2. 1. The following statements pertain to the principal of Southwest High School
# Question
I did not know
there is a school
vision
I am aware there is
a vision but I don't
know it
I know some
aspects of the
vision
I know most
aspects of the
principal's
vision
I fully know
the principal's
vision
1 I know the principal's vision for SOH. 3 2 7 23 27
PERSON 1 CONSENSUS PERSON 2
POSITIVE COMMENTS QUESTION #1
Considering the information in
the table:
~90% Fully know or most
know aspects of vision
~5% do not know there is a
vision
~5% know there is a vision but
they do not know it
Based on the 15-written
comments we found the
following:
8 comments were supportive
(~50%)
For instance,
a) “Keep the good work”
b) “Thank You”
c) “Principal is very
supportive in helping
teachers…”
4 Constructive comments with
suggestions
Supportive = Helps teachers to
meet goals/vision
Accessible = Door is always open
School culture changing, positive
Parents and students love him.
Communicated vision on day-1
Keep the good work
Mr. Romero’s vision for SOH:
1) Most of the staff supports
Mr. Romero’s vision for SOH.
2) ~90% of the staff know the
principals vision for SOH
SUGGESTIONS QUESTION #2
Staff needs to band together =
support each other’s effort / hold
students accountable
Keeping our standards high
Publish specific action goal
Top-down approach = ‘hands-on’
visible in more classrooms more
of the time.
Feedback given by staff members
to the principal regarding the
school vision:
1) ~50% of the comments were
positive and supportive
2) ~30% of the comments were
constructive
3) ~3-comments were negative
comments
Comments:
Focuses only on Test Prep for
high stake tests
Publish specific action plan
Recruit new members on
leadership roles
NEGATIVE COMMENTS
Principal’s vision is
flawed…focuses on high stake
tests…
Vision short
enough to
include on an
staff.
Signatures
Revisit
throughout
the year for
those who are
less involved
or come in
after day 1.
More
frequently
explain how
school
decisions
relate to
vision.
Shore the
load of the
vision to all
teachers.
Math/English
carry the
biggest load
Published action
Plan…Yeah!!!
Clarify “Hands On”
Principal?
FIRST STEPS:
Principal visits
classrooms/
Feedback
Decisions/
Relate Vision
Remind people
of vision
“Hands-On”
meaning principal
needs to visit
classrooms to
keep teachers
focused (even
teachers who are
nailing it –they
want to stay
connected.
3. 2. What feedback would you give to the principal regarding the school vision?
Text Response
My principal is VERY supportive in helping teachers meet his goal/vision. His door is always open and most imprtantly, he will make it a point to become available for you.
I appreciate being able to have a personal take on how to embed the vision into my classroom practices. I do not feel that there is a one-sized fits all approach and that I can
(within reason) adapt the new practices to my teaching style. THANK YOU
The principal's vision is flawed as it focuses only on test prep for high stakes tests. It is also an equity issue because its primary focus is on progressing students that affect
data. A disproporionate amount of resources is spent on these students because they have the greatest impact on scores. Teaching to a test is not a true measure of learning.
Instead, students should be taught ALL state standards and their progress should be gauged on genuine learning not on what was taught to game the test.
`Great job, but maybe a little more "hands on", sometimes there is a feeling that the AP's are making decisions the principal should be making or at least be fully aware of.
It becomes my goal I need to focus on so that everything I do in the classroom will be towards achieving it.
The school culture seems to be slowly changing but it appears to be happening.
Staff needs to band together and support each other's efforts to hold students accountable.
That is something I have noticed that standards differ between staff members for simple things like whether or not students should remove a ballcap in the classroom or pull up
their pants to cover their behind-BOTH of which should be yes, of course, but I often hear students say I am the only teacher to ask them to do so.
Keeping our standards high so students can start to see themselves in a different light is the first step toward a new successful self image.
Great to have him here.Parents and students love him.
I am so happy that he communicated the vision on day one when he was assigned to be at SOH. I have completely seen a change in attitude in campus. That is why I enjoy
working at SOH and I hope to be back the following year.
Publish specific action plan.
For all students to acheive there needs to be a top-down approach...more "hands-on" and visible in more classrooms more of the time.
Recruit new members to Leadership roles
If it's short enough, put it on his signature line in emails.
keep the good work!
