ACS FCS VUES VUMS VUHS Faculty Review Date : Curriculum Wednesdays November, 2004 Final Edition: January 24, 2005

Addison Northwest Supervisory Union Board Approval Date: _______________________________

Area for Improved Student Performance: K-12 Schoolwide Literacy 1. Summarizing is central to reading comprehension. Students should construct evidence that shows that they are clear about making meaning from what they are reading. 2. Non-fiction writing is a tool skill that helps students develop more complex thinking. Students should write and self edit essays that are well organized, grammatically correct and complex.

Assessed Needs: ¢ Between 2002 and 2004, the NSRE showed that most students in grades 4, 8 and 10 needed more work in these two literacy areas . ¢ In 2003-2004, the profile results for all students in grade 4 and 8 showed that only 11% of students needed more work in this area.

Measures of Improvement: ¢ At least 50% of our students will achieve the grade expectation in these areas of need, as measured by the NECAP exams in grades 3 ‹ 8, and by writing samples in grades K-2 and 9-12. ¢ At least 50% of our students will show mastery of the profile objectives in theses areas of need, as measured by teachers in all grades K-12.

Action Steps and People Responsible Evidence and Dates
Curriculum Directors will gather support materials for these objectives: --Profile objectives and grade level expectations that align --Templates and strategies for teaching, including a 9-12 schoolwide style guide --Specific grade level K-12 approaches for teaching, practicing and assessing --Collection folders and system --Professional development for teachers new to these objectives	In January, 2005, Curriculum Directors will meet with all 5 faculties to look at support materials, so that faculties can begin to address or continue addressing these objectives.
Teachers will teach and assess the skills students need in these areas, as part of the Language Arts curriculums. Special Educators will help to teach accommodated skills.
Students will practice the skills in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies classes.
Summarizing: In grades K-2, students practice oral re-telling. In grades 3-12, students summarize fiction and non-fiction in writing.	Teachers who give the DRA at the end of Grade 2 are calibrated. Students take the DRA at the end of Grade 2 each year. ANWSU second graders maintain a 90% or greater rate of success on the DRA. Each classroom teacher in K-6, and each Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies teacher in 7 ‹ 12, will save 3 summaries that s/he assesses as profile mastery of summarizing, or, for content teachers, that s/he indicates is acceptable summary work at that grade level. Curriculum Directors will ask for the summaries on June 1^st.
Non-fiction writing: In K-12, teachers will use profile objectives and grade expectations to help students develop non-fiction writing skills.	Each classroom teacher in 1-6, and each Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies teacher in 7 ‹ 12, will save 3 non-fiction essays that s/he assesses as profile mastery of non-fiction writing, or, for content teachers, that s/he indicates is acceptable non-fiction writing at that grade level. Curriculum Directors will ask for the non-fiction written essays on June 1^st.