Methacton School District

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• Methacton School District
• Strategic Plan 2008-2014
• PROGRESS UPDATE
• Welcome!

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• Student Services
• Dr. Lois Robinson

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Student Services

• Goal Student Services
• Student Assistance Program
• Communication
• Consultation and Coordination of Services
• Developmental Services
• Diagnostic, Intervention and Referral Services

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Diagnostic,
Intervention and Referral Services

• Counselors will facilitate the identification of
  students to consider for gifted programming and
  the gifted building evaluation process.
• Convene an Advisory Council at Eagleville
  Elementary School and Methacton High School.

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Making Progress

• Worked in tandem with the gifted support
  specialist who facilitates the actual student
  services.
• Parents, students, teachers, administrators,
  counselors community representatives attended
  the Advisory Council.

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Work in 2010-11

• Continue to evaluate the identification/screening
  of gifted students with the continued
  collaboration of the counselors and the gifted
  support specialist/case managers.
• Expand the Advisory Council to include all
  Methacton elementary school counseling programs,
  Skyview and Arcola schools.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Student Assistance
Program

• Student Assistance Program will continue to focus
  on identifying behavior which adversely affects
  learning.
• Arcola SAP will sponsor guest speakers in the 8th
  grade health classes from Renfrew and the Laurel
  House.
• MHS SAP will improve communications with staff
  and students about the orientation of this state
  mandated program.

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Making Progress

• Trained Arcola and Methacton High School in the
  SAP process.
• Investigate software program for on-line
  reporting of services.

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Work in 2010-11

• Arcola SAP will continue to network with
  community agencies for guest speaker
  presentations.
• Arcola MHS SAP members will attend training for
  online reporting and will train their peers in
  this area.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Communication

• Work to provide professional development
  opportunities to all personnel working with
  gifted students.
• GIEP training for all staff.
• Teaching gifted students in the regular education
  classroom.

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Making Progress

• All four elementary gifted specialists attended
  and presented at the PAGE Conference.

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Work in 2010-11

• Work with gifted coordinators to establish
  articulation of gifted curriculum 5-12.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Consultation and
Coordination of Services

• The current elementary guidance curriculum is
  aligned to the ASCA Standards and is being
  implemented in grades K-5.
• Arcola counselors will run activities for the ESL
  students as well as an organizational skills and
  strategies workshop for students in grades 6-8.
• MHS counselors will present classroom lessons for
  seniors regarding the college application
  process, for juniors about post secondary
  planning and career cruising lessons for 9th and
  10th graders.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Consultation and
Coordination of Services

• Create career awareness through developmental
  guidance lessons, school-wide career activities,
  career portfolios and the high school career
  center.
• Career lessons are being delivered to K-5
  students in all elementary schools by the school
  counselor.
• Arcola-6th grade use of the career game.
• MHS-introduction of career cruising to all 9th
  and 10th graders in classroom settings.

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Making Progress

• Aligned current curriculum and newly developed
  curriculum to ASCA standards.
• Staff referred students for group counseling
  activities.
• Groups were run for high school students in the
  areas of career development and post secondary
  planning.
• Career portfolios of student work are maintained
  by the counselors and will be transferred to
  Skyview Upper Elementary School for the students.

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Work in 2010-11

• Continue the guidance curriculum in grades K-4
  with modifications made over the summer.
• Arcola will add the study skills group for next
  year, which will incorporate the organizational
  skills and strategies group.
• Develop a culminating career guidance lesson for
  the 4th grade utilizing the career portfolio.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10Developmental
Services

• Detailed descriptions of Methactons inclusive
  practices and least restrictive environment
  guidelines.
• Provide a continuum of placement options.
• Paraprofessional training and staff development
  initiatives.
• Provide 20 hours of paraprofessional trainings
  for all instructional assistants and PCAs.
• Guidelines for classroom configurations.
• Re-configuration of the district schools and
  programs to include K-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12.

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Making Progress

• Programs were available to support the specific
  needs of our student population.
• Implemented co-taught classes/inclusive practices
  at all levels based on the individual needs of
  students.
• Building teams provided trainings to IA on
  utilizing data to make instructional decisions.
• Planning meetings are ongoing with our special
  education supervisors, principals, and teachers.

