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Hill Central School
School Improvement Grant – Section B: Descriptive Information
requirements of SIG and on providing the needed support to ensure success of each of the schools to
which he/she is assigned. Hill Central is one of the schools, which will be assigned to this director.
*See District Organizational chart (8) at end of section B
As Hill Central looks to re-organize its current school classroom structures, funds will be used to support
new staff for Hill Central. Three Teacher Leaders will be assigned to three main focus areas (Social,
Bilingual, Academics). In addition, there will be a Lead Teachers for grades k -2 ; 3 -5 and 6 - 8. Co-
Teachers will be hired to plan and teach with Master Teachers in critically identified grade level areas to
reduce class-size, as well as provide for greater individualized support. Hill Central will also hire a
literacy coach for grades 4 - 8, a K - 8 math coach and a Lead Teacher for Bilingual Education.
*See School Organizational chart (9) at end of section B
B2b District - and school-level staff will be trained to fully and effectively implement the selected
intervention model.
Funds will be used to partner with ACES to implement its Key Component of Support Model, which will
establish a Professional Learning Communities Model. They will examine the quality elements of the
Turnaround Model initiative, determine key areas of strength and areas of potential growth (gaps), general
leadership goals, and generate deliverables through a systematic, systemic approach to moving Hill
Central forward. ACES and Center for Applied Linguistics “SIOP” consultants will provide jobembedded
professional development for successful implementation of the Expeditionary Learning
Schools Model. The ACES leadership and professional development specialists will become an integral
part of the school’s redesign team. The staff at Hill Central will be trained by these teams over the three
year grant period through a gradual release model. The funding will be targeted at training and
supporting the administrators, teachers and other staff as they move through the creation, establishment
and continuous sustainability of a successful Professional Learning Communities Environment model at
Hill Central.
*See document ( 10 ) ACES Key Component Support Model at end of section B
B2c The district will monitor each component of the selected intervention model for each school.
The primary responsibility of monitoring each component of the Turnaround Model at Hill Central
School will fall upon the new Director of Instruction for Turnaround / Transformational Schools. In
addition, the Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Subject Area Curriculum
Supervisors, and the Special Education Director will assist in monitoring progress at Hill Central through
focused “walkthroughs” and by providing feedback and next step strategies to ensure progress in meeting
the goals of SIG. The Hill Central Leadership Team will meet with the Superintendent, the Director of
Instruction for Turnaround / Transformational Schools, and key central office administrators on a regular
basis to share progress on meeting the goals and requirements of the Turnaround Model.
B2d The district will monitor the allocation of resources and funds to effectively implement the
selected intervention model.
The Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction will be responsible for overseeing the entire
SIG project. She will work with the principal of the school and the Central Office Special Funds Budget