School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education

School Improvement Plan
Guideline II. Job‐embedded Professional Development provides teachers time to consult together about common instructional problems,
engage in joint curriculum planning, share knowledge, observe skills, conduct action research, coach one another, and obtain new ideas and
approaches from colleagues during the course of the work day. ............................................................................................................................... 97
Guideline III. Follow‐up and support are scheduled activities. .................................................................................................................................... 97
Guideline IV. Professional Development activities are aligned with the school improvement goals, objectives, and strategies. ............................. 98
Guideline I. Family and community involvement activities are clearly linked to the objectives through the strategies. ........................................... 98
Guideline II. Activities pertaining to content/training involve family members. ........................................................................................................ 98
Guideline III. Family school communication activities are included regarding student learning. ............................................................................... 99
Guideline IV. Family involvement activities are designed to include all families. ....................................................................................................... 99
Guideline II. Sufficient time is allocated to achieve the objectives. .......................................................................................................................... 100
Guideline III. Human resources are allocated to include a variety of people responsible for the activities. ............................................................ 100
Goal: By 2013‐2014, all students will reach high standards, attaining proficiency or better in Reading/Language Arts. ..................................................... 147
Objective: To Increase ELA CRT Index Scores in __ grade from __ to __ (1 or 2 Years). ................................................................................................... 147
Strategy: Response to Intervention ............................................................................................................................................................................ 147
USING THE DATA TO WRITE MEASURABLE AND REALISTICALLY ACHIEVABLE OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 151
RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 168
THE PROCESS OF SELECTING ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
Professional Development ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 175
Professional Development: If Not a Workshop, Then What? .......................................................................................................................................... 176
Learning ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 188
Collaboration.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 189
Equity ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 190
Quality Teaching ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 191
Louisiana Department of Education School Improvement Plan
7 Revised Spring 2010