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ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING (e.g. NOVANET & PLATO)
 1 #3 Ethnic populations To use curriculum          73.8% of attempted credits     2004- Research computer-based
       that are            supporting computer      were successfully completed.    05   programs (e.g. PLATO /
       performing well     learning applications to Some 843 students were               NovaNet) which will provide
       below school        increase academic        back on track for graduation         credit recovery opportunities.
       average: African success rate of at risk after being off-track before
       Americans –         students                 NovaNET use. Strategy 17:
       reading and math,                            NovaNET Online Learning
       Native Americans                             System Year 2 Program
       – math. Incoming                             Evaluation. (Faircloth and
       freshman who are                             O'Sullivan 2001)
       identified as at
       risk of not meeting                                                         2005- Implement chosen program.
       standard on the                                                              06
       WASL and who
       do not qualify for
       LAP, 504 or
       Special Education
       services.




                                                                                   2006- Expand program where
                                                                                    07   needed.




ONE COMPUTER CLASSROOM
 2 #3 Ethnic populations To use utilize            One study of 70 fourth-       2004- Explore best practices of the
       that are            computer workstations   graders being taught a lesson  05   use of computer workstations
       performing well     and projectors as       on Newton's laws of motion          and projectors as teaching
       below school        teaching tools to       found that computer animated        tools to diversify instruction to
       average: African diversify instruction      visuals hold intrinsically          meet diverse learning styles.
       Americans –                                 motivating appeal for
       reading and math,                           learners. Given a choice,
       Native Americans                            most students chose to return
                                                                                 2005- Install projectors in
       – math. Incoming                            to animated graphics rather
                                                                                  06   classrooms.
       freshman who are                            than static images. (Sultan,
       identified as at                            Jones 1997)
       risk of not meeting
       standard on the
       WASL and who
       do not qualify for
       LAP, 504 or                                                                 2005- Use presentation software to
       Special Education                                                            06   demonstrate and share
       services.                                                                         problem solving strategies
                                                                                         with students

                                                                                   2006- Install computer workstations
                                                                                    07   and projectors in remodeled
                                                                                         classrooms.


SMART BOARDS
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3    #1    LAP, 504 and      To use Magic /                    Using SMART Board in           2004- Investigate Magic Board
           Special Education SMART Board                       Foreign Language Classes        05   technology to provide
           students.         technology to provide             (Gerard, Greene, Widener             LAP/IEP/504 identified
                             LAP/IEP/504 identified            1999) Activities support the         students with quick and
                             students with quick               learning process in terms of         accurate notes from lessons.
                             and accurate notes                oral skills, the cognitive           Investigate cost savings by
                             from lessons                      process, and students'               reducing need for aides to
                                                               motivation and emulation.            take notes in class


                                                                                              2005- Install Magic Boards, printers,
                                                                                               06   and other related equipment
                                                                                                    in rooms.




                                                                                              2006- Install Magic Boards, printers,
                                                                                               07   and other related equipment
                                                                                                    in rooms.




WASL PRACTICE
4 #1 Incoming                       To utilize computer-       Improving Undergraduate        2004- Research computer-based
       freshman who are             based programs which       Learning with Computer-         05   programs which will provide
       identified as at             will provide students      Assisted Assessment                  students additional practice
       risk of not meeting          additional practice with   (Gretes, Green 2000) In study        with WASL type questions
       standard on the              WASL type questions        one, students who took
       WASL and who                                            computerized practice exams
       do not qualify for                                      averaged one-half letter grade
       LAP, 504 or                                             higher than students who did
       Special Education                                       not take computerized
       services.                                               practice exams, and they
                                                               exhibited positive attitudes
                                                               toward their practice          2005- Purchase software licenses
                                                               experiences.                    06   of the chosen programs and
                                                                                                    implement in related
                                                                                                    curriculum




                                                                                              2006- Evaluate and adapt the
                                                                                               07   implementation based on
                                                                                                    successes and limitations


