2013-16 Executive Summary
School Improvement Plan
School Name: _Riverwatch Middle School______________
AdvancED Standards
FCS Departments
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Academics & Accountability
Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services
Continuous Improvement Goal
Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
AdvancED Standards
Teaching and Assessing for Learning -
RMS community will utilize higher order thinking skills
to promote college and career readiness.
The school’s curriculum, instructional design, and
assessment practices guide and ensure teacher
effectiveness and student learning.
Teaching and Assessing for Learning Increase student proficiency on performance based
assessments as developed and piloted by each area.
The school’s curriculum, instructional design, and
assessment practices guide and ensure teacher
effectiveness and student learning.
Superintendent
Technology and Information Services
Transportation
Support from FCS Department(s)
Academics & Accountability: To provide professional
learning and support for all teachers:
 Implementation of Researched-Based
 Higher Order Thinking Strategies
 Gifted Endorsement Training
Technology and Information Services: To provide
professional learning and support for all teachers:
 Continue Assistance in Data Collection and Data
Disaggregation.
 Continue itsLearning Training
Special Education: To provide professional learning for
special education on best instructional practices for
meeting these students’ learning needs.
Academics and Accountability: Continue to provide
professional learning and support for all teachers:
 Implementation of Performance Based Tasks
Technology and Information Services:
 Continue Assistance in Data Collection and Data
Disaggregation.
 Continue itsLearning Training
Special Education: To provide professional learning for
special education on best instructional practices for
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AdvancED Standards
FCS Departments
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for Learning
Resources and Support Systems
Using Results for Continuous Improvement
Academics & Accountability
Educational Leadership
Facilities and Operations
Finance and Operations
Food and Nutrition Services
Human Resources
Public Information and Communications
School Safety and Discipline
Special Education
Student Support Services
Superintendent
Technology and Information Services
Transportation
meeting these students’ learning needs.
AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply)
X
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for
Continuous Improvement
AdvancED Standard(s)
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Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: RMS community will utilize higher order thinking skills to promote
college and career readiness.
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SMART Goal: Increase student proficiency on performance based assessments as developed and piloted
by each area.
School Name: Riverwatch Middle School School Year: 2013 -2014
Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan)
Impact on Student
and Adult Behavior
Timeline
Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
(“If…then...” Statements)
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AdvancED Standards
(check all that apply)
X
Purpose and Direction
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Assessing for
Learning
Resources and Support
Systems
Using Results for
Continuous Improvement
AdvancED Standard(s)
The school’s curriculum, instructional
design, and assessment practices guide
and ensure teacher effectiveness and
student learning.
The school’s curriculum, instructional
design, and assessment practices guide
and ensure teacher effectiveness and
student learning.

Annual School Improvement Plan
Continuous Improvement Goal: RMS community will utilize higher order thinking skills to promote
college and career readiness.

SMART Goal: Increase student proficiency on performance based assessments as developed and piloted
by each area.
School Name: Riverwatch Middle School School Year: 2013 -2014
Actions, Strategies and
Interventions
(Includes Professional
Learning Plan)
The RMS staff will collaboratively
develop performance based
assessments and embed them with the
units and frameworks for each content
area.
The RMS staff will improve
units/frameworks to include activities
and questioning that are based on high
order thinking strategies.
Impact on Student
and Adult Behavior
Resources Needed?
Who is Responsible?
Timeline
(“If…then...” Statements)
If PBA’s are utilized, then. . .
 Teachers are
facilitators.
 Learning is inquiry
based.
 Learning is explorative.
 Assessments are
differentiated.
If high order thinking
strategies are employed,
then. . .
 Students will increase
their ability to solve
new and more complex
tasks.

SY 14 - 1 performance
based task will be
developed and
administered each 9
weeks.
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SY 15 – 1 PBA will be
administered for a
summative grade with
each unit.
SY 14 –
 Staff will participate in
high order thinking
strategy training.
 Staff will examine and
input higher order thinking
strategies within each
unit.
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Teachers will develop the
performance based task.
Students will try the
performance based tasks.
Administration and
support staff will provide
feedback to teachers.
Teachers will participate in
training.
Teachers will develop
lessons to include higher
order thinking
tasks/questioning.
Administration and support
staff will provide feedback
through units and
observations.
Riverwatch Middle School
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Professional Learning Plan
2013-2014
Stage 1: Desired Results
Standard/Goal: RMS community will utilize higher order thinking skills to promote college and career readiness.
Enduring Understandings: The impact on classroom practice occurs through purpose driven professional learning.
Essential Questions: What is our collective responsibility to ensure sustained implementation of our core work? How will ongoing learning be
relevant for continuous improvement?
Knowledge and Skills: Increase student proficiency on performance based assessments as developed and piloted by each area.
Stage 2: Evidence of Learning
Professional Appraisal Cycle: Pilot TKES Implementation
Evidence through Work Product: See Education Teacher Evaluation Platform.
Evidence through Observation: See Observation and feedback document.
Evidence through Conversation: See completed subject meeting logs.
Stage 3: Learning Experiences
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Activity
Outcome(s)
In subject area groups, teachers will develop a common PBA/Task. These
will be completed on a common form for the purpose of PLT generating
feedback.
Development of PBA/task to be given during 1st
Semester
September 11, 2013
Faculty Meeting – Teachers will be introduced to the new Teacher Evaluation
System.
Basic understanding of TKES.
September 18, 2013
District Collaboration – each teacher will attend a professional learning
group based upon catalogue of meetings sent out to staff.
October 30, 2013
Faculty Meeting – Teachers will extend their understanding of H3 to include
RMS beliefs statements. Safety Training/Review. Introduce standards 1 – 2
of TKES
August 28, 2013-
November 20, 2013
Faculty Meeting – Teachers will continue their orientation and
familiarization of TKES. We will review standards 3 – 6 in detail with
performance rubrics.
Continued expansion of a Healthy, Happy, and
Hardy culture. Expand understanding of TKES.
Expand understanding of TKES.
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January 6, 2014
Staff Development day will be utilized to expand teacher understanding of
high order question and performance based assessment. Outside speaker
will be utilized.
February
District Collaboration – each teacher will attend a professional learning
group based upon catalogue of meetings sent out to staff.
14, 2014 –
March 19, 2013
Faculty Meeting – Teachers will continue their orientation and
familiarization of TKES. We will review standards 7 – 10 in detail with
performance rubrics.
Expand understanding of TKES.
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