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Work in 2010-11

• Continue to provide a continuum of placement
  options and programs to support the diverse needs
  of our students with disabilities.
• Expand co-taught classes in the middle school and
  high school, and provide more opportunities for
  elementary students to participate in the least
  restrictive environment with support.
• Continue to provide 20 hours of paraprofessional
  training aligned to the CEC competencies for
  paraprofessionals.
• Explore re-configuration of Autistic and
  Life-Skill support classes at the high school
  level to better meet the learning needs of our
  students.
• Configuration of classes will be based on student
  academic capabilities.

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• Professional Education
• Ms. Jenifer Brucker

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Professional Education Report

• Goals
• Diversity
• Organizational Development
• Professional Development

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Hold monthly meetings for the Diversity Oversight
  Committee.
• Attend Minority Job Recruitment Fairs.
• Attend the Delaware Valley Minority Student
  Achievement Consortium (DVMSAC) Workshops.
• Improved administration knowledge base of
  assessments.
• Train department coordinators in curriculum
  writing.
• Understand and use SAS to support curriculum
  writing.
• Use in-service time to train teachers with best
  practices.
• Send staff to workshops and conferences on
  department/subject area related activities.
• Review current Induction program and research
  other programs for best practices and support for
  new teachers.

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Making Progress

• Attended 100 of DVMSAC Workshops with various
  teachers, administrators, community members, and
  school counselors.
• Elementary school counselors provided an
  in-service day session for elementary teachers
  based on information from DVMSAC workshops
• Hosted North Penn School Districts Presentation
  for Community Engagement.
• Attended DVMSAC and MCIU Minority Recruitment
  Fairs.
• Attended PVAAS Workshop at MCIU to enhance data
  tools.
• Increased the use of universal assessments with
  the 4Sight, DIBELS, and STAR assessments.
• Increased use and evaluation of Performance
  Tracker data.
• Presented best practices training with PAWLP,
  differentiated instruction, Reading
  Apprenticeship, and GIEP Writing.
• Increase use and knowledge of Schoolwires for
  individual teacher websites.
• Title II Funds supported the attendance to
  various conferences approved by administrators.

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Work in 2010-11

• Invite community leaders to share social and
  cultural dynamics of community members with staff
  in small groups.
• Commit the DOC to at least two community
  engagement activities.
• Attend Minority Job Recruitment Fairs.
• Continue our membership and involvement with
  DVMSAC.
• Continue to strengthen teachers use of data
  through regularly scheduled data meetings and
  administrative support and modeling of data use.
• Work with Pupil Services to have building-based
  presentations for Special Education Laws.
• Continue to train staff in curriculum writing.
• Rewrite curriculum during the summer months as
  approved by Dr. Martin.
• Continue to reinforce training from prior year
  and aim for more in-depth knowledge of training
  and instructional use.
• Train new staff in best practices to enhance
  student achievement.
• Discuss building, department, and subject-area
  needs with building administration and provide
  resources to continue knowledge and practice.

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• Operations
• Mr. Denis McCall

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Goal Areas

• Food Service Dept Budget
• Develop an annual budget with measureable
  benchmarks
• Transportation Dept
• Establish a model to efficiently transport
  students and maximize state reimbursements
• Facilities Energy Usage
• Create a system to monitor and control energy
  consumption
• Financial Three-Year Plan
• Maintain the Three-Year Fiscal Capital Plans

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Review Current Food Services Accounting Practices
• Increase driver training, review routing, reduce
  parts inventory, develop bus replacement plan
• Develop district policy on environmental control
  and establish benchmarks to increase operational
  efficiency
• Update the Three Year Plan to include more data

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Making Progress

• Redesigned accounting procedures to facilitate
  building level analysis
• Increased driver training sessions, reduced fuel
  consumption by 5,270 gallons and instituted JIT
  parts delivery system
• Developed district energy management policy and
  signed EPA Energy Star contract
• Created a new budget book that outlines all funds
  and more detailed information

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Work in 2010-11

• Perform monthly profit and loss analysis at the
  building level to improve bottom line
• Expand driver training, review all routes, share
  services with other districts and develop student
  safety program
• Implement and monitor energy policy and analyze
  benchmark data for inefficiencies
• Expand budget document to include more detailed
  information

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• Educational Technology
• Mr. Frank Kremm

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Technology

• Goals
• TI - TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION
• 1.) To provide and enhance development and
  application of life-long learning skills,
  including collaboration, problem solving,
  effective communication, creative thinking, and
  resourcefulness while maintaining ethical
  standards in an increasingly diverse digital
  global environment to create astute, digital
  citizens.
• 2.) District students, teachers, administrators,
  and staff will responsibly use appropriate
  technology to communicate, solve problems, and
  access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create
  information to improve learning in all subject
  areas and transfer skills to acquire lifelong
  knowledge and proficiency.
• 3.) The District will provide current
  technology, training, and resources to promote
  technology integration for advanced academic
  achievement.