SMALL CLASSROOM COMPUTER LABS
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5    #1 Ethnic populations          To more holistically       The World Wide Web, CD-        2004- Research best practices of
        that are                    integrate creation of      ROMs, digital library           05   integrated information
        performing well             knowledge through the      collections, and other sources       technology to support math
        below school                use of information         are providing students and           and reading in the classroom
        average: African            technology in the          teachers in many classrooms
        Americans –                 classroom                  across the nation with access
        reading and math,                                      to the world’s knowledge in a
        Native Americans                                       form that can be easily        2005- Install 4 to 6 station cost-
        – math. Incoming                                       searched and downloaded.        06   efficient LTSP computers
        freshman who are                                       Students in these classrooms         labs in appropriate
        identified as at                                       tend to work on more relevant        classrooms with related
        risk of not meeting                                    real-world problems, where           software to achieve math and
        standard on the                                        they use technology tools to   2006- reading goals set from
                                                                                                    Install more small LTSP
        WASL and who                                           do much more than research      07   computer labs in appropriate
        do not qualify for                                     information sources.                 classrooms
        LAP, 504 or                                            (Johnson, Schwab, and Foa
        Special Education                                      1999)
CBL'S AND PROBEWARE
 6 #1 Ethnic populations            To use technology to       The inductive findings of the 2004- Research best practices use
        that are                    help students build        study indicated that 80% of    05   of integrated hands-on
        performing well             reading and math           the participants conceptually       technology tools in the
        below school                connections between        had short-term pedagogical          classroom that reinforces
        average: African            theory and real world      and curricula transformation,       and supports numerous
        Americans –                 application by through     as they successfully                learning styles for math and
        reading and math,           visual, Kinesthetic, and   integrated CBL in their             reading
        Native Americans            other learning styles      curriculum. With the support
        – math. Incoming            and Multiple               of the ST3 AIRS Model
        freshman who are            Intelligences              framework, the teachers
        identified as at                                       overcame contextual barriers
        risk of not meeting                                    that included learning to use
        standard on the                                        the technology, adequate
        WASL and who                                           staff development, and        2005- Implement the use of CBL’s,
        do not qualify for                                     pedagogical support. (Wetzel,  06   probeware, and graphing
        LAP, 504 or                                            2001)                               calculators in appropriate
        Special Education                                                                          classrooms
        services.



                                                                                             2006- Continue to implement the
                                                                                              07   use of CBL’s, probeware, and
                                                                                                   graphing calculators in
                                                                                                   appropriate classrooms




THINKING MAPS
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 7   #1    Ethnic populations        To use technology        Reading and writing scores     2004- Investigate the
           that are                  effectively for better   change significantly in         05   implementation of Thinking
           performing well           reading retention and    elementary and secondary             Map software and best
           below school              problem-solving          schools where Thinking Maps          practices
           average: African                                   are key factor (Heyerle 1995).
           Americans –                                        Math WASL is heavily
           reading and math,                                  dependent on reading,
           Native Americans                                   writing, and problem solving.
           – math. Incoming
           freshman who are
           identified as at
           risk of not meeting
           standard on the
           WASL and who                                                                     2005- Implement use of Thinking
           do not qualify for                                                                06   Map software where
           LAP, 504 or                                                                            appropriate
           Special Education
           services.




                                                                                            2006- Offer before or after school
                                                                                             07   computer lab access for
                                                                                                  tutoring of selected students
                                                                                                  Alter Title I teaching schedule
                                                                                                  a. Alter Title I teaching
                                                                                                  schedule
                                                                                                  b. Alter Para Educator
                                                                                                  schedule


