Curriculum and Instruction Information Item |
DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Initiative: Just Read, Florida!, as part of their expansion efforts of the Florida Reading Initiative, established a partnership with Hillsborough County Public Schools and the North East Florida Educational Consortium during the 2008/2009 school year. The initiative is focused on literacy practices in all classrooms because every subject is founded on the student’s ability to understand the content.
Goals: The short-term goal of this initiative is to sharpen the focus of the District, school, and community on literacy and its importance in our students’ lives. The long-term goal is for students to own and use specific literacy strategies in their lifelong learning.
Targeted Population: Schools in a geographic pattern where significant numbers of students will feed from one site to the next are the targeted sites. Jefferson High School, Madison Middle School, West Tampa Elementary School, and Just Elementary School are the pilot sites for 2008/2009.
Timeline: Participating school sites were initially introduced to the Florida Reading Initiative during the 2007/2008 school year. The faculty, administration, and paraprofessionals at all four sites attended a two-week summer academy held in July 2008. The North East Florida Educational Consortium, district-level personnel, and site-based personnel are conducting current follow-up at all school sites.
Staff Development: The schools participated in leadership team workshops during the 2007/2008 school year. Eighty percent of each of the four sites’ faculty attended a two-week summer academy held at Jefferson High School along with an on-line course. Since the academy, Florida Reading Initiative representatives from the North East Florida Educational Consortium have supported teachers, coaches, and administrators through web-based instruction and meetings, classroom walkthroughs, and coach support conferences.
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ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY: Lynn Dougherty-Underwood, Supervisor, 6-12 Reading
Denny B. Oest
General Director, Secondary Education (813) 272-4451 |
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
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