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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-10-06-Hastings-plansPage 1 of 2 U.1ane From: "j.f.lane" <j.f.lane @mindspring.com> To: "Tammy Mulligan" <TMulligan @rcn.com >; "Susan Campbell' < scampbell @sch.ci.lexington.ma.us >; "Maria Moxon" <maria @moxonsonline.com >; "Lynne Stinson" <Istinson @sch.ci.lexington.ma.us >; "David Armstrong" <j.f.lane @mindspring.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:07 PM Attach: Hastings School Improvement Plan- ILP.doc Subject: School Improvement Goals Revisions /Omissions Lynne: After our meeting it haunted me that there were elements missing in the 2004 -5 School Improvement plan reviewed at todays meeting. I looked at the notes of the June '04 Meeting and the goals summarized at that meeting which were given to individuals to flesh out. (At the time we did not include the literacy work being done with the new reading program, which you've incorporated in your current draft). I think somewhere the subcommittees that wrote the other sections got lost or scrambled and I am trying to sort it out. FROM THE JUNE MEETING: We reviewed the first drafts of the 2004 -5 School Improvement Plan. The topics, which were drawn from the adult school wide survey results include the following goals:: 1- Improve differenciated instruction in Math and Reading (to assist children at both ends of the spectrum, accelerated and struggling learners) THIS DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION GOAL IS WHAT YOU LISTED AS CELEBRATING DIVERSITY.(SEE BELOW) THE ONLY EDIT MISSING IS THE ADDITIONAL PHRASE "Contine and review Affinity Groups and Mentoring" to honor the closing the gap work that is ongoing to assist our Roston students. 2- Improve communication and educate parents regarding the curriculum: NO ONE EVER DEVELOPED THIS. 3- Improve parent knowledge of school protocols and procedures. This includes continuing to support volunteerism, creating a volunteerism handbook, volunteer training, coordinating a school wide calendar, and creating a school wide handbook. THIS IS IN YOUR VERSION. 4- Improve parent and teacher knowledge of normal and abnormal child development. JENNIFER HERTZEL WROTE THIS OUT - I'LL ASK HER TO FORWARD IT TO YOU.. 5- Improve communication and educate the entire school community to better understand special education and the value of inclusive learning environment. THIS WAS TO BE THE CELEBRATING DIVERSITY SECTION: SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING STYLES: I have attached it and also pasted it below: 11/5/2004 Page 2 of 2 CELEBRATE DIVERSITY: SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING STYLES Goal : To improve communication and educate the school community (students, staff and parents) so that everyone has a clear understanding of the benefits of providing an inclusive learning environment as well as an understanding of what special education at Hastings includes. Initiatives: Promote inclusion, visibility and appreciation of differences in the school community. Promote sensitivity and acceptance of all those students who learn differently. In particular celebrate the inclusion of the district wide ILP program within the Hastings community, while being cautious to safeguard the privacy of the individual families involved. Actions: Provide disability awareness activities for students, parents and staff. Provide general information to all staff about the Intensive Learning Program. Provide specific information/teaching strategies to classroom teachers who have ILP students in their class. Develop a brochure "Special Education at Hastings" Work with the Hastings Anti -Bias Committee to include a focus on students with special education needs. Develop /support staff development which fosters appreciation of varied learning styles. Provide parent education opportunities focused on one or more of the following: inclusion, disability awareness, varied learning styles, etc. Develop staff training information on how to talk to children about classmates who learn differently. 11/5/2004