USD 435 School Enhancement Plan

Curriculum Area: AHS Instrumental Music

Goal: Improve rhythm reading

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

Steps to Achieve Goal Timeline Person in charge

Pretest	September	Aaron Tompkins
Employ regular rhythm counting exercises/Instructional Strategies/Drill & Practice	Oct-March	Aaron Tompkins
Weekly Formative testing: in class informal assessment	Oct-March	Aaron Tompkins
Monthly Formative testing: formal - on paper and performance based	Oct-March	Aaron Tompkins

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

Aural & Written performance assessment	Pretest-September
Written Assessment	Monthly
Post-test (written)	February

(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

KMEA (Kansas Music Educators Association State Conventions)

Wichita Hyatt Reg

$260

Resources Needed Where Expected Costs

Teacher made rhythm cards & misc. materials

Pre & Post tests made by teacher (Both aural and written)

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.