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7/29/2019 Strategic Objectives [Updated Aug2012]
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District Improvement Plan 2011-2014Strategic Objectives, Initiatives & Projects
Updated August 2012
Strategic Objective 1:Align curriculum and instruction to the new Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks to improve college and career readinessfor all studentsStrategic Initiatives:
Project:Align curriculum to new Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics.
Activity Timeline Persons Responsible Status-to-date
Develop new scope and sequence documents alignedto new math framework for all math courses, gradesk-8
Completed by January2012
Elementary math coach and
elementary math committee members,MS math coach and middle schoolmath curriculum committee
Elementary: Completed
Middle School: In process, nearcompletion
Develop course syllabi aligned to new mathframework for all math classes, grades 9-12
Completed bySeptember 2012
HS math department chair and highschool math curriculum committee
High School: In progress
*Implement new scope and sequence guides (gradesk-8) and new course syllabi (grades 9-12) with
fidelity.
September 2012-June2014
Principals and teachers Will begin in September 2012
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Ensure coordinated vertical alignment and articulationof math curriculum
October 2011-December 2012 -June2014
District-wide math vertical alignmentteam
Meetings held between small group ofelementary teachers and middle schoolteachers and between middle schoolteachers and high school teachers in2012.
MS/HS meetings also held throughMMSI Pre-APArticulation team will be expanded forSY13
Fully implement enVision math curriculum in gradesk-5, including new textbooks in grades 4-5
September 2011-Ongoing
Elementary math teachers Completed
Investigate math curriculum materials andinstructional tools (possibly including new textbooks)needed to implement new scope and sequence/syllabiat middle school and high school levels
October 2011-December 2012
Middle school and high school mathcurriculum committees
Review completed in 2012. Led to thepurchase of books for 8th grade andthe high school.Will revisit this issue during spring
2013.
Implement math curriculum materials andinstructional tools (possibly including new textbooks)needed to implement new scope and sequence atmiddle school and high school levels
Implementedprogressively startingSeptember 2012 andfully implemented byJune 2014
Middle school and high school mathcurriculum committees
Will begin in September 2012
Provide professional development for teachers on newmath framework with opportunities for small group
collaboration
Professionaldevelopment days and
selected curriculummeetings during SY12,SY13, and SY14
Superintendent, Title I director, mathcoaches,math department chair
Began in SY12 and will continue inSY13 and SY14.
Send teams of teachers and administrators to relevantDSAC professional development courses
Summers 2012, 2013,2014 (with fall followup meetings)
Superintendent, Title I director,principals
12 teachers trained in July 2012 inaddition to 12 teachers trained in2011.Follow up meetings to occur in 2012.
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Evaluate current intensive math interventions andmake alterations, possibly including computer-basedlearning opportunities, to improve students numbersense skills
Evaluation duringSY12, Implementchanges starting Sept.2012
Administrator of special services Changes to be made at WSMS andWSHS starting September 2012.
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Project: Align curriculum to new Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy.
Activity TimelinePersons Responsible Status-to-date
Develop new scope and sequence documents aligned
to new math framework for all ELA courses, gradesk-8
Completed by August
2012
Elementary ELA coach and
elementary ELA committee members,MS ELA coach and middle schoolELA curriculum committee
Elementary: Completed
Middle School: In process, nearcompletion
Develop course syllabi aligned to new ELAframework for all ELA classes, grades 9-12
Completed bySeptember 2012
HS ELA department chair and highschool ELA curriculum committee
High school: in process, nearcompletion
*Implement new scope and sequence guides (gradesk-8) and new course syllabi (grades 9-12) withfidelity.
September 2012-June2014
Principals and teachers Will begin in September 2012
Ensure coordinated vertical alignment and
articulation of ELA curriculum
October 2011-June 2012District-wide ELA vertical alignmentteam
MS/HS meetings also held throughMMSI Pre-APArticulation team will be expanded forSY13
Investigate ELA core curriculum (possibly includingnew teaching series) needed to implement new scopeand sequence at elementary, middle school and highschool levels
October 2011-December2012
Elementary, middle school and highschool ELA curriculum committees
Completed at elementary level andhigh school level.Middle school to begin September2012
Implement ELA core curriculum (possibly includingnew teacher manuals, reading series, and otherlearning materials) needed to implement new scope
and sequence at middle school and high school levels
Implementedprogressively startingSeptember 2012 and
fully implemented byJune 2014
Elementary, middle school and highschool ELA curriculum committees
Elementary and high school willimplement starting September 2012.
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Define effective and continuous system oftiered ELA interventions and implement/refineinterventions, with a focus on targeted interventions
Implementedprogressively startingSeptember 2013 andfully implemented byJune 2014
Elementary, middle school and highschool ELA curriculum committees
In progress
Evaluate effectiveness of ELA intensiveinterventions and make alterations to improve thislevel of intervention
Evaluation during SY12.Implemented
progressively startingSeptember 2012 andfully implemented byJune 2014
Administrator of special services andELA curriculum committees
In progress; changes being made atmiddle school and high school levelsstarting September 2012.
