•  To provide highly effective classroom and learning  experiences in a rigorous, comprehensive environment by:   o  Establishing class sizes which allow teachers to deliver instruction and evaluate student performance effectively   o  Providing adequate tutoring opportunities for students outside of class.   o  Collecting data that allows teachers to track individual student performance.   o  Reviewing data by curricular departments to ensure student achievement through the most successful instructional methods.       •  To develop a reading curriculum for students with reading deficiencies by:   o  Exposing students to a full year reading curriculum focused on improving reading comprehension strategies.   o  Providing staff development for 9th grade teachers to reinforce reading skills across the 9th grade curriculum.   o  Increasing the number of qualified reading specialists in teaching reading strategies.   o  Collecting data that allows teachers to track individual student performance.       •  To develop and improve literacy skills (reading, writing, speaking, problem-solving, and thinking) in all curricular areas by:   o  Providing staff development for all content teachers to reinforce reading and writing skills in core classes.   o  Exposing students to reading strategies in multiple subject areas in order to reinforce the use of these skills.       •  To create district processes to oversee a quality instructional program for student learning by:   o  Guaranteeing a standard set of course goals for all students to experience.   o  Supporting a curriculum that represents current educational standards and skill objectives.   o  Collecting data that allows teachers to track individual student performance.   o  Reviewing data by curricular departments to ensure student achievement through the most successful instructional methods.