- Mailing Address
- Murray Elementary School
- Box 70089 Bldg. 6036
- Fort Bragg NC 28307
- Phone: (910) 907-0208
- Fax:(910) 907-2889
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School Improvement Action Plan 2006-2007
Goal 1: All students will improve writing skills across the
curriculum.
Essence: Students will be able to develop ideas about a topic,
organize those ideas into a logical, coherent structure and write
a meaningful paragraph that is clear and meets the grammatical
standards of their grade level.
Profile Information
| Support Data (from the Profile) |
Standardized Assessments: |
Local Assessments: |
- Terra Nova
- TNPACA
- SRI
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- Terra Nova
- TNPACA
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- 6+1 Pre and Post Tests
- Quarterly Writing Assessments
- SRI
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Interventions
Interventions
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Research/Best Practice for Intervention
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- All students will utilize the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing
model as the basis for writing across the curriculum.
- All students will be given opportunities to write
across the curriculum.
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6 + 1 Traits of Writing
Research: 6 + 1 Traits of Writing
was developed by researchers from the Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory (NWREL) in an effort to design
a performance assessment in writing that was comprehensive,
reliable, and teacher/student friendly. This program
was based upon the efforts of practicing teachers
in Oregon and Montana . NWREL used the work of Paul
Diederich (1974) and Alan Purvis (1992) as a foundation
for their work in the development of 6 + 1 Traits.
This program has been used by school systems and
teachers across the U.S. |
Implementation
| Activities to Implement the Intervention |
Person(s) Accountable |
Timeline
Begin |
End |
Resources |
Staff Development |
| 1.1 Teachers will present 6 + 1 Traits at each grade
level. |
Classroom Teachers |
9/06 |
6/07 |
6 + 1 training materials |
6 + 1 Traits training review Conducted by 6 + 1 Team
Debbie Davis, Ingrid Anderson, Donna Truelove, Kelly
Lucero, Michelle Roscoe |
| 1.2 Teachers will be trained in the use of the 6+1 Write
Traits Classroom Kits. |
Grade Level Teams |
9/06 |
5/07 |
6+1 writing kits |
6 + 1 Traits training review Conducted by 6 + 1 Team
Debbie Davis, Ingrid Anderson, Donna Truelove, Kelly
Lucero, Michelle Roscoe |
| 1.3 Teachers will develop and adapt as needed student
rubrics based on the 6 + 1 Traits and shared by grade
level. |
Grade Level Chairs: PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
9/06 |
6/10 |
6+1 writing materials |
6 + 1 Traits training review Conducted by 6 + 1 Team
Debbie Davis, Ingrid Anderson, Donna Truelove, Kelly
Lucero, Michelle Roscoe |
| 1.4 Teachers will share examples of rubric scored student
papers at grade level. |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson
All Certified Staff |
11/06 |
6/10 |
Student writing samples |
6 + 1 Traits Training (look at student work as a staff) |
| 1.5 Students will critique and edit their writing using
the 6 + 1 Traits rubric. |
Classroom Teachers |
9/06 |
6/07 |
Student writing samples and editing/symbols chart |
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| 1.6 Teacher will meet quarterly in teams to share student
writing samples and best practices based upon assessment
for learning ( AFL ). |
Grade Level Chairs: PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson
All Certified Staff AP—Kim McBroom |
8/06 |
6/07 |
Student writing samples, editing/symbols chart and teacher
resource materials |
Review of 6 + 1 Traits and AFL |
| 2.1 Students and staff will have an opportunity to enhance
their writing through their use of technology (Multi-Media
Lab, email, web page). |
School Webmaster |
11/06 |
6/07 |
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Web page training, Gaggle training |
| 2.2 Teachers and students will participate in modeled
inter-active writing. |
Classroom Teachers |
9/06 |
6/07 |
6 + 1 trait training materials |
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| 2.3 Students will maintain writing journals in different
curricular areas to include math, science, social studies,
art, physical education, music, and media. |
All Certified Staff |
9/06 |
6/07 |
Student journals |
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| 2.4 Students will have the opportunity to participate
in letter writing through the Murray School student post
office (Prideville Post Office). |
Wanda Penner Pat Laney |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Letter writing materials, postal materials |
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Goal 2: All students will improve their ability to explain the
process(es) used to solve various math problems by using oral,
graphic, and written communication skills.
