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Objective 1: By June 2009, 4% of general education students in grades 6-7-8 will increase their standing on the NJASK or GEPA by moving from the partially proficient range to proficient range on the mathematics section of the state assessment.

Timeline	Activity	Evaluation	Responsibility
Fall 2007 and 2008	School Based Planning Committee Meetings Team Leaders Meetings	Agenda Review of NJASK & GEPA scores	Principal Team Leaders
September 2007 and 2008	Notification of faculty, staff and parents of the objectives and the need for mathematics development	Agenda Parent News-Calendar Faculty Handbook Team Leader Notes	Principal
Fall 2007	Create a building committee. Discuss school-wide strategies for vocabulary development	Agenda	Principal
Winter 2007– Spring 2008	Implement vocabulary strategies (Example may include): * Word of the Day * Vocabulary Enrichment – Cross Content vocabulary * Internet Sites * Others as decided by SBPC	Lesson Plans Observations	Teachers/Principal
Fall 2007– Spring 2008 And Fall 2008– Spring 2009	Additional Activities to include: * Stop-by vocabulary check-ups for all students in core and encore classes * Writing Contests using Word of the Day at a minimum of one per marking period. * Student participation in “Brain Bowls,” which will include strategic vocabulary words.	Lesson Plans Observations Contest Results	Teachers/Team Leaders/Principal
Fall 2007– Spring 2009	Team Leader Meetings : Reinforce objectives	Agenda Team Leader Notes	Principal/Team Leaders
Fall 2007– Winter 2009	Professional Development : Language Arts Conferences, Teacher Experts, staff in-service programs.	Purchase orders Workshop Evaluations Incorporation of skills as indicated in plan books	Principal/Teachers/B.O.E.
Fall 2007– Spring 2009	Follow-up Activities * Stop-by vocabulary check-ups * Writing Contest using Word of the Day	Lesson Plans Observations Contest Results	Teachers/Team Leaders/Principal
Spring 2009	State Assessment	Progress indicators for two year goals as reviewed by principal and School Based Planning Committee	Principal/Testing Coordinator/School Based Planning Committee

Objective II: By June 2009, 2% of general education students in grades 6-7-8 will increase their standing on the NJASK or GEPA by moving from the partially proficient range to proficient range on the language arts literacy section of the state assessment.

Time Line

Activities

Evaluation

Person Responsible

Fall 2007 and 2008

School Based Planning Committee MeetingsTeam Leaders Meetings

AgendaReview of NJASK & GEPA scores

PrincipalTeam Leaders

September 2007 and 2008

Notification of faculty, staff and parents of the objectives and the need for mathematics development

AgendaParent News-CalendarFaculty HandbookTeam Leader Notes

Principal

Fall 2007

Create a building Language Arts Committee to discuss school-wide strategies for langauge development

Agenda

Principal

Winter 2007 – Spring 2008

Implement mathematics strategies (Example may include):

Use of internet-based programs
Reading
Enrichment – Cross Content reading use

Others as decided by SBPC

Lesson Plans

Observations

Teachers
Principal

Fall 2007 – Spring 2008

And

Fall 2008 – Spring 2009

Additional Activities to include:

Use of “push-in” materials from G & T to address reading comprehension
Student participation in “Brain Bowls,” which will include strategic vocabulary words, comprehension questions, inference, and fluency items.

Lesson Plans

Observations

Contest Results

Teachers

Team Leaders

Principal

Fall 2007 – Spring 2009

Team Leader Meetings

Reinforce objectives

Agenda

Team Leader Notes

Principal

Team Leaders

Fall 2007 – Winter 2009

Professional Development:

Reading Conferences, Teacher Experts, staff in-service programs.

Purchase orders

Workshop Evaluations

Incorporation of skills as indicated in plan books

Principal

Teachers

B.O.E.

Fall 2007 – Spring 2009

Follow-up Activities

Stop-by language check-ups
Language Contest using Quick Reads
Attendance at Literacy Workshops
Development of an “Excel” class to remediate skills

Lesson Plans

School Schedule

Observations

Contest Results

Teachers

Team Leaders

Principal

Spring 2009

State Assessment

Progress indicators for two year goals as reviewed by principal and School Based Planning Committee

Principal

Testing Coordinator

School Based Planning Committee

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