- West Hopkins School
- Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
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Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)
Rationale
School improvement efforts are a collaborative process involving multiple stakeholders. Through the improvement planning process, leaders focus on priority needs, funding, and closing achievement gaps among identified subgroups of students. When implemented with fidelity, the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) cultivates an environment that promotes student growth and achievement.
While the focus of continuous improvement is student performance, the work must be guided by the aspects of teaching and learning that affect performance. An effective improvement process should address the contributing factors creating the learning environment (inputs) and the performance data (outcomes). Through the Needs Assessment for Schools, priorities were identified and processes, practices, and/or conditions were chosen for focus. This goal building template will assist your improvement team to address those priorities and outline your targets and the activities intended to produce the desired changes. Progress monitoring details will ensure that your plan is being reviewed regularly to determine the success of each strategy.
Please note that the objectives (short-term targets) set by your school under the Achievement Gap section of this planning template will be used by the district’s superintendent to determine whether or not your school met its targets to reduce the gap in student achievement for any student group for two consecutive years as required by KRS 158.649. Likewise, operational definitions for each required planning component can be found on page 2 of the planning template.
For those schools operating a Title I Schoolwide Program, this plan meets the requirements of Section 1114 of the Every Student Succeeds Act as well as state requirements under 703 KAR 5:225. No separate Schoolwide Program Plan is required.
Requirements for Building an Improvement Plan
- The required goals for elementary/middle schools include the following:
- State Assessment Results in reading and mathematics
- State Assessment Results in science, social studies and writing
- Achievement Gap
- English Learner Progress
- Quality of School Climate and Safety
- The required goals for high schools include the following:
- State Assessment Results in reading and mathematics
- State Assessment Results in science, social studies and writing
- Achievement Gap
- English Learner Progress
- Quality of School Climate and Safety
- Postsecondary Readiness
- Graduation Rate
1: State Assessment Results in reading and mathematics
2: State Assessment Results in science, social studies and writing
Goal 2 (Elementary):By 2027, 40% of West Hopkins elementary school students will score proficient or distinguished in science, social studies, and writing as measured by KSA assessments.
Objective
Strategy
Activities
Measure of Success
Progress Monitoring
Funding
By the Spring of 2023, 56% of students will be proficient or distinguished in science as measured by the Spring KSA and MAP assessments.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Teachers will use daily bellringers that require students to apply science knowledge to answer questions about reading passages and/or graphs and tables that relate to HMH curriculum.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of daily bellringers. Student work samples and student scores will be analyzed during PLC meetings.
District Funds
Title I Funds
Teachers will use technology resources to supplement the HMH curriculum and to enhance student engagement with the material.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of technology resources provided with adoption of the pilot program of Savvas Science.
Title I Funds
District Funds
By the spring of 2023, 36% of students will be proficient or distinguished in writing as measured by the Spring KSA and MAP assessments.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Teacher will introduce, model, and provide practice with use of a variety of graphic organizers to help students organize their writing.
Teacher lesson plans will show use of “WriteBright” program that provides a consistent structure for student writing. RACE graphic organizers will be posted in each classroom as a consistent strategy for answering extended response and short answer questions.
District Staffing Funds
Title I Funds
Teacher will utilize small group instruction, as well as collaboration with Title I staff to provide feedback to students on their writing pieces during the literacy block.
Lesson plans will reflect use of small group instruction. Student data and writing samples will be analyzed at PLC meetings. The master schedule will be developed to provide time for Title I staff to collaborate during the students’ literacy block.
District Staffing Funds
Title I Funds
By the spring of 2023, 53% of West Hopkins Elementary School students will score proficient in social studies as measured by the Spring KSA assessment.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Teacher will incorporate strategies that promote cognitive engagement and inquiry skills when teaching social studies content.
Teacher will participate in a training provided by WKEC on Social Studies Standards & Inquiry Practices to acquire strategies to use in the classroom. These strategies will be reflected in the teacher’s lesson plans.
Title I Funds
District Funds
Teacher will incorporate reading strategies and skills to deepen understanding of social studies content.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of Social Studies weekly periodicals as a resource.
Title I Funds
Goal 2 (Middle): By 2027, 45% of West Hopkins Middle School students will score proficient or distinguished in writing and social studies, and 30% of West Hopkins Middle School students will score proficient or distinguished in science, as measured by KSA assessments.
Objective
Strategy
Activities
Measure of Success
Progress Monitoring
Funding
By the spring of 2023, 30% of students will be proficient or distinguished in science as measured by the spring KSA and MAP assessments.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Teacher will use daily bellringers that require students to apply science knowledge to answer questions about reading passages and/or graphs and tables that relate to HMH curriculum.
Lesson plans will reflect use of daily bellringers. Student work samples and student scores will be analyzed during PLC meetings.
District Funding
Teacher will design in-person instruction that utilizes a variety of delivery methods including hands-on and video discussion strategies.
Lesson plans will be checked weekly. PLC discussions will be focused on strategies and techniques to group and instruct students based on need.
District Staffing Funds
KCWP 4: Review, Analyze, and Apply Data
Teachers will use pretest and posttest data to determine needs for skill based small group instruction. Progress will be monitored to determine effectiveness of instruction.
Data will be shared at PLC meetings. Teachers will reflect on how their posttest data shows progress toward meeting their MAP goals for individual students, as as for their classroom goals.
District Staffing Funds
Title I Funds
By the spring of 2023, 54% of students will be proficient or distinguished in writing as measured by the Spring KSA and classroom assessments.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Title I staff schedule will reflect time to collaborate in the Language Arts block.
