Middle States Mid Point Revisions
Objective: By the year 2014 students at Schreiber High School will demonstrate academic
improvement by earning an increased number of advanced Regents diplomas, an increase in the
number of students achieving mastery on Regents examinations and an increase in enrollment in
elective courses.
Department: Science
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Research,
compare and
analyze SHS
results on
Earth Science
and
Chemistry to
those in
similar
districts.
Science Dept
Chairperson
Oct. 2009
School report
card data
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Alter
curriculum
maps based
upon analysis
of exam
results and
item analysis.
Chair and
Teachers
Sept 2010
Meeting time,
Summer
curriculum
development
time.
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Increase the
usage of
alternative
teaching
methods i.e.:
powerpoint,
smartboard,
Teachers,
assistant
principal staff
development,
chair
June 2012
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Report
analyzing
results
completed
and submitted
to building
principal.
Status
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Changes
made to
curriculum
maps.
Status
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Projectors,
Examine
smartboards,
regents
smaller class
scores, look at
size, paid
percentage of
summer
grade
workshops for improvement
extensive
in specific
1
flow charts
and sunburst
diagrams
liking course
concepts,
worksheets
for guided
practice
training of
teachers
courses
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Ongoing 9th
Grade AIS
class.
Status
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Regularly
scheduled
Meetings
taking place.
Status
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Increased us
of Regents
questions on
assessments.
Status
Department: Social Studies
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Create a 9th
grade AIS
class.
Chair
September,
2009
Workbooks
for the class
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Standardize
meetings and
coordination
with ESL and
Spec. Ed.
Departments.
Chairs of the
three
departments
September
2009
N/A
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Increase the
number of
actual
Regents
questions
used in class
and on
assessments
through the
use of
ExamGem
software.
Chair
September,
2009
ExamGem
2
Department: Special Education
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Meet with
academic
department
chairs to
improve
collaboration
between
subject area
teachers and
special
education co
teachers,
inclusion
teachers and
TAs.
T. Burr
February
2010
None
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Meetings held
with each
department.
Enhanced
discussions
and pre
planning
between
special
education
staff and
general
education
staff.
Department: Art
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Develop
M. Graham
graphic novel J Lisecki
unit with
interested
English
teachers.
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
June 2010
Common
planning time
Curriculum
Development
finding.
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Creation of unit
plan. Unit plan
taught as a
interdisciplinary
unit.
Department: English
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Reinstate a
transitional
English class
for ELL
Department
June 2012
Chair/Director/
Guidance
Resources
Needed
Personnel
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Improvement of
Regents scores
and mastery levels
Status of Progress
3
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Revise the
Regents
scheduling
for ELL
students
[Exam &
AIS]
Department
Chair/ELL
Director/
Teachers
June 2012
Personnel
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Interdepartmental English &
Regents Training ELL
Departments
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
June 2012
Training
Materials
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Yearly
celebration
of “Poem in
Your Pocket”
Day
Dept. Chair/
June 2012
English Dept./
National
English Honor
Society
members
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
NCTE
Dept. Chair
National Day Eng. Dept.
of Writing
Campaign
Timeline for
Completion
Timeline for
Completion
June 2012
Resources
Needed
Personnel,
Time
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Improvement of
Regents scores
and mastery levels
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Improvement of
Regents scores
and mastery
levels
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Student
Participation
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Supplemental Participation
Materials
Status of Progress
Status of
Progress
Status of Progress
Status of
Progress
4
Department: ESL
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Establish
monthly
meetings with
both the SS
and English
Chairpeople
to discuss
curriculum
and strategies
to help
increase
academic
achievement.
ESL Director
Ongoing
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Expand the
ESL Regents
Test prep PM
program
(STAR
Academy)
ESL Director
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Meeting Time Increased
achievement
of ELL’s in
mainstream
classes
Status
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Status
Ongoing
Funding,
possibly from
grants, if
available.
