Action Plan for Student Performance Objective #1: ACTION PLAN Objective: By 2026, 90% of HIS students in grades 1 to 12 will achieve the proficiency level (80%) in their reading skills in English language and Arabic language. Strategy 1: Prioritize fluency in elementary School Action Step Persons In charge Timeline Resources Indicators of Success Status Shift curriculum: Recognise the context of English as a second language in the Cambridge curriculum (English language only) leadership team 2018 ESL SoLs Improved Proficiency rate Complete Introduce reading program: One to one reading with focus on Phonemic awareness in early years Reading Coach Yearly basis Scholastic levelled readers Improvement in fluency rate interrupted activity Read aloud to elementary students English-Arabic Teachers/ Librarian Yearly basis Variety of books Improvement in comprehensio n Ongoing Extend reading beyond the English classroom English-Arabic department Yearly basis Extracurricular activities Enhanced student interest Ongoing Department PD to support refining and updating of teachers’ skills English-Arabic HoD Yearly basis Department Meetings Lesson Plans Ongoing Balance fiction, non-fiction and functional texts in classroom reading Curriculum Coordinator Yearly basis Prescribed books Better scores in benchmark tests Complete Strategy 2: Focus on comprehension in middle and high school Action Step Persons In charge Timeline Resources Indicators of Success Status Shift curriculum: Recognise the context of English as a second language in the Cambridge curriculum leadership team 2018 ESL SoLs Improved Proficiency rate Complete Increase rigour on reading for comprehension English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Textbooks Improvement in reading scores Ongoing Completely shift testing to be skill based rather than memory based to obtain reliable data to measure progress and inform remedial actions English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Standardized tests Improvement in comprehension scores Ongoing Focus on language acquisition at Middle School and move to literature based approach of language learning at high school English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Prescribed books Improvement in comprehension Ongoing Extend reading beyond the English and Arabic classrooms English-Arabic department Yearly basis Extracurricular activities Enhanced student interest Ongoing Department PD to support refining and updating of teachers’ skills English-Arabic HoD Yearly basis Department Meetings Lesson Plans Ongoing Balance fiction, non-fiction and functional texts in classroom reading Curriculum Coordinator Prescribed books Better scores in benchmark tests Complete Yearly basis Action Plan for Student Performance Objective #2 In addition to answering the questions below, embed or attach as an appendix the multi-year action plans that have been developed to achieve the performance/capacity objectives. RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN FORMAT ACTION PLAN Objective: By 2026, 90% of HIS students in grades 1 to 12 will achieve the proficiency level (80%) in their Writing skills in English language and Arabic language. Strategy 1: Teach Writing as a process Action Step Persons In charge Timeline Resources Indicators of Success Status Recognize Writing as a productive skill with primary focus on content English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Authentic Increased confidence of students Ongoing Make writing authentic: Students must have real purposes to write English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Authentic prompts Improvement in fluency rate Ongoing Personalized feedback on writing English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Students' drafts Improvement in fluency rate Ongoing Use the six traits of writing for individual feedback English Teachers only Yearly basis Students' drafts Improvement in Exam Scores Ongoing Encourage Collaborative, stakes writing low English-Arabic department Yearly basis Extra-curricular activities Enhanced student interest Ongoing Department PD to support refining and updating of teachers’ skills English-Arabic HoD Yearly basis Department Meetings Lesson Plans Ongoing Balance writing for pleasure, English-Arabic poetry, fiction, non-fiction and department functional texts throughout the year Yearly basis Students' Work displays School displays Ongoing Strategy 2: Focus on teaching Grammar and mechanics in the context of writing Action Step Persons In charge Timeline Resources Indicators of Success Status Shift curriculum: Recognise the leadership context of English as a second team language in the Cambridge curriculum (English only) 2018 ESL SoLs Improved Proficiency rate Complete Shift focus on quality of writing rather than quantity English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Personalized error correction Enhanced Student journal entries Ongoing Keep Writing assessment as low stakes to alleviate the fear of grammar and construction English -Arabic Teachers 2019 onwards Grade based on effort and completion of the process, rather than competence Writing portfolios Ongoing All grammar lessons to be used as writing lessons (English only) English Teachers Yearly basis Feedback based on mechanics Improving trends in Error analysis Ongoing Department PD to support refining and updating of teachers’ skills English-Arabic HoD Yearly basis Department Meetings Lesson Plans Ongoing Use grade level rubrics(set against SoLs) to measure progress English-Arabic Teachers Yearly basis Feedback based on mechanics Improving scores Exam Ongoing In the spaces provided below, describe any of the following as they relate to the action plans to achieve the school’s student performance objectives ● Significant successes (use of Literacy planet reading platform) ● Significant changes to the plan (replaced the reading coach by a self paced program: Literacy Planet) Delete any sections that are not applicable to the school.
