I would utilize the EWEG/NCLB grant in the following manner:
Title I:
Hire an additional highly qualified Basic Skills Math teacher to provide small group instruction to those students scoring below 200 on the NJ ASK 8.
Title II:
Although there are 3 levels of math classes in this middle school (grade level, enriched, honors),I would provide workshops in differentiated instruction.
Hire substitutes so teachers would have release time to analyze test results and look for areas of student/teacher weakness.
Hire consultants to help teachers use prior data to drive future instruction.
Title III:
Purchase computer programs that guide bi-lingual students through the consistent verbiage of Math word problems and short answers.
Title IV:
This middle school has already hired a Guidance Counselor.
The additional $3500 can be used to send this counselor to outside workshops as well as purchase materials for student assemblies.
Title V:
A new piece of curriculum will be written and added to the existing curriculum entitled TEST TAKING AS A GENRE. In addition, all teachers will be required to take an NJ ASK 8.
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I highly agree with improving Basic Skills, differtiation skills, using data to drive instruction and Imporiving LEP student's skills through technology. I also included these topics as well as, analyzing the curriculum. I only have two critiques:
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2. How will you improve or account for the lack of content area specialists?