JOLIET TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOLS
JOLIET, ILLINOIS
The campuses have developed a School Improvement Plan to meet the
standards of the Illinois State Board of Education and North Central
Association. They are as follows:
West Campus
As expressed in our mission statement, Joliet West is committed
to providing a safe environment and to establishing a strong foundation
for life-long learning by challenging and guiding all students to
fulfill their academic, physical, and personal potential, preparing
them to be productive citizens of a changing society. During
this school year, the administration, faculty and staff have engaged
in a variety of activities and programs to accomplish that goal.
To provide students with an academically challenging environment,
the Joliet West faculty participated in several professional development
activities to develop a problem-solving rubric. Faculty incorporated
the problem-solving rubric into the various content areas to promote
critical thinking in the classroom. Joliet West continues
to address the development of reading skills through the Schoolwide
Reading program and explores strategies needed to promote writing
across the curriculum. Additionally, students, staff, and
parents of the Joliet West community will continue to develop, plan,
and implement activities that focus on completion of our North Central
target areas:
- Communication Skills
- Technology
In addition to the North Central target areas, the School Improvement
Plan for 2002-2003 will align with the new district Strategic Plan
and will include these areas of focus:
Communicate assessment data to staff, identify areas of weakness,
and develop strategies to improve student performance;
- Establish an active parent/community group to promote respect
and responsibility in the school;
- Integrate character education into the school curriculum;
- Develop a teacher recruitment plan;
- Continue to integrate and expand diversity education; and
- Improve writing across the curriculum.
In accordance with the School Improvement Plan, and in conjunction
with the district Curriculum Coordinating Council and Subject Area
Committees, the West school community continues to strive toward
the goal that all students meet or exceed the Illinois State Standards.
Joliet West utilized the EXPLORE, PLAN, and ACT test to assess student
progress and will continue to use those instruments, along with
the state mandated Prairie State Achievement Examination.
Students at Joliet West consistently perform well in academic
assessments. In May of 2002, seventy-three students participated
in Advanced Placement examinations. Of those seventy-three,
fifty-one took multiple examinations. West Campus also offers
a training program to prepare students for the ACT. West students
performed at a level consistent to national averages with twenty-one
students scoring an average of 30 or above on the April 2002 test.
Mrs. Cheryl McCarthy, Principal West
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