District Priority 1
Instructional Support
| Strategic Priority One | |
|---|---|
| Why is this important? | Tier 1 instructional support is crucial for teachers because it provides a strong foundation for effective teaching and learning, ensuring that all students receive high-quality, research-based instruction in the general education setting. This level of support includes well-structured lesson plans, differentiated instruction, and formative assessments that help teachers meet the diverse needs of their students. Additionally, aligning lessons with standards ensures that instruction is focused and coherent, while using exemplars and clearly defined success criteria helps students understand expectations and strive for excellence. By implementing Tier 1 support, teachers can proactively address learning gaps, minimize the need for more intensive interventions, and create an inclusive, engaging classroom environment. |
| Action steps related to the priority | Spring 2025 *Establishing a vision for excellent instruction across the district. * Partnering with KL consulting to provide professional development on clarity of the vision of instruction, mastery tasks aligned to standards, exemplars for student work, success criteria, and high leverage tasks. *Implementation of instructional coaching at all three buildings. *Development of observation and feedback cycles. Fall 2025 *Kickoff of Foundations of Instruction with KL Consulting to provide professional development on procedures, routines, student follow-through, gradual release lessons, and student engagement. *Continued support and implementation of mastery tasks aligned to standards, exemplars for student work, success criteria, and high leverage tasks. District-wide quarterly observation targets with observation results reported out to staff. *Developing an observation tracker to coordinate observation and feedback between principals and instructional coaches *Monthly coaching newsletter sent out to BSD, offering teacher resources, upcoming PD opportunities, and highlighting positive staff performance. |
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