Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
Rachael Adams (K-1 rep)
Kristen Raymer (2-3 rep)
Kenitra Waddell (4-5 rep)
Lena Watson (Enhancement Rep)
Brittany Charcut (EC Rep)
Laura Lilly (Support Rep)
Veronica Summers (Teacher Assistant Rep)
Colleen Marlow (Classified Support Rep)
Janna Sells (Instructional Facilitator)
Mark Wellman (Assistant Principal)
Amy Rhyne (Principal)
Cortney Porter, Sally Williams, Debbie Shipman (Parent Reps)
School: EES
Year: 2015-16
Exceeded Growth (87%) +2.81
Current NCLB Status
Current ABC Status
14-15 State AMO Target: 51.4% (18/35)
Priority
Mission: Lead - Learn - Love - Serve
School Improvement Plan Summary
Our focus area is: Student Engagement/Leadership
Overall goal: By 2017, EES will increase implementation of effective staff and student leadership practices
from 0% to 100% completion based on the online Leader in Me Live Binder.
Target goal: By 2016, EES will increase implementation of effective staff and student leadership practices
from 0% to 50% completion based on the online Leader in Me Live Binder.
Approaches/Strategies: Lighthouse Team will monitor and support six action teams to increase aligned, authentic leadership culture.
Measures:
Performance/Impact: Leader in Me progress report, ODR
Fidelity of implementation: CWT (engagement), Observations, Leader in Me progress report, Progress Charts of Action Teams
During the 90 day cycle time for cycle 1 and 2 we will revisit/monitor our plan every 4-6 weeks
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
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PLAN: Identify the gap and the approach
Performance Data; Formative and/or Summative that is aligned to goal. (Insert data or link to access data here.)
Total ODR
Online LIM
September
Progress
0%
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
352
332
303
October
November
December
January
February
2015-2016
March
April
May
June
Data Analysis. Answer the following question using any data and/or information you have about performance in this area
1. In order to meet your Overall Goal, what is the most important area that needs improving and why?
Train 100% of staff on Leader in Me, PBiS and MTSS as it aligns to RtI Behavior Tiers.
2. What approaches/strategies are contributing to your success in this area and what data suggests this?
Leader in Me PD/strategies, MTSS PD/ clear processes, and RtI PD/academic implementation help staff have a basic understanding.
Leader in Me Year 2 PD led to deeper understanding by staff.
Classrooms with higher authentic engagement and student leadership culture/community are outperforming peers.
Student mentor program led to success for some of most frequent office fliers from past.
3. What are opportunities for improvement, gap or barriers are in this area?
Several new staff need initial training. Gap in school wide alignment and ownership at all levels.
4. What seems to be the root cause of the problem and what data suggests this?
Staff turnover in the past led to the need to retrain all staff in order to rekindle LiM community amongst staff, as well as unified understanding.
Data: Various levels of implementation and lack of carry over by students between homeroom and other classes.
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
Reflection:
5. What approaches/strategies could you deploy to address the root cause and support meeting your overall goal?
Train 100% of staff annually on Leader in Me, PBiS and MTSS to ensure clear, basic understanding.
Align school wide processes for ubiquitous approach to implementation and deployment through the use of common LiM resources & timelines.
6. What research did you review to support the use of these strategies/approaches? Covey’s 7 Habits, CWT authentic engagement data trends,
PBiS/RtI (MTSS), ODR patterns, student mentor feedback from all stakeholders, other Lighthouse School successes, Ron Clark Move Your Bus
7. What performance measures will you use to monitor impact of your approach/strategy?
ODR, EOG/BA, MTSS Tier Movement, Climate Survey, Lighthouse Progress Charts, Leader in Me Online Report
8. What measure will you use to monitor fidelity of deployment of your strategy/approach?
MTSS logs/reports, MTSS Tier Movement, Covey 7 habit language and integration into the culture during observations/CWT
9. What professional development, if any, will be offered in cycle 1 to support the staff in implementing the approach?
Leader in Me, MTSS, Move Your Bus (Ron Clark)
10. If funding is required, what funding source will be used? Title I
Messaging:
11. How will you convey intent of this focus area of SIP to stakeholders? SIP posted on school webpage, Goals shared with all parents and
school partners via conferences and newsletters, parent involvement on SIT, ongoing School FB and Twitter postings about aligned
events/activities in the school (Leadership Showcase, Family Nights, etc.)
12. How will you communicate progress towards goals or course corrections to stakeholders? Updates shared with all parents and
school partners via conferences and newsletters, parent involvement on SIT, ongoing School FB and Twitter postings about aligned
events/activities in the school. (Leadership Showcase, Family Nights, etc.)
