SAU #53 Serving the School Districts of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, and Pembroke Action Plan 2008-2009

SAU #53SAU #53

Serving the School Districts ofServing the School Districts ofAllenstown, Chichester, Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, and Deerfield, Epsom, and

PembrokePembroke

Action PlanAction Plan2008-20092008-2009

Action Plan 2008-2009Action Plan 2008-2009As a result of the SAU #53 Improvement As a result of the SAU #53 Improvement

Survey feedback, we have identified six Survey feedback, we have identified six areas for action which include:areas for action which include:

1. Communication1. Communication2. Collaboration2. Collaboration3. Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment3. Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment4. Visibility4. Visibility5. Discipline5. Discipline6. SAU #53 Central Office 6. SAU #53 Central Office

CommunicationCommunication

ActionAction

Improve internal and Improve internal and external communications external communications

with all constituent with all constituent groupsgroups


Goal:Goal: During the 2008-2009 school During the 2008-2009 school year, year, the Superintendent and the Superintendent and Assistant Assistant Superintendent will Superintendent will improve internal improve internal and external and external communications with all communications with all constituent groups by utilizing a constituent groups by utilizing a variety variety of strategies.of strategies.

CommunicationCommunicationStrategiesStrategies

1. Publish a Superintendents’ Message on 1. Publish a Superintendents’ Message on the SAU #53 website with updates a the SAU #53 website with updates a minimum of 4 times per year.minimum of 4 times per year.

2. Formulate and work with the Web 2. Formulate and work with the Web Designer Group to make the SAU #53 Designer Group to make the SAU #53 website more accessible to all constituent website more accessible to all constituent groups.groups.

3. Attend various school and community 3. Attend various school and community functions in all five districts.functions in all five districts.


StrategiesStrategies

4. Use SAKAI to post information for 4. Use SAKAI to post information for faculty, staff, and parents.faculty, staff, and parents.

5. Attend faculty meetings in all 5. Attend faculty meetings in all buildings at least quarterly.buildings at least quarterly.

CommunicationCommunicationStrategiesStrategies

6. Conduct monthly Leadership Team 6. Conduct monthly Leadership Team meetings which include the SAU #53 meetings which include the SAU #53 Leadership Team, building Leadership Team, building administrators, and special education administrators, and special education coordinators.coordinators.

7. Promote and celebrate student, staff, and 7. Promote and celebrate student, staff, and school accomplishments in the 5 districts school accomplishments in the 5 districts within SAU #53.within SAU #53.

CollaborationCollaboration

ActionAction

Increase collaboration among Increase collaboration among all SAU #53 administrators, all SAU #53 administrators,

faculties, and stafffaculties, and staff


Goal:Goal: During the 2008-2009 school During the 2008-2009 school year, the Superintendent and year, the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will provide Assistant Superintendent will provide more opportunities for collaboration more opportunities for collaboration with administrators, faculties, and with administrators, faculties, and staff in the 5 districts.staff in the 5 districts.



1. Continue to develop SAU #53 as a 1. Continue to develop SAU #53 as a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Professional Learning Community (PLC) through increased opportunities for through increased opportunities for collaboration with all constituent collaboration with all constituent groups.groups.

2. Inform all constituent groups regarding 2. Inform all constituent groups regarding SAU #53 Shared Commitments.SAU #53 Shared Commitments.


3. Seek ways for grade level teachers from 3. Seek ways for grade level teachers from each of the 5 districts within SAU #53 to each of the 5 districts within SAU #53 to meet for discussions around curriculum, meet for discussions around curriculum, instruction, and assessment.instruction, and assessment.

4. Begin discussions around a Strategic Plan 4. Begin discussions around a Strategic Plan for SAU #53 to include a vision, mission, for SAU #53 to include a vision, mission, values, and beliefs.values, and beliefs.

5. Begin discussions about a comprehensive 5. Begin discussions about a comprehensive mentor program for mentor program for administrators/teachers in SAU #53.administrators/teachers in SAU #53.

Curriculum/Instruction/Curriculum/Instruction/AssessmentAssessment

ActionAction

Enhance curriculum in all content Enhance curriculum in all content areas across all schools in SAU #53 areas across all schools in SAU #53 to ensure alignment of curriculum, to ensure alignment of curriculum,

instruction, and assessmentinstruction, and assessment


Goal:Goal: During the 2008-2009 school During the 2008-2009 school year, the Superintendent and year, the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will Assistant Superintendent will promote and participate in promote and participate in curriculum activities that foster curriculum activities that foster collegiality and focus on alignment of collegiality and focus on alignment of curriculum throughout SAU #53.curriculum throughout SAU #53.


StrategiesStrategies1. Continue to support the work of the 1. Continue to support the work of the

Literacy/Numeracy Task Force.Literacy/Numeracy Task Force.2. Initiate a “Curriculum Council” for SAU 2. Initiate a “Curriculum Council” for SAU

#53 with members from all constituent #53 with members from all constituent groups to oversee groups to oversee curriculum/instruction/assessment curriculum/instruction/assessment throughout the SAU.throughout the SAU.

3. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of 3. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of the Triad Model.the Triad Model.


4. Encourage and support the use of 4. Encourage and support the use of content area continuums by all content area continuums by all teachers.teachers.

