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Grinnell-Newburg Community School District
Individual Professional Development Plan 2019-20

TRACK III
TEACHER: BUILDING: DATE:
Grinnell High School 2019-20
G-N DISTRICT CORE BELIEFS

1. All Children Can Grow Academically
 Engaging instruction and assessment accommodate a variety of learning styles and aptitudes.
2. Everyone Is Accountable and Responsible For Their Learning
 Learning is a shared responsibility among students, staff, and families
3. Clear & Direct Communication is Used By All
 A commitment to effective, open communication, continual feedback, and specific, attainable,
and data-driven goals increase achievement
4. Every Child Receives A Challenging and Rigorous Curriculum
 Curricula and instruction are based on sound research, high expectations, and innovative
learning environments
5. All Students and Staff Will Operate in a Safe Environment
 A healthy and safe learning environment encourages relationship building and supports a
positive self-concept and acceptance
G-N DISTRICT LONG RANGE GOALS:

1. Embrace flexible and collaborative instructional offerings to foster high levels of student
achievement and prepare students for their futures in all content areas, with special emphasis
on improving literacy, math, science, and career and college readiness.
2. Create productive learning environments that utilize exemplary professional practices linked to
creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking activities.
3. Equip safe and secure environments for our students, staff, community, and families.
4. Engage families & community partners to support student intellectual, social & emotional
learning.
5. Provide efficient, effective and equitable use of resources to support District programs.
GHS 2018-19 BUILDING GOALS:

1) 80% of students tested in disciplinary literacy skills in all content areas will show
mastery of skills on teacher-created classroom assessments. (Aligns with District long-
range Goal #1)
ACTION PLAN: To meet this goal, content area teachers will use pre & post assessments or existing
summative assessments to measure essential disciplinary literacy skills and continue to implement
disciplinary literacy strategies from professional development within their classrooms.
2) GHS staff will utilize exemplary professional practices to increase the frequency of
cognitively complex tasks involving disciplinary literacy activities. (Aligns with District
long-range Goal #2)
ACTION PLAN: To meet this goal, all GHS classroom instructors will work collaboratively with their
PLC colleagues, Instructional Coach, and administrators to increase the frequency of cognitively
complex tasks. All classroom instructors will participate in an instructional coaching cycle and will
embed student-centered technology opportunities within their classrooms.
3) The culture and climate of GHS will improve as per the following indicators: (Aligns
with District long-range Goal #3)
a. Students involved in at least one extracurricular activity will increase from 65% to
70%
b. Chronically absenteeism will decrease from 29.9% to 19.9%
c. A majority of students will respond positively that they are connected to school or an
adult at school with whom they have a positive relationship.
ACTION PLAN: To meet this goal, GHS classroom instructors, counselors, and administrators will
build positive connections with students, implement college/career readiness activities for students,
and design multiple pathways to graduation that meet the needs of all students. GHS faculty will
continue to use the Seminar Program as one of the methods to build relationships with students and
keep them connected to school, while extracurricular coaches and sponsors will strive to recruit new
students into their activities.
INDIVIDUAL GOAL(S) (Written in a manner that allows for progress to be measured):

INDIVIDUAL GOAL: Teachers in the Spanish Department will increase the amount of timely, relevant
individual feedback on student product (oral or written) by conferencing with each student in class at
least two times a week.
ACTION PLAN: Teachers will adjust instruction to allow for conferencing time to be built into key
points in
instructional activities to better gauge comprehension and level of mastery. These check-ins may be
during
conversational time, in response to a particular product, or stand-alone conferences.
RATIONALE FOR THE PLAN:

1. What student learning concerns will this plan address? This plan will help the
department to
gather data, gain better insight into student comprehension and mastery, and assist us
in
better navigating large class sizes.
2. What specific strategies and activities will help to accomplish your goal? We will use
one-on-
one conferencing and blended activities to find time to conduct the conferences.
3. What artifacts will be available for you to use as evidence that your plan is working?
Student
work, data collection as needed and where appropriate.
HIGHLIGHT OR BOLD THE IOWA TEACHING STANDARDS THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN THIS
PLAN:
1. Enhance Student Achievement 5. Monitoring Student Progress
a. Provides multiple forms of evidence of student a. Aligns classroom assessment with instruction
learning and growth to students, families, and b. Communicates criteria to students & parents
staff c. Uses the results of assessments to guide instruction
b. Implements strategies to support district goals d. Guides students in goal setting and self-assessment
c. Uses data to guide decision-making e. Provides timely feedback to students & parents
d. Creates a classroom culture that supports f. Works with colleagues to analyze student progress
learning
e. Creates an environment of respect & fairness
f. Participates & contributes to a collegial culture
g. Communicates with students & families
2. Content Knowledge 6. Classroom Management
a. Understands key concepts, themes, & a. Creates a learning community with positive interactions & active
relationships in the content area engagement for all students
b. Uses knowledge of student development to b. Establishes & communicates standards of responsible student
make learning experiences meaningful. behavior
c. Relates ideas & information within & across c. Develops and implements classroom procedures and routines that
content areas support high expectations for learners
d. Understands and uses instructional strategies d. Uses instructional time effectively to maximize student achievement
that are appropriate to the content area e. Creates a safe & purposeful learning environment
3. Planning and Preparation 7. Professional Growth
a. Uses student data to plan for instruction a. Demonstrates habits & skills of continuous inquiry and learning
b. Sets high academic & behavioral expectations b. Works collaboratively to improve professional practice
for all c. Applies research, knowledge, & skills from professional development
c. Uses student developmental needs, to improve practice
backgrounds, & interests to plan for instruction d. Establishes & implements a professional development plan of action
d. Selects strategies to engage all students in e. Provides an analysis of student learning and growth based on
learning teacher-created tests and authentic measures as well as any standardized
e. Uses available resources in development of and districtwide tests.
instruction
4. Instructional Strategies 8. Professional Responsibilities
a. Aligns classroom instruction with district a. Adheres to board policies, district procedures, & contractual
standards obligations
b. Uses research-based instructional strategies to b. Demonstrates professional & ethical conduct as defined by state law
address a full range of cognitive abilities and district policy
c. Demonstrates flexibility to meet students needs c. Contributes to efforts to achieve district & building goals
d. Engages in varied experiences to meet varied d. Demonstrates an understanding of and respect for all learners
needs e. Collaborates with students, families, & colleagues to enhance student
e. Connects with students’ prior knowledge & achievement
interests
f. Uses available resources in the delivery of
instruction
Resources desired to implement the plan:

Smaller class sizes would be great, but aside from that we are using what we bring with us.
Indicators that will be used to document the accomplishment of this goal:

Student performance data – assessments / data collection pre- and post- for disciplinary
literacy
goals.
Aaron Backlin / Danielle McDonough - 10/7/19

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Grinnell-Newburg Community School District

Individual Professional Development Plan 2019-20

G-N DISTRICT CORE BELIEFS

G-N DISTRICT LONG RANGE GOALS:

GHS 2018-19 BUILDING GOALS:

INDIVIDUAL GOAL(S) (Written in a manner that allows for progress to be measured):

RATIONALE FOR THE PLAN:

Resources desired to implement the plan:

Indicators that will be used to document the accomplishment of this goal:

Aaron Backlin / Danielle McDonough - 10/7/19

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