1. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BIG PEOPLE Presented by: Sylvia Mijuskovic, Resource Teacher

2.  Welcome  What is the District’s philosophy on school improvement?  What are the elements of the template?  How do I access the template?  Where do I begin?

3. OBJECTIVE: What will “we”, the instructional team, do to impact student achievement? What will instruction look like based on the data needs of our school?

4. What academic areas does your objective address? YOU MUST ADDRESS READING MATH WRITING SCIENCE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

5. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT How does this work support the vision and mission of the organization?

6. 1. Three Teacher Leaders will be identified and provided support to facilitate PLCs for three of Marzano’s Nine Strategies of Effective Instructions training. 2. Three Teacher Leaders will develop the framework for school-wide PLCs for facilitating 3 High Yield instructional strategies to faculty. 3. Create PLCs that center around 3 of the 9 High Yield Instructional strategies. 4. Teachers will observe another teacher on the effective use of one of the 3 high yield strategies. 5. During pre-observation conference, discussion will include teacher’s goals for implementation of at least one high-yield strategy within their classroom instruction. SAMPLE SIP

7. Data analysis that supports the need for improvement. WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE DATA? Is there research that can guide our practice? How does our practice differ from research? RATIONALE

8. Data analysis that supports the need for improvement. WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE DATA? STRATEGIES MUST address how the objective will be implemented. EVALUATION Outcome Indicators Progress Monitoring PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

9. General School Information section will continue to be a part of the School Improvement Plan. School Improvement process is an on-going cycle. Statute REQUIRES that the School Advisory Council be part of the DEVELOPMENT of the plan. There will be elements of the SIP that SINI and DA schools will be required to address. (i.e. Title I expenditures, specific subgroup strategies, PLC implementation, etc.) Develop a School Improvement Plan Share and implement the SIP with Faculty and staff Assess your plan periodically to determine if you’re on the right course Modify your actions based on your data results PDSA CYCLE

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