School Info

School Name Nova HS (1281) School Grade (2025 - 2026) A
Title 1 School No School Improvement (SI) No
School of Excellence Yes ESSA School No
RAISE
Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence
No    
SAC Documentation/SAC Upload Center

School Budget Signature Page

School Budget Signature Page

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
Nova-HS-2027-Budget.pdfLara Gutzmore6/1/2026

High Quality Instruction

Early Warning Indicators

Using the data below, describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system.

Academic Initiatives

Intensive Reading:

  • Students who scored below satisfactory on the previous year’s reading test and Below or Below Basic on the MAP Assessment are placed in a Read180 reading class. Read 180 is an interactive intervention program that focuses on building comprehension skills. The Read 180 software provides individualized practice through its adaptive software. The adaptive software assesses students’ particular needs and individualizes learning accordingly.
  • Students who scored below satisfactory on the previous year’s reading test and indicate that they need decoding instruction on the Phonics Inventory are placed in a Read 180 Code 44. Read 180 Code 44 is an interactive intervention program that focuses on phonic skills and decoding.
Foundational Math Skills:
  • Teachers of Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry or Math support courses will use Savvas Realize Topic Readiness Assessment resources to identify learning gaps and provide targeted intervention for the students in Algebra 1, 2 and Geometry. This assessment helps teachers determine students’ understanding of prerequisite concepts and skills before beginning a topic. The auto-scored online assessment includes a variety of technology-enhanced item types.
  • Students in Foundation level math classes will utilize ALEKS which is an AI-powered partner in personalized learning, built to help every student succeed. Using Knowledge Space Theory, ALEKS pinpoints what each student knows and automatically creates a tailored learning path with no manual assignments needed.
  • Students who scored level 1 on the previous year’s math test will utilize Math 180 foundational math skills class. Math 180 is an interactive intervention program that focuses on evidence-based instruction and assessments to propel students to grade-level proficiency. Math 180 provides individualized practice through its adaptive software that assesses students’ particular needs and individualizes learning accordingly.
  • Albert io: Standards aligned student practice that scaffolds by conceptual complexity and supports integrated progression. Used to remediate 11th and 12th grade students who have not shown proficiency in the reading or math test graduation requirement.


Extended Learning Opportunities:
  • Titan Care: Additional instruction for students needing support via a pullout program during study hall. Digital resources and direct teacher instruction will be used to remediate, maintain, and/or enrich students on ELA, Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, and/or U.S History standards.
  • After-school Tutoring: After-school tutoring in mathematics is available for one hour, three times per week. The program is both teacher and peer lead.
Titan Think Tank: Schoolwide initiative to promote vocabulary enhancement and mathematics skills via in-class assignments and quizzes. The program consists of the Word of the Day activities during the first three periods of the day and the Critical Thinking Problem during the last period of the day.

School Counseling Initiatives
  • Grade level school counselors meet with underperforming students and design an action plan to ensure progress towards graduation.
  • Conferences are scheduled to provide parents and students with pathways to success.
  • Virtual and In-Person Parent Universities are provided to inform parents on how to become partners in their child’s education. Parent surveys administered to illicit topics to cover.
  • Student Success Skills groups are implemented annually for recommended students to foster academic, social, and emotional growth.
  • Community resources are provided to parents and students including the Social Worker, Teen Pregnancy Counselor and Family Counselor.
  • Small and large group individualized academic, social-emotional, and career counseling.
  • College Fair and SAT/ACT Preparation opportunities shared with students and families.
  • Mental Health Counselor available after school hours to accommodate working parent/guardians.
  • Chrysalis Health Therapist is available weekly for student referrals.
  • Response to Intervention Referrals.
  • Mobile Guidance during lunch.
  • Post-Secondary Planning Night and Financial Aid Night for Senior Parents Only.
  • College Week Activities.
  • ASVAB testing to help students determine strengths.
  • Exposure to Career and Technical College opportunities.
  • Cross-curriculum collaboration for course catalogue development.
  • Monthly school-wide Life Skills & Wellness activities.
  • Grade level school counselors will facilitate quarterly classroom visits through study halls to cover graduation requirements, post-secondary planning, extracurricular involvement, peer relations, and community service.
  • Coordinate student success initiatives through Honor Roll, Academic Awards, and Senior Awards.
  • Grade level school counselors meet with underperforming students and design an action plan to ensure progress towards graduation.
  • Grade level school counselors work with students to create a high school course planning sheet.

