Tool 7.1 – Action Planning Template

Goal: To implement C-Scope curriculum in order to increase TAKS math scores at Spearman High School.

Action Steps Persons Responsible

Timeline Needed Resources

Evaluation

Survey regarding scores,

curriculum, and course passing

rates

Create survey for comparable

districts

E-mail and mail surveys

Follow up before due date with

districts to ensure return of surveys

Alexis Beck August 2010 Survey

E-mail and mailing

addresses

Return of surveys

Data analysis of comparable districts in Region 16

Disaggregate TAKS data

Compile survey results

Analyze course passing rates

Alexis Beck August 2010 Data from TEA website

Data from returned surveys

Course passing rates

from other districts

Data compiled in a neat manner

Disaggregate local data

Disagregate TAKS data

Analyze course passing rates

Alexis Beck August 2010 Local data

Teacher lesson plans

Data compiled in a neat manner

Analyze local lesson plansCreate and

present presentations for

various stakeholders

Oral presentation for superintendent – include visuals for data analysis

PowerPoint presentation for

teachers – include hand-outs for convenience

Alexis Beck August 2010 Program to create graphs

Feedback from presentations

Meet with math department members to

share findings of survey and lesson plan

analysis

Provide background information

Share the design of the inquiry

State the learning and supporting the

statements with data

Concluding thoughts:

discuss need for curriculum

alignment and introduce C-Scope

Campus Principal,

District Curriculum Coordinator

August 2010 Survey data

Lesson plan analysis data

TAKS data for previous 3

years

Participation in meeting

Feedback from meeting from

survey

Meeting with math department to look at Algebra I C-

Campus Principal,

District Curriculum

September 2010

C-scope curriculum

documents for Algebra I

Teacher feedback

scope curriculum for example

Each teacher will receive a copy of Algebra curriculum as well as two sample lesson plans

Teachers will discuss curriculum documents and evaluate lesson plans

Teachers will be sent home with the curriculum documents for Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II

Coordinator Survey about session

Professional development for

teachers

C-Scope will provide a two-day training session

for teachers

Campus Principal,

District Curriculum

Coordinator,

C-Scope trainer

October 2010

Computer lab for training

Lunch and snacks for

participants and trainer

Teacher feedback from

surveys

C-Scope Implementation

Teachers will begin to use C-Scope as they see fit in their

classroom

Math teachers October 2010-May

2011

C-Scope curriculum loaded on teacher

computers

C-Scope representative

available to answer

questions on an as needed

basis

Teacher lesson plans

indicating use of C-Scope

Interviews with teachers

Bi-monthly meetings of Professional

Learning Community of

Math Department

Teachers will share the good

things they have discovered in C-

Scope

Each teacher will share any problems

discovered and the group will troubleshoot problem and

provide support

Campus principal

Curriculum director

Math department

head

Bi-Monthly from October 2010 to May

2011

Time for meeting

Persons to cover classes if necessary

Administrator to attend meetings

occasionally

Minutes from PLC meeting

Professional development

sessions offered during summer

Campus principal

Curriculum director

Math department members

Trainers

June/July 2011

Funds to pay trainers

Location for training

sessions

Possible stipend for attendance

Implementation of C-Scope during the following

school year

Full implementation

of aligned curriculum

Teachers will be required to

implement C-Scope for the

upcoming year

Campus Principal,

District Curriculum

Coordinator,

Math teachers

August 2011 Support for teachers while implementing

new curriculum

Evaluation of lesson plans,

Copies of student

assignments and

assessments based on C-

scope turned in to principal

Analysis of TAKS data

after school year