Holland Public Schools
Focus Plan for District Improvement
Content Area(s):
( ) Active goal
Goal
() Maintenance goal () Revised
Goal Statement: HPS will have an aligned Pre K- 12 curriculum with a developed balanced assessment system (that includes formative and
summative) in all disciplines by Aug. 31, 2015.
Statement of gaps in student achievement (must be based on Multiple
Measures of Student Achievement Data:
Transition from GLCEs to CCSS has shown some gaps:
*in introduction of concepts.
*in teaching strategic reading skills for comprehension and decoding
Contributing cause for the gap in student achievement:
No common definition of guaranteed and viable curriculum.
In process of completing curriculum maps (guaranteed and viable curriculum)
Lack of common PD on common core standards
Lack of common assessments (vertical and horizontal)
Prerequisite skills are not mastered (for any number of reasons) before students are promoted; for one, this is
a contributing cause from transfer students.
Unaligned curriculum.
Lack of summative assessment and re-teaching to mastery.
Socio-economic issues.
Attendance issues.
Language barriers, ie. Speech and Language, Second Language learners.
High number Special Education population.
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List multiple sources of data used to identify this gap in student achievement:
DIBELs
Delta
Discovery Education
MEAP/ Smarter Balance
MME/ACT
ELPA
SRI
Running Record
PLAN
Section II: Comprehensive Analysis Report on System Processes and
Practices
Listed below are the challenges from the Comprehensive Needs
Assessment Strand reports, the EdYES! Report, the Standards
Assessment Report or the Self Assessment Report that were aligned
with this content area goal to be included in this School Improvement
Plan. Highlight the challenges that will be addressed in the plan.
Students
Technology
Student Centered
Volunteering
Purpose
Best Practice
Coaching & Facilitating
Technology
Business Community
Multiple Types
Student Engagement
Clear Expectations
Uses Best Practice
Educational Institutions
Multiple Sources
Meets Student Needs
Collaboration & Communication
Student Engagement
Collaboration
Tools
Note: all of these challenges can
form the basis of the district and
school Professional Development
Plan
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Section III: Plan to
Accomplish Student
Achievement Goals and
Objectives
Measurable Objective
Statement to support Goal:
Strategy Statement: All
staff will receive
professional development
to understand guaranteed
and viable curriculum and
familiarize themselves
with common core state
standards.
Activity to implement the
strategy
Staff responsible
for implementing
activity
Time
line
for
activit
y
Begin
1. Arrive at a shared definition of
what constitutes a guaranteed
and viable curriculum
2. Disciplines/grade levels collaborate to
develop alignment curriculum maps.
End
Resourc
e
Office of Teaching for
Learning
Sourc
e$
Evidence of activity success
Amount
Provide common
definition to share
at CSI meetings
across district.
Maintain
documentation.
Need evidence that definition has been
internalized by staff.
Curriculum maps completed and shared out with
all stakeholders:
gen ed teachers, sp ed techers
ELL teachers,
students, parents
Grade Levels / content
reps
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Monitoring
Plan for the
activity
Resourc
es
Needed
for
activity
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3. Conduct professional
development to familiarize all
staff with common core standards
in each content area.
Office of Teaching for
Learning
4. Analyze common assessments
to determine gaps in our
curriculum for common core
Office of Teaching for
Learning
Connect Reps?
5. Collaborate to make sure maps
provide a thorough scope and
sequence, continuous audit of
maps on-going from year to year
as gaps/discrepancies are found.
Office of Teaching for
Learning
6. More training on developing
assessments:
*formative
* summative
* smarter balanced type/length of
assessments
Office of Teaching for
Learning
New Staff training
●
Pre-PSD week and/or PSD week.
On-going throughout the year
●
Make it part of
PSD week. Collect
sign-in sheets.
Credit PD
participation in
evaluation.
Determi
nation of
common
assessm
ents and
frequenc
y.
Pre-ob evidence of common core standard
understanding in lesson planning and classroom
assessment development.
Curriculum map and school improvement plan
should be updated when gaps are identified in
horizontal or vertical curriculum.
Meeting schedule and map adjustments
OAISD
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Content and
grade level
chairs with
administrators
would oversee
collection of
analyzed data.
Grade level groups should continue to review
curriculum maps to identify gaps.
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Other Required Information
What research did you review to support the use of this strategy and activities:
Marzano – What Works in the Classroom
Guaranteed and viable curriculum is primarily a
combination of many factors “opportunity to learn” and
“time” (Marzano 2000a)
Wiggins and McTighe - Understanding by Design
Crowell and Tissot - Curriculum Alignment
Doug Reeves - Visible Learning, Visible Teaching and Standards are Not Enough
What Professional Learning activities will you need to provide to support the successful implementation of this strategy/activities?
What are the criteria for success and what data or multiple measures of assessment will you use to monitor the progress
and success of this plan?
Jamie
Kathleen
Susanne
Suzanne
John
Rick
Rebecca
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