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Inman M.S. Parent
Meeting Dec. 17thFuture Direction for
Grady H.S.
Grady Team in attendance
 Ms. Carrie MacBrien – C & J Pathway Leader
 Dr. Shaketha Blankenship – Head Counselor
A little about me…
 Family.
 Education as career later in life.
 5 years as H.S. ELA teacher.
 7.5 years as Middle School Administrator.
 AMS twice named Title I Distinguished School
during tenure as Principal.
 Title 1 Reward School for High Progress in 2013 &
2014.
 CCPS 2013 Principal of the Year.
 Entry plan.
“I think one of the keys to leadership is
recognizing that everybody has gifts and
talents. A good leader will learn how to
harness those gifts toward the same goal.”
- Benjamin Carson
Future Goals for
Grady High
Academic Goals
 Balanced Literacy plan to help address reading, writing,
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& vocabulary shortcomings. Instruction aligned w/
Common Core requiring students to build academic
vocabulary, write constructed responses, etc.
Numeracy Plan including vertical planning to increase
outcomes in Math (all areas).
Use data and align instruction and assessment with
standards to increase achievement in Science, S.S., and
reduce SWD achievement gap.
Focus on “whole child” through Arts, Technology, and
elective options.
Maximize learning/credit recovery options during the day
to increase grad. rate for all students and subgroups
Professional Learning Communities
 Individual success is not enough because “together we
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are Grady.”
Ensuring that all students learn.
Build a culture of collaboration.
Focus on results as measured through formative and
summative data.
PLC’s are based upon the concept that the knowledge is
in the building; if we truly collaborate, we can leverage
that knowledge to improve teaching and learning.
Significant research points to a culture of collaboration
as the single greatest factor in increasing teacher
effectiveness and improving student achievement for all.
Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Goals
 Continue to support and encourage all of the many
programs/teachers/extra-curricular activities that are
working at Grady:
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The Southerner and other outstanding publications.
GNN.
G3 Robotics Club.
Dual Enrollment and “Move on When Ready” options.
Grady Jesters Debate Team.
Numerous Athletic programs.
Theater program, Visual Arts, Orchestra, Band, and Chorus.
Latin Club.
Mock Trial, FBLA, etc.
Could keep going etc., etc.
Pathways/Elective Options
 “Students first” approach to Pathway selection –
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open up additional Pathway options.
Fine Arts Pathway, World Languages Pathway, and
Advanced Academic Content Pathway to be offered.
By providing additional Pathway options, we
increase the likelihood of student
engagement/building hope, which are critical
social/emotional components of academic success.
See link for CCRPI # 9 information.
CCRPI Pathway Guidance.pdf
New Operational Structure
 New Operational Structure by Grade Level rather
than Pathway. 9th Grade Academy, 10th Grade
Academy, 11th Grade Academy, and 12th Grade
Academy.
 New Operational structure would have all “Academy
Leaders” and Counselors work with students from all
backgrounds/Pathways.
 This Operational Structure will help ensure more
equitable outcomes and opportunities toward “one
Grady High School.”
Cluster Planning
 Review data from Cluster Planning community surveys
and Inman/Grady student surveys to gather information
regarding Signature themes and program offerings.
 Work with Cluster feeder schools with an advanced
timeline for parent notification of Pathway options/9th
grade information.
 More frequent parent meetings coordinated with Inman
starting in December regarding 9th grade transition,
potential Pathway and academic options.
 Continued monthly planning w/ Grady cluster Principals
and stakeholders to forge K-12 excellence in the cluster.
Long Term Goals
 Grady as a school that provides positive outcomes
for all students.
 Through Cluster planning, vertical articulation, and
stakeholder involvement, build a K-12 cluster with all
parties working together toward college and career
readiness.
 Grady High School will be the premiere public high
school in the state of Georgia.
Collective Commitment to Student Success
“Healthy school cultures develop a collective
commitment to student success. How do they
accomplish this? They are courageous enough to
recognize the profundity of their personal differences,
but they accept that these differences are not as
important as meeting the educational needs of their
students.”
- Anthony Muhammad
Transition-in Activities
Mark your calendars!
 Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 9:30-11
am: 8th Graders Visit Grady
Vincent D. Murray Auditorium, Grady
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Students invited to attend as part of a visit
coordinated through their middle schools.
 Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 6:30-8
pm: Rising Ninth Grade Night
Vincent D. Murray Auditorium, Grady
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Parents and students invited.
Pathway Selection Timeline
 Thursday, February 26, 2015:
 Inman and APS charter schools distribute pathway
selection forms to 8th graders
 Thursday, March 12, 2015, 4:15 pm:
 Pathway selection forms due to homeroom
teachers/counselor. No forms will be collected after
this date.
Grady STUDENT-LED Campus Tours
 Saturday, 4/18/15, 10-11:30 am
 Tuesday, 4/21/15, 5-6:30 pm
 Saturday, 5/2/15, 10-11:30 am**
**To make a reservation for a tour, please send
an email to [email protected]
or call the College and Career Connections
Center (CCC) at 404-802-3049 between the
hours of 10am-3:45pm