School Improvement Plan
2009-2010
After analyzing test data from both
the SAT10 and the ISAT, staff and administration found that
A. First Grade
1. It was determined by district
Administration that first grade students
would only participate in AIMSWeb
screening for the purpose of
resolving deficiencies.
B. Second Grade
1.
Language Arts - Met or exceeded in all subtests. (SAT10)
2.
Mathematics - Met or exceeded in all subtests. (SAT10)
3.
Science - Met or exceeded in all areas. (SAT10)
4.
Social Studies - Met or exceeded in all areas. (SAT10)
C. Third Grade
1. Language Arts 87.5 % met or
exceeded state standards as compared to
76.5% the previous year.
(ISAT)
2. Mathematics 91.7% met or
exceeded state standards as compared to
88% the previous year.
(ISAT)
3. Writing 70.8 % met or
exceeded state standards. (ISAT)
D. Fourth Grade
1. Language Arts - 89.5 % met or exceeded state standards as
compared to
87.2% the previous year.
(ISAT)
2.
Mathematics 94.7% met or exceeded state standards as compared to
93% the previous year. (ISAT)
3.
Science 100 % met or exceeded state standards as compared to 93% the
previous year.(ISAT)
E. Fifth Grade
1.
Language Arts 80.0 % met or exceeded state standards as compared to
84% the previous year. (ISAT)
2.
Writing 33.3 % met or exceeded
state standards as compared to 44%
the previous year. (ISAT)
3.
Mathematics 93.3 % met or exceeded state standards as compared
to 96% the previous year. (ISAT)
F. Sixth Grade
1.
Language Arts 83.3 % met or exceeded state standards as compared to
86% the previous year. (ISAT)
2. Writing 87.5% met or
exceeded state standards as compared to 86% the
previous year. (ISAT)
3.
Mathematics 95.8 % met or exceeded state standards as compared to
93% the previous year. (ISAT)
The following are
suggestions for school improvement to insure that
1. Improve
writing. More writing instruction needs
to be provided in second grade through sixth.
Teachers need to investigate available writing rubrics to evaluate
students writing.
2. Provide all teachers with staff
development aimed at improving reading and writing scores in all students.
3. Make use of
4. Provide
more help for struggling learners through the use of RTI strategies within the
school classrooms as well as for after school programs.
5. Provide
opportunities for staff to meet with other grade levels to map curriculum in
order to assure instruction can be planned to build better foundations.
6. Hold
on-going discussions within the learning community to talk about how curriculum
can best be utilized. Look for gaps in
curriculum that could result in unequal expectations at each level of
instruction.
7. Math
instruction in free and extended response problems should be built on to raise
student achievement. This can be
accomplished through the use of experiential problem-solving as well as
authentic or real life examples.
8. Improve
reading achievement by using options and resources in the existing curriculum,
including extended reading time, read-alouds, research activities, and
comprehension prompts.
9. Continue
to provide highest level science instruction.
The current science curriculum will provide the use of lab activities,
cross-curricular options, writing for science topics, and role playing.
10. Provide
the use of computer aided instruction through Accelerated Reader, Perfect Copy,
and the Star
11. Utilize
parent involvement through the Partners in Education Program, Parent-Teacher
conferences, newsletters, phone calls, notes, informal contacts, Purple and
White Night, and the PTO.
12. Use
community resources: University of
Illinois Extension programs, Farm Bureau programs, Soil and Water Conservation,
The Amy Center, and local business and industry programs.
13. Provide
for more one-on-one instruction in the early elementary grades for reading and
math, by utilizing community volunteers and
14. Use
instructional resources to improve math computation skills in all grades.
15. Use
results from AIMSWeb screenings to establish student strengths and
weaknesses. Plan instruction to
remediate weaknesses.
16. Use
current ISAT results to plan and find resolutions for instructional weaknesses.