Equity+and+Access+to+Rigor

__**Brainstorm "For Consideration"**__
- develop standards-based curriculum and grading system to ID learning targets; provide sufficient Professional Development for teachers to ensure learning - alter some teachers' schedules to allow for afterschool assignment to provide "in addition to" instruction - Fullday K - at least in targeted schools or for targeted students - redistrict elementary boundaries to better balance schools in terms of econ disadvantage - Elementary schedule that allows for in addition to time (an 30-45 min I/E block?) - targeted EOP at PHS - maximize the uses of technology to ensure attainment of learning targets - at PHS - transform Geometry to a standards-based course w/associated PD to use as a model for other courses - study successes from MS reading to see how they may translate to other levels - Develop committees at each level (division) to move ideas forward - promote writing and the CCSS in all subject areas - Promote "The Thinking MInd" - critical and analytical thinking skills - in all subject areas - develop mentoring programs for under achieving students - Develop / improve Pre-school connections

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