2006-2007

Purpose
We have had many successes (both intended and stumbled upon) in our department throughout this year. This page is a place for celebration and reflection of these successes and also a place to start looking toward the future for things that ongoing.

Successes:

 * 1) Focus on assessments to insure support and authenticity.
 * 2) Implement curriculum map with continual support and accountability for all teachers.
 * 3) Enhance understanding and usage of AR program school-wide.
 * 4) Increase technology awareness and usage in the department.
 * 5) Create an engagement measurement that measures exactly what we want to know.
 * 6) Seek out and find a more effective (research-based) vocabulary program.
 * 7) Come together on grading practices.
 * 8) Collect and analyze data on a regular basis.
 * 9) Implement "Best Practice" presentations from all teachers.
 * 10) Make collaboration a central element of the department.
 * 11) New teachers were successful (and awesome).
 * 12) Successful implementation of reading strategy curriculum.

The Future:

 * 1) Create and disseminate a Model-Portfolio for Six-Trait Writing.
 * 2) Articulate with the high school through Pre-AP Vertical Team to inure that our curriculum maps align.
 * 3) Making sure all teams/teachers get the assessments that they want (and that we use it).
 * 4) Quarterly writing assessments align with LA (everything makes sense together... apples to apples).
 * 5) Second and Third prompt need work.
 * 6) Another look at reading assessments (specific questions).