It seems appropriate.
talk the talk about academics and work for consistancy in obeyance to the rules set up for academic focus
4. 3. To what extent do you find the school's discipline policy effective?
ANSWER RESPONSE
I did not know there is a discipline policy 0
I know there is a discipline policy but it is not at all effective 3
Somewhat effective 19
Mostly effective 31
Fully effective 9
Total 62
PERSON 1 CONSENSUS PERSON 2
CELEBRATE CELEBRATE CELEBRATE
95% Respondents felt policy
somewhat/ mostly fully
effective
66% Respondents felt policy
mostly or fully effective
0% Did not know policy
↘
↘
↘
↖
Stricter consequences
Who is in charge?
Stand by words
Too many favorites
Understanding consequences
40 out of 60 = Most teachers think
it is somewhat/mostly effective
Everyone believes there is a
discipline policy
100% 100%
Stricter consequences
Students have “Oh, well
attitude”
Who’s in charge
Stand by our words
ASD and Saturday School not
always a deferment
Too many favorites
Recognize positives and
negatives
More immediate consequences
for inappropriate behavior
More positive rewards
Who is in charge of discipline
Eliminate favorites
Need consistent/stricter
consequences
Confusion between attendance
enforcement and discipline
Referrals are a
consequence of
teaching + classroom
practices
A different approach
needs to be taken.
Can we color-code
“repeat
offenders” in
order to focus in
getting them in
shape or out.
65% -Positive
teacher feedback
95% If you include
somewhat effective
What is the trend?
compared to last
year?
Getting to the root
of the problem!!
How do we make
Sat. school not be
a “cool hang-out”
What learning is
done by
suspended
student?
Can we tap into
on-line high school
to make sure
students keep up.
Learning Center: Usually
problem students – can
we supplement LC work
with on-line high school. Admin Classroom
Visitations to
check on students
instead of
teachers.
Teacher
consistency and
fidelity to the
discipline policy
Are we writing
referrals for
correct
reasons?
Communication
of why…
Add to system
that is in place.
Make positive.
FIRST STEPS:
Peer Mediation
Definition of
Saturday School
Communication
Root of Problems
Start with
Parents
5. 4. What feedback do you have to improve the school's discipline policy?
TEXT RESPONSES
I appreciate how admin has dealt with situation/ referral for one of my students and the support for myself as a teacher as well as to the student from him/her to be successful
in my class.
We need stricter consequences.
I have picked up on that there a good chunk of students who don't take the concept of detention/ Saturday school seriously. The "oh well" attitude if they do not show up. Not
sure how we, as a school, can tackle this.
ASD and Saturday School is not always a deterrent
I think administration does an excellent job of disciplining students. Classroom disruptions are not tolerated and teachers are fully supported. Thanks.
Please inform the teachers of the students what the incident was that caused the suspension. I do not know what the policy is and what qualifies for a suspension. I do not
know why my students are suspended or even that they are until I put in attendance.
I don't have too many discipline problems so i don't have much perspective on this.
I feel I was supported this year, thank you!
Who is in charge?
None....SOH has one of the best school discipline policies in the district. I give a lot of credit to our administration staff for being committed to support the teachers in the
classroom.
More immediate consequences for inappropriate behavior. Don't say you are going to do something unless you are. More rewards for positive behavior.
5 tardies prior to any action by the school is a passive way to deal with tardies. Learning center not seen as a negative to the students who are sent there. The learning center
used to have a stigma that it was where you did not want to go. Now students see the learning center as a way to NOT have to attend class as often.
Never sure who meets with my referred students. Saucedo?Aparico? Medina?
Administrators need to be more aggressive with students who receive referrals.
Too many favorites by discipline admins. They break the rules (calling kids out of class etc) all the time
Its not consistent.
We need to stand by our word more. The kids know they can work the system but at the same time most want to be held to a higher standard. We need to enforce the LOP
(Loss of Priveledge) list. We need to do lock-out sweeps. We need to expect our Raiders to be the best in the district ....and they will.
6. 5. To what extent do you find the attendance policy effective?
