Worksheet #27

ACTION PLAN # 3

Priority Addressed: Writing skills

Goal: Improve writing skills and demonstrate proficiency in standard writing skills.

Action Steps:

   (from 4,4a,4b and 4c)

Timeline

Persons Responsible

Required Resources

Funding Source(s)

1.  Establish monthly timed writing assignments.

10/04-5/05

Donna Gibson

Writing Assessment Committee

State writing rubric, past student writing assessment scores, and donated awards

N/A - Donated prizes

2.  Implement writing portfolios.

8/04-5/05

Virginia Russell

Carolyn Porter

Donna Gibson

Christi Denning

Notebooks for students and writing prompts

Title II, Part A

Title II, Part B

3.  Establish writing across the curriculum activities.

11/04-5/05

Christi Denning

Laura Pitts

Joyce Allen

Danny Lannom

Writing prompts and individual subject area writing ideas

N/A

4.  Increase amount of weekly journal writing time.

9/04-5/05

Amy Dunn

Patty Ross

Andy Leach

Journal notebook and writing ideas from teachers

N/A

Professional Development Plan (Steps or Strategies) to Support Action Steps (if applicable): [from 4, 4a, 4b, & 4c]

The staff will need knowledge of holistic scoring and a basic foundation of the strategies used in each writing style.  The staff should be familiar with the state guidelines for the writing assessment.  Professional development activities will be provided by trained teachers to guide faculty concerning portfolio guidelines and scoring.  Staff members will also need to be informed of methods to correlate all areas of the curriculum with writing.  Internet resources will be provided to find various prompts in all styles of writing.

Parent & Community Involvement (Steps or Strategies) to Support Action Steps (if applicable): [from 4, 4a, 4b, & 4c]

Parents will be made aware of test dates.  Pictures of monthly winners will be displayed in local newpapers. 

Also, writing will be displayed in local newspapers periodically.  Guest speakers from various careers will be invited to share how writing skills are necessary for real world success.  Parents will be encauraged to read journal assisgnments on a regular basis.