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Technology

• Goals
• TN - TECHNOLOGY NON-INSTRUCTION
• 1.) Maintain and develop technology and
  integration services, which support and improve
  the effectiveness of the district's mission for
  all stakeholders.
• 2.) Research, enhance, acquire, and implement
  technology solutions to support current and
  emergent needs of the district.
• 3.) Instruct students, staff and administrators
  on proper use maintain standards and best
  practices, as well monitor and track system
  usage, integrity and reliability.

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Strategies

• Types of strategies employed
• Literacy
• Productivity
• Instructional
• Equipment
• Facilities
• Security
• Target groups for strategies
• Students
• Special needs
• Professional/support staff
• Administrative/support staff
• Community
• Continuity of programs/systems

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Technology

• Goal - Technology Instruction
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• Many strategies declared in the district
  Technology Plan, as a portion of the Strategic
  Plan, include references to providing access,
  instruction, communication, best practices
  integration , transfer of skills, etc.
  Representative of these strategies are
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• Use appropriate technology to communicate, solve
  problems and access, manage, integrate, evaluate
  and create information to improve learning in all
  subject areas and transfer skills to acquire
  lifelong knowledge and proficiency.
• Provide current technology, training and
  resources to promote technology integration for
  advanced academic achievement.
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• Provide and enhance development and application
  of life-long learning skills, including
  collaboration, problem solving, effective
  communication, creative thinking, and
  resourcefulness while maintaining ethical
  standards in an increasingly diverse digital
  global environment to create astute, digital
  citizens.

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Technology

• Activities Planned for 2009-2010
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• Successful training of each teacher and
  administrator on having a basic web presence that
  includes contact and course information
  (Schoolwires Web application)
• Successful training of each staff member to be
  functionally literate in MS Office software,
  within the needs of their position.
• Provide training for all staff members to attain
  understanding and ability to navigate through
  student rosters and interpret information
  provided within Performance Tracker
• Successful training of all teachers/staff in the
  opening and viewing of Elluminate webcasts
• Provide and encourage the use of
  videoconferencing to support and enhance
  curriculum
• Provide training for selected staff members on
  use of Read 180 software
• Provide access and instruction, model and
  hands-on experience in various network/web based
  applications and media.
• Ongoing training and support on a wealth of
  existing district applications and equipment
• Establish a Tech Advisory Group (TAG) to improve
  the communications process regarding technology
  integration and methodologies

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Technology

• Goal - Technology Non-Instruction
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• The primary focus of strategies and activities
  for the 2009-2010 school year address the
  infrastructure used to support the ongoing
  network needs of the district. Representative
  Strategies from the Technology Plan being
  addressed include
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• Maintain and develop technology and integration
  services, which support and improve the
  effectiveness of the districts mission for all
  stakeholders
• Research, enhance, acquire and implement
  technology solutions to support current and
  emergent needs of the district.
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• Instruct students, staff and administrators on
  proper use maintain standards and best
  practices, as well as monitor and track system
  usage, integrity and reliability.

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Technology

• Activities Planned for 2009-2010
•  
• Some our planned activities, like that for many
  district functions, have obviously been impacted
  by the current budget situation. As a result,
  some equipment, applications and capabilities
  have been deferred to future times in the hope
  that funding will become available.
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• Replace District-Critical key components in the
  network infrastructure to maintain system
  operability
• Acquire tools (hardware or software) to assist in
  optimization of network
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• Work with Facilities Coordinator to improve
  environmental and security conditions for network
  spaces throughout the district
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• Develop programs/procedures to ensure that all
  desktop computers and notebooks located within
  the district regularly receive all appropriate
  system and application updates

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Technology

• Activities Achieved during 2009-2010
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• Several district switches, including the new core
  switch for the Arcola MDF have been acquired and
  installed
• A number of district level network file servers
  that were past the end of serviceable life have
  been replaced, including our mail server, the
  server that supports the district anti-virus
  applications, etc.
• The district firewall appliances were replaced
  and a new device that helps monitor and limit
  bandwidth utilization by packet type (called a
  packet shaper) had been acquired and installed
• Tech Services has been involved with the
  installation and configuration of the High School
  Video Surveillance system and has begun
  collaborative work on a similar system for the
  Arcola/Skyview campus.

