Common use of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Clause in Contracts

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… • Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance • Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action Network’s guaranteed and viable curriculum • Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time • Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs • Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways • Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) • Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All classroom staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques that help to accelerate the rate of student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules • Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy • Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs • Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to develop expertise and actively utilize the No-Nonsense Nurturer model in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalities.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… • Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance • Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action NetworkSchool’s guaranteed and viable curriculum • Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time • Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs • Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways • Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) • Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies • All classroom instructional staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected use an online grading portal that will allow parents/guardians to deepen access information on their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques that help to accelerate the rate of student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. child’s academic progress Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules • Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy • Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs • Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be Family and Community Engagement: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Create and participate in opportunities for meaningful and ongoing parent, family, and community involvement to develop expertise engage family members as active partners in their child’s education and actively utilize in the No-Nonsense Nurturer model school community • Participate in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Planevents and celebrations • Model good citizenship for students through involvement in the community Classroom staff in Investment Schools are expected to participate actively in parent/family conferences and build strong relationships with parents/family members; maintain ongoing and regular home-school communications, including home visits; and use an active and detailed communications log to track dialogues. WhenClassroom staff in Investment Schools will work in close connection with community partners, and may be required to do some or all of the following: provide online grading for students, share e-mail address with parents, and attend community functions that promote student achievement. These are not options, but activities that will require active participation as part of the Investment Schools’ overall goal to increase school/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalitiescommunity collaboration in partnership.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… • Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance • Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action NetworkSchool’s guaranteed and viable curriculum • Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time • Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs • Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways • Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) • Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies • All classroom instructional staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected use an online grading portal that will allow parents/guardians to deepen access information on their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques that help to accelerate the rate of student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. child’s academic progress Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules • Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy • Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs • Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services Please know that the following will be required of East Technical High Investment School’s faculty, staff and administrators during the 2014-2015 school year: • All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School in the building will serve as mentors to groups of young men and women through our advisory program • Staff members will be expected to develop expertise attend a minimum of two, after-school events (e.g. varsity basketball games, choir concerts, OGT Night, etc.) per semester to xxxxxx a sense of community and actively utilize culture at East Technical High School Family and Community Engagement: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Create and participate in opportunities for meaningful and ongoing parent, family, and community involvement to engage family members as active partners in their child’s education and in the No-Nonsense Nurturer model school community • Participate in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Planevents and celebrations • Model good citizenship for students through involvement in the community Classroom staff in Investment Schools are expected to participate actively in parent/family conferences and build strong relationships with parents/family members; maintain ongoing and regular home-school communications, including home visits; and use an active and detailed communications log to track dialogues. WhenClassroom staff in Investment Schools will work in close connection with community partners, and may be required to do some or all of the following: provide online grading for students, share e-mail address with parents, and attend community functions that promote student achievement. These are not options, but activities that will require active participation as part of the Investment Schools’ overall goal to increase school/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalitiescommunity collaboration in partnership.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… •  Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance •  Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action Schools Network’s guaranteed and viable curriculum •  Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time •  Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs •  Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways •  Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) •  Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All classroom staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Case Investment School will be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques that will help to accelerate the rate of student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… •  Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules •  Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy •  Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs •  Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Case Investment School will be expected to develop expertise demonstrate capacity to interact with students in positive ways that empower students’ self-efficacy and actively utilize the No-Nonsense Nurturer model to xxxxxx a school environment in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions which students are supported to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalitiessucceed through effort.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… •  Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance •  Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action Network’s guaranteed and viable curriculum •  Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time •  Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs •  Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways •  Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) •  Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All classroom staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques that help to accelerate the rate of student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… •  Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules •  Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy •  Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs •  Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to develop expertise and actively utilize the No-Nonsense Nurturer model in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalities.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… •  Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance •  Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action Network’s guaranteed and viable curriculum •  Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time •  Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs •  Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways •  Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) •  Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All classroom Classroom staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building must develop expertise in techniques that help STEM to accelerate deliver the rate of student achievementinstructional program at Mound Investment School. Pursuant to STEM design principles, especially those proven all STEM work is to be effective trans-disciplinary in educating young mennature. All instructors must be able to scaffold students in differentiated ways to meet expectations as follows: to master core literacy skills of writing, reading, speaking, listening, viewing, and presenting; and to master STEM skills of design, inquiry, invention, and teamwork. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… •  Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules •  Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy •  Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs •  Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Mound Investment School will be expected to develop expertise and actively utilize the No-Nonsense Nurturer model in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalities.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… • Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance • Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action Network’s guaranteed and viable curriculum • Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time • Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs • Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways • Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) • Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All classroom Classroom staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building must develop expertise in techniques that help STEM to accelerate deliver the rate of student achievementinstructional program at Mound Investment School. Pursuant to STEM design principles, especially those proven all STEM work is to be effective trans-disciplinary in educating young mennature. All instructors must be able to scaffold students in differentiated ways to meet expectations as follows: to master core literacy skills of writing, reading, speaking, listening, viewing, and presenting; and to master STEM skills of design, inquiry, invention, and teamwork. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… • Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules • Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy • Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs • Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Mound Investment School will be expected to develop expertise and actively utilize the No-Nonsense Nurturer model in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support will be provided via Real-Time Coaching and other modalities.

