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1 | What's Working | Count | Not Currently Effective | Count | Suggestions | Count | |||||||||||||||||
2 | NTC & Reading Intervention PD and Coaching | 14 | Some district office staff not needed | 7 | Hire more IS teachers and paraeducators including subs | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Paraeducators | 14 | Not having enough paraeducators or subs when people are absent | 3 | Phonics | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | PD (including content-specific, CCSS, reading, writing, math, inquiry-based) | 10 | Science training | 2 | Paraeducator training & support | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Highly qualified, hard working teachers in all content areas (including art & music) | 6 | Investigations math program | 2 | Retain highly qualified teachers and raise salar | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Site admin support - principal & vice principal | 6 | TOSAs | 2 | More PD (including math and summer) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop | 5 | Not enough instructional time | 2 | Need LIMS | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Specials classes | 4 | PD | 1 | Improved Makerspaces | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Supplemental materials | 3 | NGSS - need science curriculum | 2 | Training and support for ELD | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Investigations | 3 | Lack of differentiation in middle school | 1 | PE & PE Facilities | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | CCSS | 2 | Not enough instructional aides | 1 | NTC training | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Small group instruction | 2 | Need funding for curriculum & materials for elective classes | 1 | Peer coaching for electives/specials teachers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Turn & Talk/Academic Discussions | 2 | PD on PBIS strategies | 1 | More collaboration time | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Hands On Projects | 2 | PD on teaching students in poverty | 1 | Fewer assessments | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Working collaboratively with grade levels | 2 | 6th, 7th, 8th grade teachers not able to meet equally due to current RTA contract | 1 | Support for out of district PD, especially Teachers College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Collaboration time | 2 | PD to help teachers promote student self advocacy | 1 | Paraprofessionals matched according to specific IEP | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Coteaching with IS staff | 2 | Strong reading support programs | 1 | Arts | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Focus on DOK | 1 | Permanent AV equipment in every class | 1 | Math curriculum | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Gradual Release Model | 1 | Excluding paraprofessionals | 1 | Reading Recovery Classes | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Instructional Coaching Training with NTC | 1 | Elementary math program | 1 | Curriculum Coordinators helping teachers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Instructional Rounds focused on DOK | 1 | Don't need a literacy coach | 1 | Additional teachers, less coordinators | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Collaboration with Sequoia | 1 | Not enough trainings | 1 | Targeted reading and math intervention classes (can be instead of electives) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | PLCs with grade level teams | 1 | Teacher leaders stretched too thin | 1 | Training on working with students in poverty | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Support for newcomer and migrant students | 1 | One STEM Coordinator is not enough | 1 | Hire/promote people from within the district | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Paraprofessionals should have an opportunity to use their knowledge to help support general education teachers | 1 | Teacher teams needed to plan and design units based on the new curriculum | 1 | Increase family involvement | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Presentations | 1 | Elective availability for middle school students | 1 | Reading intervention for middle schoolers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Big Ideas | 1 | Training for teachers in all subjects | 1 | Home visits | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Trained, credentialed reading intervention teachers | 1 | Need more paid time during the school day for cross-grade collaboration and IS teacher collaboration | 1 | ELD, Music, Art, PE teachers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Prep time | 1 | IS department | 1 | Spend money wisely | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | C&I coordinators & director | 1 | Student Concern and Data Meetings | 1 | Summer curriculum planning | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Hands-On Science | 1 | Online programs that are not utilized | 1 | Teacher access to protocols and syllabus | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Student Concern and Data Meetings | 1 | Health & Wellness teachers that are not credentialed | 1 | Ask students what they would like to learn and offer it | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
33 | All Students Matter | 1 | Long term substitute teachers | 1 | More prep time | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
34 | Planning time with enrichment teachers to plan meaningful art integration | 1 | More flexible SPED options | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | StudySync does not address all CCSS, not enough time for class discussion, group work | 1 | Better ELA program | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Integration of Makerspace with other subject areas | 1 | Teacher feedback on PD | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Training offered on Saturdays | 1 | Resources in Spanish | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Communication | 1 | PD focused on different learning styles and cultural backgrounds | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | Turnover in district leadership | 1 | Need PD in additional topics besides Reading Workshop and Guided Reading | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | PBIS coordinators - practical classroom experience | 1 | Post openings on EdJoin as soon as possible | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 7th & 8th grade ELA pacing guide | 1 | Examples of high quality instruction | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Need fully credentialed teachers | 1 | Collaboration between gen ed teachers and paraeducators | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | PBIS coordinators | 1 | Online training | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Some remodeling not needed | 1 | Less funding spent on contractors | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Assessment calendar | 1 | Science labs | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Math assessments | 1 | Enough curriculum | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Students need a stronger base in knowledge | 1 | Health & Wellness | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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