Professional Development
Early Release Days/Inservice Days Plans 2003-2004

9/24/03

• East Kingston – EveryDay Math
• Kensington – EveryDay Math
• Lincoln Street – Interpreting NHEAP results; Historical Fiction Writing unit; integrating technology objectives
• Main Street – EveryDay Math
• Newfields – Responsive Classroom, EveryDay Math, Technology Training
• Stratham – Review of Crisis Plan
• Swasey Central – Differentiated Instruction
• CMS/High School/SST – By grade level/subject, answer questions: (Fall topic-not necessarily this date)

o       Define “Rigor”: What does “rigor” look like?  What consistent examples of “rigor” do we cite at this grade level?

10/8/03

• Lincoln Street – Literacy; EveryDay Math; Social Studies curriculum
• Main Street – Technology Integration; Literacy Curriculum

11/5/03

• East Kingston - Parent Conferences
• Kensington – Parent Conferences
• Lincoln Street – Parent Conferences
• Main Street – Parent Conferences
• Newfields – Parent Conferences
• Stratham – Parent Conferences
• Swasey Central – Developmental Records

11/10/03 – Inservice Day K-5 only

• East Kingston – EveryDay Math
• Kensington – EveryDay Math

• Lincoln Street– EveryDay Math
• Main Street– EveryDay Math
• Newfields– Math
• Stratham– Literacy
• Swasey Central– EveryDay Math

11/19/03

• East Kingston - Parent Conferences
• Kensington – Parent Conferences
• Lincoln Street – Parent Conferences
• Main Street – Parent Conferences
• Newfields – Parent Conferences
• Stratham – Parent Conferences
• Swasey Central - Developmental Records

12/3/03

• East Kingston – EveryDay Math
• Kensington – EveryDay Math
• Lincoln Street – EveryDay Math; NH history unit; Technology in Gr. 3 curriculum
• Main Street – Health Unit; Ecology Unit Review; Curriculum Articulation/Communication
• Newfields – Differentiated Instruction; Technology Training
• Stratham – Implementation of writing curriculum based on NHEIAP test results.  Including “Empowering Writing”, “Six Traits”
• Swasey Central – Differentiated Instruction

• CMS – Review of Grade 6 NHEIAP Test Results
• High School/SST – Review of Grade 10 NHEIAP Test Results

2/4/04

• East Kingston – Four Blocks Literacy Framework
• Kensington – EveryDay Math
• Lincoln Street – Review reading test results/plan instructional units
• Main Street – Review of new Science/Health materials; Intro to EveryDay Math; Technology Integration
• Newfields– Differentiated Instruction; Technology Training
• Stratham – Implementation of writing curriculum based on NHEIAP test results.  Including “Empowering Writing”, “Six Traits”
• Swasey Central – Instruction and curriculum consistency

• CMS – Curriculum review; Collaboration on interdisciplinary units; Development of assessment tools; Integration of technology; Introduction to Curriculum mapping
• High School/SST – Curriculum review; Collaboration on interdisciplinary units; Development of assessment tools; Integration of technology; Introduction to Curriculum mapping

3/17/04

• East Kingston – Four Blocks Literacy Framework
• Kensington – EveryDay Math
• Lincoln Street – Language Arts; EveryDay Math; Grade 5 transition
• Main Street – Effective Communication with parents; Technology Integration; EveryDay Math evaluation
• Newfields – Introduction to Curriculum Mapping
• Stratham – Implementation of writing curriculum based on NHEIAP test results.  Including “Empowering Writing”, “Six Traits”
• Swasey Central – Instruction and curriculum consistency

• CMS – Fifth and sixth grade teachers meet; Data Driven Decision Making; Continuation of: Curriculum review; Collaboration on interdisciplinary units; Development of assessment tools; Integration of technology;
• High School/SST – Data Driven Decision Making; Continuation of : Curriculum review; Collaboration on interdisciplinary units; Development of assessment tools; Integration of technology; Introduction to Curriculum mapping

3/29/04 – Inservice Day

·        Menu option of concurrent sessions: EveryDay Math, Literacy, Technology, Assessment, Differentiated Instruction, Student Advisory

4/14/04

• East Kingston - Parent Conferences
• Kensington – Parent Conferences
• Lincoln Street – Parent Conferences
• Main Street – Parent Conferences
• Newfields - Parent Conferences
• Stratham – Parent Conferences
• Swasey Central - Developmental Records; Parent Conferences

• CMS/High School/SST – Curriculum Committee Updates to teaching staff

Breakout group discussions

• What are the available resources for our use in their curriculum?
• What are the common assessments?
• What are the common rubrics?
• Grade level benchmarks?
• Student exemplars?

4/21/04

• East Kingston - Parent Conferences
• Kensington – Parent Conferences
• Lincoln Street – Parent Conferences
• Main Street - Parent Conferences
• Newfields - Parent Conferences
• Stratham – Parent Conferences
• Swasey Central - Developmental Records; Parent Conferences

5/28/04

• CMS – Move Up Day