UHS Schools Strategic Plan 2007-2009

“WE NEED TO LEARN TO SET OUR COURSE
BY THE STARS, NOT BY THE LIGHT OF EVERY
PASSING SHIP”

We are in the midst of implementing our Strategic Plan for UHS Schools for the academic school year of 2008-2009. In August 2007 we developed our original two year strategic plan with the assistance of regional leadership staff, parents, teachers, students, and district feedback. With the input of all our stakeholders, our strategic plan was created identifying goals and objectives to achieve our mission. We are now entering the second year of our strategic plan and have narrowed our focus this year to 10 key priorities of our revised annual plan.

This year 10 critical issues were identified by the stakeholders as significant challenges or opportunities that must be addressed if student outcomes at UHS Schools are to improve. A strategic initiative was designed to specifically address each critical issue in an effort to improve the school and career success of students. Action plans were then developed with specific objectives, action steps and assignment of responsibility for implementing each strategic initiative. These are the results:

STUDENT PROGRAMS:

Annual Objective: Eliminate the use of prone restraints.

Action Plan: Increase the percentage of staff trained in the use of ProACT supine restraint to 100%.

Annual Objective: Implement a training program regarding student supervision.

Action Plan: Develop a competency based training to teach staff in the areas of Student Supervision Policy and state expectations on student supervision.

Provide Student Supervision Training to 100% of campus site teams.

Campus site teams to provide UHS Student Supervision Training to 80% of their campus staff as part of minimum day trainings and/or all staff training days.

Following site student supervision training, 25% of all Incident Report involving elopements (equal to or greater than 10 min) will be audited with written feedback to be provided to site clinical staff.



BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:

Annual Objective: Develop Autism Model Classroom trainings and implement across all campuses.

Action Plan: Develop training modules for best practices procedures including: aba basics, data collection, discrete trial training, small group instruction, visual schedules and PECs for staff working in classrooms diagnosed with ASD or at risk of ASD.

Develop competency based tests for each training module.

Develop a schedule for appropriate sites of training modules.(Victorville, Riverside, Carmichael, and Grand Terrace)

Develop and implement integrity checklists to demonstrate staff competency in training modules at 4 sites.

Implement training modules for best practice trainings (listed above) for staff working in classrooms for students diagnosed with ASD or at risk of ASD.

Annual Objective: UHS Schools will continue to improve its contacts and relationships with Local Education Agencies.

Action Plan: Schedule the NEEDS ASSESSMENT visits per campus and participate in needs assessments annually with all districts sending 10 or more students per year.

Develop measurable objectives for conducting Local Education Agency Outreach (LEA Outreach). This includes trainings and conducting Back to School Nights at each of the school sites.

CURRICULUM and INSTRUCTION:

Annual Objective: Increase competency on teaching strategies for remedial curriculum.

Action Plan: Train 75% of staff on Direct Instruction procedures: placement tests, signaling, correction procedures, and increasing choral responding.

` By January 2009, 80% of all certificated staff will be able to pass (with a score of 80%) a written competency measure on Direct Instruction procedures.

By August 2008, Behavior and Education Department will have designated 4 Direct Instruction “coaches” region-wide to train for the 08-09 school year. Coaches will attend at least 3 internal training on Direct Instruction.

By December 2008, 75% of staff serving SH students will be able to demonstrate teaching strategies for TouchMath, e.g. touch points, adding by counting up, subtraction by counting down, and touch points on coins and pass a written competency test with a score of 80%.

75% of staff serving Severely Handicapped (SH) students will be able to demonstrate Picture Exchange Communication Strategy (PECS) strategy.

Annual Objective: Implement standardized CBM testing on 80% of the students on scheduled basis and provides written reports to districts, IEP teams, and senior leadership team.

Action Plan: By October 31, 2008, 80% of all teachers will be able to deliver AIMSweb CBM and log 80% of student data onto the AIMSweb database an print an individual and classroom report.

Develop AIMSweb testing calendar for math, spelling, and reading so that sites can coordinate testing with other activities and submit first benchmark tests by October 31, 2008.

By November 30, 2008, the Director of Curriculum and Instruction will submit a regional AIMSweb report to senior leadership team.

Annual Objective: Increase the number of students enrolled and placed in workability.

Action Plan: Increase the number of subsidized employment placements so that at least 25% of eligible students are "placed".

Provide each teacher with a calendar of events, new student portfolios, and 8 activities by month (Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, March, April, May) that meet the guidelines for one of array of services.

EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Annual Objective: UHS Schools will comply with all applicable external/internal laws, regulations, and requirements.

Action Plan: UHS Schools will comply with all CAL-OSHA requirements through the development of a campus wide safety team chaired by the campus Principal.

Implement a standardized process and form for tracking status of intern teachers (Intern Evaluation).

Develop and implement annually OSHA CLASSROOM STANDARDS CHECKLIST to identify and remedy safety environmental engineering of challenging behaviors and aesthetic needs.

Each school site is to carry out/document monthly fire drills, quarterly duck-and-cover drills, and address safety issues on the vans at least 2 times per year.

Each school site is to identify Safety Officer who will conduct/document daily safety checklist.

Each school site is to implement the Internal Quality Standards Guideline at a cumulative score goal of 50%.

Each site is responsible for identifying and submitting business license and fire marshal license correspondence to Educational Accountability and Accounts Payable in a timely fashion (within 3 business days).

Principals will be responsible for reviewing and monitoring the Master Contract Grid to ensure compliance.

Annual Objective: Fade provision of DIS Services.

Action Plan: Develop DIS fading plan (Speech, OT, 1:1 Aides) for all campuses in order to reduce provision of services by 15%.


HUMAN RESOURCES:

Annual Objective: UHS Schools will develop and implement an aide testing system to manage and document that all Para Educator Staff are No Child Left Behind (NCLB) compliant.

Action Plan: Implement proficiency testing for educational assistants to ensure compliance with NCLB.



As you can see, we have several objectives and action plans that we are excited to implement this year. This will in turn increase the quality of education that your students will receive. We look forward to serving all of the students in the upcoming year!


Betti Colucci
Regional Vice President

UHS SCHOOLS
Mission

UHS Schools mission is to meet the educational and behavioral needs of our students in the least restrictive environment. Through our multifaceted program all students and staff at UHS Schools are treated with dignity, and respect. Our dedicated and professional staff teach to make a difference in our students lives.



UHS SCHOOLS
Vision Statement

Simply stated, our vision is…

“UHS Schools provide quality behavioral and educational services. The schools incorporate intensive behavioral services, individualized education plans, and designated instructional services as indicated on the student’s individual education plan.”

UHS Schools is a diverse group of people joined together to form a national company dedicated to enrich the lives of students with special needs. Each UHS School is different, with its own unique personality, approach, style, and high quality programs.