Alma L. Rankin

This document outlines the Jefferson County School District's strategic approach to curriculum adoption and instructional improvement. It identifies six core instructional aspirations, defines High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM), details a structured nine-step curriculum adoption process, and specifies key instructional shifts in both Math and ELA. The plan aims to enhance educational outcomes by ensuring students access grade-level content, address learning gaps, receive effective feedback, and take ownership of their learning through the implementation of high-quality, board-approved curricula.

This Instructional Management Plan outlines the Jefferson County School District's activities and strategies to achieve instructional success, aligning with state and federal accountability models. It is driven by a mission to prepare students for higher learning and careers, and a vision to be a premier educational institution. The plan focuses on key goals such as improving accountability ratings, cultivating a collaborative culture, recruiting and retaining qualified staff, enhancing parental and community engagement, and ensuring financial stability. It encompasses curriculum alignment, instructional resources, professional learning, assessment, academic and behavioral interventions, dropout prevention, and stakeholder involvement, all aimed at continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This document outlines the Jefferson County School District's Instructional Management Plan for the 2023-2024 academic year, focusing on achieving instructional success aligned with state and federal accountability models. Key priorities include attaining a C rating or higher, fostering a supportive and collaborative culture, ensuring the recruitment and retention of highly qualified staff, increasing parental and community engagement, and maintaining financial stability. The plan emphasizes rigorous curriculum aligned with Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards, effective assessment, multi-tiered systems of support for academic and behavioral interventions, continuous professional learning, and active stakeholder involvement to produce college and career-ready lifelong learners.

This Remote Learning Plan outlines the Jefferson County School District's approach to online learning for the 2019-2020 academic year, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan serves as a blueprint to ensure high-quality digital learning experiences and prepare students for higher learning and careers. Key goals include achieving a 'C' rating or higher on the state's accountability model, fostering a collaborative and supportive culture, recruiting and retaining highly qualified staff, increasing parental and community engagement, and ensuring efficient resource utilization and financial stability. The document provides guidance for supporting home learning activities for students, parents, and teachers.

The Jefferson County School District's 2021-2022 Dropout Prevention Plan is a roadmap designed to improve student outcomes by focusing on reducing dropout and truancy rates, and increasing the graduation rate to 90% by 2024. The plan outlines specific strategies, including reducing retention rates in kindergarten through second grade, providing targeted assistance to IEP subgroups for graduation requirements, implementing recovery initiatives for students aged 17-21 who have dropped out, and facilitating effective transitions for students returning from juvenile detention centers. The district's vision is to foster an educational environment that prepares all students to be college and career ready, ensuring academic excellence and a supportive culture.