Friday, December 05, 2008

School Improvement Team Update

The MLK School Improvement Team (SIT), which includes both teachers, parents and the building principal (me :-) has been working this fall to examine our achievement data and identify the most important areas in which to impprove. After the identification process, the areas of improvement were used to write goals. This process is part of the State of Michigan's School Improvement Framework and has involved the SIT team and the entire MLK staff.

For your information and reference, here are the goals we've identified:
  • MLK students will write paragraphs as measured by grade level report card outcomes and Grade Level Content Expectations.
  • MLK students will revise their writing as measured by the grade level report cards and Grade Level Content Exectations.
  • Achievement target list students will read at or above grade level targets as measured by the grade level report card outcomes and Grade Level Content Expectations.
For the SIT, our next job will be to work on how to address the needs of families and/or the community with these goals in mind. As part of the December meeting, we began brainstorming ways in which this could be done. Look for some more SIT news in the coming months!

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask!