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Iredell-Statesville Schools

School Improvement Plan 

October 4, 2005

 

School Improvement Plan Assurances Sheet

Iredell-Statesville Schools 

Please complete the following assurance items, sign, date, and attach to the School Improvement Plan for your school. 

1. The School Improvement Team and the School Improvement Plan for 

South Iredell High School  meet all of the requirements set forth in North Carolina General Statute 115C-105.27. 

2. This School Improvement Plan is for school year(s)   2005-06   

    3. The members of the School Improvement Team and their position titled are included with this plan.      X  Yes   No  

    4. All components (High Student Performance, Safe, Orderly, and Caring Schools, Quality Teachers/Staff, Effective and Efficient Operations, and Partner/Parent Involvement) have been addressed in this plan.      X  Yes   No 

    5. Adequate Yearly Progress and Closing the Achievement Gap have been addressed in this plan.  X  Yes   No 

    6. Instructional Goals address growth.  X  Yes   No 

    7. Staff development plans have been included in this plan.  X  Yes   No  

    8. Safe school plans have been included in this plan.  X  Yes   No 

    9. Waivers have been included in this plan.  X  Yes   No 

    10. Financial flexibility has been included in this plan.  X  Yes   No  

    11. All eligible staff members were given the opportunity to vote on the School Improvement Plan by means of secret ballot on  10-25-05  .

        Date

The results of the vote was as follows: 

64   For  0   Against  0   Abstain 

  1. For Title I Schoolwide Schools ONLY
    This plan reflects the 10 requirements for Title I Schoolwide Schools
      Yes   No

          
 
 

Signature of Principal         Date    

Signature of School   

Improvement Team

Chairperson          Date   

 

 

South Iredell High School

School Improvement Plan

2005-2006 

Strategic Priority I:  High Student Performance

 
 

        District Goal: SAT scores will be at or above state, region and national averages 

District Indicator: District SAT report 

School Goal:  SAT scores will increase from 989 to 1010, the state average 

School Indicator(s): School SAT report 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Utilize SAT Vocab in Non-EOC Classes All year Vocabulary list IGP teachers, Eller Teacher grades
        Develop and Distribute a Brochure for when to take November Money Van Buren, Walker Student and Parent Survey
        Utilize PSAT and SAT scores for recruitment October and November PSAT/SAT scores, Senior interviews Van Buren, Robinson Recruit’s action and scores
        Create SAT Center and Student Workshop November and December, April and May SAT materials, organized practice Tarman, Lowell Student participation and scores
        Implement “4th” Math Class Practice Tests November and December, Mid-February to Mid-April Practice tests “4th” Math Teachers Teacher grades
        Implement 11th and 12th English Class Practice Tests and Vocab November and December, Mid-February to Mid-April Practice tests 11th and 12th English Teachers Teacher grades
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Strategic Priority I:  High Student Performance

 
 

District Goal:  100% of Schools will meet ABC growth targets 

District Indicator: District ABC Report 

        School Goal: The student scores from the Biology EOC will meet or exceed the ABC growth target 

School Indicator(s): School ABC Report on Biology 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Deploy Formal Predictive Assessment Process October and March Predictive assessments, time Eller Predictive assessment scores, plus/delta
        Deploy Formal Pacing Guide Process November to January, April to June Pacing guide Biology Teachers, Lead Teacher Pacing Guide checklist, plus/delta
        Attend Staff Development All year Destiny bus, DPI, ACHS, Jan Ambrose Biology Teachers SEA System
        Implement Inter-Departmental Lesson Plans All year Information from Science teachers to other teachers Elliott Lesson Plan checks
        Utilize EOC Review Sessions January and May/June Money Biology Teachers Student participation and scores
        Utilize Learning Labs All year Referrals, Money Elliott Student participation and scores
        Revise Science Placement for Registration February and March Accurate teacher recomm. Science teachers, Guidance counselors Accurate student schedules
        Utilize Data on Biology Students All year Data: Attendance, Prog Reports, Pred  Assess, Previous EOC Sci Failures J. James Individual student improvement on data, scores

