Strategic Plan
Teacher Strategic Plan
HANCOCK ISD NO. 768
DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN
MISSION
Hancock Public School exists to develop in all students the skills, knowledge and passion to be life long learners.
VISION
Our Vision is to see…
· students committed to the learning process through engaged teachers, parents, staff and community.
· students who learn and demonstrate 21st Century skills and knowledge
· students who identify and apply their individual strengths.
VALUES
We value…
· Effective and innovative instruction
· Developing and teaching healthy relationships
· Parent and community involvement
· Personal responsibility and accountability
· Honesty and hard work
· Giving back to our community
STRATEGIES
· Create an environment for students to be committed to the learning process
· Incorporate 21st Century skills and knowledge into the curriculum
· Create an environment that identifies individual strengths and applications
TEACHER GOALS
· Recognize student accomplishments
· Have high expectations for student performance
· Incorporate technology in all areas of instruction
· Effectively evaluate student performance and use evaluation data to drive instruction and improve curriculum
· Provide individual assistance that is targeted to improve student performance
· Engage parents, teachers, staff and the community in school activities and learning opportunities
· Provide opportunities for students to learn and develop their individual strengths.
My Classroom Teacher Action Plans
Amy Brown-3rd grade
*Recognize student accomplishments:
-Top AR reader
-Character trait awards
-Class behavior accomplishments (Fun Friday)
-Individual student accomplishments; good behavior (names put up in room)
-Individual weekly behavior chart with prizes
-Display student projects (Magic School Bus, Demonstrations in display case, projects in hallway)
-Newspaper/media exposure
-Subway certificates (demonstration good work habits)
-Pizza Hut Book It (reading goal)
-Elementary Field Day
-Caught Being Good Program (Gr.1-12)
*Have high expectations for student performance:
-Grading Scale
-Discipline Policy that discourages poor performance
-Incentives for positive performance
-Rigorous curriculum
-Teach to state academic standards
*Incorporate technology in all areas of instruction:
-SMART Boards (taught every day)
-RTI
-Reading Core
-Curriculum Updates
-Accelerated Reader
-Power Point Projects (upcoming)
-Internet research for projects
-NWEA
-JMC (Grades)
-Email parent access
-Personal websites
-AIMS
-DVD
-Teacher Web pages
-Scanner
*Effectively evaluate student performance and use evaluation data to drive instruction and improve curriculum:
-Reading Core
-FAST Bridge
-MCA’s (Gr. 3-12)
-NWEA’s (PreK-6)
-Individual teacher assessments
-Study Island (upcoming reading incentive, computer based)
-Curriculum review schedule
-Special Education referrals and assessments
-Attend workshops and conferences
-SMART Board trainings
*Provide individual assistance that is targeted to improve student performance:
-Available before school, recess time, and after school
-Para help
-Special Education IEP’s
-Title I assistance
-Reading Core
-Communication with parents (call, email)
-Frequent progress reporting with parents
-Weekly/Bi-weekly newsletters
-RTI
-PALS
-Daily Assignment sheets (Gr. 3-8)
-Daily 5 (Reading)
*Engage parents, teachers, staff and the community in school activities and learning opportunities:
- Local field trips (SWELL, touring our community and making brochures, UMM play, Montevideo Heritage Village, Feuchtenberger Farm, 3rd &4th to Soils and Lab)
-Science field trips (grades 3-5) to the Twin Cities
-Guest Speakers
-Parent/Grandparent volunteers (weekly helpers, Christmas crafts, before concert helpers)
-Parent chaperones
-Communication to parents
-teacher websites
-teacher to parent communication
-Phone calls
-Conferences
-Town Clean-up
-Nutrition Specialist
-Community poster contests (Fire Dept., VFW, FFA)
-4-H After School Program (All About Me)
-Grandparent's Day
-Working with Mr. Tolle's 10th grade class on leaf unit
-Maximize opportunities for parents and community members to visit school
-Thanksgiving plays
-Magic School Bus Open House
-Christmas crafts
-Concerts
-Grandparent's Day
*Provide opportunities for students to learn and develop their individual strengths:
-Extra- curricular offerings (sports, dance)
-Prairie Fire Theatre (Gr. 2-8)
-Zoo mobile (K-6)
-Stevens County Soil and Water Conservation (Whales in our School program
-Attending area wide Circus for all 3rd graders. (Willmar, MN)