2007 - 2008

Port Townsend High School

Improvement Plan

Mission Statement: 

Port Townsend High School staff, parents, students and community create a safe, respectful environment where all students are challenged to become learners, achievers and responsible citizens.

Desired Learning Outcomes:

Upon graduation from Port Townsend High School, students will:

• Think logically, analytically, and creatively to form reasoned judgments and become effective problem solvers and decision makers
• Will have a solid foundation of subject area knowledge across disciplines
• Acquire skills in writing, reading, computation, technology, communication, research and organizational skills
• Develop and reflect inter-personal skills that lead to tolerance, respect, integrity, and responsibility toward others in the local and global community
• Will be prepared for the future with a solid base of employment skills and work ethics
• Will take an active role in their community

Goals:  Port Townsend High School will:

• PTHS will make education our first priority
• PTHS will focus on teaching and learning by emphasizing literacy and numeracy at the core of all instruction
• PTHS will provide a learning environment that is emotionally and physically safe, and that reinforces responsibility, accountability and communication between students, parents and staff.

Target 1: Increase WASL Writing Scores by 5%

Target 2: Increase writing instruction and proficiency through meaningful projects in each class.

Tasks                                                                                                                                           

• Standardize writing requirements across subject areas                       

• Teachers will incorporate more formal writing assignments in their classes.  PTHS teachers will incorporate a writing component into ALL high school classes. 

• Teachers will present student work samples to demonstrate an increase in classroom writing instruction.                 

Goal:  Improve math instruction at PTHS

Target 1: Increase WASL Math Scores by 5%

Target 2: Increase math performance through focused professional development for math teachers at PTHS

Tasks_______________________________________________

• Utilize available state resources for improving student performance on WASL related items

• Provide for a math WASL preparation (after school) session during 2nd semester

• Provide support for ICE students to comfortably access math classesat the high school

• Coordinate support between English and Math instructors to train students in reading and vocabulary strategies on WASL related items
• Rewording the question in the answer
• State the answer clearly
• Restate support for the given answer

• Provide structure for a math vertical team, led by PTHS math department

• Continue to utilize daily opening exercises that include WASL items

• Provide professional development opportunities for PTHS math teachers through ESD, OSPI and locally trained experts.