BCS Site Council 2008-09 Work Plan

The purpose of the Beverly Cleary School Site Council is to increase student achievement.

Site Council Priorities

• Common teacher learning and planning for integrated instruction.
• Student achievement growth model.
• Intentional development of school culture.

I.  Common teacher learning and planning
A. Get input from teachers about their goals in this area.
B.  Research models that would support the teachers’ goals.
C.  Develop a model for achieving goals at Cleary.
D.  Pursue grants to fund the Cleary Model.
E.  Begin model implementation on or before August 2009.

II.  Student achievement growth model/curriculum development
A.  Get feedback from school community – staff and family reps –
about what makes sense for the growth model and related curriculum
development.
B.  Research models that would support community model.
C.  Develop model for achieving goals at Cleary.
D.  Pursue grants to fund the Cleary Model.
E.  Begin model implementation on or before August 2009.

III.  School Culture Development
A.  Review Chris’ written text about school culture, etc.
B.  Have community based investigative inquiry about what the
school community likes about the Cleary school culture and what the
school community thinks needs to change about the school culture.
C.  Give attention to how we communicate with each other as a
school and how that might be strengthened, e.g., through a
communication plan.