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Technology

• (Continued)
• As work is being done in various network related
  spaces about the district, particularly Arcola,
  Skyview and the High School, we have worked with
  the Facilities Manager to address environmental
  conditions and security of those spaces. Concerns
  such as temperature/humidity control,
  emergency/backup power connections, cleanliness
  and limiting access are gradually being addressed
• Tech Services is in the process of implementing
  several standard routines that will both ensure
  that all computers (desktop and notebook) will
  regularly receive necessary updates to systems
  and applications (notebook carts have long been
  an issue needing to be addressed)
• Tech Services is creating a series of energy
  conservation and cost saving measures regarding
  computer shutdown schedules, reduction of print
  resource waste, etc. which will be publicized to
  the district before the end of this school year.

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Technology

• Activities Anticipated for 2010-2011
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• Unfortunately, money will continue to be a
  problem for our department. Nevertheless, we do
  hope to be able to acquire money for the next
  step supporting district critical network
  equipment. These items are requested in the
  2010-2011 budget, and will include
• two core switches (Farina and High School),
• additional network file servers that are at the
  end of service life,
• a relatively small number of notebook computers
  to replace the very oldest model in use in the
  district.
• hand-held radios and a repeater (signal booster)
  for use on the Arcola/Skyview campus
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• Tech Services will continue to provide targeted
  support at Arcola/Skyview, as the new facility
  comes on line, to address any unanticipated
  connectivity/communication issues and problems
  with instructional technology.
• We will continue to address conditions regarding
  security and reliability of district network
  resources, both from digital attack or failure
  and from physical condition and environment for
  equipment.

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Technology

• (Continued)
• Tech Services will continue to assist in the
  implantation and configuration of the
  Arcola/Skyview Video Surveillance System.
• We will continue to work with both the District
  Technology Integrators and the building ISSS to
  adequately train them on the physical plant
  aspects of district technology, so that they may
  pass appropriate knowledge and best practices on
  to teachers, students and support staff
• As Technology Coordinator, I plan on working with
  the Coordinator of Staff Development to insure
  that the technology staff members are included in
  appropriate training opportunities

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• Academic Standards and Assessments
• Mrs. Janeen Marzewski
• Dr. Jane Martin

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Academic Standards and Assessment

• Goals
• Organizational Development
• Safe and Healthy Environment
• Diversity
• Student Achievement

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• Organizational Development
• Ms. Janeen Marzewski

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• School/Community Database
• Developed partnerships in our own community for
  the purpose of
• enhancing our students educational experiences.
• Polices/Procedures
• Created an effective process to regularly review
  district policies, legislative and other mandates
  and develop procedures to implement and
  communicate those vital pieces of information.
• Education Foundation for the Methacton
  Community
• Created an organization to develop a partnership
  with area businesses and alumni to encourage
  financial support for ongoing district
  initiatives.

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Making Progress

• School/Community Database
• Created a Google Excel Spreadsheet on the MSD
  Intranet for staff members to add their community
  resources to share with the education community
• Policies and Procedures
• Review legal updates monthly.
• WIKI discussions for policies under review with
  administration.
• Post proposed policies on the web site for public
  review.
• Committees meet and discuss implementation of
  approved policies Safety , Wellness, etc

