A School-Wide Plan for Meeting the Five Literacy Goals
Team Members:
Larry Brooks II, Cindy Lewis, Catrina Bailey, Anthony Barton, Thomas Oxendine, Julie Blackmon, and Lisa S. Thoman
Public Schools of Robeson County
South Robeson High School
Goal #1
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Health
Electives
Total
Year One
2012
4
1
1
2
1
1 book per elective
10
1 Book: Equivalent of 100 Pages
Accountability/Monitoring:
Students will record their pages read on the “Reading Logs.”
A School-Wide Plan for Meeting the Five Literacy Goals
Team Members:
Larry Brooks II, Cindy Lewis, Catrina Bailey, Anthony Barton, Thomas Oxendine, Julie Blackmon, and Lisa S. Thoman
Literacy Goal:
1. Students will read the equivalent of 25 books per year across the
curriculum.
Strategy/Activity
Time Line
Person(s) Responsible
Resources
Communications
Progress on/Status of
this Strategy
(What steps will we take, including staff
development?)
(When will we
take this step?)
(Accountability)
(What materials will we
need?)
(What are our message
points/outlets? Who
are our audiences?)
Literacy Team
Administration
Develop PowerPoint
presentation on literacy
plan
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Gaggle Digital
Locker
o Faculty and
Staff
Initial Stage
Administration
Teachers
Curriculum & Instruction
Various types of print
and genres (SREB
Literacy Across the
Curriculum)
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School Website
PLC
Initial Stage
Administration
School Media Specialist
Teachers
Technology Facilitator
Various types of print
and genres (SREB
Literacy Across the
Curriculum)
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Media Specialist
Technology
Facilitator
Curriculum
Specialist
Administration
Initial Stage
Year One:
2011/2012
1.
Present and review Literacy Plan to
entire faculty
 Literacy plan expectations
 Question and Answer session
 Utilize PTA to inform
stakeholders
Feb. 2012
2.
Begin to create a student literacy
center using the additional literature
available on campus.
Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
3.
Use technology to enhance schoolwide literacy
a. Utilize the Kindle Lab
b. Utilize the Mobile Labs
c. Student Computers within
classrooms
d. Utilize Digital Media (Flip
Video, Eduware, and CPS)
4.
Implement school wide silentsustained reading – 4 days a week
(Monday – Thursday)
Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
(ongoing)
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Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
Literacy Team
Teachers
Students
Classroom libraries
(newspapers,
magazines, novel sets)
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Classroom
o Teachers
o Students
Initial Stage
Accountability:
How will we know when we meet the
goal? What process will we use to
measure our progress?
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Summative Assessments
Quarterly Benchmark Testing
Formative Assessments
Student Portfolio – F4K
PSRC Reading List
Reading Logs with incentives
Literacy Goal:
2. Students will write weekly in all classes.
Strategy/Activity
Time Line
Person(s) Responsible
Resources
Communications
(What steps will we take, including staff
development?)
(When will we
take this step?)
(Accountability)
(What materials will we
need?)
(What are our message
points/outlets? Who
are our audiences?)
Progress on/Status of
this Strategy
Year One:
2011/2012
1.
Instruct staff on using school-wide
writing rubric (English Department)
Jan. 2012
English Department
Laptop/Projector
South Robeson Faculty,
Staff and
Administration
Initial Stage
2.
Content area teachers develop
common writing assignments for
writing to learn and writing to
demonstrate knowledge
 Personal Journals
 Learning Logs
 Quick Writes
 Admit/Exit Slips
Sept. 2011
(on going)
Literacy Team
Teachers
Literacy Team
PSRC Curriculum
Specialists
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book

PLC
o Teachers
o Students
Initial Stage
3.
Students will create at least one piece
of authentic writing done in each
content area
(Articles, Editorials, Poems, Short
Stories, Memo’s, Resumes, E-mails,
Scripts, How-To Manuals)
Oct. 2011
Jan. 2012
Mar. 2012
May 2012
Literacy Team
Teachers
Students
Notebooks
Pen, Pencils
Computer
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PLC
Website
o Teachers
o Students
o Parents
o Community
Initial Stage
Accountability:
How will we know when we meet the
goal? What process will we use to
measure our progress?
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Classroom discussions
Reflection Logs
Department Meetings/Minutes
Lesson Plans
Professional Learning Communities
SRHS Literacy Workshop PowerPoints
Student Work Samples Displayed
Student Portfolios
Literacy Goal:
3. Students will use reading and writing strategies to enhance learning in
all classes.
Strategy/Activity
Time Line
Person(s) Responsible
Resources
Communications
(What steps will we take, including staff
development?)
(When will we
take this step?)
(Accountability)
(What materials will we
need?)
(What are our message
points/outlets? Who
are our audiences?)
Progress on/Status of
this Strategy
Year One:
2011/2012
Students will complete four
literacy strategies from the Big 6
Reading Skills school wide (per
semester)
o K-W-L
o Foldables
o RAFT
o Frayer Model
o JigSaw
o Word Wall
o Paraphrasing
o Graphic Organizers
o Carousel Brainstorming
o Cornell Notes
Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
(last week of
each month)
Literacy Team
Teachers
Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
Students
Reading and writing
strategies
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book

