Revere Public Schools
Garfield Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2010-2011
Theme 2: Teacher Learning/Professional Development
Strategy:
As educators, we realize that in order to effectively teach and challenge our students; we need to continue learning
and challenge ourselves. In order to continue to improve instructional practices, strategies, approaches and
techniques; it is not only necessary and required, but imperative that all staff actively participate in the professional
development process.
Action Steps for the 2010-2011 School Year
Anticipated Results
Link(s) to required Title 1 components
1. To incorporate the DESE and MASS 2020
Expanded Learning Time Expectations for
Implementation (see Addendum)
Emphasize the importance of educating the
whole child on all levels ~ academic, social,
emotional, and physiological which will
result in improved student achievement and
performance
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
2-6, 9 & 10
2. To further refine our professional learning
communities with specificity to our daily 57 minute
common planning sessions
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased staff collaboration and
collegiality
2, 3, 4
Revere Public Schools
Garfield Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2010-2011
3. To continue Vertical Teaming Common Plan time
in order to collaborate and improve instructional
strategies within specific disciplines.
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
Develop professional learning communities
and highly effective teams
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased teacher collaboration and
collegiality
4. To implement horizontal grade level planning
sessions
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
Develop professional learning communities
and highly effective teams
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased teacher collaboration and
collegiality
Provides new teachers with a personal
support system
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
Develop professional learning communities
and highly effective teams
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased teacher collaboration a
Improved curriculum and instruction to
increase student achievement
5. To assign School Based Mentors to newly hired
teachers.
6. To conduct book clubs and/or professional reading
sessions on current educational research that relates
to school needs and demographics
7. Through a continued partnership with Salem State
College, teachers will have the opportunity and be
required to participate in professional development
opportunities based on their professional and our
school needs. The format of these sessions could
vary and may include workshops and/or guest
speakers on educational topics
8. To have a school based Teacher Teaching Teacher
{TTT} model. Workshops presented will be based on
teacher need and school need derived with staff
input.
Sessions will include, but are not limited to:
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
Increased student achievement and
performance
2, 3, 4, 9
2, 4
3, 4, 5
2, 4
2, 4, 10
2,3, 4, 9
Revere Public Schools
Garfield Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2010-2011
Technology integration across the curriculum
Student centered learning
English Language Learners ~ category
training, accommodation, teaching strategies
 Power school instruction and use
 Developing higher order thinking and problem
solving skills
 Behavior management
 Student motivation
 Data analysis to inform instruction
 Lesson presentations
 Effective co teaching
9. To continue to hold school wide “Curriculum Fairs”
for teachers to display and share best practices across
the curriculum
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Increased staff collaboration and
collegiality
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
2, 3, 4, 9
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased staff collaboration and
collegiality
10. To investigate the possibility of piloting Chris
Palmer’s model of Response To Intervention {RTI} so
to strengthen our core. GMS is currently in
communication with Chris Palmer regarding this
possibility
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies in differentiation
11. To continue to provide professional development
opportunities that promote our school wide
instructional focus and our 3 school wide best
practices
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies in differentiation
12. To continue to provide common planning
opportunities for ELA and math core teachers to meet
regularly with the 6-8 inclusion specialists to plan
lessons and assessments to meet the academic needs
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
2, 4, 9
Increased student achievement and
performance
2, 3, 4, 9
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased student achievement and
2, 3, 9
Revere Public Schools
Garfield Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2010-2011
of our SPED population
performance
Increased staff collaboration and
collegiality
13.To work towards meeting our DESE performance
agreement goals to use expanded learning time to
improve teacher leadership and collaboration
{see addendum}
Improved curriculum and instructional
strategies
Increased student achievement and
performance
Increased staff collaboration and
collegiality
2, 3, 4, 9