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Goal: To increase student performance through the school improvement process by ensuring language arts and mathematics standards are effectively taught, assessed and communicated.
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WHAT?
What actions need to be taken to complete the task? |
RESULTS?
What data or documents will indicate closure or success for each action? |
TIME FRAME?
When will each action be conducted? |
WHO?
Who needs to be involved with each action? |
RESOURCES?
What tools/strategies need to be collected, developed or organized to complete the task? |
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Create a systemic design for the local curriculum program. |
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January 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- District Curriculum Design Committee
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Vision for curriculum
List of Implementation and Articulation Issues
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- Standards-Assessments-Instruction Initiative
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Spring 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
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Curriculum Big Picture
Understanding By Design Training
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Implement local language arts and mathematics curriculums aligned with state benchmarks. |
- Grade Level Language Arts Teacher Objectives (Illinois Goals 1-5)
- Grade Level Mathematics Teacher Objectives (Illinois Goals 6-10)
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Spring 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language Arts Task Force
- Math Task Force
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Illinois Standards and Benchmarks
Curriculum Big Picture
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- Grade Level Language Arts Student/Parent Objectives
- Grade Level Mathematics Student/Parent Objectives
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Fall 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language Arts Task Force
- Math Task Force
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District 108 Teacher Objectives
Curriculum Big Picture
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- Purchase and implementation of K-3 language arts materials
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Fall 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language Arts Task Force
- Board of Education
- K-3 Faculty
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District 108 Teacher Objectives
Curriculum Big Picture
Instructional Best Practices
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- Purchase and implementation of 4-8 language arts materials
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Fall 2000 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language Arts Task Force
- Board of Education
- 4-8 Faculty
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District 108 Teacher Objectives
Curriculum Big Picture
Instructional Best Practices
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- Purchase and implementation of K-8 mathematics materials
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Fall 2001 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Mathematics Task Force
- Board of Education
- K-8 Faculty
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District 108 Teacher Objectives
Curriculum Big Picture
Instructional Best Practices
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Conduct local assessments aligned with Illinois Standards Achievement Tests |
- Assessment program design
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Fall 1999 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
- School Improvement Data Fellows
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Assessment design training
Understanding By Design training
Staff surveys
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- Formative and summative assessments at all grade levels
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Fall 1999 – Spring 2000 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language arts test writers
- Mathematics test writers
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District 108 Teacher Objectives
ISAT design and sample items
Rubric training
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- Formative and summative assessment administration
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- Classroom teachers and students
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Assessments and procedures
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- Procedures for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and using data
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- Assistant Superintendent
- Central Office Staff
- School Improvement Data Fellows
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SAI design
Abacus software
Teacher surveys RE data needs and uses.
Teacher feedback on draft reports
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Provide professional development to staff |
- Building SAI Team Training (4 days in 3 sessions)
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Fall 1999 – Spring 2000
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- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
- Building SAI Teams
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Curriculum Big Picture
District 108 Teacher Objectives
SAI Design
Assessment Design
ISBE Rubrics
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- Principals SAI Training (4 half-day sessions)
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- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
- Principals
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Teacher Training (2 institutes days, 4 SIP releases, 3 SAI Forums, after school activities as needed)
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- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
- Building SAI Teams
- Curriculum Task Forces
- Principals
- Faculty
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Communicate curriculum and achievement with students, parents, and community |
Board Reports
Parent Curriculum Brochures
Curriculum Nights/Parent Orientation
I Can Do It sheets
Curriculum Posters
Parent/Student Conferences
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Fall 1999 – Spring 2000 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- District SAI Task Force
- Building SAI Teams
- Curriculum Task Forces
- Principals
- Faculty
- Students
- Parents
- Board of Education
- Media
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Curriculum Big Picture
District 108 Teacher Objectives
District 108 Parent/Student Objectives
SAI Design
Assessment Design
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Monitor and improve the curriculum and assessment programs |
- Language arts curriculum revisions
- Mathematics curriculum revisions
- Formative and summative assessment revisions
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Summer 2000 |
- Assistant Superintendent
- Language Arts Task Force
- Language Arts Test Writers
- Mathematics Task Force
- Mathematics Test Writers
- Central office staff
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Assessment results and item analyses
Teacher feedback
Parent feedback
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