Districts and schools that adopt the America’s Choice School Design make a commitment to implement the design with fidelity. The following commitments are critical to successful design implementation.
- Ensure that a substantial majority of the school faculty is committed to the comprehensive America’s Choice School Design
- Phase-in over five years all the key elements of the America’s Choice School Design
- Designate school staff to fully participate in America’s Choice professional development and training
- the principal will lead design implementation
- the Leadership Team will support design implementation through careful planning and monitoring
- two full-time coaches will coordinate the school’s standards-based instructional efforts
- lead teachers (literacy, mathematics and science) will attend training and implement the strategies and programs in their classrooms
- the Parent/Community Outreach Coordinator will serve as liaison with the school, parents, and community
- Enroll in the America’s Choice online Community of Learning so school staff have access to materials and tools regarding the design
- Participate in all professional development and training, including leadership academies, principals networks, and literacy, math, and science institutes
- Provide safety net programs using America’s Choice intervention programs for students who are behind in literacy and mathematics
- Fully implement the literacy programs included in the design by making appropriate master schedule adjustments, administering student assessments, and purchasing student materials, where needed
- Fully implement the mathematics programs included in the design by making appropriate master schedule adjustments, administering student assessments, and purchasing student materials, where needed
- Implement the design in other subject areas
- To the extent permitted by applicable laws, provide America’s Choice with the student performance results on state tests and on other assessments associated with design implementation
