Katherine Brennan/Rogers School - Connecticut State Department ...

Katherine Brennan/Rogers School
School Improvement Grant – Section B: Descriptive Information
greater individualized support. Brennan will also hire a literacy coach for grades 4 - 8 and a K - 8 math
coach.
*See School Organizational chart (10) 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 Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound (ELS) to
provide job-embedded professional development for successful implementation of the Expeditionary
Learning Schools Model. The ELS leadership and professional development specialists will become an
integral part of the school’s redesign team. The staff at Brennan will be trained by the ELS Team 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 Expeditionary Learning Environment model for Brennan.
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 Brennan 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 Brennan through focused “walkthroughs”
and by providing feedback and next step strategies to ensure progress in meeting the goals of SIG. The
Brennan 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
Office to ensure appropriate allocation of resources and funds to effectively implement the selected
intervention model.
In addition, the new Director of Instruction for Turnaround / Transformational Schools will collaborate
with the Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendents and the Finance offices to create a matrix of all
resources for Brennan to determine how to consolidate funding sources into a more comprehensive,
targeted budget model for Brennan.
B3 Describe what actions the district has taken, or will take, to:
B3a Design and implement interventions consistent with the federal requirements and deadlines.
The NHPS and Brennan / Rogers School will design and implement interventions consistent with the
federal requirements for SIG’s Turnaround Model, as well as be in compliance with identified deadlines.
We will develop and increase teacher and school leadership by providing more focused support to the
current principal, who began her role in September 2009. We did not replace the principal as we are
confident , Ms. Lott, has the skills and competencies needed to transform Brennan into a high functioning