Lancaster Central School District

LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

William Street School Building Planning Team

Goal Area: ELA: by June 2008

Building Planning Team Objective: Increase SPI* on NYS Assessment in 4th and 6th from 177 to 181 Increase SPI* on NYS Assessment in 5th from 180 to 183

*SPI: Standard Performance Indicator (goal 200 pts. by 2014)

(Level 4 % + level 3 %)2 + Level 2 % = Current SPI

What? / How? / When? / Who? / Who? / Accomplished?
Strategy / Major Tasks / Activities / Dates - Begin/End / 1. Responsibility / 2. Workers / Evidence of Completion/Success

Instruction

/ ·  Grade Level Meetings
·  Literacy Days – monthly: Direct Vocabulary Instruction, Guided Reading, Guided Writing
*see attached plan / September 2007-June 2010 / Literacy Committee
Literacy Consultant / Teachers
Goal setting or collegial inquiry groups / ·  Attendance at meetings
·  Teacher Surveys
·  Increased number of video clips demonstrating best practices on ELA map
Success: Achieved SPI Goal or higher
Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum
Assessment:
Challenging Goals and Effective Feedback / ·  Identify guaranteed Vocabulary 4th-6th (sci, ss, ela)
·  Standards Based Curriculum Map development (sci, ss)
·  Achievement Series (Scranton)
·  On-line unit assessments
·  Disaggregating classroom data on unit assessments
·  After-school ELA& SS/test taking skills programs
Report card comments: Improve comments to reflect action on the part of the home or school. / October 2007-June 2009
October 2007-2009
October 2007-April 2007 / Literacy Committee
Core Curriculum Members
Literacy Committee
BPT Members / Teachers
Goal setting or collegial inquiry groups
Teachers
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group / ·  Attendance at Meetings
·  List 50 or less words on Curriculum Map

Success: Curriculum Maps

·  Attendance at Meetings
·  Number of teachers using each option
·  Using Feedback for instructional grouping, and guided practice
·  Targeted students reach NYS Level 3 in ELA/SS.
Success: identifying areas of weakness for students and curriculum
·  List of new comments
·  Survey of teachers and parents
Student Motivation / ·  Review character education plan
·  Revise to address bullying and other critical behavior of students
·  Review Student Survey from 2006
·  Select areas for improvement
·  Work with character ed. Committee to include activities in plan / October 2007-2009 / Character Ed. Committee / Teachers
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group / ·  Discipline data from school
Success: Decrease in bullying and teasing behaviors over 2 years.
·  Re-survey in 2009
Success: Increase in students being kind and supportive of each other

LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

William Street School Building Planning Team

Goal Area Math: by June 2008

Building Planning Team Objective Increase SPI* on NYS Assessment in 4th grade from 195 to 196

Increase SPI* on NYS Assessment in 5th grade from 189 to 191

Increase SPI* on NYS Assessment in 6th grade from 187 to 189

*SPI: Standard Performance Indicator (goal 200 by 2014)

(Level 4 % + level 3%)2 + Level 2 % = Current SPI

What? / How? / When? / Who? / Who? / Accomplished?
Strategy / Major Tasks / Activities / Dates - Begin/End / 1. Responsibility / 2. Workers / Evidence of Completion/Success
Instructional / ·  Grade level Mtgs: review maps and include discussions about math instructional strategies. / September 2007-June 2008 / Math Committee / Teachers
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group / Attendance at meetings
Success: Achieved goal SPI or higher
Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum
Assessment:
Challenging Goals and Effective Feedback / ·  Analyzing alignment and data gaps
·  Improving curriculum maps
·  Achievement Series (Scranton)
·  Disaggregating classroom data on unit assessments
·  After-school Math/test taking skills / September 2007-June 2009
October 2007-2009 / Math Committee
Math
Committee
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group / Teachers
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group
Teachers
Collegial Inquiry or Goal Setting Group / Attendance at meetings
Increased number of video clips demonstrating best practices on Math map

Success: Curriculum maps

·  Attendance at Meetings
·  Using Feedback for instructional grouping, and guided practice
·  Targeted students reach NYS Level 3 in Math.
Success: Comprehensive curriculum and instruction 4th-6th grade.

LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

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