1. Welcome To
Firestone High School
“Success is Our Tradition”
Campus For:
Academic Excellence
Magnet Programs:
International Baccalaureate and
Visual & Performing Arts

2. Using our SIP Plan and HSTW
to increase student achievement.
Educational Leader: LaVonne Humphrey
The SIP Committee and the HSTW Contact,
Christopher Pashke

3. Firestone SIP Items To Be
Addressed in 2002-2005
 Freshmen Retention
 Identifying “At Risk Students”
 Four Major Subject Breakdown
 Grade Summaries
 Ethnicity and Gender Breakdowns
 Minority Achievement

4. Use of Access and School Information
System Programs for Data
 Identified Failure Students
 Identified Possible Retained Students
 Meetings with Parents and Students
 Print outs for Staff
 Print outs for Administration
 Identify Restart Students for Math and English

5. New Programs
 CBI
 Informational Technology
 Pre-Engineering
 Intervention Program
 Colleague Planning
 Firestone Educational
Strategy

6. High Schools That Work
Key Practices
1. High Expectations
Firestone has always held high expectations.
2. Challenging Career & Technical Studies
Focus 2003-2004 (IT, PLTW)
3. Challenging Academic Studies
(IB Program and AP Program)
4. Challenging Program of Study with an
Academic Core or Major
5. Work-Based Learning
(CBI, CBE, ME, IT, PLTW)

7. High Schools That Work
Key Practices
6. Teachers Working Together
Focus 2004-2005 (Colleague Planning) and Litchfield In-services
7. Students Actively Engaged
8. Strong Guidance and Advisement System
Focus 2003-2004 (Mentoring Program) and New Advisor/Advisee
9. Extra Help
Focus 2003-2005 (Lunch, Before and After School Intervention)
10. Keeping Score
Focus 2003-2005
(Data and Knowledge Driven Decisions)

8. Curriculum and Instruction
 International Baccalaureate, Advanced
Placement, Honors Programs
 Classroom Bell Work
 Carnegie and Plato Learning Systems
 ACT/SAT Prep Course
 CBI, IT, PLTW Programs

9. Curriculum and Instruction
 Lunch Time Intervention
 OPT and Class work Tutoring
 Senior Term Papers
 Oral Presentations and Research
Projects Across the Curriculum
 Senior Portfolio
 School Notes

10. Curriculum and Instruction
 Short Answer and Extended Response
 Site Based Employment
 Special Education
 Standard Subject Vocabulary
 Summer Reading Program
 Computer Learning Center

11. Curriculum and Instruction
 Summer Reading Assessment
 Syllabi
 Traditional Algebra
 WIA
 Writing Rubric
 Smart Boards

12. Evaluation
 Nine Weeks Assessments
 Attendance
 District Report Card
 Firestone Report Card
 Freshmen Retention Rate
 Individual Teacher
Breakdowns

13. Evaluation
 OPT/OGT
 OGT Item Analysis
 HSTW Assessment
 Peer Coaching
 Firestone Access Data Program
 School Notes
 Progress Report Pick-Up

14. Guidance and Public
Information
 After School, Before School and
Lunch Intervention
 Freshmen Mentoring
 Freshmen Orientation and
Falcon Friend’s Orientation
 ISS Tutoring
 JOG

15. Guidance and Public
Information
 Open House and Other Community
Events
 Peer Mediation
 Handbook Analysis
 Daily Planners
 Visits to and Meetings
with Middle School

16. Staff Development
 Curriculum Conventions
 HSTW National Conventions
 HSTW Staff Survey
 Literacy Across the Curriculum
 Numeracy Across the Curriculum
 School Notes
 Smart Boards

17. Staff Development
 Standards and Assessments
 Standards In-service
 Short Answer and Extended Response
In-service
 Turn It In
 Website
 Bell Work

18. Continued Support Needed
 Professional Development time during the
regular work day
 Staff Development
 Travel for staff to learn new instructional
strategies and new practices
 Support of HSTW Activities
 Funding for Technological Improvements
 Limit Staff Reduction