Action Plan Template

<= /b>Result Statement<= /span>: Students will write organized and effective compositions for a variety of purposes /audiences citing evidence when appropriate.

ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE

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Ch= anges in student learning behavior: What will students do to reach the identified results? What new things will they do to learn? What things wi= ll they do more of?

C= hanging Instruction: What will teachers do to ensure students learn and develop the learning behavi= ors identified in the first column?

(Be sure that the instructional practices you identify will address every stu= dent learning behavior.)

= Monitoring Progress with Timelines and Adjustments: How will we measure progress towards the changes in learning behavior and teaching that we want? How o= ften will this occur? How will we keep the principal, parents, and SIT informed and involved?

Collaboration and Support: When will we use the informatio= n we get from monitoring to improve learning and teaching? When will we discuss the progress we are making?

S= chool and District Support and Resources: What support and resources will the sc= hool and district provide in order to achieve the results of this action plan?=

(List the support and resources below and then use the attached template to finalize this column.)

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Evaluating Results/Reporting to Families and Community: How will the school know if their students reach the intended results? In light of wha= t we have learned, how will we revise the plan for next year?

Reporting to families and the Community: How will we share results of this plan with the entire school community?

Students will:

1. practice writing skills (such as establishing a context and supporting evidence) across the curriculum.

2. evaluate their own and others work using standards based rubrics and criterion cha= rts through cooperative learning groups.

3. students will utilize the GSE’s and school wide skills commission rubrics to refl= ect on their own writing effectiveness.

Teachers will:

1= . teacher will provide multiple opportunities for writing utilizing skills of establishing context, organization and supporting evidence across the curriculum.

2= . calibrate and score student work within and among departments as well as part of instructional practice.

3= . map t= he GSE’s to current instruction and identify gaps.

Teachers will:

1. calibrate student work during CPT and department meetings utilizing school wide rub= rics and best practices.

2. conference with students about writing effectiveness specifically organization, establishing context and supporting evidence.

3. display scored models of student work to be used as exemplars.<= /p>

When we will collaborate:

1. monthly department meeting to be held in varying department members classrooms ea= ch month with that department member being the “host” for the meeting.

2. monthly department meeting.

3. release time.

4. job i= mbedded professional development days.

5. explore converting bookroom into department area for collaboration.

= The school will supply the following support and resources:

= 1. calibration<= /span> and review of student work.

= 2. increase and improve the utilization of PST to address individual student needs.<= /o:p>

= 3. explore allocation of a common area in the building for English classrooms.<= /o:p>

= 4. explore expansion of CPT within and among departments.

Evaluating results:

1. teachers, teacher leaders and administrators will review student work samples for progress over time.

2. teachers, teacher leaders, administrators and SIT will review 2008 NECAP scores for evidence of writing effectiveness progress.

3. teacher leaders, administrators and SIT will analyze and utilize 2008 NECAP data = in the area of writing effectiveness to revise this action plan.<= /span>

Teacher leaders will:

1. review, compare and contrast student work at departmental meetings.

2. report to School Improvement Team on findings of student work reviews.

3. calibrate student work during departmental meetings utilizing school wide rubric and best practices.

= The central office will supply the following support and resources:

= 1. consultant from RIC.

= 2. department head

= 3. increase the opportunities for teachers to meet through after school and job imbedded = time to collaborate.

= 4. explore and expand utilization of i-parent and schoolmax systems.

Reporting to the community:

1. conduct annual school report night.

2. explore and expand the utilization of i-parent and schoolmax systems.

Administrators will:
1. monitor the calibration = of student work during CPT and department meetings utilizing school wide rub= rics and best practice.

2. showcase student progress through the annual student expo night; open house night; school improvement team meetings.

3. utilize focused walks including follow-up letters and questions.

4. examine potential for common planning time within and across disciplines.

<= /b>Result Statement<= /span>: Students will write organized and effective compositions for a variety of purposes /audiences citing evidence when appropriate. ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE

<= /b>Result Statement<= /span>: Students will write organized and effective compositions for a variety of purposes /audiences citing evidence when appropriate.

ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE