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DCHS MissionDCHS will produce College and Career Ready graduates, prepared for the 21st Century global economy, by being student-invested and community-connected. | DCHS Strategic PlanTo better fulfill our mission at Decatur Central High school of preparing students for their post-secondary options, we want to target our energies on those high impact areas that will most benefit them in the 21st Century economy. Providing adequate skill development, exposure to a rigorous curriculum, access to a rich, expansive digital toolkit, chances to take college-level coursework, and fostering strong, healthy relationships-these are the types of opportunities we want to provide every student. | Yearly Academic GoalSTUDENTS: By May our students will show growth in vocabulary and reading comprehension as evidenced by ILT-created measurement tools. TEACHERS: Teachers will deliberately plan for and implement vocabulary, reading comprehension, and academic conversation protocols. Highly effective teachers implement these best practices on a daily basis. |
DCHS Mission
DCHS will produce College and Career Ready graduates, prepared for the 21st Century global economy, by being student-invested and community-connected.
DCHS Strategic Plan
To better fulfill our mission at Decatur Central High school of preparing students for their post-secondary options, we want to target our energies on those high impact areas that will most benefit them in the 21st Century economy. Providing adequate skill development, exposure to a rigorous curriculum, access to a rich, expansive digital toolkit, chances to take college-level coursework, and fostering strong, healthy relationships-these are the types of opportunities we want to provide every student.
Yearly Academic Goal
STUDENTS:
By May our students will show growth in vocabulary and reading comprehension as evidenced by ILT-created measurement tools.
TEACHERS:
Teachers will deliberately plan for and implement vocabulary, reading comprehension, and academic conversation protocols. Highly effective teachers implement these best practices on a daily basis.
A Specific Way To Overcome DCHS's Instructional Problem of Practice
After spending time looking at both qualitative and quantitative data, The Instructional Leadership Team has identified the lack of frequent, quality academic conversations as a significant roadblock to our student's success.
DCHS PROBLEM of INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE:
The lack of frequent, quality academic conversations is a roadblock for DCHS student achievement.
We as a team are working to research, model, and provide examples of conversation protocols and strategies. You will be exposed to these strategies in various ways over the course of the year. Some will be presented to you during a coaching session with a Mentor or Lead Teacher. Our Lead Teachers are working to model a conversation strategy with each PD/PLC session. In addition, the Quarterly HAWK TALK Newsletter will highlight one specific strategy.
How have we been continuing on with a “Growth Mindset”?
Take a look at all the “Lunch and Learn” sessions we have held this year! If you want to know more about each session, click on the link provided!
Newsela Pro (August 28)--> Newsela Notes
Canvas Support (September 19)-->1) Canvas Support Tools 2)Canva Tips
Renaissance Data (November 8)--> Data Wall
Canvas, Google, and Module Design (February 12)-->Canvas Modules Tips and Tricks
Indy PL (February 22)->Indianapolis Public Library
Google Drive/Pear Deck (February 27)-->1) Getting Started with Pear Deck 2) Pear Deck for Math
Important Dates
March 15-21 Renaissance Testing Window
March 22-31 Spring Break
April 10-17 Renaissance Testing Window
April 18-19 Earth Day Museum
April 23 ISTEP Math Part 2 (Sophs)
April 24 ISTEP ELA Part 2 (Sophs)
May 4 Prom
May 6-17 AP Exams
May 21-23 Final Exams (9-11)
May 23 Graduation
May 24 Teacher Work (half) Day
About DCHS