ANSWER RESPONSE
I did not know there is an attendance policy 0
I know there is a attendance policy but it is not at all effective 13
Somewhat effective 21
Mostly effective 21
Fully effective 7
Total 62
PERSON 1 CONCENSUS PERSON 2
Ms. Best / Mr. Medina
More than half know the
attendance policy
More than half think it is
effective
0 said they did not know there
was an attendance policy
7 members fell that it is
working “Fully Effective”
Period 1: Main Focus-Same
students
Tardies = Parent Involvement
More tardy sweeps
• Data indicates 100% policy
awareness but it’s zero
effective
• Staff acknowledges Ms. B and
Mr. M’s support and systems
in place but students are not
following school policies
• Consequences are not holding
students accountable;
therefore, chronic attendance
• P.1 attendance↓/ S3 is not
seeing it as punishment =
Same students chronically
L/A.
• 21 people feel its somewhat
effective
• 100% Tardies are aware of
policy
• Ms. Best
• Mr. Medina
Next Steps:
• Follow through
• Home visits/ Parent
Conferences
• Effective/ Strict Consequences
• Period 1 Plan of Action
• Effective monitoring of
chronically late/abs.
Having step
before school
still makes
students late.
Why are bilingual classes
(mostly) Period 1? Aren’t
these students a huge
focus?
Home visits &
stricter
consequences
(more ISS?)
Instead of a
focus on
Saturday
School, focus
on attendance
during class.
Saturday School
has lost its
effectiveness.
How does
Saturday school
:make-up” for time
class learning?
“Shaky policies by
admin. To boost
#’s Sports on
Sat is not equal to
Saturday School
Students are aware of
attendance policy but
exhibit an “on well”
attitude
Is attendance
also a
discipline is or
vice versa?
Let put in that
morning
advisory and
do lockouts to
set the tone.Does attendance/ tardies
effect our decisions of 1st
period course offerings?
Should it?
Tardies
EL’s 1st period
Home visits
7. 6. What feedback do you have to improve the school's attendance policy?
TEXT RESPONSE
Parent conferences are a great idea but my cronically late students continut to be late.
We need stricter consequences. I'm not sure how many home visits are done, but I think there need to be more.
No idea- just that period 1 is terrible in regards to attendance.
Still too many absences. Hold Parents accountable
It's a huge problem due to our population. Maybe a research into the effectiveness of a later start time is in order. How is attendance at San Ysidro High?
Students who have been late since the beginning of the school year, continue to be late at this time. I have a student who arrives 30 minutes late almost everyday. Her case
has worsen despite my efforts of reinforcing tardy policy in my class-raider citizenship-calling home and referring her to both counselor and AP. I wonder what else can be done
so that students with attendance issues like hers understand the importance and the value of getting to class on time.
Much better lately.
There are many chronically absent students.
I don't have too many attendance problems so i don't have much perspective on this.
We have more work to do on this to make kids see school as a privilege and have them motivated to be here.
Mr.Medina is great!
Lupe does a great job but I do not know of a policy
I'm very happy that we have Ms. Best in charge of this because she does a good job in communicating with parents.
same as above; Make parents more accountalble!
again, the penalty is highly ineffective in nature because the students do not see SAT school as a negative thing.
Tardy sweeps need to be reinstated.
Same students absent or tary!!!!!
Stricter consequences for tardies.
There needs to be better monitoring of tardies and consequences for them.
again we MUST expect and follow through. Way too many kids tardy to period 1 every day and no real consequences. What happened to random tardy sweeps?
The same kids are always in Saturday school which means the same kids continue to be truant to school.
Needs to have more teeth! Not strong enough on Tardies and absences. Tie both to an LOP list.
8. 7. To what extent do you find the SST process effective?
ANSWER RESPONSE
I did not know there is an SST process 1
I know there is an SST process but it is not at all effective 7
Somewhat effective 30
Mostly effective 20
Fully effective #
Total 62
PERSON 1 CONSENSUS PERSON 2
GLOWS GLOWS GLOWS
• 50 out of 62 people think that
the SST process is somewhat or
mostly effective.
• “CIS coordinator is great.”
“CIS Coordinator is great.”
• Most staff think the SST
process somewhat/mostly
effective
• “CIS coordinator is great.”
GROWS GROWS GROWS
Too much paperwork and
documentation.
Cumbersome process
Teachers want feedback of
outcomes
No improvement noticed on
students who have gone through
the SST process.
“Not sure about other school
services.”
Counselors should be able to
help students immediately,
rather than wait to SST them.
Pay the time a student is SST’d,
the teacher has already done
several other interventions.
Process need to be less
cumbersome
Raise awareness among staff
Provide feedback to others
SST should be a higher priority
intervention.
Cumbersome process that
discourages staff to refer
students.
