"Developing a Plan of Action: The Multiage Classroom

1. Goals or objectives (Mission Statement).

2. Why are you implementing this program?

3a. Describe the student grouping.

3b. For what subjects is the grouping used?

3c. How do students enter the program?

3d. How are students assigned to groups?

3e. How are teachers assigned to groups?

3f. Who schedules students, and who makes the teaching assignments?

3g. Do students remain with a teacher or team for more than one year? Who decides?

4. What organizational strategies are employed? (e.g., departmental class, flexible group sizes, self-contained class, nonretention policy, flexible entry/exit)

5. Describe the daily schedule.

6. Describe the instructional practices that will be used. (e.g., individualized, cooperative learning, computer-aided instruction, peer tutoring, team teaching)

7. Describe the curricular approaches (e.g., integrated thematic units, whole language). Will you need to modify the curriculum to incorporate the ungraded program?

8a. By what means and how regularly will pupil progress be measured?

8b. Describe the grading system.

8c. How will pupil progress be reported to parents?

9a. What factors determine student promotion from or retention in the program?

9b. What is the average number of years needed for a student to complete the program?

10. How are remediation and enrichment provided?

11a. Is teacher participation required or voluntary?

11b. Is special training needed? If yes, describe.

12. What resources are available?

13a. By what means and how frequently will be program be evaluated?

13b. Who or what groups of people will evaluate the program?

13c. How will evaluation results be communicated and recommendations used?

14a. What methods are used to gain educator support for the program?

14b. How will the program be communicated to the public and public support gained?

15. What will be the biggest obstacle to establishing an ungraded primary program?"