• Providing a positive "customer service" attitude and experience
• Enhancing parent-teacher relationships
• Ensuring that at any time the community comes in contact with our "business" they will have a positive experience that inspires confidence in our school
  • Phone contact
  • Interactions in offices and classrooms are fair, consistent, and positive

• Strengthening communication at transition points throughout the district
  • Sharing key pieces of information
• Weekly electronic internal FYI
• Commit to maintaining active communications within the administrative team
  • Target four times prior to BOE meetings for dinner
  • Social functions/meetings dedicated to professional development

Bradt's culture and structure will ensure accurate, appropriate, and effective communications.

• Positive "customer service" words and actions
• Fair, consistent, positive, and timely interactions with all
• Up-to-date Webpage
• Strength PreK to K and 2-to-3 transitions

• Provide and maintain consistent and exemplar  customer service to faculty, students, parents, and the community through daily interactions.
• Timely responses to all voicemail and email communications.
• Build in additional transitional supports between 2-3 and 5-6.

• Provide three parent workshops to address adolescent topics: "Youngsters and the Internet (Nov. 15), "Anti-bullying Strategies for Students" Jan. 31), and "Emerging Adolescent Issues" (Mar. 27)
• Emphasis on 24-hour call back by staff to parents
• Grade 5 to 6—Pinewood/Draper Transition committee
• Spring Parent Night: Grade 5 parents to Draper
• 5th Grade Teen Town and Fashion Show
• 6th Grade tours and ice cream socials (2)
• Parent Open Houses
• Frequent Website updates
• Collaboration with Draper Guidance and grade 5 teachers for team placement
• Quarterly Parent Newsletters 

• Monthly faculty meeting time devoted to being a customer-friendly building.
• Use of SchoolCast  to create building-wide TV programming.
• Investigate creation of a "Mohonasen TV" channel on local Rotterdam cable
• Continue weekly "Principal's Bulletin" to maintain communications with staff.

• Parent/ Athlete Meeting
• Code of Conduct/ Pass Program
• Athletic Inquiry Surveys

• June K Level B
• June 1 Level H
• June 2 Level L (Based on 2008 Fontas & Pinnell Benchark Assessments)
• The Three Minute Classroom Walk-Through process will be implemented, with EVERY teacher visited a minimum of once every two weeks.
• Pre-referral identification/prevention/intervention strategies will be compiled and expanded upon. The Child Study Team will be the vehicle for training  and encouraging consistent implementation.
• The 0.4 elementary guidance position will be developed and articulated.
• A committee will be established to research/review/recommend standardized K-2 testing protocols which will better enable us to:
  • Align with higher standards
  • Determine each student's progress toward attainment of Standards
  • Identify students for summer AIS
  • Identify candidates for EDK (and start program earlier)
  • Plan to address the unique needs of each incoming class

• Individual student data will be reviewed and shared with classroom teachers and parents on an on-going basis.
• The Pinewood Student Success Team will support students, teachers, and parents to customize educational experiences.
• At-risk initiatives including the revised AIS structure, new Collaborative Teams, after-school safety nets, social groups, and behavioral counseling will be available.
• Teachers will receive on-going professional development in the areas of balanced literacy.
• On-going collaboration between Academic Administrators and Principal.

• ELA: An increase of 10 percent annually in Levels 3 and 4 on the NYS ELA tests for grades 6-8.
  • Academic Intervention Services: Advisory support (10-12 students), skills classes (5-6) students, collaborative ELA teaching, literacy centers (pilot: Grade 6), small group workshops targeting reading comprehension, listening, writing (2 hour sessions).
  • Open House informational sessions for parents, as related to the NYS assessments.
  • All-call home for parental support for NYS exams.
  • On-going ELA workshop for teachers focusing on guided reading strategies, vocabulary, writing enhancements.
  • Increased administrative support for collaborative teaching models and interdisciplinary units.
  • ELA curriculum mapping.
  • Additional ELA class for grade 6 students/same teacher.
  • Flexible scheduling for increased time for ELA, as needed in grade 6/three-teachers teams.
  • Differentiated instruction.
  • Academic probation support through extended school day, 1 x week.
  • Mentoring/tutoring programs for at-risk students (high school, college outreach, etc.).

