Action+plan+(draft)

TEA Learning System Component: **Curriculum documents**  || Improvement Goal:  **To establish a unified, focused, and consistent science curriculum that that involves collaboration, evaluation, and monitoring. ** || Collaborator:  || || **Tasks/ Action Steps ** //What will be done? //      |||| **Responsibilities ** //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Who will do it? //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> || **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Resources ** //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What funds, time, people, and materials are needed? //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> |||||| **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Timeline ** //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">By when (day/month)? //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> |||| **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Monitoring ** //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">How will you gauge progress toward the goal? //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> || **<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Evaluation ** //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">How will success be determined? //<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assessment of current curriculum. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The primary responsibility will be given to the District Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary level Manager <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">One vice principal will be assigned per campus to act as liason administration and teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Yearly budget allocation for Curriculum and instruction. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assistant Campus principals, teachers (science, IDEA, and ELL), and support staff. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Textbooks, any previous lesson plans || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A curriculum report should be filed by Sept. 11th. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Administrators will meet during the summer on a weekly basis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There will be a three day workshop offered to science, ELL, and IDEA teachers August 12th -14th. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the week prior to student instruction science teachers will attend 3 days of staff devlopement to compile, describe, and communicate their current curriculum. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Campus Vice Principals complete the assessment of current curriculum and file with the campus principal. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All instructors attend the workshop creating a comprehensive picture of their current instruction and communicate this to the campus leaders. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Focus on goals for student improvement using AEIS data. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Curriculum manager and one vice principal from each campus. |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Administrator job description. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Admiistration meetings. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Campus Principals <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">AEIS reports <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">District and Campus Improvement Plans || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Two meetings before October 9th. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Minutes of meeting and a report of intended goals for improvement. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All the paper work is filed and reviewed by the District Superintendant. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Participants attend percribed meetings. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Implement a unified vertical and horizontal learner centered district wide curriculum that allows for collaboration. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Curriculum manager and one vice principal from each campus |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Funds will be provided from the annual budget to purchase The Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC) CSOPE program. This program will facilitate vertical and horizontal alignment within the science departments of all district schools. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: text2;">www.cscope.us || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The curriculum manager and the District Technology manager will create the account and make the program available for instruction by October 30th. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CSCOPE is online and operating within the district servers and can be accessed by teachers. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All teachers and administrator have been given login information and have set up there account with CSCOPE. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Professional Development. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Curriculum manager and one vice principal from each campus |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Funds will be provided from district’s annual budget. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Science teacher will attend CSCOPE training at Region One for two days during the work week (Substitute funds will be provided) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Twice per week during morning meeting Science teachers, the vice principal assigned thi sproject and the curriculum manager will meet. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Professional development will be scheduled and attended in the month of November. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">CSCOPE will allow administrators to monitor time spent on CSCOPE, lesson plans developed, and a learning schedule. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Monitoring will also consisit of regular walk throughs and attending subject area meetings with the science departments. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Teachers and other campus leaders are implemting CSCOPE in their everyday learning. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Six weeks tests and Benchmark exams scores are higher. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Utimetly students are engaged, learning, and TAKS science scores increase in April. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||