Professional Documents
Culture Documents
will provide as the launching pad for a year of observations, evaluations, curricular support, and when necessary, tough conversations.
Review historical data of Teacher Working Conditions "end introductor# letter to all staff mem$ers
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'eet with department head of science department (lowest performing department) to discuss concerns* potential direction 'eet with science department during ,-C to ask pro$ing .uestions& driving at teachers coming to a consensus to/ plan together and give common formative assessments Conduct an informal o$servation (at least 10 minutes) using district walk through tool of each certified teacher0s classroom and drop a friendl#1 encouraging note $ehind Cele$rate teachers $# teacher 2shout outs3 posted on $oard and announced
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at staff meetings! -earn at least one personal thing a$out each teacher (interests1 ho$$ies1 roots1 famil#1 etc!) and ask him*her a$out it! 5ngoing
continue to develop as the #ear continues! Currentl# a$le to have personal conversations with all staff mem$ers!
Ob ective #: "evelop a constructive relationship with all supports staff $%ustodians, %afeteria wor&ers, bus drivers'.
-eave encouraging notes for staff in their mail$o6es or classrooms thanking them for their work! 5ngoing I continue to thank the custodians ever# time I see them for completing a recent pro7ect I o$served them doing& this allows them to see I am aware of their dedication to our $uilding! It is important to me that the cafeteria staff recogni8e that I am more than willing to help them keep our school clean! The less time the# spend cleaning for the ne6t lunch1 the more time the# are a$le to spend preparing the food and the wa# it is presented! 4us drivers will feel appreciated and find their 7o$ more satisf#ing! I find it is the most difficult to get to know the $us drivers and cafeteria workers due to scheduling conflicts1 $ut I am working hard: "tudents will hear and see m# presence in the $uilding! "tudents will feel connected! "tudents will feel welcomed to come to school! "tudents will feel a sense of communit# when using their names in conversation! This will also allow assist
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9et on a different $us each da# to thank each driver and get to know them! Also write thank #ou cards for them to find in the afternoon or put thank #ou notes on the $us $efore leaving school for the night so the $us driver will see it there in the morning $efore their route! -earn at least one personal thing a$out each teacher (interests1 ho$$ies1 roots1 famil#1 etc!) and ask him*her a$out it!
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Consider calling one parent*da# to praise student for outstanding $ehavior! 4e constantl# visi$le1 whether in the hallwa#1 in classrooms1 or in the lunchroom!
in $uilding teacher relationships for I will $e a$le to know each student in which the# are speaking! 4uild student*admin*parent communit#! "tudents will know that administration is watching and willing to assist as needed!
Goal (: #uild a foundation for continuous improvement of instruction and offer curricular support.
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Ob ective !: )dentify TH*+s strengths and targeted areas for growth in the area of curriculum and instruction.
istri$ute ,rofessional -earning Communit# surve# to $e anal#8ed Redistri$ute ,rofessional -earning Communit# surve# to $e anal#8ed for differences from $eginning of #ear Conduct regular learning walk=throughs focused on curriculum and instruction Review historical performance data for the past 2 #ears1 identif#ing trends for proficienc# and growth for/ the total school1 su$groups1 and grade levels Review data from Comprehensive Beeds Assessment "ept <=13 >e$ruar# 201? @une 201? 5ngoing (10 weekl#) August 2013 "eptem$er 2013 'onthl# ata will allow teachers to voice their perception of current conditions anon#mousl#! Aaving a transparent view of the school climate will allow the administration team a clear understanding of where to target areas for growth! Will create culture of continuous support for instruction! eveloped an understanding of historical testing data! Assessment will show targeted areas of improvement! "tudents will see that the# are the customers of their own education& teachers will see that students are given the a$ilit# to evaluate!