COWS (COMPUTERS ON WHEELS) - AKA - MOBILE LABS
 8 #1 Ethnic populations Better enable students “Research shows that more                   2004- Explore mobile computer labs
        that are            in various classrooms students finish high school                05   best practices involving
        performing well     without computers to and many more consider                           reading and math increased
        below school        routinely learn and   attending college when they                     understanding
        average: African study with technology routinely learn and study with
        Americans –                               technology. Fewer than half
        reading and math,                         of the students in the ACOT               2005- Implement or add to existing
        Native Americans                          study came into the program                06   mobile labs where
        – math. Incoming                          with any interest in pursuing                   appropriate
        freshman who are                          college. Overall, in the school
        identified as at                          where the study took place,
        risk of not meeting                       only 15 percent of the
        standard on the                           graduating students went to               2006- Add to existing mobile labs
        WASL and who                              college. Not only did100                   07   where appropriate
        do not qualify for                        percent of the ACOT students
        LAP, 504 or                               graduate, but 90 percent went
        Special Education                         on to college! …Students who
VIDEO STORYTELLING
 9 #1 Ethnic populations To video storytelling to Student’s creation of                     2004- Research best practices use
        that are            support learning and  storyboards and scripts helps              05   of video storytelling tools in
        performing well     reinforce learner     their reading skills. Visual                    the classroom that reinforces
        below school        involvement in the    literacy helps improve reading                  reading and writing skills
        average: African classroom                scores through analytical                       through support of numerous
        Americans –                               reasoning explored in the                       learning styles
        reading and math,                         grammar of film exercise. For
        Native Americans                          the past 3 years students
        – math. Incoming                          have been required to make a
        freshman who are                          film in my English class. In
        identified as at                          that time the quality of their
        risk of not meeting                       written work has improved
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           performing well           reinforce learner          their reading skills. Visual         What actions will occur?
           below school              involvement in the         literacy helps improve reading       What steps will staff take to
           average: African          classroom                  scores through analytical            achieve this goal?
           Americans –                                          reasoning explored in the
           reading and math,                                    grammar of film exercise. For
           Native Americans                                     the past 3 years students
                                                                                               2005- Incorporate the use of video
           – math. Incoming                                     have been required to make a
                                                                                                06   storytelling for student
           freshman who are                                     film in my English class. In
                                                                                                     presentations in various
           identified as at                                     that time the quality of their
                                                                                                     curricular areas
           risk of not meeting                                  written work has improved
           standard on the                                      markedly. (Knuth 2004)
           WASL and who
           do not qualify for
           LAP, 504 or
           Special Education
           services.
                                                                                               2006- Further incorporate the use of
                                                                                                07   video storytelling for student
                                                                                                     presentations in other
                                                                                                     curricular areas




CHS WEB CONTENT
10 #3 Ethnic populations             Provide support to         Rationale is missing?          2004- Visit schools that have
       that are                      enhance parent                                             05   implemented an extensive
       performing well               communication with                                              web resource system that is
       below school                  their children about                                            accessible to parents
       average: African              school performance
       Americans –                   and other related
       reading and math,             activities
       Native Americans
                                                                                                             Survey parents on their
       – math. Incoming
                                                                                                             needs from the school to
       freshman who are
                                                                                                             better support them with
       identified as at
                                                                                                             accessible information on
       risk of not meeting
                                                                                                             school activities and student
       standard on the
                                                                                                             progress
       WASL and who
       do not qualify for                                                                      2005- Web site development as
       LAP, 504 or                                                                              06   communication tool
       Special Education
       services.



                                                                                               2006- Update web resources and
                                                                                                07   expand offerings where
                                                                                                     needed




STUDENT TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
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11   #3    Ethnic populations        Provide support to   Research has shown that          2004- Visit schools that have
           that are                  enhance existing     teachers lack adequate            05   implemented a student
           performing well           student technology   support for the use of                 technology support program
           below school              support model        information and
           average: African                               communication technologies
           Americans –                                    (ICT). In this report, the term
           reading and math,                              "support" is used in its
           Native Americans                               broadest sense, so that it
                                                                                           2005- Develop a cadre of student
           – math. Incoming                               encompasses a wide range of
                                                                                            06   support technicians to sustain
           freshman who are                               resources for teachers. These
                                                                                                 on-going technology related
           identified as at                               resources include, but are not
                                                                                                 curriculum support to directly
           risk of not meeting                            limited to, facilities, presence
                                                                                                 support staff in their
           standard on the                                of a support staff, personal
                                                                                                 implementation of technology
           WASL and who                                   help and guidance,
                                                                                                 related curriculum
           do not qualify for                             professional development,
                                                                                                 improvements
           LAP, 504 or                                    and professional incentives.
           Special Education                              (Ronnkvist, Dexter, Anderson,
           services.                                      2000)                            2006- Have staff complete a PILOT
                                                                                            07   form at beginning of year and
                                                                                                 one at the end. Evaluate
                                                                                                 feedback from pilot program




                       Capital High School Improvement Goals
#1 Capital High School will increase the number of students meeting 2008
graduation requirements to the following percentages: 75.8% in reading and 61.2 %
in math.
#2 Capital High School students will demonstrate learning and application of state
goals three and four through a culminating project and education plus plan.
#3 Capital High School staff will reduce the student failure rate by enhancing our
supportive learning environment.
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          Principal, Technology        None             Staff visitation to other Visitation funding          Course Evaluation of
          Committee members                             schools to audition                                   effectiveness of
          representing each                             related programs.                                     software to achieve
          department with an                            Notes will be taken and                               goal
          emphasis on Special                           presented to the staff
          Education Teachers,                           for review.                                           Summary report of
          Para Educators.                                                                                     strengths and
                                                                                                              weaknesses of
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          Principal, TOSA for   Computers and           Introduction to the      Site License = $????         Participation in
          Professional          software site           chosen program with                                   Training
          Development,          license                 hands-on training.                                    Course Evaluation
          Technology Team                               Personalized help                                     2005 WASL Reading
          Member Teachers, Para                         reference guides will be                              and Math
          Educators, Tech                               constructed during the                                AYP = ????%
          Support Individuals                           training with help from
                                                        student technology
                                                        support


