Use of Time and Partnerships
October 10, 2013
3 Principles of our School Design
PEOPLE: Strong
instructional
leadership;
experienced, effective
teachers
• Recruit and retain strong, effective
teachers
• Ensure that all adults have consistent and
high expectations and create a unified
school culture
• Re-engage families and community
partners to support the school’s vision
and mission
School
Transformation
DATA:
Relentless use of
data to
differentiate and
improve
instruction
• Use data to monitor academic growth
and drive decision making
• Ensure a strong student support
system based on data
• Make data public to students, teachers
and families
TIME:
Significantly
more time for
teaching, learning
and teacher
collaboration
• Improve instruction by providing time for
teachers to collaborate and grow
professionally
• Increase learning time for
individualized academic support and
tiered interventions
• Provide time for art, music, dance,
and theatre for all students
Time for Teacher Collaboration
Time for Student Learning
Team Meetings
•Data, Curriculum and Planning
•Student Support
Scheduling additional Teacher
Meeting Time without diminishing
student learning time
After School Professional
Development
Aligning School Priorities with
Partners so ELT/In class supports
Instructional Leadership Team
PBIS
Systems for Behavior Support
Many Partners Play an Important Role at Orchard Gardens
• BELL
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• Citizen Schools •
• City Year
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New Market Business Assoc.
Fidelity Investments
Columbia Management
Boston Partners in Education
Celebrity Series
Paul Revere Transportation
Student
Support
Volunteer
and In-Kind
Teacher
Support
Achievement Network
Boston Teacher Residency
Teach Plus
Literacy Collaborative
Museum of Science
Nashoba Learning Group
Strategic
Orchard
Gardens K8 Pilot
School
Enrichment
and Sports
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Playworks
Thompson Island
OG Boys & Girls Club
Imajine That
New England SCORES
Play Ball Foundation
New England Conservatory
Farm School
Boston Ballet
• Mass 2020
• Dudley Street Neighborhood
Initiative
• Boston After School and Beyond
Health and
Wellness
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Arbor
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston Medical Center
CityConnects
Family
• Morgan Memorial/Goodwill
• Greater Boston Food Bank
• CityConnects
Aligning Time and People behind Strategic
Priorities
At Orchard Gardens:
• Increasing Independence and Rigor in Reading
• Building coherence of math instructional practices
across all grades
• Building Culture and Character across the grades
• Increasing our Parental Involvement in meaningful
ways