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Goals and Objectives


PRIMARY GOALS

1.     To increase student achievement and improve effective instruction

2.     To encourage greater parental and community involvement

3.     To reduce personal and group isolation and create safer, more nurturing schools

OBJECTIVES

FOCUS:  Modeling and Developing Professional Learning Communities

OBJECTIVES: 2007 -2008

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

  • To review, assess, and continue the K-12 curriculum development in all areas while implementing an on-going renewal process
  • To continue to use student performance results (assessment data: CMT, CAPT, Blue Ribbon, District Writing Prompts, etc.) to guide instruction and instructional improvements (e.g., sub-group results, literacy plan, math program implementation)
  • To investigate and address the disparity in performance of students in sub-group populations (special education, socio-economic, racial, and gender)
  • To review and evaluate district benchmarks for learning and quality of district assessments (develop a systematic means for analyzing and using student work and performance results)  (update the district assessment calendar) (refine, revise, and develop standards based report cards in grades K-8)

Professional Development

  • To strengthen and extend the use of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as a construct for district and building level improvement work, administrative council, professional growth, and curriculum development
  • To continue  to develop and implement professional development that focuses on improving instructional practice aimed at improving student learning, including the use of relevant technology

Resources

  • To continue offering and extending as necessary supplemental support programming for students falling below expected performance levels (evaluate and revise after school and summer programs)
  • To continue supporting early intervention for literacy development in the classroom
  • To monitor and advance “Wellness” and “Healthy Foods” initiatives

Community

  • To increase the opportunities for parents and community members to participate in the improvement of our schools and education of our children (transportation advisory, building parent advisory, superintendent advisory, etc.)
  • To explore and develop a plan to reinforce parent’s commitment for supporting their children’s academic performance

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