S chool I mprovement P lan A Living Document of School Growth

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The Agenda Overview of the SIP Overview of Planning Facilitator’s Role The “Lesson Plan” The SIP Snapshot SIP Session

Presenters Corey Walker, Middle School Planning Facilitator Ruth Gurich, Middle School Planning Facilitator Beth Worley Elementary Planning Facilitator Denise Bourke Planning Coordinator

What is an SIP? A PLAN that ensure that the identified needs of a group students are being met within a school and at the District level.

What is an SIP? The State of TN has put into place ONE PLAN that will assist all schools in meeting the demands of complying with NCLB.

What is an SIP? The SIP The SIP provides a Snapshot of a school that analyzes the identified critical components of a school And Is aligned with the TN Comprehensive System-Wide Planning Process (TCSPP)

What is an SIP Leadership Team? Leadership Team? Charged with building the learning communities needed to support specific improvements. This task is completed in 2 ways: 1.By gathering & analyzing data to determine student goals 2.Then identifying and implementing strategies and interventions needed to meet these goals.

What does the SIP process look like? Leadership Team Understanding OUR learning community Data Driven Test Score Analysis Surveys Analysis of Strengths &Needs Targets/ Prioritized List of Goals Prioritized List of GoalsImplementationEvaluation

Component 1 Collaborative ProcessCollaborative Process Plan compiled & carried out by the school community Plan compiled & carried out by the school community Data Collection&Data Collection& Analysis/ Synthesis Analysis/ Synthesis Academic & Non-Academic Academic & Non-Academic School ProfileSchool Profile Who makes up the school community? Who makes up the school community?

Component 2 Beliefs Mission Statement Shared vision

Component 3 Strengths & Weakness Curricular Practices Curricular GAPS Instructional Practices Instructional Gaps Assessment Practices Assessment Gaps Organizational Practices Organizational Gaps

Component 4 Action Plan GoalsGoals Action StepsAction Steps TimelinesTimelines Cost/ Funding sourcesCost/ Funding sources Evaluation StrategyEvaluation Strategy Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Parent Community InvolvementParent Community Involvement Technology PlanTechnology Plan Communication PlanCommunication Plan

Component 5 Process Evaluation Implementation Evaluation Monitoring

WOW…… Conclusions: This plan will have to be carried out and not allowed to sit on a shelf. The principal will be evaluated on how well the plan is implemented in the building. The Plan must meet the needs of ALL children

The SIP Process & Metro Nashville Schools The Plan contain all action steps that a school will carryout. The Plan will be revised 4 times a year is using The Plan reveals exactly what strategies a school is using The Plan contains the budget of the school and. regulates all expenditures.

SIP Turn-in Dates and Focus Date Which schools? Focus August 15 th All schools submit revised component 4 Cleaning up NCLB terminology ; refine money allocations; include all action steps October 15th High Priority Schools turn in full plan; all others turn-in revised component 4 What do you need to meet AYP for all students? January 15 th All schools turn-in revised component 4 What staffing does the school need to meet AYP? April 15 th All Middle & High Schools in Good Standing turn-in full plan; All others turn-in revised component 4 What professional development does the staff need to meet AYP for all students?

Helping Schools From Within The SIP Plan and The Planning Facilitator’s Role

What is a Planning Facilitator?

The Big Idea For the Planning Facilitator Work in collaboration with other facilitators. Task is to assist schools with the SIP Process Primary drive is to enable schools to have and do what they need to best educate our children!

This is a year that calls for Being Flexible Being Engaging Being Creative Being Supportive of Schools And most importantly of each other. Expectations of the Planning Facilitator

The Lesson Plan Developed by Corey Walker

The SIP Snapshot Developed by Denise Bourke

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