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=Section 1 - Need Analysis Report=

Executive Summary
Conewago Township Elementary is a small school located in Hanover, PA. It currently has about 560 students in grade K-3. The mission of this school (district) is "The Conewago Valley School District, in partnership with family and community is to develop productive and responsible citizens by education students to their fullest potential" (from district website [|__www.conewago.k12.pa.us__]). A current problem that exists for this school is the newly adopted reading series, Houghton Mifflin. The teachers were given this new series with very little training on how to use it. There is an overwhelming amount of materials and far too much for our teachers to accomplish in a day.

Business Need
Each teacher is choosing what they feel is appropriate which is creating inconsistency among the grade level. From day to day, the students are not always getting the same information nor are they always completing similar tasks.

Learning Opportunity
I would like to propose that each teacher is given the opportunity to be trained in this program. Teachers need to be given direction on how to implement each piece in the classroom so that the teachers are using it in similar ways. A trainer from the Houghton Mifflin company will come to our school and demonstrate how to use these pieces in the series and use them effectively and efficiently. GREAT IDENTIFICATION! GOOD NEED.

Expected Benefits
By doing this training, our teachers will be better able to collaborate on how they are using the series removing the inconsistency from the grade level. Also, this will allow teachers to use this program more effectively in the classroom. It will hopefully take away the feeling of being overwhelmed by all of the materials that come with the series.

Audience Analysis
Describe any characteristics of the target audience that you already know. A secondary learner audience may be defined here, if applicable. If further audience analysis is required, state type of information and how it will be collected (surveys, focus groups, job/task analysis, interviews, etc.).

Project Design
I am proposing that an instructor-led class is used to train the teachers on this reading series. The instructor will guide the teachers through each piece of the series. It will be beneficial that each piece is demonstrated to the teachers. The instructor will need to develop mini lessons for the demontrations. The instructor will need show how the pieces are intertwined with each other. Each training should be specific to the grade level because the grade levels use different methods when teaching depending on the age. Also, the instructor should have knowledge of the school's curriculum to make the training more meaningful to the teachers.

Project Success Measures
Learning will be measured through teacher collaboration and success of the students. The teachers will be able to better collaborate when planning. This will show through lesson planning. Students will be successful (MEASURED HOW?) on the theme tests as well as district assessments that are given throughout the year. Success will determined by a grade of 80%.

Out of Scope
Nothing is out of the project scope. DID YOU SKIP OVER THIS OR JUST NOT HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?

Estimated Project Costs
Analysis: There is no cost in analyzing the need. Teachers or administrators can do this during the contract day.

Design and Development: This phase would be included in the trainer fee. The trainer would work with the school representitive to create a course that meets the needs of the teachers.

Implementation: The training can occur during an inservice day (one that is designed for Reading) so that teacher pay can be included in the contract. The cost of the trainer would be ___//(I am waiting to hear back from a Houghton MIfflin Rep. about the costs for a trainer).// 4 trainers would be required for this task. One for each grade level in the school. They will all need to be trained based on what they feel their grade level needs. //-//There would be costs of materials needed to run the demonstrations for the teachers.

Evaluation: An evaluation of the training can be done through survey or interview which would cost the district nothing.

This project could be implemented over one inservice day. Each trainer would take one grade level and design the training based on what they need to properly implement H.M. into the classroom.

=Section 2 - Performance Analysis=