Lesson plans will reflect use of small group instruction. Student data and writing samples will be analyzed at PLC meetings. The master schedule will be developed to provide time for Title I staff to collaborate during the students’ literacy block.
District Staffing funds
Title I funds
Teachers will use materials such as Scholastic Scope magazines to promote student engagement and to relate language arts content to real world situations.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of Scholastic magazines in the classroom.
District funds
Title I Funds
By the spring of 2023, 86% of students will be proficient or distinguished in social studies as measured by the Spring KSA and classroom assessments.
KCWP 2: Design and Deliver Instruction
Teacher will incorporate strategies that promote cognitive engagement and inquiry skills when teaching social studies content.
Teacher will participate in a training provided by WKEC on Social Studies Standards & Inquiry Practices to acquire strategies to use in the classroom. These strategies will be reflected in the teacher’s lesson plans.
Title I Funds
District Funds
3: Achievement Gap
KRS 158.649 requires the school-based decision making (SBDM) council, or the principal if no council exists, to set the school's yearly targets for eliminating any achievement gap. The targets should be established with input from parents, faculty, and staff and submitted to the superintendent for consideration and the local board of education for adoption. In addition to being a statutory requirement, intentionally focusing on the achievement gaps that exist among a school’s underserved student populations is also a vital component of the continuous improvement process. Schools should use a variety of measures and analysis when conducting its review of its achievement gaps, including a review of the school’s climate and culture. Schools are not required to establish long term achievement gap goals; however, schools must establish yearly targets (objectives).
4: English Learner Progress
Goal 4 : By 2027, 0% of EL students at West Hopkins school will be novice in math and reading as measured by the Spring MAP assessment.
Objective
Strategy
Activities
Measure of Success
Progress Monitoring
Funding
By the Spring of 2023, 0% of EL students will score novice in reading as measured by MAP.
KCWP 5: Design, Align and Deliver Support
Use of small group and skill based instruction.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of small group instruction. Data acquired through use of small group instruction will be shared at PLC meetings. Classroom observations will be conducted to monitor use of small group instruction and skill based instruction.
Title I Funds
Title III Funds
Classroom teachers will collaborate with EL Staff support to design instruction and provide scaffolded support in the classroom.
Winter MAP data will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
Title I Funds
Title III Funds
By the Spring of 2023, 0% of EL students will score novice in math as measured by MAP.
KCWP 5: Design, Align and Deliver Support
Use of small group and skill based instruction.
Lesson plans will reflect the use of small group instruction. Data acquired through use of small group instruction will be shared at PLC meetings. Classroom observations will be conducted to monitor use of small group instruction and skill based instruction.
Title I Funds
Title III Funds
Classroom teachers will collaborate with EL Staff support to design instruction and provide scaffolded support in the classroom.
Winter MAP data will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
Title I Funds
Title III Funds
5: Quality of School Climate and Safety
Goal 5 (Elementary): By 2027, West Hopkins Elementary will increase the safety index score to 75 as measured by the KSA.
Objective
Strategy
Activities
Measure of Success
Progress Monitoring
Funding
By the Spring of 2023, the elementary safety score as measured by KSA will increase to 72.3.
KCWP: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment
The guidance counselor, FRYSC coordinator, SRO, and instructional leader will conduct “Wellness Wednesday” lessons that focus on mental and emotional health, personal safety, and conflict resolution strategies.
Student surveys, discussions, and feedback on lessons through written responses.
Title I Funds
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
School Safety funds
District FRYSC funds
Project Wisdom lessons will be shared on the announcements each morning.
KSA results will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
By the Spring of 2023, the safety score reported by elementary females as measured by KSA will increase to 71.3.
KCWP: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment
The guidance counselor, FRYSC coordinator, SRO, and instructional leader will conduct “Wellness Wednesday” lessons that focus on mental and emotional health, personal safety, and conflict resolution strategies.
Student surveys, discussions, and feedback on lessons through written responses.
Title I Funds
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
School Safety funds
District FRYSC funds
Project Wisdom lessons will be shared on the announcements each morning.
KSA results will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
Goal 5 (Middle): By 2027, West Hopkins Middle will increase the safety index score to 72 as measured by the KSA.
Objective
Strategy
Activities
Measure of Success
Progress Monitoring
Funding
By the Spring of 2023, the middle school safety score as measured by KSA will increase to 68.4.
KCWP: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment
The guidance counselor, FRYSC coordinator, SRO, and instructional leader will conduct “Wellness Wednesday” lessons that focus on mental and emotional health, personal safety, and conflict resolution strategies.
Student surveys, discussions, and feedback on lessons through written responses.
Title I Funds
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
School Safety funds
District FRYSC funds
Project Wisdom lessons will be shared on the announcements each morning.
KSA results will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
By the Spring of 2023, the middle school safety score reported by middle school females as measured by KSA will increase to 67.7.
KCWP: Establishing Learning Culture and Environment
The guidance counselor, FRYSC coordinator, SRO, and instructional leader will conduct “Wellness Wednesday” lessons that focus on mental and emotional health, personal safety, and conflict resolution strategies.
Student surveys, discussions, and feedback on lessons through written responses.
Title I Funds
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
School Safety funds
District FRYSC funds
Project Wisdom lessons will be shared on the announcements each morning.
KSA results will be used to determine progress toward the objective.
District Staffing Funds
Title IV
- The required goals for elementary/middle schools include the following:
