Enumclaw Middle School
School Improvement Plan
2014-15
IMPROVEMENT GOALS
What is the SMART student
learning goal, PLC team goal,
or general school
improvement goal you intend
to accomplish?
IMPROVEMENT
ACTIVITY
What initiatives or activities will
occur to accomplish this goal?
TIMELINE
When will this activity
begin and end?
WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE?
Who will provide the
leadership for this
activity?
EVIDENCE OF
EFFECTIVENESS
What ongoing
FORMATIVE or SUMMATIVE
evidence will be gathered to
show this activity is making a
difference in student
learning?
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND
SUPPORT
How will staff acquire the
necessary skills and attitudes
to implement this activity?

Reading/Writing
Students will be
progress monitored
using tools in the READ
180 program with the
goal of students reading
at or above grade level

READ 180 Training
provided with purchase
of the program

Math students will be
progress monitored
using teacherdeveloped common
formative assessments
as well as identified
tools as supported by
the Curriculum and
Assessment Director

Program Support from
OSPI through
What are the existing and/or
new resources that will be
used to accomplish this
activity?
Closing the Achievement Gap of Students with Disabilities (SWD) and Low Income (LI) Students
Proficiency Goals:

To improve instructional
practices and support
systems to close the
identified achievement
gaps in reading and math
for SWD and/or LI
students.


Restructure the school day
for SWD to provide core
grade level instruction as
well as additional time for
instruction and
intervention to support
identified needs
o 6-8 students assessed
below grade level in
reading and writing
will be placed in READ
180 along with their
core ELA class
o 8th grade students
who are below grade
level in math will be
placed in an additional
period of support for
Algebra
o 6/7th grade students
who are below grade
level in math will
receive directed
support during daily
intervention at least
2x/week in addition to
their core math class
2014-15 School Year
Conduct a program audit of
our Special Education
Intent will be to have
the audit completed by

Read 180 Program
and licenses
purchased by district
and Focus school
iGrant

School
Administration will
provide program
leadership and
oversight

Special Education
teachers will provide
intervention
leadership and
oversight

Math and ELA staff
will provide
leadership and
oversight tied to
core curriculum
instruction

Math intervention will
be supported through
the use of the IXL math
intervention tool

All assessments will be
reviewed and modified
to align Common Core
and Smarter Balance
Principal will submit
request for onsite

Provides in-depth
analysis of Special



To improve instructional
practices tied to inclusion
of SWD into core
curriculum classes.
To close achievement
gap for low income
students


program that examines our
effectiveness in supporting
SWD in the Core
Curriculum.
the beginning of 2nd
trimester
Increase staff capacity to
differentiate instruction for
SWD
One PLC a month for
whole staff training with
one day a month for
selected teacher
coaching and filming of
practice to be used for
staff review and
continued
reflection/improvement
All staff will develop
student learning goals for
identified students and
develop progress
monitoring strategies that
identify needed
interventions to address
learning needs
All staff will review
student growth data of
identified students
minimally one PLC Friday
a month.
specialist to conduct
the audit through the
request for
Instructional Services
and Supports
process for identified
Focus Schools.

Principal is
responsible to
identify provider for
Professional
Development

Leadership Team will
approve PD plan

Programs focusing on
students’ access to Core
Instruction. The process
includes: interviews,
data analysis, and
review of referral
processes, RTI
implementation,
interventions,
demographics,
collaboration
opportunities, and
formative assessments
Teachers will use PLC
time to develop and
review instructional
strategies as
implemented
throughout the year.

Administrative
walkthroughs will seek
evidence of effective
implementation

All staff will bring
implementation
ideas, questions and
concerns to whole
staff PD review
sessions

All staff are
responsible to
monitor identified
students they serve

Data will be triangulated
based on data points
determined by the
leadership team

Administration and
Leadership team will
take primary
responsibility to
address professional
development needs
for data analysis

Effectiveness of data
analysis will be
determined by:
o Making sure data is
timely for
immediate
response
o Grade analysis of
identified students
compared to
general population
o Collection of
evidence to
demonstrate
growth over time
“Instructional Services
and Supports” for
identified Focus Schools

Contract with Ann
Grande of Grande
Solutions to provide
ongoing PD throughout
the 2014-15 school year

Some staff development
will be needed around:
o Differences
between focusing
on growth over
achievement
o Developing growthbased progress
monitoring models
o Identification of
effective data points
to triangulate data
IMPROVEMENT GOALS
What is the SMART student
learning goal, PLC team goal,
or general school
improvement goal you intend
to accomplish?
IMPROVEMENT
ACTIVITY
What initiatives or activities will
occur to accomplish this goal?
TIMELINE
When will this activity
begin and end?
WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE?
Who will provide the
leadership for this
activity?
EVIDENCE OF
EFFECTIVENESS
What ongoing
FORMATIVE or SUMMATIVE
evidence will be gathered to
show this activity is making a
difference in student
learning?
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND
SUPPORT
How will staff acquire the
necessary skills and attitudes
to implement this activity?

Use of discipline data as
well as positive behavior
tickets will be used to
monitor
implementation.


We will also survey staff
at different points in the
year to gather staff
feedback.
What are the existing and/or
new resources that will be
used to accomplish this
activity?
Improvement of School Culture
Proficiency Goals:

To promote positive
behavior at school that
leads to a stronger school
culture centered around
student learning

Implement PBIS into school
culture by working on
establishing school wide
consistency in the language
we use with students,
reinforcing desired positive
behaviors and also
correcting misbehavior
through the consistent use
of positive language.
2014-15 school year. The
team will meet monthly
to monitor progress

Will Osborn and the
PBIS team of
teachers will roll out
and promote the
program, all staff will
implement it.
PBIS workshop/training