Program Evaluation

STEM K12 16: School/program conducts evaluative activities to ensure the effectiveness of STEM implementation.

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Impact Narrative:

Members of the Instructional Leadership Team and STEM Committee work collaboratively with FLS staff and community partners to plan, monitor, and evaluate grade-level instruction of all core subjects, implementation of PBL Units, STEM-related extracurricular and enrichment activities to ensure that the vision, mission, and plans for the overall STEM program at FLS are implemented with fidelity.

Areas of Strength:

An area of strength involves how stakeholders meet to plan and monitor program progress.

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Areas of Opportunity:

Areas of improvement include engaging in a thorough evaluation of the STEM program at FLS. The Instructional Leadership Team will coordinate a team of stakeholders and complete an internal program evaluation of the STEM program to determine the impact of student learning outcomes, instruction, teacher professional development, and parent workshops.

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Initiatives/Actions:​

• Members of the Instructional Leadership Team work collaboratively to plan STEM initiatives, support the implementation of each initiative, and observe/evaluate staff and initiatives to determine progress or a need to adjust our course of action.

• Members of the  Instructional Leadership Team meet weekly to monitor students’ data in core subject areas.

• Instructional Coaches and STEM Specialists lead weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for all subjects.