Overview of Projects

Grant M. Smith
EDUC 6331
Dr. Patrick Huff

Areas of
Concern

Needs
Assessment

Action Plan

Evaluation

Competencies
Addressed
004, 005, & 006

Developing a
consistent
campus-wide
approach to
instruction and
common
language for
evaluation of
quality
instruction.

A teacher-led
committee
adopted the
Fundamental
Five
professional
development
program and
wished to
implement it
campus-wide.

Develop three
separate
Fundamental
Five
professional
development
sessions to
promote the
book and
establish
campus
expectations.

1.) Feedback
from teachers
post-session.

Creating a
competitive
speech and
debate squad in
order to foster
creative-thinking
and public
speaking skill.

Students and
parents
expressed
interest in the
formation of a
competitive
speech and
debate squad to
teach life-skills.

Created team
by-laws,
advertised,
fundraised, and
developed team.
Hosted two
tournaments
and attended
off-site
tournament.

1.) Feedback
from students
pre- and posttournament

Open lines of
communication
between faculty
and students so
as to appreciate
and hear
student voice.

SLJH Principal
asked me to
head-up the
student
suggestion box,
advertise to
students to
increase rate of
suggestions,
and answer
questions for
her.

Advertised in
campus media
for students to
add suggestions
to the
suggestion box.
Implemented
campus
incentive
suggestion
made by a
student.

1.) Success of
googledocument
response

2.) Admin.
evaluation postsession.

001, 002, 007,

008, & 009

2.) Effectiveness
in competition.

2.) Initiatives
launched
campus-wide as
a result of
suggestions.

002 & 003