Section 2: Plan Summary Strategic Objective #1: Embed a data-driven system that assesses and supports learning and improves instructional practices throughout the district Strategic Initiatives Action Steps Who Will Lead? When Will it Start? When Will it be Complete? 1.1 Continue to build capacity to leverage school staff and structures to drive data-inquiry cycles across school, classroom, and student levels Provide PD on highly effective ILT, CPT, IST, and other leadership teams Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, ELL Director August 2015 June 2016 Develop data collection tools for local assessments, instructional rounds, and supervision/leadership coaching Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, ELL Director September 2015 October 2015 Train and deploy teacher leaders to facilitate CPT Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning August 2015 June 2016 Launch of expectations for data use and team structures during a Leadership Institute Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, ELL Director August 2015 August 2015 Schedule, implement, support, and monitor Principals, Superintendent, September 2015 June 2016
Leverage teacher leaders to facilitate standards-based lesson planning. Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Teacher Leaders August 2015 June 2016 Use CPT to build teacher capacity to utilize standards-based instructional materials. For example: Calkins reading and writing units, Eureka math, to Algebra Principals, Coaches September 2015 June 2016 Instructional coaches will support teachers in strengthening instructional practice through, planning, demo lessons, and non-evaluative observation and feedback Coaches September 2015 June 2016
Develop a K-8 social studies curriculum closely aligned with the literacy standards Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Coaches March 2016 June 2016 Leverage K-8 science common assessments to drive rigor in science instruction Principals, Coaches September 2015 June 2016 Continue to develop high school curriculum maps aligned to the Common Core Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, High School Academic Director September 2015 June 2016 2.2 implement instruction that is scaffolded and involves a variety of entry points to meet the needs of all learners Provide a three part PD series on Supporting Language Acquisition for all teachers and leaders to meet the needs of ELL students Director of ELL September 2015 June 2016 Train all instructional coaches to provide feedback on Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director September 2015 June 2016
scaffolded instruction and multiple entry points Train all school leaders to provide feedback on scaffolded instruction and multiple entry points based on observation and review of lesson plans Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director August 2015 June 2016 Provide PD for all teachers and leaders on inclusive practices Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director September 2015 June 2016 Provide PD for all teachers and leaders on cultural competency Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director September 2015 June 2016 2.3 Build capacity to leverage school staff and structures to Provide PD on effective use of IST process to implement a robust tiered instruction system Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director, Principals September 2015 June 2016
implement a highly effective tiered support model Support principals in developing cohesive plans to support effective data cycles, the professional development needs of the staff and the deployment of coaches, and Tier 2 interventionists and other support personnel at the school. Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director September 2015 June 2016 Strategic Objective 3: Ensure high quality leadership exists across the district that supports and monitors the continuous improvement of teaching and learning Strategic Initiatives Action Steps Who Will Lead? When Will it Start? When Will it be Complete? 3.1 Monitor instruction that closely aligns with the shifts Provide required PD to school leaders on observation, feedback, and evaluation of Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director August 2015 June 2016
Rounds with Central Office staff to identify common themes and areas of growth in supporting all learners. ELL Director, Principals 3.3 Leverage school staff and structures to implement a highly effective data-driven tiered support model and continuously monitor implementation Provide mentoring and coaching for new leaders Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director August 2015 June 2016 Conduct onsite visits to monitor implementation of tiered supports Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director September 2015 June 2016 3.4 Differentiate supports to schools Continue to hold joint management/union transformation team meetings to guide and monitor turnaround efforts at Nathaniel Bowditch School Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director, NBS Principal, Salem Teachers’ Union August 2015 June 2016 Formalize opportunities to support and guide the work at the Bentley Academy Charter School Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, ELL Director, Chief of Systems Strategy August 2015 June 2016