Title II-A Accountability Improvement Plan

LEA: __Rhea County Dept. of Ed._____________________

Instructions: Complete and submit to your NCLB Consultant only the sections

for which the LEA was identified as II-A Improvement for SY 2008-09 (based on prior year data).

HQPD Requirement: Increase in Instructional Personnel Receiving High Quality Professional Development (HQPD)

% of instructional personnel receiving high quality professional development:

_50.4___ 2002-03 Baseline __82.5__ Average of 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08

Strategies and Actions Taken or that Will be Taken to Achieve an Increase in Instructional Personnel Receiving HQPD

(Add as many rows as necessary.)

Reasons for SY 2008-09 Status (based on prior year data)

Strategies and Action Step(s)

Timeframe

Documentation

Response Rate Requirement: 30% or More of Instructional Personnel Respond to the Professional Development (PD) Survey

_92.8____% of instructional personnel responding to the Professional Development Survey during 2007-08

Strategies and Actions Taken or that Will be Taken to Achieve a 30% Response Rate on the PD Survey (Add as many rows as necessary.)

Reasons for SY 2008-09 Status (based on prior year data)

Strategies and Action Step(s)

Timeframe

Documentation

HQ Teacher Requirement: 100% of Core Academic Courses Taught by HQ teachers

_96.9__ % of core academic classes taught by HQ teachers during SY 2007-08

(based on August 29, 2008 Snapshot).

Subsequent Progress: ____ Check this box if the LEA subsequently achieved the 100% benchmark.

Strategies and Actions Taken or that Will be Taken to Achieve the 100% HQ Teachers Benchmark (Add as many rows as necessary.)

Reasons for SY 2008-09 Status (based on prior year data)	Strategies and Action Step(s)	Timeframe	Documentation
Inaccurate data was provided to the state through EIS. Teachers who did not meet HQ requirements were assigned to core academic subjects.	Strategies for HQ Teachers Ensure Accurate Data in EIS and on the Preliminary Report. Assign Core courses to HQ teachers. Action Steps for HQ Teachers Insure that class assignments are accurate in EIS and the Preliminary Report. Insure that special courses with core subjects in the title are assigned to teachers HQ in the core subject. Reimburse teachers for graduate course tuition or for PRAXIS test fees to help teachers attain HQ status Include in the Principals’ Fall Training: information on class assignments, completing the preliminary report and Title II –A Accountability Develop Individual Action Plans for teachers to achieve HQ status.	08-09 08-09 08-09 08-09 08-09 08-09 08-09	HQ website Principals’ Training Agenda