Colorado's Unified Improvement Plan for Schools

Tiger Trades Academy UIP 2024-25

      
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  • Priority Performance Challenges
  • Root Cause
  • Major Improvement Strategies
  • Action Steps
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Trend Direction

Executive Summary


Priority Performance Challenges Root Cause Major Improvement Strategies
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  • Students inconstant attendance
  • Systems for Knowledge and Clarity of Standards-Aligned Planning and Instruction
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    Improvement Plan Information


    Additional Information about the school


    Tiger Trades Academy (TTA) is an alternative campus option for students in the East Otero School District. The school is designed to meet the needs of students who have not been successful in the traditional high school setting or may want to pursue skills to directly prepare them for the workforce upon graduation. In this setting, students complete the majority of their core courses through an online platform with the support of face to face teachers and paraprofessionals. Electives consist of classes that prepare students with skills in areas like construction trades, music, art, technology and gaming, and other skill based professions. These electives are hands on with live instructors. Students are also exposed to work experience opportunities outside of the school with local business partners. The 20-21 school year is the first year of existence for TTA and with the pandemic, it is not only responsible for the students in the core TTA program, but also the secondary students who are choosing full time online programming are working through TTA as well. Being in its first year, there is no state testing data, and all local testing data is to be taken in this current year and will become the baseline data. It has been difficult with the current national educational climate with the pandemic to establish some of the norms for the school

    Improvement Plan Information

    The school/district is submitting this improvement plan to satisfy requirements for (check all that apply):


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    Narrative on Data Analysis and Root Cause Identification


    Prior Year Targets

    Provide a summary of your progress in implementing the Major Improvement Strategies and if they had the intended effect on systems, adult actions, and student outcomes (e.g. targets).


    Based on your reflection and evaluation, provide a summary of the adjustments that you will make for this year's plan.

    Current Performance

    Tiger Trades Academy’s graduation rate credit completion rate and drop out rats are all in the Exceeds categories while attendance and truancy are in the approaching categories. Many of these student would not have completed the graduation requirements in a traditional setting. This could be a better indicator than the CMAS tests as this is refection on overall academic growth. The Edgenuity platform provides self-paced teacher led opportunities for students that don’t fit the traditional mold. TTA has been a taste of academic success that many students have not fully experienced in a traditional school setting. This is due to not only the Edgenuity platform but small class sizes and one on one teaching opportunities. This would have been better reflected in the CASAP scores however our ''student opt out rate'' was extremely high.

    The Tiger Trades Academy W.O.R.K. Program continues to improve. Offering students opportunities in the construction and technology education. The W.O.R.K. (Workforce Opportunity Resource Kids) program will focus on real life skills such as customer service, basic plumbing, basic electrical, grounds keeping, custodial/maintenance, bookkeeping, and basic office skills. Students will have access to learning some of these skills at the TTA site and will also have the opportunity to apply the skills within the community and around the other school campuses as needed. Students will be graded on this portion based on a workforce rubric which would include attendance, quality of work, attitude, and overall performance. Upon completion, student will receive appropriate elective credit and a workforce certificate with the signature of the Superintendent. This certificate could be used with employers to show that the student has the basic work skills to function in a working environment.

    Priority Performance Challenge and Associated Root Cause

    Priority Performance Challenge:  a0BPU000005A0S5


    Root Cause: Students inconstant attendance

    Daily Attendance rate for the school year 23-24 was 77.1%

    Root Cause Category: Student engagement systems

    Root Cause: Systems for Knowledge and Clarity of Standards-Aligned Planning and Instruction

    Our school readiness assessment data shows that standards-aligned instruction isn't consistent throughout the school, resulting in teaching and academic tasks not meeting grade-level specific standards. While the Edgenuity Platform aligns lessons and skills with Colorado Standards, teachers are not fully utilizing it effectively. Addressing this issue will allow us to strengthen instructional rigor.

    Root Cause Category: Instruction

    Action and Progress Monitoring Plans

    Major Improvement Strategy and Action Plan

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    Students inconstant attendance Impovement

    Describe the research/evidence base supporting the strategy:

    		Attendance in alternative education settings in Colorado is vital for fostering academic success, social-emotional development, and the overall effectiveness of educational programs. Prioritizing attendance can lead to improved outcomes for students and greater community engagement.

    Strategy Category:

    		Continuous Improvement

    Associated Root Causes:

    Implementation Benchmarks Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Benchmark Name Description Start/End/Repeats Key Personnel Status
    Improve Daily Attendance rate to above 80%

    		TTA Administration
    Improve Rigor

    		TTA Administration

    Action Steps Associated with Major Improvement Strategy

    Name Description Start/End Date Resource Key Personnel Status
    a05PU000003UXjB
    		09/02/2024
    05/30/2025     		Administation

    Progress Monitoring: Student Target Setting

    Priority Performance Challenge : a0BPU000005A0S5

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