Los GatosSaratoga Joint Union High School District

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Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
District

• ANNUAL REPORT
• June 30, 2005

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Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
District

• Strategic Plan
• 2003-2006
• Focus Areas
• 2004-2005

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OUR MISSION

• To maximize the learning of all students.
• As a community of learners committed to
  excellence, we promote lifelong learning,
  personal integrity, social responsibility and
  good physical and mental health.
• Our graduates will be prepared to make
  meaningful, positive contributions to our world.
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District, 2004-2005

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Our Vision

• A thriving learning community imbued with mutual
  respect and acceptance of all
• where all students and staff stretch and shine
• where all staff serve and grow and learn in a
  professional environment
• where every person can maximize his/her
  potential
• and experience joy in learning.
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District, 2004-2005

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Our Core Values

• Respect, responsibility, resourcefulness
• Caring, creativity, collaboration, continuous
  improvement
• Integrity, individuality
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District, 2004-2005

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We believe that
Learning has intrinsic value. Each individual
has a unique and unending capacity for life-long
learning. Clear, realistic and challenging
expectations increase learning. Collaboration
and cooperation enrich the learning
environment. Resourceful, persistent work has
value. Effective communication builds
understanding. Everyone makes a difference.
Challenge is an opportunity. Each individual has
equal, inherent worth. Each individual is
responsible for his or her own actions. Good
physical and mental health are important.
Accomplishments build self-confidence and lead to
improved performance. Honesty and integrity
create trust, which is essential to positive
relationships. The learning environment is
enhanced when a sense of community exists. A
safe, supportive environment and sense of
belonging foster human growth, development, and
learning. Understanding, acceptance and respect
for ourselves, others, and the environment are
essential. Respecting that students learn values
primarily from the family, all members of the
educational community have an obligation to
encourage, maintain, model and communicate the
highest ethical standards. Los Gatos-Saratoga
Joint Union High School District, 2004-2005
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Measures of Success

• Note The degree to which staff has been
  successful in fulfilling the Districts mission
  for the 2004-2005 school year is represented in
  italics.
• 100 of students graduate
• 96.3 of seniors at Los Gatos High School
  graduated.
• 99.0 of seniors at Saratoga High School
  graduated.
• Each non-grad has developed graduation
  completion plan with the Director of Education
  Services
• 100 of students pass the California High School
  Exit Exam
• 95.5 of the Class of 2006 at Los Gatos High
  School have met both the English/Language Art
  (96) and Math (94.9) exam requirements.
• 99.0 of the Class of 2006 at Saratoga High
  School have met both the English/Language Art
  (99.3) and Math (98.7) exam requirements.
• Additional testing opportunities are available
  in 2005-06.
• 100 of 11th grade students indicate a
  connectedness to school on the California
  Healthy Kids Survey
• Connectedness indicators are in the top 5
  statewide.
• 100 of students find opportunities to connect
  their learning outside of the classroom
• 100 of students were provided opportunities to
  connect their learning outside of the classroom.
• 100 of teachers are credentialed in subject
  areas taught

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DISTRICT OFFICE FOCUS AREA FOR 2004-2005

• Vigorously support powerful teaching and learning
  for all students.

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Business ServicesFocus Area Vigorously address
fiscal challenges while maintaining the focus on
a culture of excellence in all aspects of the
learning community

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Increased positive communication with and support
  to the campuses. (May, 2004 survey results
  compared to May, 2003 survey results
  administrative feedback via Management Team and
  Cabinet meetings.)
• In-service provided to department chairs on
  Business Service Procedures successful open
  enrollment period for health benefit plan
  changes vigorous meetings of Health Benefits and
  Budget Advisory Committees weekly principals
  meetings at each site monthly budget reports
  distributed 30-day purchasing and payment
  turnaround time infrequent vendor complaints
  adhered to 24 hour response time for e-mail and
  voice mail messages.
• 2. Creation and use of a user-friendly Budget
  Policy Manual to assist campus staff. (Completion
  of Manual and feedback from Budget Advisory
  Committee, Management Team and Department
  Chairs.)
• Completed updated User Friendly Budget posted
  budget on website completed first draft of
  Budget Policy Manual.
• 3. Fiscally sound multi-year budget. (4 reserve
  for economic uncertainties 10 special reserve
  creation of retiree health benefit fund to comply
  with GASB 45 minimized deficits showing downward
  trend no increase in rate of Special Education
  Encroachment.)
• Met 4 and 10 reserve targets created retiree
  benefit fund eliminated deficit spending
  pattern lessened special education encroachment
  sustained AAA Dun and Bradstreet Rating.
• Revised Business Office staffing in light of
  completing and phasing out of Bldg. Project
  programs. (Efficient operation as determined by
  feedback.)
• Phase out plan in place bond staffing only
  until Jan 06 eliminated one FTE categorical
  account clerk continued to meet deadlines with
  increased workload and fewer resources/staffing.
• Improved facilities use processes and management.
  (Revenue increased and processes clarified for
  users and staff.)
• Updated Facilities Use Policy revised fees
  resulting in revenue increases policy and fee
  schedule posted on website all contracts over
  5000 reported to Board for review/approval.

