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Strategies: (Small number of action oriented staff performance objectives) Barrier Action Steps Person Responsible Timetable Budget In-Process Measure 1. The need to utilize the instructional practices addressed in the book early in the year. 1. Read and conduct a guided book study: Make It Real, Strategies for Success with Informational Text by Hoyt Sharon Tolson, Director East Cambridge Staff Collaborative Learning Teams Book Study - August – April Read book by December $1,600.00 Monthly written evaluation tool completed for each study session. 2. Need for a monitoring tool/Students’ need for real life experiences to make reading meaningful and relevant 2. Monitor the amount of literary and informational text used for instruction to verify 50/50% balanced literacy across curriculum areas. Cambridge Staff Title 1 Team Administration September - May Weekly tracking using “Balanced Literacy Dailey Plan” from Hoyt or other approved tracking instrument including lesson plans 3.Staff development in engaging students in writing across content areas/ Students’ weakness in vocabulary instrument(s) 3. Engage students in writing to summarize, clarify, explain, list, give examples, etc. distributed across lessons in all content areas Cambridge Staff Sharon Tolson (“Write All About It” chapters of Make It Real) Administration September - May 1,600.00 Weekly tracking tool; lesson plans that demonstrate distributed writing across lessons and content areas 4. Researching and choosing progress monitoring/ goal setting tools; Slow progress by high needs students 4. Provide, inspect, and give feedback to students progress monitoring/goal setting tools; including data notebooks Cambridge Title 1 Team, Administration September - May $300.00 for data notebooks and printing tracking charts 1st – 6th Progress tracking/goal setting tool(s) – including data notebooks/ pre-K and kindergarten utilize alternative teacher directed charts 5. Scheduled time for additional staff training/ Students lack of motivation to achieve personal best 5. Participate in professional development: “Increasing Student Engagement” 1 Resource Teacher, Dr. Jacqui Fraser Cambridge Staff Peer Coaches Administration October– December All staff will receive 4 hours training on Oct. 12, 2012. 8 additional hours offered with compensation time accrual. $1,500.00 cost for subs due to teacher use of accrued compensation time. Student Engagement Walkthrough Checklist for formative feedback 6. Availability of activity team teachers; 6. Utilize activity wheel teachers as our S.H.I.E.L.D. Activity Teachers, Classroom teachers August - May Activity teachers’ schedules in specific level;
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