About the CGUHS Leadership Team

Casa Grande, Arizona
The CGUHS Leadership Team is comprised of parents, classified and certified staff, an administrator, and a student. We were brought together to take a look at the varied reasons our school is not functioning to our full potential as measured by the Arizona Department of Education's Standards and Rubrics for School Improvement. We see our role as the conduit between the ADE and our school community to facilitate the development, implementation, and monitoring of our plans for improvement. We are in the process of developing a collaborative nature within our school community so our efforts can begin to flow and help us make the suggested adjustments to benefit our student population.

Monday, June 15, 2009

We are gearing up for the 2009-2010 school year.

Summer time at Casa Grande Union High School is a time for us to reflect on the school year and plan for the upcoming opportunities to impact student growth and achievement. We have recently received the AIMS data and sent that out to parents and guardians and are analyzing this information as a district and school to determine our areas of greatest need to for improvement.

We have two sessions of summer school offered this summer as a means for students who have struggled with success to retake courses they did not pass the first time. We have many students taking advantage of this opportunity to prepare themselves to high school success.

Our leadership team has met and shared their plans for next year to include a focus on providing parent forums during which we can provide information to parents as well as take in feedback provided us from our school community. Parents on the leadership team have sought out topic ideas from other parents and will publicize the dates, locations, and times for these upcoming parent forums... all promising to be very informative and useful.

Our teachers will start off the school year with a focus on formative assessment. This will provide us with information about what concepts students are struggling in on a more frequent basis. Collecting this information should help inform the instructional practices so we can address student needs before they get out of hand.

We are working to reshape our tutoring provisions so we can pinpoint specific needs students have and bring back the concept of peer tutoring that we have lost along the way. There are some very committed teachers who are planning for student success with innovative ideas that we are currently working into a finalized form for the upcoming school year.

Planning is the task we undertake each summer. We have great opportunities for growth and work diligently to maximize our summer time to plan for student success. All ideas and suggestions are welcome during this time of planning (and any time in general) as sometimes the outside in viewpoint provides insights we cannot see when in the center of the organization.

Casa Grande Union High School is committed to "Opening a World of Possibilities" for all of our students.
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