The strategic plan for academic achievement from 2024 to 2027 aims to improve reading, math, and science skills. For reading, the strategy includes enhancing proficiency by implementing professional development days and conducting DIBELS assessments across three terms. Educators are trained through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and specific workshops, aiming to raise student benchmarks by the 2025-2026 school year.
In mathematics, techniques like "Number Talks" are scheduled 2-3 times weekly. The strategy emphasizes sharing resources and initiating PLC sessions focusing on math improvement. Specific attention is given to fact fluency and problem-solving, with targeted interventions for students requiring extra support.
The science curriculum is aligned with new standards, engaging teachers through regular review meetings and training sessions. Practical activities are integrated into the schedule, supported by feedback loops for teacher experience sharing. Additionally, engaging external experts enriches scientific learning, with student comprehensions assessed through hands-on projects.
The strategies
⛳️ Strategy 1: Enhance reading proficiency
- Develop a calendar that provides additional days for reading professional development
- Administer DIBELS assessments in Fall, Winter, and Spring
- Increase the efficacy of WIN Time to support all learners
- Aim to raise the percentage of students meeting the benchmark by the end of the 2025-2026 school year
- Implement reading training sessions for educators
- Utilise Professional Learning Communities (PLC) effectively
- Establish common planning time for reading strategies between teachers
- Organise workshops focusing on reading improvement techniques
- Incorporate reading goals into individual teacher performance plans
- Regularly review and adjust reading strategies based on assessment data
⛳️ Strategy 2: Strengthen mathematical skills
- Implement Number Talks 2-3 times a week at all grade levels
- Develop a Math Talks resource sharing process for grade levels
- By the end of the 2023-2024 school year, focus three PLC sessions on Math Talks implementation
- Use common planning time to discuss basic fact fluency and problem-solving techniques
- Revisit the Principles to Action resource for foundational strategies
- Create a content and grade-level specific language document by 2025-2026
- Incorporate regular math problem-solving sessions into the curriculum
- Monitor math progress through periodic assessments
- Identify students needing additional support and target interventions
- Facilitate math-focused workshops for teachers
⛳️ Strategy 3: Implement science curriculum advancements
- Align science curriculum to new standards
- Schedule regular science curriculum review meetings
- Provide training on new science standards and resources
- Develop a schedule for integrating practical science activities
- Establish a feedback loop for teachers to share science teaching experiences
- Create resource lists for new science curricula
- Include science performance targets in teacher evaluations
- Engage external experts for science enrichment programs
- Assess student understanding of new standards through hands-on projects
- Continuously update science resources based on the latest educational research
Bringing accountability to your strategy
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
That's why we built Tability: to help you track your progress, keep your team aligned, and make sure you're always moving in the right direction.
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