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School Improvement Planning 2014-15 A Guide to the Florida Continuous Improvement Management System
School Improvement Planning2014-15
A Guide to the Florida Continuous Improvement Management System
School Improvement Plan (SIP)The purpose of the SIP is to provide guidance for implementing a process of continuous improvement.
Shifts in practice are necessary to bring about change. The SIP provides a framework for identifying areas of weakness, and allows the school to focus on the most constructive shifts and practices to strengthen teaching and learning.
Introduction to the Continuous Improvement
Management System (CIMS)
You will need to give Level 1 access to all the users in your building who will be listed in the SIP (except EESAC members.)
The users email address becomes the username.
The password can be reset here
Getting started…
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Early Warning Indicators
The Early Warning System (EWS) is based on extensive research that identifies key factors, called indicators, that are highly predictive of potential student failure, especially in terms of students dropping out of school.
Because the goal of schooling is to develop students who are college- and career-ready, EWS indicators help to identify struggling students in order to provide appropriate support and intervention in a timely manner
Target Area IndicatorAll Students
AttendanceStudents who miss more than 10% of instructional time
BehaviorStudents who have referrals that lead to suspension
PerformanceStudents score at FCAT (FSA) Level 1 in either ELA or Math
ElementaryPerformance
Students who are not proficient in reading by Grade 3
PerformanceStudents who are retained
Middle School (indicators must be reported by grade level)
PerformanceStudents who fail either ELA or Math
PerformanceStudents who fail 2 or more of any course
High School
AttendanceStudents who in grade 9 miss any days in the first 20 days of schools
PerformanceStudents who fail to progress to Grade 10 on time.
PerformanceStudents in high school with a grade point average less than 2.0
Along with the indicators listed above, list the additional indicators that you are using.
Along with the indicators listed above, click +Add Another until you have listed all additional indicators that you are using.
Middle School Grades must be listed separately, all others may be listed either by grade or total
In the last box, describe all intervention strategies employed by the school to improve the academic performance of students identified by the early warning system (i.e., those exhibiting two or more early warning indicators).
Conducting a needs assessment should be a collaborative experience and will involve looking at student data and current practice.
http://www.floridacims.org
Part II – Needs AssessmentStep Zero
Go Live
Part III – 8-Step Planning and Problem Solving
Based on the needs at your school, the resources available and the time allotted, develop the following goals:
• Goal 1: Core Instruction
• Goal 2: Early Warning Systems
• Goal 3: STEM/CTE
• Goal 4: Parent Involvement
Goal 1: Core InstructionThe Core instruction Goal is a strategic goal that leads to continuous improvement. The goal will:
• support targets and cross content areas. • Be measurable but not numeric. • be rigorous but attainable within the timeframe
allotted
Guiding Questions
• What can be done to increase the effectiveness of core instruction?
• How can available resources be utilized and instructional time maximized to increase student achievement?
• How are teachers supported in the delivery of effective instruction?
Goal 2: Early Warning Systems (EWS)The EWS goal will focus on providing interventions and strategies in order to address specific elements in the areas of attendance, behavior, and academic performance that will lead to greater success for students identified as at-risk.
Guiding Questions
• What specific research-based strategies can be utilized with identified students to help them become more successful?
• How can a flexible and effective plan be developed to meet the needs of at-risk student?
• How can the use of available school resources be maximized in order to provide effective interventions to at-risk students?
Goal 3: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) & Career Technical Education (CTE)
The school’s STEM/CTE goal is a strategic goal to prepare students to be college and career ready through STEM and/or CTE initiatives and programs. All schools will develop strategies for STEM. Schools with current or future planned CTE programs will also include strategies for CTE.
Guiding Questions:
• What resources are provided by the district to engage students in STEM-related activities?
• How do STEM and CTE strategies strengthen our current instructional programs?
• How can our CTE program be improved or expanded to increase student success?
Goal 4: Parental InvolvementThe Parent Involvement Goal is focused on building strong, continuing family and community involvement in all aspects of school programs and activities in support of measurable improvement in student achievement.
*Title 1 schools will complete the Parental Involvement Plan (PIP)
Guiding Questions:
• How can we assist parents in supporting student achievement, and foster a positive attitude towards school and learning?
• How can the available technology resources be used to ensure parents take an active part in school activities?
• How can parental support be targeted to create a multi-dimensional program that meets the need of the “whole” child?
If you had a 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan, you will see all of the goals from last year in the boxes. It is recommended that you delete all the goals from last year before you enter any responses for this year.
Step 1a will describe an action that you will take, school-wide, to increase student achievement.
Step 1b will indicate the targets for the goal. Most goals will have several targets. Some targets are for all students and some are for selected groups.
Step 1 - Goals
Enter your barriers or barrier buckets one at a time. Use the +Add Barrier button to add each one. Add all the resources available to reach the goal. Be sure to “Save” before moving on.
Step 2 – Resources and Barriers
Step 3 – Selecting the Barrier
Step 4 – The Strategy
If you do not “select” a strategy, you can’t move to Step 5.Be sure to “Save” before moving on.
Step 5 – Developing the Action Plan
MonitoringAs you work through the Action Plan, you will look for evidence that the Action Steps have been completed. Steps 6-8 of the 8-Step Problem Solving Process are also monitoring steps. In Step 6, you will monitor the Action Plan for fidelity. In Step 7, you will monitor the Action Plan for effectiveness. In Step 8, you will monitor the Goal for progress. Note: For each goal, you will have only one Step 8 but you will have a Step 6 and a Step 7 for each strategy.
Step 6 – Monitoring for Fidelity
Step 7 – Monitoring for Effectiveness
Step 8 – Monitoring the Goal for Progress
Check for Completion
Each page must be marked “complete” or “NA “. Be sure to “Save”
Parts IV, V and VI populate from the action steps after they are saved:
DATE ACTIVITY LEADER PARTICIPANTS
SEPTEMBER 4- 5, 2014 CIMS overview OSI
Charter/Vocational Principals, APs
SEPTEMBER 9- 26, 2014 SIP Development Principal
Planning Team
SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 3, 2014 Finalize CIMS Principal, EESAC
chair Planning Team
OCTOBER 6- 9, 2014
SIP Technical SupportPaul Bell Middle School
For all schools from 8:00am -4:30pm. Focus of support will be on completing the online
SIP.
OSI All Schools
OCTOBER 9, 2014
EESAC meeting An EESAC meeting must be held on or before October 9, 2014 to review and
approve the 2014-2015 SIP and minutes must be posted
EESAC Chair All Schools
OCTOBER 10, 2014 SIP posted to http://www.floridacims.org Principal All Schools
OCTOBER 27- NOVEMBER 14, 2014 Fall Interim Assessment (FIA) All Schools
NOVEMBER 17- 26, 2014 Review and Revise action steps based on Interim data Planning Team EESAC and Stakeholders
Here is our site with resources from the state to help you as well as guides that we develop
http://osi.dadeschools.net
Questions?Charter School Office:
Ms. Pamela Sanders-White 305-995-1403
Office of School Improvement:Ms. Pamela Wentworth
305-995-1520
