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SIP ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

Sonya Breaux
Kennesaw State University

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Module 7 SIP Analysis and Discussion

The mission of the school states, Woodstock High School is to
prepare our students to learn from the past, apply to the present, and
prepare for the future.. Woodstock high school opened in 1996 and is
a Cherokee County School, in order to benefit from the STEM
curriculum for next year, students target areas for improvement in all
core subjects and STEM integration. The school developed 2 goals
related to their areas of improvement:

1. In all subject areas, no more than 20% of questions on major

assessments will be below Depth of Knowledge (DOK) level 2.
2. All subject areas will have multiple writing opportunities in ongoing
classroom assessments or at least one major writing assignment
per quarter.
Technology is included in the SIP as a means to provide remediation,
practice, and technological access for students with disabilities.
Although 91% of respondents rated in a survey about Facilities and
Technology, this is the only characteristic to decrease from both 2013
results and 2012 results.
The professional development focus on programs that:

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Support the improvement of the performance of students, staff,

and

the

organization

through

results-driven

professional

development, which is standards-based, job embedded, and

collaborative, i.e., Georgia Student Performance Standards and
Georgia Milestones.
Provide all users with access to current information and resources
that will increase student achievement as well as empower
collaborative learning, problem solving, creativity, innovation,
and informed decision making.
Provide professional learning opportunities for all staff which will
support students' academic needs through the integration of
technology in standards-based lessons.
Support a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) as well as Fine Arts reflected across the
curriculum in select District Academies.
Expand effective use of instructional technology into all CCSD
classrooms through professional development programs such as
Teach 21, STEM 21, and Bring Your Own Learning Device (BYLD),
thereby equipping teachers and administrators with the skills and
knowledge needed to work and lead in a 21st Century standardsbased classroom/school model for teaching and learning.
Provide training for appropriate employees to support the
implementation of Race to the Top initiatives, i.e. Teacher Keys

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Evaluation System (TKES), Leader Keys Evaluation System (LKES)

and Georgia Student Performance Standards.

I am pleased with the amount of technology discussed throughout

the SIP, but I would like to see more technology focused around the
ISTE standards and less around STEM. The technology we are
acquiring and integrating for our classes will be used more in the core
classes than in other subjects that support the STEM program. I would
like to see more technology invested in other areas like world
languages. Several ISTE standards can address within the STEM
curriculum and that would make the SIP much more beneficial for
students in general.

More differentiation and support in our SES students and students of

different geographical areas is needed, and needs to be clear the tech
plan for the future years as how are we going to bring the technology
to each one of those students in need.

I believe that the committees who are working for the use of more
technology in the classes can develop a program to achieve our
mission. It can integrate the ISTE standards plus the STEM program for

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next year. This year the Instructional Technology Specialist assigned to

our school is supporting our programs and looking for more apps or
devices to motivate students towards a successful STEM program.
However, this worries me since the Instructional Technology Specialist
has changed and the new person has 4 schools to visit and support.

Cherokee County School District has a Three-Year Technology Plan

which is not discussed in detail in the SIP. There is a list of hardware
and software needed to achieve the goals. The Cherokee plan will
guide the district from 2014-2017. Some members of the school
community know about the plan and where to find it. It would be a
good idea to have the plan detailed for WHS instead for the whole
county. We hope that after the STEM program is in place, we have a
detail plan just for our school.