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Teachers and classroom staff are expected to… •  Hold high expectations for every student’s daily academic performance •  Fully implement CMSD’s and the Investment Action NetworkSchool’s guaranteed and viable curriculum •  Establish learning targets or benchmarks, collect and analyze student data, and use data to drive instruction, including use of formative assessment data to measure students’ comprehension and content mastery over time •  Differentiate instruction to address students’ varying learning styles and needs •  Commit to ongoing personal development of instructional capacity, especially in regards to delivering content in engaging, relevant, and culturally competent ways •  Reinforce interdisciplinary skills across all content areas (including literacy and numeracy) •  Actively and positively engage in and contribute to team meetings, professional development, common planning time, and the entire professional learning community by frequently sharing best practices and strategies All Please know that the following will be required of Xxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxx Investment School’s classroom staff during the 2013- 2014 school year: - Demonstrated understanding of assigned students’ academic performance and progress mastery of grade level standards; - Monthly learning objectives must be posted and sent home the first day of each month which include specific learning outcomes for reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; - Lesson plans must be submitted electronically before the first day of each school week and posted hard-copy in the classroom at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School will all times - Lesson plans must clearly address the needs and IEPs of special education students; - Students must be expected to deepen their instructional capacity by continuously building expertise in techniques provided feedback and/or grades on all assignments within two school days; - Graded student work that help to accelerate has been completed within the rate last month must be posted; - A minimum of one grade must be posted weekly per subject area for each student achievement, especially those proven to be effective in educating young men. Student Supports: ALL STAFF are expected to… •  Build and sustain a positive school and classroom community and develop strong student-adult relationships such as: using positive reinforcement techniques; holding positive assumptions of students; creating inviting classroom and shared space environments; utilizing calm and clear voice tones in all interactions with students; and maintaining high expectations for individual and collective student behavior consistent with school rules •  Employ behavior management systems that include positive incentives for individual and class cooperation as well as logical consequences for poor behavior choices, and strive to minimize usage of removal from classroom instruction as a management strategy •  Use team meetings to identify off-track students and develop effective strategies to meet those students’ needs •  Collaborate actively with partner organizations that provide wraparound and student support services All staff at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Boys’ Leadership Academy Investment School Please know that the following will be required of Xxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxx Investment School’s faculty, staff and administrators during the 2013-2014 school year: - Consistent implementation of established discipline management procedures including parent contact, fulfilling assigned duty posts, and proactive monitoring of students during passing periods; - Accurate documentation of student attendance and tardies Family and Community Engagement: ALL STAFF are expected to…  Create and participate in opportunities for meaningful and ongoing parent, family, and community involvement to develop expertise engage family members as active partners in their child’s education and actively utilize in the No-Nonsense Nurturer model school community  Participate in all interactions with students, as well as making positive contributions to and working in support of the school-wide Culture Plan. When/if needed, implementation support events and celebrations  Model good citizenship for students through involvement in the community Please know that the following will be provided via Realrequired of Xxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxx Investment School’s faculty, staff and administrators during the 2013-Time Coaching 2014 school year: - Respond to all parent communication within 24 hours; - Both students and other modalitiesparents must be personally notified at the time a student becomes at risk for failing a course Classroom staff in Investment Schools are expected to participate actively in parent/family conferences and build strong relationships with parents/family members; maintain ongoing and regular home-school communications, including home visits; and use an active and detailed communications log to track dialogues. Classroom staff in Investment Schools will work in close connection with community partners, and may be required to do some or all of the following: provide online grading for students, share e-mail address with parents, and attend community functions that promote student achievement. These are not options, but activities that will require active participation as part of the Investment Schools’ overall goal to increase school/community collaboration in partnership.