What do you need to do before actually creating a writing plan for a school system?
- Create a systemwide writing committee composed of strong writing teachers (and administrators) across all curricular areas. Include some parents and community members.
- Review the data and the current writing research. ( I am available to present this to your groups.) This will include a lot of information.
- Review the writing process.
- Study the writing standards.
- Invite business people to discuss the importance of writing, and ask other districts that are successful to present what they do.
- Write a rough draft of a plan.
This is a simplistic list, but the process will look different for different school systems. More will be involved, but this is the minimum to do in preparation. It will take time and patience. It is possible, however.