Bolivar High School 2008-2009 Goals 1. Maintain a persistence to graduation rate of 91% or higher for the 08-09 school year.
- Increase the level of participation in activities by all students from 81% to 84% by the end of the 08-09 school year.
- Implement Missouri Options Program.
- Increase students’ awareness of opportunities at BHS.
- Presentation to 8th grade students during spring semester
- Freshman Orientation Day in May
- Freshman Parent Orientation Night in May
- Freshman Mentor Program
- Activity Fair for all students in the fall
- List of activities/sponsors on BHS web page
- New student survey
- New student welcome packet
- Reduce percentage of students on the D and F list to 20% by May 2009.
- Continue Freshman Mentoring Program.
- Implement 9-12 Guided Study Program.
- Implement 10-12 Privilege System.
- Restructure how students are assigned during Liberator Time.
- Research and implement (during 2nd semester) a system for earning parking privileges (based on grades).
2. Increase the attendance percentage from 91.6% to 92.7% or greater for the 08-09 school year.
- Continue the District Attendance Policy.
- Continue Senior Privilege time as an attendance incentive.
- Continue Freshman Mentoring Program.
- Continue classroom and department attendance incentives.
- Continue Tardy Sweep Program.
- Continue attendance drawing at end of each semester.
- Research possibility of students being excused from finals based on good attendance.
3. Meet all AYP proficiency targets for 08-09 school year.
- Implement an End-of-Course Exam improvement plan according to PLC Team SMART Goals.
- Continue common assessment program and implement proficiency targets for all courses taught by more than one teacher.
- Research adding remediation courses in math and English (for freshmen).
- Implement an End-of-Course Exam Incentive Card Program.
4. Increase the average ACT composite score to at least 23 over the next three years.
- Bolivar High School will host a workshop for students to improve their ACT scores.
- Analyze ACT data to determine areas of weakness.
- Mail information about the ACT study sessions to juniors and seniors.
- Continue ACT prep semester course.
- Offer ACT evening study once a month.
- 10th graders will take the PLAN test, which predicts how students will score on the ACT. Results will be analyzed for areas of weakness.
- Distribute to faculty and students “Standards for Transition” chart, which describes the skills and knowledge associated with the ACT.
- Math and communication arts teachers will incorporate strategies to improve students’ ability to perform well on tests.
- Using data from ACT practice question results, math and communication arts teachers will develop additional strategies based on areas identified as strengths and weaknesses.
- Students will take a baseline reading test to determine their reading level. Communication arts will analyze results and develop strategies to meet weaknesses.
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