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Table 5.1 Action Plan Implementation Timeline
Initiative Action to be Taken Outcome Completion
Date
Personnel Involved
Adopt a common
framework, definition, and
language for differentiated
instruction across the
school
Collaborate with teachers, coaches,
and administrators to define roles
and responsibilities for educators in
differentiated instruction.
Educators will increase
understanding of differentiated
instruction framework, language,
roles, and responsibilities through
all curriculum areas in a two day
workshop.
August 2017-
Two Professional
Development
Days
Participant Researcher/
Reading Coach
Teachers/Assistants
Staff will utilize student
data to make informed
instructional decisions to
better encompass the
strengths and weaknesses
of their class through
differentiated instruction
Provide training for teachers to
analyze student data to make
informed instructional decisions for
differentiated instruction.
Educators will strengthen their
understanding of how to read,
translate, and use data in the
implementation of differentiated
instruction.
September 2017-
½ Day
Wednesday
Participant Researcher/
Reading Coach
Teachers
Collaborative grade level
meetings – Professional
Learning Team (PLT) to
implement
comprehensive, on-going,
professional development
to support differentiated
instruction.
Use a team-oriented approach to
improve differentiated instruction in
classrooms
Reflect on progress of
implementing differentiated
instruction
Review new data
Introduce and review best practices
used in differentiated instruction.
Equip educators with strategies and
tools to plan instruction to meet
learning goals of their student’s
changing needs to maximize the
potential for and quality of
differentiation.
First Tuesday of
Each Month- PLT
Meetings during
Planning Period
2017-2018
Participant Researcher/
Reading Coach/
Administrator/ Teachers
Support and monitor
teacher growth and
progress toward
individual teacher’s
professional goals for
creating and sustaining
differentiated classrooms.
Use ½ day Wednesdays for
Professional Development related
to differentiated instruction.
Educators will continue to improve
understanding, teaching strategies,
analyzing ongoing assessment
data, flexible grouping strategies,
and quality professional support to
improve consistency in
differentiated instruction across the
school.
2
Wednesday of
Each Month- ½
day Professional
Development
2017-2018
Participant Researcher,
Reading Coach,
Teachers