Changes in Instruction:  What will teachers do to ensure students learn and develop the learning behaviors identified in the first column?  (Be sure that the instructional practices you identify will address every student learning behavior and connect to the Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards.)  Include all Changes in Instruction from the School Improvement Action Plan Template that this activity/series will impact.

·         Know their discipline and understand how knowledge in their discipline is created, organized and linked to other disciplines

·         Use broad knowledge base to create interdisciplinary learning experiences

·         Use tasks that engage students in exploration, discovery and hands-on activities

·         Connect numeracy skills and concepts to the real world.

Professional Development (PD) in support of Changing Instruction: For each change in instructional practice, detail the PD that will support making those changes. Include:

1.        Describe the PD.

2.        Who will facilitate the PD?

3.        When the PD is scheduled to take place.

4.        How will the professional development implementation be monitored?

Collaboration and Support: For each major PD program, describe how teachers will be provided opportunities for ongoing collaboration and discussion regarding their PD and putting it into practice.

Resources, School and District: What school-wide and district supports and resources will be necessary to implement the PD? Indicate the source of funds for each program of PD. (e. g., Article 31, Title I, etc.).

Evaluating Results/Reporting to Families and Community:

1.        What evidence will the school use to draw conclusions about the impact and effectiveness of each major PD program? 

2.        Who will be responsible for organizing the evaluation? 

3.        When will the evaluation activities take place and when will they be completed?

1. The Numeracy Action Team met on October 19th for an in-service day to conduct a self-assessment and develop the action plan/steps. A sub-committee met on November 20^th for an in-service day to develop the professional development plan to support the implementation of the action plan. The action team will meet every other month to monitor and implement, and self assess the Action Plan.

2.  Kevin Seekell, Math Curriculum Coordinator, and Jeannine Magliocca, SALT Liason, facilitated the development of the in service days.

3. The PD was scheduled for October 19^th and November 20^th. We will meet every other month on the first Monday of that month. Faculty meetings, CPT meetings, and department meeting will be utilized as needed.

4. The implementation of the PD will be monitored by SIT and the Numeracy Action Team on a monthly basis.

The School Improvement Team and the Numeracy Action Team meet monthly to implement and assess the plan. Teachers meet during CPT, department, and faculty meetings to engage in professional conversations, participate in and reflect on professional development.

 Article 31 funds - $900

1.   Mathematics NECAP Assessment Results, SALT Survey Results, CPT logs, Analysis of Student Work

2.  The Action Team and school administrators will be

     responsible for organizing the evaluation.

3.  They will take place on a monthly basis.

     Completion will culminate in June, 2008.