Implementation of the ICU Program
Goal: To effectively implement a new grading policy, analyze its effect on the drop out rate, student apathy, teacher apathy, and results on standardized testing.
Action Steps(s)	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Administer pre-implementation program survey of teachers and students	Amanda Townley; advisory teachers of 9th and 10th grade students	Sept 2011	Survey Monkey (for teachers and students once students receive laptops);	Analyze surveys for teacher/student opinions and attitudes toward grading policy of GHS, toward grades and toward new grading policy
Create a blog for teachers to share their experiences in the classroom while using the ICU program	Amanda Townley; teachers	Sept. 2011 – May 2012 Teachers will be able to post as often as they like and will be encouraged to join in on discussions	Laptops and blog address.	Check blog for comments and actively participate in discussions.
Obtain dropout information report.	Amanda Townley; Nancy Dunlap & Maria Iltis.	September 2011	Spreadsheet; drop out report	Analyze the drop out history of GHS. Look at truancy cases, credit recovery efforts, etc.
Construct a parent letter/newspaper article explaining the new grading policy	Amanda Townley; Robert Loomis; Red Team	September 2011	Letter to be mailed out to 9th and 10th grade parents	Evaluate how parents perceive the program, answer questions that arise
Survey teachers and students each 6 weeks to gather data on motivation level of students	Amanda Townley; advisory teachers of 9th and 10th grade students	October 2011 – May 2012	Survey Monkey	Evaluate surveys, looking for increased trends in student motivation to complete assignments, affect that ICU program has had timeliness of completing assignments as well as overall student learning and performance.
Meet with core teachers regularly to evaluate progress of implementation and to support teachers during implementation	Amanda Townley; core teachers for 9th and 10th graders	October 2011-May 2012  (department meeting one core each month)	Field Notes,  student work products/ projects,	Discuss progress/concerns and develop ideas for improved implementation What is working? What is not? What changes need to be made?
Evaluate Benchmark Test Data from Eduphoria	Amanda Townley, Tracy Pippins, Robert Loomis, Ashley Stewart	January/ February 2012-May 2012	Eduphoria	Compare trends in student progress before and during implementation of grading policy
Evaluate TAKS/ EOC test scores in light of  previous TAKS scores	Amanda Townley; Red Team; Robert Loomis	May/June 2012	Eduphoria,	Compare TAKS (10th) and EOC (9th) data to previous TAKS data as well as to Benchmark data; look for improvement/mastery in SE gaps from previous years.
Evaluate student feeling opinions that are actively participating in the program—those having to go through ICU	Amanda Townley	Before school ICU or After School ICU Jan 2012-May 2012	Interview students	Evaluate the interviews for evidence of changes in student apathy, climate of the school and an understanding of ICU program. Evaluate the effects of the program on student performance in class.
Administer end of year survey to students/ teachers	Amanda Townley	May 2012	Survey Monkey;	Compare end of year surveys to the pre-implementation surveys.
Meet with stakeholders to discuss results, evaluate effectiveness of ICU, and determine strategies to improve the program	Amanda Townley, Red Team and 9th and 10th grade core teachers	June 2012	Data gathered throughout school year	Analyze results—looking at performance, credit recovery, SWAS, drop out rate/ graduation rate; construct plan to create a more effective program for next year.