2013-16 Executive Summary School Improvement Plan School Name: Midway Elementary AdvancED Standards FCS Departments Purpose and Direction Governance and Leadership Teaching and Assessing for Learning Resources and Support Systems Using Results for Continuous Improvement Academics & Accountability Educational Leadership Facilities and Operations Finance and Operations Food and Nutrition Services Human Resources Public Information and Communications School Safety and Discipline Special Education Student Support Services Superintendent Technology and Information Services Transportation Continuous Improvement Goal AdvancED Standards Support from FCS Department(s) In the areas of Reading and Math, Midway will use a balanced assessment system to differentiate learning. -Integration of ELA, Math and content areas -Increase use of common assessments -Pre and post testing -Flexible grouping Teaching and assessing for Learning Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement. Indicator 3.2 Curriculum, instruction, and assessment are monitored and adjusted systematically in response to data from multiple assessments of student learning and an examination of professional practice. -Continue to allow flexibility in purchasing resources -provide exemplars -provide professional learning in the area of balanced assessment -provide ongoing professional learning for differentiated learning Midway will effectively integrate content to address academic standards to improve student learning. -technology integration -increase use of nonfiction texts -writing across the content area Teaching and assessing for Learning Standard 5: Using results for continuous improvement. Indicator 3.5 Teachers participate in collaborative learning communities to improve instruction and student learning. -Professional development in the area of content integration. -continue to allow flexibility in purchasing resources -Continue supporting IE2 flexibility in staffing and programming. -Continued support from Technology to allow us to be innovative and progressive with technology integration
2013-14 Professional Learning Plan for School Improvement Planning School Name: __Midway Elementary ______ Professional Learning Goal(s): Connection to Continuous Improvement Goal(s): Teachers will utilize a balanced assessment approach in order to differentiate instruction which will result in student achievement. Date # Hours Description of Learning Activities August 1 Pre-Planning (School) 1 data to inform instruction, technology integration August 2 Pre-Planning (District) 1 Report card revision meetings August 28 Early Release/Prof. Dev. (School) 3 Three Carousel Stations: Fountas and Pinnell running record training/DOK( level of comprehension questioning), Itslearning and learning station Progress monitoring for IST/SST September 18 Early Release/Prof. Dev. (District) District level meetings for specific groups (see DCD plans) Criterion (web based writing program) training for 4th and 5th grade teachers LAC group collaborative grade level planning meetings (grading and reporting, webinar) October 30 Faculty meeting 1 Performance based assessment training Assessment FOR Learning November 20 Faculty meeting 1 Performance based assessment training Balanced assessment training January-May Various days 5 TKES training for certified teachers in groups January 6 Prof. Dev. Day (School) 6 Using data to inform instruction/differentiation (data teams) Collaboration time for writing varied common assessments across grade levels Performance based assessments January 29 Faculty meeting 1 Performance based assessments Balanced assessments