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BCPS Vision: Baltimore County Public Schools will be
among the highest performing school systems in the nation as a result of
creating, sustaining, and investing in excellence for every student, every
school, and every community.
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School Mission: The
dedicated and committed staff will build relationships that facilitate
students’ achievement of personal and academic growth through responsive
instruction and collaboration.
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ACTION STEPS
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Mathematics
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Culture
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Action Step(s): Teachers
will implement system programs and resources with fidelity while being responsive to
learner variability within the parameters of the programs and resources.
Feedback to students will reflect high expectations and alignment to
the rigor of the standard.
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Action Step(s):
The leadership team will provide ongoing
professional development for the new Bridges curriculum, including learning
walks and job-alike school visits. Collaborative
monthly and/or as needed grade level meetings to review and analyze data to
plan and support responsive instruction to meet and address the needs of learner
variability.
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Goal:
All students will achieve mathematics proficiency as indicated by the MCAP
assessment.
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Literacy
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Culture
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Action Step(s): Teachers
will ask critical thinking questions of all students and provide
opportunities for all students to demonstrate independence. Feedback to students will reflect high
expectations and alignment to the rigor of the standard.
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Action Step(s): The
leadership team will provide ongoing professional development to include
multisensory literacy practices, differentiated small group instruction, and
the sharing of research based professional resources (which could include
books, online materials, video).
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Goal: All students will achieve literacy proficiency
as indicated by the MCAP assessment.
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Safe and Secure Environment
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Culture
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Action Step(s): Educators
will examine, interrogate, and reflect on their personal biases to become
aware of the ways in which their own cultural experiences influence the
conditions and learning opportunities that they create for students. Teachers will make accommodations/modifications
for exceptional learners.
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Action Step(s): The
leadership team will provide ongoing professional development, time for
personal reflection regarding equity journey. Collaborative monthly and/or as
needed grade level planning with our administration, SEL, reading specialist
and grade level resource teachers/special educators and the Student Response
Team.
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