portal and Parent/Connect Auto-Dialer

3) Establish baseline data on parent involvement on committees, such as PAC, ELAC and DELAC in the form of raw numbers (not percentage points)

4) Increase attendance at parent involvement workshops and trainings from an average of 11 parents per to 15

5) Expand the number of sites that regularly host parent workshops and trainings

6) Increase site administrator and teacher capacity with regard to parent involvement as measured using end-of-training questionnaires; establish baseline capacity

7) Maintain a suspension rate that is 2% or below at LACHSA and IPOLY; lower the suspension rate at the JCS by at least 1 percentage point; and for those who have a suspension rate at or below 1%, maintain (or lower) that rate.

8) Lower the high school drop-out rate for County Community Schools by 5% (not percentage points)

9) Maintain the middle-school dropout rate at or below 1%

10) Maintain the pupil attendance rate at LACHSA and IPOLY at or above 90%; at the JCS at or above 95% and for the CCS at or above 85%

11) Lower the chronic absenteeism rate at the CCS by 5% (not percentage points)

12) Establish baseline data for the GED (or equivalent test) passage rate

13) Improve student connectedness by decreasing the % of students who feel that school is boring, increase the % of students who say that school discussions are interesting, and decrease the % who say that the majority of learning is via worksheets and packets

14) Expand the coordination of services for Foster Youth as measured by stakeholder participation in the Foster Youth Committee; establish baseline participation data

15) Further coordinate all pertinent data systems to ensure compatibility with the development of LCAP goals, outcomes, actions, services and expenditures
  
GOAL 1 ACTIONS AND SERVICES

1.1.1. Monitor the site-level Parent Involvement Policies (previously called Parent Engagement Plans)

1.1.2. Refine and administer parent surveys that measure school climate, connectedness and academic interests and concerns

1.1.3. Conduct weekly updates to Aeries to ensure accuracy of parent contact information so parents are sure to receive mailed surveys

1.2.1. Train parents in the usage of Aeries Parent Portal

1.2.2. Establish protocols and procedures for using the Parent Connect/Auto Dialer

1.3.1. Develop a system or central database for recording parent attendance

1.4.1. Continue to fund the newly hired parent facilitator

1.4.2. Hire an additional parent facilitator to help expand parent involvement

1.4.3. Provide parent training, learning opportunities and workshops on relevant, high-interest topics

1.4.4. Refine and distribute a guide of local community resources for parents

1.4.5. Work with Probation to solidify protocols and procedures on how staff should communicate with parents

1.4.6. Pilot test parent education projects including Rosetta Stone for the parents of ELs

1.4.7. Hire a division English-Spanish translator-interpreter to translate all pertinent documents, including parent surveys, meeting minutes, brochures, notices, the LCAP and more

1.5.1. (see 1.4.1 and 1.4.2)

1.6.1. Provide training to site administrators and staff to build capacity with regard to parent involvement

1.6.2. Develop a system for measuring and recording staff attendance/participation and increased capacity

1.7.1. Continue to fund the newly hired PBIS coordinator

1.7.2. Expand the implementation of PBIS to involve two more sites

1.7.3. Provide ongoing PBIS training to all staff members

1.7.4. Conduct professional development on classroom strategies that support the principles of PBIS

1.7.5. Conduct training and professional development on laws, policies, and best practices related to student discipline

1.7.6. Coordinate the data systems via the online Site Data Plan (and other means) to ensure that the collection and reporting of data is timely and accurate

1.7.7. Conduct ongoing trainings and professional development on the use of behavioral modules in Aeries

1.7.8. Refine school site discipline guides to ensure they are consistent with state and federal laws and LACOE guidelines and monitor their enforcement

1.7.9. Continue to fund the two newly hired PBIS coaches

1.7.10. Hire two additional PBIS coaches/school psychologists

1.7.11. Promote a school culture that highlights student success through activities, award ceremonies, individual recognitions, and other forms of communication

1.8.1. Conduct ongoing training and professional development for administrators, counselors, and teachers on developing, implementing, and monitoring student Education Plans

1.8.2. While the dropout rate does not fully apply to our JCS schools, create a metric that does; for example, a new metric that tracks: 1) students who never enroll in LACOE schools despite their having been assigned; 2) students who enroll but never come to school; 3) students who come to school and then stop coming (this is distinct from the CDE dropout rate)

1.8.3. Continue to create and refine new metrics that help to precisely measure the achievement of all students and the effectiveness of all of LACOE educational programs and to establish baseline data (see 3.9)

1.9.1. (see 3.4.1)

