Brown Academy Instructional Program Planning and Development Process

Brown Middle Foundation Academy Mr. LaMar Brown~Director of Curriculum and Instruction Mr. LaMar Brown~Director of Curriculum and Instruction Mrs. Janet Glenn~Instructional Coordinator Mrs. Janet Glenn~Instructional Coordinator Mr. Frank Hall~Dean of Students Mr. Frank Hall~Dean of Students Mrs. Angela Kemp~Curriculum Coordinator Mrs. Angela Kemp~Curriculum Coordinator

Improvement Plan The design of this improvement plan is for the school of Brown Academy. The plan involves teachers, parents, administrations, community leaders and district officials from throughout our small school district. The design of this improvement plan is for the school of Brown Academy. The plan involves teachers, parents, administrations, community leaders and district officials from throughout our small school district. Members of our district come together to create improvement plans for each school. Members of our district come together to create improvement plans for each school.

Plan Submission Outline at Content Area Each subject area will focus on making improvements with their content area. Each subject area will focus on making improvements with their content area. The developed plans will be presented to the Improvement plan committees. The developed plans will be presented to the Improvement plan committees. LaMar Brown Director of Curriculum and Instruction Janet Glenn Instructional Coordinator Stage Leader 1 Math Department Science Department Mr. Frank Hall Dean of Students Stage Leader 2 Social Studies Department Encore Department Mrs. Angela Kemp Curriculum Coordinator Stage Leader 3 Language Arts Department Physical Education Department

Language Arts Department Mrs. Rita Lockridge (Department Chair) Mrs. Rita Lockridge (Department Chair) Mrs. Yvonne Horne (Department Chair) Mrs. Yvonne Horne (Department Chair) Mr. Keith Johnson (6 th Grade Rding/English) Mr. Keith Johnson (6 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Carol Osborn (6 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Carol Osborn (6 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Martha McClain (7 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Martha McClain (7 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Adrinee Smith (7 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. Adrinee Smith (7 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. LaTonya Hall (8 th Grade Rding/English) Mrs. LaTonya Hall (8 th Grade Rding/English) Mr. Gregory Dumbro (8 th Grade Rding/English) Mr. Gregory Dumbro (8 th Grade Rding/English) Mr. William Tigner (SpEd Support) Mr. William Tigner (SpEd Support) Mrs. Joanne Spearman (SpEd Support) Mrs. Joanne Spearman (SpEd Support)

Math Department Mrs. Megan Johnson (Department Chair) Mrs. Megan Johnson (Department Chair) Mrs. Andrea Minor (6 th Grade Math) Mrs. Andrea Minor (6 th Grade Math) Mrs. Kelly Landin (7 th Grade Math) Mrs. Kelly Landin (7 th Grade Math) Mrs. Diane Jacobs (8 th Grade Math) Mrs. Diane Jacobs (8 th Grade Math) Mrs. Marrilyn Herzog (SpEd Support) Mrs. Marrilyn Herzog (SpEd Support)

Science Department Mrs. Yulonda Hale (Department Chair) Mrs. Yulonda Hale (Department Chair) Mrs. Marsha Rutherford (6 th Grade Science) Mrs. Marsha Rutherford (6 th Grade Science) Mrs. Zena Gilchrist (7 th Grade Science) Mrs. Zena Gilchrist (7 th Grade Science) Mrs. Latrice Dawkins (8 th Grade Science) Mrs. Latrice Dawkins (8 th Grade Science) Mrs. Regina Bennett (SpEd Support) Mrs. Regina Bennett (SpEd Support)

Social Studies Department Mrs. Dana Smith (Department Chair) Mrs. Dana Smith (Department Chair) Mrs. Dorethan Cope (6 th Grade Science) Mrs. Dorethan Cope (6 th Grade Science) Mrs. Valerie Glenn (7 th Grade Science) Mrs. Valerie Glenn (7 th Grade Science) Mrs. Linda Womack(8 th Grade Science) Mrs. Linda Womack(8 th Grade Science) Mrs. Alicaia Berry-Brown (SpEd Support) Mrs. Alicaia Berry-Brown (SpEd Support)

Physical Education Mr. Clarence Harris Sr. (6 th Grade P.E./Department Chair) Mr. Clarence Harris Sr. (6 th Grade P.E./Department Chair) Mr. Shawne Brown (7 th Grade P.E.) Mr. Shawne Brown (7 th Grade P.E.) Mr. Clarence Harris Jr.(8 th Grade P.E.) Mr. Clarence Harris Jr.(8 th Grade P.E.)

Encore Department Mrs. Theresa Pettaway (Department Chair) Mrs. Theresa Pettaway (Department Chair) Mrs. Sheila White (Dance) Mrs. Sheila White (Dance) Mr. Timothy Williams (Art) Mr. Timothy Williams (Art) Mrs. Theresa Love (Speech) Mrs. Theresa Love (Speech) Mrs. Peggy Barksdale (Computer Application) Mrs. Peggy Barksdale (Computer Application) Mrs. Darrel Scott (Drama) Mrs. Darrel Scott (Drama) Mrs. Lola Black (French) Mrs. Lola Black (French) Mr. Nadine Hatten (Spanish) Mr. Nadine Hatten (Spanish) Mr. Bretrcie Alderidge (Business Technology) Mr. Bretrcie Alderidge (Business Technology) Mr. Mark Morris (Band) Mr. Mark Morris (Band)

