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Kenneth C. Coombs Improvement Flan 2015-2016 <br />ObjectiveA"k: PROFESSIONAL. LEARNING FOCUSED ON THE <br />CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION <br />Provide profisional learning and opportunities for collaboration that improve educator practice <br />by focusing on curriculum and instruction. <br />'Initiative 1: <br />Establish and implement vertically and horizontally allgned curriculum with dear <br />student learning expectations. <br />Initiative 2: <br />Develop a district -wide expectation for rigorous education practice, which uses research <br />based teaching and teaming strategies <br />Initiative 3: <br />Implement, PTCs to provide opportunities for collaboration focused on improving <br />student learning. <br />Action Steps: <br />w <br />Incorporate Model Curriculum Units into Curriculum Maps developed <br />in 2014-2015. <br />w <br />Evaluate current unit assessments and performance rubrics. <br />w <br />Revise assessments to include performance assessments and rubrics with <br />benchmarks. <br />w <br />Implement a cohesive, aligned phonics program in kindergarten through <br />grade two. <br />w <br />w <br />Review and research writing programs. <br />Provide professional development on the teacher "learning walkthrough" model <br />using materials provided by Department of Elementary and Secondary <br />w <br />Education. <br />Schedule "learning waikthrbughs" to identify current instructional practices that <br />demonstrate rigorous practice. <br />w <br />Share with grade level colleagues information gathered from walls throughs <br />during professional learning communities and staff meeting times. <br />w <br />Maintain six-day cycle for common planning time. <br />w <br />Reinforce agreed-upon protocols and norms. <br />w <br />Determine if additional professional learning communities time can be <br />scheduled during the school clay. <br />181 www.mashpmkt2.maxs <br />