2.
Literacy Team will instruct and
facilitate staff use of literacy
strategies.
Oct. 2011 –
May 2012
Literacy Team
Administration
Teachers
Curriculum Specialist
Reading and writing
strategies
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book
3.
Students will utilize Word Walls
and Power Verbs in all content
area classrooms for reviewing
content specific vocabulary
Oct. 2011 –
May 2012
Literacy Team
Teachers
Curriculum Specialist
4.
Students will engage in before,
during, and after reading
strategies (SREB Literacy
Across the Curriculum book)
Sept. 2011–
May 2012
Literacy Team
Teachers
Students
Curriculum Specialist
1.
School Literacy
Website
PLC
Department
Meetings
o Teachers
o Students
Initial Stage
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PLC
Department
Meetings
o Teachers
Initial Stage
SCOS – all content
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Classroom
Collaborative
Departmental
Meetings
o Students
Initial Stage
Reading and writing
strategies
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book
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Classroom
Department
Meetings
Students
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Initial Stage
Accountability:
How will we know when we meet the
goal? What process will we use to
measure our progress?
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Lesson Plans
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
Professional Learning Communities
Department Meetings/Minutes
Student Work Displayed
Word Walls and Power Verbs
Castle Learning Software Program
Literacy Goal:
4. Students will create research products in all classes.
Strategy/Activity
Time Line
Person(s) Responsible
Resources
Communications
Progress on/Status of
this Strategy
(What steps will we take, including staff
development?)
(When will we
take this step?)
(Accountability)
(What materials will we
need?)
(What are our message
points/outlets? Who
are our audiences?)
Literacy Team
English Department
Curriculum Specialist
Administration
Planning Periods

PLC
Initial Stage
Literacy Team
Media Specialist
Teachers
Students
English Teachers
Computer
Pen
Pencils
Paper
Media Center
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book

School Literacy
Website
PLCs
o Teachers
o Students
Initial Stage
Literacy Team
Administration
Media Specialist
Curriculum Specialists
Planning Periods
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School Website
PLCs
o Teachers
o Students
Initial Stage
Year One:
2011/2012
1.
Discuss phases and outcome of the
research implementation during
PLCs
Feb. 2012
2.
Students will practice and teachers
will monitor the research process
 Focused research questions
 5 W’s
 Note cards
 Editing
 Lesson on plagiarism
 Summarizing
 Paraphrasing
 Organization
 Documentation/Citation
Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
Students will produce various
products such as:
 Brochures
 PowerPoint presentations
 Video’s
 Performances
 Other
Nov. 2011 –
May 2012
3.
Accountability:
How will we know when we meet the
goal? What process will we use to
measure our progress?
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School Literacy Website
Formative assessments

Literacy Goal:
5. Students will be taught as if they were in honors classes (focus on high
expectations).
Strategy/Activity
Time Line
Person(s) Responsible
Resources
Communications
Progress on/Status of
this Strategy
(What steps will we take, including staff
development?)
(When will we
take this step?)
(Accountability)
(What materials will we
need?)
(What are our message
points/outlets? Who
are our audiences?)
Faculty and Staff
Administration
Students
SCOS and
Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy
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
PLC’s
Department
Meetings
Initial Stage
Year One:
2011/2012
1.
Introduce rigor so that students
challenge themselves to achieve
mastery of the Common Core and
Essential Standards.
2.
Create a student-centered classroom
(focused on student engagement, an
inviting environment, conducive to
learning)
Aug. 2011 –
May 2012
Literacy Team
Teachers
Curriculum Specialist
Rubrics
Graphic Organizers
Thinking Maps
Literacy Strategies
SREB Literacy Across
the Curriculum book
Revised Bloom’s
Taxonomy

PLC’s
Initial Stage
3.
Re-teach and re-test until the
standards are mastered.
Feb. 2012 –
May 2012
Teachers and Students
Assessments
Literacy Strategies
Saturday Academy
After School Tutoring
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Announcements
School Website
Teachers
Initial Stage
4.
Diagnostic PLAN and ACT for all
10th and 11th graders (respectively)
Dec. 2011 –
March 2012
Testing Coordinator
Literacy Team
Teachers
Students
Computers
Testing Sites
Software

Testing
Administration
Accountability:
How will we know when we meet the
goal? What process will we use to
measure our progress?
Feb. 2012
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Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments
Quarterly benchmark testing
Castle Learning
Career Cruising SAT/ACT Software
SAT/ACT individual skill summary reports
Initial Stage
A School-Wide Plan for Meeting the Five Literacy Goals
Team Members:
Larry Brooks II, Cindy Lewis, Catrina Bailey, Anthony Barton, Thomas Oxendine, Julie Blackmon, and Lisa S. Thoman
Public Schools of Robeson County
South Robeson High School
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
ENGLISH
4
6
7
MATH
1
1
2
SCIENCE
1
1
2
SOCIAL STUDIES
2
2
3
HEALTH
1
2
2
1 BOOK PER ELECTIVE
2 BOOKS PER ELECTIVE
4 BOOKS PER ELECTIVE
10
14
20
ELECTIVES
TOTAL
*100 pages equals 1 book