Chapter 7: Planning to Assess Progress
This chapter focuses on strategies to assess students’ progress as a result of the implementation of the action plan. Setting improvement and proficiency goals are discussed. Short-term, medium-term, and long-term data are discussed.
1. What short-term, medium-term, and long-term data is available in your classroom/school/district?
2. Describe the difference between an improvement and proficiency goal. What is an example of each?
Chapter 8: Acting and Assessing
This chapter focuses on the role of the school leader in implementing the plan. Strategies for communicating the plan, developing internal capacity for accountability, promoting consistency rather than conformity, monitoring implementation, supporting staff with professional development, and celebrating success are discussed.
1. Discuss your reactions/thoughts to the section Promote Consistency Rather than Conformity, pages 163-165.
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