1. School Improvement Plan 2006-2008
  2. WASL Target:     48.5      percent of students will meet standard in all strands in Science as measured by the 2007 WASL, and 52.5      percent of students will meet standard in all strands in Science as measured by the 2008 WASL.


School Improvement Plan 2006-2008

 


 

 

 

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WASL Target :      48.5      percent of students will meet standard in all strands in Science as measured by the 2007 WASL, and 52.5      percent of students will meet standard in all strands in Science as measured by the 2008 WASL.

 

S.M.A.R.T. Goal: As evidenced by student scientific notebooks, 80% of students will meet or exceed standard as indicated by a Scientific Notebook Rubric by 2008. ______________________________________________________________________

 
S.M.A.R.T. Processes
S.M.A.R.T. Results
Instructional Leadership Plan
Resources
Evidence of Implementation:
Evidence of

Impact:
Instructional Practices:

(What are we going to do?)
 

Schedule of Activities
People/Team Involved
Materials Needed
Budget Required
Are we working our plan?

(What are teachers doing?)
Is our plan working?

(What are students doing?)
 
Teachers will use scientific notebook/journals to instruct students in demonstrating their understanding of the scientific process/inquiry (this includes the “look fors” for each grade level).

 

 

 

 

  		Action 1: Teachers will attend district supported science training on modules (2006-2007)

-Teachers will use grade level release time and grade level meetings to align instruction in science and use of the science notebooks/journals.

 

Action 2: Science team will develop a scaffold for scientific notebooks for each grade level (Fall 2007)

 

- Investigation of rubric

- Development of Notebook rubrics

-Presentation of school-wide common rubric at extended day on 1/9/08

  		Science Team and Penny Creek Staff Science modules/ training provided by the District.

 

 

Support from District curriculum specialists

 

 

 

Science rubrics, materials from other buildings. 		N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 hours release (subs) time for teams to collaborate

 

 

25 hours of supplemental hours for team to work (release time/additional pay) 		Teachers are collaborating to develop common standards in assignments in science during their collaborative times (release time and grade level team planning).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers using samples of scaffolds from other resources to determine success.

 

  		Students actively participate in science lessons, successfully recording their data, observations, hypotheses and conclusions in their science notebooks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students use the sample rubrics/scaffolds to reflect on their scientific learning and increase their performance in science.
 
 

All students will use the scientific notebooks in all grade levels.

 

 

 

  		All teachers will become more knowledgeable about the expectations for scientific process and inquiry based learning through collaboration time and training. Penny Creek Staff Science modules. Release time for grade level team planning Teachers will utilize the science notebooks/journals in their science instruction. Students articulate their thinking in science in words, pictures and collected data at or above the level of standard.
 
S.M.A.R.T. = S pecific & S trategic, M easurable, A ttainable, R esults-oriented, T ime-bound.

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