Student+Learning

= STUDENT LEARNING =

how to address reluctant (intentionalnon-learners)? to exempt or not to exempt? address writing, reading, mathematics critical thinking Academic achievement for students with disabilities and ESL students Improve learning and readiness to learn skills including communication skills--Learning Skills! Make curriculum relevant More student accountability attendance Create a more serious academic environment at school. Because of state mandated testing, school emphasis seems to be on only courses that have an EOC. If all courses required students to take a comprehensive final exam, which promoted content command and critical thinking skills, then we should see an increase in stduent performance in all areas.
 * Areas of Concern:**
 * SIP Objective:**

-Update/modify curriculum to engage all students students must be responsible for their own learning--we must give them the tools to do so increase daily attendance rate Identify students at risk of failing early = before the first marking period Reduce classroom interruptions Have all students take a comprehensive exam, which requires both command over the course content and critical thinking skills.

Department or subject-based teams to research, identify, monitor, and help address goals School wide strategies for all reading writing mathematics and critical thinking skills. Utilize literacy team and coaches Extra time and support to help students who struggle Learning Lab--rework schedule to identify additional time and support More time for teachers to collaborate Collaborative student groups students are required to take study skills courses increase communication with parents System of communication among teachers to identify struggling learners and wrap support around student Develop departmental guides to help identify students at risk of failing Figure out what works best for various populations (racial, SES, learning style) Making sure all staff know about opprotunities for any subject tutoring sessions Second load transportation for tutoring Eliminate exam exemptions, as they do nothing to prepare students for a post secondary education. Use the PLC planning time to have each subject create a comprehensive final exam, that all students must take. Then teachers can have data on all classes taught and truly begin to measure student academic progress
 * Strategies:**

Professional Development: Bring in people/organizations with experience and success stories to tell in noneffective area. use in-house resources (teachers/staff) for training PLC training Literacy Team Our own collaborative teaming--we learn from each other in collaborative groups

Technology: TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS AT ALL TIMES AND IS UP TO DATE WITH FASTER INTERNET