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Increased test
scores on
Regents
Exams
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Regents
Scores
Status
Department: Languages Other Than English
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Increasing the
numbers of
students
receiving
extra help in
the labs.
John Placella
2012
Labs in All
Languages
5
Department: Mathematics
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Enhance staff
expertise and
competence
on the new
Geometry
curriculum,
Jeff Lesser
June 2012
Review
sessions
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Enhance staff
expertise and
competence
on the new
Integrated
Algebra
curriculum
Jeff Lesser
June 2012
Review
sessions
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Regents exam
results
Status
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Regents exam
results
Status
Professional
Development
Department: Staff Development Committee
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Continue to work
with PGCD to
conduct SD
needs
assessments and
organization and
coordination of
ongoing staff
development.
B. Fitzgerald
M. Woska
J. Lewis
June 2012
Meeting time
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Ongoing SD
opportunities
held that receive
high levels of
satisfaction on
exit surveys.
Status of
Progress
Department: Physical Education
Activity Step
Person Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
9th grade
students will
produce a
written
Physical Education September
teachers/Department 2009
Chair
Resources
Needed
Planning
Time
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Students
complete
annual
project
Status
6
project
reflective of
on their
reading of an
autobiography
or biography
of an athlete
who has made
a significant
contribution
to society as
demonstrated
by dedication
to their sport.
7
Objective 2: Students will gain proficiency in information technology as measured by grade level
assessment of information literacy standards.
Department: Science
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Teacher
training for
on-line labs
Teachers,
department
chair,
assistant
principal for
staff
development
June 2011
Money for
summer
workshop,
dedicated time
on Curriculum
Wednesdays.
Paid summer
workshops for
teachers to
work
collaboratively
and develop
unit plans.
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Help students Teachers,
enhance
dept chairs
“study skills”
via web based
regents prep
sites.
June 2011
Computers
with internet
access, time
during
curriculum
Wed, paid
summer
workshops.
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Develop
course
specific
information
literacy
assignments.
Teachers
June 2012
Time on
curriculum
Funding for
summer
workshops.
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Student
performance
of labs and
activities
Status
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Scores on
regents exams
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Development
of new unit
plans.
Status
Evaluate and
adjust
curriculum
maps each
year.
8
Department: Social Studies
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Create
guidelines
and suggested
research
paper
activities for
FLC, STEPS
and ELL.
Chair and
department
Ongoing
starting
September,
2008
N/A
Department
members
assigned
research papers
in their classes.
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
June 2010
Staff
development
opportunities
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Departmental
Staff
development
held.
Status
Department: Special Education
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Resource and T. Burr
inclusions
teachers will
prepare
themselves to
be able to
assist special
education
students with
research skills
and computer
technology.
Status
Meeting time
Teachers
better
prepared and
engaged in
assisting
students with
Info Lit
standards.
9
Department: Art
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Develop
curricula,
change course
titles and
coordinate the
content of the
digital
technology
courses. so
that they have
distinct
content and
objectives and
so that they
reflect what
students will
need to know
in these areas.
Graham
Koch
Jaworski
Hall
June 2012
Time for
meetings,
visits to other
schools
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Curriculum
revised and
course names
changed.
Status
Department: ESL
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
9th and 10th
grade
intermediate
ELL’s will
attend an
information
literacy
access and
research class
taught by the
Schreiber
librarian
ESL teachers
Ongoing
Time in
schedule
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Students will
show
competence
in locating
scholarly
documents for
research
papers and
information
needed for
academic
through
computer
research.
10
Department: Languages Other Than English
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Ability to use
technology
and improve
test scores
Status
Increase the
use of Smart
Boards and
streaming
videos.
John Placella
2012
Classrooms
should have
Smart Boards
and more
access to
computer labs
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Assignments
posted online.
Status
September
2010
Schoolwires
training.
Departmental
meeting time Website
to develop the updated.
site.
Department: Business
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Revise
website to
include new
course
materials and
place
assignments
online.
