School improvement
Plan
Session 4
• Use metrics that you can monitor on a weekly basis rather than on a
bi-annual basis, For most schools currently progress monitoring data
is limited to twice per year. It does not work, and it places immense
amounts of stress on teachers and leaders. Add a low-stakes, weekly
metric.
• Build sustainable systems with documented processes rather than
relying on talented individuals ,
• A documented process is critical: a process that can be picked up,
utilized, refined, and passed on to ensure success continues
• Weekly coaching calendars
• Sample student work products
• Instructions related to classroom walkthroughs
• How to use the RigorWalk® (or whichever tool is being used) to
capture target/task alignment data
• Suggested ways to share the data
Inspect classrooms regularly and provide
feedback on progress toward the goal
• In a distributed system maturity model, the principal’s most critical
function is regular leadership inspection and feedback on progress
toward the goal.
• Leading the team towards continuous improvement with daily
stand-ups where the principal should gather the team and they have
to do a stand up in front of the action board and give feedback on
things to be done and which have been done.
Collaboration /7 Strategies to Build on
Student Collaboration in the Classroom
• takes place when members of an inclusive learning community work
together as equals to assist students to succeed in the classroom.
• 1. Deliberately select which students will work together
• 2. Size the groups for maximum effectiveness
• 3. Teach your students how to listen to one another
• 4. Set the rules of language and collaboration
• 5. Make goals and expectations clear
• 6. Assign roles to the members of each group
• 7. Use real-world problems, not imaginary ones
Follow up Assessments\ how do you monitor
the success of school improvement plan
• Stages for monitoring include the following:
• Creating checkpoints.
• Ensuring implementation.
• Creating new tasks.
• Adjusting goals.
• Identifying points of progress.
• Evaluating the plan.
• Creating a report.
How to ensure effectiveness of an SIP
• Checking each key issue against its main finding and reporting section
• An honest report about school’s present capabilities and its capacity to move
ahead with internal / external support
• Using staff expertise in a realistic way/ knowing strengths and acknowledging
shortcoming
• Assigning responsibilities to ensure action
• Assessment of the resources required
• Clarity about the assessment of progress
• Making sure of full implementation of the plan
Types of SIP
• Academic
• Administrative
• Infrastructure
• Staff development
• Collaborative
Academic SIP
• a road map that establishes the changes that the school needs to
improve student achievement and shows how and when these
changes will be made
• a strategic plan that provides information and strategies in order to
make the project or the outcome a success. This strategic plan not
only provides but also outlines the basis of the strategies and how we
may want to view the action when it is done.
• outlines the courses and grade point average (GPA) needed to
comply with Satisfactory Academic Progress standards.
Steps to Academic Success
• Learning Objectives. First up ...( what these could be )
• Instructional Materials ( books, worksheets, AV aids, ….)
• Teaching Strategies/ 5 E’s Model(Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend (or
Elaborate), and Evaluate.
• Academic Skills (effective written communication; research and
analytical skills; critical thinking and problem solving; and teamwork.
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Closure.
Identification of academic strengths
• learning from mistakes, honesty, integrity, responsibility,
commitment, time management, kindness, problem-solving, ability to
follow directions, openness, and creativity.
Foundational concepts of academic performance
• context, level of knowledge, levels of skills, level of identity, personal
factors, and fixed factors.