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Building ProjectsFocus Areas Final stages of
implementation plan and transition to post-bond
years.

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Completion of Annual Implementation Plan update.
  (Acceptance by Superintendents Review Team,
  Citizens Oversight Committee and Board of
  Trustees by December, 2004.)
• Completed December, 2004.
• 2. Completion of SHS projects. (PAL completed by
  spring, 2005 with minimal user concerns upon
  occupancy.)
• PAL completion July 15, 2005.
• 3. Completion of Phase I of remaining LGHS
  projects (fall of 2004) and substantial progress
  on Phase II (spring, 2005). (Campus and
  Superintendent' Review Team review.)
• Cafeteria completion July 15, 2005 Classrooms
  due November 2005 Theater/administration due
  January, 2006.
• 4. Development of close-out plan and review of
  preventive maintenance program. (Campus and
  Superintendents Review Team review.)
• Deferred and preventive maintenance update to
  Board June 7 weekly site meetings on preventive
  maintenance increased custodial staffing at both
  sites 2 fte at LGHS and .8 fte at SHS.

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Technology ServicesFocus Area Completion of
Phase I and Development of Phase II of
districtwide technology infrastructure and
service delivery model.

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Completion of network design and implementation
  by spring of 2005. (Feedback from users.)
• All technology network design and implementation
  complete except for Phase II at LGHS main bldg.
  to be completed January, 2006.
• 2. Re-evaluation of technology needs/staffing to
  meet instructional goals and objectives.
  (Management Team review by October, 1 budget/
• staffing plan for 2005-2006 in place by January,
  2005.) Completed transition from Director to
  Application Support Analyst for Aeries/Eagle
  System.

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Human ResourcesFocus Areas Service to campuses
and efficiency of operation

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Improved positive communication with campuses.
  (Pre and post survey informal feedback.)
• Informal feedback is positive. Surveying has
  not been completed.
• 2. Increased professional knowledge.
  (Self-reporting regarding No Child Left Behind,
  credentialing, labor law, contract maintenance.)
• Goals met. HR Supervisor attended Law
  Consortium workshops and HR admin mtgs.
  Participated in Sexual Harassment Training and
  Personnel/Payroll and NCLB trainings.
• 3. Collaboratively developed efficiencies among
  Human Resources, Payroll and the Superintendents
  Office. (Time taken to develop board agendas,
  of phone inquiries.)
• Some progress made checks and balances
  initiated regarding extra-duty employees and
  substitute teachers pay. New procedure
  developed for Board agenda development.
• 4. Enhanced use of technology. (Self-reporting on
  action plan.)
• Enhanced use of technology including increased
  use of PDF instead of paper forms electronic
  posting of job descriptions paperless screening
  of job applicants.

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Educational ServicesFocus Areas Support to
campuses with staff development and student
assessment.

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Development and implementation of a districtwide
  staff development sequence in support of campus
  WASC goals, identified focus areas, and new
  teacher development. ( of teachers
  participating their reporting of effectiveness
  of training administrative feedback.)
• This goal was not well met. Campus-centered
  staff development proved to be much more
  effective. Midyear training regarding reading
  strategies attended by a dozen teachers who
  reported it as very useful.
• 2. Provision of data and analysis to campuses
  regarding student assessment systems and results.
  (Feedback from campus administrators and
  Department Chairs.)
• Excellent feedback regarding this goal. The data
  and analysis provided was much improved from
  prior years. Excellent preparation for 05-06 in
  transitioning to the Aeries Student Information
  system. New Application Support Analyst hired
  and moving ahead vigorously.

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Special Education ServicesFocus Areas
Cohesiveness of SpEd staff and effectiveness/effic
iency of program delivery budget encroachment.

