Be provided with in-depth assistance in analyzing the assessment results including: student summaries by whole school, class, grade and student level and item analysis by grade Be supported in goal setting for student performance and implementation strategies for re-teaching essential standards Strategic Objective #3: 85% of all Holyoke children will be proficient readers by the end of third grade by 2014 Continue to improve implementation of best practices in literacy Define expectations for implementation of standards based balanced literacy model using readers/writers workshop Use formative and summative ELA assessments to identify strengths and areas of need and analyze data to plan instruction. Focus on making effective use of instructional time Focus on five elements of good teaching Develop a system to teach teachers how to improve their practice Increase focus on providing supports to struggling students Ensure ELL students and SWD have access to core literacy program Implement and monitor appropriate tier II and/or tier III intervention programs Increase the number of skilled teachers of reading available to students With support from DMC the district will use the budget cycle to develop criteria based staffing guidelines based on desired student outcomes Strategic Objective #4: Focus on literacy in 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 At the high schools in grades 9-12 HPS will on improving best practices in literacy 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 Focus on making effective use of instructional time Focus on five elements of good teaching Increase the number of skilled teachers of reading available to students With support from DMC the district will use the budget cycle to develop criteria based staffing guidelines based on desired student outcomes Theory of Action The HPS Theory of Action continues to be a guiding framework for our improvement efforts: Holyoke Public Schools Theory of Action We believe that if we work as a cohesive system focused on: Improving the instructional core as the key variable in improving student achievement; Continuously advance rigorous instruction through a collaborative culture and continuous data analysis; and Involve all stakeholders in supporting a literacy-focused curriculum across core subjects and grade levels, then Every student will graduate from high school ready for college success without remediation and for career success as a citizen in a global society.
Be provided with in-depth assistance in analyzing the assessment results including: student summaries by whole school, class, grade and student level and item analysis by grade Be supported in goal setting for student performance and implementation strategies for re-teaching essential standards Strategic Objective #3: 85% of all Holyoke children will be proficient readers by the end of third grade by 2014 Continue to improve implementation of best practices in literacy Define expectations for implementation of standards based balanced literacy model using readers/writers workshop Use formative and summative ELA assessments to identify strengths and areas of need and analyze data to plan instruction. Focus on making effective use of instructional time Focus on five elements of good teaching Develop a system to teach teachers how to improve their practice Increase focus on providing supports to struggling students Ensure ELL students and SWD have access to core literacy program Implement and monitor appropriate tier II and/or tier III intervention programs Increase the number of skilled teachers of reading available to students With support from DMC the district will use the budget cycle to develop criteria based staffing guidelines based on desired student outcomes Strategic Objective #4: Focus on literacy in 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 At the high schools in grades 9-12 HPS will on improving best practices in literacy 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 Focus on making effective use of instructional time Focus on five elements of good teaching Increase the number of skilled teachers of reading available to students With support from DMC the district will use the budget cycle to develop criteria based staffing guidelines based on desired student outcomes Theory of Action The HPS Theory of Action continues to be a guiding framework for our improvement efforts: Holyoke Public Schools Theory of Action We believe that if we work as a cohesive system focused on: Improving the instructional core as the key variable in improving student achievement; Continuously advance rigorous instruction through a collaborative culture and continuous data analysis; and Involve all stakeholders in supporting a literacy-focused curriculum across core subjects and grade levels, then Every student will graduate from high school ready for college success without remediation and for career success as a citizen in a global society.
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