SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOLWIDE ACTION PLAN

P.O. BOX 8719
AGAT, GUAM 96928

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM VISITING COMMITTEE REPORT MARCH 2019

SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020

Critical Area for Follow Up: Southern High School will continue to seek, establish and maintain partnerships (public, private, military, etc.) with
community organizations to provide its’ students with an optimal educational environment and employment options.

Goal 1: SHS will engage in purposeful partnerships that will provide students an opportunity to go directly from school to post-secondary
employment.

Objective 1: SHS will establish a Community Partnership Cadre (CPC) that will champion the efforts to provide students a direct link between the
school and workforce.

Objective 2: SHS will establish an MOU/MOA with local businesses or organizations to guide the communication and activity protocols.

Objective 3: SHS will provide support to students for employment opportunities.

PERSONS TARGET PROJECTED/DESIRED

ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE DATE RESOURCE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STATUS

Identify potential businesses and Leadership Team May 2019 Business Websites Directory of businesses, Directory of
organizations within the organizations and points of Businesses and
community and determine their contact Organizations
employment needs.
Establish Community Partnerships School May 2019 School Faculty and Cadre will establish and Listing of CPC
Cadre (CPC). Administration Staff execute communication members
protocols with community
businesses and
organizations.
Establish Memorandum of Administration August 2019 Adoption of School Memorandums
Understanding/Memorandum of Facilities of Understanding
Agreement. between school
and business and
organization
Reestablish the School to Work Administration, December 2019 Powerschool Students will gain job Syllabi, Master
Program. CPC and May 2020 skills needed for Schedule
employment.
Monitor and evaluate the Administration, December 2019 Collect data to improve Surveys,
effectiveness of the program. CPC and May 2020 student participation and Evaluation,
community partnerships Student
Enrollment
Critical Area for Follow Up: Southern High School will explore the implementation of a formalized, schoolwide mentorship program for new teachers, given the
relatively high rate of teacher turnover at Southern High School.

Goal 1: New teachers will receive effective training and mentorship within their first three years of teaching at SHS.

Objective 1: SHS will develop and implement an induction program for teachers new to Southern High School.

Objective 2: SHS will develop and implement a mentorship program for teachers who have fewer than three years of teaching experience.

PERSONS TARGET PROJECTED/DESIRED

ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE DATE RESOURCE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STATUS

Identify Mentorship Cadre. Administration, June 2019 Cadre will provide support Listing of
faculty to new teachers Mentorship
Cadre
Develop a mentorship and Administration, July 2019 A mentorship and Protocols and
induction program for teachers Teacher leaders induction program that will SOP
new to Southern and/or teachers provide the needed
with fewer than three years of guidance and effective
teaching experience. training for the target
teachers.
Identify target teacher population Administration, August 2019 Faculty Matrix New teacher morale, Listing of
for the programs. Teacher leaders confidence, and Teachers
effectiveness reflected in
student achievement
outcome.
Provide training to veteran Administration, August 2019 Veteran Teachers Trained veteran teachers Training
teachers who will serve as Mentor Teacher leaders who will serve as Teacher Calendar, PDs,
Teachers. Mentors. Teacher
Reflections
Critical Area for Follow Up: Southern High School’s administration will utilize faculty meetings to explore and address school-related issues in addition to
professional development.

Goal 1: SHS Administration will establish a process monthly faculty meetings by engaging faculty in professional development and dialogue on
school-related issues.

Objective 1: SHS will establish a process to incorporate both professional development and operational discussions in our monthly faculty
meetings.
PERSONS TARGET PROJECTED/DESIRED
ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE DATE RESOURCE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STATUS

Identify a Professional Leadership Team April 2019 Teacher Listing, Increase dialogue between Listing of DCs are identified
Development Cadre. Training Listing administration and teacher members
leaders.
Develop a format and process on Leadership Team May 2019 Teacher Toolkit, Leadership will publish Faculty Meeting,
discussion platform of school- Collective Bargaining working agreements on SOPs
related issues at faculty meetings. Agreement meeting format.
Create a calendar for the school Leadership Team August 2019 School Action Plan, Faculty members will be Calendar
year on monthly Professional Teacher Survey, prepared to engage in
Development topics and Classroom discussion and
operational topics for Faculty Walkthroughs implementation of
Meetings. strategies in classroom.
Critical Area for Follow Up: Data on achievement indicates a lack of readiness for entering freshman students, consequently Southern High School should
participate in vertical and horizontal articulation across the school district.

Goal 1: SHS will improve the academic performance of all freshmen through vertical and horizontal articulation across the school district.

Objective 1: SHS will initiate vertical articulation with our feeder schools with the purpose of sharing curricular expectations.

Objective 2: SHS will continue to hold PLC's and CLT's in furtherance of increasing student achievement.

PERSONS TARGET PROJECTED/DESIRED

ACTIVITY RESPONSIBLE DATE RESOURCE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STATUS

Schedule dates with the faculty of the Principal, Assistant January (Annually) Course Description Decrease in average number Calendar
feeder schools to share curricular Principals, Faculty Book, BP, Discipline of classes failed by incoming
expectations. Report, Marks Analysis freshman, decrease incoming
freshman referrals by 5%.
Share curricular expectations with our Principal, Assistant August (Annually) School Action Plan Increase dialogue with PTC attendance
parents and students during Principals, Faculty stakeholders. sheet, Orientation
orientation. Agenda,
Evaluation
Establish PLCs and CLTs regular Department Chairs and August 2019 Student Data Increase in student Attendance,
meeting dates and times. Content Teachers achievement. Minutes
Provide flexible time for faculty to Principal, faculty January (Annually) TDS, Content Increase student learning, Calendar,
meet with feeder schools for vertical Standards, Curriculum share best practices, promote Coverage Plan
articulation. Maps collaboration.
Provide flexible time for faculty to Principal, faculty PD Days School Calendar To meet district goals Calendar,
meet with content counterparts across Coverage Plan
the district.