SCIT Team Members:

• Pam Brown, Co-Chair / Social Studies 6th
• Bill Cheal, Music
• Lorrie Crawford, Language Arts 5th
• LaVerne Cotham, Parent Rep  6th
• Gail Gonos, Parent Rep 6th
• John Kelly, Math 5th
• John Kullman, Social Studies 5th
• Jan Richards, Parent Rep  5th
• Kasey Mannen, Parent Rep 5th
• Leslie Madill, S/F Specialist
• Karen Morgan, Math 6th
• Brenda McCarty, Co-chair / Science 6th
• Janet McDole, Administration
• Merlyn Miller, Special Ed.
• Barb Nettleton, Science 5th - Secretary/Treasurer
• Chris Ozias, Technology
• Chris Simon, Language Arts 6th
• , Physical Ed.
• Stacey Urbin, Administration
• Alex Wagner, Art
• Terri Bankes, Board of Ed Rep
• Laura Burwell, Board of Ed Rep

School Improvement Goals

GOAL AREA: Informational Reading

Our students will demonstrate improvement in reading and comprehending informational selections.

Strategies:

• Core content areas teachers will analyze multi-source data to focus their classroom reading instruction.
• Core content area teachers will analyze multi-source data to differentiate their reading instruction for individual students.
• Teachers will teach informational reading strategies in all content areas.
• Teachers will teach test-taking, reflection, and metacognition strategies.
• All teachers will use the 4 Standards for Authentic Instruction when planning:
  • higher order thinking skills
  • substantive conversation
  • connections to the real world
  • deep knowledge

GOAL AREA: Math (Computational Fluency)

Our students will demonstrate improvement in the computational fluency of basic multiplication and division facts.

Strategies:

• Math teachers will analyze data to help focus their instruction.
• Math teachers will increase the practice of math facts to improve time and accuracy.
• Math teachers will have students reflect on and chart their own progress on this goal.

GOAL AREA: Writing Across the Curriculum

Our students will demonstrate improvement in content writing in all curricular areas.

Strategies:

• Teachers will increase the amount of writing in each content area.
• Core content areas teachers will analyze multi-source data to focus their classroom writing instruction.
• Core content area teachers will analyze multi-source data to differentiate their writing instruction for individual students.
• Teachers will teach test-taking, reflection, and metacognition strategies.
• All teachers will use the 4 Standards for Authentic Instruction when planning:
  • higher order thinking skills
  • substantive conversation
  • connections to the real world
  • deep knowledge

GOAL AREA: School Climate:

Our school community will work together to create a positive, cohesive climate.

Strategies:

• All staff will foster caring and respectful behavior amongst students.
• All staff will increase parent involvement & communication in their classrooms.
• All staff will openly communicate & collaborate with each other.