Strategic+Planning

Objectives to Achieve our Goals and Corresponding Benchmarks

 * ====**//Leveraging technology to empower student planning, evaluation and communication//**==== ||
 * * Meet with representatives from the L&N STEM Academy, KCS Information Technology, KCS Guidance and stakeholders in the Data Warehouse. || Meeting between Steve Reagan and Stephanie Ogden (9/7/2011)
 * He suggested empowering students to create a Fusion page as one route to creating their portfolios.
 * We explored (but abandoned as beyond scope) developing portfolios as resource for school evaluation database. ||
 * || Meeting between Micki Daniel, Stephanie Ogden and Rebekah Ellis (10/03/2011)
 * Explored portfolios on Skydrive (pending)
 * Explored webdavs ||
 * || Meeting between Sarah Bast and Stephanie Ogden (11/07/2011) about work already done in the District on electronic portfolios via collegefortn.org (unfunded). ||
 * * Create design specifications and obtain permissions for an electronic portfolio-based student-directed ILP. || Pursuant to an email following an Advisory Board meeting at which portfolios came up, Mr. Hedgepeth asked IT (11/16/2011) to see what we can do to move the idea forward for L&N STEM and other high schools. ||
 * * Prototype and test ILP infrastructure over the summer of 2012. || KCS employees must maintain a level of control over what is published, rendering several solutions problematic. Wikis are considered safe for student use, so a wiki based solution will be explored. (5/15/2012) ||
 * * Meet with newly hired Guidance Counselor to refine and enrich the model and to identify excellent and appropriate evaluative tools students can use for personal evaluation and planning. Identify and develop at least one unit per grade level for the fall semester. ||  ||
 * * Deploy electronic portfolio-based student-directed ILPs in 2012-2013. ||  ||
 * ====**//Being good neighbors in our downtown community//**==== ||
 * * Learn about our neighborhood || 8/25/2011: World's Fair Scavenger Hunt ||
 * || 10/18/2011—11/10/2011: Congressional Medal of Honor Project ||
 * * Engage with our neighbors || 11/11/2011: Veterans' Day Parade ||
 * || Student advisory-developed service projects (Spring, 2012)
 * Coley: Campus beautification
 * Ellis: Guy B. Love Towers
 * Norton: Friends of the Library/UTK Book Sale
 * Ogden/Kennedy: Tutoring
 * Knox: KARM
 * Lawyer: PTA Fund-raising
 * Robbins: Science Street for Book Festival
 * Smith: Disaster relief mission planning ||
 * ====**//Healthy decisions: Developing and implementing a curriculum designed to promote healthy choices over a four year high school career//**==== ||
 * * Coordinate with Coordinated School Health and other KCS resources. || Stephanie Ogden and Jeff Knox consulted with KCS nutritionists and YMCA partners on educating students about eating disorders in the Fall. From this initial contact, Nutrition grew beyond Advisory, featuring prominently in Wellness and STEM Curricula. ||
 * * Meet with the Guidance Counselor to assist in development and implementation of an integrated, grade-level-specific curriculum promoting healthy choices. Identify and develop at least one unit per grade level for the fall semester. ||  ||
 * ====**//Healthy decisions: Equipping students with tools to better understand their personal and interpersonal strengths and deficiencies//**==== ||
 * * Meet with the Guidance Counselor to assist in identifying, developing and implementing personal evaluation and reflection tools for students. ||  ||
 * ====**//Participating in the life of the school: Developing and implementing a curriculum on the L&N STEM Academy Habits//**==== ||
 * Overview of Habits || 8/16/2011: Advisory lesson to develop basic understanding of habits/motto and introduce long-range planning ||
 * Engaging with the Habits || 8/17/2011: Advisory lesson to develop understanding and application of habits ||
 * * Professionalism || 9/8/2011: Introduction to professionalism. Contribute to the development of STEM Student code of professional conduct and develop understanding of career standards of professionalism. ||
 * || 9/13/2011: Connect creation of STEM Student Code of Professional Conduct with distribution of e-Pub of Student Handbook ||
 * || 10/6/2011 and 10/11/2011: Professionalism reflection ||
 * * Inquiry || 9/8/2011: Internet research on professional codes ||
 * || 10/18/2011 to 11/10/2011 Congressional Medal of Honor project, culminating in Veterans' Day parade. ||
 * * Collaboration || 9/22/2011 and 10/4/2011: Contribute to the development of community expectations. ||
 * || Spring, 2012: Advisory service projects ||
 * * Critical Thinking || 9/15/2011: Connect celebration of Constitution Day with Intellectual Property Ethics ||
 * * Design || 10/20/2011: Mascot selection and dance etiquette: Modeling criterion-based decision making, and engaging students in community decisions ||
 * * Innovation || Spring, 2012: Advisory service projects lead to Gryphons Serve and Science Street at Reading Fair ||
 * ==== **//Participating in the life of the school: Challenging and empowering students to apply planning strategies to develop effective projects//** ==== ||
 * * Students contribute to the development of community norms and expectations. || * 9/20/2012: e-Pub of Student Handbook
 * September, October, 2012: Develop and refine STEM student code of conduct ||
 * * Students practice efficacious leadership while collaborating respectfully on group decisions. || * Mascot sponsorship and selection
 * Advisory service projects ||
 * * We will have fun. || * Apples to Apples
 * Dance etiquette (10/20/2011) ||
 * ==== **//Long-range planning//** ==== ||
 * * Develop student understanding and application of the planning cycle: reflection, planning, implementation, and evaluation of progress || * Professionalism Reflection (10/6/2011-10/11/2011)
 * Mascot Selection (10/20/2012) ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for academic success in high school || * Course sign-ups ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for post-secondary education. || * College exploration (9/6/2011) ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for internships and careers ||  ||
 * ==== **//Long-range planning//** ==== ||
 * * Develop student understanding and application of the planning cycle: reflection, planning, implementation, and evaluation of progress || * Professionalism Reflection (10/6/2011-10/11/2011)
 * Mascot Selection (10/20/2012) ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for academic success in high school || * Course sign-ups ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for post-secondary education. || * College exploration (9/6/2011) ||
 * * Engage and equip students in planning for internships and careers ||  ||