B7, Part
2: The assessment of student achievement
in relation to the academic standards and the expected school wide learning
results drives the school’s program development and resource allocation and
use. (i.e. The
human, material, physical, and financial resources are sufficient and utilized
effectively to support students in accomplishing the academic standards and the
expected school wide learning results)
WHAT
IS
The
teaching-staffing ratio for ESHS is 27:1. This translates to a class average of
32.4 since we allow students take 6 or more classes. The school budget is approximately $90.00 per
P-1 enrollment; this totals to approximately $90,000. These funds must cover all classroom
expenses, office clerical expenses, all custodial expenses, and some
maintenance expenses.
The
counseling staffing ratio is approximately 350 to 1 which results in 2.6
counselors; therefore, .4 (two classes) of one of the counselors is included in
the above teaching-staffing ratio.
The
El Segundo Chamber of Commerce offers individual teacher grants of up to
$100.00 to supplement individual teacher expenses designed to help student
academic achievement. The PTA helps fund
the mailing communications from the counseling department to parents (letter to
all juniors with SAT testing dates, letter to all students about STAR testing)
The
Education Foundation funded the wide area network and digital high school
funded each classroom’s access to the Internet. The PTA funded 8 printers for
the Local Area Network (LAN). The
school intercom and public address system was begun with safe schools
categorical funding, and the rest of the system was funded with bond
money. The Site API Block Grant funded
additional computers, maintenance, and some technological improvements.
More
than six million dollars of Measure C bond provided the funds to renovate the
main building. Twenty-four million
dollars of Measure E providing funds is currently renovating the remainder of
the buildings and grounds, as well as adding a new wing for science. Prior to the passage and implementation of
both bonds, the district postponed needed repairs. This delay in repairs made continued
maintenance difficult. This upgrade of
facilities and technology provides improved resources for the support of
student academic achievement.
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Evidence |
Location |
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Budget
for the bond |
District |
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PTA
minutes |
Barbara
Briney, PTA President |
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Site
Council Budget |
www.elsegundousd/eshs/wasc/wasc2/minutes.htm |
|
Chamber
of Commerce mini-grants |
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Staffing
Ratio |
District |
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Fifty-three
teachers are fully credentialed and teaching in their subject area, in addition
three are emergency credentialed.
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Evidence |
Location |
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CBEDs |
Principal’s
office |
Staff
development has been completely funded by categoricals,
specifically 1882 and PAR, as well as digital high school (TSST). There is no general fund commitment for staff
development or technology replacement and upgrades.
|
Evidence |
Location |
|
Staff
development budget |
Principal’s
office |
WHAT
HAS BEEN STARTED:
Both
the Education Foundation and the P.T.A are funding
There
is a Single School Plan that incorporates both the ESHS Action Plan (Goal #1-
Improvement of Student Achievement), and Technology Plan, (Goal #2- Enhance
Educational Program through Technology).
The ESHS Site Council is the umbrella organization that oversees the
implementation of the Single School Plan.
This group track resources, corresponding to the necessary implementation
of the action items for the above stated goals.
Staff
Development will be managed within the current allocation of days as negotiated
by the El Segundo Teacher’s Association.
Currently there are ten minimum days, sixteen staff and faculty
meetings, and three staff development days funded by state buy-back. Within these
days, staff development needs identified by the continued analysis of the
academic programs at ESHS and addressed by the ESHS Action Plan will be
implemented. The ESHS Curriculum
Coordinator (currently the ESHS WASC Chair) oversees the execution of the ESHS
Staff Development Plan.
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Evidence |
Location |
|
Site
Council |
www.elsegundousd.com/eshs/ |
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ON
THE HORIZON:
To
support the new language that has been tentatively agreed to by both the El
Segundo Teachers’ Association and the District involving using the California
Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP) as the criteria for teacher
evaluation, a minimum day will be designated for the training of teachers by
our Beginning Teacher and Support Providers (BTSA). As teachers define and improve their
professional growth goals, student engagement and achievement will improve.
Within
the current budget constraints, the staffing policies permit use of
professional staff in leadership and support roles. The ESHS Curriculum Coordinator and BEST
Mentor Coordinator will continue to have release periods. As a result of losing 1882 and possibly PAR
funds, having consultants train the staff on site will no longer be possible,
and the number of teachers attending conferences will be reduced. Teachers on staff will be surveyed for their
expertise within the identified areas of critical academic needs. Several faculty are
also on staff at local universities. The
use of in-house resources will enable ESHS to effectively implement the action
plan.
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Evidence |
Location |
|
Staffing |
Principal’s
office |
|
Conference
Attendance |
WASC
Coordinator, Clemmer |
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