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**[[file:Everitt_Middle_School_Literacy_Action_.pdf]]**
Everitt Middle School Jeffco Literacy Project

Literacy Action Goals
 * 1) All teachers will consistently and explicitly teach, model and integrate the school-wide reading, writing and vocabulary strategies to actively engage all students.
 * 2) All teachers will consistently craft literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences, thereby deepening their understanding of purpose and audience in assignments.
 * 3) EMS will continually celebrate achievement and provide extensive evidence that all students are valued as developing readers, writers, thinkers, researchers and presenters.

//Literacy Action Plan for Literacy Action Goal #1: All teachers will consistently and explicitly teach, model and integrate the school-wide reading, writing and vocabulary strategies to actively engage all students.//

Jeffco Literacy Resource Guide || Literacy Team select several strategies Get input from staff Start with one strategy in Aug Starting focusing on second strategy after reviewing Acuity data and implement end of October || List of strategies selected (PAS, It Says, Frayer Model) || -by mid-September meet as departments to see how looks in each area of instruction || Literacy Team Jeff Boyer Instructional Coach DLEA Rep DLEA content Rep || Time and stipends for professional developments Materials for workshop Dept. meetings specific for literacy work || Instructional Coach and Literacy Team will work together to present the common strategies to the faculty -Each department will discuss and develop the literacy strategies and how to implement them within their content. (First strategy in August, second strategy in mid-October, and thrid strategy beginning of December). || Positive Evaluations 100% attendance || -All teachers will conduct walk-throughs || Mid-September and on going throughout the year || Literacy Team Instructional Coach Jeff Boyer || Principal Instructional Coach Jeff Boyer -all teachers to look for examples ||  || -Schedule presentations -Release time and coverage -Money (sub) -DLEA rep per content for support -Time to prepare for presentations || -Hire two subs that will rotate through to release a teacher for observation -DLEA Content Rep consult with presenting teacher prior to presentation -Literacy member will present a lesson for observation for individual content -Instructional coach will meet with observers for debrief -Teachers will be taught to do a walk through || -Teacher reflections and feedback || 1st - mid-Sept - begin of Oct 2nd - mid-Oct - mid-Nov 3rd - Beginning of January || Literacy Team Principal Instructional Coach Jeff Boyer || -Walk through forms, what to look for in strategies, feedback, praise || -Literacy team does a walk through with Jeff Boyer Principal, Instructional Coach, and Literacy team continue to do walk through to collect data -Literacy team will review data and discuss ways to improve implementations of strategies -All staff will participate in walk-throughs || -At least 85% of teachers using one or more of the strategies -Evidences of student work incorporating the strategies -All students will be able to explain the school-wide strategies as they are rolled-out || -Conduct another series of walk through || At least 90% of teachers using two of the strategies || Literacy Team || Walk-through form that focus on literacy -Time for department meetings || -Teachers will share observations and discuss ways to improve or sustain use of all three strategies with their content area in a department meeting || Teacher reflection and feedback ||
 * = **Action Step** ||= **Timeline (target date)** ||= **Lead Person(s)** ||= **Resources Needed** ||= **Specifics of Implementation** ||= **Evidence of Success** ||
 * The literacy team will select a common set of literacy support strategies for reading, writing and vocabulary. || June - August√ || Literacy Team with input from staff || Time to meet and consider strategies.
 * All teachers will participate in at least two professional developments to learn the common set of strategies || -August 18th – PAS in intro meeting
 * -All teachers will have multiple opportunities to visit demonstration classrooms, engage in peer coaching and/or work with instructional coach to see strategies
 * Literacy Team
 * -All teachers will model and teach students one of the school-wide strategies (Implementing the 4 Phases) || Window
 * -all teachers to look for examples ||  || -Subs for Literacy team to collect data
 * -Share findings of classroom walk-through data collections with staff || Dec || Literacy Team || Staff Meeting || -Celebrate success and address areas for improvement
 * -All teachers reflect on and evaluate their observations and use of all three strategies and provide feedback || Feb || Instructional Coach

//Literacy Action Plan for Literacy Action Goal #2: All teachers will consistently craft literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences, thereby deepening their understanding of purpose and audience in assignments.//

-Define purpose & audience in assignments || Dialogue Understanding Staff input || “The House ” Questions for “lesson” design (Poster) || -Read “The House” 3 times with -3 different purposes. Audience? -Questions – Poster -Introduce next steps || Teachers write down findings on stickies for use with lesson plan || Planning Template || -Beginning with the findings on the stickie notes from the house, brain storm ideas for lesson plan development -Use planning template for cap || PLC Lesson Plan – Stage 2 & 3 Assessments & Learning Activities || -Feedback from students, what strategies work || Lesson – Stage 2 & 3 Assessments & Learning Activities ||
 * = **Action Step** ||= **Timeline (target date)** ||= **Lead Person(s)** ||= **Resources Needed** ||= **Specifics of Implementation** ||= **Evidence of Success** ||
 * -The literacy team will explicitly teach the rationale for crafting relevant assignments and thereby re-define the meaning of purpose and audience. || Sept staff meeting || Lit Team || EJ Article: Purpose & Audience || -Read article
 * -The literacy team will model a “lesson” that crafts literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Sept || Lit Team || Time with CAP
 * -Teachers will collaborate in content PLCs (guided practice) to craft a “lesson” that utilizes literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Oct || Lit Team || Time with CAP
 * Teachers will teach a “lesson” crafted in PLCs that utilizes literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Oct || Teachers || Feedback form for students, time outside PCL to discuss, work on cur strategies || -Teachers incorporate lesson into their classroom
 * Teachers will celebrate successes with “lesson” in their PLCs.

