USD 435 School Enhancement Plan

Curriculum Area: Foreign Language

Goal: Will improve students learning of foreign language through the use of Kagan Cooperative Learning techniques.

	Long Term Goal – more than one year		Schoolwide Initiative
X	Short Term Goal – one year	X	Grade Level or Content Area Initiative

Steps to Achieve Goal Timeline Person in charge

Pre-test (written) – Spanish Only in 2006	2006 - 2007	Mrs. Meneley & Ms. Russell
Use of Cooperative learning groups in the classroom	“	“
Use of one Kagan strategy for content learning per quarter	“	“
Chapter Quizzes	“	“
Final Exam (written & listening)	“	“
Post-test (written) – Spanish Only in 2007	“	“

Data to show we achieved the goal (at least two forms of data required) Baseline Results

Written Assessment – Spanish Only	Pre-test fall 2006
Written Assessment – Spanish Only	Post-test spring 2007
Written Assessment	Semester Final 2006
Listening Assessment	Semester Final 2006
Written Assessment	Final Exam spring 2007
Listening Assessment	Final Exam spring 2007

(Results should be recorded at the end of the term identified above and sent to the local School Enhancement Chair for posting. If additional documentation is needed please attach)

Staff Development Needed Possible Location Expected Costs

Kagan Cooperative Learning Training (4 day session)

Smoky Hill Education Center

$250.00 / person

Resources Needed Where Expected Costs

Kagan Cooperative Learning Reference Guide

Owned

$30.00 / copy

Notes:

1) Possible data sources can include assessment scores from MAP or State assessments, locally developed assessments that will show the change, locally developed Rubrics to show implementation and change, portfolios, focus groups, observation tools…..

2) When goals are completed it doesn’t necessarily mean they are dropped. They should be engrained in instruction that it no longer needs to be a goal for implementation to occur.