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The Adams School in the Waterford School District created a School Improvement Action Plan to improve math problem solving skills in division for 4th and 5th graders. Pre-test data showed that 85% of students could not solve division word problems. The plan's goal was for 80% of students to demonstrate proficiency in division problem solving. Over several months, teachers would administer assessments, teach traditional and partial division algorithms, the inverse relationship between division and multiplication, related vocabulary, and real-world problem solving contexts. Strategies included small groups, manipulatives, and peer mentoring. The intended outcome was improved performance on a summative assessment.

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Math Sip

The Adams School in the Waterford School District created a School Improvement Action Plan to improve math problem solving skills in division for 4th and 5th graders. Pre-test data showed that 85% of students could not solve division word problems. The plan's goal was for 80% of students to demonstrate proficiency in division problem solving. Over several months, teachers would administer assessments, teach traditional and partial division algorithms, the inverse relationship between division and multiplication, related vocabulary, and real-world problem solving contexts. Strategies included small groups, manipulatives, and peer mentoring. The intended outcome was improved performance on a summative assessment.

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Waterford School District

School Improvement Action Plan


School:

Adams Date: 1/27/11

Goal: Students will improve math problem solving skills.


Statement of Gap: 85% of students were unable to solve mathematical situations involving division.
Objective (SMART goal):
80% of fourth and fifth graders will demonstrate proficiency with
problem solving situations for division.

Support Data (used to select the goal):


Unit Pre Tests
Independent Practice
Strategy/Intervention: Teach students strategies to solve equations
involving division.

Action steps
Administer Pretest to all students.

Assemble math strategy groups


based on pretest results (at-risk,
baseline and enrichment).

Person(s)
Accountable
N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven
N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk

Related District Goal:


o District goal 1
o District goal 2
o District goal 3
o Other focus area
Research Supporting This Plan:
Backwards design (using assessment to guide instruction
development)
21st Century Problem Solving Strategies
Assessments:
Grade level common assessment
Interim Assessments
Pre and post tests

Timeline
Begin
End

Jan

Jan

Resources

Jan

Jan

Pretest
Houghton
Mifflin
Waterford units
of study
UPSLB poster

Staff
Development

Evidence

Scored
assessment
Strategy
groups

Revised 11/4/10

Waterford School District

School Improvement Action Plan


L. Proven
Teach both traditional algorithms and
partial quotient method of division.
*Applying whichever strategy is most
useful.
AR fact families
B one digit divisors
E two digit divisors
Administer interim assessment to
check understanding of division
methods.
Teach inverse relationship between
multiplication and division.
AR simple fact families
B check basic division
problems using multiplication
E checking complex division
problems using multiplication
Administer interim assessment to
check understanding of inverse
relationship between division and
multiplication.
Teach specific mathematical
vocabulary related to division.
AR vocabulary BINGO
B vocabulary Memory game

Jan

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Mar

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven
N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Houghton
Mifflin
practice
pages
workstations

Teachercreated

Scored
Assessment

Houghton
Mifflin
Waterford units
of study

Houghton
Mifflin
practice
pages
workstations

Teachercreated

Scored
Assessment

Houghton
Mifflin
Waterford units
of study

Houghton
Mifflin
practice
pages
workstations

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Houghton
Mifflin
Waterford units
of study
Edwina
Bednarz
supplemental
materials

Jan

Mar

Mar

Jan
Jan

Feb

Revised 11/4/10

Waterford School District

School Improvement Action Plan


E Write
division problems using
appropriate division
vocabulary, with varying levels
of difficulty
Administer interim assessment to
check understanding of division
vocabulary.
Teach how to use division in real-life
problem solving contexts.
AR division using
manipulatives
B division triads using
UPSLB model
E peer mentoring with AR
group
Administer summative assessment

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Feb

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Jan

N.Rinehart
M. Downs
L. Runk
L. Proven

Mar

Mar

Teachercreated

Scored
Assessment

Houghton
Mifflin
Waterford units
of study

Houghton
Mifflin
practice
pages
workstations

Teachercreated

Scored
Assessment

Revised 11/4/10

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