District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 1: Enhance the educational climate in the schools by creating and maintaining a safe, nurturing and welcoming
environment that promotes physical and emotional wellbeing
Sub Goal
Implement the anti-bullying
guidelines at all grade levels
in accordance with NYS
regulations
Wingdale Elementary
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Maintain a strong support
staff that identifies high-risk
students and provides
strategies and interventions
that will foster success
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Encourage healthy lifestyles
by promoting physical
wellbeing and helping
students make informed
decisions about health and
nutrition
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Increase communications
and education for parents to
foster their child’s progress
and development
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Continue “Helping Hands
Tree” in cafeteria to
promote and recognize
positive interactions
Ronald McDonald antibullying show
Continue to bring in
programs such as Theater
Works to address
character education –
anti-bullying
Updated code of conduct
Behavior Adjustment
Team (BAT) in place
CST will take place during
team time; support staff
will be used as needed
RTI Process (Pyramid of
Intervention)
Banana Splits- Mr. Bowler
PLC meetings daily
Instruction in classroom
Better organize
playground time
Improve webpages
Continue Wingdale
Warbler monthly
Two parent/teacher
conferences a year
Back to School nights, K-2
Good news postcards
Encourage parents to
attend SIT
Dover Elementary
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Dover Middle
Anti-bullying assemblies
Character education
training/curriculum
“Buddy” shirts – faculty, staff
and students
Updated code of conduct
Consider reintroducing Woogiworld
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Lightning Club (at risk students)
Lunches
Pen pals
“Volunteer work”
Dawn Rossano- school
psychologist
BAT when necessary
RTI Process (Pyramid of
Intervention)
CST meetings
Around the World – Healthy
steps
Hoops 4 Hearts
Science curriculum includes
health and nutrition
Increase PE time
“Track Meet” Grades 5 and 6
Website
Sending progress reports/tests
Parent/Student/Teacher
conferences
Multiplication/ DRA
reports/results
AR prizes/rewards/recognition
Newsletter home (monthly)
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Dover High
Updated Code of Conduct
with SIT input
Staff training and
continued support
Teacher lesson plans
John Halligan assembly
1/2012
Random Acts of Kindness
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CST will meet weekly
CST will meet with grade
level teams one time per
month to discuss student
concerns
Reinforce RTI process
(Pyramid of Intervention)
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Health class – Grade 6
5th & 6th grade track
meet/orientation
Outdoor recess
Improved supervision
during recess
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Encourage staff to
schedule more parent
conferences for “at risk”
students
Parent – Teacher
Conferences scheduled
for February
Parent Portal
Guidance meetings with
students and parents
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Handbook updated
Training for teachers
Research and plan
assemblies
Research and plan training
for students
Peer tutoring during AIS
PLC work schoolwide
Intervention Program
Guidance Watch-list
Teacher Watch-list
RTI Process (Pyramid of
Intervention)
CST meetings
Study Group for Freshmen
PE program implemented
w/ 9th and 10th grade all
taking PE
9th grade Health
Clubs – SADD, Diversity,
Green Team
Student of the Month
Parent – Teacher contact
Parent Portal
Guidance – Parent Contact
Quarterly newsletter
Promote transparency of
District operations by
increasing communication
about the schools to the
community
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Wingdale Warblermonthly
Principal and teacher
websites
Back to School nights, K-2
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Website
Notices home – written
reminders
District newsletters
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Set up MS Facebook page
for announcements,
calendar and events
Utilize school website
more effectively
Orientation
Grade 6 digital story night
IC presentations for
parents
MS Improvement Team
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More follow-up on
attendance issues
Create a Facebook page
for HS
Research and develop
website
Parent Teacher
Conference
Quarterly Newsletter
District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 2: Achieve and sustain academic excellence
Sub Goal
Continue to align the K –
12 curriculum in all subject
areas to meet the NYS and
Common Core guidelines
Increase student
achievement on NYS and
local assessments
Wingdale Elementary
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Dover Elementary
Common Core training
PLC work
“Go Math” training
Superintendent’s
Conference Day for CCSS
training
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PLC work
Co-taught classes
SpEd students exposed to
grade level curriculum
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Dover Middle
Training in Common Core
New math series with
training sessions
PLC time to work on higher
expectations for rigor
Superintendent’s
Conference Day for CCSS
training
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PLC work
RTI
Co-taught classes
SpEd students exposed to
“same age” curriculum
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Increase and measure the
amount of reading and
writing completed in all
grade levels and subject
areas
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Enhance teacher
competencies in working
together in Professional
Learning Communities to
improve teaching and
learning
Require all K – 5 teachers
to implement the practices
described in the District’s
Reading Guide
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PLC work
Uninterrupted instruction,
K-2
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PLC work
Provide professional
development
Team work during daily
team meetings to
accomplish these goals
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PLC work
Cursive – all 4 and 5
AR goals/rewards
Showcase writing of
students
Science/Social Studies –
Non-fiction reading base
