Goal: Our school will meet or exceed expectations set out by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA) and the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
District/School Improvement Representatives: District and School Improvement involves a team of educators that guide the process of continuous improvement.
Big Horn County School District #2 Process for Continuous Improvement |
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Needs Assessment: Review of data to determine improvement goals |
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· District Level: Curriculum Director prepares state assessment data results as delivered by the WDE. This information is shared with the admin team and district leadership team. |
Curriculum Director |
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· School Level: Do a thorough review of state assessment results as provided by the curriculum director and WDE. |
Principals BLT |
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· School Level: Determine areas of need as shown by the assessment results. |
Principals BLT |
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Evidence of Implementation/Evaluation of Previous Year’s Plan |
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· School Level: Review plan to determine implementation and effectiveness of strategies. Document findings and use in next step. |
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· School Level: Review previous year’s school improvement plan and eliminate completed goals or amend strategies as necessary to align with current data review and plan review findings (see previous step). |
Principals BLT |
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Development of School Improvement Plan (School Level) |
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· Goals: Establish goals that address areas determined through the needs assessment and address the WAEA indicators: achievement, growth, and equity for all schools. In addition for high school, graduation rates and post-secondary readiness. |
Principals BLT |
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· Action Plan: Includes components as identified on the school improvement plan template |
Principals BLT |
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· Title I/Parent/Family Involvement: Define implications for parent/family involvement. How can parents be involved to help meet the goal? |
Principals BLT |
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· Share plans and get feedback from school staff before finalizing. |
Principals BLT |
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· Share plans and get feedback from Parent/Community Advisory Committee |
Principals BLT - PCAC |
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School Improvement Plan Review (See second page of this document) |
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· Upon completion, each school submits plan to the superintendent and curriculum director. |
Principals |
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· Superintendent and curriculum director complete a Plan Review based on major criteria as defined on School Improvement Plan Review document |
Superintendent Curriculum Director |
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· Plan Review returned to schools for revision if needed. Return back to superintendent upon revision. |
Principals BLT |
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· Plan approved by superintendent |
Superintendent |
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District Level Process Evaluation |
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· Review School Improvement Plan template. Make modifications to include all components as listed above. |
Superintendent Curriculum Director |
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School Improvement Plan Review
School:
School Year:
Reviewed by:
Review Date:
Each school improvement plan is annually reviewed by the superintendent and curriculum director using the following criteria:
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Evaluative Question |
Meets Criteria |
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Goal |
Statement that address the WAEA indicators: Achievement, growth, equity, graduation rate (LHS), or post-secondary readiness (LHS). |
Does the goal align to the WAEA indicators and the related assessment data? |
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Strategies |
Actions to be implemented to make improvements towards achievement of the goal. |
Do the strategies in seem reasonable and evidence-based for achieving the goal? |
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Timeline |
Relevant timeline to implement the strategy |
Does the timeline seem adequate to implement the strategy? |
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Personnel and Financial Resources |
Person(s) responsible and funding amount needed for implementing the strategy |
Are specific resources identified and reasonable to allow adequate district support? |
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Benchmarks |
Evidence of progress towards implementation/growth |
Are the benchmarks articulated to clearly show stepping stones along the way to implementation? |
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Professional Development Supporting Strategies |
Specific PD needs to support the implementation of the strategy |
Are PD opportunities specific and timely to implement strategies and have clear objectives to impact growth? |
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Parent/Family Implications |
Strategy to involve/educate parents within the goal. |
Has a strategy been written to involve parents in the goal? |
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Upon initial review, submit back to the school principals. Areas not meeting criteria will be revised. Revised plan will be submitted to the superintendent for final approval.
Final Approval:
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Superintendent’s Signature Date of Approval