Strategic Objective 4: Focus on Literacy grades 4 - 12 In grades 4 8 the initiatives and activities designed to focus on literacy will be identical to those in Strategic Objective #3 – See above for all details (data will be collected on all for grades K-8) At the high schools in grades 9-12 HPS will: Focus on improving best practices in literacy Focus on five elements of good teaching Mirror the quarterly assessment process used by the Science Department with the ELA and/or Social Studies Departments to identify strengths and areas of need through the analysis of data to plan instruction Activities to Achieve the Outcomes for the Initiative Who will Lead? When will it When will it be Start? Complete? on Improving best practices in literacy Implementation September 2012 Oct. 2012 Implement 5 best practice elements of good teaching that will be in evidence – Team agreement on 5 both during core instruction as well as when students are receiving ELL or elements special education services Agree on a set of best practices On-going PD at Communicate expectations to administrators and teachers and provide DILT SILT professional development and support Department Monitor implementation via observations Meetings Utilize quarterly assessment data cycle to focus teachers on using data to June 2013 ELA Director, October 2012 target priority standards for re-teaching (see Strategic Objective #2) Department Mirror the quarterly assessment process used by the Science Common Quarterly Heads, HS Data cycle Assessments principals meetings (TBD) Department with the ELA and/or Social Studies Departments to administered at the identify strengths and areas of need through the analysis of data to end of each quarter plan instruction
Strategic Objective 4: Focus on Literacy grades 4 - 12 In grades 4 – 8 the initiatives and activities designed to focus on literacy will be identical to those in Strategic Objective #3 See above for all details (data will be collected on all for grades K-8) At the high schools in grades 9-12 HPS will: Focus on improving best practices in literacy Focus on five elements of good teaching Mirror the quarterly assessment process used by the Science Department with the ELA and/or Social Studies Departments to identify strengths and areas of need through the analysis of data to plan instruction Activities to Achieve the Outcomes for the Initiative Who will Lead? When will it Start? When will it be Complete? on Improving best practices in literacy Implement 5 best practice elements of good teaching that will be in evidence both during core instruction as well as when students are receiving ELL or special education services Agree on a set of best practices Communicate expectations to administrators and teachers and provide professional development and support Monitor implementation via observations Utilize quarterly assessment data cycle to focus teachers on using data to target priority standards for re-teaching (see Strategic Objective #2) Mirror the quarterly assessment process used by the Science Department with the ELA and/or Social Studies Departments to identify strengths and areas of need through the analysis of data to plan instruction Implementation Team ELA Director, Department Heads, HS principals September 2012 October 2012 Data cycle meetings (TBD) Oct. 2012 – agreement on 5 elements On-going PD at DILT SILT Department Meetings June 2013 Common Quarterly Assessments administered at the end of each quarter
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