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PLC training and work
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AUSSIE implementation
Provide necessary
supplementals
PLC work
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Dover High
Academic PLC’s
Summer curriculum work
for ELA/Reading teachers to
work curriculum alignment
Superintendent’s
Conference Day for CCSS
training
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Work in academic PLCs
Superintendent’s
Conference Day for CCSS
training
Teachers will be available
twice weekly for subject
area AIS
ELA and math
interventionists
Encourage reading and
writing in every content
area
Co-taught classes
SpEd students exposed to
grade level curriculum
Prescriptive AIS
Develop common
assessments
Encourage reading and
writing in every content
area
Novel study classes in
Grades 7 and 8
A.R.
Summer transitions
program
Support PLC with scheduled
meeting time, especially in
ELA and math
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Co-taught classes
SpEd students exposed to
grade level curriculum
AIS per subject/grade
PLC work
Watch Lists
Prescriptive AIS
Common Assessments
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AR more incorporated into
English classes
Encourage reading and
writing in every content
area
Walk-throughs/
observations
PLC training for staff
Professional Development
Googledocs
Implement with integrity
the new math series in
grades K – 6 (Go Math)
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PLC work
“Go Math” consultant
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Training in math strategies
PLC work
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Continue to support teacher
training in Go Math
Encourage communications
between Grade 6 teachers
and K – 5 teachers
District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 3: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the District Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) and
Professional Development Plan (PDP) that clearly define good teaching, and are in line with NYS mandates, district
expectations and research-proven best practices
Sub Goal
Wingdale Elementary
Dover Elementary
Dover Middle
Dover High
Training for all
stakeholders in the APPR
process
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Faculty meetings
Superintendent’s
Conference Day
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Superintendent’s
Conference Day
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Faculty meeting
Superintendent’s
Conference Day
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Faculty meeting
Superintendent’s
Conference Day
Observation and
evaluation tools for
teachers and
administrators
Prescriptive interventions
in the PDP that clearly
connect to the APPR and
are based on researchproven best practices
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Determine and
implement software to be
used for evaluations
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Determine and
implement software to be
used for evaluations
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Determine and
implement software to be
used for evaluations
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Determine and
implement software to be
used for evaluations
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Provide feedback from
walk-throughs to staff
members
Professional development
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Provide feedback from
walk-throughs to staff
members
Provide professional
development
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Provide feedback from
walk-throughs to staff
members
Collect resources
(articles, books, etc.) to
be shared with teachers
as needed
Provide professional
development
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Provide feedback from
walk-throughs to staff
members
Collect resources
(articles, books, etc.) to
be shared with teachers
as needed
Provide professional
development
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District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 4: Enhance teaching and learning through the use of technology
Sub Goal
Define the competencies in
technology at each grade
level so students have
necessary 21st century skills
upon graduation
Wingdale Elementary
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Technology Committee
Using assistive technology
per student needs
PLC work
Dover Elementary
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K – 5 benchmarks defined
Create projects at each
grade level to cover skills
Use Mavis Beacon
software for teaching
typing
Using assistive technology
per student needs
Dover Middle
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Require all K – 5 teachers to
use data from Running
Records and AUSSIE
Comprehension rubric to
inform instruction in reading
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PLCs expected to analyze
Running Records and
comprehension data at
least once per marking
period (if not more
frequently). Data will be
used to make instructional
decisions
Review running records
and comprehensive data
form 2010-11
Use data from BARS (micro
and macro levels)
AUSSIE
Data management system
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Utilize data warehousing
programs to make
programming decisions and
help teachers access and use
student achievement data
and student interventions
that work
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Develop an ongoing cycle to
update the district’s
technology needs (hardware
and software)
Increase teacher
competencies in using
technology to improve
teaching and learning
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Technology Committee
Website upgrade
SYSOP input solicited
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Continue in-house training
in assistive technology
(Write Out Loud, Kurzweil)
SYSOP increases in-house
training
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Dover High
6th grade entrance
technology assessment
8th grade exit technology
assessment
6th-8th benchmarks defined
Computer/CDOS – Grade 6
Increased use of technology
in all subjects (minis)
Digital stories (Grade 6)
Using assistive technology
per student needs
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Use data from BARS
STAR reader and STAR Math
administered to every
student.
