Farmington JR - School Plan 2001 - 2002 School LAND Trust Program

School: Farmington JR

The committee viewed the video "Using the Trust."
Yes

Duration of the plan:
Single year

Areas of academic need addressed by the plan (check all that apply):

This plan specifically addresses the needs of students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
Yes

School Plan description:
The academic focus of this plan is writing across the curriculum. Each student will improve his/her writing and become familiar with a resource that they have access to, knowing that this resource serves every content area. This goal will be reached by providing every student access to the student manual. Each teacher will use the same resource manual for any writing done in their individual content area. Specifically, the funds will be spent to purchase writing manuals that will be accessible to every student. , Teachers and parents have expressed concerns over the lack of writing ability of students. To improve students' understanding of standard methods, the school will purchase writing manuals that will be available to each student grades 7-9. Teachers will be trained how to best incorporate this manual and the standards taught in it into their content area. As this is done across the curriculum, students will realize that the standard is the same regardless of the class. This consistency and reinforcement of the writing expectation will make it easier for students to meet the expectation, and writing overall will improve. This will be measured by portfolios in the English classes, and the same standard established in the manual in each of the other content areas. This idea came from concerned parents in the community, is supported by the PTSA and will be implemented by the teachers. Parents will have the option to purchase the manual as well so that reinforcement can come from home as well.

Detailed description:

Estimated School LAND Trust funds for 2001-2002:
$12176

Estimated School LAND Trust funds carried over from 2000-2001:
$695

TOTAL: $12871

Proposed financial plan:

Professional Development
$1000

Equipment / Repairs / Maintenance
$0

Textbooks / Supplies / Software / Audiovisual
$16000

Salaries / Benefits
$0

TOTAL
$17000

Clarification of the proposed budget.
Additional money will be taken from school accounts to make up the difference between the amount our school will receive from the Land Trust and total amount needed to complete this project.

Is this plan being implemented with additional funds? Yes

Yes - sources and amounts

Person responsible for implementing the plan.
Greg Jorgensen and Karen Zundel

Position of this person:
Teacher

School personnel and volunteers will be involved in the following ways.
School personnel will be directly involved in learning the curriculum necessary to teach this program to students. Some staff members will be responsible to train other staff members.

There is an accountability program developed for the school strategic plan.
Yes

Relationship of this plan to the school strategic plan.
To provide teachers with training that will enable them to use innovative strategies to help students improve standards for product demonstrated by portfolios and writing products.

Accountability measures to be used.
 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT/9e)
 End-of-Level or End-of-Course Tests
 Performance Assessment
 Other Assessment or measurements

Goals for student improvement.
Students will turn in a higher quality of work which will reflect in improved scores on written assignments as well as improved test scores.

Student improvement will be measured as described below.
Teachers will determine student improvement based on pre and post work they complete throughout the course. As all teachers imple- ment this program, students skills will reflect across all areas.

The school will publicize the plan in the following ways:

 Letters to your local school board, governor, state senator, representatives, congressional delegation, and State School Board
 Letter to the editor of the newspaper
 Local school newsletter
 School Assembly
 Articles in local newspaper - title:
 Radio/TV - station:
 Other - description

2. Evaluation

School's identified most critical academic need approved by the local school board:

3. Narrative report

The academic focus of this plan has been and will continue to be for the next two years, writing across the curriculum. We have been pleased with the increase of writing across the curriculum as evidenced by teachers in follow-up meetings. Teachers have expressed excitement over a school-wide standard for any type of writing. Each teacher has been provided with the same resource manual purchased with the trustlands funds. Writing rubrics were purchased that cover every cntent area. Teachers have received those appropriate to their content area. There are additional resources (Six Traits for Writing) for student writing that will enhance the program as we work toward our goal of providing every student with a manual. Right now, every student has access to a manual in his/her English class. The school goal is to have a book for every student so that the manual can be used in every class. This will be accomplished by using trustlands monies this year to purchase clssroom sets for Social Studies and Science Departments. The consistency and reinforcement of the writing expectation will make it easier for students to meet the expectation, and writing overall will continue to improve. The measurement of these expectations will continue to be portfolios in the English classes, and the same standards established in the manual in each of the other content areas. These goals support parental concerns, are supported by the PTSA and Community Council and will be implemented by the teachers.