ReadingFleming Intermediate School Striving for Excellence

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Reading-Fleming Intermediate SchoolStriving for
Excellence

• Kathy Suchorsky
• January 16, 2007

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Striving for Excellence

• Core Values
• The educability of all
• A School vision for high standards of learning
• Continuous school improvement
• The inclusion of all members of the school
  community
• Ensure that students have the knowledge, skills,
  and values needed to become successful adults.

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Striving for Excellence

• School Principals
• Drive Instruction
• School Vice Principals
• Support Instruction

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Principal
• Create a Positive Atmosphere
• Principals Determine the Tone of the School
• Examples
• School Identity
• School Goals
• School Initiatives
• School Culture
• Student Life
• Home-School Communication
• Pro-active Interventions
• Classroom Visits
• Activities

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Principal
• Focus on Students by Focusing on Teachers
• Hire the Best
• Educate the Best
• Improve or Replace the Non-Excellent
• Examples
• Staff
• Observations
• Staff Development
• Provisional Teachers
• Mentor/Mentee
• Lesson Plans - Monitoring
• Staff Meetings
• Professional Development Plans
• Consistent Review and Implementation of
  Educational Research

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Principal
• Focus on Practices that Lead to Success
• Instruction
• Differentiated Student Instruction
• Instructional Materials
• Best Teaching Practices
• Focus Groups
• New Initiatives
• Remediation of School in Need of Improvement
• I. R. S
• RFIS Budget
• Development of Annual Budget
• Manage Actual Spend versus Budget

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Principal
• Focus on Practices that Lead to Success
• Scheduling
• Class Offerings
• School Wide Schedule
• Student Schedules
• Teacher Schedules
• Special Education Scheduling
• Facilities
• Safety
• Renovation Projections and Decisions
• Classroom Locations
• Committee Work
• Focus Groups
• FREA Meetings
• PTO Meetings
• Flemington-Raritan BOE Meetings
• Curriculum Review and Revision

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Vice Principal
• Create a Positive Atmosphere
• Examples
• Student Life
• Home-School Communication
• Pro-active Discipline
• Hiring and Monitoring of Lunch Staff
• Assemblies
• Activity Nights
• Intramurals/Clubs
• School Pictures
• Busing
• Monitor Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
• Develop Supervision Zone for Staff Duties
  ensuring Safety

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Vice Principal
• Focus on Students by Focusing on Teachers
• Examples
• Staff
• Observations
• Staff Development
• Lesson Plans - monitoring
• Staff Meetings

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Vice Principal
• Focus on Practices that Lead to Success
• Instruction
• Hiring and Monitoring of Substitutes
• Best Teaching Practices
• New Initiatives
• Pro-Active Discipline
• Monitor Attendance
• Budget Responsibilities
• Student Activity Fund
• Clubs/Intramurals
• Drama

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Striving for Excellence

• Responsibilities of the Vice Principal
• Focus on Practices that Lead to Success
• Facilities
• Monitor Building Grounds for Appearance and
  Safety
• Maintenance Work Orders
• Locker Assignments
• Facilitate Maintenance Meetings
• Committee Work
• Focus Groups
• Flemington-Raritan BOE Meetings
• Curriculum Review and Revision

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Striving for Excellence

• RFIS Facts at a Glance
• Staff 104 Observations 178 Summative
  Evaluations -98
• Teachers Tenured 50 Non-Tenures - 40
• Guidance Counselors - 2 full time 2 SAC one day
  a week
• Nurse - 1
• Teacher Assistants - 12
• Secretaries 5
• Library Clerk - 1
• Lunch Aides - 2
• Students 766
• 23 Before and After School Clubs and Intramurals,
  with 39 teachers
• Concerts 6
• Expressions 36 sessions per day
• Activity Nights 4 nights
• Evening Responsibilities - 30