Oversight of Teaching, Learning, Professional and Curriculum Development Work Plan

Prepared by Dennis Picker
9/20/04

1. Results to be achieved
   1. Ensure that District is striving to improve teaching and learning through professional development and curriculum development activities
   2. Establish key curriculum development milestones that are understood by the community and establish an approximate timetable for attaining those milestones
   3. Place new emphasis on the school improvement planning process to make it a driving force for continual efforts to improve teaching and learning
   4. Begin a cycle of in-depth reviews of the current state of specific curriculum areas to identify accomplishments, needs, and areas of focus for future work.

2. Relationship to other SC or District goals
   1. Strategic Planning
      (this goal relates to both the teaching and learning objectives we seek and to the models which guide how curriculum development and professional development will be carried out)
   2. School Committee oversight of District operations
      (this goal also addresses aspects of managing District by goals)

3. Milestone events and dates
   1. Learning:
      MCAS results review, explain MCAS to the community, public dialog-Lincoln, Boston and Hanscom: Sponsor a forum, early Oct. 2004
   2. Teaching:
      Program delivery review- Lincoln and Hanscom (by grade, by subject, are we delivering the instructional hours that were planned): 11/4/04
   3. Review school improvement plans
      Lincoln school 10/28/04
      Hanscom primary 10/14/04
      Hanscom middle 10/14/04
   4. Review District middle school improvement plan: 10/28/04
   5. End of the year status review of progress against improvement plans
      Lincoln school improvement 5/12/05
      Hanscom primary improvement 4/28/05
      Hanscom middle improvement 4/28/05
      District middle improvement plan 5/12/05
   6. Review of two selected program areas -One of the core academic subjects other than math (English/literacy, social studies, science, foreign language) 2/3/05 -Instrumental music 2/17/05
   7. Curriculum development:
      Review of curriculum development plans and status
      9/16/04 (summer work)
      11/4/04 (major presentation of this year’s plans)
      2/17/05 (status update)
      6/8/05 (status update and summer plans)
   8. Curriculum development:
      Definition of key curriculum development milestones and approximate schedule: 3/10/05
   9. Curriculum development:
      Report on results obtained to date as a result of adding math curriculum specialist positions and plans for future use of these resources: 3/24/05
   10. Professional development:
       Review teacher status (summary data, anonymous) regarding professional status, certification, highly qualified status: 4/14/05
   11. Professional development:
       Review status of professional development work for 04/05 school year: 4/14/05
   12. Professional development:
       Review professional development program plans for 05/06 school year: 4/14/05

4. People and resources involved
   1. School Committee members
   2. Central office and school administrative teams, some members of the teaching staff
   3. No subcommittees directly involved in this workplan

5. Assessment criteria
   1. Did the oversight reviews occur as planned and on schedule?
   2. Did the key curriculum development milestones get defined and scheduled as planned?