Committees Instructional Specialist Instructional Specialist Curriculum Coordinators Curriculum Coordinators Administrative Administrative Teaching Teaching Parent Parent Community Outreach Community Outreach Graphic Illustration Graphic Illustration Assessment Assessment

District Planning Roles: Roles: Setting Objectives Setting Objectives Setting Assessments Setting Assessments Extra curricular activities Extra curricular activities Compliance to district programs Compliance to district programs

Director of Curriculum and Instructional Support Purpose: Compose summarizations illustrating the focus of the district goals, standards and objectives. Purpose: Compose summarizations illustrating the focus of the district goals, standards and objectives. Roles: Attends the superintendent meeting discussing district goals. Roles: Attends the superintendent meeting discussing district goals. Provides the committees with summaries of the improvement needs. Provides the committees with summaries of the improvement needs. Creates the yearly improvements objectives aligned with the districts goals. Creates the yearly improvements objectives aligned with the districts goals. Approves the final Improvement plan. Approves the final Improvement plan. Implements the Improvement plan. Implements the Improvement plan. Meets with the Instructional and Curriculum Support Staff to discuss improvement goals. Meets with the Instructional and Curriculum Support Staff to discuss improvement goals.

Instructional Specialist Commitee Purpose: Facilitators of the implementation of program development. Purpose: Facilitators of the implementation of program development. Assessors of curriculum and instruction integration in the classroom. Assessors of curriculum and instruction integration in the classroom. Roles: Receives the recommendations of program improvement from the teaching committee. Roles: Receives the recommendations of program improvement from the teaching committee. Facilitates the operations of the teaching committee. Facilitates the operations of the teaching committee.

Curriculum Coordinators Commitee Purpose: Facilitators of the implementation of program development. Purpose: Facilitators of the implementation of program development. Assessors of curriculum and instruction integration in the classroom. Assessors of curriculum and instruction integration in the classroom. Roles: Receives the district’s goals from the director of instruction. Roles: Receives the district’s goals from the director of instruction. Receives the recommended plan from the department chairs. Receives the recommended plan from the department chairs.

Administrative Commitee Purpose: Administrative directors that focus on the smooth implementation of new programs in the schools and classrooms. Purpose: Administrative directors that focus on the smooth implementation of new programs in the schools and classrooms. Roles: Receives the recommended plan from the Curriculum Coordinator. Roles: Receives the recommended plan from the Curriculum Coordinator. Modifies the implementation of the plan to focus on smooth transitions into the schools. Modifies the implementation of the plan to focus on smooth transitions into the schools.

Teaching Committee Purpose: Involvement of various building level teachers providing recommendation for the implementation of the improvement plan as it relates to implementation in the classroom. Purpose: Involvement of various building level teachers providing recommendation for the implementation of the improvement plan as it relates to implementation in the classroom. Roles: Recieves the objectives from the curriculum coordinator. Roles: Recieves the objectives from the curriculum coordinator. Identifies needs of staff development. Identifies needs of staff development. Compiles the recommendation from the teachers. Compiles the recommendation from the teachers. Observe content area proposals. Observe content area proposals. Make recommendations. Make recommendations.

Parent Committee Purpose: Involvement of parents and community leaders focusing on recommendations of the improvement program focusing on development of parental and homework support. Purpose: Involvement of parents and community leaders focusing on recommendations of the improvement program focusing on development of parental and homework support. Roles: Receive the improvement objectives and goals from the teachers. Roles: Receive the improvement objectives and goals from the teachers. Recommendation for parental support to assist parents in developing at home extensions of the program. Recommendation for parental support to assist parents in developing at home extensions of the program.

Community outreach Committee Purpose: Community leaders and parents working together to research and provide extracurricular activities that will support student learning. Purpose: Community leaders and parents working together to research and provide extracurricular activities that will support student learning. Roles: Receive the improvement objectives and goals from the parent committee. Roles: Receive the improvement objectives and goals from the parent committee. Focus on the development of community and social activities that support student learning. Focus on the development of community and social activities that support student learning.

Graphic Illustration Commitee Purpose: Involvement of teachers, support staff, staff development and administration. Preparing the plan for presentation for final approval and implementation. Purpose: Involvement of teachers, support staff, staff development and administration. Preparing the plan for presentation for final approval and implementation. Roles: composes the final draft of the plan. Roles: composes the final draft of the plan. Compiles data and information for presentation in charts graphs etc. Compiles data and information for presentation in charts graphs etc. Creates plans and schedules. Creates plans and schedules. Develops schedules for the professional development. Develops schedules for the professional development.

Assessment Committee Purpose: Involvement professional staff with specialization in the area of curriculum, instruction and assessment. Purpose: Involvement professional staff with specialization in the area of curriculum, instruction and assessment. Evaluating and proposing methods on assessment of the program. Evaluating and proposing methods on assessment of the program. Roles: Receives the final proposal from the Graphic Illustration Committee. Roles: Receives the final proposal from the Graphic Illustration Committee. Recommend methods and time tables for assessing the progress of the plan. Recommend methods and time tables for assessing the progress of the plan.

The development of the plans starts with a bottom up approach starting with the districts goals and ending with district approval and implementation. The development of the plans starts with a bottom up approach starting with the districts goals and ending with district approval and implementation. District Director Assessment Graphic Illustration Curriculum Coordinators Administrative Teaching Parent Community Outreach Stage Leaders Subject Areas District