Some staff is unfamiliar with
the process.
Little to no feedback on the
outcomes of the process
No improvement from
students who have gone
through the process.
Make SST
Process digital
Expectations/
Criteria for what
students quality
for the SST
process should be
communicated.
Form Simplified
Communication
Qualification for SST/Criteria
Jupiter Grade
Process
Academies
All students
teachers know
how student is
doing.
Implement Academy Structure -
School within school structure
through pathways.
Student with 6
F’s not allowed
to attend
learning center
due to ELD
level.
Clearly describe/
define process to
whole staff at
beginning of each
year.
Make sure that
everyone knows
what it is /how it
helps out
Maybe some
examples of
appropriate
SST
situations to
staff.
We need to
educate
students about
grading policy.
Some students
don’t know that
their progress
reports lead to
their semester
grade in
Advisory
Lack of use might mean
that it “seems” to be an
ineffective process.
Revamp/ Refire the
process.
9. 8. What feedback do you have to improve the school's SST process?
TEXT RESPONSES
I have not been affected by this program.
A lot of extra paper work and documentation. Why can't you talk to a counselor and get a student help immediately? The process is so
cumbersome it discourages action.
I have seen no improvement on the students who have gone through this process.
I don't have too many students with SST's so i don't have much perspective on this.
If we do not use this we don't know much about it.
Give feedback to teachers of outcomes.
I am not so familiar with the SST policy at SOH.
I do not ever here of any progress from this intervention.
Teachers need to be better informed of the SST process. With our population there should be SST recommendations from staff on a regular
basis.
no comments
CIS coordinator is great. Not sure about other school services
I never use it as a means to help a students in need because there are so many interventions that need to be done just to refer a students to SST
and by that time, as a teacher, I have done everything that SST was going to do.
What is SST
10. 9. To what extent do you find each intervention effective?
# Question I did not know this
intervention exists
I know this intervention
exists but it is not at all
effective
Somewhat
effective
Mostly Effective Fully effective
1 CAHSEE Interventions 1 2 16 32 11
2 Teacher Interventions 2 1 21 30 8
3 Homework Center 1 3 29 20 9
4 Saturday Study Session 0 6 21 24 11
5 Grade Enhancement 1 7 26 16 12
6 Adult School Credit Recovery 3 3 25 20 11
PERSON 1
CONSENSUS
PERSON 2
GROWS GROWS
• Validity of Grade Enhancement
• (Making Master worthwhile for
all)
• Mandatory interventions/ morale
• Does negative reinforcement
eventually lead to complacency?
Evidence:
Disenfranchised students need to
engage in the “Big Picture”
Explain:
Grade enhancement is perceived as
a “gift” but needs to be RIGOROUS
and expectations need to be crystal
clear.
Elaboration:
The intervention programs are
punitive in nature which leads to
complacency NOT growth.
Example:
P.7 students are put into double
jeopardy (5th Amendment) [No
double jeopardy].
• Less intervention but deeper
• Interventions during school
hours – Not after
• Interventions are negative in
nature
• “Mandatory”
• Disenfranchised students
GLOWS GLOWS
• Providing opportunities for
student success
• Targeting at risk students
• Almost ALL teachers believe
interventions are working
• Principal not afraid of survey to
enable us as a school to move
forward
Need data (tracking) on
success of interventions
The Power of
Choice
After School
vs. Saturday
Would that
change behavior
and student /
teacher bug in
Intervention
Mandatory =
bad
FIRST STEPS:
1st Best
Teaching
7th Period
Change
Learning E.
name
More focus on the first teaching, not
intervention.
Benefits for grades should be from first
teaching not interventions.
Double Jeopardy
Understanding
Consequences
If many = BAD How do you
change culture (students)
OPTIONAL = Not Going
11. 10. What feedback do you have to improve the school's intervention programs?
TEXT RESPONSE
The Standards for Grade Enhancement should be made harder. Seems too easy.
I think administration is doing everything possible with interventions, but overall they don't appear to be that effective. Maybe we should focus on perfecting just
two interventions like CAHSEE and Homework Center. Saturday Study Session seems to be ineffective due to lack luster attendance and its punitive roots.
CAHSEE and adult school are great but should not be mandatory. it really hurts after school programs.
I feel that this is more a matter of the teacher and I do not feel that I was effective this year. I think that having stronger PLC's that are organized around
improving the students will help support individual teachers working on interventions.
