ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Simon Elementary Curriculum Mapping

Measurable Goal: By the end of the 2008-2009 school year, 100% of all grade levels from first through third grade will have
a curriculum map of each month in the areas of: Reading, Writing, and Spelling.



Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status
Training and distribution of
the curriculum matrix
template

Frank Mandera Fall 2008 Quarterly progress $0 N/A Next year
Completion of curriculum
matrix template in the areas
of reading, spelling, and
writing

Grade Level
Teachers
(PreK-K)
Fall 2008-
Spring 2009
Teachers and
specialists will
work on matrix
during SIP days
quarterly
$0 N/A Next year
Evaluate instruction and
assessment of lessons to
ensure that they are aligned
to the Illinois Learning
Standards and Frameworks

Frank Mandera On-going Formal and
informal
evaluation that
includes
observation and
survey activities
$0 N/A On-going
Share and align curriculum
instruction among various
grade levels 1-3rd




All certified
staff
Fall 2008
Spring 2009
Use SIP days for
staff meetings to
review grade level
curriculum maps
$0 N/A Next year
ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary Unification of Elementary Levels
Measurable Goal: By the 2008-2009 school year, all elementary grades (K-5
th
grade) will have a unified procedure for
discipline, parent/student handbook, and curriculum articulation.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status
Review Seward/Simon
disciplinary procedures and
develop a mutual discipline
procedure (PreK-5
th
grade)

Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Spring 2007 Quarterly
meetings
$1000 for
professional leave
and materials
Staff
Development
Completed
2007
Elementary policy meetings
to unify the parent/student
handbook


Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Selected
Certified Staff
Spring 2007
December 2007
Quarterly
meetings during
SIP days
$1000 for materials Staff
Development
Completed
2007
Finalize the parent/student
handbook



Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Building
representatives
Spring 2008 Quarterly
meetings during
SIP days
$1000 for materials Staff
Development
In-process
Continue Elementary Study
Groups in all three
buildings

Certified Staff
Principals
Fall 2006-
Spring 2009
Meet as needed,
time dedicated
during staff
meetings

$0 On-going
Continue Cross Grade
Level Meetings
Certified Staff
Principals
Fall 2006
Spring 2009
Once per semester
during SIP days

$0 On-going

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary WRITING DEVELOPMENT

Measurable Goal: By 2008-2009, grades 1-3 will align a new writing assessment that is developmentally appropriate for
students. Writing will be scored twice a year using a student friendly scoring rubric. Student writing scores will increase
5% in correlation to individual student writing samples annually.


Steps / Activities
Who is
Responsible
Timeline
Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost
Funding
Source
Status

Review past writing rubrics



Grade Level
Teams
2008-2009
Student friendly
and
developmentally
appropriate rubric

$2500 annually

District
Funds
Next year

Modify and Create New
Writing Rubrics to align
with grade level curriculum

Grade Level
Teams
2008-2009
Student friendly
and
developmentally
appropriate rubric
$2500 annually
District
Funds
Next year


Implement new school-
wide writing assessments in
2
nd
and 4
th
quarters

Grade Level
Teams
2008-2009
Principal/Teacher
review of Writing
samples
$0
District
Funds
Next year

Continue the development
of ISAT required extended
response writing

Grade Level
Teams
2008-2009
Principal/Teacher
review of Writing
samples
$0
District
Funds
Next year

Peer modeling and
coaching of ISAT required
extended response writing


Grade Level
Peers/Teachers
2008-2009 Teacher Feedback $1000 annually
District
Funds
Next year
ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary READING IMPROVEMENT

Measurable Goal: By 2008-2009, 90% of all students will have reading scores in the Meets and Exceeds areas of the
ISAT and/or other local assessments annually.


Steps / Activities
Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation Process Estimated Cost
Funding
Source
Status

Create a Reading Induction
Program (RIP) for New Students
to the Winnebago CUSD 323


Principal /Literacy
Specialists
2007-2009
Pre/Post Survey of
students reading
abilities within the
(RIP)
$1000 annually District Funds
Next year

Increase vocabulary
development for all students (Gr
1-3)


Grade Level Teams

2007-2009

Number of times
words are used at
school classroom &
specials

$0
N/A

On-going

Students will increase reading
connections to text to text, text to
self, and text to world to improve
reading comprehension

Grade Level Teams 2007-2009
ISAT Scores /
NWEA
Comprehension
Assessments
$0 N/A

On-going

Provide staff communication
time for teachers to share best
practices in reading instruction

Grade Level Teams 2007-2009
Review current best
practices in reading
instruction
$0 N/A

On-going

Increase use of written and oral
retellings by students to improve
comprehension


Grade Level Teams 2007-2009
ISAT Scores/ Student
retellings
$0 N/A

On-going



ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary SPELLING DEVELOPMENT

Measurable Goal: By 2008-2009, investigate and implement a developmentally appropriate spelling program the follows
the current best practices in elementary education.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Research the current best
practices in appropriate
spelling programs


