BOE 2014-2015 Goal Statement Annual Goal: reduce class size; increase number of students in Tier l while reducing the number of students in need of Tier ll and Tier lll services; reduce number of students who are chronically absent while improving/monitoring average daily attendance. Strategies: Multi year involvement with Attendance Works, staff training/Principal leaders and student interventionist workers supporting positive attendance behaviors with at risk families. Attendance committees at every school. MIS generating monthly reports on attendance for BOE review/discussion. Family communication on this topic. Budget development and priorities aligned with goal of reducing class size. Professional development to enhance instructional practices and use of new materials to increase student performance in Tier l. Use of newly adopted Educator Accountability tool. District wide use of NWEA to assess students three times a year. Two year goal: adopt new curriculum and purchase new textbooks to support CCSS in LA, Science and Social Studies K-8 and purchase/install new technology ( projectors/interactive white boards) in every classroom throughout our district and provide shared chrome books on mobile carts ( one cart per four class rooms). Need to secure a City bond authorization to accomplish this goal. Strategy: Advocate for and receive City bond authorization. Inventory current materials ( effective/current vs. obsolete or none existent). Pilot various materials to determine what best meet the needs of our students while conforming with the CCSS. Expand (through MIS)district technological capacity through thin wire virtualization. Multi year goals: increase literacy throughout our district with explicit expectation of grade level reading by third grade (measured by NWEA, SBAC) ; increase student achievement for our ELL students (measured by LAS Links, NWEA and ELD assessments) ; increase high school graduation rate by 20-25% over a four year period (measured annually) . These goals are part of Superintendent evaluation process. Strategy: Purchase district wide monitoring/assessment tool NWEA; Purchase new curriculum materials (textbooks/technology); Targeted professional development; Create Satellite Academy for high school over aged/ under credited students; Continue to roll out English Language Development methodology for instructing ELL students, providing ongoing professional development in this area to specified staff. Focused attention on reading intervention :reading teachers/tutors and Leveled Literacy, Wison reading, Read 180 and Systems 44. Focused attention on attendance. Focused attention on student behavior and explicit expectations. New Educator Evaluation tool adopted. Capital project goals: Secured Gaffney renovation as new bond authorization - project has broken ground. Secured several competitive state facility grants for middle school reform at Pulaski and Slade and for our newly created Satellite Careers Academy (alternative education opportunity for students who are in need of credit recovery/ overaged under credit high school students) Looking to expand STEM programming through CPEP and PLTW courses (facility space required) Looking to secure an additional renovate as new school building project. Sharon Beloin Saavedra, President New Britain Board of Education Urban Voices
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