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Progress Report

Work on the recommendations and action steps contained in the Curriculum Management Audit has begun. Each quarter the Board of Education will receive progress reports as we work through the audit recommendations. This portion of the Curriculum Management Audit Resource Center is dedicated to sharing with our key stakeholders the current status of our progress.

Summary - April 2008

Action Items Completed	6
Action Items in Progress	30
Action Items On Deck	9
Total Action Items for Staff	83

Actions Item Completed

Item	Completion Report
A3.5 Add a "searchable by word" feature to the online policy manual.	January 2008
A6.7 Design the budget management process to allow for an acceptable variation (3-5%) to permit stability to achieve the desired results.	January 2008
A8.5 Move the Student Due Process and Policy Officer to the Chief of Staff.	January 2008
A1.1 Implement goals and strategies in plans. Require congruity of policy intent and decision and actions.	January 2008
A5.4 Assign responsibility for developing and implementing student and program assessment to the E&R department.	April 2008
A5.3 Establish E&R as a clearinghouse for all assessments and evaluations.	April 2008

Action Steps Underway

Item	Estimated Completion
A1.11 Review 3 years of information regarding total resources to each school to determine inequities	July 2008
A4.1 Assist the board in the development of the policy. (a comprehensive district curriculum management policy OR 9 board policies)	July 2008
G4.1 Direct the superintendent to design a comprehensive district management plan. (Administration)	October 2008
G4.4 Establish through policy direction that curriculum and assessment are system-wide decisions. Instructional method, supplementary resource selection and strategies are school-based decisions. (Administration)	July 2008
A4.3 Establish system-wide understanding that curriculum and assessment decisions are central decisions. Clarify what decisions are site-based and teacher-based	July 2008
A4.8 Undertake an analysis and revision of the current website collection of resources.	July 2008
A4.9 Establish a common, more accurate vocabulary as it pertains to curriculum guidance.	July 2008
G3.3 Revise Board Policy 3040 - Site-based Management	April 2009
G5.2 Direct the superintendent to develop comprehensive assessment and program planning. (Administration)	July 2008
G5.3 Adopt a policy for a framework for policy evaluation - cost benefit analysis. (Administration)	April 2008
A5.1 Assist the board in the development of the policies. Submit draft policies to the board.	January 2009
A5.2 Write administrative regulations.	October 2009
A5.7 Expect all program evaluations to have a cost/benefit analysis and recommendations for continuation or elimination.	April 2010
A1.8 Monitor placements in special programs.	October 2008
G8.1 Revise and expand Policy 2201 - Require job descriptions for all employees that contain 5 elements. (Administration)	October 2008
A8.1 Draft for board review and approval: A revision of Board Policy 2201. A new board policy that addresses span of control for area superintendents.	October 2008
A7.6 Update all job descriptions to include professional development responsibilities.	July 2010
A7.7 Update all supervisory job descriptions to include monitoring responsibilities for implementation of the written curriculum.	July 2010
A5.8 Establish clear expectations for administrators and teachers.	April 2009
A3.7 Hold all employees responsible for the implementation of all board policies and regulations through performance evaluations.	April 2009
A.6.2 Until G.6.1, work in harmony with the County Commission to revisit and revise MGT recommendation 7-25.	July 2008
A6.3 Until G6.1, work in harmony with the County Commission to formulate a plan to generate the revenue to maintain buildings and meet capital outlay needs.	January 2009
G1.6 Direct Superintendent to develop strategies to help students experience success.	April 2008
A1.7 Develop strategies to reduce high school failure/dropout rate.	July 2010
G6.4 Direct the superintendent to prepare a new policy and job descriptions for overall direction for budgeting using criteria noted.	October 2008
A6.4 Draft and propose the policy (G6.4) and revise related job descriptions.	October 2008
A5.9 Monitor the implementation of board policies and regulations.	October 2011
A3.1 Assist board in development/revision of board policies.	April 2011
A4.6 Address the problems of internal consistency and cognitive complexity in guides and current resources.	April 2009
A4.7 Include local objectives to clarify and provide additional specificity to NC SCoS objectives.	April 2009

Action Items on Deck

Item	Planned Start
G.2.1 Develop a clear, concise, comprehensive policy framework (Administration) Adjusted resources Plans connected to system priorities All initiatives - evaluated	April 2008
A4.10 Continue to focus staff development on the implementation of the curriculum.	April 2008
A5.6 Establish and require a short-term and long-term training program and administrators and teachers on data.	April 2008
G5.5 Support the superintendent to provide data dissemination and analysis assistance.	April 2008
G5.4 Support the superintendent to train all instructional staff in the use of data.	April 2008
A5.5 Conduct an evaluation of all existing programs.	April 2008
A1.6 Develop K-12 articulated magnet program themes. Cost/ benefit analysis of all magnet programs Consider recommendations of 2007 study.	April 2008
G3.4 Direct the superintendent to expand administrative regulations.	April 2008
A3.2 Expand the development of administrative regulations.	April 2008