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Focus School Improvement Plan

The Pennsylvania Department of Education applied for and was approved for flexibility waivers of some requirements of NCLB Title I regulations. These waivers have eliminated AYP, School Improvement, and Corrective Action and allows schools more flexibility with the interventions they use.

The new NCLB designations are based on the School Performance Profile and are now categorized as Priority, Focus, Reward- High Progress and Reward- High Achievement. The Easton Area High School is a school wide program under Title I and has been designated as a Focus School by PDE using this criteria.

Criteria for Focus School Designation

Lowest 10% of Title I schools based on highest achievement gap for the Historically Low Performing students AMO. The aggregate achievement gap is for combined Mathematics/Reading PSSA and/or Algebra I/ Literature Keystone Exams.

OR

Title I school with a Graduation Rate below 60%

OR

Test Participation below 95%

Exiting Focus Status
  • Make all 4 AMOs for 3 consecutive years 
  • Test participation rate above 95% 
  • Graduation rate above 85% 
  • Closing the Achievement Gap for All Students 
  • Closing the Achievement Gap for Historically Underperforming Students 
  • If not, implement a revised improvement plan with additional supports 
  • Focus schools that have not exited Focus status after an additional 3 years will be designated a Priority School
Highlights of School Improvement Plan
  • Identify students who require intervention services. 
  • Increase the interventions provided to identified students. 
  • Create data facilitators (lead teachers) in four core content areas to analyze and read assessment data. 
  • Provide professional development to lead teachers on analyzing data and providing intervention strategies. 
  • Provide time for lead teachers and rest of staff to collaborate on data analysis and intervention strategies. 
  • The goal of this plan is to increase student achievement in the classroom and on Keystone Exams.

Our Plan

View the complete 2015 plan 
View the complete 2018-2019 Plan