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performance across classes and hold professional discussions based upon the data to exchange
instructional practices.
● Continue to use Curriculum Diagnostic Tools (CDTs) as a diagnostic assessment aligned with standards
and eligible content.
○ Key Personnel: Building Administrators, Keystone Teachers
○ Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 9/1/2017 - 3/30/2018
○ Major Action Steps: (1) Administer CDT exams three times per year; (2) Keystone teachers meet
after each administration to analyze results guided by PVAAS publication “Digging Deeper”;
and (3) Leverage co-teaching models and collaborative lesson planning to provide remediation to
meet each student’s needs based upon data analysis.
● Continue to review individual student graduation plans annually.
○ Key Personnel: High School Counselors
○ Timeline: 8/21/2017 - 6/1/2018 (Ongoing)
○ Major Action Steps: (1) School counselors will revisit and update graduation plans with
individual students through the course scheduling process; (2) Plans will be modified to ensure
completion of requirements are laid out in action steps with contingencies where applicable; and
(3) Regular checkpoints will be established to monitor progress and adjust accordingly.
● Identify pockets of excellence at the building or classroom level that allow further expansion of effective
practices. Common assessments could be utilized to initiate these conversations among data teams of
teaching professionals.
o Key Personnel: Principals, Keystone Teachers
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 12/1/2017 - 5/1/2018
o Major Action Steps: (1) Continue to conduct walk-through observations and capture examples that can be
shared with staff during building meetings and in-service; (2) Include examples during pre/post-
conference observation meetings; and (3) Establish a culture of data in which professionals can analyze
results of common assessments and share the approach used to attain them.

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