Coventry Public Schools
SubSystem/Department Goals for the 2010-2011 School Year
By: MICHELE MULLALY – COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL
1.0 Improve outside resources, partnerships, and revenues, consistent with district goals.
1.1 Implement the third year of five of the Project Opening Doors grant including training for staff and
review sessions for students and continue to develop partnerships that promote student learning
and post-secondary education.
1.3 Provide at least one module of the Connecticut Accountability for Learning Initiative (CALI) training
for 25 teachers of English, math, science, and social studies including special educators with
the assistance of EASTCONN staff to support the development of best practices in data analysis,
instruction, and assessment to support student achievement.
2.0 Promote efficient functioning and consistent refinement of subsystems within the larger organization.
2.2 Implement the second year of the CHNMS and CHS schedule; evaluate its effectiveness and
recommend refinements.
2.3 Continue implementation of practices and processes, such as the use of school-wide rubrics, looking
at student work protocols, and research-based effective teaching strategies, developed to support
achievement of NEASC standards and to improve student learning.
3.0 Provide clear and regular communication to all constituencies, building a support base for school
programs.
3.2 Increase effective communication practices involving meetings, presentations, newsletters, press releases,
and the use of the website tocommunicate about school goals, curriculum development, and achievement
of NEASC standards as well as to promote student and staff achievements.
3.7 Continue the implementation of MyGradeBook.com to support school to home collaboration and
high student achievement.
4.0 Implement curriculum programs and practices that improve student educational performance, ensuring alignment with state standards.
4.5 Continue to improve curriculum alignment coordination between classroom offerings, grades, and
departments, and state standards through A Balanced Curriculum program, utilizing a NEASC aligned
curriculum rubric to generate data and guide curriculum revision in the 214 units in reading and math at CHS.
4.6 Pilot the use of the web-based NovaNet online courseware to support credit recovery and an increased
graduation rate.
4.7 Support transition efforts between Grades 8 and 9 with increased guidance vertical teaming to refine current
programs and develop additional effective practices.
5.0 Improve the implementation and use of educational and administrative technology systems.
5.3 In tenth grade reading, math, and science pilot the use of Study Island, a web-based instruction,
practice, assessment, and reporting tool aligned with Connecticut and CAPT standards.
5.4 Refine and further develop the Capstone Project (student portfolio graduation requirement).
6.0 Compile and use data to evaluate and improve programs and practices.
6.1 Provide professional development in data analysis and use CAPT, PSAT, SAT, AP, and curriculum
evaluation data to evaluate and modify curriculum, instructional, and assessment practices.
6.6 Develop school-wide improvement plans which focus on instructional and assessment practices
and curricular refinements that will increase student skills necessary to meet with high academic achievement
and success on the CAPT.
6.8 Train 100% of English, math, science, and social studies teachers in the generation of CSDE CAPT reports
to inform the development of school improvement plans and to refine assessment practices.
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