• Goals and Measures of Success
• Enhance coordination of Special Education staff
  districtwide and review/refine delivery model.
  (Development of working groups, enhanced SST and
  IEP processes, refinement of hiring and
  assignment practices as reported by Management
  Team, Department Chairs and Human Resources.)
• Some significant progress in this area. New
  Director has established links with campuses and
  District Offices. Hiring and staffing processes
  improved.
• 2. Decrease encroachment spending. (For 2004-2005
  rate of growth held to 2003-2004 rate program
  costs analyzed for postsecondary programs,
  programs for the Emotionally Disturbed, autism
  programs, and programs for autistic students.)
• Notable success in this area. Program costs
  rate of growth was held constant. No increase in
  encroachment. ED Class opened at SHS site with
  students returning to public school from some
  non-public schools.

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LGHS FOCUS AREAS 2004-2005

• Strong partnerships among all stakeholders
• Expanded application of technology
• Positive school culture for all
• Excellence in curriculum and instruction/reading
  and writing across the curriculum
• Vigorous Staff Development

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LGHS 2004-2005 Update EXPECTED
SCHOOLWIDE LEARNING RESULTS (ESLRs) LGHS
presentsa curriculum and environment that
prepares its students to be effective
communicators complex, critical thinkers
collaborative workers ethical, effective
citizens responsible, healthy, self-directed
adults and technologically literate individuals.

