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The El Segundo High School WASC Committee was created in the Fall 2000 in order to directly address the recommendations of the WASC Report that was received in July 2000. The WASC Committee consists of the following people: Kathy Clemmer (WASC Committee Chair), Barbara Briney, Paulette Caudill, Barbara Dunsmoor, Ray Gen, Pat Harrison, Newton Hart, Anthony Hawksworth, Carol Hoover, Erin Noordhoff, Chris Sherrill, Steve Shevlin, Pat Strand, James Waedekin, Maxine Walsleben.
In the November 2000 meeting, the Committee divided the WASC mandates into
five task forces which will be responsible for the analysis, planning and
implementation of the six mandates. For the purposes of convenience and
practicality, the WASC Committee decided to fold mandates one and six into
the work of a single task force. The five task force groups each have a
task identified by the Accrediting Commission that needs vigorous
attention before the next visit in 2 ½ years. The Staff Meeting January 5, 2001 was an all-day, in-service that was devoted specifically to Accreditation. An action plan by each task force was created and modified in December 2000 and January 2001. On February 2, 2001, a community-wide, all stakeholders meeting was held to improve the action plans. See the presentation given on that day. WASC Committee Resposibilities: 1. A progress report must be sent yearly. 2. In addition to the 6 primary tasks identified, there are key areas identified by the visiting committee that must also receive attention. 3. Teachers, students, parents, classified staff, administrative staff, school board members, and community members must all be involved in the WASC process. 4. Chris Sherrill (board member) and Barbara Briney (parent) will be liaisons between Dr. Hart and the community. 5. Dr. Hart is resurrecting the principal's advisory committee to involve a cross-section of students. 6. Two students will become part of the leadership team. 7. Develop an ACTION PLAN that is a " work in progress." The action plan must be re-written and approved by the staff. 1. The action plan requires a three year time line, specific resources, monitoring method and complete buy in from the entire staff. The plan still needs greater specificity in staff development activities, progress monitoring, resource allocation, and its expected effect on student achievement. 2. Revise the school's action plan and directly address, with the input of the Leadership Team and Focus Groups, all school-wide areas for follow-up. 3. The information from the January 5 meetings will be gathered and used to re-write the action plan on Wednesday, January 10th. The draft will then be disseminated to all staff members for review. Changes will be made based upon this review, and then submitted once again to everyone before it is sent to the Accrediting Commission. |