1.10.1. Refine plan and protocols related to monthly data reports to monitor site performance

1.10.2. Analyze school performance data to ensure that the after school and/or extended day program(s) address the specific needs of students

1.10.3. Provide necessary support services to maximize student attendance

1.10.4. Expand access to college courses by contracting with local community colleges

1.10.5. Implement protocols for counselors to provide bi-weekly progress reports related to goals and student Education Plans

1.10.6. Continue to refine and implement the online classroom walkthrough tool to support instruction and student learning

1.11.1. (See 1.10.1)
1.11.2. (see 1.10.2.)
1.11.3. (See 1.10.3.)
1.11.4. (see 1.10.4.)
1.11.5. (see 1.10.5)
1.11.6. (see 1.10.6)

1.12.1. Add GED (or equivalent test) data field to the online Site Data Plan and compile GED (or equivalent) data

1.13.1. Develop and administer student survey or contract again with outside agency

1.14.1. Hire two Central Office Social Services Facilitators-Foster Youth liaisons to ensure that the needs of Foster Youth are met

1.15.1. Continue to fund the Senior Program Specialist, Educational Data/LCAP

1.15.2. Continue to refine the online Site Data Plan tool so that it is a one-stop shop for all relevant data points

1.15.3. Provide training (ongoing) to the designated LCAP data administrator(s) at each PAU to facilitate the coordination of data systems and the use of data to inform instruction

GOAL 2

All students in Educational Programs will have access to a comprehensive plan of innovative schools that: · Optimize pupil outcomes through best practices and a culture of academic excellence · Facilitate the implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive Education Plan (personalized) for Expelled Youth (Juvenile Court Schools and County Community Schools) and Foster Youth (All Schools)

GOAL 2 OUTCOMES

1)  All students will be taught by 100% of teachers who are credentialed and appropriately assigned as determined by Williams legislation and measured using the Monitoring for Success report

2) All students will have access to textbooks and instructional materials as determined by Williams legislation and measured using the Monitoring for Success report

3) All students will have access to 100% of school facilities that are in good repair as determined by Williams legislation and measured using the Monitoring for Student Success report; 12% will score in the Exemplary range

4) All students will continue to have access to, and will enroll in a broad course of study as measured by course enrollment data

5) All students will continue to have access to standards based materials and instruction as determined by Williams legislation and measured using the Monitoring for Success report, and locally developed classroom curriculum guides 

6) Establish baseline data for Expelled Youth that meet expulsion orders as measured by the locally developed Expelled Youth report

7) Establish baseline data for the timely identification of Foster Youth as measured by the locally developed Foster Youth report

GOAL 2 ACTIONS AND SERVICES

2.1.1. Assign fully credentialed teachers appropriately and prudently, making sure to meet the unique needs of EL students, Expelled Youth and Foster Youth

2.2.1. Inventory, order and distribute textbooks so that all students have appropriate access

2.3.1. Continue to inspect school facilities and to undertake appropriate measures to ensure that all facilities are in good repair. Use the Classroom Walkthrough Tool as needed.

2.3.2. Establish protocols with building owners to resolve deficiencies

2.3.3. Involve inspectors in the development of solutions

2.3.4. Establish a system of monthly reporting that involves reporting out the state of each site to various stakeholders

2.3.5. Establish a system of monthly reporting whereby site administrators report to the Division of Facilities and Construction on the precise state of each site
2.4.1. Continue to offer all students courses in English, math, science, social science and various enrichments and to document said enrollment

2.4.2. Continue to review site master schedules to expand CTE and college course offerings and access to a credit recovery program

2.4.3. Continue to offer to EL students a robust array of courses that include designated ELD and/or integrated ELD; grade level, college-and-career ready core content; and appropriate interventions and enrichments

2.5.1. Continue to provide training on curriculum alignment pertaining to the CA Common Core State Standards and the CA ELD Standards adopted in 2012

2.5.2. Continue and expand the Freedom School Program

2.5.3. Continue to implement the RTSA Grant (cohorts I, II, and III)

2.5.4. Continue to implement the RTSA professional development plan

2.5.5. Continue to implement the Focus On Results professional development program

2.5.6. Continue to implement the Student Success Grants (SSG)

2.5.7. Continue to implement a professional development plan that targets comprehensive improvement of the instructional program: needs analysis; visitation of highly effective schools; strengthening curriculum; expanding use of technology; expanding creativity and innovation

2.5.8. Refine and continue to implement protocols and guidelines to follow laws, policies, and best practices related to Expelled Youth, Foster Youth, English Learners and reclassified (RFEP) students

