USD 435 School Enhancement Plan
Curriculum
Area: K-5 Science
Goal: To increase scores on the state science assessment and MAPS assessment, involving general science knowledge and the scientific process
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Long Term Goal –To select
appropriate science series within the next two years |
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Short Term Goal – one year To align the science matrix with
the selected resources |
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Steps to Achieve Goal Timeline Person
in charge
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Choosing science seires/materials to pilot |
08-09 school year |
K-5 science committee Denise Guy |
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Abandon the vocabulary task |
08-09 school year |
K-5 science committee |
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Sharing the piloted resources |
08-09 school year |
K-5 science committee |
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Check that piloted resources align with the K-12 matrix |
08-09 school year |
K-5 Science committee |
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Provide staff training to implement the new resources |
09-10 school year |
K-5 science committee |
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Data to show we achieved the goal (at least two forms of data required) Baseline Results
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MAPS test for grades 2-5 |
Fall 2007 created baseline test |
Spring 2008 |
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4th grade assessment |
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Spring 2008 |
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5th grade assessment |
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Spring 20008 |
(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
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Resources Needed Where Expected Costs
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Time to review/share new resources |
Local location |
Payment for substitute teachers |
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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 toolsÉ..
2) When goals are completed it doesnŐt necessarily mean they are dropped. They should be engrained in instruction that it no longer needs to be a goal for implementation to occur.