Grade Levels/
Lead Teacher
Facilitator

2007-2008

Survey the
teachers about
current spelling
practices

$2500 annually

District
Funds

Completed
2007

Purchase or devise spelling
program to meet the needs
of all learners grades 1-3


Principal/ Lead
Teacher
Facilitator

2007-2008

N/A

$3000

District
Funds

Completed
2007

Provide appropriate
professional development in
spelling program


Principal/ Lead
Teacher
Facilitator

2008-2009

Teacher Feedback
Evaluation

$2500 annually

District
Funds

Not
Completed

Identify a unified spelling
intervention curriculum for
grades 1-3


Grade Levels/
Lead Teacher
Facilitator

2008-2009

Evaluate the
consistency across
grade levels

$2500 annually

District
Funds

Completed
2007

Consistent parent
communication across
grade levels 1-3



Grade Level
Teams

2008-2009

Survey parents of
the grade level
spelling program

$0

N/A

Not
Completed

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary Team Teaching Model (Special Education & Regular Education)

Measurable Goal: By 2008-2009, integrate the co-teaching model of special education in order for students and/or
curriculum to be mainstreamed regular education classroom.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Special education teachers
and regular education
teachers co-teach in the
areas of writing and math



Grade Level
Teachers /
Special
Education
Teachers

2006-2009

Lesson Plan

N/A
On-going

Hire additional special
education teacher/RtI
Coordinator to dedicate
more time to co-teaching
model


Principal

Fall 2008

Special education
minutes per
student

$32000 annually

District
Funds

Not
Completed

Create a schedule that
would allow regular
education teachers and
special education teachers
to have a common planning
time


Principal

2008-2009

Grade Level
Schedules

N/A

Not
Completed


ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary Response to Intervention (RtI)

Measurable Goal: By 2007-2008, develop and integrate a response to intervention model of identifying at-risk students
before implementing any learning-disabled special education students.




Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Attend RtI seminars, workshops,
and school site visits


RtI Task Force
Team

2006-2008

Team Meetings

$2500 annually

District

On-going

Evaluate curriculum based
measurement tools




RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2007-2008

RtI Team will
evaluate curriculum
based measurement
tools semesters

$10,000

District

On-going

Evaluate classroom based
interventions




RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2006-2008

Quarterly TEAM
meetings

$2000

District

On-going

Creation of the Tier System of
Interventions


RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2007-2009

Quarterly TEAM
meetings

$2000

District

On-going

Implement assessment tools and
interventions


RtI Coordinator

2007-2009

Staff input at
meetings and
conferences

$1700

District

On-going

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Simon Elementary TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Measurable Goal: Simon Elementary will be integrating technology into their grade level curriculum framework quarterly
using the computer-center model.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Acquire additional
computers to each
classroom K-5 grade



Principal/
Technology
Director

2006-2010

Teacher
development of
technology
infused
curriculum

$7000 annually

District
Funds and
E-Rate

On-going

Grade Level Research of
Technology Programs and
Websites



Grade Level
Teams

2006-2010

Pre/Post test
assessments of
technology
integration
projects

$2500 annually

District
Funds

On-going

Implement technology that
instructs students in areas of
literacy, math, and science



Principal /
Grade Level
Teams

2006-2010

Lesson Plans

$10000 annually

District
Funds /
Technology

On-going

Designate a technology
leader for each building for
best practice research and
training of programs



Principal /
Technology
Director

2007-2010

Teacher feedback

$2500 annually

District
Funds

Not
Completed

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Curriculum Mapping

Measurable Goal: By the end of the 2008-2009 school year, 100% of all grade levels from Prekindergarten and
Kindergarten will have a curriculum map of each month in the areas of: Reading, Writing, and Spelling.



Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status
Training and distribution of
the curriculum matrix
template

Frank Mandera Fall 2007 Quarterly progress $0 N/A Next year
Completion of curriculum
matrix template in the areas
of reading, spelling, and
writing

Grade Level
Teachers
(PreK-K)
Fall 2007-
Spring 2008
Teachers and
specialists will
work on matrix
during SIP days
quarterly
$0 N/A Next year
Evaluate instruction and
assessment of lessons to
ensure that they are aligned
to the Illinois Kindergarten
and Early Learning
Standards

Frank Mandera On-going Formal and
informal
evaluation that
includes
observation and
survey activities
$0 N/A On-going
Share and align curriculum
instruction among various
grade levels PreK-1
st
grade




All certified
staff
Fall 2008
Spring 2009
Use SIP days for
staff meetings to
review grade level
curriculum maps
$0 N/A Next year

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Unification of Elementary Levels
Measurable Goal: By the 2008-2009 school year, all elementary grades (K-5
th
grade) will have a unified procedure for
discipline, parent/student handbook, and curriculum articulation.

Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status
Review Seward/Simon
disciplinary procedures and
develop a mutual discipline
procedure (PreK-5
th
grade)

Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Spring 2007 Quarterly
meetings
$1000 for
professional leave
and materials
Staff
Development
Completed
2007
Elementary policy meetings
to unify the parent/student
handbook


Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Selected
Certified Staff
Spring 2007
December 2007
Quarterly
meetings during
SIP days
$1000 for materials Staff
Development
Completed
2007
Finalize the parent/student
handbook



Frank Mandera
Sean Monahan
Building
representatives
Spring 2008 Quarterly
meetings during
SIP days
$1000 for materials Staff
Development
In-process
Continue Elementary Study
Groups in all three
buildings

Certified Staff
Principals
Fall 2006-
Spring 2009
Meet as needed,
time dedicated
during staff
meetings

$0 On-going
Continue Cross Grade
Level Meetings
Certified Staff
Principals
Fall 2006
Spring 2009
Once per semester
during SIP days

$0 On-going



ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Literacy Assessments and Instruction

Measurable Goal: By the end of the 2008-2009 school year, 90% of all kindergarten students will be reading at grade level
by using appropriate reading assessments such as AIMSWeb and Prescriptive Instruction.



Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Implement Phonemic
Awareness Lessons based
on Michael Heggerty




Kindergarten
Staff


2006-2009

Phonological
Awareness
Assessments
Report Cards


$1000


District

Completed
2007

AIMSWeb Screening and
Testing



RtI Screening
Team

2006-2009

Quarterly

$2000

District

On-going

Balanced Literacy using
Harcourt Reading Series



Kindergarten
Staff

2006-2009

Harcourt thematic
assessments and
report cards

Already purchased


N/A

On-going

Additional training for
Michael Heggerty
Phonemic Awareness




Kindergarten
Staff

2006-2009

Staff meetings to
evaluate trainings

$1500

District

On-going

ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Phonological Awareness

Measurable Goal: By 2007-2008, investigate and implement a developmentally appropriate phonological awareness
program the follows the current best practices in early elementary education.



Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Training for Michael
Heggerty




Kindergarten
Staff

2007-2009

Staff meetings to
evaluate training

$1500

District

On-going

Implementation of
Phonemic Awareness
Program


Kindergarten
Staff

2007-2009

Phonological
Awareness
Assessments
/Aimsweb

$0

N/A

On-going









ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Inclusionary Practices of Prekindergarten Program

Measurable Goal: By 2008-2009, Prekindergarten and early childhood will be a blended program to accommodate the
appropriate needs of all preschool age children.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status
Research and consult with
experts in the areas of
inclusion techniques in
Prekindergarten

PreK Teachers
Speech
Therapists
Frank Mandera
Spring 2007
Spring 2008
Evaluate program
bi-monthly
ISBE funded N/A Completed
2007
Visit other prekindergarten
programs that blend special
education with regular
education

PREK Team Spring 2007 Monthly Team
Meetings
$1000 to cover for
professional leave
Staff
Development
Completed
2007
Rename the current
programs under one title
(i.e. Early Learning, Bright
Beginnings)

PREK Team Spring 2007 Team Meeting N/A Completed
2007
Continue and integrate
more itinerant services
within the regular education
classroom environment

PREK Team
Special Ed
Cooperative
Fall 2007-
Spring 2009
Monthly Team
Meetings
Possible after-
school curriculum
wage
Staff
Development
On-going
Plan and implementation of
Illinois Early Learning
Standards into all phases for
the blended program


PREK Team
Fall 2007
Spring 2009
Bi-weekly team
meetings and/or
monthly team
meetings
$2500 Staff
Development
On-going
ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Response to Intervention (RtI)

Measurable Goal: By 2007-2008, develop and integrate a response to intervention model of identifying at-risk students
before implementing any learning-disabled special education students.







Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Attend RtI seminars, workshops,
and school site visits


RtI Task Force
Team

2006-2008

Team Meetings

$2500 annually

District

Completed
2007

Evaluate curriculum based
measurement tools




RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2007-2008

RtI Team will
evaluate curriculum
based measurement
tools semesters

$10,000

District

On-going

Evaluate classroom based
interventions




RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2006-2008

Quarterly TEAM
meetings

$2000

District

On-going

Creation of the Tier System of
Interventions


RtI Screening and
Implementation
Team

2007-2009

Quarterly TEAM
meetings

$2000

District

Completed
2007

Implement assessment tools and
interventions


RtI Coordinator

2007-2009

Staff input at
meetings and
conferences

$1700

District

On-going
ACTION PLAN FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Seward Early Learning Center Technology Integration

Measurable Goal: Seward Elementary will be integrating technology into their grade level curriculum framework quarterly
using the computer-center model.


Steps / Activities Who is
Responsible
Timeline Evaluation
Process
Estimated Cost Funding
Source
Status

Acquire additional
computers to each
classroom K-5 grade



Principal/
Technology
Director

2006-2010

Teacher
development of
technology
infused
curriculum

$7000 annually

District
Funds and
E-Rate

On-going

Grade Level Research of
Technology Programs and
Websites



Grade Level
Teams

2006-2010

Pre/Post test
assessments of
technology
integration
projects

$2500 annually

District
Funds

On-going

Implement technology that
instructs students in areas of
literacy, math, and science



Principal /
Grade Level
Teams

2006-2010

Lesson Plans

$10000 annually

District
Funds /
Technology

On-going

Designate a technology
leader for each building for
best practice research and
training of programs


Principal /
Technology
Director

2007-2010

Teacher feedback

$2500 annually

District
Funds

Not
Completed