Provide professional development for teacherson implementing new ELA framework withopportunities for small group collaboration
Professionaldevelopment days andselected curriculummeetings during SY12,SY13, and SY14
Superintendent, Title I Director, ELAcoaches, English department chair
Ongoing; PD planned for fullprofessional development days and 5curriculum meetings for SY13.
Provide professional development on reading andwriting in the content areas for high school andmiddle school content area teachers
Professionaldevelopment days SY12,SY13, SY14, startingwith 35 HS teachers in
SY12
High school administration,superintendent
Ongoing; Teaching PersuasiveWriting class provided to middleschool English teachers; Keys toLiteracy: Comprehension Routineoffered to HS teachers, MMSI Pre-AP
offered to MS and HS teachers
Send teams of teachers to relevant DSACprofessional development courses
Summers 2012, 2013,2014 (with fall follow upmeetings)
Superintendent, Title I director,principals
Ongoing: Six teachers participated inReading Informational Text course inAugust 2012
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Project: Increase percentage of high school students graduating in four years with at least 10 fewer students dropping outeach year and increase the percentage of students completing MassCore.
Activity Timeline Persons ResponsibleStatus-to-date
Determine the curriculum materials, textbooks,and instructional technology needed to helpstudents successfully complete MassCore
SY11-12 High school administration anddepartment chairs
Completed.
Implement curriculum materials, textbooks, andinstructional technology needed to help studentssuccessfully complete MassCore
SY12-14 High school administration anddepartment chairs
Implementation of new textbooks(at MS and HS) and instructionaltechnology (at MS) will begin Sept.2012
Determine the planning time and training teachersrequire to help students successfully completeMassCore
SY11-12 High school administration anddepartment chairs
Implement the planning time and training teachersrequire to help students successfully completeMassCore
SY12-14 High school administration anddepartment chairs
Implement MMSI Pre-AP and MMSI APinstruction at WSMS and WSHS, includingtraining teachers and administrators, creatingvertical alignment teams, and participating in APstudy sessions
Incremental withincreasing numbers ofteachers participatingfrom 2011 to 2014
Middle school and high schooladministrators
Ongoing; over 30 teachers currentlytrained
Implement district-wide drop out prevention taskforce in order to address students needs as early
in their educational career as possible, and createsystemic changes and improvements based uponthe recommendations of the task force
Starting Sept. 2011with regular meetings
through 2014
Superintendent, task force members Regular meetings held during SY12;new services provided to students(such as increased summer outreachand summer program for at-riskstudents)
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Analyze high school drop out prevention datawith high school-based drop out prevention teamand make improvements to drop out preventioninitiatives (e.g., credit recovery, Reconnecting
Youth, etc.) based upon this analysis
Starting Sept. 2011with regular meetingsthrough 2014
Superintendent, high schooladministrators, high school drop out
prevention committee
Regular meetings held during SY12;new services provided to students(such as increased summer outreachand summer program for at-riskstudents)
Implement 21st Century Skills Academy, a newinnovation school, in collaboration with the LowerPioneer Valley Education Collaborative andevaluate effectiveness on ongoing basis
Starting September2011 and ongoingthrough 2014
Superintendent, LPVEC executivedirector, high school administrator,guidance counselor, and 21st CSA
program director
Implemented; Significant increase inenrollement for SY13.
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Strategic Objective 2:Foster knowledge-driven schools where teachers and administrators engage in self-reflection and collaboratively analyze
data to improve instruction on an ongoing basisStrategic Initiatives:
Project: Improve understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative data and utilize data analysis to improve
instruction.
Activity Timeline Persons ResponsibleStatus-to-date
Data on student achievement and/or student growthdisplayed in every school building
September2011-Ongoing
Superintendent, principals,department chairs
Implemented and ongoing
Professional learning communities established ineach elementary school to examine student work and
data to improve instruction
September2011-Ongoing
Superintendent, principals Implemented and ongoing.
*Training on analyzing data as part of theprofessional learning community process offered toteachers and administrators across the district
October 2012-June 2014
Superintendent, principals, selectedteachers
Will begin in October 2012.
*Implement Web-based student assessment dataprogram to be used for benchmark assessmentsin grades k-10 and common mid-term and finalassessments in grades 9-10.
September2012-June 2014
Superintendent, academic coachesand department heads
Data teams meet in each school to analyzeschool-wide data and develop plans for learningwalkthroughs
Quarterly eachschool year,2011-2014
PrincipalsImplemented and ongoing.
Conduct two learning walkthroughs (minimum) ineach school
Twice per year,2011-2014
Principals, data team Implemented and ongoing.