Essence: Students will be able to develop ideas about a topic,
organize those ideas into a logical, coherent structure and write
a meaningful paragraph that is clear and meets the grammatical
standards of their grade level.
Profile Information
| Support Data (from the Profile) |
Standardized Assessments: |
Local Assessments: |
- Terra Nova
- TNPACA
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- Terra Nova
- TNPACA
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- Problem Solving Pre and Post Tests
- Math
journals
- Math Inventory Test
- Unit Test/text
or teacher-made
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Interventions
Interventions
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Research/Best Practice for Intervention
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- All students will improve their ability to solve
various Mathematical problems.
- All students
will be given the opportunity to communicate
their Mathematical thought processes to peers,
teachers, and others.
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The NCTM issued An Agenda for
Action which argued
that problem solving should be the focus of school
mathematics.
In 2000, the vision for problem solving
in mathematics teaching and learning was expanding. Principles & Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM,
2000, p. 52) states that instructional programs from
pre-kindergarten through grade 12 should enable all
students to:
- Build new mathematical knowledge through
problem solving.
- Solve problems that arise in
mathematics and in other contexts.
- Apply and
adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to
solve problems.
- Monitor and reflect on the
process of mathematical problem solving.
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Implementation
| Activities to Implement the
Intervention |
Person(s) Accountable |
Timeline
Begin |
End |
Resources |
Staff Development |
| 1.1 Teachers will participate in a review of strategies
for problem solving. |
Linda Bennett |
9/06 |
12/07 |
Problem Solver Strategies |
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| 1.2 The Problem Solver will be made available to teachers
by grade level. |
Grade Level Chairs: PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
12/06 |
6/07 |
The Problem Solver |
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| 1.3 Teachers will implement the problem solving strategies
listed throughout the textbook and other ancillary materials. |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson
All Certified Staff |
9/06 |
6/07 |
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Math , (K-4), Wright Group/McGraw
Hill, Everyday Mathematics , (PreK) |
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| 1.4 Students will be given the opportunity to solve the
M.I.A. (Math In Action) problem of the week. |
Math Committee Charles Council Kim McBroom |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Math Committee |
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| 1.5 Students will be recognized school wide for their
solutions to the MIA . |
Charles Council Kim McBroom |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Morning Announcements |
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| 1.6 Students will participate daily in solving the Problem
of the Day (POD). |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Problem of the Day chart and other ancillary materials |
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| 2.1 Students will keep a Math Journal to communicate
their mathematical understanding. |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Student Journals Foldables |
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| 2.2 Students will share their journal entries with their
peers, sharing their strategies that relate to Math. |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson
All Certified Staff |
10/06 |
6/07 |
Student Journals Foldables |
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| 2.3 Teachers will periodically use the student/teacher
Math Interviews provided in the grade level assessment
book. |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
9/06 |
6/07 |
Grade Level Assessment Book |
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| 2.4 Teachers will use AFL strategies to support on-going
student support. |
All Certified Staff Kim McBroom |
9/06 |
6/07 |
AFL materials by Richard Stiggins and Grade Level Math
Inventory |
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| 2.5 Monthly problem will appear in the PTO Newsletter
and on the school web page to be solved by families. |
Joe Micklos Sally Preston Nicole Ray-Price |
9/06 |
5/07 |
Newsletter and Technology |
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| 2.6 Students will participate daily in solving the Problem
of the Day (POD). |
Grade Level Chairs PreK- Dawn Colter Kindergarten-Michelle
Roscoe 1 st Grade-Carol Tingley 2 nd Grade-Sandra Maisonet
3 rd Grade-Donna Truelove 4 th Grade-Ingrid Anderson |
9/06 |
6/07 |
Problem of the Day chart and other ancillary materials. |
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