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Okemos High School Faculty Standard Perspective Summary: At Okemos High School we believe in striving for continuous improvement based on our shared vision while focusing on our student population and their specific needs. We will monitor our effectiveness and use that data to inform our future school improvement plans and goals as well as professional development.

Indicators:
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 * 7.1 || Articulates the vision and purpose the school is pursuing (Vision); maintains a rich and current description of students, their performance, school effectiveness, and the school community (Profile); employs goals and interventions to improve student performance (Plan); and documents and uses the results to inform what happens next (Results) ||
 * 7.2 || Engages stakeholders in the processes of continuous improvement ||
 * 7.3 || Ensures that plans for continuous improvement are aligned with the vision and purpose of the school and expectations for student learning ||
 * 7.4 || Provides professional development for school personnel to help them implement improvement interventions to achieve improvement goals ||
 * 7.5 || Monitors and communicates the results of improvement efforts to stakeholders ||
 * 7.6 || Evaluates and documents the effectiveness and impact of its continuous process of improvement ||

== 7.1 Articulates the vision and purpose the school is pursuing (Vision); maintains a rich and current description of students, their performance, school effectiveness, and the school community (Profile); employs goals and interventions to improve student performance (Plan); and documents and uses the results to inform what happens next (Results) == **The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.1:**
 * **7.1 Profile**
 * **Part 1.PDF (Student Profile Sheet)**
 * **School Improvement Plan**
 * **District Annual Report**
 * **BPT Part 2.pdf (BPT Structure of the Day)**

ARTIFACTS:
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7.2 Engages stakeholders in the processes of continuous improvement

 * The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.2:**
 * **PTO Handouts**
 * **Community Forum.pdf**

ARTIFACT:
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7.3 Ensures that plans for continuous improvement are aligned with the vision and purpose of the school and expectations for student learning

 * The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.3:**
 * **Okemos Mission Statement**
 * **OPS Mission Vision Values.pdf**

7.4 Provides professional development for school personnel to help them implement improvement interventions to achieve improvement goals

 * The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.4:**
 * **PLC's**
 * **Classroom Observations**
 * **Professional Development Schedule**

**ARTIFACTS:**


<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">7.5 Monitors and communicates the results of improvement efforts to stakeholders
 * The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.5:**
 * **2009 Guidance Department Summative Reports**
 * **08-09 District Annual Reports**
 * **Teacher Survey**
 * **Student Survey**
 * **Parent Survey**

ARTIFACTS:
[|Monthly Newsletters] <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: 'Garamond','serif';"> <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">[|7.5 GreatSchools.net]
 * [|Newsweek Top Schools in the Nation]**

7.6 Evaluates and documents the effectiveness and impact of its continuous process of improvement
<span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**The following artifacts are the primary support for 7.6:**
 * The NCA team will be presenting on this indicator.