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Heading - ANS School Name
123 School Way, City, Florida 33333
850-400-5000; Fax: 850-401-5000
MEMO musts - ANS TO: Sally Joe, Principal
FROM: Amanda Pike, Assistant Principal
DATE: 10/23/16
SUBJECT: Professional Development Recommendations: Student Achievement Results.
CONTENT (Opening Segment/purpose; Context/data revealed; Task/ Plan; Discussion/
Recommendations; Closing/invitation to collaborate)
Attached: Data Analysis Results, January- May
Executive summary - ANS October 16, 2016
Name High School - Executive Summary
CONTENT (One-page statement of the problem; The purpose of the communication; Summary
of the results; Conclusions; Recommendations"
Summary prepared by: Amanda Pike, Assistant Principal
Approved by: Janice Nores, Principal
Letter to Faculty and Staff - ANS School Name
123 School Way, City, Florida 33333
850-400-5000; Fax: 850-401-5000
Amanda Pike, Principal
Michele Norton, Assistant Principal
September 10, 2011
Dear Faculty and Staff,
Goal character count - ANS 3,500 character goal
Point of view - ANS Frame all statements according to learning gains (increased, decreased, no
change)
Data Presentation - ANS FIRST Bullet data interpretation, explanation, and application in bullets
, SECOND Narrative of data; categorize as appropriate to present clearly
Supplemental Rating Criteria - ANS 1. Stated topic with details and examples
2. Data interpretation, explanation/application
3. Described purpose
4. Reflects understanding of target audience
5. Presented overview for planned change
6. Maintained point of view
7. Logical organization
8. Grammar and syntax
Initiatives should be 3-fold - ANS school-wide, in-class, person specific
High Yield Instructional Strategies (HYIS) - ANS Marzano's (Nine) High-Yield Instructional
Strategies
By Robert J. Marzano; Adapted from the book: Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-
based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, by Robert Marzano (2001)
Identifying similarities and differences
(Yields a 45 percentile gain) - ANS Thinking Maps, T-charts, Venn diagrams, classifying,
analogies, cause and effect links, compare and contrast organizers; QAR
(Question/Answer/Relationship), sketch to stretch, affinity diagrams, Frayer model (see below)
Summarizing and note taking (Yields a 34 percentile gain - ANS Teacher models summarization
techniques, identify key concepts, bullets, outlines, clusters, narrative organizers, journal
summaries, break down assignments, create simple reports, quick writes, graphic organizers,
column notes, affinity diagrams, etc.
Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
(Yields a 29 percentile gain) - ANS Hold high expectations, display finished products, praise
students' effort, encourage students to share ideas and express their thoughts, honor individual
learning styles, conference individually with students, authentic portfolios, stress-free
environment, high- fives, Spelling Bee, Constitution Day, School Newspaper, etc.
Homework and practice (Yields a 28 percentile gain) - ANS Retell, recite and review learning
for the day at home, reflective journals, parents are informed of the goals and objectives, grade
level teams plan together for homework distribution; SLCs; teacher email.
Nonlinguistic representations (Yields a 27 percentile gain) - ANS Visual tools and
manipulatives, problem-solution organizers, spider webs, diagrams, concept maps, drawings,
charts, thinking maps, graphic organizers, sketch to stretch, storyboards, foldables, act out
content, make physical models, etc.
Cooperative learning (Yields a 23 percentile gain) - ANS Integrate content and language through
group engagement, reader's theatre, pass the pencil, circle of friends, cube it, radio reading,
shared reading and writing, plays, science projects, debates, jigsaw, group reports, choral