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Making Progress

• Education Foundation for the Methacton Community
• Members Mrs. Cindy Boegly, Mrs. Michelle Brown,
  Mr. Mark Constable Mrs. LuAnne Garvey, Mrs. Judy
  Harris, Dr. Winifred Hayes, Mrs. Janice Herman,
  Mr. Denis McCall, Mrs. Jane Mansuy, Mrs. Janeen
  Marzewski, Mrs. Joyce Petrauskas, Ms. Karen
  Pflug-felder, Mrs. Carole Staats, Ms. Crysta
  Zurad, Mr. Robert Zurad, Dr. Timothy Quinn
• Established and Approved By-Laws, December 1,
  2009
• Community Relations/Publicity Committee
• Distributed EFMC bookmarks, lollipops and
  brochures to Methacton School District staff
  members in September.
• Created a Web page for the Foundation
• Members distributed brochures at Back to School
  Nights
• Members presented at the Home School District
  Council
• Members presented at Methacton Education
  Association
• Alumni Committee
• Invited alumni to a special Homecoming event,
  Echoes of Methacton in October
• Alumni directory created and distributed in
  December
• Fund Development
• Fundraising strategies and business partnerships.
  
• Fund Disbursement
• Purchase computers for students in need through a
  partnership with TeamChildren in December.
• Funding may support equipment, support and/or
  personnel.

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Work in 2010-11

• School/Community Database
• Continue to add community resources to share with
  the education community
• Policies and Procedures
• Continue to review legal updates monthly.
• Continue to provide WIKI discussions for policies
  under review with administration.
• Continue to post proposed policies on the web
  site for public review.
• Continue to create committees meet and discuss
  implementation of approved policies

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Work in 2010-11

• Education Foundation for the Methacton Community
• Establish the Foundation as a 501c3 organization
• Develop community and business partnerships for
  financial support
• Provide activities for fund development
• Disbursement of fund for educational initiatives

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Leadership
• Internal candidates from the professional
  staff and administrative staff were encouraged to
  apply for, and interview for, several vacated
  administrative positions.
• Professional staff were encouraged to attend
  workshops and conferences and to become experts
  in curricular areas and to share that knowledge
  with their peers.

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Making Progress

• Leadership
• Several internal professionals have been hired
  into administrative/leadership positions in the
  district.
• Many professionals have attended conferences and
  workshops and have begun to share that
  information with their peers.

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Work in 2010-11

• Leadership
• -To begin to research more formalized systems of
  leadership development
• - To begin to institute that new system and
  recruit and encourage in-house leaders to
  participate

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• Safe and Healthy Environment
• Mrs. Janeen Marzewski

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Provide programs for stress relief and
  improvements for physical well being.
• Finalize the Emergency Management Plan and
  communicate the plan to all stakeholders.
• Provide staff development in Emergency Response
  Procedures.

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Making Progress

• Stress relief and improvements for physical well
  being.
• Established a Wellness Committee to review the
  current policy and recommend implementation of
  said policy
• Wellness Committee meetings
• Safety Wellness Fair for the staff, students
  and community in March

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Making Progress

• Emergency Management Plan
• Updated plan in September and January
• Installed Raptor, a visitor management system
• Published emergency plan on the Intranet in
  September
• Monthly ERT meetings and trainings Including
  Office Staff, Custodians, Bus Drivers, Food
  Service
• DA Office presentations Sexting Internet
  Safety, Cyberbullying, Prescription Drugs
• Administrative Round Table discussion in January
• Monthly emergency drills

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Work in 2010-11

• Stress relief and improvements for physical well
  being.
• Continue to review and implement the Wellness
  Policy.
• Update the web page and communication to the
  community
• Encourage staff activities related to wellness
• Provide wellness activities for administration

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Work in 2010-11

• Emergency Management Plan
• Continue to update plan and continue with
  necessary drills and training for staff and
  students
• Provide safety presentations for students and
  parents
• Safe and Healthy Environment - Bullying
  Program/Character Education
• Introduce and implement Character Counts at
  Skyview Upper Elementary School.
• Safe and Healthy Environment - Bullying
  Program/Highly Effective Teens Program/Restorative
  Practices
• Introduce the Seven Habits of Highly Effective
  Teens in the 7/8 Arcola Intermediate School.
• Safe and Healthy Environment - Bullying
  Program/Restorative Practices
• Incorporate a restorative approach to school-wide
  discipline in Methacton High School.

