2013-16
Strategic Plan
AdvancED Standards
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Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Annual Department Improvement Plan
Instruction
Human Resources
Facility and Safety
Services
Technology Services
Operational Services
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
AdvancED Standard(s) 2013-16 Strategic Plan
Actions, Strategies and Interventions
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Purpose and Direction
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Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Instruction
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District Collaboration – Professional development focused
on learning targets and differentiation
Inter-Rater Reliability – Training to support TAPS and
LAPS
District Data Team – Review district Georgia Milestones
data to determine specific areas of need
School Improvement – Provide individual support to
schools regarding using data to guide instruction (CCRPI,
data teams, Georgia Milestones, SGPs, SLOs, etc…)
Performance Based Teaching and Learning – Align
assessments and instruction to the cognitive level of the
standard
Student Learning Objectives – Create assessments based
on priority standards
Personalized Learning – Research and develop a vision
and implementation plan for personalizing learning in FCS.
Collaborate with Student Support to develop classroom
culture that supports learning
Timeline
Ongoing
© 2013 FCS Public Information and Communications Department
2013-16
Strategic Plan
AdvancED Standards
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3.
4.
5.
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Instruction
Human Resources
Facility and Safety
Services
Technology Services
Operational Services
Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Instruction
Annual Department Improvement Plan
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
ELA – Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA
Milestones Results and school improvement plans.
 Continue focus on written expression; provide professional
learning in idea development, organization, and coherence
(Elementary)
 Provide professional development for written responses to
texts; continue focus on writing across content areas
(Elementary)
 Writing practice with constructive feedback in extended
response and narrative writing (Middle)
 Provide more writing opportunities to receive feedback
from both teachers and peers in the area of narrative
writing (High)
 Train / Implement DBQ project units and strategies
(Middle & High)
 Investigate DBQ project units and strategies (Elementary)
 Creating vertically aligned learning targets
 Design k-12 literacy framework
 Revisions of the elementary balanced literacy framework
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Spring / Summer
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Summer 2016
Ongoing
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© 2013 FCS Public Information and Communications Department
2013-16
Strategic Plan
AdvancED Standards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Purpose and Direction
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Instruction
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
Math – Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA
Milestones Results and school improvement plans.
 Continue development, implementation, and refinement of
common summative assessments developed
collaboratively by math teacher leaders across the district,
adding HS common summative assessments
 Implement high school math collaboration team meetings
 Provide professional development for all 6th and 7th grade
teachers on the ratios and proportions standard
 Training on numbers talks; Redefine teaching and
assessment practices regarding number fluency
 Provide professional development on Formative
Assessment Lessons (FALs)
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Ongoing
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Ongoing
Fall 2015
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Fall 2015
Spring / Summer
2016
Spring / Summer
2016
Science – Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15 GA
Milestones Results
Purpose and Direction
Resources and Support
Systems
Annual Department Improvement Plan
Instruction
Human Resources
Facility and Safety
Services
Technology Services
Operational Services
Instruction
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Embed literacy skills into all science instruction
Design active/experiential science lessons
Develop conceptual understanding of all academic
vocabulary
Implement Stem Scopes (Elementary)
Implement a district Physical Science data team to review
results, focus instruction, and share best practices
Create integrated units and benchmark assessments
(Elementary)
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© 2013 FCS Public Information and Communications Department
2013-16
Strategic Plan
AdvancED Standards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Annual Department Improvement Plan
Instruction
Human Resources
Facility and Safety
Services
Technology Services
Operational Services
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
Social Studies – Based on T&L data team review of 2014-15
GA Milestones Results
Purpose and Direction
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Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
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Instruction
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Using Results for Continuous
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Poll schools to determine current schedules and practices
teaching social studies; determine those that are most
effective to share with all schools (Elementary)
Create integrated units and benchmark assessments
(Elementary)
Create a leadership team to identify resource needs and
develop a vision for secondary social studies (Middle &
High)
Pilot DBQ project units and strategies to determine future
implementation (Middle & High)
Building itsLearning resource courses
Investigate DBQ project units and strategies (Elementary)
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Spring / Summer
2016
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Spring / Summer
2016
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Ongoing
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2015-2016
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Spring / Summer
2016
Spring / Summer
2016
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© 2013 FCS Public Information and Communications Department
2013-16
Strategic Plan
AdvancED Standards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
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Annual Department Improvement Plan
Instruction
Human Resources
Facility and Safety
Services
Technology Services
Operational Services
Department: Teaching and Learning
School Year: 2015-16
CTAE/Workforce Development – Based on team review of
2014-15 CTAE EOPA, SLO’s, Perkins Core Indicators, and
FCS Construction Program:
Purpose and Direction
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Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
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Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
Instruction
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Ongoing professional development around integrating
academics into career and technical education.
Continued development of common pacing and unit plans.
Continue development of pathway planning days for
content alignment.
Ongoing monitoring of Workforce Forsyth implementation
by career pathway.
Develop seamless middle to high school alignment in
regards to curriculum, equipment, and other resources.
Monitoring of lab modification and improvements as part of
2014 bond referendum.
Assist school CTAE administrators in Perkins budgeting
and resource allocation
Begin architectural design and curriculum development for
Alliance Academy for Innovation.
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Spring / Summer
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Summer 2016
Spring 2016
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Spring 2016
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Ongoing
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Ongoing
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Spring 2016
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Spring / Summer
2016
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