Functions as the building’s school improvement team. The group focuses on goals, strategies, and interventions as they relate to the school improvement plan. The group is intimately involved with the school improvement plan and subsequent initiatives.

Members are the chief contact people, educational leaders, and coordinators of activities within each department. They have the responsibility of working cooperatively with the teachers and administrators in determining the basic needs for effective and efficient operation of the department.

- Review and provide staff feedback on curriculum maps (common course maps).

- Establish due dates for curriculum maps.

- Train new staff members on how to write curriculum maps and use software. Review and provide feedback when appropriate.

- Train all staff on essential
questions.

- Provide training and support to
department chairs on department
vertical and horizontal alignment
using Frameworks and/or Standards for Transition.

- Recommend to administration for approval of new course proposals and independent study courses.

- Work closely with Instructional Committee Chairs to create Curriculum and Assessment Guide and align due dates.

- Curriculum mapping software.

- Utilize Fall of 2007 for planning and research.
1. Exposure of social justice issues to faculty and students.
2. Social justice lessons.
3. Related staff development.

- Pilot in Spring of 2008.

- Implement the Instructional Discussion portion of the Wednesday early release time.
1. Committee members will check groups’ “instructional reports.”

- Develop, guide, and support the Instructional In-service training sessions for the 2007-2008 school year.
1. Integrate the use of the UHS Instructional Lab with the in-service training sessions.

- Facilitate implementation of the UHS literary proposal.

- Oversee the “instructional support” portion of staff use of the UHS Instructional Lab.
1. Bring more staff into the lab.
2. Help staff members with reflection on instruction.
3. Set-up training sessions for staff as needed in conjunction with Tech. Committee head.

Help to ensure that the instructional portion of our status as a Professional Learning Community is being completed.

- Assist in the development of software used for school
improvement.
1. Mapping
2. Assessment
3. Instruction
4. Departmental specific

- Provide technical support for
faculty when needed for school
improvement initiatives.

- Recommend to administration use of technology funds to support school improvement initiatives.

- Support for Instructional Lab use.

- Create a system for cross-disciplinary student discussions.
1. Procedures for identifying students.
2. Grouping teachers for discussion.
3. Creation of discussion template.
4. Follow-up to discussions.

- Work with CRC and Instructional Chair to include rotation/guidelines in book.