Seaview Elementary School Goals: 2007-2008 (Condensed Version)

District Goal 1: Create engaging learning experiences that will provide all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to experience post-secondary success, meet personal goals, and become productive community members.

1a. Deepen our understanding and confidence implementing Metacognition Strategies within the Optimum Learning Model/Workshop Structure to increase student comprehension skills (Literary Text ~ Analyze/Interpret) cross content areas.

1b. Transition what we are learning about Metacognition Strategies and the Gradual Release of Learning by exploring Writers’ Workshop through Mentor/Authors’ texts.

· Create common grade level lessons which focus on collegial scoring of Fall writing prompt and student performance trends.

· Additional practice assessing student thinking referring to reading comprehension GLE’s and grade level rubrics, continuing to develop student samples as instructional support.

· Exploring reading like a writer and what authors do, using mentor texts, developing writer’s notebooks and conferring with students with conventions/grammar focus.

· Primary and Intermediate Lab Classroom Writer’s Workshop Observations and collegial conversations; grade level time to develop writing lessons. (Resource~Lucy Calkins units)

· Book Study Discussion and Lesson Study Groups launching the Writers’ Workshop: On Solid Ground and/or About the Authors (primary), Study Driven (intermediate).

· Continue to create on-line support resources: AR Folder-curriculum maps, lessons, student work samples, assessment rubrics.

· Parent/Community Involvement-Young Author’s Celebration Event, Student Authors’ Publishing Center located in library; increase Great Books program volunteers.

2. Enrich our understanding/implement math best practices, focusing on increasing

proficiency in mathematical number sense, measurement and problem solving.

· Become familiar with district math professional development initiatives.

· Collegial grade level time provided for discussions focused on math curriculum mapping, instruction strategies, implementation of curriculum, and homework practices.

· Continue to implement Daily Mental Math, grades 2-6, in addition to 60 minutes daily math instruction. Discuss WASL data & impact within math strands & DMM vision.

· Look for opportunities to create lower class size for math classes (i.e. parent volunteers)

· Parent/Community Involvement-Parent letters sent home regularly; provide parents homework instruction examples; at-home daily math facts practice; train volunteer Math Tutors; after-school Math Enrichment Class.

3. Deepen our understanding and practices which support an increase of pro-social student behaviors with peers and toward adults.

· Develop building-wide Character Education themes/attributes to foster increased pro-social behaviors with students and staff.

· Continue to implement Love & Logic strategies focusing on high needs students and parent teacher conferences.

· Deepen understanding of pro-social curricula including using building time for training:

Second Step (K-2), Social Skills (1); Steps to Respect (3-4-5), Conflict Resolution (6).

· Provide alternative recess opportunities for students: Intramurals, Shark Pools, Sharktasia, Mathtasia, Library/Study Hall/Computer Lab.

· Parent/Community Involvement-Love & Logic parent education classes (K-1focus), increased volunteer support with alternative recess activities. PTSA/new families welcome/outreach activities. Approved: June 26, 2007