School Improvement Focus Area: Reading(5th Grade)
by Latoya Wright
1. Professional Development
1.1. Differentiated instruction
1.2. Incorporating technology
1.3. Small Group
1.3.1. Intervention
1.4. Purposeful Planning
1.5. Teaching reading standards
1.6. ELL Tips for teaching reading
2. Collaboration and Communication with Feeder Schools
2.1. Beginning and end of the year field trip with school leaders/teachers at the feeder school
2.2. Student Field Trip to Feeder School
3. Collaboration opportunities for teacher and families
3.1. PTA
3.1.1. PTA Meetings
3.1.1.1. PTA School Events/Fundraisers
3.2. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th nine weeks teacher meetings, improvement surveys, newsletters,educational night, Remind 101/Class Dojo
4. Horizontal planning that focuses on curriculum, instruction, and assessments
4.1. Professional Learning Observations (observe readign teachers/lessons)
4.2. Grade level Meetings/PLC
4.3. Horizontal/Vertical Planning at the beginning and the end of the school year
5. Communication and Collaboration with School Community
5.1. Chat with the Principal
5.1.1. Monthly Meetings
5.2. Cookies and Coffee with the Leadership Team
5.3. Stakeholder Worksession
5.3.1. Improvemnt Surveys/Input forms
5.3.1.1. Invite stakeholder into observe
6. Data for Progress Monitoring
6.1. Beginning, Middle, and End of the Year reading data Meeting
6.1.1. Data sources: Star Reading
6.2. Teacher present monthly/nine week progress monitoring data
6.2.1. Progress Monitoring sources: Star Reading, School Wide progress monitoring, Performance Matters Reading
7. Budget
7.1. Technology
7.1.1. chromebooks, educational programs geared toward reading, instructional devices
7.2. Instructional Coaches
7.2.1. Interventionist, reading coach, math coach
7.3. Before and afterschool programs
7.3.1. Literacy/Enrichment programs