Teaching and learning materials are School communicates a shared vision of correlated to the state standards and what students should know and be able Current Curricular Practices (Continued) distributed to the instructional staff. to do at each level to stakeholders through a variety of media formats. Overton uses MCS-adopted textbooks Overton publishes the MCS Guide to aligned with MCS curriculum which is Secondary Education, which outlines aligned with state and national what a student should know and be able standards. Overton supplements to do at each grade level, on the school textbooks with supplemental website (overton.hs/site/index.shtml). Evidence of Practice (State in definitive/tangible terms) texts and learning materials purchased Additionally, a print copy of the guide is with Title I funds. All supplemental available for viewing in the guidance materials are aligned with state and suite and through the MCS PACE national standards. office. Yes Yes Is the current practice research-based? Yes Yes Is it a principle & practice of high-performing schools? Effective Effective Has the current practice been effective or ineffective? EOC assessment scores, ACT scores, School website, print copy in guidance report card audits, classroom suite What data source(s) do you have that support your walkthrough observations, classroom answer? (identify all applicable sources) walkthrough curriculum audits, lesson plan audits Effective increase in English II EOC Effective school website posting – – scores from 56% to 58%, increase in Biology EOC scores from 24.15% to Evidence of effectiveness or ineffectiveness (State in 42.53%, increase in English I EOC terms of quantifiable improvement) scores from 43.41% to 48.77%, and increase in US History EOC scores from 92.75% to 95.74% - we experienced a
Current Curricular Practices (Continued) Teaching and learning materials are correlated to the state standards and distributed to the instructional staff. School communicates a shared vision of what students should know and be able to do at each level to stakeholders through a variety of media formats. Evidence of Practice (State in definitive/tangible terms) Overton uses MCS-adopted textbooks aligned with MCS curriculum which is aligned with state and national standards. Overton supplements textbooks with supplemental texts and learning materials purchased with Title I funds. All supplemental materials are aligned with state and national standards. Overton publishes the MCS Guide to Secondary Education, which outlines what a student should know and be able to do at each grade level, on the school website (overton.hs/site/index.shtml). Additionally, a print copy of the guide is available for viewing in the guidance suite and through the MCS PACE office. Is the current practice research-based? Yes Yes Is it a principle & practice of high-performing schools? Yes Yes Has the current practice been effective or ineffective? Effective Effective What data source(s) do you have that support your answer? (identify all applicable sources) EOC assessment scores, ACT scores, report card audits, classroom walkthrough observations, classroom walkthrough curriculum audits, lesson plan audits School website, print copy in guidance suite Evidence of effectiveness or ineffectiveness (State in terms of quantifiable improvement) Effective – increase in English II EOC scores from 56% to 58%, increase in Biology EOC scores from 24.15% to 42.53%, increase in English I EOC scores from 43.41% to 48.77%, and increase in US History EOC scores from 92.75% to 95.74% - we experienced a Effective – school website posting
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