Academia María Reina

Accreditation for Growth

2009 – 2010
Action Plan for Increasing Students’ Critical Reading Skills

Person / Timeline Resources / Estimated Evaluation / Date

Activity Steps Group for Documents Date of Indicators Completed
Responsible Completion Needed Completion of Success
1. Evaluate and English May 2010 Standardized test Every May New
revise the Department results, mapping from 2010- mapping,
curricula. and course outlines 2015 new course
outlines, and
Department
meetings
2. Integrate English August 2010 Readings selections Every Course
science, history, Department - May 2011 from various media, August to outlines,
and math readings course outlines, and May from mapping,
into the English mapping 2010 - 2015 partial tests,
curricula. quizzes,
final tests
and daily
plans
3. Implement the English May 2010 Mapping and course Every May Quizzes,
changes into the Department outline from 2010 partial tests,
curricula -2015 and daily
plans
4. Assess students English August 2010 Mapping Every Quizzes,
through SAT Department - May 2011 August to partial tests,
format critical / May from and final
analytical 2010 - 2015 exams
questions
5. Compare the English November Standardized test Every Statistical
results of the Department 2010 results November analysis
standardized tests from 2010-
of the 2008 – 09 2015)
school year to
those of the 2009
– 10 school year.

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 Accreditation for Growth
2009 – 2010
Action Plan for Increasing Students’ Writing Skills

Person / Timeline Resources / Estimated Evaluation / Date

Activity Steps Group for Documents Date of Indicators of Completed
Responsible Completion Needed Completion Success
1. Writing English May 2010 PowerPoint Every May Completing
Workshop Department presentation and from 2010- workshop and
other resources 2015 all related
materials
2. Implement English August 2010 ERB, Turnitin.com, Every August Tests, quizzes,
writing activities Department to May 2011 worksheets, writing to May from essays, and
in the classroom resources, writing 2010 - 2015 lesson plans
settings. prompts

3. Assess English August 2010 Rubric bank and Every August Pre- and Post-
students' writing Department to May 2011 third party – May from Tests, third party
skills in standardized 2010-2015 standardized
paraphrasing, evaluation evaluation
compositions, programs programs, SAT
essays, and final Writing scores,
papers to identify writing
weaknesses and portfolios, and
strengths essay portions
according to of partial exams.
writing rubrics.

4. Select English May 2010 English books, Every May Course outlines
activities from Department teachers' from 2010-
the English guidebooks, other 2015
textbooks, resource books,
teachers' and the internet
guidebooks and
other resource
books geared
toward the
improvement of
the students'
writing skills.
5. Integrate the
selected English May 2010 Course outlines Every May Course outlines
activities in Department from 2010-
classroom 2015
setting, both
literary and SAT-
oriented.

6. Analyze the English November Standardized test Every Analysis of test

results of the Department 2010 results November results
standardized from 2010-
tests 2015)
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Accreditation for Growth
2009 – 2010
Action Plan for Increasing Students’ Vocabulary Skills

Person / Timeline Resources / Estimated Date Evaluation / Date

Activity Steps Group for Documents of Completion Indicators of Completed
Responsible Completion Needed Success

1. Examine the English May 2010 Texts, Every May from Revised course
English Department mapping, 2010 - 2015 outlines
curriculum from course
grades 7-12 to outlines, and
evaluate its reference
organization; books
restructure to
include required
readings and
optional
(recommended)
readings and
restructure C
group curricula

2. Integrate English May 2010 Textbook and Every May from Lesson plans
cross-curricular Department course 2010 – 2015
vocabulary to the activities
reading and
interdisciplinary
vocabulary to the
required reading
discussed in the
curriculum

3. Design English May 2010 Media, Every May from Activities and
activities Department software, 2010 – 2015 lesson plans
connecting texts, and
vocabulary to the internet
reading, class
discussion,
grammar
exercises, and
writing
assignments

4. Implement the English May 2010 Mapping and Every May from Tests, quizzes,
changes in the Department course 2010 - 2015 and writing
lesson planning outlines assignments
5. Analyze the English November Standardized Every November Statistical
results of Department 2010 test results from 2010 - 2015 analysis
standardized
tests and
students'
performance

6. Evaluate the English May 2010 Statistical Every May from Statistical
new curriculum Department analysis and 2010 - 2015 analysis
based on the Action Plan
standardized
tests and the
students'
performance

7. Reevaluate English May 2010 Action Plan Every May from Revised Action
and revise the Department 2010 - 2015 Plan
Action Plan
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Accreditation for Growth
2009 – 2010
Action Plan for Increasing Students’ Grammar Skills

Person / Timeline Resources / Estimated Evaluation / Date

Activity Steps Group for Documents Date of Indicators of Completed
Responsible Completion Needed Completion Success
1. Revise course English May 2010 Course syllabi Every May Revised
syllabi by grade Department from 2010 – syllabi
level. Decide on 2015
crucial grammar
skills to be covered
in each grade.
2. Revise course English May 2010 Course syllabi Every May Revised
syllabi to ensure Department from 2010 – syllabi
continuity among 2015
grade levels: 7th,
8th and 9th; 10th,
11th and 12th.
3. Integrate use of English May 2010 Grammar Skills, Every May Course
Grammar Skills Department Usage and from 2010 – syllabi and
Practice Mechanics 2015 lesson plans
Handbooks in 11th Language Skills
and 12th grades. Practice: 5th and
6th courses

4. Assess English November Computer and Every Pretest and

students' grammar Department 2010 office materials November English
skills to identify from 2010 – Department
weaknesses. 2015 minutes

5. Create list, by English September Student Every List/Booklet

grade level, of Department 2010 assignments, September of mistakes
grammatical errors quizzes and tests from 2010 –
that consistently 2015
show up in
students' work.

6. Create a bank of English May 2010 English textbooks Every May Writing
writing prompts Department and resource from 2010 – prompt bank
specifically books 2015 and lesson
targeted to use plans
grammatical
elements covered
in class.

7. Beginning with English August 2010 Computer and Every August Tests and
the seventh Department office material from 2010 – quizzes
graders, familiarize 2015
students with SAT-
style grammar
questions.
8. Implement English May 2010 Course outlines Every May Course
grammar exercises Department and lesson plans from 2010 – outlines and
to classroom 2015 lesson plans
setting.

9. Evaluate English September Selected Every Pre- and

students' grammar Department 2010 exercises from September Post-Tests
skills. books from 2010 –
2015

10. Analyze English November SAT results Every Test results

standardized Department 2010 November
results. from 2010 –
2015

11. Reevaluate English May 2010 Action Plan Every May Revised
and revise plan. Department from 2010 – Action Plan
2015