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Palisades School District

Palisades School District. K-12 Language Arts Study Group Report. December 2008. Purpose.

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Palisades School District

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  1. Palisades School District K-12 Language Arts Study Group Report December 2008

  2. Purpose The purpose of this study team is to update the board regarding the current state of the K-12 language arts program and make recommendations which will ensure that all students have mastered the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills and concepts necessary to be successful in their post-secondary endeavors.

  3. Language Arts Review Team Teachers: Corina Balliet, Carole Lee Deemer, Arlene McBrearty, Mandy Miller, Chris Serban, Courtney Weeks

  4. Process • Through the spring and fall of 2008, language arts teachers and department heads met to evaluate the current program K-12, conduct research, evaluate data and make recommendations for continued improvement. • In mid-December, a comprehensive team of parents, teachers and administrators are participating in a presentation and discussion of the language arts curriculum. • Following a revision process, the K-12 Language Arts Department will present to Educational Programs and Services in February and again to the full board in March 2009

  5. Recommendations Goal #1 –Articulate K-12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Rationale: A well-articulated curriculum maximizes student learning opportunities by eliminating both gaps and redundancies in both curriculum and instruction. *Develop K-12 curriculum map consistent with state standards, assessment anchors, and SAT skills (vocabulary, grammar, passage comprehension, and timed writing) *Develop a K-12 scope and sequence *Develop course placement requirements for transitions from elementary to middle and from middle to high school *Develop curriculum consistent with NCTE 21st Century Literacies standards (see handout)

  6. Recommendations Goal #2 –Intervention and Enrichment Rationale: Our mission statement commits us to provide support and enrichment in language arts for students in need of intervention. *Implement a K-12 intervention/enrichment program for students without an IEP or GIEP *Monitor student progress *Identify personnel needed at each building and provide training *Articulate Interventions at the Secondary Level *Implement Map Testing at the Secondary Level

  7. Recommendations Goal #3- Increase Standardized Test Scores Rationale: Increasing language arts standardized test scores will improve students’ opportunities to access select post-secondary educational institutions. Furthermore, correlation studies have shown that students who score well on the SAT also score well on the PSSAs. *All 10th grade students will take the October administration of the PSAT during school hours. *Imbed SAT/ACT and PSSA test taking skills and assessments into K-12 curriculum (grammar, test-taking genre writing and vocabulary) *Communicate evening class availability *Use PSAT results in eleventh grade to design instruction

  8. Recommendations Goal #4 – Create a systematic professional development plan for teachers and paraprofessionals based on program delivery, best practices and student intervention. Rationale: Improving teachers’ skills and knowledge is one of the most effective ways of increasing student achievement. • Develop K-12 curriculum map consistent with state standards, assessment anchors, SAT English concepts, new literature series • Time and trainingto revisit / develop common course / grade level assessments • Review course placement rubrics for transitions from elementary to middle and from middle to high school

  9. Recommendations Goal #4 (continued) • Training in Classrooms for the Future • Identify & implement intervention/enrichment programs • Time for Training in Classrooms of the Future • Time to identify & implement intervention/enrichment programs • Articulate Interventions at the secondary level • Time to train personnel, enter and analyze data using Performance Tracker • Time to analyze district assessments (including MAP, CBAs, writing assessments, etc.)

  10. Recommendations Goal #4 (continued) • Training on the new textbooks and supplemental materials • Proctor training for PSAT • Time to learn and share best practices with colleagues

  11. Supplemental Documents NCTE 21st Century Literacy Standards 5 year action plans for each recommendation: • Yearly and overall budget • End of cycle evaluation measures Works Consulted

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