Training
The Skillful Teacher course was required for all instructional staff as a group and subsequent additions to the staff are required to take the course so that everyone is speaking the same instructional language and maintaining the same expectations for effort.
Content experts (reading specialist, math content coach, GT specialist, and academic support specialist) were trained in the Observation and Analysis of Teaching (OAT) to provide consistent feedback to teachers on instruction.
The staff development teacher position provides focused staff development with the expectation that all staff become experts in their content areas.
The Professional Growth System supplies clear expectations for standards of instruction and teachers are aware of expectations towards the six standards.