Ensure that all students graduate with the requisite skills

							Goal 3

Ensure that all students graduate with the requisite skills to become productive
citizens in the 21st century.


Objective 3

Ensure that 100% of Hamden High School students are proficient in reading, writing, science
and mathematics as measured by the CAPT or CAPT alternative, and increase the number of
students reaching goal by 10% annually.


#              Action Steps                   Assigned to            2008-2009       2009-2010       2010-2011



1.     Implement and analyze data       Hamden High School                √               √               √
       from quarterly CAPT-like         Administrators,
       assessments.                     Curriculum Directors, PPS
                                        Director

2.     Mid-term and final exams will    Hamden High School                √                √               √
       be aligned with CAPT in          English, Math, Social       revisions as     revisions as    revisions as
       grades 9 and 10.                 Studies and Science         warranted        warranted       warranted
                                        Teachers, Department        by mid-term      by mid-term     by mid-term
                                        Chairpersons and            and final        and final       and final
                                        Curriculum Directors        exam error       exam error      exam error
                                        where applicable            analysis and     analysis and    analysis and
                                                                    CAPT data        CAPT data       CAPT data

3.     Develop criteria for             Secondary School                   √                √               √
       identifying students who are     Administrators,             revisions and    revisions and   revisions and
       at-risk of not reaching          Curriculum Directors,       modifications    modifications   modifications
       objective 3.                     Hamden Middle School        of criteria      of criteria     of criteria
                                        and High School teachers.   based upon       based upon      based upon
                                                                    CAPT data        CAPT data       CAPT data

4.     Develop a system of support      Hamden High School          Research         Implement       Implement
       for students whose CAPT-like     Administrators,             and              RTI for         RTI for
       assessment data and/or           Curriculum Directors, PPS   determine        incoming        incoming
       regular class work indicate      Director, High School       the              Freshmen        freshmen
       academic difficulty. This        Teachers.                   feasibility of                   and current
       system of support would                                      RTI at the                       Sophomores
       include strategies for both in                               high school
       and after-school support.                                    level

5.     Require portfolio construction   Hamden High School                √               √               √
       for all students unable to       teachers and
       achieve proficiency or better    Administrators and
       on the CAPT.                     Curriculum Directors




    Hamden Public Schools                District Strategic Plan              Adopted 10/21/2008