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*Train up to 25 new teachers on the learningwalkthrough process so they can join learningwalkthrough teams across the district
Fall 2012, Fall2013, Fall 2014
Superintendent, principals, selectedteachers
Administrators engage in professional learning
communities with each other to analyze student dataand student work samples
Monthly, 2011-
2014
Superintendent, Title I director,
administrator of special services andprincipals
Implemented and ongoing
Project: Implement new statewide educator evaluation framework.
Activity Timeline Persons ResponsibleStatus-to-date
Evaluation Implementation Working Group meets to:
Review new regulations
Develop communication plan to updateteachers on new system
Investigate and potentially select onlineresource for system implementation
Create plan for implementing new systemafter collective bargaining
Develop professional development plan
Assess implementation of plan and suggest
alterations, as necessary
September 2011-June 2013
Superintendent and EvaluationImplementation WorkingGroup
Completed
Enter collective bargaining to develop new teacherevaluation system
October 2011-May2012
WSEA and School Committee Completed
Provide professional development on new system August 2012 Superintendent Implemented and ongoing.Training began in spring 2012and will continue in fall 2012.
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*Develop resources (such as recommended videos,templates, and articles) to support teachers withimplementation of new educator evaluation system
September 2012-June 2014
Superintendent, principals
*Provide professional development to teachers on
high priority instructional strategies included in neweducator evaluation system
September 2012-
June 2014
Superintendent, principals
Strategic Objective 3Promote 21st century collaboration, communication, and problem solving skills between and among parents,administrators, teachers, and students to improve learning
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Strategic Initiatives:
Project: Strengthen climate, conditions, and school culture using results from surveys for decision making and change.
Activity Timeline Persons Responsible Status-to-date
Principals and WSEA building representatives meet bi-annually to discuss priorities and problem solve school-
based issues
September2011 to June
2014
Principals, WSEA buildingrepresentatives
Implemented and ongoing
Request teachers to complete MA TeLLs survey Fall 2011 Superintendent, principals, WSEAleaders
Completed when survey becameavailable in 2012
School-based planning teams (including administrator(s)and WSEA building representatives) review results and
plan goals and benchmarks for improvement
Winter 2012 Principals, WSEA buildingrepresentatives
To begin in fall 2012 becauseresults were not provided to thedistrict until spring 2012.
School-based planning teams review progress towardsgoals and benchmarks and make alterations to plans
Fall 2012 andSpring 2013
Principals, WSEA buildingrepresentatives
Will occur in spring 2013.
Request teachers to complete follow up school climatesurvey
Fall 2013 Superintendent, principals
School-based planning teams review results and reviseplans, including goals and benchmarks
Winter 2014 Principals, WSEA buildingrepresentatives
Project: Increase teachers and administrators utilization of 21st century technologies that promote collaboration and
learning.
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Activity Timeline Persons ResponsibleStatus-to-date
Provide optional after school training for teachers ontechnology-related skills
School year 2011-2012 and ongoing
as needed
Education technology coordinator,instructional networkadministrator
Implemented and ongoing
Develop site-based plans for specific applications oftechnologies that support collaboration and learning (such asGoogle docs, Buzzword, VoiceThread, WikiSpaces, etc.)
School year 2011-2012 and ongoing
through 2014
Principals, teachers Ongoing
Convene regular meetings of district-wide Inovation inTeaching and Collaboration team (formerly the TechnologyTeam) to make ongoing recommendations to improveutilization of 21st century technologies
School year 2011-2012 and ongoing
through 2014
Education technology coordinator,instructional networkadministrator,superintendent
Implemented and ongoing
Implement SuccessMaker in special education learningcenter classrooms in each elementary school in order
to expand computer-aided instruction for students withdisabilities
Fall 2011 Administrator of special services Implemented and ongling
Continue to develop plans for new high school that includerelevant and up-to-date technologies for teaching andlearning
Ongoing through2014
Superintendent, acting assistantsuperintendent, high school
principal, Planning andConstruction Committee
Ongoing; model classroom to becreated in current high school by thestart of SY13.
Project: Continue implementation of bullying prevention and intervention plan.
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Activity Timeline Persons ResponsibleStatus-to-date
Convene regular meetings of district-widebully prevention task force to make ongoingrecommendations to improve bullying prevention
and intervention plan
School year 2011-2012and ongoing through
2014
Superintendent, bullyingprevention task force
Implemented and ongoing
Provide professional development on bullyingprevention techniques to staff members as needed
School year 2011-2012and ongoing through
2014
Bullying prevention professionaldevelopment team
Implemented and ongoing
Implement student-led anti-bullying program atsecondary level
September 2012-June2014
High school administration
Analyze data from bullying incident reports andmake recommendations for improving supports andservices
Ongoing 2011-2014 withregular updates to school
committee
Superintendent Implemented and ongoing
Leok/district and school improvement plans/Strategic Objectives to date 4-9-12