Department Chair Directions for

School Improvement Process

Schedule Planning Meetings with Your Department

1. (All Departments) Pick facilitators for PLCs focus on RtI, AYP strategies, data and
include looking at student work and an effective reading strategy each month in your
learning community.

2. (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science Departments and Parent Involvement)
Review goal(s) and data and complete evaluation form with department.

3. (All Departments) List your departments monthly reading strategy focus. You can just
focus on the same reading strategy all year if you choose. Review school improvement
goals for reading look at current strategies and effective strategies from CRISS,
Marzano, etc. you can use to help focus on content reading (detailing main idea &
purpose, words in context, comparison, cause & effect, research & reference). Discuss
what your department will do to support reading each month. ESE will also need to
include mathematic strategies to support new mathematics standards.

4. (All Departments) List at least two strategies you will use to support Level 1 and Level
2 students in your department and classroom. ESE you will need some strong strategies
to move and support your level 1 and level 2 kids. Each department should include a goal
in your PGP/PDP to support AYP. (Keep in mind Marzano strategies, Twelve Words,
CRISS, etc.)

5. (All Departments) Review the Level 1 and Level 2 lists for your grade level. Make
sure you know these kids. Keep focused on them all year.

6. (Language Arts (Reading and Writing), Mathematics and Science Departments)
Revise your school improvement goal. The focus should be on AYP subgroups and
moving students out of Level 1 and Level 2 zones and keeping 3s, 4s and 5s growing.

Steps 2-6 may take more than one meeting.
DUE DATES: Please submit all items to Lori Jones

Friday, August 20
th
SIP Evaluation form (Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Science and Parent
Involvement) returned to Lori J ones by 4:00 p.m.
Friday, August 20
th
PLC Facilitator List (All Departments) returned to Lori J ones by 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 8
th
Goal Revisions any changes and strategies to the school
improvement plan written in the new format. Mathematics, Language Arts (Reading &Writing)
and Science
Friday, September 4
th
At least two strategies your department will use to support AYP and a
montly reading strategy. (All Departments)