content Specific SMART goals were started and developed beginning in AIJMS’s aligning them with the larger school wide goals. Each year thereafter, AIJMS teachers have worked to refine and update our content SMART goals, adding new goals as needed and updating or revising goals as they are met. Collaboratively content teachers and others responsible engage the strategies and action steps defined in the SMART goals. Timelines are/will be met and the evidence of effectiveness is accomplished. Content and grade-level specific curriculum maps were initiated in February 2013 via content meetings at AIJMS. This authentic process involved examination, collaboration, conversation, and student-centered decision making by teachers. Curriculum Maps provide AIJMS teachers with a sequential outline of what should be taught from quarter to quarter. These curriculum maps were completed at the end of the school year. Upon our return to school, teachers were notified through our administrator that Curriculum and Instruction department released GDOE’s new district curriculum maps in August 2013. The format and the content of these district maps varied from those of AIJMS and other middle schools. The new district maps include a “Big and essential questions for each quarter. With such differences teachers were given the Idea” leeway to begin the school year with the curriculum maps developed the previous year and adjust to the district maps by second semester. Full implementation and integration into the course syllabus is expected by SY 2014-2015. These district-wide maps would eventually replace and supersede our AIJMS-created maps. In order for the district to move forward with collaboration around assessment and instruction, it is the hope that all schools commit to using these final curriculum maps developed by the district. Supporting Evidence DAP revised Content Standards and Performance Indicators Syllabi Meeting Agendas Hall ©2012 Literature Hall ©2012 Writing and Grammar results results pre/post test results goals maps
AIJMS’s content Specific SMART goals were started and developed beginning in aligning them with the larger school wide goals. Each year thereafter, AIJMS teachers have worked to refine and update our content SMART goals, adding new goals as needed and updating or revising goals as they are met. Collaboratively content teachers and others responsible engage the strategies and action steps defined in the SMART goals. Timelines are/will be met and the evidence of effectiveness is accomplished. Content and grade-level specific curriculum maps were initiated in February 2013 via content meetings at AIJMS. This authentic process involved examination, collaboration, conversation, and student-centered decision making by teachers. Curriculum Maps provide AIJMS teachers with a sequential outline of what should be taught from quarter to quarter. These curriculum maps were completed at the end of the school year. Upon our return to school, teachers were notified through our administrator that GDOE’s Curriculum and Instruction department released new district curriculum maps in August 2013. The format and the content of these district maps varied from those of AIJMS and other middle schools. The new district maps include a “Big Idea” and essential questions for each quarter. With such differences teachers were given the leeway to begin the school year with the curriculum maps developed the previous year and adjust to the district maps by second semester. Full implementation and integration into the course syllabus is expected by SY 2014-2015. These district-wide maps would eventually replace and supersede our AIJMS-created maps. In order for the district to move forward with collaboration around assessment and instruction, it is the hope that all schools commit to using these final curriculum maps developed by the district. Supporting Evidence DAP revised Content Standards and Performance Indicators Syllabi Meeting Agendas Hall Literature ©2012 Hall Writing and Grammar ©2012 results results pre/post test results goals maps