Last modified: February 19, 2025
School Improvement Plan
TSSA Plan & Goals
TSSA Goal 1
- Support student success by funding 0.50 FTE for one (1) teacher, which will keep class sizes reasonable and allow the school to continue a dual language immersion program.
- Essential Implementation Components: Align 0.50 FTE cost to TSSA budget.
- Budget: $37,498.00 to fund 0.50 FTE (this includes half of the cost of benefits).
TSSA Goal 2
- Support student success by funding instructional assistants that provide interventions, classroom support (for lower grades), and/or specialty course instruction.
- Essential Implementation Components:
- Align instructional assistant cost to TSSA budget.
- Hire any additional aides (as needed) to support student success in the areas of interventions, classroom support (for lower grades), and/or specialty course instruction.
- Budget: $37,502.00 and any additional roll-over from the previous school year to fund instructional assistants.
English Language Arts
- By May 2024, the percentage of students scoring benchmark and above will increase by at least 5% according to the Acadience beginning-of-year to end-of-year reading assessment.
- By May 2024, at least 85% of students will score benchmark or above according to the Acadience end-of-year reading assessment.
- By May 2024, at least 65% of students will score proficient and above according to the RISE ELA assessment.
Mathematics
- By May 2024, at least 85% of students will score on-level or above according to the Into Math Growth Measure Assessment.
- By May 2024, at least 65% of students will score proficient and above according to the RISE Math assessment.
Science
- By May 2024, at least 65% of students will score proficient and above according to the RISE Science assessment.
PBIS
- By May 2024, 90% of students can show understanding of what ROAR stands for and what ROAR behavior looks like at school (e.g., in the classroom, in the hallway, in the bathroom, in the cafeteria, at recess, etc.).
Essential Implementation Components
- All students will receive universal tier 1 English language arts instruction, including SWD and MLs.
- Students will receive tier 2-3 English language arts intervention/enrichment services based on individual student need.
- The intervention team will meet bi-monthly to analyze data and make informed decisions.
- Teachers will receive professional development on best practices and evidence-based/informed programs for all core content areas and assessment (e.g., LETRS Bridge-to-Practice, Lexia, Wonders, Acadience Pathways of Progress, 95% Core, Reading Plus, Into Math, IXL).
- PLC will review student progress weekly; grade level teams will reflect on additional data quarterly from common platforms (e.g., Lexia, Reading Plus, Acadience benchmark).
- Teachers will receive training on Acadience Math and IXL Math platform.
- Students will receive STEM learning opportunities throughout the week during the science instructional block and on school-wide Friday STEM hour.
- Teachers will be introduced to the new SEEd standards and will engage in a STEM professional development book study.
- Students will receive training and lessons on the school’s PBIS framework – ROAR (Respect, Ownership, Attitude, Responsibility).
- The school will increase PBIS-ROAR visual messaging throughout the school (e.g., putting up the matrix in hallways and all classrooms).
- Teachers will receive monthly ML professional development (e.g., instructional strategies that support ML students).
- ML students will receive targeted language intervention services based on current levels and needs.
- Teachers will ensure ML students receive core, tier 1 instruction and adjust expectations accordingly using (Can-Do Indicators).
Budget & Expenditures
- Supervisor – Reading Interventions: $26,640.27 (Budget: 5422)
- Reading Interventionist (Reading Lab): $29,800.98 (Budget: 5422)
- Reading Interventionist: $21,504.12 (Budget: 5422)
- Reading Interventionist: $19,968.53 (Budget: 5678)
- Reading Plus Program: $8,947.00 (Budget: 0060 – Already paid for last school year)
- Supervisor – Math Interventions: $20,849.40 (Budget: 5678)
- Math Interventionist: $23,073.18 (Budget: 5422)
- Into Math Program: $4,688.00 (Budget: 0060)
- STEM Book Study: $737.25 (Budget: 0060)
- PBIS Rewards: $3,000.00 (Budget: 0060)
- EL/ML Interventionist: See above – Cost shared with a Reading Interventionist (Budget: 5678)
Meeting Timeline & Process
- Summer 2023: Sean and Deanna updated the SIP document to include last school year’s data, ideas for implementation components and professional development, proposed expenditures, and a possible goal template.
- August 15, 2023: The School Leadership Team reviewed the updated SIP document, provided feedback, recommended adjustments, and advised on 2023-2024 goals.
- August 18, 2023: A group of parents reviewed the updated SIP document, provided feedback, recommended adjustments, and advised on 2023-2024 goals.
- August 21, 2023: The School Leadership Team was provided with an opportunity to review the updated SIP document before submission to the district office for approval.
- August 21, 2023: The School Improvement Plan was submitted to Jarod Sites and Michelle Eldredge.
Team Members & Roles
- Sean Edwards – Principal
- Deanna Lee – Facilitator
- Peggy McLeod – Kindergarten Teacher
- Kylie Hortin – 1st Grade Teacher
- Daniela Nuila – 2nd Grade Teacher
- Connie Stone – 3rd Grade Teacher
- Heather Blinzinger – 4th Grade Teacher
- Paula Ward – 5th Grade Teacher
- Rodney Egan – 6th Grade Teacher
- Jessica Heaton – Music Teacher
- Seralina McCormick-Danielson – Special Education Teacher
- Kate Patterson – Parent
- Ariella Padilla – Parent
- Cinthya Jensen – Parent (EL/ML)