2. All curriculum writing include authentic assessments for all curricula areas K-12.

3. More implementation of career awareness added to the curriculum K-12.

4. A continual implementation of technology added to the curriculum and classrooms K-12.

5. Encourage staff to develop scoring guides to improve assessment performance.

6. Complete curriculum articulation through grade levels and subject areas to ensure continuity of learning.

7. Include in the written curriculum guides a scope and sequence to help meet the needs of
all students.

8. Develop competencies for all classes being taught at the high school that will be tracked
for mastery.

9. Implement a tracking system that will track student mastery.

10. Encourage teachers to participate in the pilot/volunteer test assessments being offered by the state.

11. Ensure that a systematic procedure is in place to evaluate and revise the curriculum regularly based on student needs and indicators of student mastery.
(Note: by November 1997, districts must have cross-referenced at least one curricular area
(e.g., mathematics) to the Show-Me Standards and must have a written plan to complete the cross-referencing of all curricular areas by June 30, 2001.)

The district strongly recommends and encourages teachers to write grants as a means to improve on the'district's goals. Each building level principal should have Incentive for School Excellence Grant Applications in their office. If you need assistance or more information, you can see the district grant coordinator or call DESE at 573-751-9094.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

1. Career Ladder Committees

2. Professional Development Committee

3. Continuing education

4. Attend workshops

5. Video conferencing

6. Mentor a beginning teacher

7. CTA Committees direcdy related to student involvement or professional development

8. Regular CTA meetings

BUILDING-LEVEL GOALS

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

1. Send home weekly and or rnonthly class newsletter re: subject/course outcomes, assessments, and performance expectations,

2. Develop course syllabi

3. Develop course description booklets

4. Update student handbooks to include grade level course descriptions.

5. Conduct orientation for new 3rd graders.

6. Using our curriculum mapping, develop unit overviews to be sent home.

7. Grade level videos of teachers and course descriptions and objectives, assessments, and performance expectations.

8. One-to-one instruction before/ after school hours.

9. Develop a written guide for peer tutoring.

10. Develop a written guide for computer-assisted instruction.

11. Develop modified assignments.

12. Develop modified assessments.

13. Develop a grade level assessment binder/folder (regular and performance assessments) to provide consistency among teachers when assessing students for mastery of objectives.

14. Before/after school tutorial(s).

15. Summer reading program.

16. Summer music program.

17. Summer art program.

18. Independent study program.

19. At-risk program.

20. Multiage elementary class (oth6r than special education).

WEST ELEMENTARY

21. Student Council.

22. Technology Club.

23. Math Club.

24. Writing Club.

25. Fifth grade choir.

26. Science Club.

27. Spelling bee, science fair, etc.

28. Tutoring.

29. Fifth grade history production.

30. Library open before and after school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

31. Before/after school tutoring.

32. Academic teams/academic clubs - meeting before or after school hours.

33. Library hours befbre/after school for book checkout.

34. Mini-courses involving special electives/interests that can not be offered during the day. Some examples are:

HIGH SCHOOL

35. The offering of core subjects for a-edit for students who need to make-up credits for graduation. (This will require a minimum of ninety hours per semester, not including preparation time). I would like to offer a class in each of the four core subjects to be conducted during zero hour or eighth period.

36. Academic competition.

37. The development of a sample MAP test.

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