Rising Star PlanAnne Morris, Coordinator of Teaching

&Learning, Research, Testing and Evaluation, January 7, 2013

Our ProcessRising Star is the ISBE approved District/School

Improvement plan for the State of IllinoisWe assessed 51 indicators to determine where we

are in the following categories: Vision and DirectionSchool Improvement ProcessesAllocation of Resources for School ImprovementSupport for School Improvement and Student

Achievement Teacher and Leader Effectiveness and Supports

The District Plan After assessing the indicators, Teaching and Learning supported the “Framework for Achieving Outstanding Results” by selecting 4 objectives in instruction to include in the plan.

D7 The district will monitor to ensure the intended curriculum is implemented with fidelity

D9 The district curriculum will encompass a set of knowledge, skills and behaviors of appropriate content and rigor to prepare students for both college and careers.

D11 The district will ensure the delivery of the curriculum is differentiated to meet the needs of all learners.

IA13 The district will work with the school to provide early and intensive intervention for students not making progress.

IA14 The district will recruit, train, support, and place personnel to competently address the problems of schools in need of improvement.

Rising Star School Improvement Plans

Schools have gone through the same process as the district. Additionally we have fulfilled the peer review requirement.

Rising Star is a cyclical processAssess where our district/school is…

Create our plan (tasks)Monitor our plan