> Keep abreast of changes in pertinent law and share information among LACOE Foster Youth Services (LA-FYS); LACOE Homeless Ed; LACOE Division of Pupil Services (DPS); LACOE Division of Student Programs (DSP); Probation; Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Health Services (DHS) LAUSD and other home districts via shared database and during meetings and trainings

> Refine and articulate the current protocol for generating lists of Foster Youth, which involves generating and sharing bi-weekly reports identifying Expelled Youth, Foster Youth, English Learners and reclassified (RFEP) students and sharing that info among the aforementioned groups

> Continue to send educational related to data to the shared database created by LACOE Tech Services and LACOE Foster Youth Services (LA-FYS); sharing access with LACOE Homeless Ed; LACOE Division of Pupil Services (DPS); LACOE Division of Student Programs (DSP); Probation; Department of Mental Health (DMH), LAUSD and other participating outside school districts

> Reconcile/coordinate the aforementioned database reports with the foster youth student list in CALPADS

> Refine, approve and implement the EL Master Plan at all LACOE Ed Programs schools (Juvenile Court Schools, Specialized High Schools and County Community Schools)

2.5.9. Conduct training and professional development on laws, policies, and best practices related to Expelled Youth, Foster Youth, English Learners and reclassified (RFEP) students > Participate in all LACOE-FYS/Homeless Education Liaison Meetings > Hold quarterly and as-needed training for LACOE Division of Pupil Services staff to be conducted by LACOE Foster Youth Services staff

2.5.10. Refine guidelines to accurately identify, tag and follow the progress of each Foster Youth, Expelled Youth, and English Learners

> Refine and articulate the current system for generating lists of Foster Youth, which involves generating and sharing bi-weekly reports identifying Expelled Youth, Foster Youth, English Learners and reclassified (RFEP) students

> Continue to send educational related to data to the shared database created by LACOE Tech Services and LACOE Foster Youth Services (FYS); sharing access with LACOE Homeless Ed; LACOE Division of Pupil Services (DPS); LACOE Division of Student Programs (DSP); Probation; Department of Mental Health (DMH), LAUSD and other participating outside school districts

> Refine, approve and implement the EL Master Plan at all LACOE Ed Programs schools (Juvenile Court Schools, Specialized High Schools and County Community Schools)

> Monitor Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) within each of the LACOE Ed Programs school sites (Instructional Lead Teachers, counselors and/or site administrators)

> Collaboratively compile enrollment, achievement and Aftercare data and report to various authorities including the State and Federal governments, the LACOE Board of Education, the County Board of Supervisors and community stakeholders

2.5.11. Systematically monitor the academic progress of all reclassified (RFEP) pupils during the first two years after being reclassified

2.5.12. Provide academic intervention/tutoring to all reclassified (RFEP) pupils in the content areas in which they experience difficulties

2.5.13. Identify all pupils in the targeted subgroups who are performing three or more grade levels behind in Reading and/or Math and coordinate the necessary resources, including personnel, to address their learning needs

2.5.14. Ensure that all pupils in the targeted subgroups have a structured and viable Education Plan with goals and activities tailored to their specific academic and social needs

2.5.15. Have individual and small group sessions that provide skill development for successful decision-making related to school, career and socialization.

2.6.1. Accurately identify, tag and follow the progress of each Expelled Youth

2.6.2. Provide extra academic supports (interventions, enrichments, and/or tutoring) to Expelled Youth and monitor their growth

2.6.3. Collaborate and align services with local agencies and community-based organizations for Expelled Youth

2.7.1. Coordinate the exchange of Foster Youth information with other agencies to ensure the timely identification of Foster Youth

> Refine and articulate the current system for generating lists of Foster Youth, which involves generating and sharing bi-weekly reports identifying Expelled Youth, Foster Youth, English Learners and reclassified (RFEP) students

> Continue to send educational related to data to the shared database created by LACOE Tech Services and LACOE Foster Youth Services (FYS); sharing access with LACOE Homeless Ed; LACOE Division of Pupil Services (DPS); LACOE Division of Student Programs (DSP); Probation; Department of Mental Health (DMH), LAUSD and other participating outside school districts

2.7.2. Coordinate services for Foster Youth by calendaring all meetings scheduled between LACOE and other agencies involved with Foster Youth (e.g., Dept. of Foster Youth Committee)

> Participate in all LACOE-FYS/Homeless Ed Liaison Meetings

> Hold monthly meetings at the LAUSD Collaborative, which includes members from LAUSD, Probation and LACOE Ed Programs, and LACOE FYS

