Benchmark4

HISD HOME TENET INFORMATION OVERVIEW & BACKGROUND HISDCalender 2000-01
TEACHER RESOURCES HAMILTON HOME Vanguard Program

ACTION PLAN

Benchmark #4 - Team-based School Organization

Indicator #1

Score:
Overview of Action Plan:

The indicator (and plan to accomplish it) needs to be clearly stated In language easily understood by the faculty.

Plan must identify the person with overall responsibility

Plan needs to clearly state the responsibility of the design team (what will it do); cluster teams (what will they do); and individual teachers (what will each teacher do).

Timeline - when will it be accomplished and when are you going to collect data to determine progress?

Plan needs to identify the data to be collected, when, and what you are going to do with it.

Clearly State Your Indicator	Describe Current Status of the School Related to the Indicator
An Action Team will look at the possibilities of looping (homerooms, classes, and principals.) The Action Team will come up with a recommendation to present to the Design Team by the end of May 2000.	Departments and Teams are meeting and planning. Teachers still work independently. Teachers are teamed in cross-academic clusters. No real team decision making power.
What key changes will occur as a result of meeting this indicator? (How will you know that meeting this indicator has made a difference?)
We will have a better understanding of looping to address the personal and educational needs of our students.

Who has primary responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the indicator? J. Foster and C. Carrier

What is the timeline for implementation? (When will data be collected? When is implementation progress to be reviewed? What are expectations after 2 months, 4 months, etc.) Set up a calendar for reviewing and reporting findings.

ACTIVITY	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUNE	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC
Action Team formed					*
Develop a survey for the faculty					*
Compile results					*
Make a recommendation to Design Team					*
D.T. makes a recommendation to SDMC					*

What data are you going to collect, when, and what are you going to do with it? (Build collection time into calendar.)

Collection of resource information.
Survey

What is the responsibility of the design team ? (What will the Design Team do to ensure the implementation of the indicator?)

Create an Action Team and give a deadline.
Investigate and share findings with the staff.
Make recommendations to the SDMC.

What Is the responsibility of the teaching clusters/teams? (What will they do to see that the Indicator Is Implemented?)

Discuss looping with each other and offer suggestions.

What Is the responsibility of the Individual teacher? (What will each teacher do to ensure the Implementation of the Indicator?)

Offer suggestions.
Vote on the proposal.