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
D
DO: Develop and Implement Deployment Plan
Include the results from Reflection and Messaging section into deployment plan. Approach/Strategies, Impact performance
measure, Fidelity measure, Professional development and Messaging.
Step #
List the specific steps your team will complete during this
cycle.
Person(s)
responsible for
completion of the
step.
Measure/Indicator
(Used to monitor
performance,
process
improvement or
completion)
1.
Train all staff LiM Year 2
Rhyne/Covey
PD Minutes, sign in
rosters
8/15
8/15
2.
Train Lighthouse Team/SIT on Action Team Deployment to take
implementation to the next level
Rhyne/Covey
PD Minutes
WIGs and Action
Team plans
9/15
9/15
3.
Identify Action Teams aligned to six core areas of LIM
Implementation
Raymer
Team
members/roles
identified
9/15
9/15
4.
Train staff on MTSS updates to align Behavior Universal
(Core/Tiers)
Vaughn/ Ciasulli
PD Minutes, sign in
rosters
9/15
9/15
5.
Develop plan to support and monitor action teams
Raymer
Action Team
Progress Charts
9/15
1/16
6.
Create and deploy plan to train new staff (7 habits/PBiS) for clear
understanding
Waddell/ Thrift
PD completion
9/15
1/16
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Start
Date
End
Date
Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
7.
100% of staff register on LiM website to upload resources for
increased ongoing knowledge and aligned deployment
Watson
100% registered on
LIM online report
9/15
9/15
8.
Create a process/ timeline to upload resources monthly
Raymer/ Lilly
Increased % level on
monthly reports
9/15
1/16
9.
Share applications for school level leadership roles
Enhancement
Team
Complete application 9/15
10/15
10.
Implement school level student leadership teams
Enhancement
Team
Student Leadership
Team Minutes
11/15
1/16
11.
Monitor ODRs monthly to identify strengths/gaps and make
process improvements based on data
Vaughn
ODR reports – Tier
Movement
9/15
1/16
12.
Monitor LiM action team progress charts and make process
improvement based on data
Lighthouse Team
LiM Progress Charts
LiM online %
9/15
1/16
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Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach
Insert formative data here from performance and fidelity measures identified in the Reflection section; questions 7 & 8 for this cycle or
provide link to appropriate data.
1. What worked and how do you know?
2. What didn’t work and how do you know?
3. Do you need any additional assistance as you look at your results and start planning for the next Cycle?
If Yes in what areas or topics do you need coaching or P.D. in?
4. What improvements could be made to the following areas: approach/strategy/process/support/professional
development/monitoring…?
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
Reflect on the answers in 1 - 4 above for the previous cycle and place an X in front of which option best describes what you
will do in your plan for the next cycle.
Target goal has been met and is changed to a new target goal.
Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we will continue current plan and repeat it for the next cycle.
Target goal not met so we will continue current plan. We will make improvements to the plan based on what didn’t work as
identified in #2 and #4 above.
Target goal not met and information indicates that we need to abandon the current plan and identify a new approach.
A
Act – Revise or continue with implementation plan based on data analysis.
1. For the next cycle are you continuing with the approach from previous cycle ?
If yes continue to deployment plan. If no, address questions #2-5.
2. What improvements could be made to the following areas: approach/strategy/process/support/professional
development/monitoring…?)
3. What performance measures will you use to monitor impact of your approach/strategy?
4. What measure will you use to monitor fidelity of deployment of your strategy/approach?
5. What professional development, if any, will be offered in this cycle to support the staff in implementing the approach?
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
Include Approach/Strategies, Impact performance measure, Fidelity measure, Professional development and Messaging.
into deployment plan.
Step #
List the specific steps your team will complete during this
cycle.
Person(s)
responsible for
completion of the
step.
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Measure/Indicator
(Used to monitor
performance,
process
improvement or
completion)
Start
Date
End
Date
Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
S
Study – Analysis of data after implementing an approach
Insert formative/summative data from performance and fidelity measures identified in the Act section; questions 3 & 4 for this cycle or link to trend
data.
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Act – Continue with the Target Goal or revise the Target Goal for next year.
Reflect on the data analysis for the year so far and place an X in front of the option below that best describes your direction
for the 2014-15 SIP.
Overall goal has been met and School Improvement Plan focus will change for next year.
Target goal has been met and is changed to a new target goal.
Target goal not met but current plan is effective so we will continue current plan and repeat it for the 2013-14 SIP to take our work to sustaining.
Target goal not met, so we will continue current plan for 2014-15. We will make improvements to the plan based on what didn’t
work
through this year.
Schedule your 2014-15 SIP Coaching Session.
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Iredell-Statesville Schools
School Improvement Plan
A continuous improvement strategic plan, that communicates the approach
we will use to ensure all our students are career and college ready.
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