> Calendar quarterly meetings of the Foster Youth Committee, comprised of LACOE Ed Programs, LACOE FYS, LACOE Tech Services, and representatives from all districts with Aeries participating in data sharing for Foster Youth students

> Calendar additional meetings involving the various key groups: LACOE Foster Youth Services (LA-FYS); LACOE Homeless Ed; LACOE Division of Pupil Services (DPS); LACOE Division of Student Programs (DSP); Probation; Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Health Services (DHS) LAUSD and other outside school districts

GOAL 3

Educational Programs will have fully implemented a comprehensive plan of innovative systems that include refined metrics to measure the achievement of all students and universal use of the electronic Site Data Plan to guide the decision-making process in order to raise academic excellence.

GOAL 3 OUTCOMES

1) The CAHSEE passage rate at LACHSA and IPOLY will maintain at or above 96%; the CAHSEE passage rate at the County Community Schools will raise 3 percentage points per year

2) At the PAUs and specialized high schools that have a statistically significant number of English Learners, 62% of English learners will meet the AMAO 1 target of annual growth and 26% of English Learners who are in ELD fewer than five years and 53% of English Learners who are in ELD five or more years will meet the AMAO 2 target of proficiency.

3) Reclassify 100% of students who meet the district criteria for reclassification

4) Establish baseline data for the course passage rate and increase support for course passage

5) 70% of 11th-grade students who take the CAASPP will opt to send their scores to the CSU system for EAP scoring. Among the students at the specialized high schools who send their EAP scores, 52% or more will be deemed college ready in ELA and 30% will deemed to be college ready in math

6) Increase AP participation at LACHSA from 27% to 30%, and increase the passage rate 3 percentage points per year

7) Establish baseline data for CAASPP and NWEA/MAP at LACHSA and IPoly

8) Expand use of the online Site Data Plan in order to inform curriculum, instruction and assessment. The Site Data Plan is a web-based interactive data dashboard that imports data from Aeries and data entered directly from site administrators allowing site administrators to reflect on and make changes to their programs and services. The data includes LCAP data points pertaining to Pupil Engagement, Pupil Outcomes, School Climate, Parent Involvement, Course Access, student demographics and more

9) Establish baseline data using the newly developed metrics (PDAG, CAR, SIC, and GREM) to support the achievement of all students, including those enrolled short-term 

GOAL 3 ACTIONS AND SERVICES


3.1.1. Develop a robust CAHSEE prep curriculum and/or plan for those schools with less than a 96% passage rate

3.2.1. Continue to provide support to English learners (classroom instruction, interventions and enrichments) so they may meet AMAO 1 (growth) and AMAO 2 (proficiency) and ultimately reclassification (RFEP).

3.2.2. Provide high-quality, research-based, staff development to admins, teachers, paraeducators and other appropriate stakeholders on the delivery of sound EL instruction within both ELD and content-area classes.

3.3.1. Develop a system for reclassifying students and for identifying and monitoring previously reclassified students

3.3.2. (see 3.2.1)
3.3.3. (see 3.2.2)

3.3.4. Create and/or procure a test that may be used for EL reclassification purposes for those students who don't have CAHSEE or other standardized test scores (perhaps the pre/post-test that will be created or procured for the JCS

3.4.1. Continue to use personalized Education Plans with students, including students with IEPs, and discuss pertinent data with each student as it relates to his or her individual performance and goals

3.5.1. Continue to counsel students so they are aware of the options both during and after high school and so they understand the importance of submitting their EAP scores

3.6.1. Develop/refine a plan for identifying students deemed to be ready for AP, and for encouraging and readying students not yet deemed to be ready with the goal increased access

3.7.1. Implement the NWEA/MAP at LACHSA and IPoly

3.8.1. Continue to use, refine and expand the use of the online Site Data Plan tool

3.8.2. Involve site administrators, teachers, counselors and other staff in the choice and implementation of curriculum and assessment tools that affect data

3.8.3. Review and analyze the school performance data with the site staff prior to the beginning of the school year and throughout

3.8.4. Provide site administrators and associated staff support so they may align site goals with the LCAP goals (SMARTe, Site Action Plans, Site Data Plan, etc)

3.8.5. Calendar all Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings for the school year and highlight the type of data to be analyzed

3.8.6. Communicate school site performance data and target goals by posting data and goals throughout the school and, where applicable, on the school website

3.9.1. Create and/or procure and implement pre- and post-tests that may be used with all of our JCS (and other sites) so that we may truly measure the achievement of all students no matter the duration of their enrollment

3.9.2. Provide staff training on how to use the new metrics to maximize student learning