 

 
 
 
 
 

Strategic Priority I:  High Student Performance

 
 

District Goal:  100% of Schools will meet AYP and ABC targets 

District Indicator: District AYP and ABC Report 

        School Goal: The number of students scoring at or above proficient on the writing test will increase from 41.5% to the district average of 50.4% 

School Indicator(s): % Proficient on the writing test 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Practice Writing weekly in Fall English 2 classes September to January Writing training, rubric training, grading Fall English 2 Teachers Writing grades
        Administer Benchmarking Writing Prompt Graded w/Rubric November Writing prompt, money, graders M. Stewart % of Level IIIs and IVs
        Tutor Benchmarking I’s and II’s via Pullouts November and December Money Hutchens Writing prompt grades

 

 
 
 

Strategic Priority I:  High Student Performance

 
 

        District Goal: Graduation Rate will be above state and region averages and exceed NCLB requirement 

District Indicator: District AYP Report 

        School Goal: % of Students dropping out will, as a minimum, decrease from 5.5% to 4.8% 

School Indicator(s): School drop out report 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Redesign Open House to include Freshman Orientation August Tour guides, Session schedule, locker combos Eller Student survey
        Implement a Freshman Focus:  Mentor/Buddy, Counselor, Administrator August to October Lunch buddy, Teacher mentor, Agendas Eller Student survey, 9th Progress report and report card failures
        Extend the Freshman Focus to include Attendance Focus for all grades All year Daily calls, homebound, 7th week list, guidance calls Bass, guidance counselors Contact logs
        Notify Parents in writing of failures and credit options All year 9-week failure letters, not graduate on time letter with options Walker, Harmon # of students in credit recovery, 5th period and summer school
        Secure adequate Nova Net ports and software for use during 5th period November to January Mulberry, technician J. James # of ports available with appropriate software
        Provide Drop-in Group November/ December, February/

        April

        		 Teacher survey, SAP Blackwelder # of students in group and who stay in school
        Implement Exit Survey for W2s All year Survey Walker Survey data
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Strategic Priority III:  Quality Teachers, Administrators, and Staff

 
 

District Goal:  100% of staff will participate in high quality staff development 

District Indicator: District SEA System report 

School Goal:  100% of staff will participate in high quality staff development 

School Indicator(s): SEA System report 
 
 

Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
BAP August Marty Moore, Money, Materials Hutchens SEA System
NCWISE August to October K. Beck Harmon SEA System
Web Page Design November K. Beck Hogan SEA System
Differentiated Instruction September to October Materials, Money Gillis, Ambrose SEA System
Baldrige Mini-Sessions All year Materials Hutchens SEA System
Biology Workshops All year Money, Destiny Bus, DPI, ACHS J. James SEA System
United Streaming October to November Account, Money, Passwords Elliott SEA System
Writing August to October Graphic Organizer, Rubric, Money M. Stewart SEA System
Pacing Guide Revision Ongoing Time Lead Teacher SEA System
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Strategic Priority IV:  Strong Family, Community, and Business Support

 
 

District Goal:  The % of parent conferences will increase by 5% 

District Indicator: % of parent conferences on data collected by Maureen Moore 

        School Goal: The staff survey opinion regarding parent conferences will increase from “Red” to “Green” on the climate survey 

School Indicator(s): Climate survey indicator 17PART-03STAFF 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Train on Definition October Parent conference definition Hutchens Consensogram
        Document Parent Conferences January and June Contact logs, class list checklist Kurfees % of parent conferences
        Benchmark Indicator  17PART-03STAFF November Parent conference item survey Hutchens Indicator rating
 

 

 
 
 
 

Strategic Priority V:  Effective and Efficient Operations

 
 

        District Goal: ISS will implement MPE and improve District Systems Check Level III by 5% 

