INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS 2023-2024

Fort Hamilton High School

Kaye Houlihan, Principal

We will continue supporting students’ abilities to read rigorous text closely and to identify evidence for support in argumentative tasks. Students will develop the skill of using specific evidence to support arguments in discussion, which will then transfer to strong writing across all disciplines and develop the communication and critical thinking skills that support college and career readiness. We will provide all students access to challenging courses and opportunities and help them advocate for themselves as they explore who they are and how they learn.

Goal 1: Literacy Focus across Content Areas

Understanding the task on all assessments.
Reading closely to identify evidence to create a claim
Developing/explaining the evidence to support a claim

Goal 2: Engaging Students in Learning to Promote an Intellectually Active Environment for Learning Challenging Content

Using questioning and discussion techniques to cause students to think and reflect, deepening understanding. FHHS will further develop student-generated questions to increase critical thinking.

Building thinkers and problem solvers who are curious about their world and will persevere to learn and contribute to a positive and productive society.
Using assessment as an integral part of instruction to monitor student learning and promote student self-assessment.

Goal 3: Equity and Social Justice

Integrate more culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy that reflects our student population and prepares them to understand and appreciate a variety of perspectives.