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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 model in 7th and 8th grades.
o Key Personnel: Principal, Assistant Principal, Grades 7 and 8 Math Teachers and Special E
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): December 2017 - May 2018
o Major Action Steps: (1) Provide ongoing professional development opportunities; (2) Fully develop
approach to be implemented; (3) Establish look-fors during walk-throughs and provide feedback to teams
to coach them in the new model; and (4) Determine effectiveness of models through continued reflection
on students’ growth and achievement.

● 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, Professional Staff
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.

● Consider how teacher specific data can be used to identify strengths in the effort to replicate effective
practices across the district.
o Key Personnel: Principals
o Timeline (Anticipated Start/Finish): 12/1/2017 - 5/1/2018
o Major Action Steps: (1) Conduct walk-throughs with predetermined criteria based upon teacher specific
data with administrators across buildings and grade spans; (2) Document and share the approach used to
attain effective results; (3) Foster professional learning communities to engage in collaborative inquiry
and discussion of best practices; and (4) Capture instructional strategies within the unit-based curriculum.

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