Target Area: Writing and Language Arts

Target Area Goal: To improve student performance in Writing and Language Arts

A. Support Data used in Goal Selection:
1. Student achievement scores on the CTBS norm-referenced assessment reflected lower scores in writing/language arts skills when compared to the other areas of the assessment.
2. Lower performance in language arts reflected on the ACT college entrance exam.

B. Interventions that significantly contributed to success on the goal.
1. Alignment of Curriculum to Standards and Assessments.
2. Consistency in District/Classroom Assessment Practices.
3. Training and Implementation of Six-Trait Writing Process.
4. Adoption and Implementation of APL Teaching Strategies.
5. Adoption and Implementation of PowerSchool Program.
6. Including ACT and Terra Nova scores in computing class rank.

C. Assessments used in determining growth in student achievement.
1. Terra Nova (District norm-referenced assessment)
2. ACT (College entrance exam)
3. State Writing Assessment (Six trait writing assessment)
4. CMS (District criterion-referenced assessment)

D. Narrative Report on Target Goal Progress
1. See subcommittee narrative report on target goal progress.

E. Narrative Reflection on Capacity Assessment Instrument
1. See subcommittee narrative report on Capacity Assessment Instrument

F. Assessment Conversion to Standard Units for Analysis Purposes
1. See Conversion to Standard Units

G. Assessment Results and Group Comparisons
1. See assessment results and group comparisons

H. Capacity Assessment Instrument
1. See Capacity Assessment Instrument

I. School Improvement NCA Rubric
1. See School Improvement NCA Rubric