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Comprehensive K-12 Mathematics
Improvement Plan UpdateMay 9, 2013
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Areas of Focus
• Instruction
• Professional Development
• Assessment
• Accountability• **Opportunities for increasing rigor are
embedded throughout the plan.
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Focus Area 1 - Instruction
• Held quarterly Vertical Cluster meetings and Regional Supervisor meetings
• Shared Best Practice lessons at steering committee meetings, grade level meetings, district math meetings, and Principals meetings
• Conducted Lesson Studies (Grade 7)– Created a 45 Day plan to address additional
concerns
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Focus Area 1 - Continued
• Developed additional Technology Enhanced Items
• Implemented Guided Math groups (Elementary, Middle)
• Expanded flexible grouping practices– Includes support from elective teachers
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Focus Area 2 – Professional Development
• Provided by central support staff, Academic Coaches, Job Coaches - specific to identified needs
• Differentiated Instruction• Job embedded – coaching• Analyzing Student Performance data -
state and local• GeoSketch Pads (high school)
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Focus Area 2 – Continued
• Guided Math groups
• Peer Observations
• Lesson Studies
• VDOE Resources
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Focus Area 3 - Assessment
• Increased local assessment rigor
• Developed quarterly mathematics pre-assessments
• Created additional opportunities for online testing at the local level –schedules submitted (high schools)
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Focus Area 4 - Accountability
• Increased monitoring of mathematics instruction by Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, central support staff, and principals
• Increased peer observations at each school
• Increased central support to schools -Coaches
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Additional Resources for Parents
• STARS site
• Specific to identified needs
• Videos
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