• FOCUS AREA 1 Strong Partnerships Among All
  Stakeholders
• Continue to develop collaborative efforts and
  communication with the entire educational
  community to ensure that strong partnerships
  exist among all stakeholders in the educational
  process.
• WASC ACTION PLAN Critical Area of Academic Plan
  2 Enhance the school climate by improving
  parent, student, and teacher communication
  through technology, and by addressing concerns
  about student stress, student behavior, campus
  cleanliness and academic integrity.
• ESLRS Addressed Collaborative Workers Ethical,
  Effective Citizens Responsible, Healthy,
  Self-Directed Adults Technologically Literate
  Individuals
• GOALS
• A. The school-to-home communications system will
  lead to more efficient, timely, and vital sharing
  of information regarding students, so that
  families and the school will develop a stronger
  partnership that will lead to the success of all
  students. This will include the Los Gatos High
  School Website, List Serve, Parent Connect and
  Naviance programs.
• B. The new collaboration faculty meetings will
  provide a forum for all faculty members that will
  enhance communication among all departments, will
  provide opportunities to fulfill the WASC Action
  Plan objectives, and will provide quality time to
  discuss vital issues.
• C. The administrative team will continue to
  enhance communication with the Los Gatos
  community at large through active participation
  in local service organizations, such as Kiwanis,
  Lions and Rotary Clubs of Los Gatos.
• D. The students of Los Gatos High School will be
  more actively involved in the decision-making
  process of the school through the Leadership
  Class, School Site Council, Conflict Mediation
  Program, Aliveand Loving Life, and the Diversity
  Task Force.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• The school-to-home communications system
  continues to improve. Because of the efforts of
  Dan Walsh, the LGHS Website continues to add new
  information for the LGHS staff, students, and
  families and is very user friendly. We are able
  to post information almost immediately so that it
  is available to all stakeholders. The List Serve
  program was used extensively during the year to
  inform families and students of important
  information pertinent to each grade level. Parent
  Connect was used extensively by many families to
  monitor the attendance of their student. The use
  of the Naviance Program continues to expand. All
  students have been given information, all
  families were informed of its use at Parent
  Information Nights, and the Academic Advisors are
  now using it during their individual conferences
  with students.
• The collaboration faculty meetings proved to be
  successful. Half of the meetings were used to
  meet the WASC action plan for improving the
  reading levels of our students. The other half of
  the meetings dealt with such issues as Special
  Education, academic integrity, and alternatives
  for students who are not successful in the
  regular programs.
• All four members of the administrative team
  continue their work in the Los Gatos Community
  through work with the service organizations. Doug
  is an active member and member of the Board of
  Directors of the Lions, Kathleen is a member of
  the afternoon Rotary, Dan is a new member of the
  morning Rotary, and Trudy is a member and member
  of the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis.
• The empowerment of students at LGHS continues.
  Under the direction of Tiffany Hamm, the
  Leadership Class continues to expand the positive
  impact on the workings of the school. Each member
  of the class has a major project for the year
  that impacts the entire school. The student
  members of the School Site Council are
  contributing and vital members and represent the
  student viewpoint very well. The Aliveand Loving
  Life and Diversity Task Force Programs continue
  to positively impact the work of LGHS. A Conflict
  Mediation Program was not established during the
  year, but there is a commitment that it will
  begin during the 2005-2006 school year.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• FOCUS AREA 2 Expanded Application of Technology
• Continue the expansion of technological
  expertise and usage with staff, students, and
  families in order to support the academic success
  of all students.
• WASC ACTION PLAN Critical Area of Academic Plan
  2 Enhance the school climate by improving
  parent, student, and teacher communication
  through technology, and by addressing concerns
  about student stress, student behavior, campus
  cleanliness and academic integrity.
• ESLRs Addressed Collaborative Workers Ethical,
  Effective Citizens Responsible, Healthy,
  Self-Directed Adults Technologically Literate
  Individuals.
• GOALS
• A. The school-to-home communications system will
  lead to more efficient, timely and vital sharing
  of information regarding students, so that
  families and the school will develop a stronger
  partnership that will lead to the success of all
  students. This will include the Los Gatos High
  School Website, List Serve, Parent Connect, and
  Naviance programs.
• B. A Technology Staff Development Program will
  be designed and implemented to ensure that all
  staff members have the necessary skills to use
  technology for both administrative functions and
  the enhancement of the instructional process.
• Each student will have his/her own digital locker
  so that he/she will be able to have access to
  his/her work any place on campus and at home.
• This Focus Area is probably the most
  disappointing of all areas, and yet some progress
  was made. As was mentioned earlier, the
  school-to-home communication systems were
  strengthened so that communication with the homes
  was greatly improved.
• Also, with the moves necessitated by the building
  program, a great deal of time was spent by
  Charles Gallegos to ensure that all technology
  systems were up and working at all times. The
  most incredible of these moves was when the Main
  Building was vacated. All systems were working at
  300 p.m. on Friday, and because of the efforts
  of many people under the leadership of Charles,
  all systems were working at 700 a.m. on Monday
  morning. Services to all stakeholders were
  uninterrupted.
• A formal staff development program for all staff
  was not developed, but will be for the 2005-3006
  school year.
• Technology was not put into the hands of our
  students as promised. A method will be in place
  for the 2005-2006 school year. Various programs
  are being studied that will assist the students,
  but not compromise the integrity of all student
  information systems.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• FOCUS AREA 3 Positive School Culture for All
• Continue to enhance the school culture for the
  entire educational community
• in order to provide a nurturing and supportive
  learning environment for all.
• WASC ACTION PLAN Critical Area of Academic
