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Greenville Technical
Charter High School
Strategic Plan
2014 - 2017
Developed October 2014
Greenville Technical
Charter High School
(GTCHS) students
accept academic
rigor as the main
focus of high school.
GTCHS was the first
charter school in South
Carolina. Founded in
1998, GTCHS provides
a public school
alternative.
GTCHS focuses on success
in education through
academic rigor, technology,
and career planning and
offers GTCHS students the
opportunity to earn college
credit while still in high
school.
GREENVILLE TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IS WHERE THE FUTURE BEGINS!
Greenville Technical
Charter High School
Mission Statement
The school will provide
equitable opportunities for all
students to acquire an education
focused on the linkages among
rigorous academics, technology,
and careers to produce the
graduates who are prepared for
success in the global workforce
of the 21st century.
FOCUS AREA
Instructional
Improvement
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Technology
Enhancement
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Capital
Improvement
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Safe Operational
Facilities
FOCUS AREA
Relationship
Between
GTCHS and GT
INSTRUCTIONAL
IMPROVEMENT
Success
Factors
GOAL: Every student
will
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STRATEGY
STRATEGY
FOCUS AREA
Purchase MAP license
with teacher training
STRATEGY
Provide staff
development in best
practices
Mission
Provide after-school
tutoring for students
needing remediation
STRATEGY
Utilize predictive data to
inform instruction and
intervention
STRATEGY
Recruit and retain
qualified staff
STRATEGY
Benchmark against
the competition
FOCUS AREA
INSTRUCTIONAL
IMPROVEMENT
STRATEGY
Provide critical feedback
to students and parents
STRATEGY
Educate prospective
parents of opportunities
offered and the rigor
involved at GTCHS
Success
Factors
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will
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Mission
STRATEGY
Incorporate a positive
behavior system for
effective teacher
interaction
STRATEGY
Require accepted
freshmen to attend an
interview to determine
final commitment
STRATEGY
Work collaboratively
with community
partners to generate
funding for scholarships
STRATEGY
Align the core studies
with GT to leverage
common teaching needs
FOCUS AREA
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
STRATEGY
Develop a marketing
plan to determine most
effective ways to solicit
funds
STRATEGY
Involve key community
and business leaders to
ensure support
GOAL: The GTCHS community
(students, parents, staff, and alumni)
will raise funds to support
Successthe
Factors
following capital improvement needs:
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•Covered walkway from the breezeway to the street
STRATEGY
STRATEGY
Develop and implement
a 3-year budget plan
Structure budget to
protect funds from
Charter loss
STRATEGY
Create structures for
ongoing engagement of
community
stakeholders
STRATEGY
Collaborate with GT to
develop architectural
and engineering plans
for facilities
FOCUS AREA
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
STRATEGY
Reconsider the role of
GTCHS Endowment
Board to assist in fundraising efforts
GOAL: The GTCHS community
(students, parents, staff, and alumni)
will raise funds to support
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Factors
following capital improvement needs:
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•Covered walkway from the breezeway to the street
STRATEGY
Enlist cooperation and
support of GT Board
STRATEGY
Contract a grant writer
as needed to assist in
securing funding
FOCUS AREA
SAFE
OPERATIONAL
FACILITIES
GOAL: The GTCHS staff will
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school
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positive character development.
STRATEGY
Develop and evaluate
school policies, ensuring
each student is wellknown by one adult
advocate
STRATEGY
Implement programs
which promote positive
character
development
STRATEGY
Collaborate with GT in
designing and
implementing a safety
plan
STRATEGY
Develop a
comprehensive system
of proactive student
supports and
interventions
STRATEGY
Evaluate school security
as measured by a
composite score from
data sources
STRATEGY
Develop a process to
enable notification
through email/text alerts
in emergencies
FOCUS AREA
SAFE
OPERATIONAL
FACILITIES
STRATEGY
Provide visitor parking
spaces in close proximity
to the main GTCHS
entrance
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STRATEGY
Install safety barriers to
secure classrooms
FOCUS AREA
TECHNOLOGY
ENHANCEMENT
STRATEGY
Create a technology and
integration evolution
plan
Success Factors
GOAL: The GTCHS community
will use
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communication skills.
STRATEGY
Ensure technology
resources support the
operation of online
formative assessments
STRATEGY
Connect globally with
students, enhancing
instruction through
academic partnerships
STRATEGY
Acquire iPads for all
students and teachers
FOCUS AREA
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN GT
AND GTCHS
STRATEGY
Increase the number of
opportunities for GTCHS
students to attend GT
and receive college
course credit
GOAL: Establish a communication
plan
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STRATEGY
Negotiate a cost per
course tuition for
qualifying students
STRATEGY
Implement marketing
strategies, emphasizing
the worth of GTCHS on
the GT campus
STRATEGY
Meet regularly with GT
officials to review the
number and
performance of students
FOCUS AREA
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN GT
AND GTCHS
STRATEGY
Establish a GTCHS alumni
award that highlights a
GT graduate
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STRATEGY
Develop an annual
operational agreement
with GT
STRATEGY
Integrate GTCHS
Strategic Plan with the
GT Strategic Plan
When we work
together and
implement
this plan, we
will increase
student
learning.
We will ensure
all GTCHS
students
graduate
prepared to
reach their full
potential and
contribute to
our society.
GCTHS
Board and
Staff
Commitment
OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THE BEST!
Our
expectations
for our
students,
school, and
community
should be
high. We will
settle for
nothing less.