Teachers will share concerns about “lesson” in their PLCs. || Oct || Teachers || Protocol for celebrating successes

Protocol for sharing concerns || In PLC share how lesson worked, student input, discuss challenges, gather ideas for improvement || PLC reflection List of strategies || Planning Template || Brainstorming, craft plans, use planning template for CAP || Lesson Plan – Stage 2 & 3 Assessments & Learning Activities || -Feedback from students, what strategies work || Lesson – Stage 2 & 3 Assessments & Learning Activities ||
 * Teachers will collaborate in cross content teams (guided practice) to craft a “lesson” that utilizes literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Nov || Lit Team || Time with CAP
 * Teachers will teach a “lesson” crafted in cross content teams that utilizes literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Nov || Teachers ||  ||
 * Feedback form for students, time outside cross content group to discuss, work on cur strategies ||  || -Teachers incorporate lesson into their classroom
 * Teachers will celebrate successes with “lesson” in their cross content teams.

Teachers will share concerns about “lesson” in their cross content teams. || Nov || Teachers || set up meeting times for cross content meetings Protocol for celebrating successes

Protocol for sharing concerns || In cross content group share how lesson worked, student input, discuss challenges, gather ideas for improvement Teachers will share strategies that worked and create a list. || Cross content reflection List of strategies || Team meetings & Staff meetings || Lit. Team || share relevant lesson ideas in PLC and staff meetings and team meetings || -Teachers will share out relevant lesson ideas during staff meetings and team meetings. -A list will be created and added to after each lesson is shared. -Share one lesson per month implemented with PLC || A list of lesson plans by team || -photos of kids and quotes, LMC to maintain || -Principal, Assistant Principal, Counselor, & Instructional Coach will ask 1 student from each team daily about their connections.
 * Teachers will continually craft “lesson” that utilizes literacy opportunities for students to connect learning to life experiences – purpose & audience. || Monthly
 * All students will be able to explain how they connect the learning to their life experiences – purpose & audience – in any content at any time. || Ongoing Dec to May || Admin, inst coach, LMC specialist || Data collection chart, designated board visible to all students for recognition

Results for connections will be charted – team competition. || Chart with percentages of kids who “know” why what they are learning in school is important in “real life.” ||

//Literacy Action Plan for Literacy Action Goal #3: EMS will continually celebrate achievement and provide extensive evidence that all students are valued as developing readers, writers, thinkers, researchers and presenters.//


 * = **Action Step** ||= **Timeline (target date)** ||= **Lead Person(s)** ||= **Resources Needed** ||= **Specifics of Implementation** ||= **Evidence of Success** ||
 * || Pre-service meetings ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * -Coordinate JLP Roll-Out Assembly with the announcement of Acuity Benchmark 1 results to create an event that will set the groundwork and tone (culture) for the remainder of the year and involve all stakeholders. || -September (teacher led assembly-model for students)

October 20; November PTA || -Team representative along with student representatives -(Team Council in conjunction with Student Leadership) || -Planning time Media piece Brand statement (staff) T-shirts -Daylong plan of activities for Oct.20th || -Staff will host the JLP roll-out assembly focusing on our staff’s goals and agreed –upon processes. -Teams will select a team name from the theme of the brand statement and will announce that name “creatively” at the assembly. -Staff will reflect on results of the Celebration and create a committee with student representatives to begin planning the next showcase. -Selected students (team counsel) and staff will host an evening showcase following the Oct. 20th assembly to share the year plan with parents at the November PTA meeting. || -Survey students and staff -Parent involvement (PTA) || Late January, early February ||  || Planning time || Similar to above-described process only with an evening showcase. || Survey students and staff Use feedback from October day to make changes and re-assess for final showcase || April 30th ||  || Planning Time ||   ||   || -Create systems for digitally capturing and displaying and celebrating student work and achievement. -Rotate staff meetings among teachers' rooms. -Require that all teachers first show evidence in and out of classroom that JLP strategies are being utilized in the classroom || -Results from simple but formal student and teacher teacher surveys (clickers); ongoing physical inspection and use of JLP rubric ||
 * Coordinate second WOWsday. || Acuity Benchmark 2
 * 3rd and Final Showcase || Acuity Benchmark 3
 * All teachers will continually display exemplars of students' work and collect materials for the three Showcases. || -On-going accumulation of both the process and products of learning; aligned with the three release dates of Acuity benchmark data || -PLCs; Teams; course-planning teams, individual teachers; administration; Instructional Coach. ILs || -Process within PLCs and course-planning teams and Teams to review student work and select materials for "publication" based on evidence of learning || -Create systems for physically displaying student work both inside and outside classrooms and throughout the building.