Monitoring the SIP
Name: 


  1. Courses Taught:
    Content Classes
    Elective Classes


  1. Have you used the math glossary in your classroom?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you believe the math glossary increases student achievement?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you utilize a daily review in your classroom?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you believe the use of daily review increases student achievement?
    Yes
    No


  1. As a percentage, how much of your instructional time utilizes real-life examples?
    0 - 10%
    11 - 25%
    26 - 50%
    51 - 75%
    76 - 100%


  1. Do you utilize Word of the Week?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you believe Word of the Week increases student achievement?
    Yes
    No


  1. How often do your students comprehend, interpret, and evaluate informational text in your classes?
    Never
    Sometimes
    Often
    Always


  1. Do you believe student achievement increases with the usage of informational text?
    Yes
    No


  1. How often do you use pre-reading strategies such as K-W-L or previewing in your classes?
    Never
    Sometimes
    Often
    Always


  1. Do you believe pre-reading strategies increase student achievement?
    Yes
    No


  1. Which of the following instructional strategies have you used so far this year?
    Socratic Seminars
    Philosphical Chairs
    Open-Ended/Higher-Level Questions


  1. Have you met with all of your assigned African-American students for one-on-one mentoring?
    Yes
    No


  1. How often do you meet with them?
    Weekly
    Montly
    Quarterly
    Other


  1. What academic areas are you monitoring with your African-American students?
    Attendance
    Grades


  1. What other areas are you monitoring with your African-American students?


  1. Do you feel this individual attention is helping your students be successful?
    Yes
    No


  1. How comfortable are you with the African-American mentoring program?
    Not comfortable
    Somewhat comfortable
    Completely comfortable


  1. What creative ideas do you have for meeting with your African-American students?


  1. What suggestions do have for this program for next year?





Bair Katie
Basic High School
Henderson, NV