District Indicator: District Systems Check Level III 

School Goal:  SIHS will deploy MPE and improve Systems Check Level III by 5% 

School Indicator(s): School Systems Check Level III 
 
 
 
 

        Action Steps Timeline Resources Persons Responsible Evaluation
        Conduct a PDSA on Systems Check Level III #3.2 All year Money, time, staff E & E Committee School Systems Check Level III
        Provide Staff Development on MPE All year BAP trainer, BAP materials, Money, LT training Hutchens SEA system
        Deploy Classroom Systems Check III All year Classrooms Systems Check Level III document Eller Mid-year and Year-end % improvement
 

 

 

School Improvement Plan Timeline

Iredell-Statesville Schools 
 

        March 19, 2003 Return of School Climate Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        April 25, 2003* Return of Final High School Comprehensive Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        May 19, 2003* Return of Preliminary End of Grade Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        May 23, 2003* Return of Final End of Grade Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        May 19-23, 2003* Daily Return of Preliminary End of Course Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        May 28, 2003* Return of Preliminary End of Course Data for Evaluation of 2002-2003 Improvement Plan Goals and Identification of Goals for the 2003-2004 School Improvement Plan 

        June, 2003 End of Year Review and Evaluation of School Improvement Plan 

        August 29, 2003  Final Plan Due to Pam 

        September 26, 2003 Revised Plan Due to Pam 

        October 13, 2003 Plans Presented to Board of Education for Reading 

        November 13, 2003 Board of Education Approves School Improvement Plans 

        January, 2004 Mid-Year Review and Evaluation of Progress in Achieving School Improvement Plan 
         

*All test data return dates are projected dates based upon the availability of the appropriate data files from the Department of Public Instruction and are, therefore, subject to change. 

_______________________     _______________________

(School Plan)       (Reviewer)

_______________

(Date) 
 
 
 
 

Iredell-Statesville Schools

School Improvement Plan Review Criteria 

Part I:

Status

Met  Not Met

A.  Goals/Goals           

SIP goals are aligned to the ISS Strategic Plan priorities.  _____     _____

High Student Performance

   Safe, Orderly, and Caring Schools

    Quality Teachers/Staff

    Effective and Efficient Operations

    Partner/Parent Involvement

Goals are specific, clearly stated and related to plan goals.  _____     _____

 

Goals are based on relevant data/information.   _____     _____ 

Goals are measurable and focused on what is to be    

accomplished.       _____     _____    

Goals represent a “stretch” beyond current performance.  _____     _____

B.  Action Steps

Methods/processes indicated sufficiently describe how intended

Goals will be met.      _____     _____ 

Strategies reflect “best practices” (i.e., are based on

practices that have a strong research base and/or

a likelihood of success).      _____     _____ 

Actions are innovative and reach beyond “business as usual.”  _____     _____ 

Strategies/methods are realistic for the school staff to

implement within the time and resources indicated.   _____     _____

C.  Evaluation/Assessment Indicators

Evaluation indicators/assessment methods

are realistic for and aligned to the Goals.    _____     _____ 

Evaluation measures/indicators use existing documentation

sources to describe progress/results in meeting Goals.   _____     _____ 

Performance standards (levels) are clearly indicated

or implied.       _____     _____ 

Results assessed in the plan can be effectively reported

to various stakeholder groups.      _____     _____ 

Results can be used to guide improvement efforts for

next year.       _____     _____

D.  Other Aspects

Uses of quality management tools and principles are

evident in the plan (e.g., PDSA)     _____     _____ 

Projected staff development is aligned to plan Goals.   _____     _____ 

Required resources (human, fiscal, etc.) are addressed

realistically.       _____     _____ 

Parents have been involved in plan development.   _____     _____ 

Faculty/Staff approval of plan achieved.    _____     _____ 
 

Part II: 

A.  Briefly describe the major strengths of this plan. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

B.  Briefly describe the major areas for improvement that need to be addressed in a revised/updated plan. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recommend Approval:      ______ YES    _____ NOT AT THIS TIME

 

 
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