2024-25 School Improvement Planning Process

2024-25 School Improvement Plan Timeline

(Updated 8.30.2024)

 

July 1 – June 30: Two meetings per month documented in NCStar with Agendas and Minutes

September 16: Self-Assessment (Phases 1-4) completed in school Google Doc to document previous years’ progress.  The 2024 Self-Assessment Data Analysis Form and the 2024 Design Principle Rubric are linked in the NCStar folder.   Previous data from each form was carried over from 2023-24 to streamline the completion.

September 16: NCStar

• Our Direction: View Profile
  • Update school-level team members and add district Curriculum Support Team members Kevin Smith, Nicole Murray, Lindsay Ginn, Lindsay Skidmore, Erica Jones, Janice Goldsby, and Susan Smith
• Our Direction: Set Direction
  • #1 Mission & Goals
    • Goals should include improvements in performance measures (e.g. improve School Performance Grade, improve school growth score, improve school achievement score, improve graduation rate, etc.). 
  • #3 Indicator Selection (12 Key Indicators Required, Others as Needed)
  • #4 View Selected Indicators in Success Cycle
• Success Cycle: Assess
  • Assess each of the selected indicators (Initial level of Development, Priority Score, Opportunity Score, Describe Date-Stamped Current Level of Development)
  • Note: Leave the assessment description 2023, and include current 2024 description for each of the key indicators above the 2023 assessment. (i.e.  As of September 2024, ……….)
  • Remove any information older than the 2023-24 school year.  This includes completed actions or previous assessments.
  • Click Save
  • Note: No action needed at this time on Key Indicator D1.02.  The district will provide information to mark the indicator at Full Implementation.

 

September 19: NCStar

• Success Cycle: Create
  • For each indicator the school plans to create action steps and monitor improvement, the following must be completed:
    • Assign a team member to the objective
    • Establish a target date for fully implementation of the objective (Suggest no later than May 1 of any school year)
    • Describe how it will look when objective is met and the evidence you will provide upon completion.  Use Wise Ways for guidance.
    • Add/adjust action steps (Suggest target dates to be no later than May 1 of any school year)
    • Add actions to address Equity work and Social Emotional Learning.
    • Remove any information older than the 2023-24 school year.
    • Note: Key Indicator E1.06 must contain a detailed parental involvement plan (regular and meaningful two-way communication between home and school; responsible parenting; involvement of parents in student learning; involvement of parents in school decisions that affect children and families; parental training based on parents’ information need; collaboration with community agencies and other organizations to provide resources to strengthen school programs, families, and student learning; and student health awareness among parents by addressing the need for health programs and student health services, which are linked to student learning.

September 19:

• Complete missing data (Phases 1-4 of Self-Assessment Process – see above)
• Complete 2024-25 Agriculture Awareness Days Plan (Google Doc Linked within NCStar)
• Complete Safe School Plan (Google Doc linked within NCStar)
• Complete Checklist of State-Required On-Going Operational Activities (Same Google Doc as Safe School Plan)
• Complete Summary of School-Based Waiver Requests (Contact Kevin Smith, if applicable)

September 20-27: District review of School Improvement Plans with feedback and suggestions given to schools

September 27-October 11: Schools make final revisions of School Improvement Plan for November Bd. approval

Monthly:

• Schools review coaching comments and respond/adjust practice, as needed
• Schools upload evidence when actions/objectives are completed (Consider linking one Google folder for each indicator in NCStar for use with SIP and Cognia Accreditation)