Saturday, February 27, 2010

PQA report

There were two superintendent's reports on Thursday. The Comprehensive Program Review, done by the state, coordinated on our end by Dr. Gribouski, was the second presentation.

Coordinated Program Review: done every six years: complience with federal and state mandates
done every six years with a three year follow-up
  • WPS corrective action plan developed by WPS in November, approved January
  • Progress report submitted Monday
  • 2nd progress report due May
  • full progress report due in October

safety issues have all been addressed as of January 2010
training and development of materials and protocols in the first progress report

District Program of studies so all students know what options are avaliable to them, and what it takes to get there (so no surprises in high school math, for example)
May report is implimentation report
budgetary impacts:

  • translation services,
  • additional hours of ESL services,
  • ELL professional development,
  • gym for all kids,
  • more guidance counselors,
  • keeping kids in special needs in age-appropriate classes,
  • monitoring needs,
  • services for kids who are eligible for ELL and sped,
  • physical restraint training (ongoing),
  • protocols and processes within and across depts,
  • program of studies/admission policy implimentation may take money,
  • articulation agreements,
  • embedding academics in Tech

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