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Maria Hastings School
DRAFT School Improvement Plan 2011-2012
Maria Hastings School
School Improvement Plan
2011-2012
Louise Lipsitz~ Principal Co-Chair Mary Edman~ Parent Co-Chair
Anne Knight~ Assistant Principal Heidi Pasternak~ Parent
Kyle Tompkins~ Grade 5Teacher Lisa Croke~ Parent
Nancy Salitsky ~ School Nurse Tina Weber~ Parent
~ Community Member
“Everybody Belongs, Everybody Learns”
Maria Hastings School
DRAFT School Improvement Plan 2011-2012
DRAFT
Hastings School Goals 2011-2012
Goal Implementation Timeline Monitoring Assessment
INSTRUCTION-AcademicIncrease use of data August– June Faculty meetings, goals Implementation of teaching
th
Goal 1
: through PLC/data team August 25:Data Team conferences will focus on strategies in classrooms, improved
If teachers expand their feedback to students, DRA scores,
meeting structure meets to plan PLC/data team work
use of student data to math unit test scores, increased use
discuss student progress of rubrics
Increase focused peer Full day Meeting 10/7: Discussion/reflection at
and select effective
faculty meetings, PLC
observations & debriefing data team focus
instructional strategies, Improved scores on Aimsweb,
meeting notes,
then all students will Fasttmath, Fraction Nation,
implementation of strategies
Professional Reading for Principal Afternoons: PLC/
achieve at high levels.Reading fluency software
visible during informal and
teachers through teacher data team focus, plan
formal observations
directed professional book sharing as year progresses,
Review of common writing grade
group modeling of meeting format
level assessments against Lexington
Principal afternoons to share
year end standards to assess student
effective differentiation
Continue co-teaching
September-June
learning
structures across grades
model for ELA in grade 4,
through PLC work
5 classrooms
PLC teams establish standards for
proficiency for common
Notes from co-teaching
Utilize additional math
September-June
assessments
meetings, monitoring of
block for flexible grouping
DRA scores, writing pieces,
student work products,
in grades K-5
independence of learners across
feedback from students
content areas, feedback to students
themselves, parent feedback
Expand use of explicit,
September-June
differentiated teaching in
Improved scores on EDM end-of-
Increased use in classrooms
math to challenge learners
unit assessments, increased use of
of differentiation binder,
formative assessments to guide
EDM materials, technology to
Refine coaching/direct
September-June
instruction and unit differentiation
meet student need
service model with literacy
department
Monitoring of math flex
times to document
Implement increased
Documented increase of technology
October-June
differentiated instruction for
technology use across
from IT staff member.
students needing additional
content areas to
Maria Hastings School
DRAFT School Improvement Plan 2011-2012
differentiate instruction and
challenge tasks
improve student
engagement and learning
Feedback from teachers and
Provide demos of software IT staff regarding teacher
or technology tools, before involvement in using
technology, encourage
or after school
technology use as part of
goals and formal
Highlight technology use as
observations.
staff share student work
products, successful
teaching strategies
Maria Hastings School
DRAFT School Improvement Plan 2011-2012
INSTRUCTION- Monitoring Assessment
Implementation Timeline
Social/Emotional
Goal 2: Incident log of behaviors Review logs to look for decrease in
Implement LEF grant METCO parent
If we increase student pro- incidents overall and decrease in
providing mentor training
meetingSeptember12, 2011
social behavior and Hastings Conduct incidents by specific students
to all teachers, increase
resiliency, and reduce Procedure checklists and
mentor participation,
Training dates: Oct.6, 20
sources of unhealthy student bi-weekly log Teacher reports regarding specific
provide structure for
stress, then student academic Tracking form for mentees students who exhibit bullying
mentor, mentee and family
Mentor program: Oct.-June
performance and well-being behaviors
feedback
will improve.
Mentor/Mentee/Family
Feedback from students and parents
Use LPS plan for
Feedback: February, May
All School Meeting scripts regarding bullying prevention and
implementation steps of
as documents for topics positive behavior supports
new Bullying Prevention
shared, community service
Legislation.
work initiated
School year 2011-2012
Surveys of mentors, mentees and
Maintain Hastings Conduct
with monthly check-in on
families to assess effectiveness of
Procedure with behavior
initiatives
Weekly meeting with mentor program
checklists and bi- weekly
Guidance Counselor and
data collection
AP to monitor specific
students Increased input from students
Use All School Meeting to
Monthly All School
regarding community service
share Open Circle
Meeting sharing devoted to
Increased attendance of projects,
/Responsive Classroom
positive behavior supports
new families at PTS
lessons as a whole school,
for students by students
meetings
develop monthly theme
with Anti-Bias Committee
Monthly meetings with
Feedback demonstrating
continued training for
recognition of increased
Use How Full is Your
School Support Personnel
communication from
Bucket book to expand
in proper intervention and
school to home
feedback to students for
communication regarding
positive behavior
behavior problems at recess
and lunch
Continue family-to-family
initiative for new families
th
August 18 new families
visit, Room parent
Maria Hastings School
DRAFT School Improvement Plan 2011-2012
responsibilities include
at Hastings
contact with families
monthly
Launch new LPS website
with Hastings site
August/September: PTA
sets up family connections
Expand newsletter,
websites for school to home
communication
Establish community
September website launch
service projects for whole
school~ use ASM to share
Expand trained teacher
cohort for Responsive
Classroom