Midland Park Public School 2019-2020 District Goals
Goal #1
Develop and implement an Action Plan for Improvement—Mathematics, Grades 7; goal components include, but are not limited to:
- Presentation of the Action Plan/Steps/Timeline on August 20th;
- Development of a pre- and post-test for identified student cohorts (SMART Goal) to determine skills acquisition and identify areas in need of improvement.
Goal #2
Increase the effectiveness of classroom walkthroughs by improving upon the implementation process, ensuring attainment of measureable data in the areas of:
- Effectiveness of technology integration into instruction, with a heightened focus on math instruction at identified grade levels.
- Identification of instructional outcomes that represent high expectations and rigor and are connected to a sequence of learning, both in the discipline and in related disciplines.
- Success in designing student assessments which are fully aligned with instructional outcomes in both content and process, and evidence that the teacher plans to use assessment results to develop future instruction for individual students.
Goal #3
Develop program/teams and apply for the Sustainable New Jersey certification for Highland School (bronze or silver level.) From the program website: Sustainable New Jersey for Schools advances and supports sustainable practices in schools and prepares the next generation of children to address sustainability issues, i.e., identifies actions that schools can implement to become certified; provides guidance and tools to enable schools to make progress on each action; provides access to grants and identifies funding opportunities for schools to make progress toward the actions; encompasses the three equal, interrelated components of sustainability—people, prosperity, planet.