Holland Central School District Goals
Long Term Vision of Success:
1. To annually achieve at least 70% mastery on all Regents examinations
2. To annually achieve 95-100% passing on all Regents examinations
3. To annually achieve at least 65% proficiency on the ELA and Math NYS Common Core Assessments in grades 3-8
4. To annually maintain at least 90% proficiency on the NYS Science assessments in grades 4 and 8
5. To annually achieve a 95-100% graduation rate
6. Increased participation in AP and college credit bearing courses
7. Increased percentage of students receiving Regents diplomas with advanced designations
Short Term Goals:
|
Area of Focus |
If it is currently |
Then it should improve annually by |
|
Regents Mastery |
< 50% |
7-10% |
|
Regents Mastery |
> 50% |
5% |
|
Regents Passing |
< 65% |
7-10% |
|
Regents Passing |
> 65% |
5% |
|
Proficiency on NYS Common Core ELA and Math Assessments in Grades 3-8 |
< 40% |
7-10% |
|
Proficiency on NYS Common Core ELA and Math Assessments in Grades 3-8 |
> 40% |
5% |
How We Will Work On This in 2015-2016:
1. Common Core Standards Integration/Literacy
a. Integrate writing and utilize district writing rubrics across content areas
b. Writing benchmarks across content areas
c. Literacy team will develop collection of resources
d. Writer's Workshop implementation in K-2
e. Scope and Sequence Development in 3-12 ELA
2. Learning and Teaching Initiative
a. Every student will have their own iPad
b. Technology Integration Specialist to support teachers
c. New Technology Plan outlines goals and action plans
3. Data Driven Instruction/RTI
a. New K-12 RTI Plan
b. Time for teachers to analyze data and adjust instruction
c. Increased availability of resources for intervention and individualized instruction
4. Annual Department Action Plans (related to goals and focus areas listed above)
5. Annual Individual Teacher Professional Development Plans (related to goals and focus areas listed above)
“We like to think of our champions and idols as
superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively
ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success