CARE Model Analysis of District/Campus Improvement Initiatives

Concerns – Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research, and list at least three concerns that you have identified from these experiences – a concern may be any matter that engages your attention or interest.

1. Communication among parents across the district.
2. Meaningful professional development.
3. Increase in Economically Disadvantaged and LEP students in our district.

Affirmations - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research, and affirm or identify at least 3 actions that must be sustained and supported to achieve the District/Campus improvement initiatives.

1. Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their child.
2. Professional development needs to address a well-balanced and appropriate curriculum for all students and keep educators abreast of creative and innovative techniques to improve student learning.
3. Create a more culturally proficient district.

Recommendations - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research and describe at least 3 recommendations you would make regarding the District/Campus Improvement plans or action research plans.

1. Develop, lead and implement a robust parent and community involvement program which will provide opportunities for all parents to participate in activities as a partner in their child’s educational process.
2. Ensure that staff will be a member of a professional learning community and will continue to improve and reflect on their practice.
3. Provide students identified as needing support through Limited English Proficient, At-Risk, or Dyslexia, Special Education Programs with research-based instructional strategies, intervention, programs and services that are designed to accelerate their language acquisition and improve their academic achievement.

Evaluate - Review your participation in improvement initiatives or efforts to engage in action research and identify at least 3 strategies for evaluating the improvement plans or recommendations.

1. Use the results of Parent Involvement Survey and parent attendance logs at each activity.
2. Agendas of professional learning community meetings, surveys after professional development, records of book studies, work products and lesson plans.
3. Student assessment results.