          Principal, TOSA for          Purchase extra Introduction to the new    Title II Part D or General   Participation in
          Professional                 workstations   modules                    Fund                         Training Course
          Development,                 and licenses                              Price Per Module =           Evaluation       2005
          Technology Team              as needed                                 $????                        WASL Reading and
          Member Teachers, Para                                                                               Math
          Educators, Tech                                                                                     AYP = ????%
          Support Individuals


          Principal, Technology        None             Staff visitation to other Visitation funding          Course Evaluation
          Committee members                             schools to audition                                   Summary report of
          representing each                             related programs.                                     strengths and
          department with an                            Notes will be taken and                               weaknesses of
          emphasis on Special                           presented to the staff                                program options.
          Education Teachers,                           for review.
          Para Educators.
          Principal, TOSA for   Presentation            Training on use of new 2000 Levy funding              Participation in
          Professional          software                hardware                                              Training
          Development,                                                                                        2005 WASL Reading
          Technology Team                                                                                     and Math AYP =
          Member Teachers, Para                                                                               ????%
          Educators, Tech
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                                       Projectors for   Teaching in the One      Presentation Software        Participation in
                                       each             Computer Classroom       (Building Budget/OEA         Training
                                       classroom                                 Grant)                       Course Evaluation
                                                                                 Site License = $2000         LOTI Survey

          Principal, TOSA for          Purchase extra Training on use of new Furniture and fixtures           Participation in
          Professional                 workstations   hardware               funding from phase II of         Training
          Development,                 and projectors                        the CHS remodel                  2005 WASL Reading
          Technology Team              where needed                                                           and Math
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          representing each                             equipment and                                       strengths and
          department with an                            classroom practices.                                weaknesses of
          emphasis on Special                           Notes will be taken and                             program options.
          Education Teachers,                           presented to the staff
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          Principal, TOSA for          Magic Board      Training on use of new Furniture and fixtures       Participation in
          Professional                 for each         hardware               funding from phase II of     Training
          Development,                 Special                                 the CHS remodel              2005 WASL Reading
          Technology Team              Education                               5 Boards = $10,000           and Math AYP =
          Member Teachers, Para        classroom                               5 Printers = $5,000          ????%
          Educators, Tech
          Support Individuals
          Principal, TOSA for          Magic Board      Training on use of new Furniture and fixtures       Participation in
          Professional                 for each         hardware               funding from phase II of     Training
          Development,                 additional                              the CHS remodel              2005 WASL Reading
          Technology Team              classroom if                            2 Boards = $4,000            and Math AYP =
          Member Teachers, Para        needed                                  2 Printers = $2,000          ????%
          Educators, Tech
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          Principal, Technology                         Staff visitation to other                           Course Evaluation
          Committee members            None             schools to audition and Visitation funding
          representing each                             observe software use                                Summary report of
          department with an                            and classroom                                       strengths and
          emphasis on Special                           practices. Have                                     weaknesses of
          Education Teachers,                           discussion and create                               program options.
          Para Educators.                               action plan best way to
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          Principal, TOSA for   Program                 Training on use of new   Building software          Participation in
          Professional          selected from           software and             budget and Title           Training
          Development,          research                implement action plan    Something Whatever         2005 WASL Reading
          Technology Team                               to incorporate into      Mystery Money Funding      and Math AYP =
          Member Teachers, Para                         existing curriculum.                                ????%
          Educators, Tech
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          Principal, TOSA for          Additional       Training on use of new Continued dependence         Participation in
          Professional                 licenses of      software               on building software         Training
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          Technology Team                                                       $250                    and Math AYP =
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          Principal, TOSA              LTSP              Training on use of new Furniture and fixtures  Participation in
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          emphasis on Special                           other learning           Building Staff
          Education Teachers,                           applications             Development (3 hours)
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          Principal, TOSA for          Purchase extra Training on use of new Furniture and fixtures          Participation in
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