School Improvement

School Improvement Goal: 
Increasing student achievement.

Angela Bates, Assessment Coordinator 436-1303

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PLC Definitions:
Essential Learning: Eight to ten 10 "big ideas" per semester OR 16-20 "big ideas" per year long subject

Formative Assessment :   An assessment for learning used to advance and not merely monitor each student's learning (Stiggins, 2002).

Common Formative Assessment:   An assessment typically created collaboratively by a team of teachers responsible for the same grade level or course.   ( Learning By Doing , p. 214)

SMART goals:   The identification of an area of need after review of various forms of data.   Begin with one
Goals that are Strategic & Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reliable, an Timebou

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