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ECISD. Shortage of Educational Materials & Effect on Education Quality Payton Kemp. Goals of the Board. Improve individual student performance Assure instruction is aligned with TEKS Employee a diverse staff Reward, retain, and educate quality staff members Renovate physical facilities
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ECISD Shortage of Educational Materials & Effect on Education Quality Payton Kemp
Goals of the Board • Improve individual student performance • Assure instruction is aligned with TEKS • Employee a diverse staff • Reward, retain, and educate quality staff members • Renovate physical facilities • Ensure a secure learning environment • Establishing & updating state-of-the-art equipment. • Offering state of the art curriculum • Differentiating instruction to meet the needs of students • Promoting operational effectiveness and efficiency in appropriate expenditures.
Targeted Areas for Improvement2007-2008 • Parental involvement • Bilingual/ESL Programs • Math, Science and Reading/Language Arts • Ensuring highly qualified teachers • Attendance Rates • Dropouts • Following and satisfying the guidelines of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
SOUNDS GREAT! but… WHAT IS MISSING?
We have ... T e a c h e r s
We have … Students
Most of the time we have … B o o k s
Most of the time we have … Supplies
Most of the time we have … Manipulatives
The lack of books, supplies and manipulatives may not be the most critical component in improving the TAKS scores of ECISD students, but it is certainly an important component.
Lets take a look… • Kindergarten – School A • Unit = Classroom