Curriculum, Willingness to be innovative Critical need to have all of the materials Materials and resources to implement Instruction, Curriculum management tool which and resources required to teach the curriculum Assessment is aligned and teaches to high level curriculum Continue curriculum based assessments as Curriculum assessments which are Add Elementary art, music, and benchmarks for state assessments aligned to TEKS & STARR with higher computer programs Implement ITBS beginning and end of year order thinking skills Increased training in effective use of assessments Added ½ time RtI support technology tools Build Spanish materials resources Increased materials for all pk-5 classes (math manipulatives, reading toolkit) Developed a literacy library for guided reading Frog street (PK) is in both Spanish and English, one class is taught in both Family and Participation in many community Need more opportunities for families to Increase involvement in PTSO Community events be involved Investigate possibility of having fall or spring Involvement Community partnerships such as Offer and promote more volunteer festival Rotary Club and Chambers of opportunities Implement Watch Dog program for fathers Commerce Research ways the school can help Involve local community leaders to interact in PTSO meetings designed to get parents classrooms parents/families involved Work to increase involvement in PTSO Increase partnerships with local community Parents help with field trips Investigate the possibility of having a fall leaders Observe Veteran’s Day, Red Ribbon or spring festival to involve community Increase involvement of staff and students in Week, National Family Week, and members as well as family members community events Grandparents Day Continue to involve community leaders School-wide fall festival through Career Day Investigate opportunities for further school/community partnerships School Context and Teachers that care More specials for elementary - art, Plan additional activities for student Organization Region X support for new teachers music, computer participation Small campus that fosters the feeling Smaller class sizes of belonging Highly qualified teachers ESL certified
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Willingness to be innovative Curriculum management tool which is aligned and teaches to high level Curriculum assessments which are aligned to TEKS & STARR with higher order thinking skills Added ½ time RtI support Increased materials for all pk-5 classes (math manipulatives, reading toolkit) Developed a literacy library for guided reading Frog street (PK) is in both Spanish and English, one class is taught in both Critical need to have all of the materials and resources required to teach the curriculum Add Elementary art, music, and computer programs Increased training in effective use of technology tools Materials and resources to implement curriculum Continue curriculum based assessments as benchmarks for state assessments Implement ITBS beginning and end of year assessments Build Spanish materials resources Family and Community Involvement Participation in many community events Community partnerships such as Rotary Club and Chambers of Commerce PTSO meetings designed to get parents/families involved Parents help with field trips Observe Veteran’s Day, Red Ribbon Week, National Family Week, and Grandparents Day School-wide fall festival Need more opportunities for families to be involved Offer and promote more volunteer opportunities Research ways the school can help parents Work to increase involvement in PTSO Investigate the possibility of having a fall or spring festival to involve community members as well as family members Continue to involve community leaders through Career Day Investigate opportunities for further school/community partnerships Increase involvement in PTSO Investigate possibility of having fall or spring festival Implement Watch Dog program for fathers Involve local community leaders to interact in classrooms Increase partnerships with local community leaders Increase involvement of staff and students in community events School Context and Organization Teachers that care Region X support for new teachers Small campus that fosters the feeling of belonging Highly qualified teachers ESL certified More specials for elementary - art, music, computer Plan additional activities for student participation Smaller class sizes
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