Annual Report 2005-06 | Page 58

Topics chosen for professional development have continued to be based on the suggestions by the Program Development Review readers as well as on surveys of the teachers. 4. What is the school’s status in implementing its School Improvement Plan? (Please attach copies of the quarterly School Improvement Plan reports.) Not Applicable. D. Reporting Accountability Information Information gathered from surveys, audits, and meetings is disseminated through school newsletters, assemblies, board meetings, and annual reports, as well as through the participation of staff and students in community town hall meetings and City Council hearings. Information has also been distributed through public service informational spots on television channels 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 30 and through radio broadcasts on the Radio America station. Also, several newspapers carried numerous stories on the progress and success of the School as we held the first Recognition Ceremony at our new location on Harvard Street. Findings of the Program Development Review and the Middle States Association Validation Team Visit Report were distributed to the Charter Authority, all board members, staff and faculty in order to ensure the awareness of Carlos Rosario School stakeholders of the program priorities, and to facilitate an interchange of suggestions for program improvements. Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Annual Report SY 2005-2006 - 57 -