1. Continuous Improvement Planning WCSU Kickoff Meeting March 11, 2015

2. What is a continuous improvement plan?  A continuous improvement plan (CIP) is the overall planning and implementation document for the school.  Each school shall develop and implement a CIP as required in 16 V.S.A.165.  In April 2014 the State Board of Education adopted the Education Quality Standards. The EQS specifically address CIP requirements in section 2125.

3. What is in a CIP?  The CIP minimally contains the following:  Goals and objectives for improved student learning;  Educational strategies and activities specifically designed to achieve these goals, including professional learning needs;  Strategies and supports to ensure the school maintains a safe, orderly, civil and positive learning environment which is free from harassment, hazing and bullying; and  Required technical assistance from the Vermont Agency of Education as appropriate or determined by law.

4. CIP Development Requirements  The CIP must be developed with the involvement of teachers, administrators, parents or other community members, school board members and students.  The plan must be reviewed at least annually and shall be revised as necessary.  Schools will be required to file a copy of the CIP with the VT AOE on a 2-year cycle.

5. One Plan Planning  WCSU has been working toward the development of one plan to meet all state and federal requirements.  Now the AOE has created a template that we will use in order to create a single planning document that fulfills all requirements.  E.g. CIP, School Improvement, Schoolwide Plans for Title I schools

6. From Vision to Action

7. Systems Level Work  As a supervisory union, we have done and continue to do a lot of work together in the areas of:  Literacy  Mathematics  School Climate  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iccj44k gu5l1uUv4B58xTgU1x9FjtORpnlEViOdIPG8/edit?u sp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iccj44k gu5l1uUv4B58xTgU1x9FjtORpnlEViOdIPG8/edit?u sp=sharing

8. School Level Work  Each school will create its CIP for next year between now and April vacation.