Wilder-Waite Grade School
School Improvement Plan
2011-12
District Strategic Plan Summary Information Here
MISSION:
The Dunlap School Community will empower all students to excel in a global society.
VISION:
Dunlap students will continuously excel in a global society by being:
 Self-motivated learners
 Critical thinkers
 Effective communicators
 Skilled collaborators
 Responsible and culturally aware citizens
 Technologically capable creators
VALUES & BELIEFS:
We believe that:
 While all children can learn, they learn at different rates and in different ways.
 High expectations and an engaging, innovative, technological learning environment are
critical to the learning success of all students.
 Students must take responsibility for their own learning and achievement.
 Effective collaboration requires trust, mutual respect, open, and honest communication.
 District policies are necessary to ensure equitable and consistent implementation of
expectations.
 Goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, and time-bound.
Continual stakeholder feedback guides improvement.
GOALS:
 Goal 1: To continuously improve student growth and achievement
 Goal 2: To obtain a satisfying and productive classroom and school learning
environment
 Goal 3: To achieve a satisfying and productive classroom and school teaching
environment
 Goal 4: To ensure a satisfying and productive partnership with families and the
community
 Goal 5: To obtain efficient, effective, and equitable use of resources
Section 1: School Improvement SMART Goals
Goal 1:
By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve an 80% or higher on the end-ofthe-year math assessment.
Math
Goal 2:
100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve grade level target scores on each reading theme
test.
Reading
Goal 3:
By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite teachers will implement the district writing curriculum
as measured by classroom walkthroughs and self-assessment.
Writing
Goal 4:
Behavior
*For each School Improvement Plan (SIP) goal, complete the “Goal Detail” on the following pages
Copy this page and complete for each SIP goal
SIP Goal Detail
SIP Goal # 1
1.) State the goal. (use SMART format- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, Target
date).
By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve an 80% or higher on the end-of-the-year math
assessment.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for
the goal.
Baseline data from end-of-year assessment administered August, 2011.
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
District goal 1: To continuously improve student growth and achievement
District goal 2: To obtain a satisfying and productive classroom and school learning
environment.
District goal 3: To achieve a satisfying and productive classroom and school teaching
environment.
District goal 4: To ensure a satisfying and productive partnership with families and the
community
District goal 5: To obtain efficient, effective, and equitable use of resources.
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
Measure
Target
Date
End-of-year assessment
Baseline
August, 2011
End-of-year assessment
Increase
End of quarter 1
End-of-year assessment
Increase
End of quarter 2
End-of-year assessment
Increase
End of quarter 3
End-of-year assessment
80%
End-year assessment
Action Plan
SIP Goal # 1: By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve an 80% or higher on the
end-of-the-year math assessment.
Description of Proposed
Action/Activity (What is going to
be done to address this goal?)
Activity # 1 of 2:
Each classroom will track progress
toward this goal on their classroom
data center.
Research/Rationale For
Activity (Explain how best
practices and research
justify this activity)
American Society for
Quality
Results
(What will be
the evidence
of completion
of the
activity?)
Observation
of classroom
data centers
The Baldridge Model (Plan,
Do, Study, Act)
Resources
(Funding Source &
Cost)
Binders
Bulletin board
materials
Timeline
(When will
the activity
occur?)
School
year 20112012
9 Habits of Highly Effective
Schools
Professional Development:
Continuous improvement training
American Society for
Quality research
Attendance
records of
training
Funding needed to
cover costs of
substitute teachers
Fall of
2011
Activity #2 of 2:
PLC teams will meet weekly to
discuss the following PLC
questions:
 What do students need to
learn?
Learning by Doing
Minutes
recorded
from
meetings
Core curriculum
During
scheduled
PLC time
from
August,
2011 to
May, 2012.
 How will we know if they
learned it?
 How will we respond when
they do not learn?
 How can we extend and enrich
the learning for students who
have learned?
Professional Development:
BLT team will facilitate PLC
training of staff.
9 Habits of Highly Effective
Schools
Atlas curriculum
map
Aims Web
Assessment data
Interventions
SIP Goal Detail
SIP Goal # 2
1.) State the goal. (use SMART format- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, Target
date).
100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve grade level target scores on each reading theme test.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for
the goal.
