School: Meadow Brook School

Year: 2005-2006

Kindergarten and first grade reading staff will provide early literacy intervention for at risk kindergarten students to increase emergent reading skills and to reduce special education referrals due to poor academic performance.

SMART GOAL #1:

3,4,10

Strategic Goal Correlate:

Reading staff will assess kindergarten and first grade students reading performance to design individualized instruction for identified at risk readers.

Action Step #1

9/05

6/06

A. Begin Date: Anticipated Completion Date: Actual Completion Date:

B. Measurement Method(s) C. Monitoring Dates/Timelines

A focus group of reading staff and kindergarten teachers will receive training on the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills).

November 3 & 4, 2005 December 13 &14, 2005 March, 2006

1.

October, 2005

January, 2006

DIBELS will be administered to all regular education kindergarten students for diagnostic information, (letter naming, phonemic awareness, etc.)

2.

The reading specialist and administration will identify at-risk readers who require substantial intervention as specified by DIBELS benchmarks.

October, 2005

January, 2006

3.

Individualized reading interventions will be developed for identified regular education students.

November, 2005 January, 2006

4.

D.

Administration, Kkindergarten/1^st grade teachers, and Reading Focus Group

Person/persons responsible for monitoring:

E. Education Results – (data)

1.

2.

3.

School: Meadow Brook School

Year: 2005-2006

Kindergarten and first grade reading staff will provide early literacy intervention for at risk kindergarten students to increase emergent reading skills and to reduce special education referrals due to poor academic performance.

SMART GOAL #1:

3,4,10

Strategic Goal Correlate:

Identified kindergarten and first grade students will participate daily in a research based early literacy intervention program targeted to their individual needs for increased emergent reading skills.

Action Step #2

10/05

6/06

C. Begin Date: Anticipated Completion Date: Actual Completion Date:

D. Measurement Method(s) C. Monitoring Dates/Timelines

Reading staff will receive training in the use of reading intervention strategies.

February, 2006

1.

January and March, 2006

Students will complete a mid-cycle formal progress assessment.

2.

January and March, 2006

Individual modifications based on mid-cycle progress assessment data, will be made to ensure ongoing student progress.

3.

F.

Administration and Reading Staff

Person/persons responsible for monitoring:

G. Education Results – (data)

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2.

3.

School: Meadow Brook School

Year: 2005-2006

Meadow Brook staff, students, and parents will participate in math activities that will increase students’ knowledge o f math concepts that have been identified as weaknesses by MCAS data analysis.

SMART GOAL #2:

3, 10

Strategic Goal Correlate:

Teachers will use Investigations in Numbers, Data and, Space, to develop math lessons on number sense and operations.

Action Step #1

3/06

6/06

E. Begin Date: Anticipated Completion Date: Actual Completion Date:

F. Measurement Method(s) C. Monitoring Dates/Timelines

A math consultant will train staff to link Scott Foresman-Addison/Wesley Math Chapters to Investigations.

September 1, 2005

1.

March 15, 2006

Grade level teachers will develop a consensus list of monthly Investigations math lessons that will supplement Scott Foresman-Addison/Wesley Math Program.

2.

March, April, May, 2006

Instructional staff will teach monthly lessons on number sense utilizing teacher created list.

3.

H.

Math Consultant, Instructional Staff, Department Heads, Administration

Person/persons responsible for monitoring:

I. Education Results – (data)

1.

2.

3.

School: Meadow Brook School

Year: 2005-2006

Meadow Brook staff and parents will participate in math activities that will increase students’ knowledge o f math concepts that have been identified as weaknesses by MCAS data analysis.

SMART GOAL #2:

3, 10

Strategic Goal Correlate:

Instructional staff will observe peers integrating number sense into other curricular areas.

Action Step #2

3/06

5/06

G. Begin Date: Anticipated Completion Date: Actual Completion Date:

H. Measurement Method(s) C. Monitoring Dates/Timelines

Administration will develop a monthly peer observation schedule for teachers.

March, 2006

1.

March, April, May, 2006

Teachers will complete a “What did I learn” reflection after each observation and submit to administration.

2.

3.

J.

Administration and K-2 Instructional Staff

Person/persons responsible for monitoring:

K. Education Results – (data)

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2.

3.

School: Meadow Brook School

Year: 2005-2006

Meadow Brook staff, students, and parents will be provided with opportunities to participate in math activities that will increase students knowledge o f math concepts that have been identified as weaknesses by MCAS results.

SMART GOAL #2:

1,6,10

Strategic Goal Correlate:

Family Math Nights will be sponsored by Meadow Brook School.

Action Step #3

11/05

5/06

I. Begin Date: Anticipated Completion Date: Actual Completion Date:

J. Measurement Method(s) C. Monitoring Dates/Timelines

Administration, math consultant, and department heads will plan content for each math night.

February 16, February 21, March 16, April 13, 2006

1.

March, April, May, 2006

Participants will complete an evaluation after each math night.

2.

3.

L.

Administration, Math Consultant, Participants

Person/persons responsible for monitoring:

M. Education Results – (data)

1.

2.