Department: Physical Education
Activity
Step
Person Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Students in Physical Education 2014
teachers/Department
11th and
th
Chair
12 grade
electives
will develop
a project that
infuses
information
literacy, and
the impact of
technology
in sports and
health fields.
Resources
Needed
Planning
Time/
Librarian
Support
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Students
complete
annual
project
Status
To be
implemented
September
2009
11
Department: Information Literacy Committee
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Continue
assessment of
Information
Literacy
standards.
J. Torres and Info
Lit Committee
June 2012
Assessment
time each
year.
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Continue to work
with Staff
Development
committee on
providing SD
opportunities in
Information
Literacy.
J. Torres and Info
Lit Committee
June 2012
None
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Continue to
advocate for
ongoing
enhancements of
curriculum maps.
J. Torres and Info
Lit Committee
June 2012
Dedicated
curriculum
Wednesdays
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Assessments
conducted
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
SD opportunities
available
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Curriculum maps
updated.
Status of
Progress
12
Objective 3: Students will show an improved understanding of integrity, conduct, and civic
responsibility.
Department: Special Education
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Augment
curriculum
maps to
develop
activities that
continue to
develop and
reinforce
student’s self
advocacy
skills.
T Burr
June 2010
None
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Curriculum
maps
updated.
Status
Department: Art
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Develop
curricula that
incorporate
socially and
environmentally
activist themes
from artists
who make
emphasize said
themes.
Graham
Best
Murphy
Hall
Koch
Conte-Lawe
June 2012
Audio-visual
resources of
contemporary
artists.
Visiting
artists,
Curriculum
development
meeting time.
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Curriculum
revised.
Increase in
the teaching
of socially
activist
projects and
activities.
Establish
classroom
and extracurricular
activities that
promote
citizenship
within the
school and
community.
Status
13
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Exhibitions
displayed.
Status
Create
exhibitions in
the school and
community
designed to
raise
awareness of
social and
environmental
issues that are
relevant to
our local
community.
Graham
Best
Murphy
Hall
Koch
Conte-Lawe
June 2012
Audio-visual
resources of
contemporary
artists.
Visiting
artists,
Curriculum
development
meeting time.
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Extracurricular More
Units
minority
students
involved in
advanced
courses and
extracurricular art
activities.
Status
Continue the
Bridging the
Gap club.
Art
Department –
current
advisor
June 2012
14
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Communicate
to guidance
counselors
and ESL
leadership the
value of art
courses for
minority
students.
Emphasize
recruiting
these students
in our
foundation
courses.
M. Graham
June 2010
None
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Develop
curricula that
are inclusive
of
contemporary
minority
artists.
Graham
Murphy
Hall
Best
Conte-Lawe
June 2011
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Increased
enrollment of
minority
students in art
classes.
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Visiting artists, Increase in
extracurricular
enrollment of
funds, meeting
minority
times,
students in
interdisciplinary advanced
connections,
courses and
attend the
extraLincoln Center curricular art
Institute.
activities.
Audio-visual
Modification
resources that
of units to
include more
include
minority
instruction in
contemporary
contemporary
artists, such as
minority
the Art 21
artists.
programs.
Integrate
graphic
novels into
the
curriculum.
Status
Status
15
Department: English
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Establishing
an ongoing
National
English
Honor
Society
Chapter at
Schreiber HS
English
Department
Chair
2014
Advisor/
As Needed
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
NEHS
Activities to
involve
global
student
population;
will include/
but not be
limited to:
--Teach for
America
Book Drive
--Charitable
Endeavors
--Scholarship
Fundraisers
NEHS
members/
Schreiber
student body/
faculty
2014
Advisor/
As needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Membership
Participation
Status of Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Participation/
Successful Events
Status of Progress
16
Department: Languages Other Than English
Activity Step
Person
Responsible
Use
John Placella
streaming
videos,
newspaper
and Internet
resources in
the target
languages to
teach culture
widen student
understanding
humane and
ethical
behaviors that
improve
global
understanding
of others.