ISAT data
2010-2011 theme test data
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
District goal 1: To continuously improve student growth and achievement
District goal 2: To obtain a satisfying and productive classroom and school learning
environment.
District goal 3: To achieve a satisfying and productive classroom and school teaching
environment.
District goal 4: To ensure a satisfying and productive partnership with families and the
community
District goal 5: To obtain efficient, effective, and equitable use of resources.
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
Data will be collected from the end of the theme assessments.
Evidence will be attained through students meeting or exceeding the grade level target score.
Action Plan
SIP Goal # 2: 100% of Wilder-Waite students will achieve grade level target scores on each reading
theme test.
Description of Proposed
Action/Activity (What is going to
be done to address this goal?)
Activity # 1 of 2:
Each classroom will track progress
toward this goal on their classroom
data center.
Research/Rationale For
Activity (Explain how best
practices and research
justify this activity)
American Society for
Quality
Results
(What will be
the evidence
of completion
of the
activity?)
Observation of
classroom data
centers
The Baldridge Model (Plan,
Do, Study, Act)
Resources
(Funding Source
& Cost)
Binders
Bulletin board
materials
Timeline
(When will
the activity
occur?)
School
year 20112012
9 Habits of Highly Effective
Schools
Professional Development:
Continuous improvement training
American Society for
Quality research
Attendance
records of
training
Funding needed
to cover costs of
substitute teachers
Fall of
2011
Activity #2 of 2:
PLC teams will meet weekly to
discuss the following PLC
questions:
 What do students need to
learn?
Learning by Doing
Minutes
recorded from
meetings
Core curriculum
During
scheduled
PLC time
from
August,
2011 to
May, 2012.
 How will we know if they
learned it?
 How will we respond when
they do not learn?
 How can we extend and enrich
the learning for students who
have learned?
Professional Development:
BLT team will facilitate PLC
training of staff.
9 Habits of Highly Effective
Schools
Atlas curriculum
map
Aims Web
Assessment data
Interventions
Activity #3 of 3:
Teachers will implement both the
whole group and small group
components of the district literacy
program.
Professional Development:
Appendix from Literacy by
Design handbook
ISBE principals flip chart
for best practices
Minutes
recorded from
PLC meeting
Literacy
instruction map
SIP Goal Detail
SIP Goal # 3
1.) State the goal. (use SMART format- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-oriented, Target
date).
By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite teachers will implement the district writing curriculum as measured
by classroom walkthroughs and self-assessment.
2.) Describe data sources consulted and a summary analysis of the data that indicate the need for
the goal.
ISAT scores
Benchmarking results
3.) Identify the correlation of the stated school improvement goal to the strategic plan.
Check all that apply:
District goal 1: To continuously improve student growth and achievement
District goal 2: To obtain a satisfying and productive classroom and school learning
environment.
District goal 3: To achieve a satisfying and productive classroom and school teaching
environment.
District goal 4: To ensure a satisfying and productive partnership with families and the
community
District goal 5: To obtain efficient, effective, and equitable use of resources.
4.) Summarize how this goal will be measured. What will be the evidence of goal attainment?
Measure
Completion of tasks related to writing
curriculum training
Target
Date
Action Plan
SIP Goal # 3: By May 2012, 100% of Wilder-Waite classroom teachers will implement the district
writing curriculum as measured by task completion related to trainings throughout the year.
Description of Proposed
Action/Activity (What is going to
be done to address this goal?)
Activity #1 of 2:
The Writing Committee will
develop a training schedule for the
2011-12 school year.
Research/Rationale For
Activity (Explain how best
practices and research
justify this activity)
Results
(What will be
the evidence of
completion of
the activity?)
Resources
(Funding
Source & Cost)
Atlas
Curriculum
mapping
program
Writing committee research
on best practices collected
during the course of the
2010-11 school year.
Timeline
(When will
the activity
occur?)
School
year 20112012
Staff members
who have
received
training
Professional Development:
BLT team will facilitate PLC
training of staff.
Activity #2 of 2:
Horizontal PLC teams will share
implementation practices.
Classroom
walkthroughs
Educator log
Curriculum
Reading
specialist
Educators who
have model
writing
classrooms
Professional Development:
BLT team will facilitate PLC
training of staff.
School
year 20112012