 

School Report Card

FLDOE: Edudata

Areas of Focus (Formerly Goals, Strategies and Activities)

Area of Focus: Graduation Rate

Measurable Outcome (SMART Goal) Professional Development Budget Monitoring Results
(End of Year)
By June of 2027, Nova High School will increase the Graduation Rate by 2% from 98% to 100%. Professional Learning Communities Monitoring will take place through the CARE process via data cycles using common assessments.

Evidence-based Interventions/Strategies

Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 1 Implementation of school-wide initiatives/programs: Titan Think Tank (T.T.T.) Word of the Day and Critical Thinking Problem of the Day. TASK interdisciplinary Focus; Titan CARE Pull-outs and After School Tutoring.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 5/28/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 2 ELA and EOC courses have common planning where teachers meet once a week for 30 minutes to implement the CARE cycle.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 5/28/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 3 Professional Study Days occur on 3 days during the school year where teachers work collaboratively in PLC groups to implement instructional strategies that improve student achievement.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 5/28/2027

Mid-Year Reflection

Area of Focus: Biology and US History

Measurable Outcome (SMART Goal) Professional Development Budget Monitoring Results
(End of Year)
By June of 2027, Nova High School will increase EOC Exam proficiency by 3% in Biology from 73% to 76%, and U.S. History from 88% to 91%. Professional Learning Communities Monitoring will take place through the CARE process via data cycles using common assessments.

Evidence-based Interventions/Strategies

Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 1 Implementation of school-wide initiatives/programs: Titans Think Tank (T.T.T) Word of the Day and Critical Thinking Problem of the Day; TASK Interdisciplinary Focus; and Titans CARE Pull-Out.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 2 Biology and U.S. History courses have common planning where teacher meet once a week for 30 minutes to align instruction and implement the CARE cycle.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 3 Professional Study Days occur on 3 days during the school year where teachers work collaboratively in PLC groups to implement instructional strategies that improve student achievement.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027

Mid-Year Reflection

Area of Focus: Mathematics

Measurable Outcome (SMART Goal) Professional Development Budget Monitoring Results
(End of Year)
By June of 2027, Nova High School will increase proficiency, learning gains, and lower 25% learning gains on Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry) EOC's by 3% from 52% to 55%, 43% to 46%, and 53% to 56% respectively. Professional Learning Communities Monitoring will take place through the CARE process via data cycles using common assessments.

Evidence-based Interventions/Strategies

Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 1 Implementation of school-wide initiatives/programs: Titan Think Tank (T.T.T.) Word of the Day and Critical Thinking Problem of the Day. TASK interdisciplinary Focus; Titan CARE Pull-outs and After School Tutoring.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 2 Algebra 1 and Geometry courses have common planning where teacher meet once a week for 30 minutes to align instruction and implement the CARE cycle.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 3 Students who are in the lower quartile in mathematics are scheduled in Foundations Skills Development courses where they receive differentiated instruction greard toward remediation foundational skills and improving learning gains.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Department Leaders
Deadline 4/30/2027

Mid-Year Reflection

Area of Focus: ELA/Reading

Measurable Outcome (SMART Goal) Professional Development Budget Monitoring Results
(End of Year)
By May 2027, Nova High School will increase overall Reading FAST PM3 proficiency for Grades 9 and 10 from approximately 70% to 75%, as measured by the Spring 2027 FAST PM3 ELA Reading assessment. Administration, Literacy Coach and Teacher utilizing the FAST and MAP evaluations.