• Closely monitor cohort data through use of new fields in updated version of SASI. Set goals of 905 4-year cohort graduate rate for September 2007 cohort (the year's freshman class).
• Creation of 9th Grade Transition Team to target those students most at risk of dropping out of cohort and ultimately out of school.
• Work with new social studies academic administrator to address poor performance on NYS Global History Regents exam. This should be addressed in large part by the formation of the transition team, but can also be improved by such things as structured reviews and changes to instructional methods in the 80-minute block.
• Examine the structure of PST, making adjustments to help team be responsible to the needs of most at-risk students. Ideas include the administration of various screening devices and the inclusion of students in the discussions at the team levels.

• Pass Program Success Rate
• Decreased code violations

• Implement the District Wellness Policy
• Standard Operating Procedures in the 2007-2008 Mohonasen Disaster Plan will be followed.
• The 0.4 Elementary Guidance position will be developed and articulated.

• Implement the school-wide discipline and character education initiatives.
• Promote school pride through school-wide initiatives.
• Implement health and wellness initiatives for students and staff.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment through precise planning and practice.

• Wellness Committe
  • "Skim Milk" trial at the middle school cafeteria
  • Healthy Choices throughout the building (student generated)
• Extracurricular Activity: Initiation of the Fitness Club (2006-07)
• Adult Wellness
  • "Bike to Work Days"—fall and spring
  • Faculty Volleyball games
  • Participation in the PTSO Faculty Basketball games
• Increased student use of the "breakfast to go" program
• Character Education
  • Incorporation of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens as the building-wide character education piece
  • Monday morning broadcasts: "7 Habits"
• Adult support
• Encouragement of use of EAP
• Social Worker—1.0 for the middle school
• Continuation availability of Samaritan Counseling
• Age-appropriate fitness center

• School-wide focus on atmosphere in the hallways.
• School-wide focus on developing/maintaining school spirit and community involvement.
• School Environment Planning Team (Archways) will continue to look at ways to improve the physical atmosphere on the school grounds. Examples include work on lobbies, courtyards, and main entrance area.
• Charge of the School, Environment Planning Team (Archways) will be broadened to encompass school events, such as games, dances, pep rally, number of fun and safe events for students during evenings and weekends.
• School Management Planning Team (Hallways) will continue to review all day-to-day policies and will continually monitor building safety procedures, policy on electronics, dress code, and enforcement of the Code of Conduct.

• Unified Physical Fitness Test
• Wellness with staff
• Sportsmanship as a priority

• To continue to assess programmatic needs to support student achievement.

• To continue to support the curriculum with technology with hardware, as well as software.
• To make use of differentiated instruction via the new multi-purpose room (i.e., television equipment, projection screen, sound system, etc.).
• Special education: to provide the space to deliver program and services for students with high needs.
• Alternate education: to provide alternative to suspensions for students at risk, including mandated counseling, an after-school program that supports the "Success is Required" initiative.
• To update/upgrade the facility in terms of energy-saving ideas, safety, etc.

• Develop a responsible budget that balances limited resources with the needs of the myriad of programs here at the high school.
• Investigate alternate sources of funding to continue initiatives of School Environment Planning team (Archways).
• Work with IT department to further develop TV production capabilities within the building. The building would benefit from a number of workstations dedicated to video editing, as well as a functional live studio.

• Expansion of athletic fields
• Creating of additional teams
• Maintaining accurate athletic budget.

• Early childhood social, emotional, physical, and academic needs will be represented during the study process and development of the long-range plan.

• Collaborate with district educational planner to address the needs of elementary students.

• Continuation of small teams for grade six, as transition from grade 5.
• Ample space for delivery of services for special education.
• Classroom space for collaborative teaching/learning centers/activities.
• Continuation of improvement of technology to enhance programs.
• Upgrades to the science classrooms to link with outside schools, colleges, agencies, etc.

• Work with Technology Department to plan for future expansion of programs and laboratory space in a concentrated effort to stay current with the increasing needs for strong programming in this area.
• Work with the Fine Arts Department in planning for/and construction of anticipated Fine Arts wing.
• Work with Physical Education Department and Athletic Director to study and improve athletic facilities.

• Locker rooms and athletic training space.
• Outdoor additions.