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o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): December 2018 – April 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Analyze assessment data and identify strengths and opportunities for

improvement; (2) Share data with classroom teachers and data teams; (3) Develop and implement
instructional interventions to meet the needs of students; and (4) Monitor assessment data formatively and
continue responding to students’ needs to impact results.

● Continue professional development and support for co-teaching and MTSS models.
o Key Personnel: Director of Special Education and Student Services, School Psychologists, Principals,
Intervention Specialists, Special Education Teachers, Regular Education Teacher Representation
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): October 2018 – June 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Provide ongoing professional development opportunities; (2) Utilize walk-
through form and team meetings to collaboratively discuss the approach being implemented and provide
feedback; (3) Analyze collective data from walk-throughs to determine common themes to guide ongoing
professional development and feedback; (4) Integrate content-specific training and feedback related to co-
teaching; and (5) Continue monitoring success of interventions based upon students’ performance.

● Examine the K-3 unit-based curriculum for Science and back-map the eligible content and skills to be
mastered by grade 4, ensuring spiraling of content through instructional and learning opportunities and
formative assessment.
o Key Personnel: Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education & Curriculum, K-6 Principals, K-4
Teachers
o Timeline: September 2018 – March 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Examine unit-based curriculum for science in grades K-4; (2) Determine where
each of the eligible content items are being addressed already and determine any gaps; (3) Identify
additional big ideas tied to the eligible content and embed them in the unit-based curriculum by grade
level; (4) Design learning activities and identify resources to support mastery of the learning goals; (5)
Infuse the Next Generation Science Standards where appropriate; (6) Create common assessments by
unit; (7) Establish professional learning communities within each building and across buildings through
the use of both face-to-face and video conferencing technology to share ideas and learning across grade
levels; and (8) Continue to refine the curriculum, instruction, and assessment annually, based on students’
results.

● Examine the 4-8 unit-based curriculum for Science and back map the eligible content and skills to be mastered by
grade 8, ensuring spiraling of content through instructional and learning opportunities and formative assessment.
o Key Personnel: Assistant Superintendents, 4-8 Principals, 4-8 Teachers
o Timeline: September 2018 – March 2019
o Major Action Steps: (1) Examine unit-based curriculum for science in grades 4-8; (2) Determine where
each of the eligible content items are being addressed already and determine any gaps or areas of
duplication without a progression of learning; (3) Identify additional big ideas tied to the eligible content
and embed them in the unit-based curriculum by grade level; (4) Design learning activities and identify
resources to support mastery of the learning goals; (5) Infuse the Next Generation Science Standards
where appropriate; (6) Create common assessments by unit; (7) Establish professional learning
communities within each building and across buildings through the use of both face-to-face and video
conferencing technology to share ideas and learning across grade levels; and (8) Continue to refine the
curriculum, instruction, and assessment annually, based on students’ results.

● Utilize teacher-specific data and collaborative analysis of common assessment results to identify
strengths and instructional strategies utilized, allowing replication of effective practices across the
district.
o Key Personnel: Principals, Professional Staff across Grade Levels and Departments
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): December 2018 – June 2019

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