I don't send students to the homework center, nor do i have students in credit recovery
i think I need to continue finding out a much better strategy in getting all students to attend after school intervention.
We need to change the emphasis from this being a punishment into this being an opportunity to help their future.
If we can stay upbeat while we are there this will change the kids' perception of this experience.
continue to make it seem mandatory
Students are not buying-in to the intervention process. I feel it is mostly do to the negative tone demonstrated through the intervention leaders. students do not
respond to vinegar all the time. Very little student engagement. Hopefully the 21st Century grant will re-invigorate many of the disenfranchised students to once
again engage in the big picture we are trying to provide them with.
Students are told that they are to get a 10% grade bump from attending spring grade enhancement, yet teachers don't abide by this. Students don't see the
benefit of attending.
who is in charge? tutors?
CaHSEE must happen in 9th grade; Grade enhancement is really a gift and kids know it; Teacher interventions must be consistant within departments; We
must have a grading policy school wide
Period 7 classes NEED to be thought of when assigning anything after school (detention.....HWC.....ASIP) because we are putting the kids in a situation where
they have to choose to go to their class and be in trouble for missing the assigned intervention or missing period 7 and being marked trunant and having to deal
with Ms. Best.
12. 11. To what extent do you find the work of PLC effective?
# Question
I did not know this
PLC component
exists
I know this PLC
component exists
but it is not at all
effective
Somewhat
effective
Mostly effective Fully effective
1 Course-alike PLC 2 6 10 23 21
2 Department PLC 1 8 9 30 14
3 PLC Leadership Team 2 9 11 29 11
4
Professional Development
Opportunities
7 4 13 26 12
WATERS CONCENSUS NEISES
The negative numerical values seem
to be the ppl that comment.
Majority of staff find PLCs (in general)
effective at some level based on the
data
Wide range of PLC issues: no
product micromanagement
Overall issue of equity for time/ preps
Should we consider who the struggling
PLCs are and restructure?
Do we make decisions based on the
few or many?
Need more info: is this one person in a
PLC? Or all people in a particular
PLC?
1) Evidence on page-6 “PLC Effectiveness”
2) Explain: Numerically, the data shows that the
majority of the staff find the overall effectiveness of
the PLCs as positive. However, the 11-negative
comments show strong opinions about PLCs not
being effective on campus.
3) Example: For example, comments stated that some
PLCs are too structured, not structured enough, or
suffered from multiple preps.
4) Elaboration: PLCs who felt too structured stated
they were micromanaged. PLCs with not enough
structure do not produce any product and “waste
time.” And those with too many preps cannot
participate in them for planning.
5) 100%? Based on specific PLC information, we
can make planning decisions such as master
schedule and counseling decisions for student
placement.
Majority find department
& course alike PLC
effective
Multiple Preps make
group planning difficult
Some PLCs not
productive enough
More defined roles
needed
Grade alike
Communication
Clearer Roles
PLC Rubric
Schedule for multiple Preps
Norms/ Agenda
1-Person PLC connect to ELA
Bring plans across curriculum
Schedule
Course Alikes
+ Grade Alike
Framework for
PLC meetings
but not too
tight
I like the
process but
dislike my PLC
b/c of multiple
prep
Is PLC ineffectiveness = OUR weaknesses?
I thought our
leader roles were
clear and known
by all staff.
Maybe we need
refreshers?
Also, more
communication!
PLCs have
changed from
Top-Down
Agendas to
PLC
Developed
Agendas.
There should
be a middle
ground where
some
structure
comes from
the PLC
leadership
team.
In-service
staff on what
to do during
PLC time
Friends-
Colleges
13. 12. What feedback do you have to improve the work of the PLC?
TEXT RESPONSE
Couse alike PLC's are the most effective. I feel department PLC's are a complete waste of time. Nothing ever gets accomplished. I dread attending these
PLC's.
I feel that when people with multiple preps (more than 2) have a difficult time both committing and contributing to a PLC. When this happens it puts more
pressure and work on the other group members.
We need more time to plan in PLCs instead of having people sit in and waste valuable time. Some PLCs are allowed to plan while others are baby sat and
nothing gets done. Trust us as proffessionals to do our job. We don't sit in your office and watch you do yours. At the very least make the supervision equal.
