Falmouth High School Goals

Falmouth High School aspires to provide a healthy environment where all students and staff are safe, valued equally, and able to experience the rewards of teaching and learning.

Five Year Goals:

Goal A – The local assessment system shall be fully implemented for all content areas.

Goal B – Effective instruction and support will be provided to ensure that all students have opportunities to meet standards.

Goal C – A safe and respectful environment will exist that is conducive to teaching and learning.

Goal D- Support will be provided for all staff to participate in professional collaboration to improve teaching and learning.

Goal A – The local assessment system shall be fully implemented for all content areas.

Strategies for 2004-05

  • Determine where each content area stands
  • Develop, implement, and revise common assessments
    (5 areas)
  • Review data from common assessments (ongoing)
  • Develop and implement replacement assessments
  • Provide training to appropriate staff on validity/reliability
  • Work with school board and policy committee on:
    • Reporting by standards
    • Replacement policy
    • Class of 2007
    • Diploma alternatives
    • Role of MEA in LAS

Goal B – Effective instruction and support will be provided to ensure that all students have opportunities to meet standards.

Strategies for 2004-05

  • Work with school board on the following:
    • Student Response system
    • Summer school offerings
    • Needs for students to meet standards
    • Expanding summer school offerings (electives)
  • Review student data to inform instructional practices
  • Continue to monitor learning lab effectiveness
  • Use FHS research guide across curriculum
Goal C – A safe and respectful environment will exist that is conducive to teaching and learning.

Strategies for 2004-05

  • Review mental health/ wellness issues of substance abuse/ stress issues for students
  • Review expectations of students/ staff regarding:
    • Tardy policy
    • Attendance
    • Dress code
    • Senior Privileges
    • Lunchtime behaviors
    • Discipline referrals / feedback
    • Study hall guidelines / wandering
  • Fully implement evacuation plan
  • Discuss staff meeting decorum
  • Develop plans to make advisory meaningful for students
  • Review our schedule to ensure student needs are met
  • Celebrating student and staff successes

Goal D- Support will be provided for all staff to participate in professional collaboration to improve teaching and learning.

Strategies for 2004-05

  • Develop Critical Friends Groups
  • Develop Powerschool User Groups (PUGS)
  • Develop Peer (teacher/teacher) visitations
  • Staff members “report out” at staff meetings on conferences, seminars, courses, visitations
  • Support the new teacher induction program
  • Ongoing support for instructional strategies
  • Re-examine teaming
  • Develop “essential outcomes” for all courses
  • CBEA reading assessment developed and implemented
  • Develop committee task forces:
  • Advisory planning
  • Awards/scholarships protocol
  • Schedule review
  • Senior Projects/ Exhibitions
  • NEASC
  • Curriculum Review Committees
Last Updated: 7/23/05