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What is WASC?
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges. They are the accrediting body that oversees whether schools prepare their graduates for college.

Why is WASC coming to Kennedy?
We were accredited in 2003 and we received three years with a revisit that could give us three more years.

What is the visiting team looking for?
They will look at our Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs) , our Action Plan goals, the five critical areas of concern, and our progress since the last visit

The ESLRs are that Kennedy graduates will be:

Effective Communicators
Effective Thinkers
Effective Team Players
Responsible Individuals
The Action Plan goals are:
Improving student achievement (literacy and math)
Improving counseling services
Improving communication throughout the school community

The Critical Areas of Concern are:

1. The site administration and staff develop support services to help increase the number of students in all subgroups demonstrate proficiency in the state content standards and Expected Schoolwide Learning Results.
2. The site administration ensure staff development is provided for teachers to enhance students' reading and writing skills.
3. The site administration and staff develop and implement a process to examine, analyze, and use disaggregated data to identify modifications needed in the curriculum and the instructional delivery in all curricular areas.
4. The site administration and staff develop and implement plans to actively improve counseling services and outreach, thereby engaging parents and the community to meet the academic and personal needs of all students.
5. The site administration and staff integrate the actions plans and recommendations of II/USP, the WASC self-study, the critical growth areas of the WASC visiting committee, the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results and the Single School Plan for School Achievement into one single plan of action for increasing student achievement. This single plan and formative evaluations must be regularly communicated to all stakeholders.

HOW HAVE WE DONE?

All Students showed growth of 92 points in Academic Performance Index (API) over three years (African American students had three year growth of 106, Hispanic 96, Socioeconomically disadvantaged students had growth of 112).

a) Kennedy High School is no longer an IIUSP school.
b) Advanced Placement enrollment has grown from 382 to 662.
c) Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) has improved in math and English
d) Staff development has addressed improvement of literacy and math skills

Coming Attractions:
Inside the Counseling Office—bulletin coming
Career Exploration—new ways of learning about possible careers]]>