Rationale: We need to continue improvement in order to meet AYP projections and to help all students learn the skills they will need to be successful in mathematics.
Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction
| Baseline Data | Indicators of Success | Measurement Methods/Tool(s) | Implementation Plan | Person(s) Responsible | Date |
| MCAS 07 | Decrease in percent of students in Warning and Needs Improvement Categories on Math MCAS | MCAS 11 | Analyze previous data and determine a percent increase we would like to achieve as an aggregate on Math MCAS | Teachers Principal | Oct 10 |
| MCAS 08 | Increase in percent of students in Proficient and Advanced Categories on Math MCAS | Star Math | Analyze test items and determine areas of concern which will require additional instruction and remediation | Teachers Principal | Oct 10 |
| MCAS 09 | Increase in number of students performing on grade level expectations on report cards | Everyday Math | Implement open response strategies and other areas of MCAS test taking skills at each grade level. Revise practices in skill training for children so that all teachers ensure that children grasp the most important skills necessary for progress | Teachers Assistants Principal | Nov 10-April 11 |
| MCAS 10 | Accelerated Math | Meet as a vertical math community on a monthly basis to determine needs in staff development, staffing, lesson design, curriculum resources, and set priorities for fostering Math awareness K-8 among staff, students, and family | Teachers Principal | Nov 10-April 11 | |
| Fall 10 GMADE Results | Spring 11 GMADE Results Student progress in EPGY program |
Objective 2: To increase school communication among colleagues and to improve communication with the home. To further strengthen and improve the partnership between the school and parents through communication and involvement.
Rationale: Our school continues in its work with professional learning communities. Staff development island-wide has focused on creating these communities and setting goals. A primary outcome of these communities is to foster more effective communication with the families of our children. We wish to create a means of communicating more frequently and clearly with our Tisbury School parents for the betterment of our students.
Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Community
| Baseline Data | Indicators of Success | Measurement Methods/Tool(s) | Implementation Plan | Person(s) Responsible | Date |
| Input from SAC | Improved climate of effective communication between and among staff and community. | Information gathering through observations and meetings | Improve overall awareness and understanding of school policies, procedures, and pertinent issues through a weekly parent forum. | Principal | Oct. 10-June 11 |
| Input from teachers | Input and further recommendations from SAC members | Additional methods for communication regarding student progress and upcoming classroom and school-wide events | Increase opportunities for parents to communicate with more teachers by improving methods for parent-conference sign-up and investigating Edline.com and other internet based programs that foster parental awareness of their child's progress | Teachers Assistants Principal Technology SAC | Oct 10-June 11 |
| Positive comments from staff concerning communications between staff and parents, between staff and administration, and among staff members | Informal observation | Increase community awareness of school activities and achievements through SAC newsletters and flyers that would be available at parent-teacher conferences briefly explaining SAC and PTO, including committee member names and phone numbers | Teachers Principal SAC Members | Nov 10-June 11 | |
| Formal and informal feedback gathered at parent meetings and forums. | A monthly space in Tiger Talk to summarize the monthly SAC meeting | SAC Members | Nov 10-June 11 | ||
| Improve the effectiveness of horizontal and vertical communication through continued progress in the PLC initiative. These groups will assess and improve current vehicles for communication among staff and the community. | Teachers Principal SAC Members |
Objective 3: To increase reading and math achievement among our low-income children in grades 2-8.
Rationale: Last year, the Tisbury School made excellent progress in MCAS scores with our special needs children in the areas of math and ELA using an inclusion model brought about through reorganization in staffing. Tisbury School reached AYP goals for the Spring 2010 MCAS in our low-income sub-group of children. To stay on pace with NCLB improvement targets for our sub-groups and aggregates, we will assess the remediation needs of our low-income children and determine the supports needed for individual, low-income children in grades 2-8.
Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction
| Baseline Data | Indicators of Success | Measurement Methods/Tool(s) | Implementation Plan | Person(s) Responsible | Date |
| October 10 SIMS | Spring 11 MCAS: improving results in math & ELA for the this subgroup | Results for: | 1. Analyze previous scores and determine improvement benchmarks | Teachers Principal | Oct 10 |
| MCAS 10 | Spring 11 AYP: passing results | DIBELS 11 | 2. Analyze test items and determine areas of concern which will require additional instruction and remediation | Teachers Principal | Oct 10 |
| GRADE: Spring 10 Fall 10 | Progress on the mid-year GRADE and GMADE assessments | GRADE 11 | 3. Implement open response strategies and other areas of MCAS test taking skills at each grade level among our low-income children. Revise practices in skill training for children so that all teachers ensure that children grasp the most important skills necessary for progress | Teachers Principal | Oct 10-April 11 |
| GMADE: Fall 10 | Low-income children in regular and remediation settings showing improvement on report cards | GMADE 11 | 4. Implement GRADE assessment in the 7th and 8th grade ELA classes. Train all math teachers 2-8 in administering the GMADE test and analyzing the results for targeting areas for support | Teachers | Oct 10-Feb 11 |
| MCAS 11 | 5.Determine staffing needs for the future to address the need for additional supports | Teachers Principal | Aug 10-July 11 |
Objective 4: The adoption of a system-wide bullying policy and subsequent implementation of a community-wide, comprehensive ant-bullying program to reduce the incidents of bullying, help maintain a safe environment, and ensure the comfort of everyone in the school community by gathering data and input from stakeholders.
Rationale: The Tisbury School community needs to ensure for the emotional welfare of our community, and promote civility as a critical school objective. Bullying is detrimental to a child's emotional well-being and becomes counterproductive to the child's achievement and learning environment.
Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: School Environment
| Baseline Data | Indicators of Success | Measurement Methods/Tool(s) | Implementation Plan | Person(s) Responsible | Date |
| Survey staff, students, parents | Data indicating perceptions of bullying | Post survey | Involve guidance participation in lunch and recess. | Guidance/ Admin | Sept 2010 |
| Attendance 09/10 | Increased attendance | Monitoring of Attendance/reasons for absense | Gather input from and inform SAC representatives regarding perceptions of bullying, mandates, and policy | Admin/ SAC | October 2011 |
| Grades 09/10 | Higher overall achievement | Teacher reported grades throughout 10/11 | Create Bullying Perception Survey with SAC approval | Guidance/ SAC | October 2011 |
| Rate of Disciplinary Actions Taken for 09/10 | Reduction of disciplinary Actions taken for 2010-2011 | DESE Discipline Report 2011 | Investigate anti-bullying programs to be later implemented in the school community. | Guidance/ Admin | October 2010 |
| Investigate Student Mediation Models | Admin/ Guidance | October 2010 | |||
| Inform SAC of survey results | Admin | January 2011 | |||
| Meet with staff for training as directed by MARC and the MVPS | Admin/ Staff | January 2011 | |||
| Meet with parents and children regarding bullying policy and steps that have taken place to date as directed by MARC and the MVPS | Admin/ Guidance | April 2011 | |||
| Report to SAC findings on comprehensive anti-bullying program and student mediation models | Guidance/ Admin | May 2011 | |||
| Decision made on comprehensive anti-bullying to be used to support MVPS bullying policy | Admin | June 2011 |
Objective 5: To create a plan that will guide the integration of technology into the overall daily learning experiences of every child.
Rationale: To ensure the preparation of our children for everyday life, the high school, and beyond in the 21st century through technology integration not simply technology as a resource.
Strategic Goal/Initiative Reference: Curriculum and Instruction
| Baseline Data | Indicators of Success | Measurement Methods/Tool(s) | Implementation Plan | Person(s) Responsible | Date |
| Scope and sequence of current Tisbury School Technology program | Scope and sequence outline | Create short-term goals for the procurement of new hardware that has been determined as a need from prior data. This hardware will include Eno-type boards and mobile laptop labs. | SAC/ Admin | Sept 2010 | |
| Inventory of current degree of technology integration | Inventory of technology uses which will help indicate the current degree of technology integration | Define and scope current technology program in the context of Tisbury School. | Tech teachers | October 2011 | |
| Teacher survey of an effectively integrated technology school | Documented teacher perceptions of successfully integrated schools in the context of technology use. | Inventory frequency of use of technology to determine current degree of technology integration. | Admin/ Tech Teachers | November 2010 | |
| Survey teachers as to their ideas of what successful and effective technology integration would look like. | Tech Teachers | January 2011 | |||
| Investigate and visit schools that effectively use technology and have a trained staff that integrates technology. This may include bringing a member back to the Tisbury School to help determine our strengths and weaknesses and to help prioritize steps towards integration. | SAC/ Admin/ Tech Teachers | January 2011 |