INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT
Sub-Committee
Co-Chairs
Carol Manganaro and Star Smith
Recorders
Karla Pippitt and Sue Stingley
Committee Members

Mark Bathke, Ed Brogie, Jill Hoesing, Les Owen,
Maggie Huetig, Carol Manganaro, Sue Stingley, Arlys Monson,
Star Smith, Jim Clark, Patti Cunningham,
Chuck Potosnyak, Mary Hansen, Melissa Haisch, Carol Clark, Karla Pippitt

GOAL
Improve student performance in the core academic areas.

Minutes

INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT
ACTION PLAN
Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Resources
Staff Development
Related to Goal

Improve student performance in Writing

Step-Up-To-Writing Workshop

 S. Petersen
Aug. 2004
-Step-Up-To Writing Manual & Materials
-Inservice Workshop

Step-Up-To-Writing Workshop

 S. Petersen
Aug. 2005
-Step-Up-To Writing Manual & Materials
-Inservice Workshop

Benchmark K-11 skills to build a logical sequence to support writing instruction

 Language Arts Committee
May 2007
-Workshop Materials
-Inservice Workshop
Develop electronic portfolio of student writing samples Language Arts Committee
May 2008
-Classroom Writings
-State Assessment Writings

-Inservice Workshop
-Friday Trainings
Evidence of Success

-Results of State Writing Assessment
-Student writing portfolio

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Strategies
Activities
Who's Responsible
Date Due
Resources
Staff Development
Related to Goal
Improve planning and management of lessons in Core Academic Areas Implement CLPS Electronic Lesson Plans Tech Coordinator
S. Van Cleave
Dec. 2005
-Tech Team Trainers
-D & J Software
-Friday Trainings
-Individual Help
Improve instruction in Core Academic Areas APL Training Update Steering Committee
Annually
Dave, Jean (APL)
-5 day trainings for new staff
-Updates

Improve state standards assessment

Complete training in online assessment

S. Petersen
L. Owen
Math - RWSL
Science 05-06
Social Studies 06-07

Paul Ekberg
Onsite Summer Workshops
Improve state standards assessment Implement online standards assessment Core Teachers
Math - RWSL
Science 05-06
Social Studies 06-07
Tech Coordinator
Sharon Van Cleave

-Workshops
-Friday Trainings
Evidence of Success

-Student performance on Terra Nova
-Student performance on State Assessments
-Student performance on ACT
-CLPS Electronic Lesson Plan Database

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