Evidence-based Interventions/Strategies

Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 1 Implementation of school-wide initiatives/programs: Titans Think Tank (T.T.T) Word of the Day; TASK Interdisciplinary Focus; and Titans CARE Pull-Outs.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 2 ELA and Reading course have common planning wher techers meet once a week for 30 minutes to align instruction and implement the CARE cycle.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 4/30/2027
Evidence-based Intervention/Strategy 3 Progress monitoring of reading skills through Reading and ELA classes, and utilize MAP and FAST PM1, 2 and 3 to track student performance in categories.
Person(s) Responsible Administration and Literacy Coach
Deadline 4/30/2027

Mid-Year Reflection

K-12 Comprehensive Reading Plan

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
Nova-HS-School-Wide-Literacy-Plan-26-27.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/1/2026
Literacy-Team-Meeting-_-School-wide-Literacy-Plan---Attendance-report-9-04-26.csv.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/4/2026
Literacy-Team-Meeting-Minutes_090426.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/4/2026
NHS-CERP-Agenda_SY-26-27.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/4/2026
2025_NVHS_Literacy-Leadership-Contact-Information.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/22/2026

Resources

Safe and Supportive Environment

Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

PLC Meeting Schedule

PLC Name Day(s) of Week Week(s) of Month Start/End Dates Start/End Times Grade  
Bridging the Gap from Academic to Career Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Utilizing AICE and AP Classrooms Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
High School Matriculation Strategies Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Advanced Technologies B Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Advanced Technologies A Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Artificial Intelligence B Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Artificial Intelligence A Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
In-Class Flip Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12
Positive Classroom Environment Thursday
1st 9/3/2026 - 4/5/2027 12:35 PM - 4:20 PM 9, 10, 11, 12

Response to Intervention (MTSS/RtI) Plan

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
NovaHigh_SAM_5.2026.pdfLara Gutzmore6/5/2026
NovaHigh-MTSS-Action-26-27.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/11/2026

RtI Team Meeting Schedule

Day(s) of Week Week(s) of Month Start/End Dates Start/End Times
Tuesday
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 9/8/2026 - 5/4/2027 10:00 AM - 2:45 PM

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Plan

 

No files have been uploaded.

School-wide Positive Behavior Plan (SPBP)

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
Nova_High_1281_SPBP_26-27.pdfLara Gutzmore4/29/2026

Attendance Plan

Total School AVG

    Regular Attenders
(0%-4.9% Absent)
At Risk
(5%-9.9% Absent)
Chronic
(10%-19.9% Absent)
Severe Chronic
(20% or more Absent)
School Year Population Number % Number % Number % Number %

Grade Level Breakdown

      Regular Attenders
(0%-4.9% Absent)
At Risk
(5%-9.9% Absent)
Chronic
(10%-19.9% Absent)
Severe Chronic
(20% or more Absent)
School Year Grade Level Population Number % Number % Number % Number %
Attendance Type School Goal

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
Nova-High-26-27-Attendance-SIP-Plan.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/1/2026

School Counseling Plan

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
ASCSP---Nova-High.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/1/2026

Equity Plan

 

No files have been uploaded.

Best Practices in Inclusive Education (BPIE)

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
NovaHigh-BPIE-2026.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/1/2026

Effective Communication

SAC Documentation

SAC Upload Center

File Name Meeting Month Document Type Uploaded Date
AUGUST_SAC_SAF_JOINT_MEETING_ATTENDANCE_2026.pdf August SAC/SAF Agenda, Attendance, Minutes 9/17/2026
SAC-and-SAF-august-joint-meeting-minutes-26-27.pdf August SAC/SAF Agenda, Attendance, Minutes 9/17/2026
SAC_SAF_JointMeetingAgenda_08_31_26.pdf August A+ Funds 9/3/2026
SAF_MEETINGS_dates_26_27.pdf August SAF Meeting Dates 9/3/2026
SAC_SAF_MEETINGS_dates_26_27.pdf August SAC Meeting Dates 9/3/2026

Cognia eProve Survey Results

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
Nova-HS-BCPS-SCHOOL-STAFF-CUSTOMER-SURVEY-2026.pdfTassia Palmer9/29/2026
Nova-HS-BCPS-STUDENT-(Grades-6-12)-CUSTOMER-SURVEY-2026.pdfTassia Palmer9/29/2026
Nova-HS-BCPS-PARENT-CUSTOMER-SURVEY-2026-(English--Spanish--Haitian-Creole--and-Portuguese).pdfTassia Palmer9/29/2026

Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Plan

 

File Name File Uploaded By Upload Date
FACE-SPACE-SIP-2026-2027.pdfBRIAN CHARTRAND9/8/2026

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