Short-term Goals

1. Increase teacher proficiency in

writing instruction.

Focus Area
Instructional
Strategies

3. Students will demonstrate an

increased use of critical thinking skills
across all content areas.

Palmetto Elementary

STRATEGIC

Short-term Goals

PLAN
SY 2014/15
SY 2016/17
between.

Long-Term
Outcomes

Focus Area
Technology
Integration

Improve student
achievement in the
areas of science,
math and
technology.
Improve oral and
written
communication
skills.
Enhance students
social and academic
growth through a
supportive,
engaging, learning
environment.

2. Increase teacher usage of hands-on

student inquiry based focused learning
activities in science, math and
technology.

1. Increase teacher proficiency in

technology integration based on the TIM
(Technology Integration Matrix).
Teachers will advance at least one level of
mastery in the active, constructive, and
authentic domains each academic year.)
2. Increase mobile device training for
teachers using applications such as
Animoto, Go Animate, Pixie, Edmodo,
Blogging, Photo Story, Puppet Pals,
Microsoft Office Suite, and IMovie
3. Increase the number of student
produced technology projects in all
content areas

produced technology projects in all

content areas
Short-term Goals

Focus Area
Student
Support

1. Improve student work and study habits

through personal goal setting and data
.
collection
2. Increase students extracurricular activities.
3. . Improve and diversify communication
between school and community

Strategic Initiatives
1. Implement 6 Traits writing program, and
utilize Write Score as a monitoring tool.
2 Offer professional development focused on
the development and delivery of rigorous,
relevant lessons that utilize higher order
thinking

3. Establish Inquiry based learning

spaces such as updated science lab,
outdoor green spaces and productivity lab
(technology).

Strategic Initiatives
1.Teachers will develop and implement
personal Technology Integration Matrix growth
plans focusing on the active, constructive, and
authentic domains.
2. Roll out school-wide mobile initiative which
includes additional purchase of needed devices
to provide equitable access and personalized
staff development using applications such as
Animoto, Go Animate, Pixie, Edmodo,
Blogging, Photo Story, Puppet Pals, Microsoft
Office Suite, and IMovie
3. Use technology to create digital portfolios of
student work

Strategic Initiatives
1 To develop a character education
curriculum focusing on resilience, selfcontrol, persistence, responsibility and
personal goal setting .
2 Identify potential new business partners
who can offer services and resources to help
develop afterschool student clubs and
activities
3. Develop a 21st century school/community
communication

plan.