Quality

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Quality ExcellenceSMART Team Initiatives
Curriculum SMART Team
District Initiatives Activities
Technology SMART Team
Diversity SMART Team
Professional Development SMART Team
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Quality and Excellence Initiative

• S - Specific
• M - Measurable
• A Attainable
• R - Relevant
• T Time-bound
• Team
• Initiatives

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Professional Development / Culture SMART Team

• Re-established the DCEC program of courses
  (establish a committee to survey and determine
  staff needs)
• Listed DeLTA and DCEC courses on the district
  website
• Created an electronic registration form for DeLTA
  and DCEC courses
• Increased the number of DeLTA and DCEC courses to
  align with district initiatives (multiple levels
  of ITI, rigor and relevance, and data driven
  decision making are planned)
• Included additional technology support positions
  in the budget
• Developed a grant writing template for
  application to smaller grants
• Established a template for development of a
  professional career ladder

• Established a Delran cohort for a William
  Paterson University Masters program in
  educational leadership (We tried, but didnt
  generate enough interest to offer the M.A. in
  Reading program.)
• Integrated the use of quality tools as part of
  meeting processes and procedures (initial stage)
• Established core teams in each school and
  conducted core team training with SnapShot (a
  data warehousing / data driven decision making
  tool)
• Increased the number of K-8 PCPEP days in school
  calendar

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Curriculum SMART Team

• Developed and implemented Integrated Thematic
  Instruction (ITI) Pilot at DIS
• Planned and conducted Bridging meetings (grade
  level articulation meetings)
• Revised and posted the 5-year curriculum cycle on
  the district website

• Developed a peer observation process
• Developed a professional book reading club
• Established core teams in each school and
  conducted core team training with SnapShot (a
  data warehousing / data driven decision making
  tool)

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Diversity SMART Team

• Diversity Day Programs
• Read Across America with Diversity Themes
• QUEST Mentoring Program for Minority Students
• Translation of Student and Parent Handbooks and
  Student Registration Forms into Turkish and
  Portuguese
• Identify Disaggregated Groups on State
  Assessments not Achieving AYP and Provide
  Assistance

• Holocaust Day Program at DMS
• Unity Wall at DHS (Integrated with Transition
  Project Program)
• E-mail Job Postings to Minority Colleges
• Schedule Clustering
• Plan Anti-Defamation League Inservice Programs
• Develop plan to monitor and evaluate minority
  student retention rates

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Technology SMART Team

• Re-designed the district website to be more
  informative, interesting, and interactive
• 90 of the HS and MS teachers have web-pages.
• Staff in all 4 schools have had initial exposure
  training with website design.
• Dedicated laptops and LCD projectors were
  introduced at DIS in 10 of the classrooms.
• Implementation of the NTI Connect-ed phone
  blast system district-wide
• Increased availability of wireless technology in
  the district buildings

• Middle school teachers were trained in the use of
  the CPS (Classroom Performance System) data
  driven decision making system
• Middle school students were provided a web-based
  resource program designed to improve academic
  skills
• Increased use of Power Point presentations in the
  teaching-learning process
• Worked with Curriculum SMART team to develop
  content areas for DCEC technology-based courses
  for staff members