Goose Talks: Launch
Goose Talks Launch
Launch
Once the feedback window closes, a committee will review top concerns and develop a plan to communicate, clarify questions, and determine possible solutions. Then, we will share our action steps on our website, social media, podcast, and more!
Identified Concerns
  • Goal: Implement a process to monitor grades entered by teachers

     

    Responsible Party

    Technology Department and Campus Administrators

     

    Action Steps

    • Educate campuses about reports currently available
    • The technology team will run reports for each campus weekly
      • Reports are run each Monday for the previous week.
      • Principals receive the report showing classes with “no assignments” or “no assignment grades” each week.
    • The technology team is investigating an automated report for the 2023-2024 school year.

     

    Completed Steps

    • Directions on how to run the “section missing assignments and grades” report were sent to principals and directors on November 29, 2022.
    • First campus report sent on December 4, 2022, and a share file stores weekly updates

     

    Additional Resources

     

    Uniform Grading Guidelines

     

    Parent Portal

     

    Parent Portal Guide

  • Goal: Parents, students, and staff will clearly understand bullying and how to report it.

     

    Responsible Party

    Anti-Bullying Committees

     

    Action Steps

    • Utilize the bullying checklist
    • Make reporting QR codes accessible throughout the campus
    • Involve the campus and district anti-bullying committees
    • Create a social media campaign, podcast, and campuses lessons about bullying
    • Revise campus websites to make the “report bullying” button more accessible
    • Continue mandatory “Safe Schools” training with all staff at the beginning of the year and provide support training at GiantCon.
    • Continue to implement the Student Advocacy action plan, which includes a 3-part culturally relevant classrooms training series for all instructional staff.

     

    Completed Steps

    • Reviewed concern with the district anti-bullying committee and developed a campus roll-out plan on November 28, 2022.
    • Updated campus websites so that the “report bullying” link is highly visible in the “campus links” section.
    • Added the bullying checklist to the report bullying form.

     

    Additional Resources

     

    Bullying Checklist

     

    Report Bullying

     

    GC United Against Bullying

  • Goal: Students will be allotted a minimum of 10 minutes to eat breakfast and 20 minutes to eat lunch, counting from the time the student is seated.

     

    Responsible Party

    SHAC (School Health Advisory Council)

     

    Action Steps

    • Campus administrators will establish a routine to ensure all established meal programs and meal times are maintained
    • Campus administrators will monitor student's allotted time to eat lunch
    • The SHAC Committee will observe campuses routinely throughout the year to monitor implementation

     

    Completed Steps

    • Reviewed data from previous campus lunch evaluations at Travis Elementary and Baytown Junior
    • Board approved SHAC goal in place

     

    Additional Resources

     

    SHAC

     

    Nutrition Services

  • Goal: Evaluate what students enjoy eating and make adjustments based on feedback.

     

    Responsible Party

    Nutrition Services

     

    Action Steps

    • Identify sodium/seasoning alternatives
    • Conduct a survey or taste tests to understand which foods students like best
    • Based on what students like or don’t like, make adjustments
    • Food tasting
    • Educate the community on food federally mandated dietary restrictions

     

    Completed Steps

    • Food tasting scheduled for February 17, 2023, with twenty students

     

    Additional Resources

     

    Federally Mandated Restrictions on Calories, Portion Sizes, and Salt

     

    Sodium Standards

     

    Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010

     

    GCCISD Food Services

  • Goal: Daily checks for understanding for a reduction in summative assessments

     

    Responsible Party

    Curriculum and Instruction

     

    Action Steps

    • Review testing timeline
    • Ensure pacing guidelines include time for re-teach
    • Train staff on formative assessments
    • Ensure PLC question 2 addresses CFU’s and clarifies the instructional framework
  • Goal: Improve teacher/student relationships

     

    Responsible Party

    Curriculum and Instruction

     

    Action Steps

    • Training for teachers on how to build appropriate relationships
    • Expand AVID and AVID training across the district
    • Training on culturally relevant classrooms
    • Intentional questions in the interview process

     

    Completed Steps

    • 2 of 3 district-wide culturally relevant classrooms have been completed
    • AVID training offered to all secondary campuses and three elementary schools
    • AVID coordinators continuing training throughout the school year
  • Goal: Strengthen multi-tiered systems of support

     

    Responsible Party

    Special Education

     

    Action Steps

    Train and monitor implementation of the RTI process (response to intervention), specifically tier 2 and 3 supports

    Provide a clear timeline and resources about SPED testing

     

    Additional Resources

     

    GCCISD SPED