SMART GOALS

1. Instructional practice in the District is guided by a common framework and language that supports unified practice and collaboration among all staff in improving student learning
Smart Goal for 2009-10  
• All District instructional initiatives, including mapping, staff development, new teacher orientation, and curriculum adoptions align with Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching

2. Improve student performance in ELA as measured on district and state assessments
Smart Goals for 2009-10
• ELA reading benchmarks to correspond with report card periods grades K-6
•  Implement one writing unit from Writing Fundamentals Kit in grades 3, 4 and 5
•  Map K-2 ELA Curriculum
•  Implement Fundations in grade 2
•  Teachers and principals in grades K-6 use data analysis to develop and implement individual action plans for students
•  Consistent implementation of Fundations throughout the District
•  Implement Aimsweb in grades 4-6

3. Ensure Successful continuation of math learning for all students
Smart Goals for 2009-10
•  Implement Math Connects in Grades K-6 with requisite professional development support
•  Teachers and principals in grades K-6 use data analysis to develop and implement individual action plans for students.

4. Provide students with a high quality, up-to-date, rigorous Science education
Smart Goal for 2009-10
•  By May 2010 Board Meeting, make recommendation for adoption of science materials/program.

5. Maximize effectiveness of support programs to best meet the needs of students with specialized learning needs
Smart Goals for 2009-10
•  All reading teachers have multi-sensory based instructional strategies as part of their toolkit
•  Enhance scheduling so that AIS reading support consistently supplements classroom instruction
•  Implement Aimsweb in grades 4-6 and ensure effectiveness of continuous progress monitoring in improving student learning
•  Refine and implement Response To Intervention (RTI) plan
•  Define and articulate current RTI interventions and add new resources to fill in any existing gaps
•  Implement literacy support in K
•  Complete a comprehensive needs assessment for the instruction of ELLs  in the larger contexts of each participating school and district
•  Professional development needs of both ESL and mainstream faculty
•  Alignment to schoolwide and districtwide professional development activities  
•  Map the K-6 taught ESL curriculum (backward mapping)
•  Align the current ESL curriculum to mainstream literacy (reading) and/or content curricula (forward mapping)
•  Establish collaborative protocols/frameworks with general education classroom teachers
•  Collaborative planning
•  Collaborative  curriculum development
•  Co-teaching  
•  SWELL (Sampling Work by ELLs): an adaptation of the Looking at Student Work (LASW) protocol
•  Pilot SIOP implementation with one ESL and one mainstream teacher, one each grade level

6. Ensure a learning/school environment that meets the needs of the whole child
Smart Goals for 2009-10
•  Complete a K-6 Framework for Art, Music and Physical Education
•  Create enhanced opportunities for students for physical education/health related activities
•  Create monthly enrichment activities for all students through schedule enhancement
•  Begin implementation of K-6 Technology Scope and Sequence
•  Establish and implement sustainable professional development opportunities that increases teachers’ ability to integrate technology into the curriculum on a daily basis.
•  Pilot Integrated Sustainability Education Unit in at least one fifth grade classroom in each building
• Support one differentiated instruction unit in one primary classroom in each building
• Create and implement a Districtwide focus to PBIS
• All staff have most up-to-date CPI training
• Continue implementation of Peer Mediation Program