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Foster an awareness of real world and global standards through inquiry-based hands-on, minds-on learning.

• Write a grant to fund a science related project such as the development of a nature trail, butterfly garden or an “outdoor classroom”.

• First Semester

• Science Committee Members

• All students

• Receipt of Grant

• Release Time
• Local Staff Development Funds

• Create rubric for evaluating student lab reports.

• Quarterly

• Grade Level Teams

• Students at each grade level

• Rubric

• NA
• Work during grade level planning time

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• Continue using Reading First and Literacy First processes to teach reading.

• Share “best practices to teach the five essential skills in reading:  phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension.

• Train teachers to use TPRI, Waterford and other data sources in

      K – 5.

• Design lessons and activities that provide differentiated instruction for all performance levels.

• August Workdays
• Ongoing

• Reading Coach
• Teacher-Leaders
• AIG Facilitator
• Reading Intervention

      Specialist

• Mentors
• District Instructional Specialist

• New Teachers in
• K – 3
• New Teachers in 4 & 5

• All teachers will learn to differentiate

• Lesson Plans
• Student Engagement
• Materials in Work Stations
• Data Reports
• Use of Intervention Strategies
• Evidence of Differentiated Instruction

• Reading First Grant
• Local Staff Development
• Data Reports
• Use of Intervention Strategies

• Develop a school wide writing program using ideas gained from former writing workshops and DPI standards and expectations

• Create a vertical alignment for writing in grades K –  5
• Develop

       guidelines to 

       teach writing

       using an explicit & systematic

       approach

• First Semester

• Grade Level Teams
• Reading Coach
• Principal

• All K – 5 teachers & students

• Evidence of writing across the curriculum
• Writing Samples
• 4th Grade Writing Test

• Use grade level planning time and staff meetings

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• Continue study of The Process of Differentiation

• Importance of Preassessment Data
• Identifying  and Designing Appropriate Pretests
• Analyzing and Using Data to Design Instruction
• Informing Parents About the Process and the Positive Effects on Students
• Teaching, Modeling and Using the Process with Students

• First Semester
• Book Study
• Preassess-ment
• Analyzing Data
• Student Survey
• Parent Survey
• Parent Workshop

Part I

• Second Semester
• Parent Workshop

Part II

• Parent Survey
• Student Survey

• Principal
• Reading Coach
• District AIG Facilitator
• School AIG Facilitator
• District Consultant for Differentiation
• District Title I Parent Involvement Staff
• HOSTS Coordinator

• All Instructional Staff
• Parents
• Students

• Evidence of Differentiation in the Classroom
• Increased Time on Task
• Evidence of Authentic Engagement (through observations, dialogue with students and surveys)
• Parent Feedback through Conferences and Surveys

• Title I
• Reading First
• Character Education
• Local Staff Development

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• Provide initial and follow-up training for Accelerated Math

• Participate in district wide training for math

• Accelerated Math

• Math Trailblazers
• Math Indicators
• Math Strategies

• Follow-up Training in August & September

• Trained Math Teachers
• Consultants
• Principal
• SIT Members

• 2 – 5 Math Teachers

• K – 5 Math Teachers

• Meeting Rosters
• Accelerated Math Reports
• Lesson Design

• Meeting Rosters
• Observations
• Lesson Plans

Title I

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• Communication

• Send home weekly folders on same day of week at all grade levels.
• Create a Climate Committee to keep staff informed.
• Send information to principal for website
• Provide calendar of events for each grade level to parents
• Refer parents to Title I Parent Center

• August – June Planning Sessions

• Principal
• Homeroom Teacher
• Resource Teachers
• Support Teachers
• School Improvement Team
• PBS Team
• HOSTS Coordinators
• PTA
• Title I Parent Center Coordinators

• All Staff

• Website
• School Connects
• Weekly Folders
• Postive Comments
• Surveys
• Attendance at school wide events
• Lesson Design
• Title I Parent Center Document

• Title I
• PTA
• General Fund
• Character Education