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INTRODUCTION
Southeast Island School District is entering
"Year Three" of implementing a quality education program
designed to meet the learning needs of all students. Please join
us in the celebration of our progress towards reaching our goal.
YEAR ONE
- Developed curriculum spectrums and assessments
in reading, writing, math.
- Developed a rough draft technology, life
assets, work skills curriculum spectrums.
- Waiver from Carnegie Units awarded by the
State Board of Education FY 02 - FY 08.
- Participation in State Benchmark and High
School Graduation Qualifying Exams.
- Four districtwide workshops (20 days) in
which curriculum spectrums and assessments were developed.
- Transition reporting documents developed
and implemented.
- Participation in districtwide analytical
assessments in reading, writing, and mathematics.
- QSI participation.
- Thorne Bay House New Beginnings Phase
- SISD Board Policy revised to support the
new model.
YEAR TWO
- Revised reading, writing, math, science,
social studies curriculum spectrums and assessments.
- Hosted two board-community forums in each
community.
- Four districtwide workshops (20 days) in
which curriculum spectrums and assessments were reviewed and
revised.
- Six weekend workshops (12 days) in which
curriculum spectrums and assessments were reviewed and revised.
- New Teacher mentor program implementation.
- Correspondence Parent Workshop.
- Thorne Bay House New Beginnings, Career Search
Week, Graduate, and Phase I sessions.
- QSI participation.
- New reporting documents.
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YEAR THREE
- Web Page designed to reflect SISD's QSI education
model.
- Implement an electronic reporting system.
- Ongoing review and revision of curriculum
spectrums and assessments.
- Community-Board Forums (2 in each community)
- Board-Staff Forums (4 )
- Curriculum Support Teacher position added.
- Development of thematic unit and curriculum
support tubs (one quarter teacher position).
- Increased onsite technology instruction.
- All teachers have laptops and color printers.
- Financial support for paraprofessionals to
work towards an Associate's Degree.
- Continued participation in QSI.
- Four districtwide workshops (20 days) and
six work weekends.
- Focus on becoming a community of learners
(Socratic
- Seminars at districtwide workshops, Inquiry
Groups via audio conferences and face-to-face study groups, onsite
study groups, etc.).
- Mentor Program (2-day workshop before school
begins with ongoing follow-up contact (phone cards, focused audio
conferences, meetings at each districtwide workshops).
- Expansion of Thorne Bay House (Phase 2 in
Seattle).
- Data Analysis and implementation to improve
the whole system.
- Two-day Lead Teacher retreat.
- Continued development of a Teacher Evaluation
document aligned to the QSI Model.
- Review and revision of SISD's Vocational
Plan of Service to ensure alignment with the QSI Model.
- Collaborative Contract Review Team Meetings
to create a new Collective Agreement.
- Expand participation in QSI trainings (rotate
SISD staff for each meeting).
- Continue to foster and develop community
partnerships.
- Continue training in collaboration, change
and consensus processes.
- Provide training to students, staff, parents
and community members on the Asset Model.
- Use the Search Institute Profile of Student
Life Survey to identify barriers to student learning.
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