AdvancED Standards / 2013-16
Strategic Plan /
/ Annual Department Improvement Plan
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
  1. Purpose and Direction

  1. Governance and Leadership

  1. Teaching and Assessing for Learning

  1. Resources and Support Systems

  1. Using Results for Continuous Improvement

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AdvancED Standard(s) / 2013-16 Strategic Plan / Actions, Strategies and Interventions / Timeline
Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction /
  • District Collaboration – Professional development focused on learning targets and differentiation
  • Inter-Rater Reliability – Trainingto support TAPS and LAPS
  • District Data Team – Review district Georgia Milestones data to determine specific areas of need
  • School Improvement – Provide individual support to schools regarding using data to guide instruction (CCRPI, data teams, Georgia Milestones, SGPs, SLOs, etc…)
  • Performance Based Teaching and Learning– Align assessments and instruction to the cognitive level of the standard
  • Student Learning Objectives– Create assessments based on priority standards
  • Personalized Learning– Research and develop a vision and implementation plan for personalizing learning in FCS.
  • Collaborate with Student Support to develop classroom culture that supports learning
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Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction / ELA– Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA Milestones Results and school improvement plans.
  • Continue focus on written expression; provide professional learning in idea development, organization, and coherence (Elementary)
  • Provide professional development for written responses to texts; continue focus on writing across content areas (Elementary)
  • Writing practice with constructive feedback in extended response and narrative writing (Middle)
  • Provide more writing opportunities to receive feedback from both teachers and peers in the area of narrative writing (High)
  • Train / Implement DBQ project units and strategies (Middle & High)
  • Investigate DBQ project units and strategies (Elementary)
  • Creating vertically aligned learning targets
  • Design k-12 literacy framework
  • Revisions of the elementary balanced literacy framework
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  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Summer 2016
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing

Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction / Math– Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA Milestones Results and school improvement plans.
  • Continue development, implementation, and refinement of common summative assessments developed collaboratively by math teacher leaders across the district, adding HS common summative assessments
  • Implement high school math collaboration team meetings
  • Provide professional development for all 6th and 7th grade teachers on the ratios and proportions standard
  • Training on numbers talks; Redefine teaching and assessment practices regarding number fluency
  • Provide professional development on Formative Assessment Lessons (FALs)
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  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Fall 2015
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing

Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction /
Science– Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA Milestones Results
  • Embed literacy skills into all science instruction
  • Design active/experiential science lessons
  • Develop conceptual understanding of all academic vocabulary
  • Implement Stem Scopes (Elementary)
  • Implement a district Physical Science data team to review results, focus instruction, and share best practices
  • Create integrated units and benchmark assessments(Elementary)
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  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Ongoing
  • Fall 2015
  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Spring / Summer 2016

Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction /
Social Studies– Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA Milestones Results
  • Poll schools to determine current schedules and practices teaching social studies; determine those that are most effective to share with all schools(Elementary)
  • Create integrated units and benchmark assessments (Elementary)
  • Create a leadership team to identify resource needs and develop a vision for secondary social studies (Middle & High)
  • Pilot DBQ project units and strategies to determine future implementation (Middle & High)
  • Building itsLearning resource courses
  • Investigate DBQ project units and strategies (Elementary)
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  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Ongoing
  • 2015-2016
  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Spring / Summer 2016

Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement / Instruction / CTAE/Workforce Development– Based on team review of 2014-15 CTAE EOPA, SLO’s, Perkins Core Indicators, and FCS Construction Program:
  • Ongoing professional development around integrating academics into career and technical education.
  • Continued development of common pacing and unit plans.
  • Continue development of pathway planning days for content alignment.
  • Ongoing monitoring of Workforce Forsyth implementation by career pathway.
  • Develop seamless middle to high school alignment in regards to curriculum, equipment, and other resources.
  • Monitoring of lab modification and improvements as part of 2014 bond referendum.
  • Assist school CTAE administrators in Perkins budgeting and resource allocation
  • Begin architectural design and curriculum development for Alliance Academy for Innovation.
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  • Spring / Summer 2016
  • Summer 2016
  • Spring 2016
  • Spring 2016
  • Ongoing
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  • Spring 2016
  • Spring / Summer 2016

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