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    Writing Improvement Network
    University of South Carolina
    Room 609
    James F. Byrnes Building
    901 Sumter St.
    Columbia, SC 29208

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    "When you work with WIN, you have 'real teachers'
     talking to real teachers."

    Regional Sessions and Onsite Sessions Criteria and Points

    Points

    Activity

    Evidence

    30

    School instructional team incorporates strategies modeled during WIN regional and onsite professional development sessions.

    WIN consultants collect anecdotal evidence during onsite sessions.

    30

    School level administrator participates in all 6 onsite debriefing sessions.

    WIN consultants collect copies of debriefing session sign-in sheets.

    20

    School instructional team participates in all 6 WIN onsite debriefing sessions.

    WIN consultants collect copies of debriefing session sign-in sheets.

    20

    School level administrator participates in all 4 WIN regional sessions.

    WIN consultants collect copies of regional session sign-in sheets.

    20

    School instructional team participates in all 4 WIN regional sessions.

    WIN consultants collect copies of regional session sign-in sheets.

    15

    Incorporate school-wide daily sustained silent reading (SSR).

    WIN consultants collect anecdotal evidence during onsite sessions.

    15

    Instructional team holds at least 3 study group meetings.

    Include dated sign-in sheets in portfolio.

    15

    Instructional team establishes a study group.

    Include participant roster and bibliography in portfolio.

    15

    Send 10% of faculty to a professional content-related conference.  Registration may be paid with school funds or individual faculty member’s funds.

    Include copy of paid registrations for each faculty member who attends a professional, content-related conference, such as the Fall Writing Conference, SCCTE Conference, Middle School Conference, or SCIRA Conference.

    15

    Attain 25% parent/guardian attendance at one academic school event.

    Include copy of sign-in sheet from event and documentation of school enrollment

    10

    Hold 3 or more academic school events.

    Include copy of event program or announcement from community newspaper in portfolio.

    10

    Create and/or maintain school homepage that includes writing contributed by administrators, faculty, and students.

    WIN consultants collect anecdotal evidence from school’s Web site.

    10

    Publish a school newsletter at least twice per year that includes writing contributed by administrators, faculty, and students.

    Include copy of each newspaper edition in portfolio.

    5

    Display and regularly update writing samples contributed by administrators, faculty, and students in prominent locations throughout the school and community.

    WIN consultants collect anecdotal evidence during onsite sessions.

    5

    Develop a school portfolio that reflects best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment strategies from professional texts and WIN-SDE sessions.

    Submit portfolio to WIN consultants at March 2007 regional session.

     =SUM(ABOVE) 235

    Total Points Available

     

     

    Learning Initiative Award Categories

    Gold Medal Award

    220-235 points

    Silver Medal Award

    204-219 points

    Bronze Medal Award

    188-203 points

     




     


     



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