Some PLCs get so much done because they are left alone instead of micro-managed to death. PLCs need to develop a relationship before others are coming
in to "guide" the discussion. Give a PLC time to develop roles and bond before intervening or it becomes a resentful part of the job.
Mostly an effective use of time.
The PD opportunities are very helpful. The PLC's serve little purpose when the leaders are asking how can they kill time for the next thirty minutes in a
meeting. I do not even know who my leadership team is because it is not clear between the teachers.
Teachers should have fewer preps so they do not have to attend conflicting PLC's I have had to do a lot of work alone because people choose to spend the
majority of their PLC time elsewhere.
I do not understand the specific role of a PLC leader.
PLC this year has been really helpful. I am happy with the set-up.
Wilda rocks!!!
Publish Pro Develpmt Opportunities.
PLCs only work when the proper personalities can work well together. Assuming that everyone is equal and everyone is equally talented is just not reality.
Everyone has different talents; just as we explain to our students.
PLC is too structured.
depends on the PLC. I have not been an effective PLC for 6 + years. Not common planning. Teachers do whatever they like even if they participate in the
planning
With Common core we need a place to go to find out what the different subjects are teaching so that the electives and visual and performing arts can reinforce
that material by aligning what they teach.
14. 13. To what extent has the culture and climate of the school improved?
ANSWER RESPONSE
No improvement 3
Some improvement 6
Improved 22
Much Improved 31
Total 62
PERSON 1 CONCENSUS PERSON 2
GLOWS GLOWS – CONSENSUS CELEBRATE
Students wear colors!
Positive attitudes toward staff +
efforts
“Military nature has been lifted.”
New admin has brought new attitude
Feel like family
• Much improved = 31!
• Improved = 22
• “Military Nature lifted”
• New admin brought new attitude =
make people feel like a family
because of the positive attitudes
towards staff and their efforts + risk
taking
Culture + climate significantly
improved (22+31)
Positive environment for teachers –
”family”
Math rules
Military Nature lifted
GROWS GROWS – CONCENSUS 100%?
Need school wide policy for
expectations (e.g. late work,
agendas, backpacks)
Need a tightening of the reigns
Have we lost academic “urgency &
focus”?
Not yet a team…need to party more
More communication between
admin + “regular teachers”
What are you looking to change?”
• Need school wide for policy
expectations (e.g. late work,
agendas, backpacks, planners)
• “Academic Urgency + Focus” needs
attention.
• Improve communication: i.e. ALL
teachers ↔ admin
Show more inspirational
experiences (provide)
Planners, no late work, more clubs
Improve communication teachers
↔ administrations: e-mail
Start Time: 8:00am?
Communication:
i.e. Spirit
Weeks
Issue of
Announcements.
Do ppl listen?
Communication
is still the
missing link.
We are really
spread out (I
work in (I work
in northern
TJ).
Late work:
Changing
expectations. If
late work is
allowed, it will
continue.
Same with
multiple testing.
Parents are the most
crucial link. Parents
not even mentioned in
the equation. Why?
How can anyone
not like the
principal?
Student Panels
Culture = Traditions
Hall decorating?
Chariot Race?
Communication
Engage 40% 9th graders
Student Voice Panel
15. 14. What feedback do you have to improve the culture and climate of the school?
TEXT RESPONSE
Students are now PROUD to be Raiders! I love seeing students wear their colors.
Our school has greatly improved!
Positive feedback and attitude towards work and effort of the staff. A focus on the strengths to improve our weaknesses. An overall positive personality of the principal.
Old principal, the moral was as low as it could get.
What are you looking to change?
I actually want to be a teacher again :) I dont feel like im being "hunted". I feel like im being given chances to take risks and that feels great...it makes me want to come to work
again.
WE NEED TO SHOW THE KIDS MOVIES LIKE "GIRL RISING'' and more from that genre to incite hope and privilege inside their hearts...
I think if they knew how lucky they are and how much some people overcome for the hope education brings we can reach them.
When I share things like this with my students some of them tear up....
They NEED to see video clips of other cultures where the kids fight to learn!!!!!!
In the English Dep. we all feel like family
Mark and Lee seem to work well
This has improved a lot ever since Mr. Romero became the school Principal.
Change start time to 8:00am;No more Lockers; Enforce students to use Planner and carry backpback set of books available in the classroom for those that don't have any at
this point; More clubs
Climate has changed in that the military nature of school has been lifted like a fog that disappears in the morning. It has been replaced with a hands-off approach that works for
some but others feel that a tightening of the reigns is needed.
