Schoolwide Writing Initiative
"Getting every grade on the same page, literally."
The challenge
Teachers were pulling from all kinds of different writing resources, so what kids learned in one grade didn't always line up with the next.
My leadership
As part of the Building Leadership Team, I built a shared K–5 writing resource hub, researching what works, organizing the materials, and walking staff through how to use it so everyone had the same strong tools all year.
The impact
Teachers got consistent, ready-to-use resources, grade levels collaborated more, and writing instruction across the building finally felt connected.
Artifacts
K–5 writing resource hub, organized by grade level and topic
Alt: Screenshot of the K–5 writing resource hub organized by grade level folders
Sample writing scaffold with sentence starters
Alt: Sample writing scaffold showing opinion sentence starters and structure
Ohio State Test holistic writing rubric used to align expectations
Alt: Ohio State Test holistic informative/explanatory writing rubric for grades 3–5
Staff rollout, RACE/RACECAR constructed-response framework
Alt: Staff training slide explaining grade-level RACE/RACECAR writing expectations
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