Manor+SWOT


 * **STRENGHTHS** || **WEAKNESSES** || **OPPORTUNITIES** || **THREATS ** ||
 * Teachers have a variety of strengths and complement each other as a total group; teachers like their jobs

Collaborative teachers sharing

Communication between home and school continues to increase

Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

15,000 library collection with many technology benefits

Staff development opportunities sprinkled throughout the school year

CARE reps bringing literacy to the forefront; communication is strong and consistent

Technology has been increasing; Prometheans

ELA test scores increasing upward

Extra programming to enrich students’ learning experiences and cultural awareness

Clubs and activities to extend the school day and in many different areas (Green clubs, PE, Art, Music, etc.)

Collins writing and growing consistency || Time to collaborate; need to do things during the day;

Co-planning is wonderful but time consuming;

Teaming is wonderful but time is difficult to find

People feeling overwhelmed

Space constrictions

Overheated classrooms in spring and fall

Challenge in motivating children who do not prioritize reading and writing improvements || Motivating children to become internally motivated and that learning is important to them

How can we move from a really good school to a really great school?

Identify more time to have teachers team and collaborate

How do we help teachers not feel overburdened with too many good ideas and too many innovations?

What can we give up as a priority?

What can we subtract from our curriculum or how we do things? How do we make choices of what is most important?

RtI || Can we overburden children/parents with expectations?

Fears and self doubt can be a threat.

What can we do with that fear?

Is change a threat?

Feeling overwhelmed can be a threat.

How can we help those parents who really need assistance?

Different priorities...are sports more important than reading and writing? ||