School: Parkland Magnet Middle School

Math Action Plan Date: September 2015

SIP goal: By 2016, Parkland Middle School students will increase the percentage of students in targeted groups (Hispanic, African American,
SPED, LEP) that complete Algebra with a C or better through implementing classroom practices that reflect a deeper understanding of Equity
Literacy, that promote critical thinking, and that engage the full diversity of the Parkland Middle School’s student population

Action / Timeline Persons Responsible Resources Needed Monitoring Tools or Monitoring: Results / Next Steps
Data Points Date/By Whom (include evaluation of
(Formative and processes for
Summative) effectiveness and
efficiency)
Plan and implement professional Arlene Barte-Lowe, Scholarly Articles, Training plan for PD Arlene Barte-Lowe,
development sessions in that focus on Content Specialist Videos, Texts related to sessions Content Specialist
critical thinking in the classroom in English critical thinking in the English
order to support teachers to identify classroom
what critical thinking looks like so Chad Beswick, Content Chad Beswick,
they can apply strategies in their Specialist PE/Arts Critical Thinking Look Content Specialist
instruction. Sessions will include: Fors (Part of PMS Teacher feedback on PE/Arts
 Rationale for incorporating Jessica Brause, Content Observation Tool) Google forms
critical thinking into lessons Specilaist World Jessica Brause,
 Incorporating student Languages Critical Thinking Content Specilaist
discourse/academic Sentence Frames World Languages
conversations into lessons Yael Astor, Content Informal and formal
 Writing, using, and Specilaist Social UDL Strategies observation feedback for Yael Astor, Content
implementing higher order Studies teachers Specilaist Social
questions with students Training Plans and Studies
 Standards of Mathematical Trish Thompson, Flipcharts Critical Thinking Look for
Practice Content Specialist Math Sheet/Peer Visit Trish Thompson,
Reflections Content Specialist
Jennifer Wingate, Math
Content Specilaist
STEM Jennifer Wingate,
Content Specilaist
Tessa Floyd, Staff STEM
Development
Teacher/Reading Tessa Floyd, Staff
Specialist Development
Teacher/Reading
 Specialist

(See Department
Action Plans for
Timelines)

Plan opportunities in professional Arlene Barte-Lowe, Planning For Powerful Quarterly Assessment Arlene Barte-Lowe,
development sessions for teacher to Content Specialist Instruction Plan Calendar for each Content Specialist
engage I collaborative planning that English Course and Grade level English
results in students developing critical MCPS Curriculum and
thinking skills Chad Beswick, Content Common Tasks Chad Beswick,
Specialist PE/Arts Content Specialist
Blooming Orange PE/Arts
Jessica Brause, Content Common Tasks are
Specilaist World Critical Thinking aligned and shared Jessica Brause,
Languages Question Frames Content Specilaist
World Languages
Yael Astor, Content Tuning protocol teacher
Specilaist Social Weekly Collaborative feedback Yael Astor, Content
Studies Planning Summaries Specilaist Social
(Department Developed) Studies
Trish Thompson,
Content Specialist Math Peer Visit/Observation Trish Thompson,
Reflection Sheets Share lessons aligned with Content Specialist
Jennifer Wingate, PD Math
Content Specilaist Informal Observation
STEM Feedback Form Jennifer Wingate,
Informal/formal Content Specilaist
Tessa Floyd, Staff Training Plans and observations STEM
Development Flipcharts
Teacher/Reading Tessa Floyd, Staff
Specialist Gradebook Development
Teacher/Reading
Specialist

(See Department
Action Plans for
Timelines)
Analyze student work and Arlene Barte-Lowe, Student Work Samples Structured Data Chat Arlene Barte-Lowe,
assessments to look for evidence of Content Specialist Protocol Content Specialist
critical thinking and identify and English Student Assessment Data English
implement necessary supports Grade book: student
Chad Beswick, Content Tuning Protocol grades Chad Beswick,
Specialist PE/Arts Content Specialist
Rubrics/Criteria for PE/Arts
 Jessica Brause, Content Success
Specilaist World Assessment rubrics Jessica Brause,
Languages Content Specilaist
World Languages
Yael Astor, Content
Specilaist Social Teacher reflection sheets Yael Astor, Content
Studies Specilaist Social
Studies
Trish Thompson,
Content Specialist Math Trish Thompson,
Content Specialist
Jennifer Wingate, Math
Content Specilaist
STEM Jennifer Wingate,
Content Specilaist
Tessa Floyd, Staff STEM
Development
Teacher/Reading Tessa Floyd, Staff
Specialist Development
Teacher/Reading
All Teachers Specialist

(See Department
Action Plans for
Timelines)
Analyze student data to identify Trish Thompson, Student Achievement Data points (grades, Trish Thompson,
students who are prepared for higher Content Specialist Math Data (Assessment Data, centrally collected Content Specialist,
level Math classes and implement Report Card Data, formative data, Map-M) Math
supports for those students to be All Math Teachers Centrally Collected All Math Teachers,
ready for higher level Math classes Formative Assessment) November/January/
March
MAP-M Data

Engage teachers in collegial Pauline Pham, UDL Training Plans and Training Plans Pauline Pham, UDL
discussions about Universal Design IRA Chair Flipcharts IRA Chair
for Learning (UDL) strategies and Teacher Reflection Sheet Staff Meeting
how they support critical thinking in UDL IRA Committee UDL Training Resources Training Plans and
the classroom Members Teacher Reflection
Sheets, Once a
All Teachers quarter

UDL IRA
Committee Members
Department Level
Share Out, Once a
Month (Dec, Jan,
Mar, Apr)
Develop and monitor department Arlene Barte-Lowe, Student Learning Student Learning Tessa Floyd, Staff
level Student Learning Objectives Content Specialist Objective Objective Documentation Development
(SLOs) focused on critical thinking English Documentation Teacher
Staff Meeting
Chad Beswick, Content Critical Thinking Training Plans and
Specialist PE/Arts Strategies Flipcharts, Once a
Student Achievement Month
Jessica Brause, Content Training Plans and Data
Specilaist World Flipcharts for Staff Arlene Barte-Lowe,
Languages Meeting sessions Content Specialist
English
Yael Astor, Content Reflective Conversation Assessment rubrics
Specilaist Social Protocol Chad Beswick,
Studies Content Specialist
Leading Student PE/Arts
Trish Thompson, Achievement Data Teacher reflection sheets
Content Specialist Math Jessica Brause,
Content Specilaist
Jennifer Wingate, World Languages
Content Specilaist
STEM Yael Astor, Content
Specilaist Social
Tessa Floyd, Staff Studies
Development
Teacher/Reading Trish Thompson,
Specialist Content Specialist
Math
All Teachers
Jennifer Wingate,
Content Specilaist
STEM

Tessa Floyd, Staff

(See Department
Action Plans for
Timelines)
Create a sixth grade peer mentoring Trish Thompson, Map-M Data Map-M data Leanne Hood, 6th
Math program Content Specialist Math Grade Team Leader
Formative Data Formative data
Leanne Hood, 6th Grade Trish Thompson,
Team Leaders Grades Data Grades Content Specialist

All Math Teachers Student Attendance September (identify