Staff team building activities so that we feel connected, as one team.
New admin has brought a more positive attitude to SOH.
The cheerfulness of the school is improved 100%. i wonder if we've lost our academic urgency and focus
None.
We still have teachers afraid to speak with each other (maybe worded to strongly). We are not yet a team. We do not use the technology to it's fullest advantange. We need to
speak often...we need to email each other. We need to be a untied front working towards the same goal. We need to keep the standards high on ourselfs and put ourself out
as role models for our students. We need to party together more....we need to celebrate together random successes....even the small ones. What we do the kids will do half. If
we want SOH to improve we need to improve. If we want pride in SOH we need to demonstrate it.
16. 15. Additional suggestions/comments are encouraged
TEXT RESPONSE
Considering the current climate of education, I believe SOH is on the right track. Overall, I feel supported and valued as an educator. I appreciate
our administration even if I don't agree with everything. Personally, I think an effort needs to be made to treat us as proffessionals and not micro-
manage those who do not need it. Target teachers that need professional development instead of irritating all.
More communication between administration and regular teachers (not just PLC leads)
MATH RULES!!!
SAME AS ABOVE!!!!
Keep up the great job Mr.Romero!
I enjoy working for SOH because everyone really works hard in helping our students and it shows in the staff/student relationship all around our
campus. I am very proud to be working in such a great learning environment.
I think the administrative team is doing a great job in running the school in an effective and, most importantly, PROFESSIONAL manner. Keep up
the great work!
None.
We need to establish a SCHOOL WIDE POLICY of No late work accepted and hold firm. Our job is not only to educate the students but to
prepare them for the world outside of high school. By accepting late work, we are not teaching the students that deadline missed could mean a
job lost.
We also need to teach the students to use the agendas that are provided at the begining of the school year. The successful students have some
form of time management tools...these are the easiest to teach and they are provided to them. I know it sounds a bit elementary but I have found
that manyy of the students lack the ablitiy to prioritze their time.
none
17. Student Survey
PERSON 1 CONCENSUS PERSON 2
GLOW GLOW GLOW
• Teachers use a
variety of techniques
to teach (45%
Strong/ Agree)
• Teachers are
available outside of
class
• (66%)
• School emphasizes
team work (68%)
• Students feel they can
explore multiple avenues
• Teachers available (is it
effective)
• Only 12% see school as
unsafe (still not acceptable)
• Relative safety in community
(19% feel unsafe)
• 58% room for electives
(Potential Growth Here)
GROWS GROWS GROWS
• Attend technical or
specially school
(3.9%)
• Weapons/Alcohol
should not be used at
ALL on campus
• Teachers show
respect (42% neutral
or no)
• School dealt with
sexual harassment in
a timely manner (32%
no)
• Properly prepare the
students for technical
/college
• Will be ready both ways
• Most important
TEACHERS NEED
RESPECT!
TEACHING:
43% Perceiving no respect
56% Stress high achievement
50% Show interest in studying-
future
32% only-disruptive behavior #19
STUDENT LIFE:
42% Feel insults
20% (run at school)
High Drug/Alcohol on + off
campus
PREPARATION:
More college awareness 58%
Not prepared for 4-year University
Writing still not school wide
58% College
ONLY 3% Technical School
Promote Tech./ Prof.
Need a drug &
alcohol Program!
ALL teachers need to know
about college going “stuff”
e.g. SAT, ACT, deadlines +
college reg’s courses, etc.
• ALL “T” MUST
• Respect students
TARGET PARENTS IN
REGARDS TO:
A) College Awareness. Most
parents do not know how
college-university
education system works in
the USA
B) Classes for Parents:
Computer/ ESL/ Math Comparison of data from past years.
Create a survey for
students to fill out
throughout the year so
teaching can know the
students better.
More in class discussion
of the after H.S. paths.
Counselors should not be
the only voices they hear.
School wide Academic
(Scholarship) Standards
Making teacher/student
exchanges more formal
to foster respect
(eye contact/proximity)
43% percent that tear hop
does not respect students!
Change “Wegafire” tone of
NOT following through with
intervention.
T available After school?
66% increase? How?
Recommended – staff commitment to be available
to fit student needs.
Advisory
Our we doing
what we need
FIRST STEP
Communication
