Curriculum Quarterly Report
December 16, 2015
Key Accomplishments
- Organized and presented at the New Teacher Orientation on August 26, 2015 to acclimate new staff to our policies, procedures, and instructional expectations
- Co-presented with the Dr. Feldman at the first Holly Hills Book Club on the subject of workshop models in classrooms
- Organized our district participation in the Achieve NJ Observation Pilot Program where staff video tape lessons and reflect on them with administration; attending follow up sessions with the NJ Department of Education to facilitate the program operations
- Attend a program offerings session hosted by Burlington County Institute of Technology to see what they offer to our 8th grade students as an option for high school
- Completed the data uploads for the PARCC registration process in NJ SMART
- Completed the data uploads for the ACCESS for English Language Learner's registration process in NJ SMART
- Completed the data uploads for DLM (alternate assessment for special education students not taking PARCC)
- Completed Pre-ID label submission for NJ ASK Science for grades 4 and 8
- Updated curriculum in the following areas: English as a Second Language, Guidance, Gifted and Talented, 21st Century Life and Careers, Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, Social Studies, Technology, Visual and Performing Arts, and World Languages
- Attending Science presentations with Science companies in preparation for Science Standards updates to the Next Generation Science Standards in grades 6-8 for September 2016
- Completing Advisory calendars for WMS staff so that every Advisory group is following the same curriculum and expectations for social learning and community building
- Maintaining the district Twitter page
- Completing observations and lesson plan checks of teachers on time and providing timely feedback
Actions in Support of District Goals
Goal 1: Student Achievement
- Utilizing MAP data to track growth in student learning
- Utilizing running records to track growth in reading for Grades K-6
- Analyzing PARCC data as it comes in to identify areas for increased instructional focus
Goal 2: Community Engagement
- Maintaining district Twitter page where district events and school happenings are highlighted
Meetings and Professional Development Attended
- Brain Based Learning at the Franklin Institute, August
- Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) Workshop by NJ DOE, September
- Transformational Leadership Workshops attended with Mrs. Grossman; September, November, December
- MAP data analysis training for new web based assessment reports, October, disseminated information to teachers in grade level and department meetings
- Genesis Training, November, basic refresher on using student database and generating reports from it
- Google Classroom through Burlington County Curriculum Consortium, November, how to use Google Apps and Google Docs in your classroom, shared with staff at a staff meeting
Jennifer Murray
Email: jmurray@westamptonschools.org
Website: westamptonschools.org/curriculum
Phone: 609-267-8565