Timeline for
Completion
2012
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
More access to
Better
the Internet
understand of
Via Smart
cultures and
Boards and Other the student’s
technology
responsibility
projects related
as a citizen of
to civil
the world
responsibility.
More
interdepartmental
work between
ESL and the
LOTE
department.
Status
Department: Business
Activity Step
Person
Timeline for
Responsible Completion
Infuse
C. Haring
curriculum
related to
criminality of
insider trading,
ponzi schemes
and similar
illegal activities
into Business
Law, Criminal
Law and
accounting
courses.
Include both
federal and state
laws, penalties
and methods of
enforcement.
September
2010
Resources
Needed
time
Evaluation /
Status
Indicators of
Success
Topics and
materials to
be placed into
Atlas Rubicon
by September
2010 and
used in the
classroom
during the
2010-11
school year.
17
Department: Health Education
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Review and
development
of new
character
education
components
within the 9th
and 11th grade
health
curriculum.
J. Del Gais
S. Joannon
June 2010
Summer
Curriculum
Development
monies
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Review
conducted and
revisions made.
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Revisions made.
Status of
Progress
Department: Guidance
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Review and
revise
character
education
components
within the
freshman
group
program.
Director of
Guidance
June 2007
Rev: June
2008
Summer
Curriculum
Development
monies
Department: Conduct Character and Mission Committee
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Study and revise
school disciplinary
procedures.
Community
Service
Committee
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Status of
Progress
Faculty
meetings
Faculty
Administration
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Publicize
newly adopted
mission
statement
C. Weiss
June 2010
Printing
Signs – funding
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Mission
statement in
every classroom,
halls, website,
etc.
Status of
Progress
18
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Utilize inter
club council to
facilitate a
cooperative
program in
character
education.
C. Weiss
through CCM
committee
November
2008
After school
inter club
council
meeting time
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Develop a
guide with
model
character
education
classroom
activities.
C. Weiss
through CCM
committee
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Create
character
education
publicity
campaign.
C. Weiss
through CCM
committee
September
2008
Newsletter
created
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Curriculum to
include
celebration of
cultural
heritage month
programs
Department
Chairs
June 2007
Posters, bulletin
boards created,
curriculum
modified.
Activity Step
Person / Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
January 2009
Use of staff
development
time, faculty
meeting time
and/or
Character Ed
Superintendent’s infused into
Conference day curriculum.
Advocate with
Staff
Development
Committee for
character
centered staff
development
teaching
programs
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Program
activities
developed,
scheduled and in
writing.
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Status of
Progress
Summer
Curriculum
Development
monies
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Campaign
designed
implemented
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
More emphasis
made of cultural
heritage month
programs in
classes.
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Staff
development
sessions held.
Status of
Progress
Coordinator
approved
19
Department: Physical Education
Activity
Step
Person/Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
10th grade
students will
create a project
based on the
significance and
impact of
sports, team
spirit and
camaraderie,
throughout the
centuries.
Physical
Education
teachers/Depart
ment Chair
September
2009
Planning
Time
Activity
Step
Person/Group
Responsible
Timeline for
Completion
Resources
Needed
Students in
health and
physical
education
classes will
create a
monthly
bulletin board
that illuminates
health care
issues that
impact the
Schreiber
community.
Physical
Education
teachers/Depart
ment
Chair/Students
September
2009
A new and
centrally
located
Bulletin
Board
Activity
Step
Person/Group
Responsible
Plan activities
that promote
ways that
students can
enjoy a healthy
lifestyle.
Physical
Education
teachers/Depa
rtment
Chair/Student
s
Timeline
for
Completion
September
2009
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Students
complete
annual
project
Status of
Progress
Evaluation /
Indicators of
Success
Creation of
bulletin
board with
Rotating
monthly
calendar
Status of
Progress
Resources
Needed
Evaluation /
Indicators of Success
Resources
as needed
Monthly student
centered
activities/participation
Status of
Progress
20