Kit Carson's Priorities
PRIORITY #1
Student Growth
Provide both rigorous and proactive teaching of standards by using the elements of intentional design with a specific focus on helping students help themselves to achieve maximum growth.
WHY IS THIS A PRIORITY
Measures of student academic growth can give teachers a more nuanced understanding of student achievement that’s useful for instruction. Academic growth happens for students even when they are below proficiency cuts. The teacher gets insight into the student’s starting point and progress throughout the year so that he/she can adapt instruction accordingly. The student is encouraged and applauded for his/her achievements and given feedback on areas that remain challenging; and his/her future teachers understand his/her achievement and his/her starting point for new learning. With growth data, teachers and coordinators are able to better pinpoint whether specific instructional strategies and interventions hold promise and adjust over the course of the school year.
Student Growth
Provide both rigorous and proactive teaching of standards by using the elements of intentional design with a specific focus on helping students help themselves to achieve maximum growth.
WHY IS THIS A PRIORITY
Measures of student academic growth can give teachers a more nuanced understanding of student achievement that’s useful for instruction. Academic growth happens for students even when they are below proficiency cuts. The teacher gets insight into the student’s starting point and progress throughout the year so that he/she can adapt instruction accordingly. The student is encouraged and applauded for his/her achievements and given feedback on areas that remain challenging; and his/her future teachers understand his/her achievement and his/her starting point for new learning. With growth data, teachers and coordinators are able to better pinpoint whether specific instructional strategies and interventions hold promise and adjust over the course of the school year.