Dayton Standards of Practice
August 24, 2004

Commitment to Students: As a staff, each one of us is committed to the success of our students reaching the state standards.

Project-Based Learning: the teacher's job is to facilitate learning and coach the learner; the student's job is to do the work. We are committed to project-based learning. We will incorporate project-based learning into each course and staff members will be supported by training and collaborative efforts.

Reading: As a staff we will become more effective teachers of reading in all content areas. We will expand students' reading skill by utilizing textbooks, primary sources, and/or other complex reading materials.

Advisories: In order to instill a sense of belonging in our learning community, we believe building and maintaining personal relationships with a caring and concerned adult is important for each student. As a way of accomplishing this, we will provide an advisory program. The program goals will be community and advocacy.

Reflective Practice: We will regularly and intentionally reflect on our instructional practice. That reflection, along with our decisions, will be based upon a wide variety of data.