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Using assistive technology
per student needs
9 – 12 benchmarks defined
Research and plan
technology-based project
in each subject area
embedded in curriculum
AUSSIE training
Look at and use
information from June,
2011
Inter-rater reliability
training and practice (PLCs)
Collect and analyze reading
comprehension test data
Use data from BARS (micro
and macro levels)
Student assessment results
Excel databases
PLCs analyze data
STAR Reader and STAR
Math administered and
analyzed
Website upgrade
Technology Committee
Tech support staff (Tim F.)
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Technology Committee
SYSOP input into tech needs
Website upgrade
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Website upgrade
Technology Committee (5 –
year plan)
SYSOP offering more
training sessions (needs?,
expectations?, # of
courses?)
Continue in-house training
in assistive technology
(Write Out Loud, Kurzweil)
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Thinkfinity training
Training in Googledocs,
spreadsheets and effective
use of SmartBoards
Continue in-house training in
assistive technology (Write
Out Loud, Kurzweil)
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Thinkfinity training
Professional Development
in Excel, SchoolTools and
Googledocs and
Smartboard training
Continue in-house training
in assistive technology
(Write Out Loud, Kurzweil)
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Use data from BARS
Research and plan for using
SchoolTools to track
interventions
Develop Googledocs forms
to collect information
Dropout study
District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 5: Improve students’ skills in the areas of college and career readiness
Sub Goal
Increase the high school
graduation rate to 90% for
the Class of 2014
Provide additional support
and credit recovery for
students so they can meet
the necessary requirements
for graduation
Increase the academic rigor
and course options for senior
year to better prepare
students for the next state of
their lives
Increase the number of
students who take Advanced
Placement or college level
courses at Dover High
School, and increase the
course options in these areas
Wingdale Elementary
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Focus on Reading
Focus on Math
Focus on Writing
RTI
PLC
Dover Elementary
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Focus on reading at or
above grade level
Readers/writers workshop
model
Focus on Math
Dover Middle
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Early identification of
students who are falling
behind
Pyramid of intervention
in PLC work
Tracking attendance
Academic PLC
Team meetings
Dover High
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Integrated Algebra and
Earth Science offered in
Grade 8
CDOS curriculum in
Grade 6
Offer opportunity for HS
credit in Earth Science
and Integrated Algebra
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Identify at-risk students
Guidance watch list
Teacher watch list
Academic interventions
Academic PLCs
Analyze dropout data
from last three years to
determine patterns
AIS classes
Research and plan credit
recovery program for
grades 10 – 12 to occur
during lunch periods or
free period
Research and plan
electives for seniors
Research and plan crosscurricular research
project
Implement College
Connections with
Dutchess Community
College
Introduce college prep
Math course
District Goals 2011 – 2012
Building Actions
Goal 6: Continue to maintain a financially-, fiscally-responsible district finance operation, while sustaining outstanding
buildings and grounds for students, staff and community
Sub Goals being addressed district wide:
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Align District resources to District goals and desired outcomes
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Collaborate with the Board of Education, district administrators and the community to develop and pass a fiscally-responsible budget for
the 2012 – 2013 school year
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Write focused grants that support the district goals
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Update the five-year facilities plan based on building needs
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Develop a plan to reduce the school lunch fund’s reliance on general fund subsidies