  Plan 2 Enhance the school
• climate by improving parent, student, and
  teacher communication through
• technology, and by addressing concerns about
  student stress, student behavior,
• campus cleanliness, academic integrity.
• ESLRs Addressed Collaborative Workers
  Ethical, Effective Citizens Responsible,
• Healthy, Self-Directed Adults Technologically
  Literate Individuals
• GOALS
• A. The work of the Diversity Task Force will
  vigorously continue to ensure that respect for
  each individual at Los Gatos High School and for
  the physical environment of the campus is a top
  priority of all members of the high school
  community.
• B. Los Gatos High School will provide a
  welcoming and nurturing environment for all
  students, specifically freshmen students and
  their families, through the continued efforts of
  Link Crew, Freshmen Skills Day, and Parent Skills
  Night.
• Opportunities will continue to be provided for
  staff and student training regarding respect for
  the individual and diversity, through initiatives
  such as Camp Anytown, Challenge Day and Conflict
  Mediation.
• Once again, the work of the Diversity Task Force
  had a very positive impact on the culture of
  LGHS. Some of the activities that took place were
  the now annual International Day, Respect Week in
  which sayings concerning respect for the
  individual were read and posted each day, and
  Respect for Body and Self activities included
  posters which highlighted body types and the
  social need to look a certain way. The Day of
  Silence also was held. Each of these activities
  had a powerful impact on the school as a whole
  and hopefully continued the message that each
  individual at LGHS is valued for who he/she is.
• The work of Link Crew continued to provide
  support for new freshmen at LGHS. One new
  activity was the tutoring provided by
  upperclassmen to freshmen for first semester
  finals. This activity was very successful and
  will continue in the future. Freshman Skills Day
  was held for the fourth year and once again was
  extremely successful. The evaluations from the
  9th graders were very positive. For the second
  year, a Freshman Parents Skills Night was offered
  and was also extremely successful.
• Hopefully, all of these programs will continue
  and will expand their sphere of influence to
  strengthen the culture of LGHS.
• Students and staff participated in four Challenge
  Days and two Camp Anytown activities during the
  year. All of these activities had a very powerful
  impact on the culture of LGHS and will continue
  in the future. The goal is to have as many
  students and staff participate in these
  activities as possible so that everyone has the
  understanding of how to treat each individual at
  LGHS.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• FOCUS AREA 4 Excellence in Curriculum/Instructi
  on and Reading and Writing across the Curriculum
• Continue to strive for excellence in curriculum
  and instruction with a focus on
• reading and writing across the curriculum and
  student support systems to
• ensure that all students receive a rigorous and
  challenging curriculum.
• WASC ACTION PLAN Critical Area of Academic
  Plan 1 Improve student
• reading and writing skills across the
  curriculum.
• ESLRs Addressed Effective Communicators
  Complex, Critical Thinkers
• Technologically Literate Individuals.
• GOALS
• A. All staff members, through the School City
  Web Site, will have access to individual and
  school data to support the instruction of all
  students.
• B. The focus of several staff development/collabo
  ration days will be the improvement of the
  reading comprehension of all students.
• C. The Administrative Team will commit to
  visiting each teacher at least once per semester
  to assist them as they strive for excellence in
  curriculum and instruction.
• The focus of all Collaboration Days for faculty
  members will be a rigorous and challenging
  curriculum for all students, with student support
  systems in place.
• All certificated staff members have access to
  student data regarding testing results and all
  were trained at the beginning of the year to
  access and use this data. On a regular basis,
  student data was provided to Department Chairs to
  share with their department members.
• Half of the Staff Development Days dealt with
  strategies to improve the reading of all of our
  students. Each department and teacher selected at
  least one strategy to use during the year that
  would benefit their students.
• During the first semester, each teacher was
  visited by at least one administrator at least
  once. We must say that this is due in large part
  to Kathleen Eaton and her self-discipline to
  schedule days solely for this purpose. First and
  second year teachers were visited at least four
  times during the year for formal evaluation
  meetings. During the second semester this goal
  was not reached. The Administrative Team must
  find a way to make classroom visitations a very
  high priority, even when other responsibilities
  make this commitment very difficult.
• The focus of all of the work during the year is
  to maintain rigor and standards in every course
  at LGHS. This area appears to be improving and
  the rigor is being strengthened in all classes.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• FOCUS AREA 5 Vigorous Staff Development
• Develop a comprehensive and vigorous staff
  development plan so that the
• delivery of instruction meets the needs of all
  students.
• WASC ACTION PLAN Critical Area of Academic
  Plan 3 Create a coordinated
• staff development plan.
• ESLRs Addressed Effective Communicators
  Complex, Critical Thinkers
• Collaborative Workers
• GOALS
• A. The Collaboration Schedule for all faculty
  members will provide an opportunity for staff to
  discuss ways to improve the instruction of all
  students.
• B. A major focus for the Staff Development
  Program will be reading comprehension, and will
  lead to strategies that will improve the reading
  skills of all students.
• A Staff Development Program for technology will
  be developed and implemented to meet the
  technological skill needs for the entire staff.
• The Collaboration Schedule/Staff Development
  Program was somewhat successful. It was
  determined that the term collaboration had
  different meanings to different people and might
  have been misleading to some extent. For the
  2005-2006 school year, the program will be called
  a Staff Development Program, but more Department
  Collaboration time will be provided to answer
  this need of many staff members.
• The program involving training in reading across
  the curriculum appeared to be very successful.
  Every teacher selected a reading strategy to use
  in the classroom and the results of the STAR
  testing will let us know how much of an impact
  these strategies had on the work of the students.
• As mentioned earlier, a formal Technology Staff
  Development Program was not developed.

