EDUCATIONAL OPERATING PLAN 2006-2007/2007-2008 Bethel Manor Elementary School Area: Student Learning Goal Statement(s): To increase understanding of math concepts and skills
OBJECTIVES	ACTION STEPS	TIMELINE	METHOD FOR EVALUATING OBJECTIVE	PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE
1) Increase 4^th and 5^th grade Math SOL scores by 5%. 2) Increase the Advanced Math SOL scores by 5% 3) Increase students scoring 30 or higher on the Number and Number Sense and the Computation and Estimation on 4^th and 5^th grade Math SOL tests by 5%	Use the grade level math tests given to new students to form skill-based instructional groups a) record students’ skill deficits onto spreadsheet b) Decide best method for remediation—by assigned teacher, by teacher who agrees to remediate, determine how current students factor in	January 2007	DMA results SOL Math Test Scores	Math Action Team 2-5 grade teachers Office Staff
	Place Math SOL released test score items for teacher usage (pre and post test) on the y-drive	December 2007	Y-Drive folders	ITF
	Use a “Problem of the Day” approach with areas found to be problematic for students vs. predetermined math problems	November 2006	Teachers review weekly assessments noting weakest areas for future “Problems of the Day”	2^nd – 5^th grade teachers
	Continuously investigate ways to use technology to differentiate math practice and math instruction	November and Ongoing	Stargazer newsletter distributed to teachers Screen shots taken by teachers showing various instructional folders or individual folders	ITF Technology Committee K-5 teachers
	Provide staff development on best practices in math instruction and follow up with teacher sharing sessions, peer observations, and coaching (specialists as well as colleagues to lead staff development)	December 2006 and on-going	Log of staff development provided Log of peer observations Listing of ideas posted on y-drive and distributed to teachers following staff development	Math Action Team ITF
	Focus on: 1) Computation and Estimation 2) Number and Number Sense at all grade levels	September 2006 and on-going	Lesson Plans of K-5 grade teachers Lesson topics of remediation groups DMA results SOL results	K-5 teachers (a good foundation at lower levels helps in upper grades)
	Distribute list of 4^th grade students’ math SOL scores to 5^th grade teachers. Provide remediation to 5^th grade students who failed the 4^th grade Math SOL test	Sept. 2006	List of students and scores provided to teachers Progress of remediation students DMA scores 5^th Grade SOL Test Scores	Administration 5^th grade teachers 4^th grade teachers
	Examine Essential Knowledge and Skills to determine most crucial content/skills to emphasize	November 2006	Results of examination	Assessment Action Team 4^th /5^th grade teachers
	Examine Question by Question report for future focus and determine ways to best teach those areas	October 2006	Question by Question Analysis Planning Sheet (where focus is needed and how to get there)	Fourth and Fifth grade teachers
	Use PLC time on Thursday afternoons to plan effective math lessons and discuss previously implemented lessons for further refinement	October 2006 and on-going	PLC log PLC products	K-5 teachers; Special Ed. teachers;

Train teachers on Cooperative Learning strategies and when it is best implemented for math instruction; follow up with peer observations and colleague lesson planning to promote learning	November 2006 and periodically review	Staff Dev. log Feedback from Teachers Observations Lesson Plans	K-5 Teachers Kagan attendees
Provide and structure collaboration time between 3^rd grade teachers and 4^th and 5^th grade teachers to share effective techniques	November 2006 and on-going	Vertical Articulation Meetings schedule	Third-Fifth grade teachers
Increase writing in math to focus on how students solved a problem (forces student to think through how they did it—helps him see own non-knowledge areas and helps teacher see where misunderstandings occur)	November 2006 and on-going	Math journal Student Samples Lesson plans	Second-Fifth Grade Teachers