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Harford County Public Schools – State Discretionary Grant – HSA FY10
In an effort to address these needs, HCPS has developed a strategic professional development plan and project
implementation plan for a mathematics intervention program targeted to support students with disabilities in
schools designated as Category 1 and 2. This is a collaborative effort among the Office of Mathematics, the Office
of Special Education, and the Office of Accountability. The project has the support of the Director of Special
Education and the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction.
Outcome Statement(s)
By June 30, 2010, each of the targeted schools will demonstrate an increase >10% of students with disabilities
achieving a rating of proficient on the Mathematics MSA over the 2008 baseline in grades 3 – 8.
Goals, Objectives and Benchmarks:
Goal #1: Capacity – building: Boundless Learning
By June 30, 2009, HCPS will increase the knowledge of general and special educators at the targeted
schools through the regular delivery of high quality, targeted professional development and job-embedded
coaching related to effective differentiated instruction utilizing Boundless Learning a collaborative process
for planning and instructional delivery, as observed in daily instruction, and increased student
achievement data.
Goal #2: Intervention Strategies
By June 30, 2009, HCPS will implement SuccessMaker as a mathematics intervention program at the
targeted schools to supplement core instruction and improve student performance on the Mathematics
MSA.
Goal #3: Capacity – building: Co-Teaching
By June 30, 2009, HCPS will increase the capacity of general and special educators at the targeted
schools to provide high quality, differentiated, and rigorous instruction through an effective system of coplanning
and co-teaching.
Strategies identified in this proposal highlight components of effective instructional practice:
Professional development, direct and embedded growth opportunities;
Differentiated and explicit framework for instruction; and
Effective collaborative teams.
The Boundless Learning Co-Teaching model is aligned with the MD Co-Teaching Framework. This initiative is a
key component of an MSDE School Improvement Grant focusing on building a MD Co-Teaching network. HCPS
is committed to implementing this project with fidelity.
Ongoing analyses of project implementation and fidelity will allow HCPS to evaluate the effectiveness of the
project on a quarterly, semi-annual, and annual basis. Throughout the grant period, student achievement is
monitored. Upon completion of the project, HCPS will create an evaluation report and summarize findings and
recommendations in consideration of expanded implementation of the successful portions of the project to
additional core content areas.
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