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Los Gatos High School (cont.)

• MEASURES OF SUCCESS AND 2004-2005 UPDATES
• 1. 90 OF LGHS families will be registered for
  Parent Connect. _at_ 70 were registered
• 2. 100 of LGHS families will be registered for
  the List Serve. _at_85 were registered
• 3. The Principals Newsletter (previously mailed
  six times per year) will be sent home
• via the internet. With the exception of the
  opening of school mailing, all newsletters were
  sent
• via the Internet.
• 4. 60 of the junior and senior students and
  families will access the Naviance
• Program. All students were given access to
  Naviance and _at_ 50 used the program.
• 5. We will have 75 accuracy with the email
  addresses of our families.
• We attained this goal, but with the beginning of
  Aeries, all families will need to re-register.
• 6. 90 of the Faculty will find the
  Collaboration schedule useful and productive for
  their
• work with our students. About 70 of the staff
  found parts of the Staff Development Program
• valuable.
• 7. An administrator will visit each certificated
  staff member at least once each
• semester. This was accomplished first semester,
  but not during second semester.

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Los Gatos High School Measures of Success,
2004-2005

• 8. A formal Technology Staff Development Program
  will be created and implemented
• that meets the stated needs of all staff members.
  This was not accomplished.
• 9. Each LGHS student will have his/her own
  digital locker for access to his/her work at
• school and at home. This was not accomplished.
• 10. Each student and staff will report that
  he/she are treated as individuals with respect
• and dignity. No formal survey was taken, but the
  tone of the campus was very positive
• during the year.
• 11. A Conflict Mediation/Peer Counseling Program
  will be developed and implemented
• by the beginning of the second semester. This
  was not accomplished.
• 12. Three Challenge Days and one Camp Anytown
  experience will be held during the
• school year for students and staff. Four
  Challenge Days and two Camp Anytown activities
  were
• held for students and staff.
• 13. There will be an increase in the number of
  students who score proficient or above on
• the CST Reading portion of the STAR test by 1.
  This will not be known until the STAR results
• are received.
• 14. Each department will adopt a reading
  comprehension strategy to be used by all
• department members for the entire school year.
  This was accomplished through the Staff
• Development Program. All goals in the WASC
  Action Plan for the 2004-2005 school year will
• be achieved. This was accomplished.

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SHS FOCUS AREAS 2004-2005

• Enhanced overall experience for all students,
  especially those not likely to enroll in honors
  or AP courses
• Examination and expansion of perception of
  success
• Positive school culture
• Staff Development Program

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Saratoga High School

• Saratoga High School
• 2004-05 School Plan
• Vision Statement Saratoga High School will
  provide the best education possible for its
  students by fostering the intellectual, moral,
  physical, and social growth of all students and
  staff.
• Expected School-wide Learning Results
• Saratoga High School will prepare its graduates
  to be
• Reasonable, Self-directed Adults
• Complex/Critical Thinkers
• Ethical/Effective Citizens
• Healthy Individuals
• Effective Communicators
• Collaborative Workers

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Saratoga High School (cont.)

• WASC Action Plan Objectives
• All students will have the opportunity to create
  a class schedule from a more diverse
• offering of classes.
• Increase our understanding of the needs and
  actual achievement of students
• within the 2.0-3.0 GPA range, with the goal of
  better meeting the needs and addressing the
• motivating for this group.
• Initial steps will be implemented and ongoing
  assessment will occur to
• help increase success.
• Their achievement and need will be assessed on an
  ongoing basis to help achieve success.
• Support values and behaviors which encourage
  students to be healthy, life-long learners.
• Various constituencies in the school will
  collaboratively develop a coherent vision
  statement
• incorporating the language of the ESLRs and
  content standards that will guide school policy
  and
• activities for the coming years.

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Saratoga High School (cont.)
Focus Area Goal Measure of
Success Progress on Goals

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Saratoga High School (cont.)
Focus Area Goal Measure of
Success Progress on Goals

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Saratoga High School (cont.)
Focus Area Goal Measure of
Success Progress on Goals

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Curricular and Service Areas for Review 2004-2005
(four year cycle)

• Computer Education (October 5)
• Special Education (February 1)
• English (April 19)
• Athletics (May 3)
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District, 2004-2005

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Strategic PlanMonthly Updates

• September 7, 2004
• October 5, 2004
• November 2, 2004
• December 14, 2004
• January 18, 2005
• February 1, 2005
• March 1, 2005
• April 19, 2005
• May 3, 2005
• June 7, 2005

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California Professional Standards for
Educational Leaders

• Being a steward of a vision of learning for all
  students
• Promoting a school culture conducive to learning
• Managing resources for a safe, efficient and
  effective learning environment
• Strengthening the school through families and
  community
• Modeling a personal code of ethics and developing
  as a professional
• Contributing to the larger educational team
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District 2004-2005

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California Standards for the Teaching Profession

• Engaging and supporting all students in learning
• Creating and maintaining effective environments
  for student learning
• Understanding and organizing subject matter for
  student learning
• Planning instruction and designing learning
  experiences for all students
• Assessing student learning
• Developing as a professional educator
• Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School
  District, 2004-2005