Needs+Analysis+02KF

=Section 1 - Need Analysis Report=

Executive Summary:
Organization:

South Western High School Mathematics Department- 11 Teachers

Mission Statement:

The South Western School District is dedicated to providing a continually improving educational environment, through a cooperative effort with the family and the entire community, in which all students are encouraged and expected to achieve their full potential, to express themselves clearly, to think reflectively, and to interact responsibly in preparation for lifelong personal growth.”

Business Need
Statement of Need:

South Western High School needs an effective 11th grade remediation program for math. Juniors that have scored below proficient on 4sights will be included in the program. The hope is that they will be able to score proficient on the math PSSA's. The ultimate goal is to have 100% of juniors score proficient on the PSSA's, instead of the 60.1% we have now, this program would be one way for that to be possible.

Learning Opportunity
Proposed Solution: The proposed solution would be a program that would remediate the juniors that are going to be taking the PSSA's after their first 4sight scores have come back. Need to also take into account performance tracker to see the grades that they acquired in other math courses.

Expected Benefits

 * Better ratings state wide
 * Climate would be better knowing there is a difference being made
 * Prevent state involvement in our school
 * Help math teachers keep their jobs
 * Reach the federal goal for all school districts in the country
 * 100% success means we are touching every student in a positive way
 * All students would be leaving with the math skills to go on to college with
 * No doors would be closing for poor math skills

Audience Analysis
The target audience is South Western High School's Junior class. Also the math teachers at the high school would be the ones that would be running the program to try and fix problems that might have started back when the students were in elementary and middle school. This scope might stretch out to a large number of teachers.

Project Design
I am proposing setting up a math teacher run program during our 5th period at the end of the day. There are going to be two teachers per group so that all questions are being answered. These groups will meet twice a week in small numbers. We will be able to run twelve different groups with the amount of teachers and computers that we have available in the department. The students will be receiving a pass/fail grade of this class and a 1/4 of a credit. There will be a computer component with this course on Study Island. The students will also be working towards their green cards for Junior release.

Project Success Measures
A success would be an improvement at all of South Western's PSSA scores.

Out of Scope
This is for the Junior class only. The mathematics department at the high school does not have influence on what the students study in the elementary and middle schools.

Estimated Project Costs
Analysis: Teachers would make $10/hr. for their outside time. ($220) Design: Teachers = $10/hr. ($330) Development= Done in morning meetings (no cost) Implementation= Done during 5th period- coverage pay- ($5,000) Evaluation= Done in morning meetings (no cost)

Time line
The program will run from the end of September until April. Each group of students will meet twice a week.

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