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• Student Achievement
• Dr. Jane Martin

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Backmap the English Curricula, K-12
• Examine the Scope and Sequence of K-12 Social
  Studies
• Examine the Scope and Sequence of K-12 Science
• Continue to refine the Math Scope and Sequence to
  ensure Algebra II for all students prior to
  graduation.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Identify and implement research-based programs to
  further support the instructional needs of
  students at-risk of not achieving proficiency in
  Reading.
• In-Service teachers in the use of the Standards
  Aligned System (SAS) web site, as a source of
  research-based instructional strategies.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Provide training for co-teaching, differentiated
  instruction, and Response to Instruction and
  Intervention (RtII).
• Expand the District Assessment Plan and eliminate
  duplicate assessments.
• Increase the use of Performance Tracker as a data
  warehouse.
• Increase the use of the growth predictions
  available in PVAAS.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Hold Data Team Meetings to analyze student needs
  and assign interventions.
• Pilot RtII at Arrowhead Elementary for grades K-2
  in Reading.
• Reorganize staff assignments to provide a full
  time IST (now IIS-Instructional Intervention
  Specialist) at each elementary building and
  Arcola.

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Activities Planned for 2009-10

• Assign a Reading Specialist to serve students at
  Arcola and the High School.

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Making Progress

• The English Department began backmapping during
  the Summer of 2009 and met two additional times
  during the year.
• English teachers in grades 5-12 met and a survey
  was completed for every English course in grades
  6-12 addressing content, relative to scope,
  sequence, and rigor.

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Making Progress

• The Social Studies Curriculum Coordinators met
  throughout 2009-2010 to examine scope, sequence,
  and rigor in grades K-12. Particular emphasis was
  placed on Geography and the progression of rigor
  and content of the HS Honors courses.

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Making Progress

• The Science Curriculum Coordinators met
  throughout 2009-2010 to examine scope, sequence,
  and rigor in grades K-12.
• The historical emphasis on Chemistry will be
  returned to the Science curricula at Arcola to
  better prepare all students for more rigorous
  Science courses at the High School.

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Making Progress

• Read 180 was piloted at the High School to
  support students in the area of Reading.
• Fundations, Harcourt Strategic Intervention Kit,
  Fluency First, and Soar to Success were piloted
  at Arrowhead to support K-2 students in the area
  of Reading.

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Making Progress

• Three administrators and one High School teacher
  attended SAS training in December to support
  additional in-service offerings throughout the
  district.
• In April nine additional teachers and
  administrators were trained in a
  trainer-of-trainers model to further support
  this effort.

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Making Progress

• New High School teachers and Arcola staff
  attended a Staff Development Resources workshop
  on co-teaching.
• Representatives from the Delaware County IU
  presented Differentiated Instruction Strategies
  to Arcola and High School staff during in-service
  days.

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Making Progress

• RtII implementation training was held in the
  district with teachers and administrators.
• RtII was implemented at Arrowhead in grades K-2
  for Reading.
• Teams of elementary teachers visited the Owen J.
  Roberts, Upper Darby, Upper Merion, Springford,
  and Abington School Districts to observe RtII
  being implemented.

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Making Progress

• District administrators worked with a consultant
  to analyze the district assessment plan, delete
  duplication, and add assessments where needed.
• Common midterms and finals used at the High
  School were reviewed for alignment and rigor.
• First semester and Second Semester common
  assessments were developed by Arcola teachers.

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Work in 2010-11

• Summer MIAC is planned on Research Practices
  for grades 1-3 to identify skills and
  understandings needed at each level.
• During 2010-2011, teachers in grades 5-12 will
  have scheduled opportunities to share curricular
  practices.
• Curriculum-based benchmarks will be established
  to ensure that we graduate literate, critical
  thinkers with strong research, reading, writing,
  listening, and speaking skills.

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Work in 2010-11

• The Social Studies Department will continue to
  align curricula and assure rigor in anticipation
  of the release of the Anchors and Eligible
  Content to be addressed in the upcoming Keystone
  Exams.
• The Science Department will continue to align
  curricula based on the recent release of the
  Anchors and Eligible Content to be addressed in
  the upcoming Keystone Exams.

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Work in 2010-11

• The newly minted trainers will continue to
  provide in-service opportunities at the building
  level so teachers will become more familiar with
  the numerous research-based resources available
  to them on the SAS web site.
• Regular meetings will be scheduled to review the
  RtII processes in the elementary buildings.

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Summary

• Student Achievement was presented to you last
  this evening, by design, because it is the end
  goal for this entire Strategic Plan.
• All of the sub plans and subcommittees intertwine
  to support this one intention.
• It is with that in mind that we offer this update
  to you for your consideration.

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Questions?

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