5. Promote curriculum mapping as a 5. Promote curriculum mapping as a

vehicle for alignment of curriculum, vehicle for alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. instruction, and assessment.

6. Discuss the implementation of an 6. Discuss the implementation of an SAU #53 “Data Team”.SAU #53 “Data Team”.


7. Seek ways for grade levels across 7. Seek ways for grade levels across the SAU to meet for discussions the SAU to meet for discussions around around curriculum/instruction/assessment.curriculum/instruction/assessment.

8. Work with building administrators to 8. Work with building administrators to analyze assessment results and analyze assessment results and utilize results to drive instruction.utilize results to drive instruction.

VisibilityVisibility

ActionAction

Implement a comprehensive plan Implement a comprehensive plan to promote visibility for all SAU to promote visibility for all SAU

#53 Central Office staff #53 Central Office staff members throughout SAU #53members throughout SAU #53


Goal:Goal: The Superintendent and The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will be Assistant Superintendent will be visible in schools and the visible in schools and the communities throughout SAU #53 on communities throughout SAU #53 on a daily basis and promote SAU #53 a daily basis and promote SAU #53 office staff visibility within schools.office staff visibility within schools.

VisibilityVisibilityStrategiesStrategies

1. All SAU #53 Central Office staff will visit 1. All SAU #53 Central Office staff will visit all schools at least once during the year.all schools at least once during the year.

2. The SAU #53 website will include job 2. The SAU #53 website will include job descriptions, roles and responsibilities for descriptions, roles and responsibilities for all Central Office staff.all Central Office staff.

3. The Superintendent and Assistant 3. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will visit schools on a Superintendent will visit schools on a regular basis and post the schedule on regular basis and post the schedule on the website.the website.


4. The Superintendent and Assistant 4. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will conduct informal Superintendent will conduct informal classroom visitations throughout the year.classroom visitations throughout the year.

5. The Superintendent and Assistant 5. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will attend various functions Superintendent will attend various functions such as PTA meetings, Open House nights, such as PTA meetings, Open House nights, etc.etc.

6. The Superintendent and Assistant 6. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will attend all BOE meetings Superintendent will attend all BOE meetings in each district.in each district.

DisciplineDiscipline

ActionAction

Review discipline policies and Review discipline policies and procedures in each of the 5 districts procedures in each of the 5 districts

throughout SAU #53throughout SAU #53

DisciplineDiscipline

Goal:Goal: In conjunction with the building In conjunction with the building administrators and faculties at each administrators and faculties at each building, the Superintendent and building, the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent will review Assistant Superintendent will review the discipline policies and procedures the discipline policies and procedures in each of the 5 districts.in each of the 5 districts.

DisciplineDisciplineStrategiesStrategies1. Begin the conversation about existing 1. Begin the conversation about existing

discipline policies and procedures in discipline policies and procedures in each of the 5 districts.each of the 5 districts.

2. Research, review, and discuss positive 2. Research, review, and discuss positive behavior plans.behavior plans.

3. Implement or continue to implement 3. Implement or continue to implement positive behavior intervention positive behavior intervention strategies.strategies.

4. Review, revise, and edit all policies 4. Review, revise, and edit all policies dealing with discipline in each district.dealing with discipline in each district.

SAU #53 Central OfficeSAU #53 Central Office

ActionAction

Improve SAU #53 Central Office Improve SAU #53 Central Office communication with all personnel in communication with all personnel in

all schoolsall schools


Goal:Goal: The SAU #53 Central Office staff The SAU #53 Central Office staff will institute processes and will institute processes and procedures to improve procedures to improve communication with all personnel in communication with all personnel in all schools.all schools.


StrategiesStrategies1. Utilize the SAU #53 website to post job 1. Utilize the SAU #53 website to post job

descriptions, roles, and responsibilities descriptions, roles, and responsibilities for all SAU #53 personnel.for all SAU #53 personnel.

2. Review procedures for returning phone 2. Review procedures for returning phone calls, use of voice mail, use of e-mail, calls, use of voice mail, use of e-mail, etc. so everyone is consistent in their etc. so everyone is consistent in their approach.approach.

3. Utilize Alert Now for positive messages, 3. Utilize Alert Now for positive messages, information, etc.information, etc.


ActionAction

Promote a positive, collegial, and Promote a positive, collegial, and professional work environment within professional work environment within

the SAU #53 Central Officethe SAU #53 Central Office


Goal:Goal: The SAU #53 Central Office staff The SAU #53 Central Office staff will promote and exhibit a positive, will promote and exhibit a positive, collegial, and professional work collegial, and professional work environment.environment.



1. Celebrate successes with compliment 1. Celebrate successes with compliment mugs, get-togethers, etc.mugs, get-togethers, etc.

2. Conduct monthly SAU #53 office meetings.2. Conduct monthly SAU #53 office meetings.

3. Provide training in all areas for ease of 3. Provide training in all areas for ease of operations.operations.

4. Review and discuss evaluation process for 4. Review and discuss evaluation process for SAU #53 Central Office staff.SAU #53 Central Office staff.

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SAU #53 Serving the School Districts of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, and Pembroke Action Plan 2008-2009